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“It will be a plus for the community,” said county commission chairman Ronald Hawkins at a formal announcement Friday, after the county board earlier turned over real estate and operations of Cleveland County Health Care System to Carolinas Health Care System.

The deal inked by the state’s largest hospital system will pay the

county $101 million, including a lump sum of $23 million and a total of $3 million in annual installments thereafter until the full amount is paid.

“Carolinas Health Care System has more than lived up to all of its commitments through the years,” said Hawkins. “We enjoy a level of quality care that we can be proud of, and that also makes Cleveland County a great place to live and a desirable location for businesses

that are bringing needed new jobs.

Hawkins added, “We look forward to Cleveland County Health Care System becoming an even more integral part of Carolinas Health Care System. This move is in the best interest of Cleveland County residents.”

Carolinas Health Care System will acquire the real estate and operations of Cleveland County Health Care System. The deal See KM HOSPITAL, 6A

Fiber Optics to go live May 1

Multiple fire departments, including Kings Mountain Fire Department, battled flames at a warehouse off Main Street at Oak Street in Grover Thursday, March 7.

Photo by JAMIE BLACK

Fire ignites hay bales Heater may be the cause of blaze GROVER –The smell of drenched, charred hay remained this week where fire raged last Thursday at what is commonly known as the old Baxter Paper Corporation on Main Street where flames and thick, black heavy smoke could be seen for miles.

Residents of a house about 10 feet from the building were evacuated.

Firemen saved the house. The two people working inside the hay storage facility were not injured.

“Those big round rolls of hay will burn forever, it could smolder for a week,” said Kings Mountain Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Black.

Black and 15 firemen from the Kings Mountain Fire Department took a big ladder truck and were on the scene 15 minutes after the fire alarm sounded, hoisting firemen in the air to douse the bowed-type roof and pumping water at 600 gallons per minute. Local firemen returned to Kings Mountain at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. Black said firefighters from eight departments responded. The town’s 100,000-gallon water tank was drained to contain the blaze that burned for hours.

The fire started about 5 p.m.

Thursday in a 100x200 foot building, now known locally as Cameron Minette, and owned by John Lavender.

Early investigations show a malfunctioning propane heater caused the blaze. The dust particles apparently caught fire inside the building

where two people had been working before the fire started. No injuries were reported.

Black said that firemen dragged the big bundles of hay out of the building and wet them down. Grover firemen continued on stand-by after the fire was extinguished.

“There’s been no ruling on the cause of the fire but it appeared accidental and is still under investigation by the county Fire Marshal,” said Black.

Volunteers with the Cleveland County Chapter of the American Red Cross fed exhausted firefighters hamburgers and provided bottles of water throughout Thursday night. Cleanup of burned hay has continued.

Multiple fire departments from Cleveland County and Upstate South Carolina assisted at the scene along with rescue squads, first responders and other agencies. They included Grover Volunteer Fire Department, No. 3 Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Grover Rescue, Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department, Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Kings Mountain Fire Department, Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services, Blacksburg, SC Volunteer Fire Department, Antioch Fire Department, and the Cleveland County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Onlookers recalled that it was the second time that a big fire occurred in town in recent years, recalling a fire which razed the old Minette Mills 4-5 years ago. The billowing flames and smoke brought memories of that fire.

Town residents reported experiencing low water pressure late Thursday and maintenance men worked late into the night to restore normal operations early Friday.

Fiber Optics, a 288 fiber-count self-healing ring around the city essentially to connect city buildings for cost-savings and faster communication will go live May 1.

“It’s big cost savings for the city,” said Energy Services Director Nick Hendricks, updating city council at last week’s workshop at the Public Works Department. He calls the project “lighting up Kings Mountain” and he’s confident fiber optics will put the city on the map.

Workmen have been busy hanging fiber on poles, pulling wire across US 74 at the midnight hour, splicing and constructing a loop to serve city buildings and utilities. “We are a little behind but our target date for completion is in 60 days,” Hendricks said. Mayor Rick Murphrey and city council members were excited to hear the update of the project and particularly the cost savings in telephone use.

Hendricks acknowledged that several industries are interested in acquiring dark fiber optics from the city in the future. Some 750 calls could come into the city on one line.

Hendricks also updated council on another project he called a safety tool for the city. Proposed is a mass notification system that would include weather alerts, Amber alerts, and a notification to residents of power outages.

Citizens would sign up on the city’s website www/cityofkm.com for the alerts they want to receive

Crew members from Williams Electric Company installing fiber optics to city buildings update Mayor Rick Murphrey, third from left, and Energy Services Director Nick Kendricks on progress of the project.

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and provide the information on how they want to be contacted.

The mass notification system, with Everbridge as the preferred vendor, would notify via home phones, cell phones, work phones, email and text messaging. Some examples of alerts would be severe weather, missing persons, energy curtailment, outages, blackouts, and

scheduled maintenance. City staff use would be for employee notifications.

“A first class state-of-the art project” is how the mayor described fiber optics that he said is not only cost effective by connecting city buildings but also a valuable tool in recruiting new industry and business.

Curtain goes up Friday on Oklahoma!

Trey Ross, Tom Bennett as Slim, Greg Dixon as Cord Elam and Julie Marshall as Aunt Eller in a scene from “Oklahoma” which opens Friday night by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre at the Joy Performance Center.

Photo by BRYAN HALLMAN

The curtain will go up Friday night at 7:30 p.m. by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre on the classic musical, “Oklahoma,” the first collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1943, the story of two cowboys who flirt with and fight for the women they love.

Performances will be held at Joy Performance Center, Railroad Ave., on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m., Sun-

day, March 17 at 3 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets and reservations are available now and can be requested by phone at 704-730-9408.

Tickets may also be purchased in person for $10 at the Kings Mountain Little Theatre Box Office located at 202 Railroad Avenue from 7-9 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Some of the classic songs in the

musical include “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin,” and “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” and “People Will Say we’re In Love.”

Jim Champion, veteran KMLT director, actor and officer, is directing the production that features a number of talented performers, including a number of new faces to KM Little Theatre. “They have all been working hard on this production and look forward to presenting See OKLAHOMA, 6A

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■ OBITUARIES Norman Glenn Roberts An Arborist HICKORY - Norman Glenn Roberts, 55, a resident of 20th Ave NW, Hickory, NC, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Frye Regional Hospital, Hickory.

Born in Cleveland County, NC, he was the son of the late Eug e n e R o s s Roberts, and a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church. He was an Arborist.

Survivors include his son, Ross Roberts and wife Ashley, Kings Mountain; daughter, Sara Roberts, Atlanta, GA; mother, Louise Hambright Roberts, Cowpens,

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SC; brothers: Kenneth Roberts, Kings Mountain, and David Roberts, Gastonia, NC; sisters, Diane Houston, Raleigh, NC, Linda Tallon, Cowpens, SC; and granddaughter, Abigail Roberts.

A memorial service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 4:30 pm with Dr. Jeff Hensley officiating. Visitation was from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home.

Memorials can be made at North Carolina Eye Bank, Greensboro, NC. A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.

The family is being served by Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

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KINGS MOUNTAIN Dolores Beal Bradley, 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Wendover Hospice, Shelby, NC. A funeral service was held at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Friday, March 8, 2013 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Travis Northcutt and Rev. Ron Caulder officiating.

Visitation was 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. prior to the service, in the sanctuary of the church.

Interment was at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.

SHELBY- Betty Jean Hopper, 50, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at her home.

A funeral service was held Saturday, March 9 2013, at 2 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church in Shelby.

The family received friends from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the church before the service.

Burial immediately followed in the church cemetery.

Maggie DiBruno GASTONIA - Maggie Maybelle Clark Garland DiBruno, 85, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, NC. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. with Rev. James Lochridge officiating.

Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

Interment was at Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gastonia, NC.

Hicel “Fred” McKinney KINGS MOUNTAIN Hicel “Fred” McKinney, 85, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

A graveside service was held at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Robert Thompson officiating, interment followed.

Helen Thurlby SHELBY- Mrs. Helen Marie Thurlby, 93, 401 North Morgan Street, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

Services will be at a later date and announced by her family. There will be a private interment for the family.

Post-polio support group The Cleveland County Post-Polio Support Group will hold the March meeting at the Mayflower Restaurant Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m. The restaurant is located on Hwy. 74 East, in Shelby. The program will be presented by Mike Shoupe, Account Executive for the Healthy at Home Agency, with special emphasis on power mobility and complex rehabilitation.

If you are a polio survivor, please plan to attend. Feel free to bring a caregiver with you. If you are not a polio survivor, please pass this message to anyone you know who is a survivor.

For more information you may contact Janet Walker at 704-692-6249.

Jimmy Stoll Enjoyed fishing and camping KINGS MOUNTAIN James “Jimmy” William Stoll, 58, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013 at CMC–Lincoln.

A native of Kings Mountain, he was the son of the late James Meldeau Stoll, Jr. a n d Daphne Lee Lamb Stoll. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Douglas Lee Stoll.

Jimmy was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church, and a member of the Kings Mountain VFW. He loved spending time with his family and friends. Jimmy enjoyed camping and fishing.

Jimmy is survived by his brothers, Kenneth Stoll and

wife Leslie of Shelby and Rodger Stoll of Gastonia; his sister, Melissa Stoll Bolton Justice and husband Randall of Kings Mountain; stepdaughters, Michelle, Stephanie, and Kimberly.

A celebration of life service was held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home in Shelby.

Brother Rocky Shelton officiated.

The family received friends from 3–4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be sent to Crossroads Rescue Mission, 206 Mt Sinai Church Road, Shelby, NC 28152.

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Mr. Stoll.

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SECU news from Raleigh Getting people back to work Raleigh, NC – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is helping get North Carolinians back to work with the expansion of Contact Centers to rural areas of the state. For SECU members, the move maximizes usage of the existing facilities and equipment of their notfor-profit cooperative, while helping to mitigate costs associated with developing and operating separate contact center facilities. The onshoring concept is focused on bringing jobs to areas of North Carolina experiencing high unemployment. As one of the top 50 employers in the State, SECU currently employs over 4,500 staff members and has locations in all 100 North Carolina counties.

Operating on a 24/7 basis, SECU Contact Centers are now equipped with Unified Communications technology to seamlessly answer member calls in multiple areas of the State. This technology, combined with 248 branch locations, allows the Credit Union to offer Contact Center positions in not only six urban areas of North Carolina, but also ten high-unemployment rural areas, where job creation is making a positive impact. Take for instance, the impact being made in Robbinsville, located in Graham County where the main industry is tourism and seasonal jobs. SECU’s Robbinsville Branch Vice President Donnie Stiles, comments, “Graham County has a high unemployment rate of 18.5%. With several new Contact Center jobs coming

to our branch, SECU is able to get local people in our community back to work, which will help cultivate the economy in our hard hit area.”

New real estate subsidiary State Employees’ Credit Union’s (SECU’s) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the development of a new property management subsidiary —- SECU*Real Estate (SECU*RE). In its initial start-up phase, SECU*RE will provide the Credit Union with the ability to streamline management of real estate owned (REO) properties in North Carolina.

The new company complements the Credit Union’s ongoing Mortgage Assistance Program, which has already helped over 8,000 families avoid foreclosure.

SECU*RE aims to take SECU’s existing REOs and work to minimize lost equity through property revitalization efforts and partnerships with NC housing industry professionals, energy efficiency organizations and local municipalities. With service options ranging from rentals to property listings, SECU*RE’s ultimate objective will be to provide affordable homeownership opportunities to SECU members and their families throughout the State.

“The positive changes that SECU*RE can bring to communities will enhance the lives of residents in many areas across North Carolina,” states McKinley Wooten, SECU Board of Directors Chair. “This new property management company is an exciting endeavor for the Credit Union and one that demonstrates SECU’s ‘People Helping People’ philosophy and ‘Do the Right Thing’ mentality. SECU*RE provides our not-for-profit cooperative the opportunity to improve housing standards and break the cycle of neighborhood deterioration —- an action that will benefit our members and our State.”

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ARRESTS MARCH 8: Andrew Jordan Moss, 22, 813 Margrace Rd., two counts possession weapon of mass destruction, (two sawed off shotguns),possession firearm by felon, larceny of firearm, two counts breaking and entering, two counts larceny, two counts possession stolen property, all felonies, no bond.

MARCH 10: Semaj Theophilus Bristol, 26, Gastonia, resist, delay, obstruct and carrying concealed weapon, $2,000 bond, secured.

CITATIONS FEB. 20: Johnathan Hullett, 19, 205 Catherine St., no insurance.

MARCH 2: Nathan Solorio, 19, Inman, SC, unsafe movement.

MARCH 4: A 16-yearold female was cited for possession of marijuana.

MARCH 4: Mary McKinney, 51, 109 Fulton Dr., stop sign violation.

MARCH 4: Phyllis Foster, 63, 200 Spruce St., concealment of merchandise.

MARCH 5: Larry Reynolds Jr., 115 Westover Church Rd., expired tag.

MARCH 5: David Lockridge Jr., 43, Shelby, no insurance, tag not attached properly, no inspection, failure to notify DMV of address change.

MARCH 6: Robert Floyd, 22, Bessemer City, speeding, fails to notify DMV of address change.

MARCH 6: Francois Javon Byrd, 26, Shelby, stop sign violation.

MARCH 7: Dawn Owens, 43, 227 Walker St., failure to stop at scene of accident.

MARCH 8: George William Hodge, 37, 422 El Bethel Road, no seat belt.

MARCH 8: Jackie Dean Moss, 56, 109 Edel St., no insurance, fictitious tag.

MARCH 9: Sandra Mull, 35, 1560 York Rd. Unit 1, speeding.

MARCH 10: Kenneth Massagee, 41, 1005 Ramseur St., possession marijuana.

MARCH 10: Dana Garcia, 41, York, SC, red light violation.

MARCH 10: Stacy Chrisley, 45, Mount Holly, revoked license.

MARCH 10: Anthony Thompson, 27, Charlotte, revoked license.

MARCH 10: Jermaine Ross, 34, 907 Church St., revoked license.

INCIDENTS MARCH 3: A resident of N. Piedmont Ave. reported theft of a portable air conditioner.

MARCH 4: A resident of Cherokee Street reported that three tires on his car were slashed by an unknown person.

MARCH 4: A resident of S. Battleground Ave. reported damage to a window frame during a break-in.

MARCH 4: J.E. Herndon Co., 1020 Herndon Access Road, reported theft of $8,000 worth of multiple trailer harness wiring and damage to property.

MARCH 5: A resident of Blacksburg, SC reported theft of a laptop computer from his vehicle parked on York Rd. MARCH 6: A resident of St. Pete, Florida reported theft of a tool box, vehicle jump box, a check book and one gram Swiss credit gold plate from a vehicle parked on York Rd. MARCH 6: A resident of Pennington Place reported theft of gold Honda Accord.

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MARCH 6: A resident of Linwood Rd reported a passenger window on her car was damaged.

MARCH 6: A resident of Northwoods Drive reported theft of a two-year-old gold and brown Yorkie. The dog answers to “Bentley.’’

MARCH 8: Truland Systems Corp., Reston, Va., reported theft of copper wiring valued at $537.

MARCH 8: A resident of Lincolnton reported that someone used his credit card to obtain items at a local business.

MARCH 10: A resident of Kingswood Court reported that someone scratched the compartment door of his Newman Driving Camper.

MARCH 10: A resident of Meadowbrook Drive reported theft of an automobile tag.

MARCH 10: A resident of Charles Street reported theft of a HP Notebook and cord changer valued at $610.

WRECKS MARCH 1: Officer K. L. Putnam said Kenneth William Kitzmiller, 302 Waco Rd, was backing from his driveway and the accelerator stuck on his 1995 Ford causing the vehicle to strike an outbuilding owned by Oliver Tate, 222 Waco Rd. Property damages were estimated at $1500.

MARCH 1: Officer D.K. Davis said a 2006 Ford operated by Lynda Frye, 624 Chestnut Ridge Rd., rearended a 2002 Lincoln operated by James Carrigan Jr., 121 ElMarg Dr. The accident happened on the US 74 ByPass. Property damages were estimated at $1300.

MARCH 2: Officer F. L. Wittington said a 1997 Nissan operated by Nathan Zacarias of Inman, SC struck a 1995 Chevrolet operated

by Tyler Mosk, 193 Whippoorwill Ln, at the Holiday Inn Drive stop sign at Highway 161. Property damages were estimated at $3,000.

MARCH 3: Officer K. L. Putnam said a 2008 BMW operated by Hitendra Dullabhairaja, Gastonia, backed into a 2006 Dodge operated

by Martin Luther Hornbaker, 135 Crystal Brook Dr., at Holiday Inn Drive at Highway 161. Property damages were minor.

MARCH 5: Officer J. L. Dee said a 1997 Dodge operated by Nathan Stewart of Clover, SC struck a 2004 Ford operated by Johnathan Elmore, Cherryville, at the intersection of US Highway 74 and NC Highway 216.

Property damages were estimated at $2,000.

MARCH 6: Officer K. L. Putnam said Christen Thomas of Stallings, NC, operating a 2004 Honda, struck a commercial vehicle operated by James Dajuan of Franklinton, LA on I-85 North. Thomas went to pass the commercial vehicle and then pulled back into her lane of travel and her vehicle struck the right tire of Dajuan’s vehicle, owned by Second Chance Transportation of Jackson, MS. The Honda flipped several times.

Both drivers refused transport by emergency medical services. Property damages were estimated at $8800.

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McDaniel looks forward to ‘family time’ Retires after 35 years teaching at West Elementary School Family is priority for Jodi Smith McDaniel, a retired Kings Mountain teacher who hopes that her granddaughters follow in her footsteps. When she reads to youngsters and notices a “light bulb of learning� going off she’s almost back in the classroom. “I always knew I wanted to teach school,’’ said Jodi, who moved many times in elementary school because of her Dad’s work assignments. When her parents, Joe and Nancy Smith, moved to Kings Mountain in January 1966 it was a red letter day for them. Kings Mountain was home. Joni was enrolled in 5th grade at West, she and Mark started dating during her senior year in high school in 1974, they worked at Belk’s for Bill and Betty Brown and were married in 1977.

November 30, 2012 was another red letter day for Jodi McDaniel. She retired from West School after 35 years as a teacher, four months in 1977 at Head Start in Shelby and then at West Elementary from January 1978 to Nov. 30, 1912, five years as a kindergarten teacher and 30 years as a second grade teacher.

McDaniel said her goal was to inspire all the children she worked with to reach their full potential by challenging them to express themselves appropriately. A plus for her as a teacher was, when she had her own sons, they all followed the same holiday and summer break schedules. She taught at West Elementary when her brother, Rivers,

and nephews, Aubrey, Ryan and Andy were students and then later her great nieces and nephews, Dax, Belle, Jack, Kate, Ally and Drew started school. She said she will miss being there for them and also remembers Traci Pearson, the last assistant teacher with whom, she served.

Retirement is fun. Visiting grandchildren in Bevercook, Ohio, cooking dinner more often, relaxing, spending time with friends, reading some of her many books, and babysitting for great nieces and nephews keeps her busy. She and her husband are active in Advent Lutheran Church. He is employed at Parker Hydraulics in Kings Mountain. She enjoys walking every day, reading, and watching talk shows. Joe Smith, who led the organization of Kings Mountain Relay for Life, would be proud of his daughter who wants to become active in the cancer drive which is appropriately called the Joseph R. Smith Relay for Life after the man who helped found it.

The McDaniels have two sons: Joshua Smith and wife, Erin, and Tyler Smith. Her mother, Nancy, who retired as a teacher and Director of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Pre-School, is her strong supporter.

Her brother, Rivers Smith and wife, Carolynn and children, Joe and Rheanna, and sister, Joni and husband Ric Pierce and three children, Jennifer, Crystal and Heather, are a big part of her life.

Sherrill Toney for a number of years and retiring under Principal Heather Hagan. “I remember in 1989 when the old West School building was torn down and the school was moved to the old Central School. My assistant Frances Yarborough, student teacher Sharon Horne and I were moved to an old room in the basement of the school.

Tommy Yarborough painted the room so that it would be more welcoming to students. “I have good memories of wonderful children

who are growing up with children of their own,’’ said Jodi, who said calling Kings Mountain home was special for her close-knit family.

Jodi attended Appalachian University and Gaston College and graduated in 1977 from UNC Charlotte with a major in English and K6 elementary education certification. She began teaching at West School for Kings Mountain District Schools in 1978 and then for Cleveland County Schools after merger.

Joe Hedden was the principal who gave her the opportunity to begin teaching kindergarten with her then assistant Sarah Adams and mentor teacher Suzie Roberts. “I really enjoyed my kindergarten students for five years and then moved to second grade with the late Dorcus White as mentor.�

McDaniel said she fell in love with second grade where kids were learning so much and were so loving to everyone. “You could always see the light bulb to learning come on after Christmas for this age group,� she said.

Over the 35 years of a busy teaching career she experienced many good changes in programs, including technology with computers, SmartBoards, iPads, etc. and more expectations in education.

She taught with nine different principals, serving with Principal Proud Grandma Jodi McDaniel with 10-month-old Hannah and proud Grandpa Mark E. McDaniel with three year-old Abigail McDaniel.

CC 5th in the nation in economic development The announcement by then-Gov. Bev Perdue that AT&T Inc. will locate a data center in Kings Mountain, creating more than 100 full

time jobs, was the icing on the cake for many more industrial achievements for the area in 2012.

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Disney Institute to offer class on customer service April 17 in Shelby Disney Institute is bringing its renowned professional development course, Disney’s Approach to Quality Service, to the LeGrand Center located on the Campus of Cleveland Community College in Shelby on April 17.

Sponsored by Cleveland Community College, the fullday event will demonstrate how anticipating and reacting to customers’ needs, wants and emotions is an integral aspect of delivering quality service and achieving business results.

The full-day Disney’s Approach to Quality Service program will give participants an insider’s look at business practices that have helped Disney maintain respect for product and service quality. Participants will learn how to exceed customer expectations using a well-defined service infrastructure, ongoing research

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Registration is $350 per person and includes all course materials including breakfast, lunch, and parking. For more information or to register, call 704-669-4015.

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At the heart of every Disney Institute client interaction are lessons on company culture and brand building. The Disney culture is deeply rooted in leadership, the customer experience, and creativity/innovation, all of which have helped the company be successful for many decades.

To learn more, visit www.disneyinstitute.com or call 321-939-4600.

Big E to offer ‘car hop’ service A curb service restaurant complete with “car hops’’ is a feature of Big E Original BBQ which opened Thursday at 238 Cherokee Street.

Eric Pardo and his fiancĂŠe, Dena Champion, are operating the facility in the building owned by Robert Bolin.

Bolin said that Big E is working with the city on the “car hop� feature of the business, where diners will be able to drive to the side of the building, tap on their car horn, and a “car hop� will take the order and then deliver it to the driver in the city-owned parking lot.

Blackwood’s is the only other restaurant in town that offers “car hop� service.

of the 11 projects in Cleveland County promised a total of 299 jobs and investment of $873 million.

Speakers at last Thursday’s announcement of the sale by the county of three hospitals and a Shelby nursing center to Carolinas Health Care System, spoke of the promise of 885 jobs last year, over $930 million in capital investments and stressed that one of the most positive aspects in Cleveland County is the diversity of business, including industry, energy, beverage, automotive, and health care.

Kristin Fletcher, Executive Vice President of the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership, said health care is a vital component of our communities. She praised the county board of commissioners for sending a strong message that they plan to continue to recruit new business and industry.

For the second year in a row, the county got national recognition for its industrial investments, tying for No. 5 in economic development ranking.

Site Magazine again ranked the Shelby metropolitan region in the top five nationally for new and expanded industry projects among rural counties in which the largest city is home to fewer than 50,000 people. The Shelby metropolitan area includes projects

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The area also ranked No.5 in 2011 and finished in a tie for 14th Site Selection’s 2010 rankings.

Speakers said last year 30% of state economic development projects were completed in Cleveland County.

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Ralph’s clothes line

My brother, Ralph, died March 5, 2013 of cancer, that insidious disease which has struck almost all my immediate family.

Ralph put up a clothes line for me as a Christmas Lib Stewart present. Now you have to be Managing Editor a certain age, I guess, to appreciate clothes lines since most of us have dryers. But today I passed a house and clothes were hanging on a fence and I couldn’t help but think that my thoughtful brother would have been happy to put up a clothes line.

And I couldn’t help but think of what our Grandmas said about clothes lines. A friend of mine, who also uses a clothes line occasionally, reminded me of the “rules.� No. 1 – hang the socks by the toes; 2) hang the pants by the bottom cuffs, not the waistbands; 3 )wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes; 4) hang the clothes in a certain order, whites with whites and hang them first; 5) Never hang a shirt by the shoulders, always by the tail - what would the neighbors think? 6) wash day is Monday, never hang the clothes on the weekend, or on Sunday or between Christmas and New Year’s, for Heaven’s sake; 7) hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you can hide your “unmentionables� in the middle; 8) It didn’t matter if it was sub-zero weather clothes would freeze dry; 9) always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes; 10) if you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item wouldn’t need two pins, share one of the clothes pins with the next washed item; 11) take clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket and ready to be ironed. And 12) IRONED, well that’s a whole OTHER subject. Who irons?

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Usually I try to avoid politics, but this past week I saw one of the most unbelievable political transactions occur in our county that was totally mind boggling to me.

For you see I learned that our county commissioners had sold (or donated) our complete healthcare system to the Mecklenburg Healthcare Authority. I learned this by attended a call meeting of the physicians serving the Kings Mountain and Cleveland Regional Hospitals.

The meeting was called by Mr. Ronnie Hawkins.

Mr. Hawkins informed us that the county commissioners of Cleveland County had approached the administrators of the Carolinas Healthcare System and for the last six months had been meeting with them in secrecy developing a plan to transfer the $100 million Cleveland County Healthcare System to the Carolinas Healthcare System for a sum of $100 million that is to be paid over 20- some odd years. There was no interest mentioned in this sale. We were told that because of the great partnership we had with the Carolinas Health Care System this made it reasonable for Cleveland County to make such an offer. And of course Carolinas Healthcare system, a subsidiary of the Mecklenburg Healthcare Authority, said thank you.

This was purposely arranged without making the general public living in this county aware of. When asked why this was done in secrecy, the answer received was that by letting others know, the process would have been slowed down, as if there was a rush to “dump� Cleveland County property.

The county reported that the Carolinas Healthcare System was to give Cleveland County $23 million to purchase and update the Cleveland County Health Department. This was an odd provision, at least unto me, as I thought that much of the money spent at the Health Department came from state and federal grants.

For every piece of property I have ever bought over time I had to pay several times the value of the original sale once the interest was added.

And as far as I can tell no other entities were offered the sale of this property. So how do we know Cleveland County is receiving the best bang for its buck?

While I could go on and on about this transaction, I think the people of Cleveland County need to get involved and set up safeguards in the sale or transfer of their property.

Advance Directives – Not Just for Seniors

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The words “Advance Directives� can bring an array of thoughts and emotions to one’s mind. Death, end of life decision making, quality of life Monty Thornburg versus quantity of life, hospice care, Director, long term nursing facilities, sadness, Patrick Senior Center depression – are just a few of the thoughts that we as humans may think of when these two words are spoken. However, as quickly as they come to mind, they can unfortunately be just as quickly forgotten or denied because as healthy living human beings, we may not want to face our own mortality and the mortality of our loved ones.

Even though I have worked with mostly senior adults in these issues, please do not think of this as a senior or older adult issue. Often times we link death and dying issues with old age, but that is a mistake when it comes to advance directives. Some of the most well known landmark court cases have involved individuals in their 20’s. The stakes are really higher for younger persons because if tragedy strikes, they might be kept alive and in existence for decades in a condition they would not want. So these tools are important planning tools for all adults.

Life is a journey and the best outcome with any journey depends on how well we plan for it. We spend months planning for vacations and weddings but how much time do we spend planning for own departure from this life? Yes, I know it may not be a pleasant occasion but not talking about it does not make it go away. In fact, this makes it more difficult for everyone involved. That is why it should be approached head on with a frank and open dialogue with family and loved

Governor Pat McCrory joined us in the House of Representatives to deliver his first “State of the State� address. In it, he outlined his vision Tim Moore for the betterment of North Carolina, NC House of citing a few major goals for his adRepresentatives ministration.

Gov. McCrory noted three priorities: fixing the economy, transforming education, and improving government efficiency. His objectives align with ours of the House; the major legislation passed thus far has encompassed these goals. He also called for a smaller, more efficient, customer-focused state government.

My views are congruent. As the North Carolina General Assembly and the Governor see eye to eye on many issues, our own efficiency and ability to help our citizens has grown and will continue to grow.

Even though we have only been back in session for about a month, we have already accomplished much of which Gov. McCrory’s priorities entail.

House Bill 4 was signed into law on Tuesday, providing a solution to the $2.5 billion debt owed to the Federal government from unemployment benefits. “Borrowing from Washington with no idea on how to pay for it ends with this administration,� McCrory said in his report. This legislation will reduce the burden placed on small business and will create more jobs necessary to helping North Carolinians get back on their feet.

We have also addressed education reform with the passage of Senate Bill 4, which increases access to technical education. This will better prepare and equip

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Just how gullible are we?

By now we’ve all heard the term sequester Beauford Burton and know that is Guest Editorial a forced cut in federal spending.

It may not be totally clear to us whether it is a cut in current spending or in future spending. Neither cut would be satisfactory to the liberal Democrats who want to keep operating as always, and increasing spending every year. But we the people, and owners of the debt, need to be aware of the following information.

If the cut is really only a cut in future budget items then there

shouldn’t be any loss of jobs, education, defense spending or any other phase of government spending. (I believe that to be the real scenario). If the cut is in current spending then obviously some expenditure would have to be cut, but only enough to cut 2.4%. Most of you currently employed have already seen your take-home pay hit hard with tax increases the first week of January. Most citizens want to see the deficit reduced, and would agree to such a small reduction if they are made aware of the truth about the cuts.

Moreover, the 2.4% doesn’t have to be across the board cuts. Our President was given the option of moving monies around to allow him to cut spending where it would have the least impact. The total of the $85 billion in increased spend-

ing cuts can be made in items declared to be unimportant, and we have lots of those in the spending plans. Items for the budget need to be categorized anyway to list their importance to our country. For example, a strong defense should be much higher on the list than studying the democracy of goldfish schools. Yet with that sounding like common sense, our President is trying to convince you the cuts will have a devastating negative effect on things like defense, education and Medicare. How gullible are we?

To carry the ridiculous even further, the President says he wants increased income to balance the cuts.

Well, Mr. President, I have some old math news for you. If you’re given more income and then cut See BURTON, 6A

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Lois Smith – “I plant when I feel the weather is right. I will be planting my herb garden tomorrow (Saturday).�

Larry Smith – “I grow almost everything we eat. We grow it, can it, freeze it, give some to our kids, and last year donated about 600 pounds to Hospice.

Kevin O’Brien – “I moved here from Florida and the planting seasons are different here. I am studying up on what I can grow and when.�

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MEDITATION

Dr. Jeff Hensley Pastor Kings Mountain Baptist Church I pray that what happens in this little story is apocryphal and that it never actually happened, but that does not prevent us being able to draw some lessons from it. It seems that in a certain hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11 a.m., regardless of their medical condition, and this both

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alarmed and puzzled the doctors.

Some medical professionals even thought that this unusual occurrence had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve the mystery as to why the deaths occurred at the same time every Sunday morning, but the situation became so frequent that it was determined that it had to be addressed, so a team of expert doctors was assembled to investigate the cause of the strange situation.

The doctors examined the entire room and areas surrounding it. They had all the equipment replaced, and they checked each piece of equipment carefully to be sure that it worked properly. They had the air in the room tested, the water and the plumbing examined carefully. They did tests for unseen micro-organisms, and found none. They did interviews of all the medical staff that worked in the

area, and found nothing unusual or out of order. They searched and searched for an answer, but found none.

Finally, the doctors decided that they had to observe the room carefully at the time the various incidents took place to see what was unusual, so the next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11:00 a.m., all of the doctors and nurses nervously waited outside the room to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon was all about.

Some of them brought along their wooden crosses, prayer books, and other objects in the hope of warding off any evil spirits, and it was just before 11:00 a.m. that it happened.

You see, some six months before, the hospital had hired a new part-time weekend custodian, and a few minutes before 11:00 a.m., this man arrived outside the room with his broom and dustpan, and all the other tools of his

trade. While the doctors and nurses were watching, this custodian entered the room and unplugged the life support system, plugged in his vacuum and began to vacuum the room. The doctors and nurses rushed into the room and corrected the situation, reconnecting the ventilator to the power system.

Oh my goodness! What a terrible thought! Having visited in the hospital so much over the years, and having been so conscious that I didn’t touch the wrong things and endanger a patient, this story just makes me shiver. I truly hope it never happened. But the story also reminds us of at least one valuable truth, and that is that each and every one of us matters when it comes to the care and well-being of the world in which we live. This also means that we should be mindful that we are influencing others in everything we say and do.

CHURCH BRIEFS

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1101 S. Battleground Ave., will sponsor a concert by Carolina Thunder Sunday, March 17, at the 11 a.m. worship hour. The public is invited.

EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH – The Adult Choir of Eastside Baptist Church will present the musical, “Because We Believe” on Sunday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at the church, 308 York Road, Kings Mountain.

“Because We Believe” is an Easter affirmation of our faith and calls us to rise and proclaim our beliefs. Come and experience with us the pivotal message of the gospel: Christ’s sacrificial love for us and His victory over sin and death through His glorious resurrection,’’ said Pastor Ron A. Caulder.

ADAMS CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH Singles Ministry will host a program for singles and couples March 24 at 3 p.m. and the public is invited. Rev. Antwonn Lynch of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church of Gastonia will be the speaker.

SAFE HARBOR COMMUNITY CHURCH, 301 S. Battleground Ave., will sponsor a yard sale, pancake breakfast and bake sale Saturday, April 6, beginning at 7 a.m. All you can eat pancakes and biscuits and sausage gravy served with choice of sausage or bacon, coffee, orange juice or milk.

Plates are $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 5-12. Ages 4 and under eat free. Tickets are available from church members or at Practically Perfect, 229 S. Battleground Avenue, beside Papa John’s Pizza. All proceeds benefit the church building fund. The public is invited.

Fellowship & Faith

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.

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

Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487

Cornerstone Independent Baptist 107 Range Road 704-737-0477

Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917

Crowders Mountain Baptist 125 Mayberry Lane 704-739-0310

Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) 704-739-2877

David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555

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

Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road dixonpresbyterian.com East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215 East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM Hwy. 704-739-7367 Eastside Baptist Church 308 York Road 704-739-8055 Ebenezer Baptist Church 1621 County Line Road 704-739-8331 El Bethel United Methodist Church 122 El-bethel Road 704-739-9174

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Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 602 Canterbury Road 704-739-9939 Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496 Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396 Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997 Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206 First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651 First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143

First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072

Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714

First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266

Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516

Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351 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

Notice: In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don’t see the church you’re looking for, be sure to check next week.

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KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL: Sold to Carolinas Health Care System From page 1A includes land and buildings of Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, Kings Mountain Hospital, and Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby, Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs, buildings and real estate for Cleveland County Health Department, Cleveland County Mental Health and employee wellness facilities. Cleveland County will continue to operate the health and mental health and wellness facilities and will lease the buildings from Carolinas Health Care System for two years for $1 a year.

County commissioners say the upfront money will help launch the county’s plans for a new building on the Cleveland Regional campus in Shelby to house the health and mental health departments.

“This is an incredible testament of the 20-year partnership we have had with the Cleveland County Health Care System,” said Joseph Piemont, President and Chief Operation Officer of Charlotte.

Speakers at Friday morning’s announcement at the Shelby LeGrand Center called the move a big step in providing new medical specialties to the county, more jobs, and enhanced economic development.

Brian Gwyn, President and CEO of Cleveland County Health Care System, said changes may include advanced oncology through a connection with the Levine Cancer Institute, Levine Children’s Hospital and robotic surgery. He said the availability of the adjacent health and mental health departments will open up a new world for growth at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Friday morning’s unanimous action by county commissioners amended an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Cleveland County and Carolinas Health Care System which began in 1997, three years after the Carolinas HealthCare System began managing the Cleveland Regional Medical Center and Kings Mountain Hospital. Since that time, Carolinas Health Care System has made significant improvements in healthcare services in Cleveland County, including additions in imaging, cancer care services, a Women’s Center and a Level III Trauma Center designation for the hospital.

Integration and unification continued with the merger of Cleveland Regional Medical Center and Kings Mountain Hospital and today CCHS includes Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby, Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs, a clinical net-

work of 64 physicians and advanced care professionals and other facilities and services. Working with the leadership of Carolinas Health Care System, CCHS has gained financial stability and seen capital investments of more than $200 million.

The amended agreement allows for complete clinical and operational integration of Cleveland County HealthCare System with Carolinas Health Care System and the enhancement of healthcare facilities and services for Cleveland County. Under the terms of the agreement, both parties agree to cancel the current long-term lease that runs through 2036 and the county will convey to Carolinas Health Care System the real estate for three hospitals, a nursing center and other health care facilities, however the county will continue for two years to operate the health and wellness facilities.

Carolinas Health Care System will assume all liabilities and obligations of the county in connection with the sale of properties.

“This is the logical next step in our progressive, 20 year relationship with Cleveland County and Cleveland County HealthCare System,’’ said Carolinas Health Care System CEO Michael Tarwater. “We will continue to invest in high quality clinical services and build upon a foundation of providing in-

Joseph G. Piemont, President and COO of Carolinas Health Care System, right, chats with KM Mayor Rick Murphrey after the announcement that the state’s largest hospital system had acquired the real estate and operations of Cleveland County Health Care System for $101 million. The transaction includes land and buildings of Kings Mountain Hospital, two other Cleveland County hospitals and a nursing home. tegrated systems of care for those who depend on Cleveland County HealthCare System.”

For 30 years Carolinas Health Care System has been the nation’s second largest public hospital behind veteran’s administration hospitals with about $7 billion in annual revenue, operating more than 30 hospitals from the North Carolina mountains to the South Carolina coast.

Cleveland Regional Medical Center, formerly Shelby Hospital, has 241 licensed beds with an accredited chest

OKLAHOMA: the curtain goes up Friday! BURTON From page 4A the same amounts as the income you wouldn’t have cut anything. That is the part I have difficulty understanding. How can anyone swallow the President’s spoonful of nonsense?

We are gullible to a lot of things our government passes onto us, but I don’t think we’re beyond understanding. I learned years ago that if something sensible is being explained to large numbers of people it may have to be explained in several different formats to have everyone see the light. It’s

pain center, round-the-clock air ambulance access and emergency department with 48,000 plus visits annually.

Shelby Hospital opened in 1923 with 43 beds and Cleveland County took over management of the hospital in 1945.

Kings Mountain Hospital has 102 licensed beds with an accredited chest pain center, diagnostic imaging and MRI, patient behavioral health unit, 24-hour emergency department, and rehabilitation services, among other services. The first patient was admitted to the 24-

bed Kings Mountain Hospital April 1. 1951. A merger agreement was signed between Shelby and KM Hospitals in 2003. Numerous renovations have been completed at the local hospital with a state of the art operating room and emergency care services.

Cleveland Pines Nursing Center has 120 beds with a short-term rehabilitation unit and long term care unit.

Crawley Memorial Hospital, formerly Royster Memorial established in 1949, was built in 1974.

not that people are stupid, their learning mechanisms are different. Some get it by reading, some by listening, some by pictures and graphs and some by repetition. So, those of us that do get it need to continue the exer-

cise of repeating it in different formats as often as possible. Sooner or later there will be that “ah ha” moment.

Please pray for sooner.

(Beauford Burton is a Kings Mountain resident.)

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Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Inc. presents

Jon Jones as Curly McClain and Jada McDaniel as Laurey Williams share the romantic lead in the Kings Mountain Little Theatre’s “Oklahoma” which opens Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Joy Theatre Performance Center. The show runs this weekend and next with a matinee performance on Sunday at 3 p.m.

From page 1A “Oklahoma” on the 70th anniversary of the show by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

“Oklahoma” includes more hits than “The King and I” and “Sound of Music.”

Libby Putnam is music director and Dawn Rickus is choreographer. Ten members of the principal cast are newcomers to the stage in “Ok-

lahoma.” Jada McDaniel as Laurey Williams and Jon Jones as Curly McLain share the romantic leads in the play. Trey Ross as Will Parker, and Jessica Pickens as Ado Annie Carnes, share the supporting roles with Chad Spurling as Jud Fry, Julie Marshall as Aunt Eller, Cale McDaniel as Andrew Carnes, and Matthew Love as Ali Hakim.

The cast also includes John Bennett as Joe, Tom Bennett as Slim, Greg Dixon as Cord Elam, Estelle Grabert as Ellen, Jacob Hoffman as Ike Skidmore, Judy Jones as Armina, Evelyn Kiser as Aggie, Keith Kiser as Fred, Janey Ollis as Kate, Anna Rednour as Gertie Cummings, and Anna Marie Vagnozzi as Sylvie.

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THORNBURG From page 4A FIRST PLACE WINNER – Gene White, No. 5 above, is pictured crossing the finish line in the recent 5K-10K run at Gateway Trail for males 70-99, with a time of 47 minutes 43 seconds. White, who started logging miles in 2006, has walked a total of 4600 miles with 777 miles completed in 2012.

By his 81st birthday in September he plans to reach his goal of 5,000 miles. White, retired city planner with the City of Kings Mountain, averages walking 50-60 miles a month on the Gateway Trail.

Firefighters burn house, conduct training Pictured is the historic house at 207 W. Mountain Street which was burned last Wednesday during Cleveland Community College Fire Academy class training

by Kings Mountain Fire Department.

“The winds were pretty gusty at the time but firemen burned the house at request of owners who donated it for the fire training exercise,’’ said Chief Frank Burns.

Grover Fire Department also assisted.

(Photo by BETH BROCK)

Blood Drive, March 21 “Giving and playing” is the motto for the Woodbridge Golf Links blood drive on Thursday, March 21.

Woodbridge Golf Links and the Woodbridge Homeowners Association are co-sponsoring a Red Cross event that gives back to donors. Donors will receive a free round of golf at Woodbridge. Each contributor will also be eligible to win a six month membership to the golf club.

Cindy Webb, General Manager of the golf club, and Nancy Quinn, President of the homeowners association, decided to reward donors for their time and gift of blood. Woodbridge residents are also baking cakes to be served to patrons of this event.

Club Woodbridge, located on New Camp Creek Church Road, will be site for the drive. Hours are 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Appointments may be made by calling the golf club at 704-482-0353. Drop-ins are welcome. Come early and have a piece of award winning cake before giving blood.

LIFESTYLE DEADLINES Deadline for wedding and engagement information is 12 noon Monday. Items received after deadline will run if time and space permit; if not, they will be held until the following week.

The cost is $20. Wedding and engagement forms are available at the reception desk at The Herald, 700 East Gold Street. Only the information requested on the form will be published at the $20 price. Additional information will be charged at regular advertising rates.

ones long before the need arises. This is an important lesson I have learned after working in the field of aging for twentyseven years. I have assisted many senior adults and their family members with the preparation of Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorneys during my career. Completing these documents are two very important ways we can avoid an unhealthy family crisis dealing with end of life health choices, and who better to make these choices than we ourselves while we are healthy and competent.

Executing both documents is a good idea. The Living Will makes your wishes known to those you love and care about.

It takes the hard decisions out of your loved ones hands and lets them know in writing what you want done. The Health Care Power of Attorney allows you to name a trusted person to serve as your health care decision maker and this is important because many standardized living will forms can be limited in what they can accomplish and what conditions they cover. For example, most provide instructions that apply only if the individual is in a terminal condition, suffering from dementia or permanently unconscious, yet Charles P. Sabatino, J.D. of the American Bar Association says that the majority of health care decisions that need to be made for patients lacking capacity concern questions about dayto-day care, placement options short of “pulling the plug”.

Not only have I experienced this professionally but personally with both of my dear parents. Having to decide what a parent would want is a heart wrenching decision that none of us should have to make but my family has had to do that in the past and you may have to if you do not have these documents in place. It is because of my personal and professional experiences in these matters that I executed these documents for myself many years ago. Many folks may fear that the execution of these documents is telling medical personnel to “Not Treat” but this is simply not true. Advance directives are also used to say that the individual wants all possible treatments within the range of generally accepted medical standards. What is said depends upon one’s particular wishes and values.

Even when an advance directive avoids all life-sustaining treatments, one should always assume and insist upon continuing pain control, comfort care and respect for one’s dignity.

MOORE From page 4A our youth for high demand careers. During this first month we have made some very tough decisions, all of which I believe were necessary to putting this great state back on the track to success for all. In the near future, we will tackle the topics of reforming our outdated tax system, as well as protecting our election process.

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An often forgotten piece of the advance directive puzzle is funeral planning. I know from experience as a part time licensed funeral director/embalmer, this is often the case especially for individuals who die suddenly without warning and/or who are younger. Funeral pre-needs are nice, but even if folks have not done a pre-need contract, some dialogue with their loved ones regarding their wishes is better than none. We encourage folks to preplan or write down their wishes and desires and share this information with their family. This will lessen the uncertainties at the time of crisis.

As far as pre-needs are concerned, be an informed consumer and compare prices. Ask funeral homes for a copy of their general price list. ‘’The Funeral Rule,’’ enforced by the Federal Trade Commission requires funeral directors to give you itemized prices in person and if you ask, over the phone. As a smart consumer, you need to know what you are paying for. You need to know what happens to the money you’ve prepaid. Each state is different. You need to know what happens to the interest income on money that is prepaid and put into a trust account. You need to know how you will be protected if the firm you have chosen goes out of business. What if you change your mind?

What if you move to a different area or die while away from home? All these are good questions a savvy consumer will want answered. Funeral planning is a must in your Journey. The adage of “shop before you drop” may be uncouth but true. Following some basic common sense rules should save your loved ones both heartache and money at the same time.

Monty Thornburg has been the Director of the Patrick Center for 30 years and is a part-time licensed funeral director/embalmer. He has seen personally and professionally first-hand the importance of having these documents in place.

He is a member of Journey, a group of community volunteers who believe end of life issues are a Road We All Will Travel. How we travel is determined by how we prepare for our journey. One of the primary tasks of Journey is to educate the community and family members about end of life issues and to educate the community and family members about care giving for both the caregiver and receiver. Web site where copies of the Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney forms can be downloaded http://www.nclifelinks.org/

Currently, we are working on repealing the estate or inheritance tax, commonly referred to as the “death tax.” Upon one’s death, his or her assets are taxed before being passed along to one’s relatives. The penalization of growth, success, and hard work is unfair. The government should not double-tax individuals – once in life, and again in death. North Carolina and Tennessee are the only states in the southeast that have this tax, and Tennessee is allowing theirs to expire in 2016. Ridding ourselves of this outrageous tax meant to redistribute hard

earned belongings will offer greater economic prosperity and job creation.

I want to thank the many constituents that call my office to offer perspective upon the many issues at stake for North Carolina, and I assure you that your voice is heard. I also want to thank you for the honor and privilege to serve as your Representative. I look forward to hearing from you. You can reach me at my Raleigh number, 919-733-4838 or you can e-mail me or my Legislative Assistant, Nancy, attim.moore@ ncleg.net or Moorela@ ncleg.net.

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Museum, re-enactors celebrate Women’s History Kings Mountain Historical Museum sponsored “A Celebration of Women’s History� Saturday.

The day-long program featured weaving and spinning demonstrations, as well as a book signing and program inside the museum by author Shelia Ingle.

Outside, in the Museum Commons, the 49th and 26th North Carolina Civil War Reenactment groups participated in living history demonstrations, with cooking and other female activities.

There was a big pot of kraut and sausages simmering over the campfire, which looked and smelled yummy!

Some of the men demonstrated firing techniques.

Shelia Ingle is the author of the young reader novels “Courageous Kate: Daughter of the American Revolution� and “Fearless Martha: Daughter of the American Revolution.’’ Ingle of Spartanburg, SC, depicts “ordinary women who did extraordinary things during the American Revolution.�

Her husband, John, illustrator of the books, accompanied her to the event on Saturday.

Kate Moore Barry has been called the “female Paul Revere� for sending the local militia to fight with General Daniel Morgan at the Battle

Above: Margaret Ledford is carding wool.

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LEFT: Members from the 49th and 26th North Carolina Civil War Re-enactment groups Chad Deal, Alan Hodge, Matt Paris, Matthew Weisner, and Ben Sweigart, (front) Helen Morgan.

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of Cowpens.

Martha Bratton refused to tell Captain Christian Huck the whereabouts of her husband, and the British officer and his men were subsequently defeated at the Battle of Huck’s Defeat.

While defending their

homes and families, both women exemplified courage and patriotism on a daily basis. Their stories are significant and worth remembering.

You can learn more about Sheila Ingle and her books at www.sheilaingle.com.

Wilson named Clubwoman of the Year THURSDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB - Pictured are some of the members of the Thursday Afternoon Book Club which celebrates this year its 100th anniversary. Seated (L-R) Barbara Bridges and Pat Plonk; Standing, first row, from left, Jan Sabetti, Ellen Burris, Carolyn McGinnis, Julia Hunt, Mary Lou Ware; Standing, back row, from left, Kathy Goforth, Susan Champion, president; Pam Goforth, Anita Campbell and Ann Brogdon. Members not pictured: Becky Champion, Linda Dixon, Vivian Duncan, Mary Anne Gibson, Jeannie Moore, Jaquitha Reid, Patsy Rountree, and Marion Thomasson.

Tonya Sisk Wilson received the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club Katherine Mauney Clubwoman of the Year award in an election held at the general meeting of the Kings Mountain

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Woman’s Club.

Tonya is a 4-year member of the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club. She has been an outstanding member from the day she joined—using her time, talents, interest, and creative skills to further the cause of the Federation in our local club as well as district and State.

She attended the District and State Arts Festival and was responsible for local entries for these festivals.

Tonya also served on the district nominating committee.

As a member of the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club she serves as Co-Chairman for the Arts Community Service Program leading our club and community to a greater appreciation of the arts and encourages members to express and recognize their artistic achievements. Students are also encouraged to express their artistic achievements through the Arts Transformation Recycling Student Contest that she chairs. She

Tonya Wilson also was chair of the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club Winterfest Arts Festival where students and clubwomen were recognized for their creative writing ability as well as their Arts, Crafts, Needlework, Photography and Painting work.

Tonya is married to Jeep Wilson and they have two sons, Michael and Adam, and a grandson, Hudson Luke Wilson. She is active at Christ Worship Center Church and is employed at Kings Mountain Hospital.

Motorcycle to be raffled off for new women’s shelter Rita and Pat Rogers at Rogers Automotive have donated a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle, to be raffled off on April 27 in Shelby at the Merry-Go-Round Festival at Shelby City Park, to benefit the Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council’s capital campaign to build a new women’s shelter in Cleveland County.

This shelter would serve women who are victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, and the homeless. The approximate value of this bike is $15,000, and it is on display at the Rogers Automotive Group. Tickets are $50 for one or three for $100 and may be procured from APC at 704-4879325, Betsy Wells at 704-477-7024—APC Building Chair Committee, Spanky Panther of the Concerned Bikers Group, and other members of the APC Building Committee: Marcie Hayek, Matt McNeary, Beverly Shuford, Shirley Lail, and Cathy Robertson.

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142 Mounties earn scholar athlete awards KMHS had 142 individuals achieve scholar athlete status for the 2012-2013 fall/winter sports seasons.

In order to achieve this honor, athletes must have a weighted GPA of 3.5 or higher.

WOMEN Mary Asgari, Zoe Barnette, Wyneisha Bell, Olivia Blalock, Sarah Blalock, Carsyn Bolin, Kayla Bolt, Sarah Bradshaw, Spencer Burton, Erin Calhoun, Erica Carpenter, Ashley Chapman, Hannah Christenbury, Emily Crouse, Tionja Crumpton, Jordan Davis, Katie Ellis, Kimberley Farris, Natalie Fedyschyn, Annamarie Fulbright, Caroline Hardin, Emily Harris, Tiffany Harris, Daria Hart, Katie Holland, Jordan Hollifield, Kayla Hoyle, Chelsie Humphries, Gracie Hunter, Talajah Hutchens, Casey Johnson, Madison Lutz, Brittany Lysek, Haley McDougal, Hunter McPherson, Eboni Morrison, Cassie Morton, Hannah Mosley, Lyndsey Murphey, Malasha Parker, Radhika Patel, Alayna Pearson, Kayla Penner, Elizabeth Petty, Maria Roberts, Hailey Rotenberry, Betzaira Saenz, Sarah Scism, Molly Short, Destinee Smith, Kayla Smith, Mackenzie Smith,

Taquisha Smith, Cheyanne Stirewalt, Baylee Stroup, Alyssa White, Lori Williamson, Bethany Wilson, Mara Woods, Stephenie Wright.

MEN Shawn Adams, Ethan Anderson, Timothy Ausburn, Alexander Austin, Devin Ayscue, Tyler Batchler, Will Boyles, Joshua Brucker, Andrew Buchanan, Cameron Bullock, Austin Champion, Chandler Champion, Michael Cole, Noah Coleman, Michael Cooke, Baron Crawford, Tico Crocker, Jason Dawkins, Keeneh Dimetros, Douglas Edgerton, Mason Fleisher, Collin Foster, Bailey Goodson, Gregory Grabert, Mitchell Hardee, Weston Harmon, William Hay, Tyler Herndon, Cameron Hord, Xavier Johnson, Ethan King, Adam Kiser, Brenner Martin, William McGill, Gregory McGinnis, Curtis McNamara, Jacob Miller, Demery Moody, Aaron Oakley, Collen Queen, Phillip Quinn, Wilson Rikard, Arrick Rithipong, Zackery Saldo, William Sellers, Joshua Sherer, Jonmark Smith, Jordan Sweezy, Austin Toney, Carver Warren, Jonah Williams, Jack Zyble.

Kings Mountain’s Alex Reynolds flies out in Friday night’s game with Burns at Lancaster Field. The ball wasn’t carrying on the cold, windy night but Reynolds drove in the tying and winning runs with “swinging bunt” singles down the third base line as KM won 3-2.

KM edges Burns for first win

KM pitcher Wil Sellers snags a pop fly in first inning of game with Burns Friday night at Lancaster Field.

In Kings Mountain High’s first two baseball games of the season, Alex Reynolds provided the power with five hits, including three doubles, in narrow losses to East Rutherford and Burns.

In Friday’s home opener at Lancaster Field, Reynolds’ big hits were two “swinging bunts” that provided the tying and winning runs in a 3-2 victory over Burns.

Burns carried a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Mountaineers tied the game on a slicing double just inside the right field foul line by Daniel Barrett, an error on Wil Sellers’ ground ball to short, and Reynolds’ swinging bunt that barely trickled down the third base line for a single.

Then, in the bottom of the seventh, a very similar play plated Zach Hegler with the winning run. Hegler had led off the inning with a walk and everybody was safe when Hegler beat the throw to second on Barrett’s hard sacrifice bunt attempt back to the mound.

The two pulled a double steal when Logan Stevens missed a third strike on another sacrifice bunt attempt.

Burns relief pitcher Alec Bivins intentionally walked Wil Sellers to load the bases. Reynolds trickled another roller down the third base line . Bivins made a play on the ball, but dropped it as Hegler sped by him for the winning run.

Reynolds also got the win on the mound as he was pressed into duty after starter Sellers felt a tingle in his elbow after retiring his fourth straight batter in the top of the second.

Reynolds, who started at first, and Sellers swapped positions. Reynolds went the rest of the way on the cold, windy evening, throwing 96 pitches and surviving a couple of anxious moments.

Burns’ Caleb Burnham walked, was wild-pitched to second and scored on a single to center by Brandon Alexander as the Bulldogs went on top 1-0 in the third inning.

Burns tallied an unearned run in the fourth to go up 2-0. A dropped fly ball in the outfield got the Bulldogs going and an errant pickoff attempt at first base allowed the run to score.

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Girls win first track meet

Kings Mountain’s Tico Crocker (front) takes the baton from teammate Najee Gist in Friday track meet at John Gamble Stadium.

KM cindermen open season with victory Kings Mountain High’s men’s track team opened its season Thursday at John Gamble Stadium with a victory over Big South opponents Hunter Huss and North Gaston.

The Mountaineers finished with 101 points to 44 for the Wildcats and 33 for the Huskies.

Cody Griffith and Justice Taylor were double-winners for the Mountaineers. Griffith won the shot put (42’3.5”) and the discus (115’11”). Taylor won the long jump (19’) and the triple jump (39’3”).

Other individual first place winners were Logan See Track, 2B

Kings Mountain High’s women’s track team opened its season Thursday at John Gamble Stadium with a victory over Hunter Huss and North Gaston.

The Lady Mountaineers finished with 105 points to 33 for the Huskies and 12 for North Gaston.

Fulbright won the 800 meter run. KM took all four places with Lovell running second, Wray third and Sikes fourth.

Whiteside won the shot put with a throw of 28’5”.

Stephens was second, Faythe Brown third and Pettis fourth.

Kings Mountain won nine individual events and one relay.

Radhika Patel, Annamarie Fulbright, Williams and Mackenzie Smith won the 4x800 meter relay in 13:57.

Chelsea George won the 110 hurdles in 19.20, with Erica Carpenter running second in 23.10.

Mackey won the 100 meter dash in 14.98 and Merriman was fourth at 15.74.

Sanders won the discus with a throw of 82 feet.

Emily Harris was second and Pettis fourth.

Betzaira Saenz won the long jump with a leap of 14’3”. Sarah Scism was second and Brittany Poeng fourth.

Adrienne Green won the high jump (4’2”) with Poeng finishing second.

Smith won the 1600 meter run in 5:17 with Cassie Morton running second and Patel third.

Carpenter won the 300 IM hurdles in 1:05.82. Fulbright was second.

Sarah Scism won the triple jump at 29’11” with Poeng finishing second and Hopper third.

Saenz, Hopper, Merriman and Mackey took second in the 4x100 meter relay. Bradshaw was second in the 400 meter dash. Merriman was second in the 200 meter dash.

Mariah Roberts and Jessica Lovell compete for Kings Mountain’s girls in opening season track meet Friday at Gamble Stadium.

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13 fall/winter teams earn scholar athlete status KMHS had 13 teams achieve scholar athlete status for the fall/winter seasons. In order to achieve this honor, teams must have an average unweighted GPA of 3.1 or higher.

TEAMS: Fall cheerleading - Wyneisha Bell, Taylor Blanton, Carsyn Bolin, Brianna Bowman, Sarah Bradshaw, Hannah Chapman, Jason Dawkins, Chelsea George, Kalin Gilbert, Octavia Gill, Emily Harris, Darla Hoyle, Chelsie Humphries, Brittany Lysek, Haley McDougal, Malasha Parker, Alayna Pearson, Hailey Rotenberry, Stephenie Wright.

Fall cross country men - Devin Ayscue, Will Boyles, Joshua Brucker, Noah Coleman, Jacob Ed-

mondson, Collin Foster, Bailey Goodson, Alexander Greene, William McGill.

Fall cross country women Spencer Burton, Erika Carpenter, Emily Crosue, Katie Ellis, Annamarie Fulbright, Sydney Morris, Radhika Patel, Mariah Roberts, Molly Short, Mackenzie Smith, Lori Williamson.

Women’s golf - Casey Johnson, Abbey Lail, Madison Lutz, Sarah Scism, Mara Woods.

Mens soccer - Tyler Batchler, Dylan Beaver, Nathan Bennett, Kenneth Bridges, Andrew Buchanan, Chandler Champion, Michael Cole, Michael Early, Weston Harmon, Tyler Herndon, Cameron Hord, Devin Hullender, Ryan Hullender, Adam Kiser,

Robert Lysek, Arrick Rithiphong, Maxillano Sappia Rodriguez, Jonmark Smith, Jordan Sweezy, Carver Warren, Dalton Worley, Jack Zyble.

Women’s tennis - Hannah Christenbury, Alyssa Greene, Tiffany Harris, Katie Holland, Jordan Hollifield, Madison Lutz, Hannah Mosley, Kayla Penner, Kayla Smith, Cheyanne Stirewalt, Sharda Whiteside.

Volleyball - Mary Asgari, Tyerah Blake, Olivia Blalock, Sarah Blalock, Kayla Bolt, Natalie Fedyschyn, Adrienne Green, Gracie Hunter, Lyndsey Murphey, Destinee Smith, Taquisha Smith, Jazmene Stevenson.

Men’s basketball - Reyshod Adams, Shawn Adams, Nicholas

Bolin, Cameron Bullock, Michael Cole, Solomon Hawkins, Nelson McClain, Phillip Quinn, Chad Sanders, William Sellers, Joshua Sherer, James Tillman.

Women’s basketball - Zoe Barnette, Ashley Chapman, Tionja Crumpton, Martha Edwards, Tiffany Harris, Dejona Hill, Talajah Hutchens, Eboni Morrison, Elizabeth Petty, Shadaiya Roberts, Taquisha Roberts, Tiffani Thompson, Alesia Wade.

Indoor track, men - Will Boyles, Noah Coleman, Baron Crawford, Michael Early, Jacob Edmondson, Jordan Ford, Collin Foster, Tyler Herndon, Vincent James, William McGill, Aaron Smith, Justice Taylor.

Indoor track, women - Erica

Carpenter, Annamarie Fulbright, Emily Harris, Jessica Lovell, Cassie Morton, Radhika Patel, Brittany Poeng, Betzaira Saenz, Taylor Sanders, Sarah Scism, Mackenzie Smith, Sharda Whiteside.

Men’s swimming - Ethan Anderson, Timothy Ausburn, Riley Brock, Jordan Bolin, Michael Cooke, James Current, Sean Downey, Mitchell Hardy, Brenner Martin, Ty’ree McCoy, Aaron Oakley, Zachery Saldo, Ethan Simmons, Austin Toney.

Women’s swimming - Erin Calhoun, Jordan Davis, Hannah Ellis, Kimberley Farris, Caroline Hardin, Lauren Lawson, Hunter McPherson, Baylee Stroup, Alyssa White, Bethany Wilson.

KMTD golf tourney May 3 at KM course The sixth annual Kings Mountain Touchdown Club Golf Tournament will be played Friday, May 3 at Kings Mountain Country Club.

The tournament is a fourperson captain’s choice and is limited to the first 30 registered teams.

There is a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

The cost is $60 per player and includes one mulligan, one red tee and lunch at

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Checks should be made payable to KM Touchdown Club and mailed to PO Box 2017, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

All hole sponsorships are tax deductible.

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Softball team beats Chase Kings Mountain High’s softball team pushed across six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Chase 8-7 in a non-conference game Friday at Lancaster Field #3.

Emily Bell drove in the winning run.

Mikeala Bell went 3-for4 with one RBI; Amber Goins was 2-for-4 with one RBI; and Molly Short was 2for-3 to lead the KM plate attack.

Miranda Ellis had two runs batted in and Emily Hester had one.

Reagan Childers went the rout on the mound. She scattered 10 hits and struck out two to record her second straight victory after an opening-season loss to South Caldwell.

KMMS tennis opens with win Kings Mountain Middle School opened its tennis season Monday with a 6-3 win over RS Central.

The Patriots have three returning players from last year and they are seeded as the top three. They are Landon Ervin, Carrigan Leatherman and Kayla Condrey.

Singles Ervin (KM) d. Poole 8-3; Kersey(RS) d. Leatherman 8-6; Condrey (KM) d.Parton 8-5; Skeith (KM) d. Bailey 8-5; Poteat RS) d. Fite 8-3; Sparks (KM) d. Vance 8-5.

Doubles Poole/Kersey (RS) d.

Ervin/Leatherman 8-5; Condrey/Skeith (KM) d. Parton/Bailey in tie-breaker; Fite/Belcher (KM) d.

Poteat/Vance 8-5.

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Sponsorships are available for $100 (gold), $50 (silver) and $25 (bronze). To

Players needed for alumni game The second annual Kings Mountain High School Alumni baseball game will be played Saturday, April 6 at Lancaster Field.

This year’s game will be dedicated to the memory of Coach Tony Leigh, who was an All-Conference baseball player for the Mountaineers in 1967 and who coached the Mountaineers from 19962002, posting 100 victories and taking his 1999 team three rounds in the state 3A playoffs.

The game will begin at 6 p.m. and batting practice will begin at 4 p.m. There will be a home run derby at 5:15.

All former baseball players wanting to play should call Drew Fulton at 704-8604068 or visit www.kmbaseball.com for information.

The player’s fee is $40.

All proceeds benefit the KMHS baseball program.

KMHS fifth in golf match Kings Mountain finished fifth in the first Big South 3A Conference golf match Monday at Green Meadows.

Forestview won with a 280 score, followed by South Point 292, Crest 327, North Gaston 334, KM 337 and Ashbrook 370.

Matt Shepard led the Mountaineers with an 82.

Steven Smith shot 83, Miles Robinson 86, Devin Heath 86, Zach Saldo 87 and Jacob Miller 101.

Will Long of Forestview was medalist with a 67.

Sports This Week Wednesday, March13 4 p.m. - High school tennis, Lincolnton at Kings Mountain.

5 p.m. - High school softball, Bandys at Kings Mountain.

Thursday, March 14 4 p.m. - High school track, KMHS at Crest Charger Relays.

Friday, March 15 4:30 - High school baseball, Kings Mountain at Shelby (JV/V).

Saturday, March 16 2:30 - High school soccer, Kings Mountain vs. RS Central at Burns Showcase.

Monday, March 18 2 p.m. - High school golf, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss (Crowders Mountain).

5 p.m. - High school soccer, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss (JV/V).

Tuesday, March 19 4 p.m. - High school tennis, Forestview at Kings Mountain 4:30 - High school baseball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss (JV/V).

6 p.m. - High school softball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss.

Kings Mountain’s Shad Johnson rounds third base and heads for home in JV baseball game with Burns Friday at Lancaster Field. A late KM comeback attempt fell short and Burns held on 6-5.

KM kickers fall to Wave in Cup final Kings Mountain High’s women’s soccer team lost to Ashbrook 2-0 in the championship game of the Gazette Cup Saturday night at Ashbrook.

Kings Mountain defeated South Point 1-0 and Crest 21 to reach the championship game.

Jamie Slater’s second half goal off an assist from Lyndsey Barnes was the only score at South Point on Monday night. “The girls played well against a very good South Point team,� noted KM Coach Erik Price.

At Crest on Thursday, the Lady Mountaineers trailed 10 until the final 11 minutes.

Slater assisted the tying goal by Lauren Dellinger.

With two minutes remaining, Jada Mauney was fouled and Barnes scored the winning goal.

Mikayla Price and Jada Mauney were selected to the all-tournament team.

KM opened its conference season Tuesday with a 2-0 loss to South Point.

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From Page 1B McGill in the 1600 meter run (5:21), Collin Foster in the 3200 meter run (12:01), Dawkins in the 110m hurdles and Josh Beheler in the pole vault (9’).

KM’s 4x100m relay team finished first in 47.13.

Finishing second for the Mountaineers were the 4x800 and 4x400 relay teams, J. Dawkins in the 300m hurdles, McGill in the 800 meter run, Trevin Torres

BASEBALL: Edges Burns 3-2 From Page 1B After that, though, Reynolds and his defense retired nine Bulldogs in a row before Burnham beat out a grounder to short with two away in the top of the seventh.

Reynolds gave up only three hits and fanned two.

Kings Mountain was held at bay over the first four innings by Burns pitcher Brandon Alexander. He gave up only two hits and struck out seven.

The Mountaineers had better fortune against the side-armer, Bivins, getting three hits and taking advantage of three walks and two Burns errors.

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KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY COUNCIL meets last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 W. Gold St.

JOHN GRUBB & THE FULL QUIVER – will be in concert Friday, March 29, 2013 from, 10 – 11 a.m. in the Nutrition Site at the Patrick Senior Center. For more information, visit www.thefullquiver.com

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.

BAKE SALE CHANGE IN DATE - The craft bazaar and bake sale scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd, at the Patrick Senior Center has been cancelled. The bake sale has been rescheduled to take place on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 in the lobby area of the center. Bake sale will start at 9:00 a.m. and go until 1:00 p.m. or until most items are sold. The craft bazaar will be scheduled at a later time.

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KINGS MOUNTAIN ROTARY CLUB Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St.

MEMORY BEAR WORKSHOP – 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 RSVP to 704-487-4677 ext. 166 if you plan to attend.

Tuesday, March 19, 9:00am - Noon or 4:00pm - 7:00pm Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building

SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY – Meets every first Thursday 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.

KINGS MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S CLUB – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street.

EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR KINGS MOUNTAIN 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.

KM KIWANIS CLUB – Meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Community Room (lower level) at the Mauney Memorial Library, South Piedmont Ave. KM LIONS CLUB– Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Linwood Restaurant, 805 Cleveland Ave. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: Kings Mountain: Christ the King Catholic Church, 714 Stone St., 6:30 p.m., meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

Contact: Mary (704) 482-8690; Lincolnton: Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2639 N. Carolina 150, 10:30 a.m. – Noon, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, hut in back, Contact: Robbie (704) 616-2630; Shelby: Cleveland County Memorial Library, 103 Howie Drive, Call for meeting times, Contact: Robbie (704) 6162630.

You may also call the ReachLine & Information at (704) 319-1625, or go to www.oa.org. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for membership. The groups are self-supporting.

Patrick Senior Center WHAT ARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES? – Journey – Partnership for End-of-Life Issues invites you to Coffee and Conversation with Len Byers, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Patrick Center or Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Neal Center in Shelby. Both locations are from noon – 1 p.m. There will be light refreshments and the event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted.

S.H.O.P items for the month of March are spaghetti noodles and two pounds of sugar.

These items are for the Crisis Ministry of Kings Mountain and can be dropped off in the front lobby of the Patrick Center. You do not have to be a senior to contribute to this project.

LET’S TALK ABOUT HEARING – Thursday, March 21, 9 a.m. in Conference Room 1, Dr. Sharon Ehrenberg will share information on hearing loss, how it affects your

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Hospice Training Class - Hospice training is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about hospice care and the services provided to the community. This 12-hour course is free and there is no obligation to volunteer. To get credit for the entire course, you will need to attend all days at one of the times offered. For more information, contact ext. 111.

March 25, 26, and 28, 2013 9:30am 1:30pm or 5:30pm - 9:30pm Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building Southern Arts Society 2013 Student Art Exhibition “Young ‘EYE’deas” featuring juniors and seniors from Burns, Crest, Kings Mountain and Shelby, March 8 - 15 All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Kings Mountain Art Center (the old depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave., 704-7395585. Events are free unless noted otherwise. Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 – 4.

Museum In March the museum is celebrating National Women’s History Month and has scheduled the following programs: March 1 – March 31: Home Made: Aprons from the Area The display will showcase antique aprons belonging to residents of the Kings Mountain area.

Saturday, April 13th 10am-4pm: KMHM Spring Fling The annual daylong event will feature living history demonstrations from the 38th North Carolina Civil War re-enactment group. Other events for the day include a performance by the Log Cabin String Band and a reading of Civil War letters by Joy W. Sparrow from the book Sparrows’ Nest of Letters, edited by Joy W. Sparrow at 10:30am.

Kings Mountain Historical Museum is OPEN Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm.

The cost of admission is free, however donations are appreciated. All donations go towards supporting the museum’s mission of informing the public of the history of the City of Kings Mountain and surrounding areas by preserving and exhibiting the 19th and early 20th century collection

Library Events All events, unless other wise listed will be at the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain.

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES @ MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013, 3:30-5:00, Intro to Computers Thursday,Mar. 21, 2013, 3:30-5:00, Ipads Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2013, 3:30-5:00, Intro to Internet Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013, 3:30-5:00, Intro to Computers

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Your guide to area events

Call 704-739-2371 option 3 to reserve your place.

PRE-SCHOOL 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 704-739-2371 and choose option 2 for more information.

Gaston College FREE NOTARY PUBLIC TRAINING – The Notary Training course is required to obtain a commission as a Notary Public in North Carolina or as a refresher course. Preregistration and pre-payment is required for this course a minimum of five business days prior to the class start date.

Annual Morris Library Magazine Sale will be held Feb. 25 - March 22at the Morris Library, Dallas Campus. Older magazines will be discarded. Many titles are not only great for pleasure reading, but for school projects, craft ideas, recipes, and more. The cost is $1 each. Be sure to bring correct change. For a listing of magazine titles, visit the library’s website: http://www.gaston.edu/library/pdfs/periodicallist.pdf. For more information, call 704.922.6358.

Blood Drive Blood Drives - Tuesday, March 19, 1:30pm-6:00pm, Swooger’s 1016 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain Thursday, March 21, 3:00pm-7:00pm, Woodbridge HOA, 1115 Stoney Point Road, Kings Mountain

Special Events POTATO PROJECT SCHEDULE - Lots of volunteers are needed for Sat., Mar. 16.

We plan to plant at S. Williams property on Metcalf Rd. This is a very large plot. Come out and bring a friend.

Kings Mountain 15th Annual “CHAMBER BUSINESS SHOWCASE” – Feb. 19 March 15. This year’s theme is “The Business of Art.” Kickoff will be Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. with lots of fun, food, music, award presentation and door prizes.

Owl’s Eye Winery – Poor Horatio will return to Owl’s Eye on Friday, March 15.

This is a 3 piece, Shelby based band consisting of veteran musicians Josh Hamrick (bass guitar, lead vocals), Chris Greene (percussion) and Scott Owens (guitar, vocals).

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION – There will be a workshop on Monday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. for men interested in joining the Sons of the American Revolution. A chapter of this organization is in the process of being formed in Kings Mountain and interested men are invited to attend the workshop which will be held in the Fellowship Hall at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Cr., Kings Mountain. For more information, please contact Doyle Campbell at 704-739-5485.

POST-POLIO SUPPORT GROUP – The Cleveland County Post-Polio Support Group will hold the March meeting at the Mayflower Restaurant Monday, March 18 at

6 p.m. The restaurant is located on Hwy. 74 East, in Shelby. The program will be presented by Mike Shoupe, Account Executive for the Healthy at Home Agency, with special emphasis on power mobility and complex rehabilitation.

If you are a polio survivor, please plan to attend. Feel free to bring a caregiver with you. If you are not a polio survivor, please pass this message to anyone you know who is a survivor.

For more information you may contact Janet Walker at 704-692-6249.

THE CULTURE OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC in North Carolina: My Life as an Accidental Bluegrass Musician with John Santa - award-winning video producer, musician, author, teacher, and storyteller examines the rich history and heritage of bluegrass music in the Tar Heel State.

The event will be held in the auditorium, Gaston County Public Library, 1555 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. It is free and appropriate for adults and high school students.

Reservations are not needed except for organized groups to ensure seating. 704-6742015.

City of Kings Mountain annual EASTER EGG HUNT - Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. at the Children’s Playground at the YMCA on Highway 161 (Cleveland Avenue). The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to begin the egg hunt. Participants should bring a basket and camera.

The Easter Bunny will “hop around town” and visit various daycare centers, assisted living centers and the Patrick Senior Center on Thursday, March 28.

For additional information, call 704-7340333 or visit www.cityofkm.com.

VFW POST 9811 ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT – Saturday, March 30 from noon – 5 p.m. The VFW Post 9811 will host an Easter celebration that’s fun for the whole family. There will be free hot dogs, followed by an egg hunt for the kids, child friendly games and prizes, face painting, an Easter basket raffle and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Come join in the fun at 3800 Margrace Rd. in Kings Mountain.

DINNER FOR CANCER SURVIVORS - The City of Kings Mountain chapter of Relay for Life is hosting an evening of fun, food and more on April 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Love’s Fish Box has generously agreed to cater the event and there will be a guest speaker, prizes and more.This is an invitation to anyone who has survived cancer and a guest of their choice.

All you need to do is contact Relay for Life with your name and address so that they can send you an invitation.

You can register @ http://www.relayforlife.org/, Call Amy @ 704-692-4637, or reach them on Facebook @ Cityofkm RelayforLife ZUMBA - Every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, 7 p.m., Kings Mountain National Guard Armory, 300 Phifer Road. Instructor is Jennifer Stacey.

How To Contact Us To have your events listed on the Go Page, contact the Herald by coming by our office at 700 East Gold Street, by calling us at 704-739-7496, or by email at lib.kmher ald@gmail.com.

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Fruit Trees, Blueberries, Grapes, Muscadines, Raspberries & Blackberries

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KM swimmers receive awards The Kings Mountain High School 2012-2013 swim team held its annual swimming banquet Sunday, March 10 at Mi Pueblitos.

The team this year achieved scholar team status with an average GPA of 3.5.

Pictured at left are the swimmers that made All-Big South Conference. Left to right are Riley Brock, Devin Heath, Alyssa White and Austin Toney. Not pictured, Ethan Anderson.

The most valuable swimmer awards went to Austin Toney and Alyssa White. Rookies of the Year were Riley Brock and Bethany Wilson. Coaches Awards went to Mitchell Hardee and Timothy Ausburn.

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Classified Ads FREE ADS! FREE ADS! Have something to sell (under $100) or give away? Just fill out the form below & run your ad for FREE! Home for Sale or Rent MOBILE HOMES AND APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN KINGS MOUNTAIN-Prices starting at $100/week. Call 704-739-4417 or (evening) 704-7391425. (tfn) KM MOBILE HOME for RENT on Linwood Rd – Recently remodeled throughout. Very nice & clean. 2 BR & 2 BA. References required and background check. $425/mth + Deposit.

704-7395319 or 704-685-2562. (tfn)

Land For Sale PRICES REDUCED! Lease with option to purchase, MH lots Cleveland & Rutherford Co. some with water and septic, owner financing.

Call Bryant Realty 704567-9836 or w w w. b r y a n t r e alty.org. (3/13)

Misc. For Sale CAMPER COVER $40, Fits Chevy S10 Shortbed. Call: 704-

734-1603. (3/13) Couch, cafĂŠ table and four chairs, chest of drawers for sale.

Call (704) 4193419. (tfn)

Public Auction NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE – Thursday, MARCH 21, 2013 – 10:00 am at Cherryville Self Storage, 300 W. Main St., Cherryville, N.C. Notice is hereby given that various items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of a lien for unpaid rent, at the self storage facility.

Rain date – March 22, 2013. UNIT CO75 – Camille C. Huffman, 102 Lily St., Cherryville; UNIT C114 – Jeannie Vandenberg, 400 W. Academy, Cherryville; UNIT

211- Deborah M. Henley, 100 Hidden Valley, Cherryville; and UNIT C408 – Harry J. Widmann, 306 Doc Wehunt Rd., Cherryville.

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Wanted to Buy CASH ON THE SPOT! Will buy tools or building full of merchandise, or pictures, or anything of value.

(704)300 – 0827 or (704)300 – 7676.

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Pets FREE Adorable, sweet, shy Collie Mix Puppy needs a loving good home.

Please call: 7048 3 0 - 7 2 5 4 .

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Found FOUND – TENT found in a yard on Shelby Road in KM. Call 704-739-3856 to identify.

Auto Black Toyota Avalon 2011 Model ( Limited ) for sale at a very cheap and affordable Price. VIN: 4T1BK3DB4BU417 113, Engine: 3.5L V6 24V MPFI DOHC, Mileage: 4,701.

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Yard Sale CHERRYVILLE YARD SALE from 8 am -1 pm and hot dog sale on March 16th at 1101 W. Carroll St., Ext., to benefit Girl Scouts.

Help Wanted

PATROL OFFICER POSITION - City of Bessemer City Police Department is now accepting applications for 4 full time patrol officers until the positions are filled. Duties include patrolling, investigations, traffic control, apprehending suspects, and executing related assignments in accordance with the departmental policy and state and federal law.

Qualifications for this position are a high school graduate or equivalent; applicant must be a U.S. citizen, a N.C. certified police officer and have a valid N.C. driver's license; Applicant must undergo a thorough background investigation including a physical exam, a

psychological exam, criminal record check, polygraph, and a drug screen. Salary is 33,000 to 35,00 DOE. An application and a job description can be obtained at the Bessemer City Hall, 132 W. Virginia Ave., Bessemer City, NC 28016. EOE. (3/06 & 3/13) SECRETARY WANTED - Freeman Gas has an opening for a Secretary in its Gastonia office. Applicant must have experience with computers, service and sales. Excellent Benefits – Insurance, 401k, Vacation, Paid Holidays.

Apply in person at 134 Roechling Dr. from 8 am – 5 pm, call 704-922-8558.

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Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Having qualified on the 19th day of February, 2013 as Executrix of the Estate of OPAL ARVITA FOSTER WOODY, deceased, late of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned Patrenia Whitaker, Executrix, on or before 13th day of June, 2013, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This is the 13th day of March, 2013.

Patrenia Whitaker, Executrix Estate of: Opal Arvita Foster Woody 806 2nd Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 KMH3519 (3/13, 20, 27 & 4/03/13)

CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 – 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL CASE NO. CUR-1-2-13 Timothy Goode, Sr., is requesting to rezone property located at approximately Goodall Drive from Residential 10 (R-10) to Conditional Use Residential 20 (CU-R20). The property may also be identified as Tax Map 4-42, Block 1, Lot 30, Parcel 61172.

A list of uses permitted in the specific application may be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call 704-7344595 for additional information.

You are welcome to attend the City Council meeting on March 25, 2013 at 6:00 pm to express your opinion on the application.

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That’s why I bought Life Insurance, because from the moment I held her I wanted to secure her future in case I couldn’t always be there for her. Because it’s not about my life, it’s about hers.

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NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CLEVELAND COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 12 SP 351 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM HOWARD DEAN DAWKINS AND DAWN W. DAWKINS, DATED NOVEMBER 19, 2001, RECORDED IN BOOK 1315, PAGE 2382, RERECORDED IN BOOK 1334, PAGE 152 CLEVELAND COUNTY REGISTRY Pursuant to an order entered February 19, 2013, in the Superior Court for Cleveland County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (“Deed of Trust�), the undersigned 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 MARCH 19, 2013 AT 10:00 A.M. the real estate and the improvements thereon secured 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: Located in the Southern part of the City of Shelby, on the East side of South Lafayette Street and the South side of Farris Street; being Lots Nos. 30 through 33 of the LILY MILLS COMPANY property as shown on a private plat, not of record; and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake at a point where the South edge of Farris Street intersects the East edge of South Lafayette Street, this being the Northwest corner of Lot No. 30; and runs thence with the South line of Farris Street, South 32-13 East 115 feet to an iron stake in the South edge of said street; thence continu-

ing with the said street in a Southeasterly direction 35.20 feet to an iron stake, corner of Lot No. 30; thence South 57-47 West 102.90 feet to an iron stake, corner between Lots Ns. 33 and 34; thence with the North line of Lot No. 34, North 32-13 West 150 feet to an iron stake, corner of Lot No. 34 in the East edge of South Lafayette Street; thence with the East edge of South Lafayette Street, North 57-47 East 100 feet to the place of BEGINNING. This property is conveyed subject to the right of the owner of Lot 34 (shown on private plat above-referenced) to have the privilege of using a reasonable portion of Lot 33 for a driveway and garage location in the future. Also conveyed herein is all right, title and interest to ordinances by the City of Shelby vacating streets, which ordinances are recorded in Book 1009, Page 313 and Book 1008, Page 75 of the Cleveland County Registry.

For title reference, see deed of record in Book 1257, Page 972 of the Cleveland County Registry.

In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 4521.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The record owner(s) of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof is Dawn W. Dawkins.

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 be-

came 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 abovedescribed 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 7A308(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 19th day of February, 2013. /s/ John Fletcher III, Esq. Guthrie, Davis, Henderson & Staton 719 East Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28203-5113 KMH3516 (3/06 & 13/13)

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■ BRIEFS Sons of American Revolution sets March workshop

free milkshake from the Kings Mountain business.

There will be a workshop on Monday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. for men interested in joining the Sons of the American Revolution. A chapter of this organization is in the process of being formed in Kings Mountain and interested men are invited to attend the workshop in the Fellowship Hall at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Cr., Kings Mountain. For more information, please contact Doyle Campbell at 704-7395485.

Bake sale set for March 22 The craft bazaar and bake sale scheduled for Saturday, March 23, at the Patrick Senior Center has been rescheduled to Friday, March 22 in the lobby area of the center.

Bake sale will start at 9:00 a.m. and go until 1:00 p.m. or until most items are sold.

The craft bazaar will be scheduled at a later time.

Please watch in paper and newsletter for new day and time.

Blood drive is March 19 The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at Swooger’s on Shelby Road Tuesday, March 19. Donors will be processed from 1:30-6 p.m.

Jill Smith, Cleveland County Red Cross Chapter volunteer, says that donors giving a pint of blood will receive a

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City Easter Egg hunt is March 30 The City of Kings Mountain will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. at the Children’s Playground at the YMCA on Highway 161 (Cleveland Avenue).

Activities will include a petting zoo, games, storytelling, baby bunnies and peeps, and activities for the children. For the egg hunt, one gold egg will be mixed in with the other eggs in each age category. Each child that finds the golden egg will receive a $25 gift certificate from “Toys R’ Us”. The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to begin the egg hunt.

Richard White receives key to Alexander County Kings Mountain native and retired Alexander County teacher-coach Richard White was recently presented the Key to Alexander County at a meeting of the Alexander Country Board of Commissioners.

White's wife of 58 years, Barbara, and their son Mark were in attendance.

Coach White spent over 40 years in education in Alexander County. His first teaching job was at Taylorsville

High School where he served as an assistant football coach under another Kings Mountain native, the late Bill Cashion.

White coached both boys and girls sports at Taylorsville High, Alexander Central High and at Taylorsville, Hiddenie and East Alexander junior highs.

He also served as an assistant principal and Summer School Principal for many years. After retirement he helped

Mauney Memorial Library, the YMCA and Cleveland County Childcare Connections will also be participating in the event. Participants should also bring a basket and camera.

The Easter Bunny will “hop around town” and visit various daycare centers, assisted living centers and the Patrick Senior Center on Thursday, March 28. For additional information, call 704-734-0333 or visit www.cityofkm.com.

HOW TO REACH US Contact the Herald by coming by the office at 700 E. Gold St.; call 704-7397496, fax 704-739-0611 or Email lib.kmherald@gmail. com

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Talking it Over Kings Mountain High women’s softball coach Craig Short gathers his starters for a brief pep talk prior to recent game at Lancaster Field #3. The Lady Mountaineers are off to a 3-1 start and host Bandys today.

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The commissioners presented Coach White a plaque which reads: "The Alexander County Board of Commissioners bestows this Key to the County upon Richard O. White in recognition of his dedicated service to his church, the Alexander County School system, and the citizens of Alexander County."

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The boys and girls of summer

After a lengthy delay because of cold, wet weather the Kings Mountain High spring sports teams finally got their seasons underway last week. In photos above, Kings Mountain third baseman Andrew Moore (left) gets ready to field a hot grounder off the bat of a Burns player; and in right photo first-year head coach Matt Bridges gives his team a pregame pep talk. In bottom left photo Wil Sellers of the Mountaineers fires a fast ball as a Burns runner takes a lead off first base; and photo Emily Bell takes her turn at bat for the Lady Mountaineers softball team.

By JIM MILLER Editor

Employment Resources for Older Job Seekers Dear Savvy Senior, What resources can you recommend to help older job seekers? I’m 62 and have been out of work for nearly a year now and need some help.

Looking For Work Dear Looking, While the U.S. job market has improved slightly over the past year or so, challenges persist for many older job seekers. Fortunately, there are a number of free online tools and in-person training centers scattered across the country today that can help you find employment. Here’s what you should know.

Online Resources: If you have Internet access, there are a number of 50-andolder online employment networks that can help you connect with companies that are interested in hiring older workers.

Two of the best are workreimagined.org, a resource developed by AARP that combines career advice, job listings and online discussion tied to LinkedIn’s professional networking platform. And retirementjobs.com, which offers a job search engine that lists thousands of jobs nationwide from companies that are actively seeking

workers over the age of 50. It also provides job-seeking tips and advice, helps with resume writing and allows you to post your resume online for companies to find you.

Some other good 50-plus job seeking sites to try are workforce50.com, retiredbrains.com, retireeworkforce.com, and encore.org a resource that helps older workers find meaningful work in the second half of life.

In-Person Help: Another good place to get help finding a job is at a Career One-Stop center. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, these are free job resource centers that can help you explore career options, search for jobs, find training, write a resume, prepare for an interview and much more. There are around 3,000 of these centers located throughout the country. To find one near you, call 877-348-0502 or go to careeronestop.org.

Depending on your financial situation, another program that may help is the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Also sponsored by the Department of Labor, SCSEP offers access to training and part time job placements in a wide variety of community service positions such as day care

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centers, senior centers, governmental agencies, schools, hospitals, libraries and landscaping centers. To qualify, participants must be over 55, unemployed and have poor employment prospects.

To learn more or locate a program in your area visit www.doleta.gov/seniors or call 877-872-5627.

Work at Home: If you’re interested in working at home, there are many opportunities depending on your skills, but be careful of rampant work-at-home scams that offer big paydays without much effort.

Some of the more popular work-athome jobs include “customer service agents” who fields calls from their employers’ customers and prospective customers – you don’t place telemarketing calls. Agents earn an average of $8 to $15 an hour and many also receive incentives and commission, too. To find these jobs see arise.com, alpineaccess.com, liveops.com and workingsolutions.com.

If you have good typing skills there are “transcriptionist” jobs that pay around $10 per hour for typing verbatim accounts of board meetings, presentations, conference calls, etc. Companies that hire transcriptionists are tigerfish.com,

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And if you have a college degree, online “tutoring” or “proofreading” jobs are always available. See tutor.com to find tutoring opportunities which pay between $10 and $15 per hour. Or, if you have some writing or editing experience, proofreading pays $12 to $20 per hour.

See firstediting.com and cactusglobal.com to look for proofreading jobs.

For more work at home ideas and resources, see retiredbrains.com and click on the “Work from Home” tab on the left side of the page.

Start a Business: If you’re interested in starting a small business but could use some help getting started, the U.S. Small Business Administration offers tips, tools and free online courses that you can access at sba.gov.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.

Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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