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Lt. Col. Maury Williams of the NC Army National Guard, left, and Mayor Rick Murphrey carry a wreath of flowers to lay at the Veterans Memorial. AT RIGHT, Frank Williams flies an American flag for his 1-year-old great grandson, Lance Abrams, as his son, Lt. Col. Maury Williams (not pictured) of the NC Army National Guard gives the keynote address at the city's Memorial Day service. TOP LEFT, Two-year-old Braylin Abrams flies an American flag.

PHOTOS by EMILY WEAVER

We ‘celebrate the memory’ ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Memorial Day is more than the first unofficial beginning of summer with pool openings, cookouts and a holiday from work, speakers reminded the crowd at Monday's 10 a.m. ceremony in Veterans Park of Mountain Rest Cemetery. It's a day of reverence and renewal of patriotism, service and sacrifice.

A stark reminder that our country is still at war, the day is not only a solemn remembrance of those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice but a day to "celebrate the memory," said Lt. Col. Maury Williams in his keynote address.

“We should thank God (on Memorial Day) that such men (who died in battle) lived.”

- General George Patton Commander of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion for the N.C. National Guard headquartered in Raleigh, Williams is a decorated soldier of 27 years. Williams' family joined the speaker and local families for the service at which Mayor Rick Murphrey gave the welcome address and the KM

Police Department Honor Guard advanced and retired the colors.

Piper Jane Gulden and soloist Shana Adams presented special music and bugler Paul Fulton played "Taps." Sheriff Alan Norman led the pledge of REMEMBERING, 7A

Unemployment rate now, lowest it’s been in four years

A Red Letter Day

El Bethel’s 200th birthday Sunday ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

They worshipped in a brush arbor 200 years ago and their first house of worship, "the little log church in the woods" in 1812 was of logs and crude handmade benches.

Sunday, the 176 members of El Bethel United Methodist Church will celebrate the church's 200th anniversary at a 10:45 a.m. worship service. Bishop Larry Goodpaster, of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference, will fill the pulpit and offer congratulations to a church congregation which has grown not only in numbers but occupies a beautiful sanctuary, fellowship building, playground, and adjoining cemetery, a landmark for the community. The worship service will include special music followed by a picnic lunch at noon.

At 1 p.m. the congregation will open the cornerstone which was last opened 50 years ago. Friends and former members are invited EL BETHEL, 7A

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Sandra Wilson, Rev. Tom Jolly, pastor, and Jeanne Ware, left to right, are among members of the 200th celebration committee of El Bethel United Methodist Church readying for Sunday's observance.

Cleveland County's unemployment rate fell to 9.8 percent in April, the first time in four years the county has been below 10 percent.

Although above the state-wide rate of 9.4% (seasonally adjusted and 9.1% non-seasonally adjusted) the jobless rate showed a full percentage point drop from March.

"Great news," says county commissioner Ronnie Hawkins.

Freddie Harrill, West Regional Liaison for US Senator Kay Hagan (NC) emailed county officials Tuesday "Good Work Y'all."

Dale Carroll, NC Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary, said that the number of workers employed (not seasonally adjusted) increased in April by 14,542 to 4,212,226 while those unemployed decreased 24,714 to 421,197. Since April 2011 the number of workers unemployed decreased 42,802, wile those employed increased 35,770.

Thirty-two counties were at or below the state's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.1%. Unemployment rates fell in 93 of the state's 100 counties over the month, increased in three counties and remained the same in four counties.

Unemployment rates decreased in all 14 Metropolitan Statistical areas for the second consecutive month.

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Gail Adams SHELBY - Gail Holland Adams, 67, of 211 Christopher Rd., wife of Clyde Adams, died May 27, 2012.

The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at ClayBarnette Funeral Home Chapel in Shelby, interment following in Cleveland Memorial Park.

John E. Evans SHELBY - John Edward Evans, 74, of 1706 Country Garden Dr., died May 24, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

The funeral service was conducted Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 5 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby, interment following in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Geneva Guthrie KINGS MOUNTAIN Mrs. Geneva Gregory Guthrie, 100, of 148 Putnam Lake Rd., died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at home.

A native of Gordon, Ga., she was the daughter of the late John Harvey and Ollie Green Foster and was also preceded in death by her two husbands, Garnet T. Gregory and Willard Guthrie; two sisters and three brothers.

Surviving are two sons, Garnet T. Gregory II and wife, Sally of Port Lavaca, TX and William Foster Gregory and wife, Christine, of Crystal River, FL; two daughters, Anita Gregory Letts and husband, Manny of Myrtle Beach, SC and Jeanne Gregory Winn and husband, Tom, of Kings Mountain; stepdaughter, Linda Guthrie Gibson and husband, Johnny, of Laurinburg; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 4 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. Rev. Steve McCranie officiated and interment was in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN. The family received friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.

Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.

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She was retired from First National Bank as a loan processor and a member of Christian Freedom Baptist Church.

The family will hold a private service at a later date.

Matt Hutchinson SHELBY - Matthew Leonard Hutchinson, 41, owner of The Weld Shop Inc., died May 23, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

The funeral was held Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Chapel. Private family burial was held in Shelby’s Sunset Cemetery.

Philip Lawson Sr. KINGS MOUNTAIN Philip A. Lawson Sr., 87, resident of 1240 Second St., died May 29, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

He was born in Jonesville, VA to the late Dillard B. Lawson and Ada Phillips Lawson and was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.

Mr. Lawson was retired from Sadie Mills in Kings Mountain after 20 years of service. He served in the United States Navy during World War II on the USS Blackhawk in the Pacific Theatre.

Surviving are his wife of 65 1/2 years, Betty Moses Lawson of the home; sons, Philip A. Lawson Jr. and wife, Debra and Harvey Dean Lawson, all of Kings Mountain daughters, Linda L. Ellis and husband Benjamin, Rita L. Roberts and husband, Kenneth, all of Kings Mountain; and Shirley L. Kirby and husband, Howard, of Gaffney, SC; brothers, Clyde T. Lawson and Johnny Lawson, both of Kings Mountain, and Bill Lawson of Granite Falls; sister, Bessie Martin of Kings Mountain; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. Rev. Clyde T. Lawson will officiate and interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012 prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home.

A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is in charge of arrangements.

Harris Funeral Home Hilda Lefevers KINGS MOUNTAIN Hilda I. Lefevers, 83, resident of Kings Mountain, wife of J. D. Lefevers, died May 25, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital.

The graveside service was held Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery with Rev. James Lockridge officiating and burial in Mountain Rest Cemetery.

Bill Lovelace GROVER James William “Bill” Lovelace, 89, resident of Grover and recently of Summit Place in Kings Mountain, peacefully passed away May 27, 2012 at Hospice House of Kings Mountain.

He was born in Cleveland County to the late William Greenberry and Lula Allen Lovelace and was also preceded in death by brothers, Sylvester, Chivous, Roscoe, Sidney and Frank Lovelace and sister, Marsilla Proctor.

He was a mechanic and ret i r e d f r o m Kings Mount a i n Mica.

He was a faithf u l member of Fist Baptist Church of Grover and enjoyed spending time with his family and working in his garden.

Surviving are his wife of 68 years Barbara Van Dyke Lovelace of Kings Mountain; son, Edward Lovelace and wife, Brenda of Kings Mountain and grandchildren, Todd Lovelace and wife, Kelly, of Kings Mountain and Erin Lovelace and husband, Daven Hunsicker of Asheville; great-grandchildren: Erin Thompson and husband, Neil, Samantha Rikard and Luke Rikard; great-great granddaughter Kaytlin Thompson, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The Celebration of Life service will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Grover First Baptist Church. Rev. John Barnhardt will officiate and interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain.

The family received friends Tuesday evening, May 29, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or First Baptist Church, PO Box 237, Grover, NC 28073.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Hospice and Summit Place for their special care of our father and grandfather.

A guest register is available at www.Harrisfunerals.com.

Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC was in charge of arrangements.

Harris Funeral Home Lib Plonk Mercer ALEXANDRIA, VA Elizabeth (Lib) Plonk Mercer, 90, was gracious, spirited, generous, and a friend to everyone. She enjoyed travel, theatre, antiques, books, swimm i n g a n d chocolate.

The daughter of Rufus Grier and Grace Berry Plonk, Lib grew up in Kings

Mountain. She was a beautiful young woman, interested in drama and the arts. She attended the Plonk School of Creative Arts, starred in several high school and college plays, and won competitive reading awards. In high school, she was voted “best looking” in her senior class.

She attended Virginia Intermont and Lenoir Rhyne Colleges, graduating in 1943 with a degree in primary education. Working with children was one of her joys, and she taught elementary school in North Carolina for 5 years.

Lib and her husband Jim met in Kings Mountain in 1939, and were married August 4th 1943. As an Army wife at assignments in the United States and Germany, Lib volunteered for women’s club and chapel activities, and for her daughter’s school functions. After settling in Alexandria, VA in 1969, she was a member of the Army Officers’ Wives’ Club of the Greater Washington Area, Vienna Newcomers’ and the DAR. She also held several offices and chair positions in the Quartermaster Wives’ Club, including president.

Lib’s faith was a very important part of her life. She was a member of the Ft. Myer Chapel congregation for over 40 years, where she attended Sunday School and Bible Study, and served as a member of the Parish Council. She also coordinated the chapel Meals on Wheels program, chapel hostesses, and an annual cookie drive for D.C. area soldiers who worked Christmas holidays.

Lib was a passionate bridge player. She learned to play in college, and later became a member of the American Contract Bridge League, earning her Life Master points at a very early age. She and her partners won at local, regional and national levels.

Lib loved spending her summers at Lake Montonia with family and childhood friends. Her grandfather was one of the builders of the lake, and she and her husband Jim own a cabin there.

She was a member of the Kings Mountain First Presbyterian Church and an avid supporter of the Kings Mountain Little Theatre.

Lib passed away at her home in Alexandria, VA on Monday, May 14, 2012 of congestive heart failure. She was preceded in death by her older brother Hank Plonk, her younger sister Lenora “Nook” Plonk Lackey, and her niece Libby Lackey Powell. She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, retired Army Colonel Jim Mercer, her daughter Peggy Mercer of Alexandria, VA, her brother, R.G. Plonk, Jr. and his wife Frances of Shelby, her nephew Robert Lackey who is living in Dallas, TX, and her nephew Tim Powell and grandnieces April and Stephanie Powell of Lawndale.

Lib’s life was celebrated on Tuesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. at the Ft. Myer Old Post Chapel in Arlington, VA. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery following the service. Visitation was at Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home in Alexandria, VA from 4 until 7 p.m. on Monday, July 30, 2012.

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The Town of Grover will hold public hearing on the proposed 2012-2013 budget Monday night at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Town Clerk Tricia Willis and Mayor J. D. Ledford will make the budget presentation.

POLICE

ARRESTS MAY 18: Wendy Renee Smiley, 39, Gaffney, SC, larceny and possession stolen goods, $500 bond, secured.

MAY 18: Charles Thomas Phillips, 27, 7 Bennett Dr., intoxicated and disruptive, resist, delay, obstruct, $2500 bond, secured.

MAY 20: A 17-year-old male was charged with communicating threats and injury to personal property. $2500 bond, secured.

MAY 20: Johnathan Eric Payne, 31, 208 N. Dilling St., felony larceny of firearm, felony possession firearm and felony possession of stolen firearm, $25,000 bond, secured.

He was also charged with resisting public officer.

MAY 25: Kate Michelle McDaniel, 25, 11D Heather Lane, five counts forgery of endorsement, a felony, five counts uttering forged endorsement, felony, larceny, secured bond.

MAY 25: Hope Celeste Vizcarrando, 38, Topeka, Ks., fugitive warrant, felony, no bond.

MAY 26: Fredrick Anthony Smith, 54, 513 S. Cherokee St., assault on female.

MAY 26: Jeffrey Tyrone Ross, 41, 1417 Shelby Rd., assault with deadly weapon, assault on female, no bond.

MAY 26: Edgar Amilcar Flores Jr., 20, 308 W. Gold St., larceny, $495 cash bond.

CITATIONS MAY 17: Rebecca Lynn Blanton, 41, 510 S. Cherokee St., no inspection, no registration with DMV. MAY 27: Jamie Marie Barnes, 28, 213 N. Watterson St., no inspection, revoked license, expired tag.

MAY 28: Christopher Joseph Griffith, 30, 269 Unity Church Rd., no seat belt.

INCIDENTS MAY 20: A resident of Cherokee Street reported theft of a car battery.

MAY 21: A resident of Charles Street reported a breakin and theft of a handgun, flat screen TV, and video game system and controller valued at nearly $1,000.

MAY 23: A resident of W. Mountain St. reported theft of a wedding ring valued at $4500.

MAY 24: A resident of Cherry Street reported theft of a Amana AC unit.

MAY 24: A resident of Brookwood Drive reported that her car was broken into.

MAY 25: Dollar General, Kings Mountain, reported shoplifting.

MAY 26: A resident of Boyce St. reported theft of a TV set.

MAY 26: A resident of Fox Trot Lane reported damage to a vehicle.

MAY 27: A resident of Chestnut St. reported theft of fishing equipment.

MAY 28: A resident of Northwoods Drive reported a lost wallet.

MAY 28: A resident of First Street reported theft of $850 worth of video games.

Ski boat catches fire at Moss Lake A ski boat idling near a dock on Moss Lake erupted in fire Saturday evening.

Firefighters from Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department put out the blaze.

No one was injured in the incident.

It was the first time the boat had been put in the water this year. Firemen said two men and a woman were inside but while the boat was idling they saw flames come up from underneath the engine and attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.

WRECKS MAY 18: Officer B M. Black said that John Montgomery of Blacksburg, SC, operating a 1998 Ford and Angela Jessup, 103 Country Meadows Lane, operating a 2002 Jeep, were traveling South on NC 216. Jessup slowed to turn left into Body Junction and then decided to make a right turn into the parking area on the right side of the road. The two vehicles collided as Montgomery went to pass Jessup which caused a collision with a parked 2003 Pontiac owned by Kenneth Forrest McDonald, 1000 Oak Grove Road. Property damages were estimated at $5900.

MAY 18: Officer J. L. Lee charged Jessica Suzanne Mayberry, Clover, S C, with no insurance, fictitious plate and running a red light after an accident involving her 2002 Chrysler and a 2002 Olds operated by McLendon Smith Winstead, 606 Bridges Dr. The accident happened at the intersection of Mountain and Cansler Streets. Property damages were estimated at $3,000.

MAY 20: Officer B. M. Black said that a parked 2003 Ford owned by Tiffney Hutchens, 109 George Lewis Road, was damaged by a hit and run driver in the parking lot of Food Lion on East King Street.

MAY 22: Officer Lee Whittington said that Colin Sutherland, of Lake Wylie, SC, operating a 2001 Buick on I-85 South, said he was “dozing off” at the wheel, swerved his vehicle, hit a guardrail, and then the rear trailer of the tractor trailer truck operated by Robert Fred of Thomasville, Ga. Property damages were estimated at $5,350.

MAY 23: Officer Penny Fulton said that a parked 2001 Mitsubishi owned by Kenya Phaengkhamhak, 114 Keith Ave.,was damaged in the parking lot of Dollar Tree.

Phaengkhamhak said the car apparently rolled into a pole. Property damage was estimated at $1,000.

Inspections Eleven Kings Mountain facilities, including eight restaurants, two schools and a nutrition site were inspected by the Cleveland County Health Department April 16-20.

They include: Big E BBQ, York Road, 100.5 including two extra points added to the final score when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; Bojangles, Cleveland Ave., 99, which includes two extra points added to the final score when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; Hardees, E. King St., 100, which includes two extra points added to the final score when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; The Club House Bar & Grill, Country Club Dr., 95; 238 Cherokee Street Tavern, Cherokee St., 99.5, including two extra points when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; Waffle House, York Road, 98.5, which includes two extra points when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; North Ele-

mentary School,100, which includes two extra points added to the final score when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; West Elementary School, W. Mountain St., 100.5, which includes two extra points added to the final score when an employee of the facility has attended an approved food handling course; and Patrick Senior Center, East King St., 99.5.

Eight Kings Mountain restaurants were inspected by the Cleveland County Health Department during the period May 7-May 11, 2012.

They included Carolina Crossing, Main St., Grover, 100, Eaton Cafeteria, S. Battleground, 100; Chat N Nibble, N. Piedmont Ave. 100; Mi Publito, York Road, 99.5, each with two extra points added to the final score when any employee working at the facility has attended an approved food handing course; and Battleground Steakhouse, S. Railroad Ave., 91.5; Duke Energy, Beason Creek Drive, 97; Minit Grill, Battleground Ave. 96; and My Grandpa’s Country Store, Bethlehem Road, 96.

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KMHS final ceremonies begin Sunday Commencement exercises will begin Sunday, June 3 for the 335-member Kings Mountain High School Class of 2012 with baccalaureate services at Barnes Auditorium at 7 p.m. Graduation will begin at 8 p.m. at John Gamble Football Stadium.

Seniors will participate in both programs.

The 2012 graduating class is one of the largest in the history of the school.

Rev. James Lockridge, pastor of Second Baptist Church, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Students participating on the program will be Class President Elizabeth Baker, who will give the welcome; Carolina Baker who will give the invocation; Isaac Pearson who will read from the Old Testament; Davis Crawford who will read from the Gospels; Kylee Wideman who will read

from the Epistles; Brandon Floyd who will lead the responsive reading; and John Robbs who will pray the benediction.

Chairman of program arrangements is Rev. Jeff Hensley, pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist Church.

The 9th grade Band will play the traditional "Pomp and Circumstance" as the seniors march onto the field at graduation

exercises Friday, June 8. Senior members of the KMHS Chorus will present special music and seniors will take part in the program.

Principal Ronny Funderburke will present diplomas and board of education members Shearra Miller, Kathy Falls and Jerry Hoyle, all of Kings Mountain, will congratulate graduates.

Definitely a Green Thumb Photos by KAY HAWKINS

Above: Tommy Hawkins with his helper Nicholas Jackson, right, in his beautiful yard at 905 Woodside Drive.

Hawkins loves what he does and does what he loves ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

BC: Putting words into action EMILY WEAVER Editor

Small Town Main Street Coordinator Sherry Adams told the crowd that economic development is about adding value and creating profit in the form of jobs, sales, taxes and property value.

"Organization is the vehicle by which people come together to identify areas of common interest and decide strategies for moving forward," she said. "Promotion involves defining an image for the downtown and marketing that to people within and beyond the community.

Design represents the physical image as well as the manner in which downtown functions,

both publicly and privately. Economic restructuring is the acknowledgment that the market for downtown has changed and we need to understand the forces of change and what that means for future development."

In September 2011, a team from the NC Department of Commerce's Urban Development Division visited Bessemer City in a day-long community wide assessment.

They interviewed downtown stakeholders, toured the city and met in an open forum with the public.

Groups of volunteers formed to set and tackle goals on reviving downtown Bessemer City. Be-

Sibley, Hamrick earn Travel Marketing Professional certification ATLANTA - Jackie Sibley, executive director of Tourism and Adrian Hamrick, marketing and communications director of the Cleveland County Chamber, earned certification as “Travel Marketing Professionals” (TMP) after completing the three-year program of the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Marketing College.

Jackie and Adrian were two of 78 new TMPs recognized at the STS spring meeting in Tunica, Miss. STS Marketing College started in 1992, and 706 people have earned TMP certification.

The STS Marketing College is a professional development program that for one week each summer turns the facilities of North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Ga., into a laboratory to teach tourism marketing.

Instructors are working professionals in the travel industry such as convention and visitors bureau executives, public relations practitioners, sales and marketing consultants and research experts.

Tourism ranks as the first, second or third-largest industry in the 12 STS states that stretch from Virginia to Louisiana.

Course topics include special events marketing, media relations, tourism advertising, vacation research, crisis management, heritage tourism and community/rural tourism.

After the classroom work, students also must complete a project that relates to their employment.

The newest group of TMPs raised enough to fund nine scholarships for future STS Marketing College students.

fore being inducted into the Small Town Main Street program, the city had already started the process of Operation: Revive Downtown, consulting with Ryan-Harris, LLC. With Ryan-Harris, they drafted a plan of action and now, with the state program, the city is putting ideas into motion with more detailed steps.

The Bessemer City Small Town Main Street Committee’s mission is to create a downtown environment promoting the revitalization of a healthy, thriving, profitable downtown economy utilizing the National Main Street Center’s Four-Point Approach as tools for implementing the vision.

Ward 3 Councilman Tommy Hawkins has a green thumb. More than one really.

Drive by the handsome home of Tommy and Kay Hawkins at 905 Woodside Drive and enjoy a beautiful view you won't soon forget.

There's an American flag out front, three water fountains, red-painted rocks, and one of his trademark birdhouses.

And bushes and bushes of knock out roses and other plants in full bloom.

Hawkins works in his yard 5-6 hours a day and it shows. Perfectly manicured lawns that resemble carpet under your feet. Flowering plants and shrubs that local garden clubbers will recognize easily: exotic geraniums, day lilies, petunias, hydrangeas, lantana, salvia, red celosia, and more.

You can't miss the decorative colors and big red maple tree in the front yard and the colorful front porch with a swing, redwood chairs, and pots of red flowers. The back yard is ablaze with flowers and plants too and the back yard deck is the perfect place for early morning coffee or sitting and enjoying the landscape.

"It's real rewarding to work in the yard," says Hawkins, who started his hobby 13 years ago.

Nicholas Jackson helps him with mulching which gets underway every February.

By April the planting season begins in earnest. During the most recent cold spells, Hawkins and his wife, Kay, covered up rows and rows of

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The 100-foot-wide yard with white fences dotting both back and sides is a gardener's dream. Hawkins spends time perfecting the grass on his front and back lawns and sides and the professional appearance he gives it with expertise at cutting and trimming.

"He does it all," says his proud wife.

Hawkins got his green thumb when he and his wife built their home on Woodside Drive 13 years ago. "We moved in Memorial Day weekend 13 years ago," said Mrs. Hawkins.

Kay Baity and Tommy Hawkins have been married 48 years and were high school sweethearts. They have thee daughters: Zena Johnson of Kings Mountain, Kim Arenas of New York and Tonya Carroll of Pawleys Island, SC; and five grandchildren: Steven Allen, Harrison Johnson, John Hawkins Arenas, Isabel Arenas and Claudia Carroll.

"I admit that it takes a lot of work and patience," says Tommy of his yard project.

His wife agrees. "Tommy takes pride in the yard and enjoys it," she says.

Semi-retired, Tommy Hawkins is well known for the high-quality vinyl Aztek birdhouses he builds. They are guaranteed not to rot, chip, peel, and have white interiors - a real treat of a

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Harold’s Weekly Health Tip...

Diabetes Caught Early Saves Lives & Money Early screening for type 2 diabetes not only saves lives, but it could save money in the long run through early intervention.

A new study shows that starting screening for diabetes between the ages of 30 and 45 would prevent a significant number of heart attacks, deaths, and diabetes-related health complications and add years of healthy living for people in the U.S. In the study, researchers used information from a representative sample of the U.S. population to create a simulated population of 325,000 people aged 30 without diabetes and then used a computer model to compare eight diabetes screening methods vs. no screening.

The results showed that compared with no diabetes screening, all of the diabetes screening strategies: Reduced the number of heart attacks (39 heart attacks prevented per 1,000 people screened); Prevented diabetesrelated complications (3-9 events prevented per 1,000 people screening); Added 93-194 additional healthy life years per 1,000 people screened Most screening strategies prevented diabetes-related deaths (2.5 deaths prevented per 1,000 people screened.)

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home for our fine feathered friends. He retired from Campbell Soup Company and is currently an outside sales representative for C. A. Short of Shelby.

Mrs. Hawkins' first office job was at Elmer Lumber Company in 1964 and then in the offices of Spectrum Textured Fibers before joining her husband working for a food brokerage company where they traveled together 13 months. They are active members of First Wesleyan Church.

"I enjoy being a councilman," says first term city commissioner Tommy Hawkins. "This is my home and I work for all of Kings Mountain," he said.

He is active on the board of Mauney Memorial Library and on a special mayoral ad hoc committee to finalize plans for a major water project to run a new line from Moss Lake to town and make major water plant improvements. He says he's real interested in progress of updating the T.J. Ellison Water Treatment Plant.

The late Mr. Ellison, a former Ward 3 commissioner, was a mentor of Mr. Hawkins.

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hawkins, Tommy is one of 12 children. His father was a city policeman.

Obviously Tommy Hawkins likes what he does and does what he likes.

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Pastor to celebrate 3rd anniversary at Adams Chapel Adams Chapel AME Zion Church, 212 Lake Montonia Rd., will honor Rev. Nellie P. Kirland on her third anniversary with the church June 3 at 3 p.m. at the church. Rev. David Williams, pastor of Pleasant Ridge AME Zion Church of Gastonia, and his congregation will be guests and Williams will be speaker for the occasion. At the morning service Reginald Keitt of Shiloh AME Zion Church in Mount Holy will be speaker. Saturday evening, June 2, members of the congregation will join the pastor for supper at Cheddar’s Restaurant in Charlotte and will meet at the church at 6 p.m. to travel to Charlotte.

“From the Ghetto to the Kingdom” By popular demand Gayla Crocker’s “From the Ghetto to the Kingdom,” a multimedia stage production, will be presented Sunday, June 3, at 5 p.m. at Restoration Church International, I-85 exit 95, 1905 Limestone Street, in Gaffney, SC. Crocker has written the play and co-directs with Baria Jordan.

“Ghetto is really a state of mind,” says Crocker, adding, “a person can be in a ghetto without God, in a state of depression or suicide, for instance.” She said that over 700

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people attended the first presentation April 29 and “lives were saved.”

Restoration Church (864-489-1755) has a seating capacity of more than 1,000. A suggested donation is $5 for a love offering which will be accepted. Doors open two hours prior to the performance. For group reservations of 20 or more call 864-649-0288 to receive a 10% discount.

Special guests on the program are Pastor Tyvin McSwain, Minister Nicole Pryor Settles, recording artist Alex J and Efrem Ratchford, also starring Antonia Sims, Mary Turner and cast members.

El Bethel Breakfast June 9 El Bethel United Methodist Church will serve a country breakfast June 9 from 6:3010 a.m. at the church fellowship building on El Bethel Road. The date of the breakfast was moved up a week due to the 200th anniversary celebration Sunday.

Family Revival June 24-27 at Carolina Praise Center The Christian ventriloquist team of David and Rusty will lead a revival for adults, teens and children beginning Sunday, June 24 at 6 p.m. and continuing June 25, 26, 27 at 7 p.m. each evening at Carolina Praise and Worship Center, 201 N. Main Street, Grover. The public is invited.

Betty and Archie Ross, above, lead Hope for Kings Mountain and Cleveland County, an outreach ministry by Rhema Outreach Church, 624 E. King St., in Kings Mountain. Forty church members recently collected furniture, clothing, appliances, and more from the public for several months and held a giveaway at the YMCA gymnasium. The church also has a clothes closet, some of the donations from Emma’s Consignment, and is open to the public by calling 704-524-7153. Church services are on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. photo by LIB STEWART

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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Long Creek Presbyterian Church 701 Long Creek Road 704-629-4406

704-739-9371

Love Valley Baptist Church 2032 Bethlehem Road 704-730-0075

Oak Grove Baptist Church 1022 Oak Grove Road 704-739-4833

Macedonia Baptist Church 1101 S. Battleground Avenue 704-739-6811

Oak View Baptist Church 1517 York Road 704-739-7831

Midview Baptist Church 703 Margrace Road 704-739-6711 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852

Mountain View Agape Church 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160 Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516

New Way Missionary Baptist Church 105 Waco Road 704-724-0414

Patterson Grove Baptist Church 301 Oak Grove Road 704-739-5826 Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398 Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue

Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Progressive Church of Our Lord 1001 Cleveland Avenue 704-734-1070

New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507

Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

New Bynum Chapel Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606 New Camp Creek Baptist Church 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road 704-487-7128 New Life Family Worship Center 428 Oak Grove Road

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd. Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church 201 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-7466 Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216 Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road

Featured Church of the Week: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 704-739-8920 St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256 Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007 Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328 Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961 Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive

GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230 GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541 First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC704-937-7390864-8391873 WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church 2103 Capernium Rd.

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By Ron Isbell

Memorial Day When my sons were younger our weekends in Rusty Springs often included two pretty special guests heck, they were almost family - as we loaded up the boat for an afternoon on the lake or loaded the van for an afternoon of hiking at the state park.

Colin Bird was one of Trevor's best friends. And, at 34 years old, still is, I guess.

Of course, Trevor collects friends like two-year-olds do dirt. Even though Trevor moved east from Rusty Springs to settle near Knoxville, TN and Colin moved west to Hollywood (yep, California) they still meet every year or two in far-flung places like New York to reconnect.

Colin was also special to me because his dad was.

What a mind! Conversations with Dan were always meaningful but with a light enough side to keep them entertaining. He was a preacher that never preached. He always talked with me, not to me. Part of the reason, I guess, he and Elaine raised three such fine sons.

But this week, it's Jason's buddy, Charlie Lamb, that's on my mind.

Tom and Shelly Lamb bought our house when we built a new one just 200 yards, maybe less, across the pasture from them. Charlie and Jason naturally spent a lot of time together.

Their personalities meshed like gears in a Swiss watch. Neither seemed to be afraid of much of anything, and that's not necessarily a good thing for a couple of 10-year-olds exploring Rusty Springs.

Charlie was always ready for a good time. The first in the water when I tossed the tube out the back of the boat.

On the four wheeler at every opportunity.

Only one time did Charlie's bravado fail him, but it burned a Kodak moment in my brain that 20 years has not erased.

We had gone to Six Flags for it's version of Scarowinds Halloween event. I'd followed four boys around most of the day by the time we made it to the Tunnel of Terror.

Charlie, predictably, was the first to jump into the blackness. Even Jason had to be convinced. Me? I figured I had too many years left with these guys to risk chickening out at this point.

For the next few minutes (seemed like 12 hours, 23 minutes and 14 seconds to me), Charlie prodded, taunted, poked and pulled the rest of us past all kinds of macabre sights. He laughed

at "guts" spilling from a patient on an operating table, at a mad lumberjack waving a chain saw at our heads, ghosts and ghouls.

He was in his element and having a ball. No fear.

All bravado, but he backed it up. He never flinched.

We finally made it to the last bend in the tunnel and a little light shined in from the exit. About 20 feet to go and our eyes had adjusted to the light. We could see all too well. Charlie was dancing around and poking a little fun at the "scaredy-cats" he was with. And we could see all too well, too, when one of the actors stepped out of the dark sidelines and tapped Charlie on the shoulder.

He hit the ground flat on his belly, arms splayed wide, no evidence of breathing, all in the blink of an eye (maybe less).

But he recovered in something like 1.5 seconds, jumped to his feet and strutted to the exit to wait on the rest of us.

That's the Charlie I love to remember.

It's just hard to associate that impish face with Pvt. Charles Lamb who died along with other members of his unit on a Middle Eastern dirt road as their convoy was blown up.

Bravado had matured into bravery. That touch of cockiness that peeked through his pre-teen personality had mellowed to confidence. And the word "duty" covered it all.

This time it wasn't an actor and a tap on the shoulder. It was someone who hated Americans enough to kill and an IED to accomplish his goal. There would be no opportunity to hop up and strut away. I'm guessing this time he wouldn't have done that anyway. Given a second chance I know his enemy would have paid a price.

Charlie was just one of millions of American heroes that were honored Monday.

Millions who gave their lives so we, and now others around the world, can live free.

When a town as small as Rusty Springs loses one of its own in war a hero isn't just born, he's honored.

Charlie was no exception.

Hundreds of friends and neighbors and classmates and family joined perfect strangers in lining the highway as he came home. In one sense Charlie was gone.

In another, he'll never leave.

As for me and anyone else who knew Charlie, we'd selfishly want our hero back.

At least for one more trip through the Tunnel of Terror.

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Redefining our role in KM The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. is on a quest to redefine its role in Kings Mountain. The non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization is focusing on developing a new mission within the context of its defined purpose as stated in its 501(c)(3) application.

“We have a purpose but we need to find a different way to use it,” said Cindy Blanton, MPI treasurer and owner of Open Door Consulting & Business Services.

As of December 31, 2011, the relationship between the City of Kings Mountain and The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. ended. As municipal and non-profit partners in the Main Street Program, Kings Mountain followed one model of the State of North

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in 2009 after several attempts to meet the stringent criteria. The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. hired a director, formed the four committees required by Main Street, created a mission, vision, and plans of work, and partnered with the City of See AMOS, 7A

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Memorial Day - A Family Affair

Family of guest speaker Lt. Col. Maury Williams of the NC Army National Guard attend the city's Memorial Day service Monday. Left to right, Britteny Abrams holding 1-year-old Lance Abrams, Allen Williams holding 2-year-old Braylin Abrams, Kayla Key holding 1-year-old Shontel Abrams, Monica Williams, Marilyn Williams, Frank Williams, Tracey Williams, Francine Williams, and Richard Womic.

Myrtle Christenson was happy to have her family with her at the city's Memorial Day service. Her niece, Bethany Dunn, 11, sat on stage as Little Miss Poppy. Left to right, Brandon Wilkins, 4, Bethany Dunn, 11, Matt Gilliland, Sara Gilliland, Myrtle Christenson, Joyce Dunn, Andy Dunn, Tommy Dunn, Roxane Wilkins, and Ansley Wilkins, 1.

MAIN STREET: offers tips to grow the downtown ‘heart’ of NC’s ‘city with a heart’ FROM Page 1 North Carolina Small Town Main Street Coordinator Sherry Adams told the crowd it was time to get excited; downtown is ripe for a glorious future.

Sharing the results of a business and market development study, she outlined recommendations for the city's growth through the Main Street program's four-point approach to renewing downtowns: organization, design, promotion and economic development.

The city seems to be on the right track.

Adams said that Bessemer City already captures about 109% of the retail market demand created by the 15,242 households that reside within a five-mile radius of downtown. But there is still room for improvement.

The plan is to focus marketing efforts on those living within a five-mile radius of downtown, where BC has the best chance of recapturing its retail customers.

"There is potential," she said, "within the downtown to capture retail leakage in targeted specific areas."

Bessemer City lost an estimated $6.5 million to outlying cities last year when it came to the clothing and clothing accessories market, according to the report. Sales, in other cities, of building materials and lawn and garden generated a leakage of about $5.8

million here.

The downtown market lost an estimated $4.1 million in sales, when it came to electronics and appliances; more than $2.8 million in food services and drinking places; and more than $2.5 million in furniture and home furnishings.

Adams estimated that, if downtown Bessemer City were to focus its efforts on these targeted markets, it could recapture between 15%20% of the leakages noted in the report.

Merchants of clothing could sell close to a million dollars in inventory next year if 15% of the shoppers, who go elsewhere for goods, decided to shop closer to home.

Hardware stores could sell more than $864,000 in items, with bundles to be made in other markets as well.

Even though Bessemer City holds a surplus, overall, in retail sales, Adams said, there are still ways to increase revenue through specialized "niche" markets.

The idea, she added, is to offer a variety of shops to fill these niche and special needs by filling up vacant space.

According to the report, downtown can support a total of more than 34,000 square feet of potential for new businesses.

"There is no better tool than knowledge of your marketplace," Adams said.

She recommended that residential areas adjacent to downtown be kept residential

Bessemer City Statistics (based on market report and 2010 US Census) • Average age: 33 • Median age: 37 • Median household income: $33,299 • Per capita income: $17,228 • Average family size: 3 • Per capita income for Gaston County: $22,305; median income: $43,253 (NC is $24,745 and $45,570, respectively) • 74.8% are high school graduates • 7.4% have higher education; bachelors, associates, etc. compared to NC data of 26.1% • Owner occupied housing: 64.9% • Total housing units: 2,284; owner occupied: 1,427; rental: 585; vacant: 272 • Avg. household size of owner occupied: 2.57% • 18.4% are living below poverty level in Bessemer City compared to 16.6% in Gaston County and 15.5% in NC • 30.4% of households have children • Median home value (2006-2010) for Gaston County: $164,300

and that steps be taken to have downtown listed on the National Historic Register Study List.

City Planning Director Kevin Krouse said that they have already started working on that second recommendation.

Adams also encouraged more residential growth downtown, with the possibility of loft apartments or mixed-use spaces.

'Understand Your Market' She added that since the median age for a Bessemer Citizen is 37, it is important to know what the Generation X'ers and their younger siblings, the tech-savvy Generation Y's are purchasing. In other words, "understand your market".

Adams recommended the city identify available spaces suitable for office, residential, government and churches downtown.

In its business district, downtown Bessemer City is currently home to 8 retail businesses with room for more.

"As with many small towns, the relatively small total number of retail businesses impacts the ability to draw a sizable number of customers to downtown for shopping," Adams noted.

To help draw more of those customers, she suggested BC's economic restructuring committee refine its inventory of available properties downtown, mapping out possible future uses, and keeping reasonable rental rates in mind.

She said that a successful business mix will contain enterprises that are market driven, financially feasible and located appropriately.

"All available property should be inventoried and evaluated to determine appropriate business type," Adams recommended. "Change of use can often mean higher building rehabilitation costs, but it could also mean the difference between a building being rented and standing vacant."

She also suggested that vacant buildings be developed or redeveloped first before tackling new construction on vacant parcels.

Adams added that great potential may lie in developing the old Osage Mill property if its owners ever decided

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Before being inducted into the NC Small Town Main Street program, Bessemer City worked with consultants Ryan-Harris, LLC to study ways of improving downtown.

"The previous Ryan-Harris Market Study, more specifically, the Small Area Plan for Downtown (SAPD) states that Bessemer City should develop a more cohesive and larger downtown core expanding the area’s boundaries," Adams noted in her report. "Their suggestion is to extend from the city’s water park to and including the downtown mills on Alabama Avenue. On Virginia Avenue, the downtown area extends from a half block past 13th Street to the last of the mill kit homes at 7th Street. Ryan-Harris suggested designating four different districts within this core area: Downtown VA, Downtown PA, East Downtown and the proposed Historic District.

Our recommendation is to

adopt this as a part of the longterm planning process with immediate attention to filling available space within the Historic (central) business district."

Bessemer City was inaugurated into the prestigious Main Street program by the NC Department of Commerce, Urban Development Division in July 2011. Since then, volunteers throughout the city have formed committees to tackle objectives in the program aimed at renewing downtown, while preserving its history and natural charm.

Adams noted the city is full of charm, but a few of its welcome signs could use a little revamping. Showing the crowd a slide of Bessemer City's gateway sign from Hwy. 274 into downtown, she admitted she was a little worried when she first saw it.

"It looked a little gothic to me," she said with a sheepish laugh, adding - with palms up - that replacing it is "just a

Other recommendations offered to Bessemer City by the NC Small Town Main Street staff: • Identify potential businesses to add to retail mix.

• Encourage retailer to conduct annual retail self-assessment, calculating annual rent and annual sales per square foot.

• Encourage cross-shopping opportunities in which downtown merchants refer customers to other downtown stores to keep them coming back.

• Know traits of a successful business recruitment, retention and expansion plan.

• Encourage best business practices and consider a Business Mentoring Program.

• Identify all available properties, square footage, current rental rate for properties.

• Identify best locations for retail, office, service, etc.

• Make the available property list available for potential businesses.

• Identify a source for keeping the list and updating the list.

• Be aware that if non-retail uses become dominant or develop costs are too high and rents stay too high (as retail surveys suggest) in relation to retail sales, businesses will struggle to remain viable and property vacancy will rise.

• Zoning options may be explored to control and manage the desired mix of uses in downtown.

• Consider the four recommended downtown districts as a part of the (city's) long range planning.

• Consider working with the owners of the former mills to have their properties

suggestion".

Main Street recommends the city encourage downtown property owners to take advantage of its up-to-50% refunding facade incentive grant program. Adams also encouraged the city to look at other incentives, such as setting up a Low Interest Loan pool, for those willing to invest in downtown.

Resources are available for downtown businesses through programs like NC Capital Investment Fund (www.ncifund.org) and Slow Money NC (slowmoneync.org), Adams noted. Locally, the NC Small Business Center at Gaston Community College can help entrepreneurs develop business plans.

The Small Town Main Street committee is a volunteer organization consisting of town officials, property and business owners, non-profits, citizens and other advocates for downtown Bessemer City.

listed on the National Historic Register; doing so could ultimately lead to savings through rehabilitation tax credits if done accordingly.

• The NC Rehab Code should be utilized to assist with renovations of properties wherever appropriate.

• Consider creating a "Best Window Display" monthly award.

• Begin prioritizing sidewalk repairs and maintenance schedules especially concerning safety and connectivity to existing assets: recreational facilities, work, community centers, etc.

• Identify and prioritize where wayfinding signage should go and budget for these.

• Continue to use Ryan-Harris SAPD to evaluate design projects and prioritize implementation schedule.

• Follow up with the National Register Study List and see if there is a possibility of having a district budget for having downtown professionally listed.

• Never discount the importance of cleanliness and maintenance as indicated in the consumer surveys.

• Utilize the "five minute" walking radii as a tool for walkability testing and for promotional purposed possible expanding the current "Eat Smart, Move More" walking route.

• Work toward creating a relationship with local lending institutions to facilitate and promote the creation of a downtown loan program.

• Create a shop local campaign.

• Make an effort to interest traffic in stopping in downtown Bessemer City to shop and explore through signage and other creative marketing programs.

• Build on the town identity possibly creating a downtown identity to tie in with the town's existing brand.

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JOBLESS: rate in county falls below 10% for first time in 4 years FROM Page 1 In April, 55 counties had unemployment rates between 5% and 10% and 45 counties had unemployment rates at 10% or higher.

In April, Currituck County had the state's lowest unemployment rate (5.3%), while Scotland County had the state's highest (17.4%).

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REMEMBERING: the great men and women who gave their all to America FROM Page 1

Shana Adams sings the National Anthem as Sheriff Alan Norman and KM Police Chief Melvin Proctor (l-r) salute the flag.

allegiance and KMPD Chief Melvin Proctor offered a prayer of thankfulness and praise for soldiers and their families.

Williams said that Memorial Day began as Decoration Day when women from the South decorated the graves of Civil War dead with flowers. The day was officially proclaimed by General John Logan in May 1868. It was first observed on May 30,1868 when flowers were placed on both Union and Confederate graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

Though a solemn occasion, Williams noted that Memorial Day hasn't always struck everyone as a dark holiday.

President Benjamin Harrison, who served during the Civil War as a Brigadier General of he Tenth Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, said he never thought of it as a day of mourning and didn't feel quite right abut seeing all the flags at half staff.

He said,"I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing where their valor placed it. We honor them in joyous, triumphant commemoration of what they did."

Williams added, what is a memorial if not a fitting tribute intended to celebrate the

memory and honor of a deserving person?

Should we not publicly praise their efforts and celebrate the service of those who gave what Lincoln called "The last full measure of devotion?"

"We thank God for the courage that drove these patriots, the steel in their backbones and the selflessness of their actions, extraordinary deeds of these men and women who probably thought of themselves as quite ordinary," said Williams.

Said the mayor, "We will never forget those men and women who knew the risk but who believed in duty, honor, personal courage and loyalty sharing a common bond of duty, family, God and country. They placed their service to country above all other commitments and gave their all for the principles of democracy and freedom."

A slight breeze ruffled the many American flags throughout the cemetery on graves of veterans decorated with red, white and blue flowers. Little Miss Poppy Bethany Dunn of Unit 155, American Legion Auxiliary, distributed the red memorial poppy to those who stood quietly for the 30-minute ceremony. Murphrey and Williams laid the memorial wreath, donated by Harris Funeral Home, at the veteran's memorial monument to war dead.

EL BETHEL: to celebrate church’s 200th anniversary Sunday; all invited to bicentennial event FROM Page 1 to join the church in this event.

Memorabilia of the church's history on display include offering plates, oil lamps, communion cloths, Bibles, plates, photographs of pastors, and lecterns. Donna Russ, Margaret Ledford, Jeanne Ware and Sandra Wilson comprise the committee busy with preparing a history.

Tradition is that Methodism began in the White Plains community (Kings Mountain at that time was called White Plains) in the year 1812 and religious services were held in brush arbors, homes, and by a circuit preacher who came occasionally and particularly to conduct baptismal services.

"There were no dry weather and Sunday Christians in the early days, but all went up, wet or dry, cold or hot, to the House of God," said a history compiled by Mrs. Grady King and Mrs. Alonzo Goforth on the 150th anniversary of the church.

They wrote that scattered population and poor roads made meetings difficult but families traveled to services by horseback and horse and wagon. As the years passed, roads were improved, population increased and interest in the spiritual life of the community grew.

Among the oldest dates decipherable on the old stones in the cemetery are Jacob Harmon, 1816; Peter Harmon, 1818; and Andrew Harmon, 1818. The 1812-1962 history recorded reminiscences of

Lenora Tracy Durham Dixon, daughter of the postmistress of White Plains who was credited with naming Kings Mountain.

Lenora's name can still be read on the tall stone. Her father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Tracy, took their two small children, Lenora and Rush, to church and Dr. Tracy was superintendent of the Sunday School.

The first church building was of logs with cracks in the floor. During one Sunday School class a dog's tail appeared between the logs and was grasped by a small boy sitting nearby. As expected, the dog howled and disrupted the service.

The speaker was heard to say, "That boy and the devil will break up my Sunday School yet."

Construction began in 1875 for a frame church erected by the side of the road in a level, sandy place out of the woods and cemetery. Opposite the church a school building, White Plains Academy, was built and opened in 1859. When the War Between the States broke out, young men were trained in military tactics and many volunteered "for the Southern cause."

As El Bethel grew, so did the village of Kings Mountain. Many Methodists were employed in mills in Kings Mountain with no transportation to El Bethel. Eight members of El Bethel established a church in town in 1875 and El Bethel became the mother church of what is now Central Methodist and for many years the same pastor

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Soldiers from the White Plains Blues troops who trained for the War Between the States at White Plains Academy are interred in the El Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery, above, as well as other prominent residents of Kings Mountain. AT LEFT, A marker in El Bethel Cemetery marks the spot where the first house of worship, "the little log church in the woods" stood. TOP RIGHT, Bishop Larry Goodpaster.

served both churches.

Much of the labor was done by the members themselves for a larger church for which the cornerstone was laid in 1912 and the Sunday School added in 1931. The parsonage was completed in the early 1950s, the educational unit and fellowship hall added in the early 1960s. Stained glass windows in the sanctuary were given in memory of loved ones. A recent ad-

dition to the church property is a playground and picnic area.

"The growth and success of the church is due to the fact that everyone works together," says Sandra Wilson. A prime example is the regular country breakfasts that women of the church prepare and serve, with proceeds benefiting the church.

"As I think about the hardships and difficulty those early worship-

pers faced on just getting to worship, I am awestruck by their faithfulness to God and one another," said Pastor Tom Jolly, who came to Kings Mountain two years ago. He serves both the El Bethel and Grace United Methodist churches.

Said the pastor, "the seeds of that faithfulness have borne good fruit."

AMOS: Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. is on a quest to redifine its role in Kings Mountain FROM Page 5A Kings Mountain to carry out the plans.

Over 70 volunteers worked in areas of Promotion, Economic restructuring, Design and Organization. Main Street provides access to grants that may not be available to non-Main Street communities.

Kings Mountain and downtown businesses benefited not only from grants but also from experts who advised us with historical restoration, facades, promotion of the downtown, and retail leakage of business to

other communities. As storefronts began to fill and people came to shop here, we could see the difference in downtown Kings Mountain.

The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and was funded initially by taxes from the MSD property owners that were matched by the City of Kings Mountain. In 2011, MPI launched its “Turning Point Campaign” to develop funding for additional design projects in downtown.

The City funding has of course stopped

by MPI as a separate, legal business entity and a 501(c)(3) can seek our own sources of income once we have redefined our purpose.

We ask that former MPI Board members and volunteers give us input as we move forward.

The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. supports the City's efforts to continue with Main Street. We certainly do not was to see the program deactivated. As for The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc., the future is wide open. There are many unmet needs in Kings

Mountain and we are in prayerful consideration of what our new role should be. We all want to work together for the good of our community.

Former board members and volunteers with recommendations of what they would like to see The Mountaineer Partnership, Inc. become are asked to contact MPI President Suzanne Amos at 704-739-3300 or email theamosagencyllc@bellsouth.net or Cindy Blanton, MPI Treasurer at 704-734-0860 or cindy@opendoorconsultants.com.

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Legion team drops two, BBQ and Baseball Friday GARY STEWART Sports Editor

Kings Mountain Post 155 fell to Lincoln County 4-1 and Union County 20-1 in its opening season games Friday and Saturday night at Lancaster Field.

Post 155 returns home Friday at 7 p.m. to host Charlotte in what has been designated as “Baseball and Barbecue” Night.

Fans can get a plate of BBQ and admission to the game for just $10.

Post 155 plays at Huntersville Saturday and hosts Gastonia Sunday.

CJ Harris of Clover pitched a strong ball game for Post 155 Friday but was the victim of several errors. Lincoln County led by just 2-1 going into the ninth inning.

Post 155 left 10 runners on base.

Alex Reynolds led the KM plate attack with two hits. Kevin Mills, Daniel Barrett, Dallas

Conner and Alex Grooms added one apiece. Landon Bolin had the RBI with an infield out.

Kings Mountain had very little success getting Union County batters out on Saturday night. The visitors slammed five KM pitchers for 17 hits and also took advantage of several Post 155 errors, wild pitches and passed balls.

Kings Mountain got Union County out in order just twice in the sixth on a double play and in the eighth when Paul McNeily came into pitch and got them up three-up, three-down.

Union grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Garrett Helms’ RBI single and a sacrifice fly. The score ballooned to 19-0 before Dallas Conner homered over the left field fence in the bottom of the seventh.

Kings Mountain’s only other hits were a single to right by Daniel Barrett in the second and an infield hit by Harris in the ninth.

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Kings Mountain's Daniel Barrett takes a lead off first after singling to right in the second inning of Saturday's game with Union County at Lancaster Field.

Conner only Mountaineer on All-Conference team

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Optimist Club Football sets Registration Registration is beginning for Kings Mountain Optimist Club football and cheerleading.

Registration is $50 before July 28, and after that will increase to $75.

The fee includes required accident insurance that is secondary to primary health insurance.

Practice begins August 1 and will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. for the first week. After the fierst week it will be from 6-8 p.m.

Officers are Curtis Pressley, president (704466-8297 or Apfaith@aol.com), and

Jonathan Zirbel vice president, (704-473-7024 o r jzirbel@mshonda.com).

Pick up and turn in registration forms on Saturday, July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at City Stadium between 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Basketball camp slated at KMHS There will be a boys basketball camp for 3rd through 8th grades June 18-22 from 8 a.m.-12 noon at Kings Mountain High School.

The cost is $60.

For more information and to register visit http://www.clevelandcountyschools.org/sites/k mhsathletics/

Andrew Janelle aces KMCC #5 Dallas Conner was selected to the 2012 All-Big South 3A Conference baseball team.

Conner was the Mountaineers’ only .300 hitter and led the team in home runs and RBI. He was selected All-Big South for the second year in a row.

League champion South Point dominated the Allstar team with eight selections, including pitcher Logan Walden who shared the Big South Player of the Year Award with pitcher Nick Triplett of second place Crest. Jason Lineberger of South Point was voted Coach of the Year.

The other catcher on the team was Patrick Horne of South Point.

Pitchers included Reilly Hovis of Forestview, Jared Wallace of North Gaston, Andrew Locklear of South

Point and Cramer Lewis of Ashbrook.

Infielders were Garrett Lowery of North Gaston, Chuck Lawing of South Point, Justice Pace of South Point, Brooke Melton of Crest, Timothy Hunn of Forestview and Brandon Bridges of North Gaston.

Outfielders were Mason Smith of North Gaston, Dan Johnson of South Point, Mitchell Painter of South Point, CJ Brooks of Crest and Zach Daly of Forestview.

Utility players were Darren Stilwell and Eric Jordan of Hunter Huss.

Local veteran golfer Andrew Janelle made a holein-one on the par three fifth hole at Kings Mountain Country Club on Friday, May 25.

Janelle used an 11-wood on the 113-yard hole for his first career ace. His playing partner was Grady Howard.

Kings Mountain Mountaineers Athlete of the Week

Cleveland County Chamber breakfast slated for June 1 The annual Cleveland County Chamber State of Community Breakfast will be held Friday, June 1, at 7:30 a.m. at H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center in Kings Mountain.

Sponsors for the breakfast will be Kings Mountain Hospital and Cleveland County Healthcare System. Leaders representing the city and county government and school system will be represented to up-

date the "state of the community" with a question-answer session to follow.

Supt. Dr. Bruce Boyles, chairman of the Chamber's board of directors, will give the welcome and invocation and KM Hospital Administrator Alex Bell will recognize sponsors. Sandy Tallent, the Chamber's chairman of Legislative Action committee, will introduce officials and speakers.

Presentations will be made by Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey, Cleveland County Board of Commission Chairman Johnny Hutchins, Board of Commissioners, and Kristin Fletcher, Executive VP, and Ken Mooney, Manager Existing Industry Relations, both of the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership.

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2012 KM High School Prom King and Queen KM Historical Museum Children’s Flower Arranging Workshop Susan Patterson of Sunflowers by Susan shared her expertise on flower arranging at the Children’s Flower Arranging Workshop on May 22 at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum.

Geared towards children ages 9 – 12, the Museum welcomed four young ladies at 4:30 p.m. to participate in the hands-on workshop.

Susan Patterson started the program by discussing the necessity of starting with clean water and plant food

before beginning a floral arrangement. Participants were able to either bring their own vase or choose one provided by Ms. Patterson.

During the demonstration, the girls were able to ask questions, while receiving personal assistance in developing their floral arrangements. Ms. Patterson then showed each of the girls how to select flowers and greenery that complimented their vases, and taught them a few rules to make their arrange-

ments look professionally done.

The event ran in conjunction with the exhibit, “In Full Bloom: Gardening & Agriculture in Kings Mountain” which is on display at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum until June 2.

For more information please call the Kings Mountain Historical Museum at 704.739.1019 or visit us online at www.kingsmountianmuseum.org.

Grammy Award winner to perform at Joy Theatre Photo by Kyra Turner

On Kings Mountain High School's Prom night, May 19, (left to right) Kristen Boone and John Robbs were crowned King and Queen.

Garden club installs officers The Town and Country Garden Club met May 10 at the home of Brenda Sipe. The 12 members read the Club Collect before enjoying a delicious meal of baked spaghetti, salad, and cheesecake with strawberries prepared by the hostess.

The business meeting was called to order

by Club President Cheryl Butler. Glenda Crawford read the minutes and Susan Gibson presented the treasurer's report.

The planting of a crepe myrtle tree at the Kings Mountain Post Office was reported by Connie Bell and Jewel Kendrick, members of the Arbor Day committee.

Connie Bell, who installed officers, said that Town and Country Garden Club held its first meeting Dec. 11, 1952. Organization of the club began in November the same year.

Brenda Sipe, scrapbook committee, reviewed the beginning of the club by its charter members. Definite plans for the celebration of the club's 60th anniversary will be finalized at the September meeting.

Members visited Upchurch Garden Center in Cherryville May 15 for a class in planting correct soil for flowers. During May club

members continued work at the Kings Mountain Post Office garden site.

Ann Ward and Glenda Crawford will be selecting the home and business for the club's appearance awards in June.

During the installation service Connie Bell presented President Cheryl Butler with sunflower seeds because as president "she stands and presides at meetings like the stately sunflower." Bell presented Vice-President Ann Ward with moss rose seeds representing ground cover because "she must be ready to cover for the president". Glenda Crawford, secretary, was presented wildflower seeds because "at times gathering correct notes can be wild." Susan Gibson, treasurer, was presented gourd seeds representing gourds color and shape which "last and can be filled with money." Jewel Kendrick and Connie Bell will continue as co-chairmen of Arbor Day activities.

A plant exchange was enjoyed by members.

Connie Bell will host the September meeting of the club at her home.

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DAVID HOLT On July 6 the newly renovated Joy Theater in Kings Mountain will be filled with the music of David Holt with Darin and Brooke Aldridge. The show will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $20.

This is the first of three concerts that will include the Harris Brothers (Aug. 31) and a special holiday season show by the Darin and Brooke Aldridge Band (Nov. 10).

Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host and entertainer, dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories. Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released numerous recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales.

Holt is well known for his television and radio series. He is

host of public television’s "Folkways", a North Carolina program that takes the viewer through the Southern Mountains visiting traditional craftsmen and musicians. He served as host of The Nashville Network’s "Fire on the Mountain", "Celebration Express" and "American Music Shop". He has been a frequent guest on "Hee Haw", "Nashville Now" and "The Grand Ole Opry". David can also be seen as a musician in the popular film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou".

David hosts Riverwalk Jazz for Public Radio International. Riverwalk, in its twentysecond year, combines stories of the jazz greats told by Holt with the traditional jazz music of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guests including Lionel Hampton and Benny Carter.

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When I told him about all of the work they have done to the Joy he jumped at the idea of us doing the first music show there since the theater reopened”.

Holt brings to the concert stage the fun and spirit of oldtime music and storytelling. An evening with David Holt offers tales, ballads and tunes told, sung and played on the banjo, slide guitar, guitar, harmonica, bones, spoons and jaw harp. His audiences are constantly involved, learning to play the paper bag, applauding the vitality of his clog dancing, listening to the haunting sound of a 122year-old mountain banjo, or being spellbound by a ghost story.

The songs and tales Holt has collected for the past 20 years have become a part of the permanent collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. He was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to learn the unique music from the South’s last traditional hammered dulcimer player, Virgil Craven.

“Many of the people I learned from saw wagon trains; now they are watching space shuttles," Holt says. "They’re the last of the pioneer generation.

Their music and stories still hold a great deal of meaning and pleasure for us today.”

To learn more about David, visit www.davidholt.com Tickets to all of the concerts are available now on-line at http://darinandbrookealdridge.co m. Several local merchants have tickets for sale. For additional information on concerts contact Rick Dancy at artistservices@live.com or 704 472-7762.

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Legals 12 SP 130 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, Cleveland County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Reginald Clayton Wilson dated July 3, 2007 to David Mark Hullender, Trustee for Lendmark Financial Services, Inc., recorded in Book 1526, Page 337, Cleveland County Registry; default having been made in payment of the in-

debtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of Cleveland and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being located in Number Three (3) Township on the Northwestern side of Ellis Ferry Road (Secondary Road 1138) and bounded on the North, East and West by the property of John F. Ballenger's 11 acre tract as described in Deed Book 1042 at Page 140 of the Cleveland County Registry and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a spike located in the center of Ellis Ferry Road, South 51-52-06 West 130.69 feet from a railroad spike set located in the center of Ellis Ferry Road, said spike being also located in the Northeastern corner of the original 12 acre tract of Joe C. Wilson as described in Deed Book 16 - X at Page 720 and Deed Book 16 - X at Page 723, and running thence from the beginning spike along the approximate center of Ellis Ferry Road, South 51-52-06 West 201.90 feet to railroad spike set in the center of said road; running thence South 55-04-04 West 116.16 feet to a railroad spike set in the center of said road; running thence South 56-26-32 West 46.27 feet to a point located in the center of Ellis Ferry Road; thence leaving the center of said Ellis Ferry Road and running in a new line across the Joe C. Wilson property as described in the aforesaid Deeds, North 38-39-56 West 291.59 feet to an iron set; thence running in another new line North 79-29-12 East 364.21 feet to an iron set; thence continuing in another new line, South 56-27-06 East 140.01 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 1.65 acres, more or less, as will be shown on Plat prepared by Keith F. Lackey, on September 22, 1988, entitled "Survey for John F. Ballenger and Joe C. Wilson". The above described 1.65 acre tract is the remaining portion of the Joe C. Wilson property described in Deed Book 16-X at page 720 and Deed Book 16-X at Page 723 of the Cleveland County Registry. Property Address: 1308 Ellis Ferry Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 Date of Sale: May 31, 2012 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: C l e v e l a n d County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Reginald Clayton Wilson TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-ofways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the

right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Lauren V. Reeves, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 276116268 (919) 250-2000 File No. JWT M2227119, 947132 KMH3442 (5/23 & , 05/30/2012) 12 SP 158 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, Cleveland County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gina L. Merritt f/k/a Gina M. Dockery dated May 3, 2002 to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 1331, Page 1852, Cleveland County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of Cleveland and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being located in the Southwestern section of the City of Shelby, North Carolina and being Lots 97 through 102 inclusive of the C.S. Thompson property

as shown by a plat of same recorded in Book of Plats 1 at Page 81, of the Cleveland County Registry, lying on the South side of Oak Street, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin on the South edge of the right of way of West Oak Street, Northwest corner of the McMurry property as shown in Deed Book 16-T, Page 336, Cleveland County Registry; thence along the South edge of the right of way of said street, South 87-0230 East 151.98 feet to an existing iron pin, corner of Gheen; thence with Gheen's line South 03-04-06 West 149.73 feet to a fence post; thence North 86-58-24 West 152.10 feet to the point of beginning, containing .52 acres, more or less, according to a survey by T. Scott Bankhead, R.L.S., dated April 24, 1991. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Gina M. Dockery (legally separated) from Barbara Raynor (single) by that deed dated 04/29/1991 and recorded 04/30/1991 in Deed Book 1097, at Page 1625 of the Cleveland County, NC Public Registry. Property Address: 1003 N. Oak Street, Shelby, NC 28150 Date of Sale: May 31, 2012 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: Cleveland County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Gina L. Merritt f/k/a Gina M. Dockery TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold "as is".

Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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 land-

lord. 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.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Lauren V. Reeves, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 276116268 (919) 250-2000 File No. JWT 97394808, 947135 KMH3443 (5/23 & 5/30/2012) 12 SP 182 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, Cleveland County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Southern Pride Farm and Garden and Thomas E. Sperling and Sandra G. Sperling and Thomas W. Hamrick dated February 5, 2007 to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 1548, Page 1932, Cleveland County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of Cleveland and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being shown as Parcel Number 1 on plat made by Ronnie Dedmon dated September 4, 1969, of the 173.86 acre tract of the Hamrick Property and being described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a stake at a point where the center of State Road 1146, if projected, would intersect Highway 150, and running thence down the center of State Road 1146, South 19-32 East 925 feet to a stake, a new corner, being a corner of Lot 2, thence a new line, North 6734 East 420.75 feet to a stake, a new corner between Lots 2 and 10, thence with the line of Lot 10, North 19-32 West 1050 feet to a stake, a new division corner, thence South 73-38 West 298.79 feet to a stake in the center of Highway 150, a new division corner, thence with the State Highway 150, South 1717 West 203.36 feet to the place of beginning. Further described as all of Tract 1, consisting of approximately 10 acres, as described in deed of record in Book 1452, at Page 1826 of the Cleveland County Registry. Tax Parcel Number 2423 Property Address: 9.17 acres on Gaffney Road, Shelby, NC 28152 Date of Sale: May 31, 2012 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: Cleveland County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Mary Virginia Hamrick, Trustee of the Thomas W. Hamrick Family Trust Agreement Dated December 2, 2010 TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This

sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-ofways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Lauren V. Reeves, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P.

O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 276116268 (919) 250-2000 File No. JWT 97393891, 947147 KMH3444 (5/23 & 05/30/2012) PUBLIC NOTICE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CONSIDER CLOSING A PORTION OF OAK STREET Resolution Declaring the Intention of the City Council of the City of Kings Mountain to Consider the Closing of the portion of Oak Street known as the area of the railroad right-ofway lying between S. Battleground Avenue (ie northern edge of travel way) and S. Railroad Avenue (ie southern edge of travel way).

WHEREAS, G.S. 160A299 authorized the City Council of the City of Kings Mountain to close public streets and alleys; and WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Kings Mountain considers it advisable to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of giving consideration to the closing of the portion of Oak Street known as the area of the railroad right-ofway lying between S. Battleground Avenue (ie northern edge of travel way) and S. Railroad Avenue (ie southern edge of travel way).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Kings Mountain that: (1) A meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the 26th day of June, 2012 in the Council Chamber of the City Hall to consider an ordinance to close the portion of Oak Street known as the area of the railroad right-of-way lying between S. Battleground Avenue (ie northern edge of travel way) and S. Railroad Avenue (ie southern edge of travel way) (2) The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution of Intent once a week for four successive weeks in the Kings Mountain Herald.

(3) The City Clerk is further directed to transmit by registered or certified mail to each owner of property abutting upon that portion of said street a copy of this Resolution of Intent. (4) The City Clerk is further directed to cause adequate notices of this

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KMH3445 (5/30, 6/06,13 & 20/12) CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2012-2013 The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 to be effective July 1st, 2012 for the City of Kings Mountain has been presented to the City Council and is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall and The Mauney Memorial Library during normal business hours There will be a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget. Citizens are invited to attend and make comments.

Ann L. Sessom City Clerk The City of Kings Mountain does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you need an auxiliary aid or service or other accommodation in order to attend or fully participate at this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office in advance of the meeting so that your request can be considered.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS CLEVELAND COUNTY The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ruth U. Plonk, late of 911 Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Cleveland County, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of August, 2012, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All ersons indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of May, 2012.

Joyce P. Forrest Kathryn P. Goforth Co-Executrixes ofthe Estate of Ruth U. Plonk 8816 Red Oak Boulevard, Suite 220 Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 Megan C. Weber, J.D. McGill and Hassan, P.A. Attorneys for Estate 8816 Red Oak Boulevard, Suite 220 Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 KMH3447 (5/30, 6/06, 13 & 20/12) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by DAVID M. HAMRICK and wife, MELESSIA M. HAMRICK to C. ANDREW NEISLER, JR., Trustee, which was dated November 2, 2004 and recorded

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Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by said deed of Trust and the undersigned, C. ANDREW NEISLER, JR., Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale of June 12, 2012 at 10:30 A.M., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property in Cleveland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the western margin of the right of way for Carpenter Street, said iron being North 010-53 West 389.43 feet from an iron pin, said beginning iron also being the northeast corner of the Kings Mountain Housing Authority property (Deed Book 17-E at page 273); and running thence with the Kings Mountain Housing Authority line South 89-49-44 West 65.00 feet to an iron, Meservey’s corner (Deed Book 17-H at Page 145); thence with Meservey’s line North 0-10-52 West 151.17 feet to an iron pin in the southern margin of the right of way for East Parker Street; thence with the said southern

margin North 89-5957 East 65.00 feet to an iron pin, the intersection of the said southern margin with the western margin of Carpenter Street; thence with the western margin of Carpenter Street South 0-10-53 East 150.98 feet to an iron, the point of Beginning, containing 0.225 acres according to an unrecorded plat of survey by Robert T. Kelso, Registered Surveyor, dated April 25, 1990 for Hubert L. Toney and Robert L. Robinson, Jr. Said property is commonly known as 212 East Parker Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs or FortyFive Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, un-

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paid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, right of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record, To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is DAVID M. HAMRICK and wife, MELESSIA M. HAMRICK. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 day’s written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that 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.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their

sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

C. Andrew Neisler, Jr. CLONINGER & NEISLER, TRUSTEE P.O. Box 515 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 PHONE: (704) 7394766 FAX: (704) 739-6485 KMH3448 (5/30 & 6/06/12) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF CLEVELAND BEFORE THE CLERK 2 SP 218 In the Matter of the Foreclosure of the Deed of Trust of Arthur T. Chubbs, Jr. Grantor TO NOTICE OF SALE ON FORECLOSURE OF DEED Terry L. Pack, OF TRUST Trustee As recorded in Book 1583 Page 590 of the Cleveland County Registry Under and by virtue of the power and authorization contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered

by Arthur T. Chubbs, Jr. dated September 14, 2009 and recorded in the office of the Registerof Deeds for Cleveland County, North Carolina, in Book 1583, Page 590 and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and

May 30, 2012 holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Cleveland County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Terry L. Pack, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on June 12, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the door of the Cleveland County Courthouse, Shelby, North Carolina, the real property secured by the above described Deed of Trust is located in the County of Cleveland, State ofNorth Carolina and described in Exhibit “A”which exhibit is incorporated by reference into this Notice.. (including any house and any other improvements therein) The address for the property is: 177 Nolan Road, Lawndale, NC 28090.

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Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten 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 termination.

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Government Cleveland County Board of Commissioners - meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers, second floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Satellite Office opens – Meet Sheriff Alan Norman and share concerns every third Thursday in the month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall.

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Kings Mountain Rotary Club - Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. Southern Arts Society – Meets every first Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Shutter Light Group – (Photography club) meets every third Tuesday of each month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

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

Executive Board for Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street.

Military Support Group – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church.

In country Vietnam veterans breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Steve Brown at 704-739-2725 for more information.

Shelby Kiwanis Club – meets every first and third Thursday of the month, noon, at the Cleveland Country Club. Open to men and women 18 and older. Contact Martha Bivins at 704-484-0100.

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. Community Trustee Council Meetings for 2012: Thursday, May 31, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital Thursday, Aug. 2, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Thursday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center

Hospice Reflections – The grief sharing group meetings are Mondays: June 4, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Tuesdays: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building. No cost and open to anyone who has lost a loved one.

Please RSVP to 704-487-4677 ext. 166 if you plan to attend.

Memory Bear Workshop – Thursday, July 12, 9 a.m. – noon or 4 – 7 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd. 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 ext. 166 if you plan to attend.

Cuts 4 Hospice Cut-A-Thon – Friday, June 8, noon – 6 p.m. at Trendsetters, 1632 South DeKalb St., Shelby. Haircuts available In Honor Of or In Memory Of your loved one. Call for an appointment or walk-ins welcome. All proceeds and donations benefit Hospice Cleveland County. For more information, please contact Shelia Bradley at 704482-8626.

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Education Cleveland County Schools Calendar June 6 at 7 p.m.: Shelby High Graduation at GWU Porter Arena June 7 at 7 p.m.: Burns High Graduation at GWU Porter Arena June 8 at 10:30 a.m.: Turning Point Graduation in post Road Auditorium June 8 at 7 p.m.: Crest High Graduation at GWU Porter Arena June 8 at 8 p.m.: Kings Mountain Graduation at KM High

Arts Council Events The following are upcoming classes at the Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby. Contact 704-4842787 to register for classes.

Annual “Cleveland County Artist Competition” - Exhibit: Through June 14, Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; A rich and varied showcase of the talent that lies in Cleveland County is seen in this exhibit. Local artists not only have the opportunity to display their work but also compete for awards totaling $2,050 in this prestigious competition.

Cleveland County Arts Council, 704-4842787, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, www.ccartscouncil.org “Earth and Fire” – Saturday, June 23, 7 – 9 p.m. This event is the second annual pottery fest at. There will be refreshments and live entertainment. Pottery will be sold on a cash and carry basis. Remaining pottery will be on exhibit and available for sale through July 27. For more information contact Bernice Chappel at 704-739-5723 or email at sublady@carolina.rr.com.

Cleveland County Arts Council Summer Art Camp for kids pre-school to 8th grade: June 18 – 22 - “Art with the Experts”, Ellen McCraw, (Springmore Elementary).

The cost is $55. Join us as we explore the different ways famous artists created their works. With a little help from the pros, like Van Gogh and Matisse, we’ll use different types of media – clay, paint, printmaking, and recycled items to make our own “masterpieces.” This is for rising 1st – 8th graders.

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 1 – 3 p.m. It is limited to 18 students.

June 18 – 22 - “Guard the Trees”, Cindy Robbs, (CCAC). The cost is $55.“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - The Lorax. This week we will learn how to make art out of recycled items. We will make robots, creatures, and other things while we learn to recycle at the same time! Start your collection now of tissue paper rolls, cereal boxes, plastic bottles, etc. to bring with you to camp. This is for rising 1st – 8th graders.

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 1 – 3 p.m. It is limited to 18 students.

“Let’s Make a Face!” – Thursday, May 31, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Hal Dedmond will be the instructor and it will cost $35. Wear old clothes and bring a small towel. The minimum for the class is four and the maximum is eight.

Regional Artist Grant Recipient Exhibit June 21 – July 26; Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5:30

Check out the great CC Arts Council Summer Art Camps for kids pre-school to 8th grade!

p.m. The Opening Reception will be June 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Cleveland County Arts Council, 704-484-2787, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, www.ccartscouncil.org “Shelby Sprint Triathlon” to support the Arts - Race Date: Saturday, June 23, 8 a.m.

The Shelby Sprint Triathlon takes place at the Shelby City Park in Shelby, NC. It will include a 500meter swim, a 20k bike and a 5k run. The Shelby Sprint Triathlon is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event.

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

Preschool Storytime – Tuesdays, 10 a.m., 3-5 years old, and Thursdays, 10 a.m., 2 years and under, at Mauney Memorial Library, in the Community Room. Call 704739-2371 and choose option 2 for more information.

Special Events Kings Mountain Historical Museum exhibit, In Full Bloom: Gardening and Agriculture in Kings Mountain - through June 2.

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a.m. – 4 p.m. Please contact the Kings Mountain Historical Museum at 704.739.1019 for more information, 100 E. Mountain Street.

Family Gardening Fun Night – Thursday, May 31 at 6 p.m. by Julie Flowers (Area Consumer Horticulture Agent, Gaston and Cleveland Counties). Have your children begin the planting process outside at the museum, while you learn the proper techniques to use in your garden. Advance registration is requested with this program due to space limitations. For more information please call the Kings Mountain Historical Museum at 704.739.1019 or visit us online at www.kingsmountianmuseum.org, facebook, or twitter.

Zumba Fitness class – Every first and third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at East Gold St. Wesleyan Church Family Life Center, 701 East Gold Street, KM. It is $2 per session and the class will be taught by a certified Zumba instructor. Call Renee at 704964-7235 for more information.

Girls on the Run – Girls on the Run of Cleveland County, a registered 501©3 nonprofit organization, will host their first celebration. The June Bug Jam 5K event is being held on June 2 at the Dover Foundation YMCA. To learn more about exciting sponsor opportunities, contact lori.paterno@girlsontherun.org.

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Lt. Col. Maury Williams of the NC Army National Guard gives the keynote address.

Mayor Rick Murphrey, right, and Lt. Col. Maury Williams of the NC Army National Guard salute the Veterans Memorial after they placed a wreath at the monument.

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In order to have a safe – and fun – summer, the American Red Cross encourages Kings Mountain-area residents to brush up on water safety skills.

According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on water-related injuries, the drowning rate in the United States averages 10 people per day, with a quarter of fatal drownings involving children 14 and younger.

This is why Red Cross recommends swimming in areas supervised by a lifeguard. If no lifeguard is on duty, designate an adult as a “water watcher” who maintains constant supervision of children around any water no matter how well they can swim or how shallow the water.

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• Know how to respond to an emergency. You should know how to tell if a swimmer is in distress or is drowning and how and when to call for emergency help. You should also learn how to help someone in trouble in water while keeping safe yourself. Do not create a situation where you become a victim as well! Enroll in Red Cross water safety, first aid and CPR courses to learn what to do.

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