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Volume 126 • Issue 26 • Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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KMLT gearing up for 1780 battle drama Theater group is getting close to its fundraising goal of $65,000, which will fund production of the play for years to come.

DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

The town’s Little Theatre producers say they expect to have a

rough draft of Bob Inman’s play about the 1780 historic Battle of Kings Mountain in their hands in less than two weeks.

That will set in motion a chain of events that includes designing the set, making some early casting decisions and planning for most costume needs as production approaches its October 3 premiere.

Everything is falling into place for what is likely to be the Kings Mountain Little Theatre’s most

auspicious project. The community theater has also made big strides in meeting its $65,000 fundraising goal to finance the big production, which will feature a cast of more than 40 and an elaborate set. “We’re reaching our goal, but we’re not there yet,� said Jim Champion, a member of the steering committee responsible for ironing out all the pre-production details of Inman’s play.

This committee, which met

Wednesday at the Joy Performance Theatre, announced that its members had twice accompanied Inman – the longtime WBTV anchor who turned to writing books, plays and screenplays after his retirement from television – to the battle site a few miles south of downtown in the Kings Mountain National Military Park.

It also said that the show’s premiere is already at 80 percent capacity for the black tie invitational

only event. With more than 700 names on its mailing list, the KMLT is trying to reach members of the community who want to help the production get off the ground. Much of the money raised, Champion said, will go toward buying items that will be used over and over again in future productions of the period drama, which has no name yet. “All of this is being done for the See PLAY, 7A

KM teen dies in swimming accident Will Dawson, 17, of 108 Cenco Drive, a Kings Mountain High School student, drowned Monday afternoon while swimming in a family pond on Timmerman Road in Mansfield, Ohio.

The teen was swimming with his sister and a friend around 1 p.m. when he went under, Richland County Sheriff's Maj. Joe Masi said. “He started to panic,�

Masi said. (His sister) tried to rescue him and was unable to.�

The siblings were visit-

ing their great-grandfather Thomas Hamilton and reportedly swam in the pond many times.

Kaitlin Durbin of the Mansfield News Journal reported that the pond was roughly 21 feet deep and divers scoured the water for almost an hour before they found the teen 18 feet below the surface. The water temperature was around 55 degrees.

Richland County Coroner Investigator Bob Bell pronounced the teen dead at 2:35 p.m.

Budget adopted by 4-3 vote ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

By 4-3, city council adopted the $38 million city budget last Tuesday.

Three councilmen – mayor pro tem Mike Butler, Ward 3 councilman Rodney Gordon, and At-Large councilman Keith Miller voted against because of a new item that allocated $200 car expense to the seven member board.

City Manager Marilyn Sellers had originally proposed a $200 raise in pay for council and the mayor but at Tuesday’s meeting announced the raise would come in the form of travel/car expense.

City council receives monthly pay of $500, the mayor's salary is $700 monthly, and all council members and the mayor receive insurance payments.

Full time city employees received a 2% cost-of-living increase in pay and they also

receive free insurance benefits. “I don't serve for the money. I think the raise for council should have gone to city employees and the mayor," said Butler after the meeting last week. “The mayor enjoys what he does but he deserves to be paid more," he added.

Gordon said, “I am 100% opposed to the raise for city council. I am for everything else in the budget."

Miller said he was uncomfortable with the $200 per month travel/car allowance for city council members and asked that the item be removed from the budget.

The $38 million budget passed 4-3. “Our budget is conservative with no increase in property taxes, no electric base rate increase, no natural gas rate increase, and no landfill costs," Sellers said.

Last year the city borrowed $33 million from a state revolving fund to make major water system improvements and citizens saw a 71/2% increase in water and sewer. That rate will continue this year and next year to pay off the loan. Sellers said the annual payment to the state

Small crowd puts up big fight at Relay for Life See more photos on page 3B and the read the story on page 7B

Forum sees mostly praise for schools DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

A schools forum organized by a member of the Cleveland Board of Education drew about 90 people in Shelby Monday.

Coming armed mostly with praise for local schools, the students who attend them and the teachers who work in them, more than a dozen of those present took to the podium to urge school board members, other elected officials and members of the public to support greater funding – or more carefully allocated funding -- for schools.

“We have a desire to see that our children get the best that this county has to offer,� said Michael Grant, who said he was teacher in New York City for 20 years. “Sadly, today we are scrambling to find the funds to educate our children.�

Grant also said that the school system should work harder to retain its brightest individuals.

The ones that fall through the cracks stay here,� he said. “The ones who succeed don’t want to come back.

They’re gone.�

Grant was not the only person with a teaching or ed-

ucation background to speak at the forum, which was organized by school board member Danny Blanton and moderated by Robert Queen, both of whom have been adamant critics of the school board and the school’s system’s leadership in recent years. Blanton won election to the board in November’s election.

Monday’s forum was not a school board board function; Blanton and Roger Harris were the only school board members present.

Queen is the parent of a recent Crest High School See FORUM, 7A

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New Downtown Banners Nick Hendricks, City Utilities Director, left, and Mayor Rick Murphrey look over one of the newly designed banners for the downtown area. “These banners will share the importance of our place in history with the cannon, the railroad, the mining and the textile industry in our development of current Kings Mountain,� said the mayor.

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â– OBITUARIES Bobby Logan U.S. Air Force veteran KINGS MOUNTAIN -Robert Carl "Bobby" Logan, 65, passed away Friday, June, 20, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center.

Born in Cleveland County on June 2, 1949, he was the son of Victoria and Carl Logan.

Mr. Logan was a veteran of the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of Sergeant, and served in Guam as a jet engine mechanic. He was formerly employed at Eaton Corporation and was a graduate of Gaston College. Mr. Logan gave of himself by serving his country, family, and friends and even in death Mr. Logan chose to be an organ donor.

Thomas Robinson, Jr. U.S. Army veteran KINGS MOUNTAIN Thomas Robinson, Jr., age 82, longtime resident of Gastonia, died May 16, 2014 at Azalea Health and Rehab Center in Wilmington, NC. He was born in Kings Mountain on November 16, 1931, raised in Gaston i a , Kings Mountain and Grover, son of Thomas Elliott and Vergie Holcombe Robinson.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Hayes Robinson; his siblings, Elaine, Edward, Mitchell and Teddy Robinson and Inez Robinson Jones.

Mr. Robinson graduated from the University of Alabama in 1960 and made a career primarily in accounting and trucking and briefly as a realtor. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the United States Army and loved gardening, travel, golf and country music. He was a devoted Christian, husband and father.

Survivors include his daughter; Kim Robinson Sincox and son-in-law, Douglas Sincox, Wilmington; brothers Ray Robinson and wife Rachel, Gastonia,

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In addition to his parents, Mr., Logan is preceded in death by his brother, William Benjamin "Benni" Logan. He is survived by his first-cousin, Vicki Latham, of Greensboro.

Graveside services will be held on July 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 113 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

Cecil M Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Mr. Logan.

Guest registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home Barry Robinson and wife Diane, York, SC; sisters; Marie Beam and husband Harry, Grover, Brenda Sipes and husband Bill, Kings Mountain, Emogene Arrowood and husband Mike, Aiken, SC: sisters-in-law Annie H. Robinson, Gastonia, Mary H. Greene, Kings Mountain; many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain, at Saturday, June 28, 11 a.m. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home.

Interment will be at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain with Military Honors provided by the Foothills Detachment, Marine Corp. League.

A guest registry is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.

Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

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Mildred Riley Bell KINGS MOUNTAIN Mildred Riley Bell, age 78, a resident of White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, passed away on June 20, 2014, at her residence.

A funeral service was held at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, at 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 24, with Rev. Jason Dowdell and Rev. Ronell Owensby officiating.

Visitation was from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, prior to the service in the Fellowship Hall of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Interment is at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain.

Homer J. Sizemore U.S. Army veteran MAX MEADOWS, VA. -- Homer Jefferson Sizemore, age 82, of Max Meadows, Va., passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014.

He was born in Madison, N.C., on June 18, 1932, the son of the late Jeff Sizemore and Edna Nora Roberts Sizemore. Mr. Sizemore was a member of the Poplar Camp Church of God of Prophecy, a veteran of the U.S. Army and was preceded in death by his wives, Helen Sutphin Sizemore, Eva L. Sizemore and Juanita Sizemore Ray. He is survived by his son, Jefferson (Bill) Sizemore and wife Connie of Kings Mountain, NC; grandsons, Jefferson Sizemore, Jr. of Gaffney, SC, Brian Sizemore of Kings Mountain, Mark Sizemore and Christina of Blacksburg, SC; stepdaughters, Sonya Roberts of Altamonte Springs, FL and children

Amy Quesenberry, Neal Quesenberry and Shannon; Jennifer Ward and Bill of Wytheville, Va., and children Rodney Dunford, Arlan Dunford, Randa Bracknell and Jason. Thirteen greatgrandchildren also survive.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with Rev. Chris Payne officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Telford Cemetery in Jonesborough, Tenn. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until service time.

The family requests that those who prefer may make memorials to the Kidney Foundation.

Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville is serving the Sizemore Family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.highlandfuneralservice.com.

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SHELBY - Mr. Steve Randall Byers, 64, 310 Crow Road, passed away Tuesday June 17, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the mausoleum chapel at Cleveland Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. Russ Bradley with a visitation and inturnment following the service.

SHELBY- Mrs. Rita Geffert Rafferty passed away on June 20, 2014, at Wendover Hospice. The family received friends at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, service following at 11 a.m. in the Webb Chapel at First Baptist Church, 120 N. Lafayette Street, Shelby. Burial followed at 3:30 p.m. at Graceland East Memorial Park, 2206 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, South Carolina.

Sue Goins KINGS MOUNTAIN Sue Goins, age 79, a resident of Kings Mountain, N.C., passed away Thursday morning, June 19, 2014, at Kings Mountain Hospice House.

A funeral service was held at Second Baptist Church on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11 a.m., with Rev. James Lochridge officiating.

Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.

Bob Hughes Claude Robert "Bob" Hughes, 94, Dunnellon, FL, passed away June 22, 2014 at the Citrus Hospice House in Lecanto, FL. Mr. Hughes, the youngest of twelve children, was born April 27, 1920 in Kings Mountain, NC to the late William Gordon Hughes and Florence Wells Hughes.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 3 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC with Dr. Steve Taylor officiating.

Burial will follow in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be at 2 p.m. until the hour of service.

Tony Reynolds KINGS MOUNTAIN Tony Trent Reynolds, 60, a resident of Hickory, NC, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at his home after extended illness. The memorial service will be conducted Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain with interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.

The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.

Ronald D. Thompson KINGS MOUNTAIN Ronald Devon Thompson, age 61, a resident of 124 Ben Davis Road, Grover, N.C., passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014, at Kings Mountain Hospital. A memorial service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Monday, June 23, at 4 p.m. Visitation was from 3:30 until 4 p.m. Monday prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home.

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Gardner-Webb University Dean Emeritus Jim Crawley, instrumental in the successful growth and national recognition of the University’s business school, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the age of 84.

Crawley began his tenure at Gardner-Webb in 1994, after retiring from Dupont, Inc. He served as the first dean of the University’s business school—during which the school moved into its current home in E.B. Hamrick Hall—as well as chairman of GWU’s undergraduate business program.

Born and raised in Rutherford County, N.C., Crawley served four years in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a civilian trainer for the U.S. Air Force. Following his military service, he completed a degree in mechanical engineering at Clemson University. Crawley then joined Dupont for a career that transported him to many locations in United States and Germany.

Crawley, formerly of Kings Mountain, also served as a Cleveland County (N.C.) commissioner from 1994 to 2000, including two terms as commission chairman. One of his most signif-

Jim Crawley icant contributions as a commissioner was his work toward the consolidation of Cleveland County’s three public school districts, which was approved in 2000 and completed in 2004. His community service also included work with the United Way, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Communities In Schools, Cleveland Tomorrow and Executive Roundtable.

Following his career, Crawley retired with his wife, Marcie, to Summerville, S.C. He continued to serve his community, including membership on the board of the Habitat for Humanities Chapter of Dorchester County, at Summerville Presbyterian Church, and in other organizations.

He is survived by his son, Steve; daughter, Sharon; and four grandchildren.

â– POLICE Homicide suspect injured in shootout with deputies No deputies were injured in an early Monday shootout with Schuyler Mark Camp, 59, who has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Roger Dale Sisk. Both are of Shelby.

At 12:39 a.m. Monday deputies responded to Apt. B11 at 6915 Baker Drive in Shelby, Sheriff Alan Norman said. Deputies were met with gunfire as Camp a l legedly shot at officers.

The deputies returned fire, injuring Camp Camp who reportedly retreated back into the apartment. For over an hour, Camp and deputies were in a stand-off until Camp surrendered to offi-

cers.

The injured suspect was initially transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center and then to Carolinas Medical Center for his injuries.

When deputies searched the home they found Sisk's body.

Camp is also charged with three counts of assault with a firearm with intent to kill a law enforcement officer.

Camp has been convicted on multiple felonies including 2nd degree murder, on Aug. 26, 1990, assault by pointing a gun and assault with a deadly weapon in July 2010.

He was charged with assault on medical personnel, three counts of communicating threats and drunk and disruptive on Feb. 8, 2014, according to the sheriff.

Those trials are pending.

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Three new police officers took the oath of office Thursday morning from Mayor Rick Murphrey, right. Pictured are Captain Jerry Tessneer, Captain of the patrol division who assisted in the ceremony, and new officers Christina Howard, Joshua Ray Bryant and Kyle Bell.

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Three new police officers were sworn as patrolmen with the Kings Mountain Police Department Thursday morning at city hall.

Mayor Rick Murphrey conducted the swearing-in ceremony as families of the new officers, city staff, and several city council members looked on. After the official oath, the officers recited the Kings Mountain Police Department mission statement and the mayor talked about core values and the code of ethics.

Taking the oath were Kyle Bell, son of Shelia and Craig Bell, Joshua Ray Bryant, son of Danny and LuAnn Bryant, and Christina Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ash-

ley. Bell is a graduate of Kings Mountain High School and Cleveland Community College. He formerly served as patrolman with the Bessemer City Police Department. His fiancee, Kathryn Wilson, pinned the badge on his uniform. Bryant is also a graduate of Kings Mountain High School and Cleveland Community College. His wife, Katie Bryant, pinned the official badge on his uniform.

Howard is a graduate of Crest High School and Isothermal Community College.

Her brother, Dan Ashley, pinned the badge on her uniform. Bell and Bryant were hired as full-time officers. Howard is a part time officer.

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World’s largest swimming lesson?

DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Nearly 50 first-time swimmers and veterans alike jumped into the Kings Mountain YMCA pool Friday morning to help raise awareness for water safety – and try to break a record for the world’s largest swimming lesson.

The record, set last year when thousands of swimming pools in 13 countries across the globe staged a simultaneous swimming lesson, stands at 32,540 participants. “We’re trying to break that record,� said Jessica Crawford, a trauma prevention specialist at Cleveland Regional Hospital in Shelby, who was on-site at the Kings Mountain pool while 48 people – mostly youngsters – waded into the water under a canopy of warm June sky.

Officials from the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson headquarters told Crawford that if 25 showed up at the thousands of pools that were participating in the attempt, they would break the record this year. “We’ve done our part here – it’s a great turnout,� Crawford said, referring to almost doubling the

group’s goal of 25 participants per swimming pool.

At precisely 11 a.m., as vigilant lifeguards looked on, tens of thousands of beginner and expert swimmers treaded water and went through several safety drills while getting a lesson in basic water safety.

Lifeguards and volunteers demonstrated how the life ring and shepherd’s hook are used to rescue swimmers in distress. They also versed participants in pool safety rules (no running, no diving) and sunburn prevention.

The 30-minute lesson, led chiefly by YMCA lifeguard Emily Peeler, also included demonstrations on how to float on one’s stomach and back and how to retrieve items from the pool’s bottom.

Partnering with Safe Kids Cleveland County in the effort to raise water safety awareness and promote swimming skills, the Kings Mountain YMCA joined the other two Ys in Shelby and Boiling Springs to help set a new Guinness Book of World Record. Swimming is a life-saving skill for children and a vital tool to prevent drowning, the second leading cause of

Kings Mountain YMCA lifeguard Emily Peeler helps give swim and water safety tips in an effort to break the record for the world’s largest swimming lesson on Friday.

Photo by DAVE BLANTON

unintended, injury-related death for children ages 1-14, according to The World's Largest Swimming Lesson organization, which was created to serve as a platform to

help local community aquatic facilities and the many different national, regional and state wide water safety and drowning prevention organizations work together to

‘Say Ahh!’ exhibit now open (Ed. note – This is the first in a series of stories on the city's medical history and exhibits free to the public at Kings Mountain Historical Museum.)

ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

From doctors to dentists to pharmacists and folk remedies, “Say Ahh!, the Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain, is a must see exhibit at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum which celebrates the medical pioneers of this era and highlights the evolution of science and technology in modern medicine over the past three centuries.

The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Griffin Drug Center, the oldest independently owned drug store still operating in Kings Mountain and a third generation of Bakers operating Baker Dental Care, believed to be the oldest continuous dental practice in North Carolina and possibly in the nation, are two of the exhibitors among many that local citizens will enjoy viewing displays.

The exhibit points out that in the era before electricity and sterile procedures, dentist offices had a very different look than they do today.

The Griffin exhibit is dedicated to the memory of the late Wilson Griffin recognizing his 50 year service as a Kings Mount a i n pharmacist who served 50 years in the Wilson Griffin f a m i l y business until 1985 when he retired and sold to Harold Bolick, who has maintained the unique character and loyal customer base of this treasured community landmark.

Wilson's father, Ellerbe Wilson “Doc� Griffin founded Griffin Drug Center in 1919.

This mortar and pestle shaped illuminating car-top sign used to adorn the top of the delivery car used by Wilson Griffin Jr. to deliver medicines to Kings Mountain citizens. Seen in this photograph in 1962, the delivery car was affectionately known by Kings Mountain children as “Gogee� as Mr. Griffin drove them to school and back in between deliveries. (The Griffin display is dedicated to the memory of Wilson Griffin.)

Wilson followed in his father's footsteps.

Among items on display: an Early 20th century pharmacist's coat worn by Doc Griffin; vintage prescription medicines; the illuminating car top sign on the car which Wilson used to deliver medicines, a castor oil pump and a wedge wood-style mortar and pestle.

The Baker display includes hand-carved wax teeth, carved by Thomas P. Baker, circa 1960. Dental

schools teach anatomy and handworking skills by requiring students to carve exact wax replicas of each tooth in the human mouth.

Also: total dissections prepared by Thomas P. Baker, circa 1960.

These are real human teeth – pulled by dentists – and then dissected by Baker as part of his training at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry; Dr. Luther Baker's 1917 appointment book filled with familiar Kings Mountain

surnames and fees for dental treatments. During the Depression era and before, people commonly paid their bills by bartering with chickens, eggs, ears of corn, whatever they had on hand.

Also on display is a treadle dental drill powered by pushing the foot pedal up See ‘SAY AHH!’, 7A

tell this important story on a local and national level. To learn more about The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, visit www.worldslargestswimminglesson.org.

Over $41k in grants awarded Grants totaling $41,582.50 were awarded to three City of Kings Mountain programs, the Little Theater, Cleveland County Arts Council and Southern Arts Society Tuesday by the Tourism Development Authority.

Beachblast received $4500, Revolutionary Fourth of July $10,000 and Kings Mountain's Gateway Festival $4,000 and are all community-wide events sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain.

The Cleveland County Arts Council received $2,000 for Reel to Reel. Kings Mountain Little Theater received $10,000 for the Bob

Inman play, “The Battle of Kings Mountain.'' Southern Arts Society Gateway Fest at SASI was awarded $200 and Southern Arts Society's Earth and Fire Pottery show received $882.50.

Councilman Rick Moore, chairman of the Authority, said the awards were the largest made in recent months, the money coming from hotel tax.

Other members of the Tourism committee are councilman Rodney Gordon, Kemp Mauney, David Bean and P. G. Patel. The Tourism Development Authority promotes the growth and development of the visitor industry in Kings Mountain.

‘Real to Reel’ set for July 9-12 The 15th annual “Real to Reel International Film Festival will be held July 9-12 at the Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Avenue.

Cleveland County Arts Council is sponsoring the event and Director Shearra Miller says you can expect to find a great lineup of films from all over the world, a chance to talk with many of the filmmakers and

a concessions stand with all those goodies you would expect to find. Miller said the mission of the Real to Reel International Film Festival is to offer a forum for independent film, video and multi-media artists to showcase their talents and expose the works of these artists to our region.

Call 704-484-2787 for information.

Kings Mountain Historical Museum Director/Curator Adria Focht stands before a vintage dentist chair displayed by the Baker family at the medical history exhibit open through Oct. 25, Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum.

Photo by LIB STEWART

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â– MEDITATION Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven Josh Tucker Pastor and on earth has been St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.�

Matthew 28:16-20 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

This past Sunday (June 15th) was Holy Trinity Sunday – a time in the Christian church that we celebrate the presence of God

being revealed to us in three distinct ways: God the Father and Creator, God the Son in Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit. It is on this Sunday that the lectionary provides us this text from Matthew’s gospel known as the great commission. This is the last scene recorded in the gospel where the newly resurrected Jesus comes to his disciples for one last set of instructions, one last portrayal of wisdom and will for his closest friends.

The pairing of this scripture with the celebration of the church doctrine of the Trinity leads me to think about what it means to embody the belief of the Trinity. What does being a Trinitarian Christian look like? We profess our faith in God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit so how can we faithfully live out our belief?

I think Jesus’ commission in Matthew 28 gives us preciously a faithful path to live into the doctrine of the Trinity. In his great commission, Jesus instructs his disciples and us today, to go out into all the world and make disciples, baptism them and teach them all that he himself has taught them. And so I be-

lieve that to be a Trinitarian Christian, we have to begin to take seriously this commission; we have to prioritize our ministry so that making disciples is at the top of our purposes.

And realize that this is hard work, people of God. It takes a lot of time and energy to set out to intentionally make disciples; to model and encourage the practices of discipleship (daily prayer, weekly worship, regular Bible Study, a heart for service, the desire for spiritual friendships, and a giving spirit). And its difficulty is only magnified with all the cultural and institutional challenges that tempt our mission and ministry. My prayer for us this day is that we can identify that one person in our lives that needs spiritual encouragement, prayer and guidance and that needs us to model for them what it means to be a Trinitarian Christian – that we can identify that person and begin an intentional relationship with them so that they can see God working through us in their lives. My prayer is that we can all live into our calling to re-present God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit in all that we say and do. Amen.

Vacation Bible School is underway through June 27 at First Baptist Church from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Higher Ground in concert Westover Baptist Church, 114 Westover Dr., will present “Higher Ground� in concert Sunday, June 29, at 6 p.m.

Everyone welcome. Pickups will be served in the fellowship building after the concert.

CMC breakfast Central United Methodist Church, 113 S. Piedmont Ave., will serve a country style breakfast, all you can eat, on Saturday, July 12, from 6 a.m.-10 a.m. A $6 donation (children eat free) will be applied to the church's mission project. Breakfasts will be held on the first Saturday of July, Sept. and Nov. The public is invited.

Fellowship & Faith

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

New Life Family Worship Center 428 Oak Grove Road 704-739-9371

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mountain View Agape Church 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160 Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516 Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852 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

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

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

New Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606

Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

New Camp Creek Baptist Church 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road 704-487-7128

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.

Featured Church of the Week: Family Worship Center 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 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

704-739-9230 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

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, SC704-9377390864-839-1873 WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church

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■ LIFESTYLES

A tribute to my wife

By Roger Goins Special to the Herald

On June 19, 2014 I lost a very important part of my life. My wife, Sue, went to be with the Lord in Heaven.

She left behind an example of what we should all be. Sue was a compassionate lady who cared about anyone who needed help. She gave that help.

Sue was fun, loving, bossy, and cared about anything that bothered her children, friends and strangers in need. To me she was perfect.

We were married for 55 years. Both of us retired at age 65 and both of us are age 79. We got to know each other during the first years of our marriage, things like finding what upset one another and what made us happy. We were exploring each others' feelings and we loved one another but there was something lacking in our marriage and I think it was that we didn't have enough time together.

I was a long distance truck driver for 29 years and away from home two or three weeks at a time and that took its toll. That changed when we retired. She sold her business in Charlotte, a fish camp, florist and personnel service. We moved back to Kings Mountain where I was raised and bought our home on W. Mountain Street.

Things changed. We had 16 years of the best love and marriage anyone could ask for. When we had been retired for three or four years we became bored. That didn't set well with Sue so she bought a building in Grover and opened Rogers BBQ. During the 12 years she owned the restaurant she fed the hungry, homeless and families. Each Christmas and Thanksgiving she would locate six families to help. She bought the traditional meal of ham or turkey, etc. and staples enough to last 3-4 weeks. Some of her customers helped deliver the food but were instructed not to tell where it came from. If they asked her she would reply “Jesus wanted you to have this food.''

Then she would exit the home and cry all the way to her next stop.

My wife, Sue Goins, was an angel on earth and people told her that. Her motto was “help God's people and He will bless you.”

This is just a small portion of her life story. I pray that in some way your wife is like mine.

Auxiliary awards Happy 2nd two scholarships birthday Daniel The Kings Mountain Hospital Auxiliary has awarded $2,000 scholarships to Hattie Brooke Dover and Ashley Marie Chapman, recent graduates of Kings Mountain High School. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding students planning to study in the healthcare field.

Brooke is the daughter of Gilda Dover Mazley and is an AP student who took special classes at Cleveland Community College. She was a member of the KMHS Chorus. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and her goal is to become a nurse anesthetist.

Ashley is the daughter of Dianne Chapman and Eric Pardo. At KMHS, she was active in Beta Club, National Honor Society, NECS president and served as junior marshal, played basketball and has run track. She will be attending East Carolina University to study physical therapy.

The Auxiliary scholarships are the result of successful “Tree of Love” projects underway in October and November when members take contributions for angels which adorn the Christmas tree in the lobby of the hospital. Residents may purchase an angel in

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Ashley Chapman memory of a loved one or in honor of a loved one and the tree is decorated and placed in the hospital lobby in December.

Daniel Todd Bullock was two years old June 14 and celebrated his birthday with a Sports Baseball theme party hosted by his parents, Rhonda and Mick Bullock.

Family and friends enjoyed hot dogs, chips, drinks and a Sports Baseball cake.

Daniel has an older brother, Brandon Bullock.

Daniel is the son of Rhonda and Mick Bullock,

grandson of Teresa Falls and Ronnie Falls and Dean and Sue Bullock. His honorary grandfather is Lawrence Etters.

Daniel is the greatgrandson of David Lockridge and the late Lucy Lockridge, the late Carl and Vada Falls, the late Mr. and Mrs. Y. W. Patterson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bullock.

Yard of the Month Russ and Jenna Putnam were the recipients of the Appearance Award given by Town and Country Garden Club.

NEW OFFICERS – Pictured are new officers of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155. From left, President Lisa Carrigan, Vice-President Pat Lemmon, Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer Arlene Barrett, Historian Kathy Hambright, Joyce Kale and Norma Bridges, SergeantAt-Arms. Not pictured are Nikki Jones, Recording Secretary, and Lou Ballew, Chaplain.

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‘Home Canning Basics’ class offered Learn about home preservation (canning and freezing) with NC Cooperative Extension family and consumer sciences agents Nancy Abasiekong and Melinda Houser Wednesday, June 25, from 2-5 p.m. and Tuesday, July 15, from 2-5 p.m. at the Cleveland County Center, 130 S. Post Road, Suite 1, Shelby.

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PLAY: KMLT gearing up for 1780 battle drama From page 1A long haul,� said Champion, whose involvement with the Little Theatre reaches back to the early 1970s, during which time he’s produced nearly 20 plays and acted in more than 40.

There are a number of ways individuals and businesses can be a part of bringing the show to the stage. Founding Fathers can give $3,000, which will earn them 10 tickets to the black tie opening night and after party. Generals can pay $1,000 and get 4 tickets to black tie opening night and after party. For $500, Colonels get 2 tickets to opening night and after party. Over the Mountain Volunteers can ensure themselves two tickets to black tie opening night and after party for $250.

Tickets for opening night will run out fast, members of the steering committee said.

The community theater has hired an outside director for the special play. Caleb Sigmon is a native North Carolinian with roots in the state’s mountain region. A longtime friend of Bob

weapons and set requirements. Inman, they said, plans to be at every rehearsal.

Producers and directors will begin auditions July 2829. A first rehearsal is tentatively scheduled for August 18.

Organizers have already announced auditions for the play, described as an “historic drama that will be filled with action and intense combat.� Roles are available for men, women

BUDGET: adopted by 4-3 vote Members of the KMLT steering committee discuss the upcoming project for the community theater during a meeting last week. From left to right are Rick Dancy, Shirley Brutko, Jerry Ledford and Jim Champion.

Inman, he has extensive experience in stage productions at Appalachian State University and at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.

This would be the world premiere of Inman’s play.

The KMLT put on the world premiere of “Catfish Moon,� the Laddy Sartin play about middle-aged angst and friendship, in the early 90s, according to

Champion.

Members of the play’s steering committee, who, along with Champion, include Rick Dancy, Shirley Brutko and Jerry Ledford, said they’re working hard to get the Little Theatre company ready for an exciting drama that will feature battle scenes, forest scenes that will give audiences a glimpse into 18th century

America. “It will be brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor ‌ almost a civil war kind of scenario,â€?

Champion said.

Inman and the play’s organizers said they expect a final working draft of the play to be ready by midJuly. At that point, they’ll have the information they need about costumes,

‘SAY AHH!’: exhibit now open at KM Historical Museum

From page 1A on the loan is $1,174,000 for 20 years.

A 3.5 percent natural gas tax will be passed on to natural gas customers starting July 1 as part of state-mandated tax reforms. “We worked with our elected officials, including Rep. Tim Moore and Rep. Kelly Hastings, to try to eliminate the tax which was expected to be 7 percent," said Mayor Rick Murphrey. Legislation was introduced that brought the tax down. The city is currently paying a 3% electric tax but is “cost neu-

tral� due to lowering energy cost to customers. The new rate effect is zero to customers.

Sellers said the capital outlay budget is low and the $1,031,850 will provide for a number of needs. “We've had a lot of growth and I give credit to the mayor, staff and council," said Sellers. “This is my 21st year to be involved in budget making, it's been a great year," said the mayor after the meeting.

The general public was absent from the public hearing held prior to the budget approval.

Here's a look at city projects funded for $1,046,850 in the 2014-15 budget by city council Tuesday night. • A new gym floor for the Kings Mountain YMCA, $100,000. The city owns the building, which was formerly the community center.

From page 3A and down. Plug-in electric drills became available in 1908. By that time, most dental offices had electricity. Dr. Robert N. Baker obtained several patents for high-speed dental equipment he designed.

As specialized furniture, dental chairs symbolized the emergence of dentistry as a separate profession.

The Baker dental chair is a part of the Baker exhibit on display.

The vintage Baker dental cabinet is also on display. Wooden cabinets are not used in dental offices today because the wood can't be sterilized. Until the 1880s, most of the instruments weren't sterilized either, although they usually got a “wipe down� between patients.

Since 1907, five Bakers, spanning three generations, have continuously practiced dentistry in Kings Mountain. The family practice was founded by Dr. Luther Phillip Baker in 1907 and

and children of all ages, and no previous stage experience is required.

The KMLT just wrapped up The Diviners, the story of a scarred and hydrophobic adolescent living in smalltown 1930s Indiana.

Bob Inman works of fiction include “Home Fires Burning,� “Old Dogs and Children,� “Dairy Queen Days� and “Captain Saturday.� His most recent novel is “The Governor’s Lady,� published in 2013.

• Four new police cars for the Kings Mountain Police Department, $112,000. • A new table for the Children's room at Mauney Memorial Library, $5500. • Upgrades to Moss Lake Campground, $6,000. • Engineering study -long term sediment removal at Moss Lake, $12,500. • Two service trucks, money to come from Powell Bill Fund, $55,000. • Vehicle for Water/Sewer Resources, $25,000. • Loader at the Water Plant, $45,000. • Piercing tool for Water/Sewer maintenance, $5,000. • Bush hog for the water/sewer department, $48,000.

Lt. Col. O. P. Lewis examines the teeth of a soldier recovering from wounds received in battle during WWII. (Photograph on loan at the KM Historical Museum by Pucky Lewis Nantz for the “Say Ahh!� exhibit.) he was one of the first dentists in town in an era when rural dentists traveled from region to region. Luther's son Dr. Robert N. Baker joined the practice in 1945 after serving four years as a dentist with the Coast

Guard in WWII. Bob's brother, Dr. Thomas P. Baker, joined the practice 16 years later in 1961.

Thomas's son, Bryan, joined the practice in 1988 and his younger brother, Dr. Stephen Baker, joined the

practice in 1991. Dr. Bryan and Stephen Baker continue to improve the smiles of patients throughout the region.

The exhibit is sponsored

by Cleveland County Healthcare System and Ragan and Reva Harper.

• Storm Water program, Mountain St., Phase 2, upgrade wash pit, mapping, $80,000. • Electric Department voltage regulators, fiber upgrades, electronic mapping, subdivision expansion, King Street lighting, city fiber network, traffic signal upgrade, Citizens Service Center improvements, Kingswood URD upgrade, line expansion, downtown globe upgrade, Substation design and pulling pig rope, $328,500. • Gas Department system expansion, line fusion replacement, system mapping, dump truck, hydraulic pipe trailer, vacuum hole inspection, utility line locator, and grounding bed replacement, $184,350. • Perpetual care capital improvements, $10,000.

FORUM: sees mostly praise for schools From page 1A graduate and a rising junior at the school. “We need to be careful how we measure students,� said Laura Rucker, a Crest graduate and speech language pathologist at Jefferson School who has two children in the school system. “You cannot measure the character and conviction of a child by an end of grade score.�

One theme that several speakers visited on during their allotted three minutes at the podium was a perceived inconsistency in quality between rural and more urban schools. “Quality is very different out in the county compared to schools like Shelby,� said Brenda LeGrande, who identified herself as a Shelby High graduate who makes documentaries about growing up in Cleveland County.

LeGrande also said she and many others felt like board of education members have often turned a deaf ear to the concerns of citizens. “I feel there is little bit of arrogance among school board members,� she told the crowd, which met at

Landmark Baptist Church.

Still, most speakers had praise for school officials and said they felt there was a lot of confidence and commitment among faculty at all levels. “I hope tonight does not serve to polarize us,� said Matt Harris, an agriculture teacher at Crest who said that the Future Farmers of America at his school was recently recognized as a top chapter in the state.

For many it was a opportunity to suggest ways for the schools to become more open places of employment, where criticisms could be voiced without fear of retaliation. “There should be a method for teachers to be heard anonymously,� said Yvette Grant, a former teacher in New York, adding that she was disappointed that more teachers didn’t speak up the forum, which lasted from 7 p.m. to about 9 p.m. in the church’s Family Life Center.

There was no direct mention of the board of education’s decision in April to name then assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction Dr. Stephen Fisher as the system’s new superintendent, replacing

the outgoing Dr. Bruce Boyles.

That move divided the school board who voted Fisher’s promotion by a 6-3 vote. It also provoked the ire of some in the community that had wanted either an outside candidate or a minority (or both) to get the top job. Blanton and Harris were among the three who voted no in the superintendent vote.

The third dissenting vote in that decision came from Donnie Thurman, Jr., who, like Blanton, is serving his first term on the board of education.

Several speakers said that many teachers told them they would speak publicly about problems they see in their workforce were it not for fear of retaliation from school officials. Those com-

Lecture series concludes Friday ments received some of the loudest applause by the gathering, which appeared to be heavily attended by Cleveland County school teachers. “I wanted to hear input,� said Danny Blanton, who along with fellow school board member Harris spoke after other citizens had said their piece. “I wanted to hear praise. I wanted to hear it all.�

Blanton reminded those in the audience that he wants to be their advocate and that he’s available “24-7.� “My number is (704) 477-7188. I’ll have that number until I’m dead or ya’ll vote me out.�

Blanton’s effort to get the the board of education to sanction a schools forum was voted down by the body in a May 30 meeting.

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Kings Mountain Historical Museum will conclude its 2014 Lecture Series with the program “Little Known and Fascinating Facts about the Battle of Kings Mountain�, a lecture and book signing by Robert Dunkerly Friday, June 27, at 6 p.m.

Dunkerly, a Park Ranger, historian, and award-winning author of several local Revolutionary War history books, will present a 30-minute lecture highlighting some of the fun facts from his book, "The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts."

This event is open to the public and admission is free.

Donations are appreciated. All donations go towards fulfilling the Museum’s mission to collect, preserve, and interpret history through exhibits, educational programs, tours, and other appropriate means, in order to foster a deeper understanding of the history of our community and the region.

To find out more about upcoming exhibits and events, please visit us at: www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call (704) 739-1019. You can also follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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CLUB MEETINGS AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 155, E. Gold Street.

American Legion Post 155 meets second Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Post on East Gold Street in Kings Mountain.

DOUGH MAKERS INVESTMENT CLUB – The Dough Makers Investment Club (for women) usually meets every third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Edward Jones Office at 307 B East King Street. For information, please contact the Edward Jones Office at 704-739-0997 or Esther Plonk, President 704-739-1917.

KINGS MOUNTAIN ROTARY CLUB Every Thursday, noon, at the 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.

KINGS MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S CLUB – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, E. Mountain St. EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR KINGS MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S CLUB– Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, E. Mountain St. MILITARY SUPPORT GROUP – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church.

VFW POST 9811, Kings Mountain/Cherryville meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

IN COUNTRY VIETNAM VETERANS breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Carl Morrow at 704-734-0142 for more information.

KM KIWANIS CLUB – Meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Community Room (lower level) at the Mauney Memorial Library, S. Piedmont Ave. KM LIONS CLUB– Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Linwood Restaurant, 805 Cleveland Ave. THIRD TUESDAY MORNING MEN’S CLUB meets at 9 a.m. at Mountain View Restaurant.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: Kings Mountain– Christ the King Catholic Church, 714 Stone St., 6:30 p.m., meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

Contact: Mary (704) 482-8690. You may also call the Reach Line & Information at (704) 319-1625, or go to www.oa.org. The only requirement for membership is a desire

to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for membership. The groups are self-supporting.

POSITIVE ATTITUDES WALKING CLUB - There is an open invitation to all Kings Mountain ladies to join the Positive Attitudes Walking Club. The club members walk in various downtown areas of Kings Mountain during lunch hours. An inspirational devotion is provided. For more information call 704-472-4403.

COLONEL FREDERICK HAMBRIGHT CHAPTER Daughters of the American Revolution meets monthly for programs. Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence is eligible to join the DAR. For more information on membership or attending our meeting, please contact Loretta Cozart at 704-241-2218.

SPECIAL EVENTS CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN upcoming events – Revolutionary 4th of July on Friday, July 4th and historical encampment July 5; Beach Blast at Patriots Park on Saturday, July 19, beginning at 10 a.m. check out the website: www.cityofkm.com PHIL WICKMAN will perform in concert July 19 at 7 p.m. at Christian Freedom Baptist Church, 2 46 Range Rd., Kings Mountain. General admission is $20 with a limited number of premiere seating tickets available at $30 each. Tickets can be purchased via the church web site at christianfreedomchurch.com or at the church office from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Call 704-739-4152.

PATRICK SENIOR CENTER BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 10– 11:30 a.m. in the Craft Room, sponsored by Gentiva.

BACKPACK PROJECT – Please bring in non-perishable food items for our backpack project. These backpacks go to students who need a little extra food over the weekend. Suggested items are: individual cereal packs (can be eaten without milk), Pop Tarts, individual prepared dinners (mac & cheese, spaghetti, etc.), fruit cups, applesauce, pudding cups, Beenie Weenies, peanut butter, juice boxes, crackers or cookies.

is requested. Rotating exercises, health lessons, and surprise extras keep it fresh. All donations will go toward purchase of DVDs for the class.

NEW BEGINNER LINE DANCES Beginners Line Dance classes are taught by Archie Cherpak each Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. at the Patrick Center.

SUPPORT GROUPS AT PATRICK CENTER- First Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. Evening Alzheimer’s Support Group, Neisler Life Enrichment Center, Kings Mountain; first Wednesdays at 10 a.m. depression support group, Patrick Center; second Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. Evening Dementia support group, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby; fourth Tuesdays 6 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby; last Mondays at 2 p.m. diabetic support and education, Patrick Senior Center.

HOSPICE The Hospice Store - Located at 323 E. Marion Street beside Dollar General near Uptown Shelby. Please call Angela Jones at 704-751-3530 if you have items to donate or for volunteer opportunities. Store Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY. Thursday, July 24, 5 to 7 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make Christmas ornaments in memory of a loved one who has died. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults.

Please call (704) 487-4677 to register. 321 Kings Mountain Blvd.

Hospice’s Cleveland County Administration Building in Shelby will host the same event on Friday, July 25, 10 a.m. to noon.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 AT 6 P.M. – Little known and fascinating facts about the Battle of Kings Mountain- lecture and book signing by Robert Dunkerly. A historian, Park Ranger and award-winning author, he will present a 3-minute lecture highlighting some of the fun facts from his book, “The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts.�

This collection of participant letters and statements from soldiers on both sides includes over 100 first-hand eyewitness accounts from the Battle of Kings Mountain.

The book is rife with previously unpublished details of this historic turning point in the American Revolution. Dunkerly will be available after his lecture to sign some of his many titles available in the Museum Gift Shop. Admission is free.

The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is free and open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 100 E. Mountain Street in Kings Mountain. Adria L. Focht, Director and Curator.

SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY Kings Mountain Arts Center 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Gift Shop also featuring fine art, ceramics, woodwork, jewelry and wearable art. Ongoing – Offering art and pottery classes, and ongoing art exhibits by local and regional artists. Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 am.-4 pm; or by appointment contact 704-739-5585 or 704-739-2056.

4th annual pottery show opens with a reception, free to the public, Saturday, June 28, from 7-9 p.m.

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MEMORY BEAR WORKSHOP. Thursday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. to noon or 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make a teddy bear out of a loved one’s shirt or other article of clothing. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Space is limited; please call (704) 487 4677 to reserve a space.

LAST TUESDAY of each month, 5 p.m. “A Company of Readers� Book Club in Community Room. Open to the public.

Have fun and make friends at this unique book club, a gathering of different ages and varied tastes. Read the book of your choice and participate by briefly sharing.

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GASTON COUNTY Adult Nutrition Program - Spend one hour a month delivering a smile and a hot lunch to the home bound elderly. Help is needed in Bessemer City. To volunteer, call 704-862-7676.

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES taught

by Pat Bolte are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center. Emphasis is on individual attention.

SAY AHH! The Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain runs until Oct. 25, 2014, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. From doctors and dentists to pharmacies and folk remedies, this exhibit will present an historical overview of all things related to health and well-being in Kings Mountain and surrounding region.

The exhibit is proudly sponsored by Cleveland County HealthCare System and Ragan and Reba Harper.

TAI CHI CLASS – Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3 p.m. in Conference Room I. Andrew Baker is instructor of Tai Chi 4 Health & Balance and a donation of $3 per person

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN: LECTURES AND BOOK SIGNINGS- at KM Historical Museum on

CHARLOTTE FOLK SOCIETY- second Friday gatherings at 7:30 p.m., family friendly and free at Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., front doors open at 7 p.m., free parking. www.folksociety.org or call 704-563-7080.

How to Contact Us To have your events listed on the Go Page, contact the Herald by coming by our office at 700 East Gold Street, by calling us at 704-739-7496, or by email to lib.kmherald@gmail.com. The deadline for receiving items is 5 p.m. Monday.

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KM Elite Extreme KMHS spring undefeated at scholar athletes Super Regional KM Elite Extreme 4th grade team won the Super Regionals Tournament in Hampton, VA recently, defeating Tidewater WildcatsVirginia in the Super Regional Championship game 59-35 and ending the tournament with 4-0 record.

The tournament provided them with a national bid to compete in the 4th grade AAU Division I Nationals to be held in the Lexington, KY during the week

of July 14-20.

Elite Extreme has already achieved a national bid by finishing in 2nd place in the State Division I AAU tournament.

K.M. Elite, a non-profit entity, will be receiving donations from businesses and the community to help support Elite Extreme for their national tournament bid.

If you want to support, email K.M. Elite at kmectrailblazers@live.com.

KM Elite Extreme, 4th grade team pictured after their 4-0 run on the way to being crowned Super Regional Tournament champs.

Mountaineers to play in Cam’s 7-on-7 Kings Mountain High will compete in the annual Cam Newton 7 on 7 passing tournament Thursday and Friday at Hough High School near Cornelius.

Each team will participate in a round robin (approximately seven games) on Thursday. The teams will be seeded by their record for Friday’s bracket play.

Each team is allowed up to 20 players and each player will receive Under Armour shirts and wristbands.

Donations to the winning teams include $2,500 for the first place team, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for third. The money is designated for purchase of football gear.

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The following Kings Mountain High spring sports athletes received scholar athlete awards from the NCHSAA for achieving a minimum 3.5 weighted GPA. In addition, the women’s soccer, baseball, men’s tennis, softball, golf and women’s track teams received team awards for achieving a minimum 3.1 weighted GPA. Track individuals – Devin Ayscue, Sam Baker, Tyler Batchler, Will Boyl3es, Darren Burns, Nicholas Chanthavong, Noah Coleman, Tico Crocker, Keenah Dimetros, Jacob Edmondson, Mason Fleisher, Collin Foster, Chaz Gamble, Allen Hardage, Joshua Helton, Ethan King, Austin McKee, Marcus McKee, Jacob Merchant, Jordan Moore, Tanner Orders, Bryan Sanders, Jacob Sneed.

Men’s tennis – Devin Ayscue, Robert Baker, Dalton Cash, Isaiah Cole, Gibson Conner, Dylan Ervin, Landon Ervin, Richard Fernandez, Jeremiah Fite, Bailey Goodson, Alex Lovelace, Brent Martin, Justin Queen, Michael Sparks.

Softball – Gretchen Boyles, Miranda Ellis, Kassidy Hamrick, Leah Herndon, Emily Hester, Megan McQueen, Sarah Scism, Molly Short, Briasia White, Ashton Withers, Jaylynn Wood.

Golf – Dawson Adams, Carson Bailey, Andrew Estridge, John Mann, Jacob Miller, Zachary Saldo, Hunter Ward.

Baseball – Shawn Adams, Daniel Barrett, Landon Bolin, Cameron Bullock, Colby Crisp, Alex Grooms, Zachary Hegler, Shad Johnson, Jacob Lainhart, Alex Reynolds, Logan Stevens, Will Wilson.

Soccer – Mary Asgari, Lyndsey Barnes, MC Dellinger, Virginia Dellinger, Kimberley Farris, Lauren Gould, Sara Pasour, Mikayla Price, Ashley Rhom, Katy Robinson, Johnna Scism, Madie Skeith, Jamie Slater, Sara Smart.

Women’s track – Daja Black, Laura Blaine, Sarah Bradshaw, Havan Butler, Kayla Capps, Erica Carpenter, Emily Crouse, Virginia Dellinger, MaryFaye Dodson, Brittany Duncan, Annamarie Fulbright, Danielle Grant, Adrienne Green, Emily Harris, Ceikeyla Haynes, Carmen Henwood, Gwendolyn Hopper, Cassie Morton, Amanda Mullen, Radhika Patel, Ka’Myiah Pressley, Alleya Roberts, Betzaira Saenz, Sarah Scism, Mackenzie Smith, Shakiya Stephens, Diamond Wesley.

Pop Warner football & cheer registration

GC Arts Council to hold golf tourney

Kings Mountain Optimist Club is holding Pop Warner football and cheer leading sign-ups for ages 512 on Saturdays June 28, July 12, and July 19. and July 26 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Shu Carlton Stadium, formerly City Stadium.

The registration fee through July 26 is $65. After July 26 the registration fee is $75.

For more information or questions visit Kings Mountain Optimist Club on Facebook, email kmoptimist@outlook.com or call 704-739-1259 and ask for Mike or Amy. If you are interested in coaching football call 704-734-1259.

If you are interested in coaching cheer leading call 704-734-3336.

Scholar teams’ GPA – Women’s soccer 3.63, baseball 3.44, golf 3.3, softball 3.48, men’s tennis 3.65, women’s track 3.19.

Gaston County Arts Council is sponsoring its first annual golf tournament August 15 at Woodbridge Golf Course in Kings Mountain.

The Four-man Captain's Choice event will feature great prizes, lunch, a silent auction and a prize for the best creatively dressed foursome. Cost is $50 for individuals and $200 for a four person team.

Tee-off time is 8 a.m.

Contact Kim George at 704-853-ARTS or Marty Hutchins at 704-813-2756.

View on-line at uac@gastonarts.org the game rules and regulations to compete in a Hole-In-One contest with the grand prize a Apple vacation travel package valued up to $2500 and sponsored by Liberty Mutual and its lead sales representative Elaine Dimeo.

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Bailey named KMHS Golfer of the Year

group sponsorship is encouraged. No grill competition teams allowed. The competition will be sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain Tourism Development Authority, VFW Post 9811 and Ora Meat Market to benefit the VFW Veterans Relief Fund.

Duran graduates with honors

Pictured is Carson Bailey who was awarded KM High Golfer of the Year and he also made the SMAC AllConference Team

City to hold Best Burger of Beach Blast contest Who’s got the best backyard burger?

The City of Kings Mountain will host the “Best Backyard Burger of BeachBlast” grilling competition at this year’s BeachBlast, which is set for Saturday, July 19.

The grilling competition will be limited to 20 teams that will grill hamburgers on their gas grill and compete for the title of “Best Backyard Burgers of BeachBlast.” Teams will be provided two pounds of ground beef to prep and grill beginning at 10 a.m. Set-up time begins at 8 to 9 a.m. with grilling starting no earlier than 11 a.m. Three hamburgers, approximately 1/3 lb. each, will be submitted to the judges area no earlier than noon and no later than 12:30 p.m.

The awards ceremony, with prizes for 1st at $300, 2nd at $200 and 3rd at $100, will be held at 2 p.m. The entry fee is $20 per team.

Any sauces or combination of flavors and ingredients can be used to season the burgers. Competition rules, applications and additional information can be found at City Hall or by visiting www.cityofkm.com.

Recipes are appreciated, but the list of ingredients must be made available.

A special area will be set up at Patriots Park for the teams, each with a 20 by 20 foot area – for a small canopy, chairs, prep area, coolers and the team’s gas grill. Corporate and service

ERSKINE GRADUATE – Robert James Duran of Kings Mountain was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Erskine College, Due West, SC. on May 24 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and Religion.

Bell wins first ever NC 529 Scholarship contest To celebrate College Savings Day, May 29, the NC 529 Plan selected 100 winners of the first ever NC 529 Scholarship Contest. A winner from each of the 100 counties in North Carolina was chosen by a random drawing. The winner in Cleveland County is Leigh Kendrick Bell who soon will have an extra $529 in college savings.

The contest, which ran from January 6 – April 30 and received almost 200,000 entries, awarded scholarships in the form of a $529 contribution to an NC 529 Plan college savings account owned by each eligible entrant drawn or his or her spouse.

The NC529 Plan, also known as North Carolina’s National College Savings Program, offers a tax-advantaged way for individuals to save and pay for higher education. Currently there are 127, 902 accounts in the NC 529 Plan and more than $1.5 billion in total assets invested by participants saving for college.

Big Bangs & FIRE WORKS 6pm - Concert by the Lauren Light Band!

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East Elementary School announces 9 week awards Kiwanis Terrific Kid Award: Aiden Smith, Emarie Pressley, Coley Peters, Sierra Abernethy, Nathan Jackson, Natalie Brown, Tyler Russell, Klay Short, Kendall Rayfield, Kaitlyn Odems, Addie Wallace, Katelyn Rush, Brenda Arroyo-Perez, Mason Weaver, Ke’ Azha Hartgrove, Austin Putnam, C.J. Houser, Reagan Gaddy, Jordan Love, Erik Solis, Cameron Walker, Ashlynn Ilges, Stetson McDaniel, Payton Whitley, Sam Butler, Andrea Melton, DaShaunn Black, Cadyn Martin, D J King, Emily Stone.

Principal Pal Award: Kindergarten: Chase Abernathy, KeJa’ BakerParker, Skylar Castera, Olivia Coplen, Lucas Davis, Laila Degree, Phylicia Eubanks, Lacie Forino, Mikey Hall, Autumn Heffran, Zi Hughes, Emarie Pressley, Alex Stevens, Madilyn Walker, Aiden Smith, Sean McCurry, Sierra Abernethy, Abby Cody, Dominic Davis, Parker Faircloth, Landyn Howell, Alysa Lattimore, Kimoria London, Lucy McDaniel, Coley Peters, Thomas Phillips, O’Ryan Seright, Anna Reese Wooten, Trinity Arwood, Annabella Lamanna, Caleb Smith, Phoenix Calhoun, Jordayn Gantt, Gabriel Lubas, Kensen Martin, Alona Noblett, Omari Wilson, Alyssa Mathis, Conner Black, Lillie Bolin, Kinsley Byrd, Justin Curry, Brayden Harvey, Trayton Teal, Natalie Brown, Nathan Jackson.

First Grade: Kevin Cardenas, Abby Hord, Saniyah London, Hunter Martin, Hayden Mills, Carter Presley, Tristian Pressley, Jordan Quick, Taylor Roper, Tyler Russell, Nathan Simpson, Kendall Stone, K’eona Teague, Isaiah Wood, Kristen Simonds, Jayden Adams, Eric Belcher, Teddy Brooks, Cheyenne Calhoun, Michael Cleary, Gavin Cutler, Thomas Fair, Deziray Gantt, Brooke Hamrick, Keaton Hedgpeth, Hayden Lawson, Camron McCurry, Khamarr McSwain, Katilyn Odems, K’Layjia Perry, Lilly Mae Phillips, Kendall Rayfield, Cole Richardson, Dylan Walker, Daquan Bess, Charlie Black, Elijah Black, Nadalea Blackmon, Camden Cobb, Lanadia Hillman, Jabari Hoyle, Ryan McMillian, Aaron Plyler, Kinsley Scism, Sergio Suarez, John Swink, Addie Wallace, Brooke Waseman, Cyndie McCurry, Cameron Parker, Cody Morrow, Katelyn Rush.

Second Grade: Brenda Arroyo-Perez, Cameron Bell, Brittany Blanton, Gavriel Cordle, Colby Cox, Chloe Faircloth, Adam Harrelson, Chloe Hudson, Sydney King, Kassiah Patterson, Stephen Springer, Mason Weaver, Kaitlin Wilson, Robert Kendrick, Melissa Brooks, Elijah Campbell, Trinity Fields, Ke’Azha Hartgrove,

Destini Holland Hailey Lawson, Colin Mates, Jacob Nicholson, Caden Pierce, Riley Powers, Austin Putnam, Arielle Ritch, Preston Lattimore, Kaylee Belew, Brooke Blanton, David Creighton, Paxton Davis, Jaydyn Dickson, Reagan Gaddy, Curtis Hall, C J Houser, Nathan Howell, Dezirae Jenkins, Brianna Johns, Tony Latham, Victoria Lovell, James Petrilli, Abigail Sewell, Curtis Simpson, Tamia Smith.

Third Grade: Nevaeh Belcher, Javion Burris, Jordan Ellis, Brianna Harrelson, Kylie Hemphill, Sarah Hudson, Cole Irby, Ella Kue, Jailen Moore, Tyler Myers, Erik Solis, Hannah Stone, Jordan Love, Jayden Henderson, Macy Barnes, Madison Buchanan, Jeremiah Ellis, Tyler Humphries, Samuel Lattimore, Blake Lovell, William Nail, Gage Noblett, Karlie Postell, Gabriel Ramsey, Makylah Reid, Vanyah Roberts, Jada Serrano, Cameron Walker, Ashlynn Ilges, Sam Black, Nevaeh Boyd, Colin Degree, Jacob Hamrick, Caleb Holland, Caharie Johnson, Abby Latham, Michael Lubas, Kellie McCurry, Patience McDaniel, Stetson McDaniel, Towobola Popoola, Jammie Quick, Gracie Skidmore, Payton Whitley, Alyee Wilson.

Fourth Grade: Baylee Briggs, Jacob Allison, Sam Butler, Jessica Cox, Tristin Hicklin, Josh O’Dell, Andrea Melton, Katherine Rayfield, Cody Packer, K’Jaylyn Smith, Elise Smith, Kole Short, Seth Wood, Mackenzie Wright, Jada Goode, Chris Barnette, DaShaunn Black, KAlin Brooks Melanie Buchanan, Maria Cavazos, Savion Chisholm, Tyler Clack, Natalie Hord, Katherine Knight, Cadyn Martin, Darrien Martin, Annie Merritt, Mark Petrilli, Jordan Sanders, Layson Breakfield, Ja’nice Brown, Seth Campbell, Marah Cook, Michael Criswell, Kelsey Goode, D J King, Ashton Miller, Isaac Reid, Brittney Sanders, Matthew Springer, Mackenzie Smith, Emily Stone, Taylor Watson.

Perfect Attendance for the last nine weeks: Katherine Rayfield, Joshua O’Dell, Baylee Briggs, Jada Goode, Alex Stevens, Cole Irby, Taylor Roper, Tristian Pressley, Jordan Quick, Abigail Hord, Kendall Stone, Blake Lovell, Macy Barnes, Vanyah Roberts, Karlie Postell, Curtis Simpson, Brooke Blanton, Tamia Smith, Reagan GHaddy, Sam Black, Jammie Quick, Caleb Holland, Cheyenne Calhoun, Lilly Mae Phillips, Hayden Lawson, Michael Cleary, Teddy Brooks, Jordyn Sanders, Dre Hill, Kalin Brooks, Dashaunn Black, Darrien Martin, Kelsey Goode, Mackenzie Smith, Marah Cook, Taylor Watson, Riley Powers, Destini Holland, Jacob Nicholson,

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Melissa Brooks, Charlie Black, Allie Powers, Sydney King, Cameron Bell, Brittany Blanton, Mason Weaver, Lillie Bolin, Conner Black.

Perfect Attendance for the Year: Jada Goode, Blake Lovell, Vanyah Roberts, Sam Black, Charlie Black, Cheyenne Calhoun, Kalin Brooks, Mackenzie Smith, Conner Black, Taylor Watson.

A Honor Roll: (for the last 9 weeks of school) First Grade: David Creighton, Abby Hord, Saniyah London, Hayden Mills, Carter Pressley, Tristian Pressley, Taylor Roper, Tyler Russell, Kendall Stone, K’eona Teague, Jordan Quick, Jayden Adams, Teddy Brooks, Cheyenne Calhoun, Brooke Hamrick, Khamarr McSwain, Kendall Rayfield, Cole Richardson, Charlie Black, Camden Cobb, Ryan McMillian, Aaron Plyler, Kinsley Scism, Addie Wallace, Brooke Waseman.

Second Grade: Brittany Blanton, Chloe Faircloth, Mason Weaver, Chloe Hudson, Melissa Brooks, Arielle Ritch, Austin Putnam, Brooke Blanton, C. J. Houser, Tony Latham, Victoria Lovell, James Petrilli.

Third Grade: Sarah Hudson, Cole Irby, Ella Kue, Blake Lovell, Makylah Reid, Sam Black, Nevaeh Boyd, Jacob Hamrick, Michael Lubas Fourth Grade: Baylee Briggs, Kalin Brooks, Mark Petrilli, Jordyn Sanders President’s award for educational excellence (4th graders) Baylee Briggs, Kalin Brooks, Mark Petrilli, Jordyn Sanders, Katherine Knight, Cadyn Martin, Taylor Watson, Elise Smith, Samuel Butler, Jada Goode.

AB Honor Roll: First Grade: Kevin Cardenas, Hunter Martin, Nathan Simpson, Kristen Simonds, Michael Cleary, Gavin Cutler, Thomas Fair, Deziray Gantt, Hayden Lawson, Kaitlyn Odems, K’Layjia Perry, Lilly Mae Phillips, Daquan Bess, Cameron Parker, Jabari Hoyle.

Second Grade: Brenda Arroyo-Perez, Cameron Bell, Gabriel Cordle, Jayden Jackson, Robert Kendrick, Sydney King, Kassiah Patterson, Kaitlan Wilson, Stephen Springer, Elijah Campbell, Colin Mates, Caden Pierce, Kaylee Belew, Jaydyn Dickson, Reagan Gaddy, Curtis Hall, Nathan Howell, Tamia Smith Third Grade: Brianna Harrelson, CoRey Simpson, Erik Solis, Samual Lattimore, William Nail, Gage Noblett, Karlie Postell, Vanyah Roberts, Caleb Holland, Patence McDaniel, Towobola Popola, Alyee Wilson.

Fourth Grade: Sam Butler, Jada Goode, Andrea Melton, Elise Smith, Katherine Rayfield, Savion Chisholm, Cadyn Martin, Darrien Martin, Katherine Knight, Layson Breakfield, Ja’nice Brown, Brittney Sanders, Taylor Watson.

Science Award: Sean McCurry, O’Ryan Seright, Phoenix Calhoun, R J Sawyer, Camron McCurry, Daquan Bess, Adam Harrelson, Melissa Brooks, David Creighton, Nevaeh Belcher, Madison Buchanan, Alyee Wilson, Jacob Allison, Kalin Brooks, Michael Criswell.

Math Award: Mikey Hall, Kimoria London, Gabriel Lubas, Jordan Quick, Hayden Lawson, Brooke Waseman, Brittany Blanton, Colin Mates, Tony Latham, Ella Kue, Karlie Postell, Towobola Popoola, Baylee

Briggs, Cadyn Martin, Matthew Springer.

Social Studies Award: Skylar Castera, Parker Faircloth, Omari Wilson, Kendall Stone, Dylan Walker, Elijah Black, Robert Kendrick, Carter Simpson, James Petrilli, Jordan Ellis, Macy Barnes, Michael Lubas, Elise Smith, Mark Petrilli, Seth Campbell.

Spelling Award: Lucas Davis, Caleb Smith, Hayden Mills, Teddy Brooks, Lanadia Hillman, Jayden Jackson, Hailey Lawson, Victoria Lovell, Hannah Stone, Gage Noblett, Nevaeh Boyd, Jessica Cox, Jordyn Sanders, Ja’nice Brown, Phonics Award: (K-1) Autumn Heffran, Trinity Arwood, Justin Curry, Taylor Roper, Lilly Mae Phillips, Nadalea Blackmon.

Reading Award: Olivia Coplen, Annabella Lamanna, Kinsley Byrd, Isaiah Wood, Cheyenne Calhoun, Aaron Plyler, Chloe Faircloth, Melissa Brooks, Nathan Howell, Cole Irby, Blake Lovell, Sam Black, Josh O’Dell, Katherine Knight, Taylor Watson.

Leo The Lion’s Reading Club: kindergarten and first grade students were challenged at the beginning of the year to read 20 different books each month of school and keep log of the books they read. 18 students took that challenge and read those books.

Phylicia Eubanks, Autumn Heffran, Ke’Ja BakerParker, Lacie Forino, Brooke Waseman, Aaron Plyler, Charlie Black, Dominic Davis, Annabella Lamanna, Lucy McDaniel, Anna Reese Wooten, Kensen Martin, Kinsley Byrd, Conner Black, Brooke Hamrick, Tristian Pressley, Kevin Cardenas, Taylor Roper.

Handwriting Award: Phylicia Eubanks, Abby Cody, Kensen Martin, Kevin Cardenas, Deziray Gantt, Sergio Suarez, Kassiah Patterson, Austin Putnam, Abby Sewell, Jordan Love, Jada Serrano, Caleb Holland, Jada Goode, Maria Cavazos, Marah Cook.

PE Award: Ke’Ja Baker-Parker, Annabella Lamanna, Brayden Harvey, Kevin Cardenas, Kaitlyn Odems, Camden Cobb, Paxton Davis, Melissa Brooks, Mason Weaver, Erik Solis, Vanyah Roberts, Logan Farmer, Joshua O’Dell, Savion Chisholm, Emily Stone.

Presidential Physical Physical Fitness Award: Kylie Hemphill, CoRey Simpson, Jailen Moore, Cameron Walker, Macy Barnes, Madison Buchanan, Blake Lovell, Jada Serrano, Kellie McCurry, Cody Packer, Darrien Martin, Maria Cavazos, Ja’Vion Burris, Jordan Ellis, Brianna Harrelson, Hannah Stone, Cole Irby, Tyler Myers, Jayden Henderson, Jeremiah Ellis, Gabriel Ramsey, Vanyah Roberts, Makylah Reid, Jacob Hamrick, Caleb Holland, Patience McDaniel, Stetson McDaniel, Alyee Wilson, Nevaeh Boyd, Lona Sewell, Andrea Melton, Joshua O’Dell, Baylee Briggs, Katherine Rayfield, Da’Shaunn Black, Cadyn Martin, Isaac Reid, Marah Cook, Seth Campbell, DJ King, Emily Stone, Taylor Watson.

Music Awards: Phoenix Calhoun, Caleb Smith, Madilyn Walker, Lucas Davis, Lucianna McDaniel Jacob Morrow,

Abigail Hord, Jordan Quick, Lillian Phillips, Cole Richardson, Kinsley Scism, Jabari Hoyle, Brooke Blanton, Tony Latham, Ke’Azha Hartgrove, Jayden Rowland, Brittany Blanton, Robert Kendrick, Brianna Harrelson, Jordan Ellis, Vanyah Roberts, Gage Noblett, Patience McDaniel, Jeremy Farmer, Katherine Rayfield, Joshua O’Dell, Katherine Knight, Mark Petrilli, Mackenzie Smith, D J King.

Art Awards: Olivia Coplen, Chase Abernathy, Parker Faircloth, Abby Cody, Gabriel Lubas, Alona Noblett, Kendall Stone, David Creighton, Deziray Gantt, Eric Belcher, Charlie Black, Kinsley Scism, Tamia Smith, Curtis Hall, Melissa Brooks, Caden Pierce, Robert Kendrick, Kassiah Patterson, Ella Kue, Daquan Adams, Makylah Reid, Jeremiah Ellis, Kellie McCurry, Logan Farmer, Kole Short, Andrea Melton, Darrien Martin, Melanie Buchanan, Taylor Watson, Michael Criswell.

DAR Citizenship Award: One 4th grade student is chosen each year by the 4th gr. Teachers who exemplifies the qualities of good citizenship: honesty, trustworthy, truthful, cooperative, kind, unselfish, good sportsmanship, and determined to overcome obstacles.

Matthew Springer Flag Raisers: Kalin Brooks, Natalie Hord, Katherine Knight, Mark Petrilli, Cody, Packer, Dre Hill AR Awards: 200 point club: Kalin Brooks (224), Jacob Hamrick (239), Mark Petrilli (272)

Gardner-Webb University announces acquisition of Crawley Hospital property BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the purchase of a 53,500-squarefoot building that will house the new College of Health Sciences. Officials from Cleveland County Healthcare System (CCHS) have confirmed the sale of Crawley Memorial Hospital, located at 315 W. College Avenue, to Gardner-Webb University, effective later this month.

Gardner-Webb is currently utilizing leased space within the Crawley building for the Physician Assistant (PA) program, which began in January. The acquisition includes the building, along with nearly 26 acres of property. Officials say the facility will offer many additional opportunities for university growth and will likely house other programs that are operating in other locations on the GWU campus. “The Crawley building is an ideal addition to the Gardner-Webb main campus,� said GWU Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Ben Leslie. “It is not only adjacent to our campus, but it provides precisely the kind of space we need to carry out high-quality programs in nursing, physician assistant studies, and preventive and rehabilitative health sciences. Having a single building dedicated to the health sciences positions the University for growth in a critical area. The demand for healthcare professionals in our region is already quite high, and it is only projected to increase. We are proud to have the opportunity to help meet that demand with welltrained professionals who

bring together GardnerWebb’s unique blend of academic excellence and Christian commitment.�

As the concern over healthcare options for citizens continues to rise, university officials have worked to meet the needs of an under-served rural population and increase the number of primary care providers or practitioners entering and providing services in the rural marketplace. Laying the groundwork for academic infrastructure—and the corresponding classroom and lab facilities—to address these concerns is the next logical step, which leaders say builds on an already exceptional series of health-focused degree programs at GWU. Officials firmly believe a College of Health Sciences advances the mission of the University. Efforts will be made to intentionally recruit students with a passion for primary care and then place those students in rural, inner city, and underdeveloped country clinical rotations to address the incredible need for better access to healthcare.

Health-focused degree programs at Gardner-Webb will be included within the College of Health Sciences.

The stellar reputation of the GWU School of Nursing and the excitement surrounding the launch of the Physician Assistant Studies (PA) program, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) programs, and the School of Preventive and Rehabilitative Health Sciences programs are elements that necessitated the purchase of a facility in which students could benefit from an experiential learning environment. Additionally, the door remains open for other potential health science preparation opportunities including speech, physical and occupational therapy programs.

Crawley Hospital’s foundational roots began at Gardner-Webb. Established on the Gardner-Webb campus in August of 1949, Royster Hospital (currently Royster Residence Hall) was named for Dr. R.R. Royster, a 20year trustee of Shelby Hospital. According to the book “Dreaming, Daring, Doing: The Story of Gardner-Webb University,� the college had once operated Royster Hospital, but later the facility was managed by an independent board of directors.

In 1958, a new wing was added, giving the hospital space for 30 beds. Then, in the mid-1970s, the new Crawley Hospital—named for John Crawley of Shelby—was built on West College Avenue and the Royster Hospital building was converted to a men’s residence hall.

Initially serving both the University and the community at large as an acute-care, 60-bed hospital, Crawley later transitioned to skilledcare beds and entered into a management services agreement with Cleveland Regional Medical Center in 1996. The hospital’s skilledcare operations were moved to Kings Mountain, N.C. and Gardner-Webb has leased the building for office and classroom space.

Renovations are currently being planned, and officials will share additional information as details become finalized.

Distillery featured in publication Southern Artisan Spirits of Kings Mountain was among 16 distilleries in the state featured in the Fourth Edition of ‘Only Guide to North American Craft & Micro Distilleries’ in the U. S. and Canada. Craft and Micro Distilleries is a comprehensive guide to small batch distilleries, perfect for fine spirits connoisseurs or novices.

Alex and Charlie Mauney operate the distillery.

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Complete Chiropractic & Acupuncture George W. Randall, D.C.

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Seniors living with Alzheimer’s increasing According to the Alzheimer's Association 2014 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report recently released, a woman’s estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s at age 65 is 1 in 6, compared with nearly 1 in 11 for a man. As real a concern as breast cancer is to women's health, women in their 60s are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s over the rest of their lives as they are to develop breast cancer.

Women are at the epicenter of the Alzheimer’s crisis.

Almost two-thirds of American seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease are women. An estimated 3.2 million women aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s.

Adding to women’s Alzheimer’s burden, there are 2.5 times as many women than men providing intensive “on-duty” care 24 hours for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Among caregivers who feel isolated, women are much more likely than men to link isolation with feeling depressed (17% of women vs.

2% of men).

The strain of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is also felt in the workplace.

Among caregivers who have been employed while they were also caregiving: 20% of women vs. 3% of men went from working full-time to working parttime while acting as a caregiver.

18% of women vs. 11% of men took a leave of absence 11% of women vs. 5% of men gave up work entirely 10% of women vs. 5% of men lost job benefits Human and Financial Toll of Alzheimer’s There are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, including 150,000 here in North Carolina, but Alzheimer’s has far reaching effects that can plague entire families. There are 442,000 Alzheimer’s caregivers in North Carolina providing 504 million hours of unpaid care valued at over six million dollars.

The total national cost of caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is projected to reach $214 billion this year. In 2014, the cost to Medicare and Medicaid of caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias will reach a combined $150 billion with Medicare spending nearly $1 in every $5 on people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

These numbers are set to soar as the baby boomers continue to enter the age of greatest risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Unless something is done to change the course of the disease, there could be as many as 16 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s in 2050, at a cost of $1.2 trillion (in current dollars) to the nation. This dramatic rise includes a 500% increase in combined Medicare and Medicaid

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spending and a 400% increase in out-of-pocket spending. The country’s first-ever National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease has a goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. Ensuring strong implementation of the National Alzheimer’s Plan, including adequately funding Alzheimer’s research, is the best way to avoid these staggering human and financial tolls.

Lack of Understanding of the Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, yet it is still widely misunderstood and underreported.

Nearly a quarter (24%) of both men and women agree with the mistaken belief that Alzheimer’s must run in their family for them to be at risk. When looking at certain ethnic groups, these numbers were even higher.

A third of Latinos (33%) and almost half of Asians (45%) agreed with that incorrect statement.

In 2010, the Alzheimer’s Association in partnership with Maria Shriver and The Shriver Report conducted a groundbreaking poll with the goal of exploring the compelling connection between Alzheimer’s disease and women. Data from that poll were published in The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s, which also included essays and reflections that gave personal perspectives to the poll’s numbers. For the first time, that report revealed not only the striking impact of the disease on individual lives, but also its especially strong effects on women — women living with the disease, as well as women who are caregivers, relatives, friends and loved ones of those directly affected.

Realizing the impact Alzheimer’s has on women – and the impact women can have when they work together – the Alzheimer’s Association is launching a national initiative this spring highlighting the power of women in the fight against this disease. To join the movement visit www.alz.org/mybrain.

The full text of the Alzheimer's Association Facts and Figures can be viewed at www.alz.org. The full report appears in the March 2014 issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (Volume 10, Issue 2).

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NC records first case of rare mosquito-borne disease North Carolina's first case of chikungunya was confirmed in a resident who recently travelled to the Caribbean.

Chikungunya virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, and the Asian Tiger mosquito that is commonly found in North Carolina could effectively transmit this virus. At this time, there have not been any cases of the disease known to have been acquired in North Carolina or the continental United States, according to the Department of Health & Human Services.

Symptoms of chikungunya usually begin three to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

Symptoms typically include the sudden onset of fever and severe, often disabling, joint pains in the hands and feet. Many patients feel better within a week; however, the joint pain may persist for months in some people.

Newborns exposed during delivery, adults over 65 years and people with chronic medical conditions have a greater risk for a severe form of the disease.

Prior to its introduction in the Caribbean, chikungunya was established in East Africa, India, the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific regions. It was introduced in the Caribbean in December 2013 through travelers returning from affected areas. As of June 6, chikungunya has caused illness in over 130,000 persons in the Caribbean.

DHHS' Division of Public Health advises persons traveling to countries where chikungunya transmission is occurring to: Take personal precautions to prevent mosquito bites; and Immediately consult a medical provider if they develop fever in the two weeks after their return home.

"With North Carolina residents traveling to and from the Caribbean and other affected areas, we have been monitoring for possible imported cases," said Dr. Megan Davies, DHHS' State Epidemiologist. "Anyone experiencing symptoms of chikungunya should contact a physician and minimize exposure to mosquitoes to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others. Travelers who visit countries where chikungunya is widespread should take extra precaution against mosquito bites."

To protect yourself and your family against mosquito bites: Wear light-colored long pants and long-sleeved shirts.

Reduce time spent outdoors, particularly during early morning and early evening hours when mosquitoes are most active.

Apply EPA-approved mosquito repellents such as DEET, picardin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR3535 to exposed skin areas. Always follow guidelines when using mosquito repellent.

Since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, spray clothes with repellent containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent will give extra protection.

DHHS' Division of Public Health strongly recommends that all North Carolina residents take measures to decrease environmental conditions favorable to breeding for the species that could transmit this infection, the Asian Tiger mosquito. This mosquito is an aggressive daytime biter, breeds in small water containers and does not travel long distances.

To reduce mosquito breed-

ing areas around your home: Remove any containers that can hold water; Change the water in bird baths and pet bowls frequently and repair leaky outdoor faucets; Cover rain barrels with tight-fitting screens or lids; Keep gutters clean and in good repair; and Use screened windows and doors and make sure screens are not torn and fit tightly.

To learn more about chikungunya virus visit: http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/ To learn more about chikungunya and its introduction into the Americas, please visit: http://www.paho.org/ To learn more about how to prevent mosquito bites, please visit: http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/arbo/pre vent.html

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 house in Miami. At least some of the packages appear to have been shipped from Medrano Express locations in Raleigh and could belong to North Carolina residents.

Two packages from the warehouse have been matched with North Carolina residents to date.

Any North Carolina consumer who shipped packages through Medrano Express that did not arrive should contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division immediately.

Help is available in English or Spanish. There is no guarantee that a consumer’s package is in this particular warehouse, but Cooper’s office wants to try to help return as many packages to their rightful owners as possible.

Call the Consumer Protection Division at 1-877-5NO-SCAM (toll-free within North Carolina) or (919) 716-0058 (Spanish language line). People can also file a consumer complaint online in English or Spanish at ncdoj.gov.

AG files suit June 24 last day to nominate for against Women’s Award Medrano The deadline for the Express 2014 nominations for the Raleigh: International shipping company Medrano Express should return consumers’ missing packages or reimburse them, Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a lawsuit filed this week.

“Businesses have a responsibility to complete their end of the deal with consumers,” Cooper said.

“Packages should be delivered to their rightful owners or paid for.”

Cooper filed a complaint in Wake County Superior Court Tuesday against Medrano Express and individual defendants Jorge Medrano, Telma Ayala and William Velasco. Cooper is asking the court to order the defendants to return all unshipped packages to consumers. If a package cannot be returned, Cooper is asking that Medrano Express reimburse consumers for the value of the package’s contents.

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division filed the lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order after 118 consumers complained that Medrano Express had never delivered packages as promised, provided false shipping date estimates and/or failed to return undelivered packages or provide refunds.

Cooper is also seeking a permanent ban against the owners’ and managers’ deceptive practices, refunds of shipping costs for consumers and civil penalties.

Medrano Express specialized in shipping items to Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico but is no longer operating. The shipping company, based in Hempstead, N.Y., also operated under the names Global Cargo and Diamond Shipping. The company had locations in at least 20 states, including locations in Raleigh and Charlotte.

Cooper contends Medrano Express accepted packages with no intention of ever delivering them. Instead, Medrano Express stored the packages at multiple sites across the country.

When customers called to ask when their packages would be delivered, Medrano Express claimed the packages were in transit or being held at Customs in either the United States or in the destination country.

The Federal Maritime Commission and Miami Dade Consumer Protection recently found more than 200 boxes collected by Medrano Express for shipment abandoned in a ware-

Distinguished Women’s Award has been extended to June 25 due to the lack of nomination forms at the Shelby Library. This has been rectified--forms are available there now.

Nomination forms are also available at the Cleveland County Arts Council, Gardner-Webb Library, and Mauney Library in Kings Mountain.

The Cleveland County Commission for Women will host its 23rd Distinguished Women’s Banquet on Aug. 8 in Shelby at 6:30 p.m. at the LeGrand Center.

Joyce Coleman (704-4778229) is chairing the 2014 Banquet Committee.

The group wants to honor women who have made significant contributions to the lives of others and to the community. Consequently, the Commission is soliciting from the community to find these women.

Applications must be returned by mail by June 25 to the Post Office Box in Shelby, or they may be given to a member of the Commission by the June 25 deadline.

Members of the Commission are: Kay Wallace, Debra Blanton, Alva Finney, Mary Accor, Robert Miller, Diane Davis, Esther Plummer, Valerie Boyd, Linda Martin, Joyce Coleman, Beverly Shuford, Shirley Lail, Margie Christopher, Betsy Wells, and Commissioner Jason Falls.

Williams elected treasurer of Cleveland County Democratic Party Doris W. Williams of Woodbridge community has been elected new treasurer of the Cleveland County Democratic Party. She succeeds Robin Smith of Kings Mountain, former treasurer who recently was elected party chair.

A retired educator,

DORIS W. WILLIAMS

Williams taught 36 years in public schools in Kings Mountain and the CharlotteMecklenburg system and was for a time a literacy specialist in Gaston County schools. She is a graduate of N.C. Central University with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and earned master’s degrees at Appalachian State University and Gardner-Webb University.

At present, she is education chairperson for her church, Shiloh Baptist in Shelby, and parliamentarian of the local NAACP chapter.

She formerly was treasurer of the Gaston County chapter of the international service organization Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and she will shortly complete the special training required for all political party treasurers in North Carolina.

“We’re all looking forward to working with Doris on the party officers’ team and our Executive Committee,” said CCDP Chair Smith.

Dunn publishes latest thriller Paul Dunn, who grew up in Kings Mountain and graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 1968, has written another book. ''R.O. B. I. N.", acronym for Remotely Operated Broadband Intelligent Network device, utilizes Rutherford County and Lake Lure scenery as a backdrop for a suspense filled novel of national security.

The R .O. B. I. N. is the most sophisticated audio and visual intelligence gathering device ever created combined with assassination capability never before known. A “nano” drone the size of a common housefly, the R.O.B.I.N is stolen by terrorists and the lot falls to Agent Chris Lee of the National Security Intelligence Services to find the terrorist and save the United States and world.

The plot twists and turns to challenge the reader's imagination.

Dunn has also written “King of the Mountain,'' a Revolutionary War novel of the Battle of Kings Mountain; “High Cotton,'' a riveting tale of a 12-year-old boy kidnapped in West Africa and sold to Dutch slave traders, his strength and determination to be free; and “A Season of Revenge,'' which features Detective Mac O'Hara who is challenged when the discovery of four bodies leads him on a path of murder, revenge, and occult in the 1890s in St. Louis.

Dunn, now of Rutherford County who retired in December 2012, worked in the electrical trade for 40 years and then began his dream of writing, sitting at his computer and compiling a book that had been in his head, he said, for 50 years.

His visit to Kings Mountain National Military Park and Major Patrick Ferguson's grave piqued his interest for his first book “King of the Mountain.”

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF TONY LEE STEWART Having qualified on the 30th day of May as Administratrix of the Estate of Tony Lee Stewart, deceased, of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Renee B. Stewart, Administratrix, on or before the

11th day of September, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 11th day of June, 2014. Renee B. Stewart, Administratrix Estate of: Tony Lee Stewart 229 Farris Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 KMH3616 (6/11, 18, 25 & 7/02/14)

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■ POLICE ARRESTS JUNE 16: Kimberly M. Thornburg, 28, no liability insurance, revoked tag, injury to real property, $500 bond, secured.

JUNE 17: Dennis Curtis McGill, 51, 2029 Redwood Circle, reckless driving, $375 cash.

JUNE 17: Mary Elizabeth Rice, 36, Lincolnton, possession, consumption beer and wine on unauthorized premises.

JUNE 17: Kylie Dorman, 26, 105 Center St., show cause, $1,000 bond, secured.

JUNE 18: Charles Thomas Phillips, 29, 27 Bennett Dr., assault with deadly weapon, $1000 bond, unsecured.

JUNE 19: Timothy Lee Hullender, 52, 311 W. Gold St., second degree trespass, $1000 bond, unsecured.

JUNE 20: Terry Dean Moore, 51, 113 Gold Mine Rd., larceny, $1000 bond, secured.

JUNE 21: Ethan Edward Byers,

35, 419 Stroup Alley, order for arrest failure to comply, order for arrest show cause, $1025 bond, JUNE 21: Jowon Marquez Lasane, 18, Bessemer City, DWI, no operator’s license, open container, $1500 bond, secured. He was also cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.

JUNE 21: Richard Eugene Bates, 34, Gastonia, simple affray and resisting public officer, $1500 bond, secured.

JUNE 21: Lopez Fidel Garcia, 39, 612 Charles St, resisting public officer, written promise.

JUNE 21: Tila Cruz Garcia, 38, 612 Charles St., driving while license revoked no impaired, order for arrest no operator’s license, $1500 bond, secured.

JUNE 22: Justin Ross Moore, 24, 230 Morris St., littering, $500 bond, secured.

JUNE 22: Cynthia Diane Stamey, 27, 308 Boyce St., order for arrest, driving while license revoked,

$315 bond, secured.

JUNE 22: Holly Kenisha Partlow, 36, 404-203 Gold Creek Trail, order for arrest driving while license revoked, $1000 bond, unsecured.

CITATIONS JUNE 18: Timothy Ray Leach, 52, 611 Mauney Ave., stop sign violation.

JUNE 21: Samara Adrianna Knighten, 18, Bessemer City, aiding and abetting DWI. INCIDENTS JUNE 13: A resident of Dutchess Drive reported a bank card was taken from her mailbox and used by an unauthorized person and a laptop computer was taken from her residence.

JUNE 16: Reinvestment in Communities, Gastonia, reported that vulgar remarks were written on the outside of a metal door at Cherokee Apartments.

JUNE 17: A resident of Ark Street reported theft of a bicycle.

JUNE 19: A resident of Shelby said his car was damaged by rocks or some type objects on Linwood Road.

JUNE 21: Green Tree Apartments, 612 Charles St., reported theft of a washing machine, dryer, dryer vent kit and dryer cord valued at over $800.

WRECKS

JUNE 9: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Stanley Griffin, Concord, operating a backhoe at Mountain and Gold streets struck a 2008 Honda operated by Judy Rayfield Whisnant, 204 Kaitlyn Drive. Whisnant was turning left on Mountain from Gold as Griffin started to lift his bucket to pick up a set of forks from the roadway. The forks hit the front of the car doing $1200 damage.

JUNE 13: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Jon Daniel Humphries, 913 Sharon Dr., operating a 1998 Ford, rear-ended a 2002 Chevrolet operated by Jaquisha Monee Fowler, 1730 Kings Row Apt. 104. The accident happened on King Street when both drivers hit their brakes to avoid a stopped car in the roadway. Estimated damage was $6500.

JUNE 14: Officer F. L. Wittington said vehicles operated by Crystal Williams, 213 Shady Grove Rd., and Richard Brian Sutley, 1309 Northwoods Dr., hit on Boyce Street. Estimated damage was $1700.

JUNE 15: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Mary Lee Edwards, 1005 Brookwood, operating a 2003 Ford, struck a 1995 Nissan operated

by Elizabeth Hagans, 158 Zanes Lane. The accident happened on NC 161 and involved $1100 property damage.

JUNE 15: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Charles Lovelace, 1322 Phifer Road, operating a 2003 Nissan and Griffith Jr. Miller, Fort Mill, SC, operating a 1997 Chevrolet, were both backing from the parking lot at Ingles and hit each other. Damage to the Nissan was estimated at $1,000.

JUNE 15: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Michael Wooten, Blacksburg, SC, operating a moped, ran off the road on N. Piedmont Avenue and the moped flipped, injuring the driver who was transported to the hospital.

JUNE 16: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that vehicles operated by Bounyang Thavysay, 114 Croft Drive, Michael Shane Zwick, 510 Monroe Ave., and Stephen Douglas Gold, Shelby, were traveling on US 74 Business when the 2001 Toyota operated by Thavysay and the 2005 Chevrolet operated by Zwick were forced to stop in the roadway due to traffic congestion. Gold, also traveling west on the same roadway in a 2008 Ford, failed to reduce speed and struck the Chevrolet which was forced into the Toyota. Property damages were estimated at $52,000.

JUNE 17: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that Roman Darius Byers, 304 Branchwood Circle, operating a 2005 Pontiac, and James Edward

Hoffmier, 125 Autumn Woods Dr., operating a 2013 Chrysler, were backing from parking stalls on Shelby Road and hit each other.

Property damages were estimated at $1300.

JUNE 17: Officer Chi Ming Lai said Thomas Hillman Jr., Shelby, operating a 2000 Ford, said that a bee in his car caused him to swerve the vehicle and hit a 2002 Mazda operated by Linda Young, 713 Erskine Drive, Apt. 14. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damage was estimated at $2500.

JUNE 18: Vehicles operated by Andrew Alexander, Fort Mill, SC, and Alexis Burton, Bessemer City, were involved in a wreck at Dixon School Road and I-85. Burton told police that her steering wheel locked up and her 1998 Honda hit the guardrail and moved back into the lane of travel. Alexander, operating a 2007 Hyundai and traveling behind her, attempted to pass the Honda and they side swiped each other. Property damages were estimated at $1700.

JUNE 19: Officer K.L. Putnam said that a tire blew out on a 2002 Ford operated by Anfernee Patterson, Gastonia, on NC 216 causing him to strike the right side of the roadway curb and a roadway sign. Property damage was estimated at $1200.

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Earth and Fire” Pottery Fest opens Saturday, June 28, from 7-9 p.m. at Southern Arts Society (the old depot). Over 20 regional potters will have their wares for sale.

The reception is free and open to the public. Many of the potters will be on hand to meet the public and live music will be performed by the Log Cabin String Band.

Traditional folkware pottery will be available along with more whimsical artistic creations. All sales are ‘cash and carry’ (SASI also accepts visa and MC).

“Earth and Fire” is sponsored by Historic Kings Mountain Tourism and Development Authority and Southern Arts Society.

Southern Arts Society is located in the old Southern Railway train depot and makes the perfect setting to show off the time honored tradition of pottery hand made from earth and fire.

Earth and Fire Pottery Fest will continue through July 25.

Southern Arts Society (the old train depot), 301 N.

J Doug Knotts of Shelby has entered his pottery owl in the Pottery Fest sponsored by the Southern Arts Society that will open the exhibit with a free reception open to the public Saturday.

Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC. Gallery and gift shop hours are Tuesday

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For more information call 704-739-5585.

Cleveland County Animal Control to hold “Whack the Chamber” June 28 Community members are invited to help Cleveland County Animal Control and C.A.R.E. demolish the gas chamber at the Whack the Chamber Fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tractor Supply Company in Shelby.

Individuals can pay $5.00 for one whack on the gas chamber with a sledge hammer, or $10 for three whacks.All proceeds from the fundraiser will support the care of animals at Cleveland County Animal Control.

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animals in the most humane way possible, effective July 1, Cleveland County Animal Control will no longer use the gas chamber as a means of euthanasia in Cleveland County. Instead, only Euthanasia by Injection (EBI) will be used as a means of

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Cleveland County Commissioners will be present at the fundraiser beginning at 10 a.m. to do a brief presentation and take a whack at the gas chamber in celebration of this huge milestone.

Duke Energy awards $209,876 to Cleveland Community College SHELBY – Duke Energy and Cleveland Community College today announced a $209,876 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation.

The funds will be used to support the Advanced Welding and Automation Training Using Simulators and Robots project, training students in the use of welding simulation and robotics applications. It focuses on supplying a workforce for new and expanding industry in Cleveland County.

According to College President Dr. L. Steve Thornburg, “Cleveland Community College prides

itself on training students in the latest technology needed to be successful in local industry and our welding and automation programs are no exception. This grant will keep our students one step ahead in the areas of advanced welding and automation simulation and robotics.”

“Our partnership with Cleveland Community College develops a highly skilled workforce that will attract and retain businesses in the region for years to come,” said Paul Newton, Duke Energy’s state president – North Carolina.

This grant is part of Duke

Energy’s $30 million investment in North Carolina Community Colleges in support of technical education that help recruit new and retain existing industries in North Carolina.

Individual community colleges can apply for funds through the Foundation for the Carolinas (Duke Energy Carolinas customers) or NC Community Foundation (Duke Energy Progress customers). Applications will be reviewed by a committee of representatives from Duke Energy, NC Community College System and NC Department of Commerce.

Now that summertime is here, there is a lot more to shop for at your Kings Mountain Farmers’ Market!

More produce vendors are on hand every week, with truckloads of gorgeous food, picked just hours before.

Nothing says summer in the South like a great tomato, and the Cherokee Purple, an “heirloom tomato” is one of Dixie’s finest. Legend has it that Cherokee Indians gave the seeds of this distinctive deep purple-red variety to a few Sevierville, Tennessee, residents more than a century ago. It was a well-kept secret up until about 1990 or so, when an envelope of the seeds arrived in North Carolina. Many heirloom varieties were preserved by home gardeners who saved seed from their family gardens from year to year.

Other seeds travelled around the world in the pockets or letters of immigrants.

Heirloom varieties are open-pollinated--meaning that unlike hybrids, seeds you collect from one year

will produce plants with most of the characteristics of the parent plant. And that's the secret to their survival.

The next time you bite into an heirloom tomato, save a few seeds by drying them on a paper towel in the sun and save them for next season.

How much fun it is to find that there is history to explore and repeat, even in the foods we eat!

The Cherokee Purple is wildly popular in Cleveland County and beyond. I think it is fun to know the history of what we are growing here in our community. With a sweet yet complex flavor that can be described as slightly smoky or wine-like, Cherokee Purple tomatoes usually start showing up at farmers’ markets in July.

Use them in gazpacho or in a colorful tomato salad with another favorite, pink Brandywine tomatoes.

Green zebras, with yellow and green stripes also add some color to the bowl. Find a quick recipe below.

I also saw the first green beans and corn last week.

The corn was “peaches and cream” variety, which actually gives you two sweet flavors in one bite. This is one of the first corns to mature each season.

Be sure to arrive at the market early- I missed out on green beans and corn last week because I waited!

Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe Ingredients: • fresh, sweet heirloom tomatoes • olive oil • balsamic vinegar • fresh basil • sea or kosher salt • fresh cracked black pepper Directions: 1. Slice tomatoes and drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Slice or tear fresh basil leaves on top. Add slices of mozzarella cheese for a real treat!

Enjoy!

Small crowd puts up big fight at Relay for Life Dave Blanton dave.kmherald@gmail.com

High spirits and sunny skies greeted Kings Mountain’s 16th annual Relay for Life Saturday, where a season’s worth of fundraising was punctuated by a lastminute push to collect money to benefit cancer research.

The day featured a traditional Survivors Walk, plus a half-dozen other themed laps around the Kings Mountain Walking Track.

There was also an array of fun food for sale, including frozen SunDrops, chili, nachos, snowcones, cupcakes and pickles.

Although turnout was far lower than it has been in years, organizers stuck to a robust schedule that spanned from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and included a trivia contest, a Womanless Beauty Contest (think short dresses and very hairy legs), a solo performance by Mark Blanton, a short concert by The Southern Experience and the annual lighting of the luminarias.

“It was an honor for Endless Dreams, Robin and myself to be able to be a part of and put together all the activities we did for Relay this year,” said Colby Brown, who served as emcee and coordinated sound production for much of the day’s events. “I had a blast behind the mic and to all the people that came out to support this year we couldn't thank them enough. We're already looking forward to next year.”

Although Saturday brought with it good weather, only about 10 teams had a presence at the usually crowded event, which is normally held on a

Friday evening, with events running through to the next morning. This year, however, scheduling and timing – and a dash of bad weather in May – conspired to hurt attendance numbers. Stormy weather led to the cancellation of the event’s original May 10 date. In rescheduling, organizers hoped to keep interest high by making Relay for Life a mostly daytime affair.

“People are committed to family and vacations this time of year,” said Rocky Pack, a member of the Kings Mountain Fire Department who also heads the Kings Mountain Junior Firefighters. Pack and members of his fundraising team – nicknamed The Smoke Eaters -- manned a booth that offered folks an opportunity to play a quick round of mini golf for a small donation.

Marie Jackson, a volunteer at the American Cancer Society’s booth, said Relay for Life is meaningful to those fighting cancer, its survivors and family members touched by the disease.

“It’s a low turnout because it’s a make-up event,” she said as several cancer survivors stopped by to sign a large banner.

For her part, Jackson said she was honoring her grandfather, a WWII veteran who died of prostate cancer in 2002, and her mother in law, a breast cancer survivor.

With temperatures hovering in the high 80s for most of the day, organizers in the early evening decided to borrow an idea from another charity to help cool participants down.

A throng of people rushed to take part in the

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Cold Water Challenge, which uses an aerial arm of a city fire truck to douse the hot and dry with refreshing water. The Cold Water Challenge is used to raise money for fallen and injured fire fighters. But with the Kings Mountain Fire Department’s willing help, it was used Saturday to refresh Relay for Life.

“If you accept the challenge, it’s $10 to your favorite charity,” said Julie Pearson, who served as chairperson for Relay for Life 2014. “If you don’t accept, it’s $100.” Given the sultry weather, many accepted, including Pearson, who stood soaked with others under the fire truck’s heavy spray.

A number of teams said that despite a meager turnout, sales were somewhat brisk.

Team Love had about $300 in T-shirt sales, according to team member Lindsey Landers. Members of Team Love were still struggling with the loss of a loved one from cancer. Dwayne King, a relative to several people on the team, succumbed to melanoma just three weeks ago, according to team member Scott McLeymore.

Saturday’s events were marred by a handful of rowdy teenagers who caused a disturbance and were fighting, police said.

“There was a big fight,” said Patrol Captain Jerry Tessneer of the Kings Mountain Police Department. “We made three arrests. Looks like we’re going to have to have extra security down there (for Relay for Life). Your tax money wasted because of a bunch of kids.”

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Jumping rope is fun and it is good exercise. It is a workout for your legs, your arms and your cardiovascular system (your heart and lungs)!

Jumping rope is a sport you can do almost anywhere! Try it – you’ll LOVE it!

It pumps blood to all parts of your body. It works all the time, even when you’re sleeping.

Think about how you would make other muscles in your body strong, such as your arm or leg muscles.

Exercise, followed by rest and good eating habits, is the key to a strong muscle and a healthy treasure chest.

Real hearts don’t look much like Valentine hearts. Inside the treasure chest is a picture of a real heart. The tubes that stick out from the heart are the arteries and veins that carry blood to and from all parts of your body. Arteries carry blood from your heart to your body, to deliver oxygen. Veins carry the blood, minus oxygen, back to your heart.

To find out the size of your heart, make a fist with one hand. This is about the size of your heart.

To find it, read each food item at right and pick the one that is lowest in saturated fat. Then color the letter of that choice on the grid and discover the hidden treasure!

Foods high in saturated fat add cholesterol to your blood. Too much cholesterol can be bad for your heart. It can cause the arteries that bring blood to your heart to clog up.

Which animal has the fastest heart rate?

To find out, draw a line to match the heart parts. The number inside the matched parts tells how many times that animal’s heart beats in one minute.

Look through the newspaper for pictures or letters that make rhymes. Find 10 or more rhyming pairs. Glue each word or picture onto a 3 by 5 card to make a deck of word cards.

Play a game of Go Fish! with your cards.

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Your heart needs exercise, just like all of the other muscles in your body. The faster you move, the faster your heart beats. Exercising for a while every day is good for the heart.

Place two fingers on the inner side of your left wrist. Do you feel a little jump? This is the blood from your heart going to your hand. You can feel that jump every time your heart beats. This is called your pulse.

Jump up and down 10 times. Is your pulse faster or slower?

1. W: whole milk, N: skim milk, G: low-fat milk 2. P: baked fish, Q: fried chicken 3. E: muffin, S: doughnut, R: bagel 4. U: 2 tsp. of margarine, K: 2 tsp. of butter, A: 2 tsp. of cream cheese 5. X: baked potato, B: French fries, 6. O: a slice of pepperoni pizza, D: a slice of cheese pizza 7. T: quarter pound cheeseburger, I: plain roast beef (3 oz) sandwich, J: fried fish sandwich 8. F: mayonnaise, C: mustard, V: low-calorie mayonnaise 9. L: ice cream, M: apple pie, H: low-fat frozen yogurt

TREASURE CHEST SATURATED ARTERIES PULSE VEINS HEART BLOOD CLOG RATE EXERCISE WRIST BEATS BAGEL FIST

Make a Heart Smart poster.

Draw a big heart.

Look through the newspaper for pictures of heart eart smart exercises ses or foods. Glue ue them onto the hee heart.

How fast can you find all of the letters of the alphabet in order?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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ANSWER: They don’t like to play near the net.

ou have a treasure chest with you every day.

Inside your chest, there is a treasure that keeps you alive.

It is your heart.

Your heart is in the middle of your chest, a little to the left. Put your hand on your chest and be very still. Can you feel your heart beating?

Your heart is actually a muscle, a very strong muscle.

This week’s word:

RATE The noun rate means the amount of something measured in units.

Jane walked at a rate of three miles per hour on her way to school.

Try to use the word rate in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

What do you like to do to exercise your heart?