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Volume 126 • Issue 30 • Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Major Metals brings jobs to KM ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Major Metals Company, headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio and a leader in the steel tubing industry, has hired 12 employees initially and is beginning operations on Industrial Drive off York Road. The plant, which has been distributing rolled steel products in the Midwest over 40 years, is the third industry to occupy the huge building formerly occupied by Solaris, a Canadianbased steel tubing company which closed early this year, and before that Tube Enterprises, which distributed aluminum tubing. Joe Yeager, former Solaris plant manager for four years, is heading up the new
operation here. “We plan to be good citizens of the community for a long time," he said. Yeager said he is excited that he has been able to hire former employees of Solaris on the first shift and expects to expand and hire more employees for a second shift in future months. Major Metals President is Jeff Mason of Mansfield, Ohio who represents the second generation in his family in the steel tubing industry. The company specializes in manufacturing carbon steel tubing on high frequency tube mills. Having tube mills coupled with steel buying expertise enables Major Metals to be very competitive in the tubing market in flat rolled steel, See MAJOR METALS, 3A
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Mayor Rick Murphrey, left, welcomes Joe Yeager, plant manager of Major Metals, a new Kings Mountain industry which is initially employing 12 people but expects to expand to a second shift of workers in manufacturing and distributing steel tubing. Photo by ELLIS NOELL
is second in six days Dixon named Asst. Superintendent Kings Mountain Police are investigating a second armed robbery within a six day period. Sunday morning at 4:54 a.m., police responded to Kangaroo Store, 225 Cleveland Avenue, where two employees told them that an unknown black male entered the store brandishing a firearm and demanded money. The employees refused the suspect any money and he fled on foot in an unknown direction without any money taken. The employees were unharmed. The suspect is described as a black male approximately 6'1'' of medium build and medium skin tone wearing a black jacket or hoodie with his face covered with
dark material. Anyone with information, contact Det. Sgt. Chris Moore at 704-734-0444. Monday, July 14 at 12:44 a.m. police were called to Wendy's, 113 York Road, where an employee told police that an armed robber took an unknown amount of money from the restaurant and forced her to drive him to an unknown location where he fled. The employee was unharmed. Police describe the suspect as a black male approximately 6'1'' with medium skin tone and slim build. He was wearing dark clothing and a blue bandana around his face and armed with a handgun. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Lisa Proctor at 704-734-0444.
Investigation continues in worker’s death No foul play is indicated in the tragic death of Larry G. Baxter, 54, who died unexpectedly at the Crypton Plant at Kings Mountain Industrial Park July 15. Plant spokesmen said this week that a thorough review of the plant procedures and equipment as well as reviews of the multiple inplant camera footage have been conducted, and the initial conclusion is that no foul play is indicated in the death of the seven year machine operator. The plant was immediately closed at Baxter’s death and a team from Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) continues to investigate the incident. Crypton officials are fully cooperating with all formal investigators to ensure a complete and factual assessment of the situation, according to a released statement. The plant was cleared to resume operations Wednesday, July 16. Crypton has operated the plant in Kings Mountain for nearly 20 years and maintains a superb safety record, plant officials said. A spokesman for the plant said the Crypton family is devastated by the loss of one of their own and extends their continued heartfelt condolences to Mr. Baxter’s family and friends. Baxter was laid to rest on Tuesday, July 22, at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Waco.
of Curriculum and Instruction ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Dr. William Dixon, formerly with Colleton County Schools, Waterboro, SC, was hired Monday night by the Cleveland County Board of Education as the new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. He will receive a four year contract and will assume the duties formerly
School officials say budget talks at stalemate
held by Supt. Stephen Fisher, who was most recently assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction before being elected superintendent succeeding the retiring Dr. Bruce Boyles. Dr. Fisher also announced the promotion of Charles Smith, former assistant principal at Crest Middle, who became principal of Kings Mountain Middle School July 7. Smith succeeds former principal Mickey Morehead
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NC unemployment benefits drastically cut By Alan Hodge
Three weeks after the start of a new fiscal year, North Carolina state legislators are still trying to find middle ground on how to afford teacher pay raises and fund Medicaid. Will they be able to compromise this week as their July 25 deadline nears? Rep. Tim Moore, Republican from Kings Mountain who is chairman of the House rules committee, said from Raleigh this week that “the process must be thorough in order to adjust our budget in an effort to produce an outcome that benefits all North Carolina citizens.â€? School board members talked at length Monday night about what financial operations director Dr. David Lee called “a stalemate in the budget talkâ€? and how the decision by legislators could affect the school system. “Grade two teacher assistants could go away after this year,’’ he said. If the legislature just takes no action our same budget would apply,’’ said Lee. Board member Jerry Hoyle said if the legislature should drop Âź of teacher assistants it would change the whole complexity of elementary schools. “TA’s drive the school bus and do many other things,’’ he added. “It would be so unfair to our
who became principal of Burns Middle School. Dr. Fisher to explained the process followed for selections. He said the jobs are posted and an interview team from all over the district meets with applicants to make recommendations. He checks references, interviews staff members at each of the schools when a principal/assistant is promoted and
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For many folks the recent Great Recession has faded away, but there are still thousands of people still feeling its sting, and the recent decision by the State of North Carolina to drastically cut the number of weeks a person can draw unemployment benefits, as well as a reduction in the amount of money, is not helping. The latest figures from the NC Employment Security Commission showed Gaston County's unemployment rate at 6.6 percent, Cleveland
County at 7.0 percent, and the state average at 6.0 percent. Effective July 1, North Carolinians filing new claims will be able to draw unemployment benefits for a maximum of 14 weeks. The previous maximum was 26 weeks. In North Carolina, a sliding scale tied to the overall state unemployment rate determines the number of weeks a person can draw. The number of weeks fell as of July 1 based on the unemployment rate from January-March of this year. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, no other state
Play organizers hope to make living history DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Kings Mountain theater-lovers got their first glimpse of the energetic director who will take playwright Bob Inman’s Revolutionary War script to the stage Monday night as organizers gave the public a vision of what to expect of the large production set to debut in October. “We’re going to create something that you’re going to cherish and be proud of for a very long time,� said Caleb Sigmon, a Boone native with extensive theater experience who is also a professional magician, referring to “Liberty Mountain: The Revolutionary Drama.� Organizers say the play, set in Kings Mountain at a time when the See PLAY, 7A
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Beach Blast a bust for 2014 Beach Blast, set for last Saturday, was rained out and will not be rescheduled. “We are very sorry that rain cancelled the longawaited event but it would be very difficult to reschedule," said Mayor Rick Murphrey. The city’s events director Ellis Noell had planned a variety of family events for Saturday which included music as well as competitive events. “Just look for next year, Beach Blast will be bigger and better than ever," promises Noell.
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â– OBITUARIES Charles Preston Herndon Loving husband, father, and grandfather KINGS MOUNTAINCharles Preston Herndon, 82, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away July 18, 2014 at Caromont Health, Gastonia, NC. He was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Walter Theodore Herndon and Minnie Randle Herndon and was also preceded in death by his brother, David Herndon and sisters, Flora H. Ledford, Mary Sue H. Etters, Dean H. Blackwood, and Betty H. Lynn. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, and retired from Hoechst Celanese Fiber Industries after 33 years of service. He was a Mason and former member of the Bethware Progressive Club. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Pat Dover Hern-
Alicia Michelle Hardin SHELBYAlicia Michelle Hardin, 44, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The graveside service was conducted Friday, July 11, at 2 p.m. at Shelby’s Sunset Cemetery. Betty Hastings
don of the home, and son Brent Herndon and wife Kristie, and daughters, Kimberly Hawk and husband, Thomas, and Lori Herndon, all of Kings Mountain; grandchildren Kyle Herndon and Garrett Herndon; and great grandchild Kyli Herndon. The funeral service was conducted at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at 3 p.m. Dr. Steve Taylor and Rev. Wayne Brazzell officiated. The family received friends from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service in the Christian Activities Center of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment was in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1017 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, was in charge of arrangements.
Juanita Reinhardt SHELBY - Mrs. Juanita Robertson Reinhardt, 83, a
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resident of Cleveland Pines, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held 3 p.m. Sunday at Hoyle Memorial United Methodist Church, with officiating by Rev. Denise Kilgo-Martin. Burial will be at a later date and announced by the family.
SHELBY - Mr. J. Don Shields, 86, passed away Friday July 18, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at First Baptist Church in Shelby. The family will recieve friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
FFM-KM Facebook page and the www.foothillsfarmersmarket.com website, or emailed to margot.plonk@gmail.com, for a chance to win a gift certificate to the market! Despite last Saturday's rain, we had a successful market day, and lots of smiling faces in attendance! As farmer Busie Willis (Quail Hollow Farms) said on Saturday, " I picked it in the rain, I might as well sell it in the rain" Come out this Saturday to hear The Log Cabin String Band. They are an old time music group whose members hail from Kings Moun-
ARRESTS JULY 14: Kellie Louise Bell, 35, Grover, DWI, driving while license revoked, trespassing, $2000 bond, written promise. CITATIONS JULY 17: Donald White Frazier, 41, 1040 Barnette Dr., simple possession marijuana. JULY 20: Octaviano Paramo, 40, Gastonia, no operator’s license. JULY 20: Emily Nicole Flemming, 20, 200 W. Watterson St., stop sign violation. INCIDENTS JULY 14: Cash Pro Pawn, 101 S. Battleground Ave., reported that a customer obtained property by false pretense. JULY 15: A resident of E. Ridge Street reported that his automobile was broken
into and an envelope taken containing currency. JULY 15: A resident of Linwood Road reported theft of a 1999 Acura from Oakland Avenue. JULY 17: Central Barber Shop, 219-3 Battleground Ave., reported that someone through a brick through a glass door of the building and took an unknown amount of currency. JULY 18: Gregory Michael Gay, 58, 405 Belvedere Circle, possession of firearm by felon and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, both felonies, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor, $2500 bond, secured. JULY 20: Joseph Neal Pilkington II, 40, Gastonia, DWI, $2500 bond, unsecured. JULY 18: Dollar General, Shelby Rd., reported shoplifting. JULY 19: A resident of N. Piedmont Ave. reported strong arm robbery of a telephone and currency. JULY 19: A resident of Waco Road reported a break-in of residence and theft of a number of items including a .22 semi-automatic “Black Hawk�. WRECKS JULY 1: Officer H.W. Carpenter reported very minor damage to car doors when Jonathan Ellis Matthews, 206 Drew Court, operating a 1998 Honda,
Rev. Gabriel and Cameran Thomas will be available for donations to the ministry.
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tain, Vale, Shelby, Charlotte, NC and Rock Hill, SC. The band plays old time fiddle tunes with an emphasis on the traditional string band music of North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. The band members are: Brad Herndon (fiddle), Victoria Johansson (banjo), Lynn Eskridge (fiddle), Charles Watts (guitar), Tommy Forney (mandolin) and John Goldsbury (bass). The group has enjoyed playing together over the years for events at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, the Kings Mountain National Military Park, the Earl Scruggs Center and other local festivals and exhibits. See you at the market this Saturday- Bring your clogging shoes & camera!
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‘Awesome Ministries’ set for August 2 Rev. Gabriel and Cameran Thomas will sponsor “Awesome Ministries� at Patriots Park in Kings Mountain Aug. 2, four hours of worship, speakers, and six groups of guest singers from as far distant as Tennessee. The “one night, one body� program is an interdenominational service to which the community is invited from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Parking is available at Kings Mountain High School and shuttles will transport worshipers to Patriots Park. Take your chair or blanket for seating on the lawn at Patriots Park, 110 Railroad Avenue. Drinks and snacks
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I know many of you celebrate our Kings Mountain Farmers Market EVERY week, but the week of August 3-9, 2014 has been declared National Farmers' Market Week. This celebration is to recognize the Farmers, the markets in every area of the USA, the communities who host the markets, and the people who attend and facilitate them! Kings Mountain's Foothills Farmers' Market will be celebrating the first two Saturdays of August with live music, demonstrations, tastings, and a photography contest. We will have balloons, drawings, and lots of fun activities! Market shoppers can share their pictures, or write a statement about why the market is important to them. These can be shared to our
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J. Don Shields SHELBY Betty McGinnis Hastings, 86, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Hospice at Wendover. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Church of Shelby, with officiating by Revs. Mark Patchett and Eddie Gray.
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Thomas, 23, is an evangelist from Kings Mountain, son of Richard and Lisa Thomas of Kings Mountain and grandson of Pauline Goudelock Cole of Kings Mountain. He has sponsored Awesome Ministries twice before in Kings Mountain and the program is expected to attract crowds. Visiting pastors on the program include Pastor David Tucker, Pastor Rodney Freeman, and Minister Matthew Tucker.
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and Brenda Hite Cozart, 314 Churchill Dr., operating a 2010 Kia, hit in the parking lot at 1012 Shelby Road. JULY 10: Officer Mark Butler said that a three-vehicle wreck happened on US 74 Business at Canterbury Road when Marvin White of Stanley, operating a 2007 Jeep, ran the light and struck a 2007 Toyota operated by Lucia Escobar, 1321 W. Gold Street Extension, stopped at the light and a south-bound 2007 Ford operated by Lavern Sharpe. Escobar was taken to the hospital for observation. Property damages were estimated at $16,000. JULY 11: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Peter J. Louzan, New City, NY, operating a 2004 Volvo, said a bike fell off a truck on I-85 at Dixon School Road and he hit the bicycle. Property damage was estimated at $2,000. JULY 14: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Mary Crowley, 307 N. Roxford Rd., was backing from a parking space at 900 Shelby Road and struck a parked 2012 Nissan owned by Charles Barnes of Gastonia. Property damage was estimated at $1100. JULY 14: Officer Mark Butler charged Kellie Louise Bell, 1036 Bethlehem Church Rd., Grover, with DWI, driving with revoked license, and hit and run after her car wrecked at 510 No. 4 Piedmont Avenue,
also striking a building doing estimated damage of $2,000. The 2002 Mitsubishi she was driving had minor damages. JULY 15: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that a 1998 Dodge operated by Kelly Lenair of Shelby rear-ended a 2009 MNNI operated by David Mixon of Bessemer City doing estimated damages of $5,000. The accident happened on the Moss Lake exit ramp of US Highway 74 Bypass at the intersection of US Highway 74 where Mixon was stopped at a yield sign. JULY 16: Officer F.L. Wittington investigated a three car wreck on King Street from which Brenda Adams, 245 Branchwood Circle, was taken to the hospital with back and neck pain. Tiffany Rush of Gastonia, operating a 2001 Acura, failed to stop for the red light at King and Battleground and hit the 2000 Toyota operated by Adams in the rear pushing it into a 2004 Honda operated by George Treible of Rock Hill, SC. Property damages were estimated at $2500. JULY 16: Officer F.L. Wittington said that a 2010 Lincoln operated by John Paul Currier of Monroe struck a 1990 Toyota operated by Beverly Moschler, 310 W. Mountain Street. The accident happened at Sims and Mountain Streets. Property damages were estimated at $4,000.
Fire damages game room
picious deaths. The current county budget allots $14,280 for the elected coroner.
Fire damaged a game room in a separate building on the property at 105 Morris Court, July 16. Those in the building were evacuated. One man was checked for smoke inhalation by emergency services. Firemen from three volunteer departments responded to the 4:03 p.m. blaze. The fire was quickly extinguished.
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Griffin wins run-off Tott Griffin won the Democratic nomination for county coroner July 15 in a run-off election with Randy Walker. Griffin will face Republican Robert Morgan in November. Griffin won the election with 1,285 votes – 58 percent – to Walker's 934 – 42 percent as a very light turnout of voters went to the polls. A runoff was called by Walker after the May Primary. Longtime county coroner and assistant coroner Dwight Tessneer announced in January that he would not seek re-election. Cleveland County is one of nine counties among 100 in the state that elects, rather than hires, a county coroner/medical examiner to attend to unattended, violent or sus-
Hospice training is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about hospice care and the services provided to the community. This 12-hour course is free and there is no obligation to volunteer. To get credit for the entire course, you will need to attend all days at one of the times offered. Mon. Aug. 4, Tues. Aug. 5, and Thur. Aug. 7; 9:00am - 1:00pm or 5:30pm 9:30pm; Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building, Shelby. For more information, contact ext. 111.
Memory Bear workshop Participants will have the opportunity to make a teddy bear out of a loved one’s shirt or other article of clothing. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Please call one of our Grief Counselors at 704-487-4677 to reserve your space. Thursday, August 7, 9:00am - Noon or 4:00pm - 7:00pm at Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain.
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Anti-casino group tries to rally support DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Regional casinos pose a dangerous threat to ordinary citizens because their business model is to turn “casual gamblers into regular customers,” according to Les Bernal, a well-known anticasino advocate who spoke at a public meeting last week organized by The Kings Mountain Awareness Group. Bernal, who leads the Washington, D.C.-based Stop Predatory Gambling, led a lengthy discussion before about 100 in the audience about what he and other critics see as the inherent injustice of gambling operations that primarily target the community’s most vulnerable members. “You walk into these casinos and what do you see? Not $100 blackjack tables,” he said. “You see slot machines, which target low and middle income people. These casinos show their true colors through the products they put in front of us.” In the Thursday evening meeting at the Family Worship Center on Shelby Rd., Bernal was joined by other speakers – including Cleveland County Sheriff candidate Carl Jensen and Kings Mountain Awareness Group leaders Adam and Cynthia Forcade – who tallied the list of harms they say their research has shown that regional casinos can bring to small communities like Kings Mountain. The meeting comes amid a South Carolina based Catawba Indian tribe’s bid to build a casino just south of Kings Mountain near the intersection of Dixon School Road and Interstate 85. To
Les Bernal, who leads a national anti-casino group, speaks at a Kings Mountain Awareness Group meeting last week at a Kings Mountain church. Bernal and others present say casinos like the one proposed south of town are “regional monopolies” that bring more harm than good to small communities. Photo by DAVE BLANTON do that, the tribe has sought the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, to put the parcel of land into trust. That clearance, which is pending, would mark the last hurdle before the tribe and its backers would be legally able to establish a Class II gambling operation. The tribal project requires no formal approval from state or local leaders. From the earliest days of the development being made public, elected officials and many business leaders have voiced their support for the casino and resort, saying it would bring tourism and create jobs in an area that has struggled with high unemployment numbers for many years, a joblessness that has been accentuated by the steep economic downturn that began in 2008. Nevertheless, in the months since the news of the
possible development, a small but vocal group has continued to assert that a regional casino would bring mostly false hope, in the end taking away much more than it will bring. The Kings Mountain Awareness Group has held a number of public meetings in recent months – in churches and at local restaurants – in an effort to reach people they say would be most likely to suffer. It remains unclear how much of an effect any public outcry – large or small — against the proposed casino could have on the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ decision. Last year, 100 members of the N.C. legislature signed a letter vigorously opposing the development, a move that was in concert with Gov. Pat McCrory’s stated opposition to the casino. Meanwhile, both the Kings Mountain City Council and the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners have col-
Queen fundraiser Aug. 2 at Boyce ARP
Auditions for historic play begin July 28
Leslie Queen, 51, was diagnosed a little over a year ago with non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver and needs a liver transplant. The Kings Mountain man has completed all the tests required for a transplant at Carolinas Medical Center and is waiting on a matching donor. Members of Cherokee Street Baptist Church are sponsoring a big fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 2, in the fellowship hall of Boyce Memorial ARP Church beginning at 4 p.m. A chicken dinner with baked beans, slaw, rolls and dessert is available at $8 per plate or two hot dogs with slaw, chips and dessert for $6 a plate and diners may eat-in or take-out the food orders. At 6:30 p.m. a live auction will be held featuring
Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, July 28 and 29, for the world premiere of Bob Inman’s new, historic drama, “Liberty Mountain,’’ about the Oct. 7, 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain. Roles are available for a large cast of 40 or more which includes men, women and children of all ages. Many speaking parts and moments are available for people who enjoy dancing and stage combat. Auditions will begin promptly at 7 p.m. at Joy Theatre, 202 S. Railroad Avenue. No previous stage experience is required. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in.
items donated by local businesses and also donated homemade cakes. Karen “Doodle” Dellinger, a close friend of the family, is heading up the event. She is calling on local Leslie Queen businesses seeking their support as well as local grocery stores for donations. Says Dellinger, “This family needs about $10,000 to help with medical expenses.'' For more information call Mrs. Dellinger at 704-7182300. Leslie and Rosemary Queen have two children: Justin and Victoria.
MAJOR METALS: brings jobs to KM From page 1A welded steel tubing and conveyor roll tubing. Round rectangular tubing can be cut into any length a customer requests, according to Yeager. Steel tubing is used in satellite dishes, the agriculture and dairy industry, carports, and fencing, among other products. “I am excited to welcome Joe Yeager and Major Metals and new jobs," said Mayor Rick Murphrey, adding that Major Metals is a company that plans to broaden its customer base and add more jobs in the coming months. Yeager is formerly from St. Claire, Michigan. He returns to Michigan as often as possible to see his twin granddaughters, Marissa and Brandee, and other relatives in his hometown.
lectively voiced their support for the project. The one exception to the support from those two bodies was Kings Mountain city councilman Keith Miller, who stands opposed to the project. Miller published a long research-style white paper that featured dozens of projections about the downside to such a development. He has also regularly attended meetings held by the Kings Mountain Awareness Group, and was present Thursday. The main thrust of Bernal’s talk Thursday was that “government-sponsored” casinos create little more than an insidious wealth transfer from the “have-nots to the haves.” “This is a business that’s going to extract wealth from the community,” he told a
WBTV Channel 3 television news crew in a brief interview before he took to the podium. Bernal, who has led Stop Predatory Gambling since its inception seven years ago, explained that his career path began working as a chief of staff for a Massachusetts senator who opposed casinos in her state. The more he became involved in the issue, he began to feel that the wealthy backers of casinos used their money to buy influence and push through laws that let them use Indian tribes as fronts for their gambling empires. “I grew up in a state where the lottery was like paint on the wall – you didn’t even think about its existence, he said. But even-
tually I felt a calling. What drove me to the issue was the question … is this who we are?” To Bernal’s thinking, “most people aren’t hardcore gamblers,” but many do slowly fall victim to the “false hope” of “money for nothing.” He said that with all the talk about the lack of mobility and the growing income gap in the American economy, government-sponsored gambling should feel like a slap in the face to those on both sides of the political spectrum. “For Republicans – this is the opposite of limited government,” he said. “For Democrats – this is an issue of powerful corporate interests pushing their destructive agenda.”
Demonstration planned at City Hall The group that opposes a local Indian tribe building a casino south of town plans to confront City Hall on Tuesday with a silent protest. Members of The Kings Mountain Awareness Group have acquired a permit that will allow it to stage a silent protest to coincide with the Kings Mountain City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m., according to Adam Forcade, the group’s leader. The group has targeted the city council and the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in recent months, appearing at their meeting to voice dissent at those bodies’ open and nearly unanimous support of a Catawba Indian gaming center and resort. Last week it held another in a series of public meetings meant to stir interest and galvanize concern over a gambling enterprise that its members say would be harmful to Kings Mountain and Cleveland County’s fragile economy. Leaders of the anti-casino group sought and were awarded a permit through the city that would allow it to peacefully gather.
City Ordinance 134-A stipulates that a group may stage a “stand-on” event if protestors maintain a distance of at least 15 feet between each other, do not stand on any public street or sidewalk, among other conditions. The language of the ordinance, Forcade said, restricts the size of the demonstration to 35 people. “We’re restricted to the small patches of grass around city hall,” he said. “We want to make a public statement that it’s not just a few of us who are in opposition (to the casino). It’s a stand-on event. Protesters will be assigned a spot to stand in. There’s not going to be any haranguing or harassment. It’s going to be a peaceful, silent protest. “ Forcade said members of his group have met with Kings Mountain Police Chief Melvin Proctor, who signs off on the approval of such permits. The Kings Mountain Awareness Group is planning a sign-making meeting for Saturday. To learn more about the group opposing a local casino, visit www.stopcatawbacasino.com. The group also maintains a Facebook page.
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Kastner family bible on display Opening July 29 and running through Aug. 16 at the Gaston County Museum is a new and free exhibit, The 450-year-old German Kastner Family Bible. Each year, the museum exhibits the Kastner (Rhyne) family bible for three weeks in August. This exhibit coincides with the local and national Rhyne Family Reunions. To aid in its preservation, and keep up interest, a different page containing a woodcut illustration is exhibited. This year will feature an illustration from the book of 1st John – The Depiction of John as an Eagle. A print of this woodcut will also be released this year, and will be available in the Museum Gift Shop.
The Kastner (Rhyne) family bible is a German language bible printed c. 1564. It is a corrected version of Martin Luther’s first translation of the bible into German. Adam Kastner brought the bible to America in 1745. The Kastner family intermarried with the Rhyne family of this area and the bible was handed down through the Rhyne family until it was donated to the Gaston
County Museum. There are over 730 pages in the bible and a woodcut illustration appears about every seven pages, on average. The woodcuts include full illustrations as well as decorative scrollwork and other accents. Some illustrations are duplicates. Woodcuts that depict general scenes such as war, debauchery, plague, or angels were reused by the publisher rather than having new ones made. The Gaston County Museum of Art & History is located near Gastonia at 131 West Main Street, Dallas, NC 28034 on the historic square. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Are you prepared for Zombies? Kings Mountain Historical Museum will present a fun, kid-friendly family program called Zombie Prep! on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Join the Museum for a Zombie preparedness program! Hear about the reallife historical pandemics that contributed to the zombie culture, and learn how prepping for a zombie apocalypse can help your family be prepared for more likely disasters like severe weather, epidemics, fires, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. Participants will learn about disease prevention, as well as how to create their own “zombie bug out bags� (emergency supply kits) and emergency escape plans at home.
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The Zombie Prep! program is presented in partnership with Mauney Memorial Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Program, and in association with the Museum’s current exhibit, “Say Ahh!� The Incredible Medical His-
tory of Kings Mountain. The exhibit will be on display until Oct. 25, open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. From doctors and dentists, to pharmacies and folk remedies, this exhibit presents an historical overview of
all things related to health and well-being in Kings Mountain and the surrounding region. 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, visit us at: www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call (704) 7391019. You can also follow the Museum on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest.
â– BRIEFS Elite Community Day Kings Mountain Elite Trailblazers will sponsor 2014 Elite Community Day Saturday at the Watterson Street walking track. Fun for the whole family is planned from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Activities for youth will include a dunking booth, bouncy water-slide, three legged race, egg relays and wheelbarrow races, among others. Activities for adults will include zumba, line dancing and bingo. Vendors are welcome from the community to display products and can contact Brandy Tate at 704-678-2165 or Bootsy Brown at 704-678-9445 for details. Hot dogs, grilled and fried chicken wings, fish, and other food will be available.
Yard sale benefit Saturday Grace Christian Academy parents and friends will sponsor a big yard sale Saturday beginning at 6 a.m., at Subway in Kings Mountain for benefit of the school's Athletic Department. Numerous items will be available and the public is invited.
Free potatoes Due to unusual weather, the Cleveland County Potato Project is hosting an open harvest Saturday on Metcalf Road in Shelby, starting at 9 a.m. If anyone would like to have some white potatoes, come prepared to pick them up. Please bring boxes and bags. Potatoes will be plowed out and will be on top of the ground. You will not have to dig them, the tractor will take care of that. If you would like potatoes for your church, neighbors, etc., come and get them. This is the first time the group has held an open harvest.
Summer camp Gaston County Museum is sponsoring a summer camp and space is available by calling Jason Luker at 704-9227811 ext. 105 or email jason.luker@gastongov.com A cartooning camp for ages 10-14 is set for July 25 with professional Dave McDonald guiding the youth in making their own cartoons,.
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Paying off unemployment debt RALEIGH — Recently it was announced that the debt North Carolina owed to the federal government to pay unemployment benefits had dropped from nearly $2.6 billion to $980 million. Now, the Division of Employment Security says they are hoping to pay that debt off early, perhaps as soon as August 2015. Initially it was estimated the debt would be paid off by November 2015. “The quicker this debt is paid off, the quicker we can lower the taxes and level the playing field for North Carolina employers,� said De-
partment of Commerce Assistant Secretary of Employment Security Dale Folwell. Since 2011, North Carolina has had to pay interest on this debt. With a projected interest payment of $37 million on September 30 of this year, North Carolina’s employers will have paid nearly $262 million in interest payments alone over the past four years. Once the debt is paid off, North Carolina employers will begin receiving their full Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) credit like
employers in 40 other states. North Carolina is in its fifth consecutive year with an outstanding debt. After the second year of borrowing, employers began losing 0.3% of that credit each year the state borrowed from the federal government. The debt being paid off will give North Carolina employers the certainty that the FUTA taxes they owe for calendar year 2015 will drop by nearly $300 million from what they will owe for calendar year 2014. “Our first goal is to pay
off the debt, then we need to build the surplus,� said Folwell. “Both of these have an impact on taxes paid by employers. This not only gives employers certainty about the cost of doing business in North Carolina but also will help in recruiting and retaining jobs. "Businesses don’t want to come to a state to help pay off a debt someone else created. By getting rid of this debt and building a surplus, employers will want to come to North Carolina and create jobs. This will drive unemployment even lower.�
Rhema Outreach Ministry will have a giveaway July 29 from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. at 624 East King Street. Items include some furniture, clothes, shoes, toys, and food based on family income and family size. For more information call 704-473-5800.
El Bethel Breakfast Aug. 2 El Bethel United Methodist Church will serve country breakfast Saturday, Aug. 2, from 6:30 a.m.-10 a.m. In the Fellowship Hall of the church. For carry-outs, call 704-7399174. A bake sale is also a feature of the event. The public is invited.
Program on dementia Are you ready to learn more about dementia to help your loved one? Join the Life Enrichment Center on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 5:30 – 7p.m., for a three-part video series featuring Teepa Snow, Dementia Expert. The Life Enrichment Center is located at 222 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A free sitter service is available but must make reservation by August 1. Call 704-739-4858.
CaroMont working to enhance Horse training competition emergency care experience Uncle Ben's rice recalled GASTONIA — CaroMont Health today announced several projects and partnerships being implemented in Emergency Medicine at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. The goal of this effort is to enhance emergency medicine offerings in the county and continue to improve patient experiences. “We are known across the country for providing exceptional care, and our ED services must reflect that standard,� said Doug Luckett, President and CEO at CaroMont Health. “Our ED is a major entry point for patients, so it is critical that we provide an excellent experience every time.� Over the next several weeks, CaroMont will begin a major renovation and expansion project for the Emergency Department. The $16.5 million project will add more than 20,000 square feet of space to the existing department, including a larger waiting room and intake area for patients and four private triage rooms. Additionally, imaging will be relocated to better facilitate basic radiology procedures directly from triage, and a dedicated pediatric unit will offer separate waiting, triage and treatment rooms.
The project will take place in multiple phases over the next 18 to 24 months. To minimize interruption during the renovation, the main patient waiting area and entrance will be relocated to the opposite side of the ED. The patient waiting room will transition to what is currently overflow seating and traffic patterns for patients and ambulances will also shift, with all traffic entering from Entrance B (Veterans Drive) beginning Friday, August 22. “This expansion project is important for the residents of our community,� said Luckett. “Our last renovation of the Emergency Department was about 15 years ago and was designed to service 60,000 patients a year. We’ve made good use of that space, but we’re ready to expand our footprint and services to ensure we continue to provide excellent care well into the future.� CaroMont Health recently began a partnership with ApolloMD, a physicianowned multi-specialty practice that provides emergency medicine physician staffing. ApolloMD's leadership team works closely with each partner hospital to improve patient care within the department by decreasing wait times while improving patient satisfaction and clinical care.
Helping Hands Hearts and Hooves will host a training competition similar to “Mustang Makeover� at the Double HH Ranch in Kings Mountain. Deadline for application and a $50 entry fee per horse is August 8. The entry fee is refundable if you are not selected to train a stallion for 90 days which has been rounded up, vetted and gelded. All competing horses will be available for public adoption through a live bid process at the conclusion of the Helping Hands event. There are two divisions of the competition: youth ages 1017 and adults 18 and over. Cash prizes and awards go to the winners in each division. Call Hendrix at 828-2236362 for more information, download applications at H4horses.net or contact Hendrix for applications. Mail applications to Helping Hands Hearts and Hooves, PO Box 516, Ellenboro, NC 28040.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
■MEDITATION Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know Josh Tucker him,� but does Pastor not obey his St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist; but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him: whoever says, “I abide in him,� ought to walk just as he walked. (1 John 2:3-6) Grace to you and peace in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Think about how you might get
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to know someone – a new friend or coworker, a neighbor or spouse. Think about how much time and energy is invested in learning about the other person’s likes and dislikes, their history and their goals. Really getting to know someone requires an openness to connect with them on a personal level so that common interests might be discovered. As you get to know someone and a connection is made, it is likely that a relationship is established. We read in the Scriptures Jesus invites us into a relationship with him. Jesus invites us, just as he did with his first disciples, to come and follow him, to learn from him and to be his disciples in the world. Jesus invites us into a relationship with him so that we may carry on the good news of the gospel throughout the entire world. This passage from 1 John talks about how we come to know Jesus. This passage answers the question,
“how do you get to know someone?� The author of 1 John says that we are sure to know Jesus if we obey his commandments. That, in being obedient to God the Father and in learning from his only son Jesus Christ, we come to know him, personally. Getting to know Jesus in this way, following him in this way, in obeying his commandments and becoming his true disciples, we experience the true and perfect love God has for us. Getting to know Jesus, our Lord, our Savior, and our teacher is vital to our faith. As we get to know him, we become consumed with a passion and a will to do just as Jesus does – to love as he does, to teach and preach as he does, to sacrifice as he does. As we get to know Jesus and abide in him, the last verse of today’s passage holds true, we “walk just as he walked.� I want you to know Jesus and I want you to walk just as he walked.
Galilee United Methodist Church will hold a one-day Vacation Bible School Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 and a cookout with family and friends will end the day. The theme is “Fruit of the Spirit� and children and adults are invited to attend. Galilee United Methodist Women will hold the annual program Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. on the theme “Mission U.� Pastor Betty Brown invites women of the community to attend. Open Heart Ministries is sponsoring its first Mega Sports Camp - Mini VBS at 306 N. Piedmont Avenue in Kings Mountain, August 1-2 from 68pm. A Family Rally will be held on Sunday, August 3 at 10 am. with lunch immediately after. Pre-registration is requested by emailing Gen Cole at genevacole1@gmail.com
Safe Harbor Community Church, 301 S. Battleground Ave., will celebrate Homecoming Day on Sunday, Aug. 3, beginning at 10:30 a.m. with Atoned Ministries presenting special singing. After the worship hour a covered dish lunch will be spread and an afternoon song service will also feature Atoned Ministries. The public is invited. Register now for Kings Mountain Community Vacation Bible School - August 1014th, 5-8:15p.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave. The Workshop of Wonders is a free VBS for children ages 3 - 6th grade. For registration information call the church office at (704)739-7466. Hosted by First Presbyterian, Central United Methodist, Resurrection Lutheran and St. Matthew’s Lutheran. All are welcome!
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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: Cornerstone Church of God 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
True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764
GROVER Bethany Baptist Church
Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328
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Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961 Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230
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
Members of the cast practice “Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark” which youth attending two weeks of theatre camp will present to the public at Joy Theatre beginning this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and next weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Photos by CAROLINE ALLEN
‘Dinosaurs Before Dark’ opens Friday at the Joy What would you do if a tree house in your neighborhood could transport you anywhere you wanted to go? The 20 students in the Kings Mountain Little Theatre Drama Camp can tell you as they present a play as the finale of two weeks learning about theater in the annual program at Joy Theatre. The play, “Dinosaurs Before Dark” will be presented the next two weekends and beginning on Friday at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p .m. with the same schedule the following weekend. Admission is $5. Children and adults will enjoy this play, says director Bridget Allen. While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack (Stetson McDaniel) and Annie
(Katelyn Wright) discover a tree house full of books. Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see a real one. Suddenly the wind begins to blow and the tree house starts to spin wildly. When it finally stops, Jack and Annie open their eyes to find they have been transported back to the time of the dinosaurs face to face. Bridget Allen is directing the drama camp and the children’s play with Jada McDaniel as music director and Kimberla Burrows choreographer. Members of the cast, in addition to Wright and McDaniel, are Alexia Moose, Iquanodon, Otto; Jackson Fitch, Ankylosaurus/Tree/ Caleb Wright, Ankylosaurus/Henry; Michael
Jackson, Panoplpsaurus/ Tree; Bryson McDaniel, Panoplosaurus/Stump; Georgia Short, Troodon/ baby dinosaur/sapling; dance special; Jaiden Huffman, Troodon/Toto/Dinosaur solo; Lindsay Burrows, Protoceratops/ Sapling; Baby Dinosaur; dance special; Maggie Fitch, Protoceratops/Tree/Anatosaurus mom/Dinosaur solo; Wilson Moore, Larry/Tree; Daniel Nivens, Gary/tree; Mackayla Jackson, Terri/ Tree; Elyse Allen, Natty/ Tree; Sydney Bridges, Susan/ Tree; Jordan Grant, Joan/Tree; Lyla Allen, Sapling/Baby Dinosaur/ dance special; Mackenzie Bridges, Sapling/Baby Dinosaur, dance special; and Lucy McDaniel, Sapling Baby Dinosaur/dance special.
Sewing the seeds of love
Kathy Allred, Barbara Jones and Deborah Hoyle, left to right, are busy in the sewing class at the Patrick Senior Center. Photo by LIB STEWART The fall opening of school is sew soon for members of the sewing class at Patrick Senior Center in Kings Mountain. Volunteers Kathy Allred, Barbara Jones and Deborah Hoyle are stitching and sewing pretty little dresses from beautiful pillow cases donated by the public. They add a ribbon or lace at the bottom of the skirt, perfecting dainty dresses for kindergarten and pre-school girls and also designing pants for boys and girls who will be starting to school next month. “We want to give back to the community and this is a way to help children," said Kathy Atkinson Allred, whose father was principal of Kings Mountain High School from 1968-74 and her mother, Mary Atkinson, worked in the office of Supt. Don Jones. The class, which welcomes volunteers, is knitting warm scarves for children, blankets for hospitalized patients, and adult bibs for nursing homes
and the Neisler Life Enrichment Center. All three women are retired and began last spring an ongoing project to provide children's underwear, socks, t-shirts and clothing for needy school-age children. A collection bin in the reception area of the Senior Center is available for visitors and the public to donate new underwear, socks and t-shirts sizes 4 to 12 or 14. As the clothes hamper fills up, the class takes the items to a local elementary school for distribution as needed. “You would be surprised how many children in our area come to school and need underwear and socks," said Atkinson. The sewing class meets every Tuesday from 11-noon at the senior center. They cut out patterns, sew dresses and finish knit work and often take projects home with them to complete. “We really need a good sewing machine in this class,"
said Jones, seeking a donation from the public. Chair covers for kindergarten students has been a popular project of the class. The attractive cover is made of material donated to the class and includes a pocket sewn at the back to hold the child's school supplies. All five elementary schools have received these chair covers. “I was a junior at Kings Mountain High when my folks moved here in 1968 and after I married Steve we came back here to live and raise our daughter. Brandy is married to Chuck Greene and they have two daughters, Erika, a junior at KMHS, and Erin, age 10," said Atkinson, a former engineer and an auditor for a number of years with Underwriters Laboratory. Said Jones, “We have seen such a need in the Kings Mountain schools for this class project." “We are all blessed and just want to give back to our community," said Hoyle.
Katelyn Wright as 'Annie' and Stetson McDaniel as 'Jack” rehearse a scene from “Dinosaurs Before Dark”.
Music and theatre in Shelby Pickin’ on the Square
‘Leading Ladies’
The Earl Scruggs Center and Shelby Music Center present the 2nd Earl Scruggs Center’s Pickin’ on the Square Saturday, Aug. 23, from 4: 30-7:30 p.m. Pickin’ will be on the lawn on the Warren Street side of the Earl Scruggs Center. Shelby Music Center provides a sound system, you provide a chair or blanket and pickin’ or listenin’. Eat at one of the local spots or bring a picnic! Lemonade and cookies provided. The Little Cherry Mountain Boys & Grandpa will kick-off the evening playing from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.. After that, it’s “open mic” until 7: 30 p.m. Darin and Brooke Aldridge will be hosts for the evening. The Earl Scruggs Center is free to Cleveland County residents on Wednesdays. Regular hours of operation are Wednesday 10 a.m.-6 p .m., ThursdaySaturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p .m.
Greater Shelby Community Theatre will present the comedy, “Leading Ladies,'' Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26 and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Keeter Auditorium on the campus of Cleveland Community College. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens. The play is directed by Dan Treharne, drama instructor at Kings Mountain High School. The play tells the story of two down on their luck English actors who are performing Shakespeare at a Moose Lodge in Pennsylvania. They learn that a rich old woman is about to die, leaving a fortune to a niece and two long lost English nephews. They decided to impersonate the nephews and collect their share, but discover that the missing relatives are actually females. Then one of the two actors falls for the old woman's niece, who is engaged to a local minister.
Town and Country Garden Club has given its Appearance Award to Peggy and James Parker. Their home on the corner of Wateroak Street is surrounded by lush flower gardens of moon vine, petunias, vinca, begonias, hostas, Stella Doro and Asiatic lilies, butterfly bush and a beautiful vegetable garden.
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BUDGET: officials say talks at stalemate SCHOOL BOARD: hires Dr. William Dixon In other “Moore news from Raleigh,” the newsletter sent from his office, he said both the House and Senate adopted a compromise conference Senate Bill 812, to “replace Common Core State Standards” with North Shearra Miller Carolina's Higher Academic Standards. The governor has signed off on it and it repeals Common Core for the state's K-12 standards and directs the State Board of Education to come up with new ones. Moore said this legJerry Hoyle islation directs the State Board of Education to conduct a comprehensive review of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards in order to ensure that our children, the future of North Carolina, receive the best education possible. The bill creates an Academic Standards Review Commission that will begin meeting no later than this fall to review academic standards and to report its findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education, the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, and to the General Assembly. “In this way, we can craft our own highquality standards that will be tailored towards our own students in North Carolina, rather than be subjected to the blanket policy of Common Core enacted by policymakers without a true conception of what our students truly need," said Moore. Governor Pat McCrory noted “It (the bill) does initiate a much-needed, comprehensive and thorough review of standards. No standards will change without the approval of the State Board of Education. I especially look forward to the recommendations that will address testing issues so we can measure what matters most for our teachers, parents and students.” This school year was the second year the Common Core was used in Cleveland County Schools and Supt. Stephen Fisher said that its replacement when it happens would impact county teachers.
From page 1A teacher assistants,’’ said member Shearra Miller, who is president of the state school board’s association. “We will just have to hope for the best,’’ said board chairman Dr. John Rep. Tim Moore C. Hamrick Jr. Other members also spoke of how the system is impacted, as well as others in the state, with the decision of legislators which could come this week. Tazra Mitchell, Policy Analyst for the NC Dr. Stephen Fisher Budget & Tax Center, NC Justice Center, says the deep revenue losses resulting from the 2013 tax plan is creating a reality in which there are too few dollars available to meet the needs of children, families and communities. Mitchell said budget writers are facing a self-imposed budget crisis and "finding it difficult to agree on just how large the cut to public schools and public health should be to meet its priorities, other state priorities and balance the budget.’’ Continued Mitchell, “It’s hard to guess how the cards will fall in the final budget due to the lack of revenue that’s available to finance high-quality classrooms and programs that keep North Carolinians healthy and safe. I can understand why teacher assistants are worried. Last year’s state budget cut TAs by more than 20 percent, and the Governor, House and Senate are all in agreement about cutting the TA expansion that would occur in the current fiscal year. "Last year, lawmakers approved a two year budget – and that budget increased spending for TAs in the second year (the current 2015 fiscal year). Lawmakers want to repeal that expansion in the revised budget to save $19.8 million – but the Senate wants to cut that further to finance pay raises. How likely the House and Governor will be willing to budge and make additional cuts is yet to be seen. But, last year’s cuts to TAs are not very reassuring." One option, according to Mitchell, is for lawmakers "to make a U-turn and stop the next round of tax cuts that are scheduled to go into effect next January.”
School systems don't know what will replace it but Fisher says no changes are coming for the 2014-15 term of school.
PLAY: organizers hope to make living history From page 1A colonies were struggling to unite against a British crown, will be an ambitious production with live music on stage and have a cast of more than 40 actors, plus more than a dozen additional extras. It is expected to require a large crew and a complex and changing set to best tell a story with multiple historical settings: includes the Carolina backwoods, 18th century Ireland and Philadelphia, the meeting place of the Continental Congress. Sigmon, who bounded across the Little Theatre’s stage in showing audience members how he intended to use the theater’s space to create mystery in surprise in the telling of the story, which Inman has said is about the “fiercely independent and stubborn spirit” of the people who settled in the area and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. “We want to immerse them in that world,” Sigmon said. And, at points, “it’s going to be loud!” he said, referring to battle scenes that will incorporate gun fire. Sigmon, a longtime friend of Inman, has experience in stage productions at Appalachian State University and at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. “Liberty Mountain” is ten years in the making, according to Jim Champion, the Little Theatre’s vice president, adding that the concept has its roots in an outdoor play that was performed many years ago. A year and a half ago KMLT representatives began talking to Inman, the recognizable TV journalist who was the face of Charlotte’s WBTV news for more than 25 years before taking up novel and playwriting. Inman, also on hand at Monday’s public meeting,
w a s c o m m i s sioned over the winter to write a play about Sigmon the Battle of Kings Mountain. “History has sometimes ignored the southern campaign of the war,” Inman told the audience. “You have to remember that in May of 1780 the British were winning the war. In this area, the people fighting were all neighbors – there was only British soldier (in the 1780 battle.)” The Kings Mountain Little Theatre is hoping to do more than just put on a play in October, organizers said. They want to create something that will live on for generations, drawing a regional or even national audiences to the site of the battle that many historians have called the turning point of the country’s war for independence. Already, there is a 2015 summer run planned for June 26 through July 19. Working with roughly a $70,000 budget for the play, organizers have been hustling to raise money for the big production and set and costume inventory that will be needed for future stagings of the play in years to come. KMLT organizers are also hoping to spread the word through regional
tourism magazines and even niche cable TV shows that appeal to those with an interest in historical travel and sightseeing. A premier gala is planned for October 3 that will be a black-tie event open only to contributors who have given $250 or more. 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 Volunteer can ensure themselves two tickets to black tie opening night and after party for $250. Tickets for opening night are expected to sell out fast, members of the steering committee said. The opening gala may also incorporate re-enactors on downtown streets and mingling with audience members. There’ll also be souvenirs, champagne, cake and coffee. Monday’s meeting also served as a call for those looking to act in the play. The director is looking for males and females of all ages. No stage experience is required. Auditions are Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. For more information about “Liberty Mountain” visit www.kmlt.org.
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• For the first time the school board began the meeting with a period of silence rather than an opening prayer. A memorandum from the school board attorneys recently led to the decision. The memorandum cited the recent Supreme Court decisions related to a town council ruling. The rule is that government-sanctioned prayer in the public school or at school-sponsored activities is generally unconstitutional. ''Although there is not a clear path, the school board should exercise caution to ensure that any prayers offered do not force participation or otherwise appear coercive,” attorneys stated, adding “the safest means of solemnizing a meeting remains a moment of silence, which individuals may use to pray silently should they choose to do so.”
In other actions of a lengthy meeting: • Jennifer Wampler presented proposed inclement weather make-up days and the board chose option 3: the first five days of snow will be forgiven based on accumulated hours. Assuming a six-hour instructional day for 180 days, Cleveland County Schools has 1,080 hours, adding 10 minutes to the school day for elementary schools, middle schools and high schools currently have at least a six hour instructional day. This addition of time less the eight hours for early release for parent-teacher conferences and the last day of school, would give the district 1,072 instructional hours, with 47 remaining instructional hours (7.83 days). Make-up days are a problem for parents and kids and the board was unanimous in its decision to forgive first five days of snow based on
• The Title I application and project grant for 2015 was approved and the grant to the system represents an increase of $700,000. The total grant funding is $5,172,207.00 for reading
labs, in class/pull out programs, pre-school programs, RTI Interventions, parent centers, summer literacy academy and community math academy. The Cleveland County School System Title I program provides funding for 16 elementary schools and Shelby Intermediate school - 33 teaching positions, 7 pre-K teaching positions, 9 pre-K assistant positions, and 45 assistant positions in grades K-5, reading classes in each of the 17 elementary schools that qualify, and support of two parents centers, with a parent coordinator and assistant at each site, Graham Eland Kings ementary Mountain Business Center (old Central School). It will also continue to fund the C.O.R.E. and other reading and literacy programs, technology assistance and professional development for teachers and assistants. • Rev. Melvin Clark addressed the board with concerns of lack of minority hiring in the system. He noted that of 71 principals and assistants in the system 62 are white and 9 are African American, ''Let's close the gap,” he said.
BENEFITS: for unemployment drastically cut From page 1A currently has a lower number of weeks. Other states with low unemployment benefit weekly numbers include Georgia with 15 weeks, Florida with 16 weeks, and Kansas with 20 weeks. Only two other states in the nation, Florida and Georgia, also use a sliding scale as North Carolina does to determine benefits. Most other states are still providing up to 26 weeks of unemployment. On the monetary side of the unemployment situation, the maximum amount a person will now receive in North Carolina is $350 per week. The amount a person can draw is calculated by dividing their total wages in the last two quarters by 52. That number is then rounded to the next lower whole dollar. In order to receive a payment, the total must equal or exceed $15. The exact amount of benefits and the length of time that an individual may get benefits cannot be determined until they actually file their claim for benefits. The seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate used to determine the maximum number of weeks that a person may get benefits is calculated on January 1 and July 1. U.S. Dept. of Labor statistics show that North Carolina ranks 44th in the nation as far as the dollar amount unemployed workers receive form the state. The average payment in May 2014 for North Carolina unemployed was $227.91. In June 2013 it was $301.89. Even before the unemployment compensation cuts, North Carolina’s average weekly payment was in the middle of states, ranking 25th in the nation during the second quarter of 2013. Now, North Carolina ranks 44th with only Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi paying less on average. According to the NC Budget and Tax Center, a project of the NC Justice Center, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to base unemployment insurance payments on a person’s last two completed quarters of earnings. Most states calculate benefits either as a fraction of wages in the highest-earnings quarter, or an average of the two highest quarters. North Carolina had in place a formula based on the two highest quarters.
Such calculations reflect workers’ customary full-time work and earning patterns. North Carolina’s new method of calculating benefits, however, is lowering the average payment and particularly harming workers whose earnings tend to vary due to irregular schedules, reduced hours, or seasonal fluctuations. The formula can result in workers with the same overall earnings over the past year experiencing different benefit amounts because their earnings in just the last two quarters vary. A 25 percent decrease in the average benefit translates to a loss of $295 per month per person, a decline that does real harm to jobless workers who are already stretching their savings to cover basic needs. The cut is equivalent to a low-side estimate of a monthly food budget for a family of two in North Carolina, a health care premium every month for an adult and one child, and five tanks of gas. With less money for gasoline to fuel a vehicle, unemployed workers are often restricted as to how many miles they can drive to job interviews. Alexandra Sirota, director for the NC Budget and Tax Center had these remarks regarding the cuts. “The combined result of providing only 14 weeks rather than 26 weeks and changing the formula for benefit amounts will be a significant reduction in the capacity of jobless workers to afford the basics for their families, let alone put gas in their cars to get to job interviews,” she said. “And the ripple effect of these policy changes suggests the potential to slow the state’s economy. As jobless workers continue to struggle to find work in a labor market with too few jobs, there will be fewer consumers for goods and services, meaning local businesses have less demand and might lay off their own workers or be unable to sustain new positions.” Proponents of the unemployment benefits reductions say it was needed because the system had reached significant levels of debt to the federal government after the historic job loss of the Great Recession. But part of the problem also was that the amount of money that employers were required to pay into the state fund – even in good times – was too little because of tax cuts in the 1990s.
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KMHS coaches at coaching clinic, New coaches, summer workouts resume on Monday new assignments Kings Mountain High coaches are in Greensboro this week attending the annual North Carolina Coaches Clinic. As a result of the clinic, all high school athletes in North Carolina are in a dead period this week as far as team workouts are concerned, but they will be back on the field Monday morning. Head football coach Greg Lloyd said players will be on the field at 8 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. They will have Thursday off before officially opening pre-season practice on Friday, August 1, from 8 a.m.-12 noon. Coach Lloyd said it may be 9 o’clock before players get on the field the first day of official practice because they will have to sign in and take care of other matters before they can begin. The first two days of practice (Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2) will be in helmets only. On days three through five (Monday, Aug. 4 through Wednesday, Aug. 6), shorts and shoulder pads are permitted. On Thursday, Aug. 7 they will begin hitting practice. Coach Lloyd said he expects a turnout of at least 100 JV and varsity players. Through summer workouts as many as 100 different players have shown up at times with about 80 coming on a regular basis. He said workouts as well as 7 on 7 passing games against other schools have
gone extremely well. The Mountaineers compiled a 14-3 record in 7 on 7s, going undefeated at Gastonia Ashbrook and Clover and finishing 9-3 overall and third place in the prestigious Cam Newton 7 on 7 at Hough High in Cornelius. “Everything has been excellent,� he said of the summer. “We’ve had a lot of people that have worked really hard. We’re fired up about getting going. We think the 7 on 7s have been excellent. We threw the ball well, caught it well and played good defense. They really benefitted us.� Kings Mountain participated in a 7 on 7 last Wednesday at Clover, SC, where they went 4-0 and defeated South Carolina 4A power South Pointe for the third time this season. The Mountaineer linemen also won the Tug of War against South Pointe. The Mountaineers will have 25 players returning that started at one time or another last season. A lot of that was due to injuries which plagued the team all year. A lot of younger players were called up from the JVs to either start or play back-up and Lloyd feels like that experience will pay dividends this year. “We actually have close to everybody back from last year,� he said. “We lost some starters, but experience is definitely one of our strengths. The injuries allowed some guys to get to play on varsity and we can see that it’s already paid
off.� Once hitting practice begins, the Mountaineers won’t have long to prepare for the season. Their first scrimmage is set for Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. against North Gaston at Shu Carlton Stadium (formerly City Stadium). The Mountaineers will loosen up at the high school while North Gaston loosens up at Carlton Stadium. The Mountaineers will travel by bus to the Central School gym and walk from there to the stadium, just as they did when KMHS was housed at Central. Then, on Friday, Aug. 15 the Mountaineers will compete in the annual Cleveland County Jamboree at Gardner-Webb University. GWU is in the process of installing astroturf and it should be ready in time for the Jamboree. If so, Kings Mountain and Polk County will play the first game on the new turf. “It will be nice to play on it,� Lloyd said. “We may have to play on it someday. All the Asheville and Charlotte high schools have it.� Mountaineer fans will see a new look with the Mountaineer defense this year as they are switching to a 4-3. “We will watch that closely in the scrimmages,� Lloyd said. “Offensively we’re still in the spread so the offense is working on a lot of plays and formations. We’re further ahead on offense right now. The defense is working very hard and we
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want to see what they do in a live situation. The linemen were involved in the Linemen Challenge at Clover and did well in the relay races, one-on-one and won the Tug of War. We’re really fired up about that.� The Mountaineers will have a number of starters back on the offensive and defensive lines, including pre-season All-State pick Graham Keeter, Keenan Baker, Corey Hester, Dre Bell, Josh Bell, Julian Coulter and Trevon Wilson. “They are all bigger and stronger and should be a lot better,� Lloyd said. The skill positions and secondary also show a lot of returning players, including quarterback Brandon Bell, running backs Darian McClain, Tico Crocker and Jair McCluney, receivers Xavier Johnson, Jake Merchant and Tico Crocker, and linebackers and defensive backs Marquise Camp, Chance Fredrick, Chris Robbins, Dwayne Capps, Bryan Sanders, and Gage Kornegay. The Mountaineer offense and defense will be bolstered by the return of Shawn Adams, who was the JV quarterback as a freshman before leaving football for two years. A versatile player, he will be playing numerous positions including receiver, defensive back and return specialist. “We feel like we have quite a few players that will have the opportunity to play at the next level,� Coach Lloyd said.
There will be numerous changes in coaching assignments for the Kings Mountain High football team this season. Head coach Greg Lloyd announced that previous head JV coach Jon Fleisher has left KMHS to become a math teacher and assistant football coach at Gaffney High School. Kenny Bridges has been promoted to the head JV coaching position and has given up his duties as head wrestling coach to concentrate on his new position. Brent Bagwell is returning to the Mountaineers to serve as offensive coordinator for the JV team. Bagwell, a former standout player at KMHS and NC State, is a former college coach and also helped former Mountaineer assistant Bruce Clark take the 2007 North Gaston team to the state 3A championship game.
Another new addition to the JV staff is offensive line coach Nathan Mellon. He is coming to Kings Mountain from R-S Central, where he was an assistant varsity coach. Other members of the JV staff will be Matt Bridges, defensive backs, and Alex Randall, kickers and receivers. Randall will also serve as kicking coach on the varsity level. A new addition to the varsity staff is former Mountaineer girls basketball coach Mike Harris, who is coaching defensive backs. He was an assistant on the JV team last year and previously coached at KM Middle. Other varsity assistants are Michael Roberts, quarterbacks; Craig Short, running backs; Kevin Cruise, offensive line; Mark Lathan, linebackers and defensive coordinator; and Tyrese Brooks, wide receivers.
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KM racer wins shot at Motocross National Championship Kings Mountain’s Austin McKee has once again made his dream come true. The 15-year-old dirt bike racer has qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 33rd Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships, presented by AMSOIL at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. McKee took on over 20,000 hopefuls from across America to earn one of just 1,446 qualifying positions. “The Amateur Nationals at Loretta Lynn’s is the event every motocross racer in the country wants to compete in,� said Event Director Tim Cotter. “A win at the Amateur Nationals gives a
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Critical shortage of hospitals led to birth of Kings Mountain Hospital (Ed. Note: This is the 5th in a series of articles about exhibits on the theme “Say AHH!� open to visitors to the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. Not only does the exhibit provide a glimpse into former years of medicine and the doctors and dentists who provided it but future exhibits will be on other well known doctors in most recent years. Adria Focht, the museum director/curator, arranged this must-see free exhibit which is open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.) ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Shelby Hospital opened in 1923. It accommodated 43 patient beds in wards and private rooms. Eight of the beds were in a separate brick structure designated for African American patients.
Racial segregation was the norm, and in some cases the law, in Cleveland County and the rest of the American South at that time. In 1954, a Supreme Court ruling in the Brown vs. Board of Education case declared that racially segregated educational facilities were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional. Although it would take years to fully implement, this decision was the beginning of the end of racial segregation in all public facilities in the U.S., including hospitals. In the 1940s, a critical shortage of hospitals led to North Carolina’s Good Health Plan and passage of the Hill-Burton Act. In the early years of the 20th century, the hospital as a necessary or even desirable community facility was a relatively new concept. But as thousands of young men
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across the country lined up in the early 1940s to join the global fight for democracy during World War II, a shocking statistic emerged in North Carolina: more than 50 percent of the young men who appeared before local draft boards were found to be medically unfit for military service. The rejection rate was higher here than in any other state. Health problems ranged from poor teeth and eyesight to chronic infections, malnutrition, tuberculosis, hookworm, and malaria. The state also suffered from high rates of infant mortality and death in childbirth. It was apparent that the citizens of NC were in in dire need of better and more accessible health care. The state simply didn’t have enough hospitals; 33 counties had none at all. Realizing they had a pub-
Kings Mountain Hospital in 1970 lic health crisis on their hands, legislators took action. In 1944, North Carolina appointed a Medical Care Commission to study health conditions in the state. In 1945, the state commission proposed passing legislation to fund relief of the shortage of hospitals and healthcare professionals. To engender public support, state leaders organized a major PR campaign for what they called “The Good Health Plan.� The statewide public awareness campaign for the Good Health Plan was one of the most successful in North Carolina history; the legislature approved the Plan in 1947. With the help of wellknown singers Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore, a song was recorded to promote the Plan. “It’s All Up To You� included these lyrics: Spread the health alarm To every town and farm, And preach the good health view. It’s all up to you, it’s all up to you. You’ll find being healthy Means more than a wellfilled hearse. What good’s being wealthy When you can’t buy a doctor or a nurse. When the job is done, We’ll wind up number one. State efforts to improve healthcare also received a major boost from a new federal law passed in 1946. The Hill-Burton Act provided matching federal grants and loans to build and expand hospitals and community health centers. In the 1940s, Kings Mountain was able to take advantage of funding provided by the Hill-Burton Act as well as county bond money to begin building a hospital of its own. In 1945, Glee Bridges, a hardware retailer and chairman of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, moved successfully for the
County to issue $160,000 in bonds to help pay for a hospital in Kings Mountain. In the late 1940s, the county acquired land along King Street and U.S. 74, site of a large cotton warehouse, near the town’s main business district. Existing structures were demolished and construction was soon underway. Hill-Burton provided about one-third of the approximately $243,000 cost of the 24-bed facility that opened there on April 1, 1951. The last will and testament of Miss Lottie Goforth provided more than half the cost of an additional 12-bed wing, completed in 1952. In
1954, the hospital opened a newly constructed nurses’ residence. A 14-bed addition was built in 1955, a 25-bed addition in 1960, and a $12+ million addition was opened in 2005. Today, Kings Mountain Hospital is a 5-star award winning full service community-based hospital with 102 beds and state-of-the-art technology. In the 20th century, the people of Cleveland County envisioned a better life through better healthcare, and set out to make this vision a reality. 1957: Shelby Hospital renamed Cleveland Memorial
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Hospital, due to change in governance from being owned and operated by the County government to a nonprofit hospital leased and operated by an autonomous Board of Trustees – now eligible for foundation grants. 1993: Kings Mountain Hospital and Cleveland Memorial Hospital enter into cooperative agreements with Carolinas HealthCare System, offering stability to our small-town hospitals. The two hospitals begin developing closer ties and working relationships. 1996: Cleveland Memorial Hospital renamed Cleveland Regional Medical Center to reflect a regional service reach. 2003: Kings Mountain Hospital and Cleveland Regional Medical Center - now both leased by Carolinas HealthCare System - merged, integrating the two hospitals and allowing them to operate as a unified hospital system, known as Cleveland County HealthCare System.
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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. BROAD RIVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 1145 County Home Road, Shelby, archives open every Tuesday night from 6-8 p.m. and on second and third Mondays from noon-4 p.m. and on second and third Saturdays from 9-1 p.m. 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.
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; Check out the city website www.cityofkm.com KMHS CLASS OF 1979 REUNION set for August 22 and 23. See the class website – www.kmhs1979.com -- for up-to-date details and more information as it develops.
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.
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MILITARY SUPPORT GROUP – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church.
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 10– 11:30 a.m. in the Craft Room, sponsored by Gentiva.
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 Tuesday 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.
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. 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. 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 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. Hospice Training Classes will be held Monday, Aug. 4 and Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby. The course is free and there is no obligation to volunteer. To get credit for the entire course, you will need to attend both days at one of the times offered. Hospice offers a number of opportunities for volunteer involvement, including direct contact with patients/families, assisting in the office, or at one of Hospice inpatient/residential facilities. 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.
KINGS MOUNTAIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM SAY AHH! The Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain runs until Oct. 25, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. From doctors and dentists to pharmacies and folk remedies, this exhibit will present a 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; Fun, kid-friendly Zombie Prep Saturday, Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m., presented in partnership with Mauney Memorial Library
summer reading program; get your tickets for Tracks Through Time, the annual reverse raffle and auction, Saturday, Sept. 13, at Patrick Senior Center. Doors open at 5:30 p .m. Visit http:www.kingsmountainmuseum.org/annualfundraiser.html.
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. “Earth and Fire,’’ the 4th annual pottery show, continues through July 25. August events: a children’s workshop, ages 6-12, Aug. 4-8 and reception on Friday, Aug. 8. “A Fresh Look,’’ judged competition and exhibit, reception August 2 from 7-9 p.m. by Southern Arts Society.
MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 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. 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. 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.
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MCKEE: qualifies for shot at national championship From page 1B Safety Corporation who help pay his way to the races, McKee has had the opportunity to pursue his dreams. He has won 4 national titles including one at Loretta Lynn's and has racked up numerous top 10 finishes at the national level. McKee will make the long journey to Tennessee along with his family. The race runs July 27 - August 2. McKee is just one of the over 20,000 that spent the last four months qualifying for the event. The top finishers in area and regional qualifiers earn a berth into the National Championship race at Loretta Lynn’s. Racers may enter a wide variety of classes, from minicycle classes for chil-
dren as young as four, all the way up to a senior division for riders over 50. There are also classes for women and classes for both stock and modified bikes. The track is built on a section of Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and Campground in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. The course contains a variety of jumps, corners and other obstacles designed to test the skills and stamina of the racers. Most riders attend the event with the help of their families. In fact, many groups consider the event their family’s summer vacation. Besides races, the ranch provides familyfriendly facilities including a game room, swimming pools, arts and crafts activities as well as a fashion and talent show.
DOVER: named KMHS Career-Tech student of the year From page 1B tion in an international economy as world-class workers and citizens. Brooke focused on the CTE program areas of Health Sciences and Business and Information Technology while at KMHS. She is a Career-Technical Education concentrator and member of the National Technical Honor Society. Brooke’s CTE classes included Health Team Relations, Allied Health Science I, Health Sciences II, Nursing Fundamentals, and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Brooke earned certifications in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and as a Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA). Brooke plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the fall to study nursing.
Memory Bear Workshop Participants will have the opportunity to make a teddy bear out of a loved one’s shirt or other article of clothing. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Please call one of our Grief Counselors at 704-487-4677 to reserve your space. Thursday, August 7, 9:00am - Noon or 4:00pm 7:00pm at 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain.
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Summer Fun With Kids: DIY newspaper kite
This little activity is the perfect combination of craft and physical exercise. It’s educational and artsy, but then you get to run and play with it. It teaches the kiddos a little bit about physics and lets them make something that’s fun and actually works. Here is what you need: • One sheet of newspaper (Make sure you get a large, full-size sheet. ) • Kite string • Thin strips of an old sheet or scrap fabric • Two thin sticks of bamboo or pliable sticks • Clear packing tape or scotch tape • Elmer’s glue or craft glue Step 1: Choose and prep your bamboo sticks. You’ll want one stick that’s pretty stiff that runs the length of your newspaper sheet, and one stick that’s a little more bendy that’s the same width as your newspaper sheet. Step 2: Cut your stiffest piece to the length of the newspaper. And your bendiest (real word!) stick to the width of the newspaper. Then use some of your kite string to wrap the two sticks together at the center, making a “t” shape.
Step 3: Use a knife to cut a small slit in both ends of both sticks of bamboo. The kite string will slide right in that little slot. (This, I promise, is the hardest part, and it sounds so much more complicated than it is!) Insert the end of the kite string in that little slot on one side of the shorter, bendy stick, wrap it around the end of the stick a bunch of times, and knot it so it’s attached to the end of the stick pretty sturdily. Then pull the string tight across the stick, making the stick bend a little bit, and slide the string through the slot on the other end of the stick. Tie it off and cut the string. Woohoo! Almost done! Now you just need one more piece of string that goes around the outside of the kite, from one end of the bamboo stick to the other, so it looks like this:
So starting on one end of one piece of bamboo, insert the string in the slot, wrap it around so it’s sturdy, then wrap the string around to the next end, and all the way around the other ends of bamboo, then tie it off again. Step 4: Put your little kite skeleton on top of the newspaper, wrap the corners of the newspaper over the string and glue it to itself. It looks like a kite now, hooray! Look at you! Totally optional, but you can whip out the finger paints right now and let your kids decorate the newspaper before you attach it now. Just one more way to keep ‘em entertained! Step 5: Tear an old sheet into long thin strips and tie the strip to the bamboo at the bottom of the kite for a tail. Warning: toddlers come out of the woodwork when they see you tearing fabric! Now add the string so this baby can fly! Turn the kite over so you can’t see the bamboo anymore. You’ll need to make two holes in the newspaper to thread the kite string onto the bamboo stick behind it, but just to be safe, put two small pieces of clear tape on the newspaper to reinforce it so it doesn’t tear. You’re going to make one hole in the center of the kite about one-third of the way down, and another about two-thirds of the way down. Use a pair of scissors to poke a hole in the newspaper where you added the tape. Now poke the string through that hole on the front, loop it around the bamboo stick behind it and knot it, then cut the end of the string so it’s about 2 feet long, poke the other end of the string through the other hole you made, loop it around the bamboo stick there and tie it in a knot. Now tie the end of your whole spool of kite string to the center of that 2-foot loop. It should look like this. See the string coming out of the front like that?
Step 6: Pick a windy day, pack a picnic and make an afternoon of it! You can have lots of fun running around flying the kite, playing, and getting ALL THAT ENERGY OUT before naptime. A few tips for best success: • Use the largest sheet of newspaper you can find so your whole kite is as large as possible. Ours was a little on the small side, so it flew but it didn’t SOAR like it could’ve otherwise. • Our kite was a little bit square, and you’d probably do better to make yours more of a diamond. • On kite-flying day, make sure you bring extra fabric for the tail. If your kite isn’t staying upright when you try to fly it, you can just add on another tail or a longer tail. The weight of the tail keeps the kite right-side-up. • Bring a few extra materials in case your toddler tears the newspaper when you’re just getting started. (Ask me how I know!). This is definitely a onetime use kite, but in my experience, so are the ones you buy at the dollar store, and half the fun is making something anyway! When we flew ours, it was lightly sprinkling, so the kite even got a little damp and still flew like a champ. But best of all: the kids thought it was super fun! You can use this project to teach older kids about physics and weather — or just use it to keep ‘em entertained and running around for an afternoon! Read more at http://goo.gl/ugFyed.
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Not all blood is red. Do the math to discover the color of each of these creature’s blood.
Y Your heart beats about 100,000 times every day, 1 pumping blood through your body. Your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma, each with different functions. lood is made up of tiny cells. Most of them are red, which is why blood looks red. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of the body. A single drop of blood contains millions of red blood cells which constantly travel through your body delivering oxygen and removing waste. Blood is made up other kinds of cells, too.
lasma is a yellowish liquid that carries nutrients, hormones, and proteins throughout the body. Plasma is mostly water, absorbed from the intestines from what you drink and eat, with the liver supplying important proteins.
• White blood cells battle germs that invade the body. • Platelets are cells that get sticky and thick when they come into contact with air. When you get a cut, the platelets get gooey and plug up the cut.
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ver time, red blood cells wear out and die. The average life of a red blood cell is about 120 days. The good news is that your body has its own factory making new blood cells every day. And you’ll never guess where!
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ometimes when people are sick or in an accident, they lose blood faster than their bodies can make it. Doctors get blood for these people from a blood bank. he blood bank is a place where blood that people have donated is saved until it is needed. Healthy adults can donate blood anytime.
Find a news story about an accident. Was somebody injured? Read to find the who, what, when, and where of the event. Could this accident have been prevented? How?
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Explore the inside of the newspaper to find: • A number greater than 1,000 • A number with a 0 in the tens place • Something that could be red • A person helping another person • Five happy words
Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.
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CELL One meaning of the noun cell is a tiny unit of plant or animal life. Human blood is made up of different kinds of blood cells. Try to use the word cell in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.
Use your imagination! Come up with five or more silly reasons why blood is red.
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A trip back in time, Spencer Shops museum
By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com
Folks interested in trains and other forms of transportation need to make a bee-line to Spencer Shops near Salisbury. Officially known as the NC Transportation Museum, Spencer Shops is a huge complex of buildings and railroad related artifacts located just off I-85 at the town of Spencer. The museum is situated on the actual site where Southern Railway once had its repair facility. At one time, over 3,000 workers toiled there doing major refurbishment on locomotives and rail cars of all types. The shops were built in 1896 and in use until 1960.
under the control of the Historic Sites section of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources. The museum officially opened to the public in 1983 and thousands of folks have visited since then. A typical year sees well over 100,000 visitors come to ogle the displays. The size and scope of the collections and buildings at Spencer Shops is awe inspiring. With around 20 buildings on the current 57 acres, seeing everything is also a good stroll as well. The largest building is called the Back Shop. This behemoth is 64 feet tall, 596 feet long, and 150 feet wide and was the main repair station. At one time, the Back Shop was the largest building in North Carolina and
ture features a huge pivoting turntable where locomotives can be placed then positioned on outgoing tracks. The roundhouse currently contains a variety of restored locomotives and rail cars including a WWII hospital car. The roundhouse was built in 1924 and restored in 1996 at a cost of $8 million. Other items on display at Spencer Shops are a Stinson taildragger aircraft, a reconstructed old time service station complete with vintage cars, a classic NC Highway Patrol car, and hundreds of North Carolina transportation artifacts and memora-
bilia. In addition to its fascinating collections, Spencer Shops also brings the era of classic railroading to life with train rides around the site. The 2.5 mile route gives folks a look at the size and scope of what went on when the repair facility was in full swing. Much of the rail restoration work that has gone on at Spencer Shops is benefited by 43 interpretative volunteers, who give tours and explain the history of transportation to visitors, and 104 rail operation volunteers, who restore and
maintain rolling stock. Throughout the year Spencer Shops also holds special events. In May the Carolina Classic Motorcycle Show sees a large number of vintage bikes on display. Classic car shows are also a regular feature at Spencer Shops. This August 23-24 Spencer Shops will hold a huge train show with guest speakers, model train layouts, train rides, and more. For more information about the fascinating day trip that is the NC Transportation Museum at Spencer, visit www.nctrans.org.
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After closing, the shops fell into disrepair. In 1977, Southern Railway donated four acres and three buildings to the State of North Carolina. In 1979 more structures were donated and the entire deal was placed
could hold a dozen locomotives. When it was finished in 1905, it had taken 2.5 million bricks and over $400,000 to complete. Another popular spot at Spencer Shops is the railroad roundhouse. This struc-
Veteran’s housing assistance Gardner-Webb and RALEIGH – This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – more commonly known as the “GI Bill.” The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is marking the anniversary by offering financial mortgage prevention help to veterans attending school under the GI Bill. It is a second step in less than a year to make the Agency’s successful N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund more user-friendly for the state’s important military population. Earlier, it ensured that returning veterans enrolled in vocational training or rehabilitation programs would be eligible. Designed to help North Carolina homeowners recover from job loss and other temporary hardships, the Fund has made mortgage payments for more than 16,000 homeowners while they look for employment or retrain. Funds are available to assist an additional 4,000. Making the foreclosure assistance available for veterans is particularly important in North Carolina,
which is home to 10 percent of all active-duty military personnel in the U.S. (115,000, the most percapita of any state) and more than 771,000 veterans. “The transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge,” said A. Robert Kucab, executive director of the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. “It’s especially important that veterans be able to participate fully in these foreclosure prevention benefits. Our agency is working closely with the VA and veterans groups across the state to make sure military families know that help is available for those who need it.” Funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund makes mortgage payments for up to 36 months ($36,000) while the homeowner looks for work or completes a job search or training program. It was created in North Carolina in 2010 because of high unemployment, which continues to exceed the national average in three-quarters of North Carolina counties. The assistance is offered
as a zero-interest, deferred loan, with no payments due as long as the homeowner lives in the home. Veterans who study on the GI Bill or participate in a VA-approved vocational training program are eligible for the maximum 36 months of assistance, as long as their mortgage payments exceed 25 percent of their household income. To qualify for assistance through the Fund, a veteran must be separated from service on or after Jan. 1, 2008, provide a DD214, have a VA-issued Certificate of Eligibility for the GI Bill and provide proof of enrollment in school or a vocational retraining program. Homeowners do not have to be delinquent on mortgage payments to qualify. Veterans and civilians can apply for assistance from the Fund through more than 40 HUD-approved counseling agencies statewide, or by going online at www.NCForeclosurePrevention.gov. Information is available on the website or by calling 1-888-623-8631.
Allison graduates basic Caleb Edward Allison has recently graduated basic training for the U.S. Navy in Great Lakes, Illinois. The 2013 Kings Mountain High School graduate is currently stationed in Goose Creek, SC, where he is completing his training at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command.
Allison, 19, is the son of Angela H. Etters and stepdad John L. Etters and Roy Edward Allison. He is the grandson of Eddie and Ann Huffstetler of Myrtle Beach, SC and Ann Allison of Kings Mountain, his younger sister Ava Etters and Aunt Kim Huffstetler of Charlotte.
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CCC announce partnership
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University and Cleveland Community College announced a partnership this week that will further ease the transfer process for students who complete certain degrees with coursework at both institutions. Officials for both schools signed agreements to create a seamless degree track for accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship, industrial management, and nursing students who begin their studies at Cleveland Community College and finish them in the University’s Degree Completion Program. The agreements, called Pathways to reference the structured paths of study between the two schools, formalize a degree partnership that already exists between GWU and CCC, according to officials. Students will save time and money thanks to the partnership, which aligns Pathways-associated major courses at GWU and CCC to reduce instances of course repetition and loss. A streamlined major program allows students to enter the workforce sooner and with less financial debt from college costs, according to officials. “While we have been accepting CCC students into our Degree Completion Program for many years, these agreements will formalize transition pathways that enable them to seamlessly transfer from the community college to Gardner-Webb,” said Dr. Bobbie
Cox, GWU Associate Provost of the College of Adult and Distance Education. “This is a collaborative partnership that is studentcentered and takes into consideration the goals and needs of both institutions.” Additionally, Pathways allows students entering major programs to begin planning their educational path during their high school years, with academic advising assistance from both CCC and GWU. More Cleveland Community College students transfer to Gardner-Webb than to any other university, according to Dr. Shannon Kennedy, CCC Executive Vice President of Instruction and Student Development. “A formal agreement that very clearly directs a student in which courses to take is extremely beneficial,” Kennedy offered. “Knowing which CCC courses Gardner-Webb will accept ahead of time helps a student stay directed and keeps them from taking unnecessary courses. Having clear guidelines will help our faculty as they advise students who are planning to transfer to GardnerWebb.” Gardner-Webb officials are currently examining additional opportunities to formalize similar transfer agreements with other community colleges in North Carolina. The University maintains an active relationship with many community colleges, including Degree Completion Program sites on a half-dozen campuses.
Museum reverse raffle coming Sept. 13 Kings Mountain Historical Museum will host “Tracks Through Time," the 11th Annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions event on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cash, check and credit cards will be accepted. Tickets are now on sale at the museum. Looking for a nice evening out? Join your community for a fun and festive event that provides vital support for the museum exhibits and programs you enjoy. Each $100 raffle ticket provides dinner for two guests; the grand prize winner will receive $10,000 and at least every fifth ticket drawn will win a fabulous door prize. Ticket holders do not have to be present at the event to win these great prizes. Whether you want to start your Christmas shopping early or you are looking for that one-of-a-kind item for yourself or a loved one, be sure to check out both the Live & Silent Auctions. There’s something for everyone this year, from stunning hand-crafted jewelry to sports memorabilia signed by your favorite players. An array of delicious home-baked cakes will also be up for auction. Kings Mountain Historical Museum is currently asking local business owners to showcase their business while supporting the museum by sponsoring the event or by donating auction items and door prizes. The museum is recognized as a 501(c) (3) non-profit tax-exempt organization; donations are tax deductible. For sponsorship and prize updates, please visit www.kingsmountainmuseum.org/annualfundraiser.html. Museum Director and Curator Adria Focht said that Kings Mountain Historical Museum’s mission is 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. Funds generated from our Annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions event allow the Museum to continue to fulfill its mission and to meet the diverse needs of the community through a variety of quality programs and services. To find out more, visit www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call (704) 7391019. You can also follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest.
Hospice Training Class Hospice training is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about hospice care and the services provided to the community. This 12hour course is free and there is no obligation to volunteer. To get credit for the entire course, you will need to attend all days at one of the times offered. Mon. Aug. 4, Tues. Aug. 5, and Thur. Aug. 7; 9:00am 1:00pm or 5:30pm - 9:30pm; Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building, Shelby. For more information, contact ext. 111.
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Sunglasses protect your eyes by Hans Petersen VA Staff Writer
If you are out in the sunlight in the summer time, you should wear sunglasses with ultraviolet protection. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun's rays can potentially cause skin cancer and affect your overall health. It can also be damaging to your eyes and potentially harm your vision. According to Dr. Kelly Thomann, Chief of the Optometry Program at Hudson Valley Health Care System, “Long-term UV radiation exposure puts you at a greater risk of developing ocular conditions such as cataracts and macular degeneration. In fact, people with any ocular disease should be especially cautious about protecting themselves from the sun.” Dr. Thomann notes that
while most elderly people will eventually develop cataracts, most individuals are not aware that increased UV radiation can result in cataracts developing earlier. It is important to understand that lens darkness does not correlate with the amount of UV protection. Good quality sunglasses are recommended when outdoors, even if it's for a few minutes at a time. The sunglass frame should be wide and adequately cover the eyes and fragile tissue around the eyes including the eyelids. A hat with a brim is also beneficial to block out those sun rays coming in over the top of your sunglasses. When purchasing sunglasses, it is important to make sure there is both UVA and UV-B protection, as both types contribute to dermatological and ocular dis-
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