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New housing in the works 56-unit apartment building going up in KM DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Work is under way on a new apartment complex on the east side of town that will include 56 units, a clubhouse, as many as two small ponds and a covered picnic area.

Cambridge Oaks Apartments, which will offer affordable taxcredit housing, will occupy just under eight acres on Hwy. 74, close to Canterbury Rd. and about a mile from the Hwy. 74/I-85 interchange. Builders say the soft projection for completing the project is next spring or early summer.

A sub-contractor based out of Shelby began the grading work in early July and that phase of the project is expected to last three to four months and overlap the start of the building of the dwellings, according to Jason Patterson of Davis Grading.

Charlotte-based Greenway Residential Development LLC is the

developer for the project, which gained zoning approval months ago from the Kings Mountain City Council. The main contractor is WXZ Construction SE, which is a subsidiary of Greenway.

Its recent projects in western North Carolina include a similar complex in Morganton that was completed in 2010 and one in Asheville that is about half finished, according to Mark Richardson, the company’s assistant vice president of development. He added that this is the company’s first project in Kings Mountain.

Ten percent of the units will be See HOUSING, 7A

Workers for Davis Grading position a storage box Monday at the King Street site for a new apartment complex that is scheduled to be completed by spring or summer of next year.

Energy Center funding approved

Owens thankful

ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Kings Mountain Energy Center is expected to go into construction in the next nine to 12 months. NTE Energy, St. Augustine, Fla., announced this week completion of financing of 1.1 billion dollars to build the Kings Mountain plant and two others, one in Ohio and one in Texas.

Kings Mountain Energy, the $450 million, 475 MW combined cycle natural gasfired power-generating facility, will be built across from the access road along I-85 and Dixon School Road, and employ 350 during construction and about 30 once production is underway.

Mayor Rick Murphrey said at the announcement of the new industry in late February that it would be one of the cleanest and most effi-

to have survived plunge off waterfall ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

By all accounts Patrick Merino Owens, 17, is a walking miracle. “God was with me," the Kings Mountain High football player and wrestler said Monday as he recuperated at his home on Open Lane in Kings Mountain. “One minute I was there with my dad and other family members and the next minute I was gone," Patrick Owens said Owens, who didn't remember being swept over the High Shoals waterfall in the South Mountains State Park and landing on rocks 92 feet below. “God was with us every step of the way," say his parents, Ramone and Robin Merino.

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cient sources of capacity and energy in the Carolinas. It will employ Mitsubishi's GAC turbine technology in a combined-cycle configuration, recovering exhaust heat from the gas turbine to produce steam, which is then passed through a steam turbine to generate additional energy from the same initial fuel.

Once complete, the Kings Mountain Energy Center will be capable of

powering 400,000 homes.

NTE's development will build on 20 acres of the 290acre site during the initial stages. At the announcement in February, company officials said the facility could bring a half-billion dollars in financial investments to the county, money that will help lighten the tax load on residents by contributing a prospective $2.5 million in county revenues each year.

And unlike many economic

Queen benefit Saturday Leslie Queen, 51, is waiting on a liver transplant. He will be ready when the telephone call comes from Carolinas Medical Center.

In the meantime, Karen “Doodle� Dellinger, a friend of the family, wants Queen to have everything he needs and Cherokee Street Baptist Church is sponsoring a fundraiser – a chicken dinner and live auction Saturday, Aug. 1, at 4:30 p.m. at Boyce Memorial ARP Church fellowship hall, 111 Edgemont Drive. The auction starts at 6:30 p.m. and includes valuable prizes do-

nated by Kings Mountain businesses and homemade cakes baked by good cooks of the community. “We are trying to raise $10,000 to help Leslie and Rosemary Queen," said Dellinger. “They will need help with medical expenses and Rosemary will need to be at the hospital with Leslie."

The chicken dinner also includes baked beans, slaw, rolls and dessert for a $8 donation or two hot dogs, slaw, chips and dessert for a $6 donation.

Queen was diagnosed a little over a year ago with non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. The Queens have two children: Justin and Victoria. Mrs. Dellinger welcomes donations of auction items and money for the Queens. Call 704-718-2300 for more information.

development projects, the company is not set to receive tax breaks and other incentives from local government.

The site is near the proposed site of the Catawba Indian Nation resort/casino.

The Catawbas are also not set to receive local government incentives. The casino project is pending approval by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Seth Shortlidge, CEO of NTE Energy, said, “As we take this important step in the development of these three projects, we are proud to work with industry leaders, Guggenheim Partners and Capital Dynamics. The depth and talent at both Guggenheim Partners and Capital Dynamics only strengthens NTE Energy's ability to bring clean, reliable and efficient power to the market."

Wells honored

PICKETING CITY HALL – The Kings Mountain Awareness Group, above, publicly protested during Tuesday's regularly scheduled Kings Mountain city council meeting. The peaceful demonstration was in opposition to city government supporting plans for a casino. The Catawba Indian Nation resort/casino project proposed at Dixon School Road at I-85 is currently being decided by the U. S. Department of the Interior.

Betsy Hart Wells, retired Kings Mountain High School drama/English teacher, community volunteer, political leader and civil rights advocate is a 2014 Distinguished Woman among three nominated from Cleveland County to receive the prestigious award August 8.

The Cleveland County Commission for Women asked for nominations from the public and will honor Wells; Dr. Linda H. Hopper, teacher, school administrator, role model and community advocate; and Libbey Canipe Lavender, businesswoman, community worker, political activist and supporter of veterans at the annual banquet at the LeGrand Center at Cleveland Community College in Shelby.

Tickets for the banquet are $35 and may be picked up at the Cleveland County Arts Council on the court square in Shelby from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, through Aug. 6. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Wells taught theater and English at KMHS for a total of 24 years and retired

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El Bethel breakfast Saturday El Bethel United Methodist Church will serve country breakfast Saturday, Aug. 2, from 6:30-10 a.m. in the church fellowship building. For carry-outs call 704-739-9174. A bake sale is also a feature of the event. The public is invited.

A cup of faith

Homecoming Sunday Antioch Baptist Church, Antioch Road near Grover, will celebrate Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 3, beginning at 9:45 a.m. with singing, and morning worship at 11 a.m. with Rev. Vernon Craig delivering the message. Picnic style lunch will be served at noon in the fellowship building. Paper products will be provided. The public is invited.

Camp Meeting Kevin White Camp Meeting The 9th annual Kevin White Camp Meeting will be held Aug. 10-15 at 7 p.m. each evening at Family Worship Center, 1818 Shelby Road. Senior Pastor Roger Woodard invites the public.

Evangelist Williamson Family evangelist David Williamson and team will preach the Word of God from the Bible, sing, present skits, and use puppets as object lessons on the theme, “Life is a Highway� at a family crusade Aug. 10-13 at Grover Church of God, 201 N. Main Street, Grover. The crusade will begin on Sunday evening, Aug. 10 and services are at 7 pm. each evening. The public is invited.

Community VBS Register now for Kings Mountain Community Vacation Bible School - August 10-14th, 5-8:15pm at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave. The Workshop of Wonders is a free VBS for children ages 3 years old through 6th grade. Dinner is included each evening. 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!

Donations needed for Operation Mary Kay Operation Mary Kay is teaming up with the non-profit organization “Soldiers Angels� to provide personal items to female troops serving overseas.

Every kit is $20 and all donations are tax deductible and the tax ID number will be printed on donation receipts. Kristen Lucas, independent beauty consultant from Kings Mountain for Mary Kay Cosmetics, said that last year her unit sent over $3,360 of Mary Kay skincare products to male troops.

The Care packages will include sunscreen, facial cleanser and moisturizer, lip balm, body wash and lotion and facial cloths. “Help protect them as they protect us,'' said Lucas who can be contacted at 220 Dutchess Lane, call 704-739-8853.

Miles at Earl Scruggs Center Writer and historian Suzannah Smith Miles will present “Finding Barbara Allen,� a discussion of Southern Appalachian folk music history and the “songcatchers� who first captured this music for posterity, Olive Dame Campbell and Cecil Sharp, Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby. The program is free and open to the public.

ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Every church needs a coffee shop and every coffee shop needs a church.

That's the philosophy of Rev. Mike Rote, pastor of Glory Bound Baptist Church on Dixon School Road, and Clark Covington, a church member who has opened a new coffee shop, open to the public, that doubles as the church fellowship hall.

As customers sit on metal bar stools in Clark's Coffee, they order a variety of coffees – from affogato, an Italian creation of ice cream floating on a double shot of espresso with two graham crackers – to latte mocha, dark chocolate syrup hot or iced, or just plain roasted coffee with homemade chocolate-dipped cake pops or chocolate chip cookies baked by Clark's wife, Sou. The new home of Clark's Coffee and Glory Bound Baptist Church is an answer to prayer.

Clark started roasting coffee in 2013 on a little coffee roaster, bringing it to his church for free so church members could taste it to see what they liked. He and Sou Clark were the first couple to marry in Glory Bound Baptist Church, then located on Church Street at Cleveland Avenue in Kings Mountain. Clark opened his coffee shop on the couple's one year wedding anniversary and he continued to teach part time at Central Piedmont College.

His wife works with the Lash Group in Charlotte.

Rote was looking for a bigger location to house his growing congregation. Clark was looking for a building to house his coffee shop.

Clark saw the metal building across from Kings Mountain Truck Plaza and talked to Andy Neisler, Kings Mountain lawyer, about renting the building.

Clark and Rote had found the perfect location.

One side of the building is the sanctuary of the church with its white pews; the other side of the building is Clark's Coffee, plenty of room for the church to use also as a fellowship hall.

Clark's customer says he has some of the best coffee in the world. The preacher likes lattes and of course others like mochas, iced or hot coffee and more. Caramel latte is a big favorite with customers– caramel sauce mixed over ice. The specialty coffees are roasted fresh. Clark drives to Homeland Creamery in Greensboro to buy milk that is sweeter and sells milk directly to customers.

Hours of the shop are Tuesday

Clark Covington makes coffee in the new coffee shop on Dixon School Road which also doubles for the Glory Bound Baptist Church fellowship hall.

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Mike Rote, pastor of Glory Bound Baptist Church through Saturday from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and he hopes to expand in the future with sandwiches and other lunch items. “We want the public to come here to enjoy coffee and go to church if they are without a church home,� says Clark.

Glory Bound Baptist Church is two years old and since the church moved to its new location has doubled in membership. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. followed by morning worship at

11 a.m. Sunday evening services are at 6 p.m. and midweek prayer service is at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The pastor's brother, John Rote, teaches the adult Sunday school class.

Mike Rote was called to preach at age 15. He jump started his ministry by participating in three mission trips to Grenada where he helped establish a church. He has formerly pastored a Spanish church and for 10 years was pastor of Bright Light Baptist Church in Bessemer City. His wife, Isela Rote, is formerly from Mexico and they have a son, Isaiah,5, and an adopted son, Samuel, 18. Rote graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 2002.

Rote and Clark are holding food drives for the needy first Saturdays in each month starting at 9 a.m. Those wishing to contribute can take the staple food to the church. Their first distribution was to 76 families and their second distribution was to 114 families. The first Saturday in August they will start collecting school supplies for needy children.

Rote believes if churches do their part there would be no need for government help. “We're a small church but we want to make a difference,� he said.

Clark echoes his statement. “We're here and we love this community and our door is open.�

Youth work to feed hungry, poor

Anger management group for teens to meet in KM A Kings Mountain psychologist will lead a teen anger management group at her office at 235 S. Battleground Avenue beginning August 7 from 4-5 p.m. and continuing through October 9 each Thursday.

Katie Gordon, MA, EdS, LPS, said she wants to meet the needs of teens from the ages of 14-19 who struggle with anger issues.

Cost is $25 a session and insurance can be filed. Call 704214-7237 or visit kgordontherapy.com

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About 20 students were working hard last week, stuffing grocery bags full of food for the hungry, delivering foodstuffs to two local soup kitchens, and helping get up snacks for a backpack project that aims to tide area kids over in the afternoon hours. “I think it was eye-opening to them that just one church in this town had 100 (households) needing food,� said Marie Jackson, who helped organize the First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain Youth Workday.

The Workday was part of a partnership with the Crisis Ministry of Kings Mountain and saw eager youths ranging from the 5th grade through the 11th grade pitching in to make a difference. The group packed and delivered 100 grocery bags to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, which every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. opens up a kitchen to help feed the hungry. In-

Brothers Gage Kornegay, at left, a rising junior at KMHS, and Bryce Kornegay, a rising 7th grader at KMIS, load groceries during a service project with First Baptist Church last week.

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used for the Backpack Project, which provides area youngsters with potato chips, Chex Mix, Nature Valley granola and other treats that “don’t weigh the back packs down.�

The project also rounded up food for the Life of Worship’s food aid program, which gives away groceries every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m, and to Safe Harbor, which offers a weekly Saturday soup kitchen from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that feeds 30 to 40 people, Jackson said.

The day of working for the less fortunate coincided

with another, more global effort that the First Baptist Church is involved in. Another group of students from the large church was in Honduras on a ten-day mission trip that saw them serving in a day care and a feeding center in the poor Central American nation. Seventeen this year made the trip, which is made every other year.

Jackson herself is a veteran of several special mission to Honduras, where she and others have worked on water projects in the impoverished villages that dot the small country.

The Crisis Ministry of Kings Mountain caters to individuals that approach them needing help. Located next to the Kings Mountain YMCA, it’s open 10-2 every day except Tuesdays. “It’s for people who have been laid off, have gotten sick and can’t pay their bills,� said Jackson, who sits on the group’s board of directors, and said that local churches and the United Way provide much of the non-profit’s funding. “It can also help with power bills and does provide a clothes closet.�

How did the young volunteers feel after a day of hustling to help others? “They were ready to have another project,� Jackson said.

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National Night Out set for August 5

Police officers chat with members of the community at National Night Out in 2012. Mayor Rick Murphrey describes the event as an old-fashioned block party.

KMH File Photo The City of Kings Mountain will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday at Patriots Park from 6 to 9 p.m.

Local law enforcement and first responders will have displays and exhibits set up for the community to learn about these agencies and have a better understanding of the services they provide.

The Kings Mountain Police Department will have exhibits, displays and information provided by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), K-9 Unit, Traffic Units, the Moss Lake Boat Patrol and the Explorer Scout Unit.

The Gaston County Rural Police, North Carolina Highway Patrol and Bessemer City Police Department will be joined by the Kings Mountain Fire Department, Kings Mountain Rescue and the Cleveland County Emergency Management Services.

National Night Out is an annual event designed to strengthen communities by

encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each other and with the local law enforcement partners. The goal is to heighten crimeprevention awareness, build support and participation in local anti-crime programs and most importantly, send a message that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. It’s also the perfect opportunity to get to know your neighbors even better.

“National Night Out in Kings Mountain is like an old fashioned block party; an opportunity for the citizens to come out, visit with each other and meet the crime fighters and first responders in our community.

The city will provide free hot dogs with drinks and a few surprises for the children and share ideas on how everyone can play a part in crime prevention,” said Rick Murphrey, Mayor of Kings Mountain.

Music will be provided

by Christian Freedom Church Choir beginning at

6:30 at the Gazebo. The church will also be giving away back-to-school backpacks.

Along with the traditional outside light and front porch vigils, most cities and towns celebrate National Night Out with a variety of special citywide and neighborhood events such as block parties, cookouts, parades, festivals, visits from local law enforcement, safety fairs and youth events.

National Night Out, a year-long community building campaign is designed to: (1) Heighten crime prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for and participation in local anticrime programs; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

For additional information, visit www.cityofkm. com or call 704-734-0333.

FARMERS' MARKET patrons Saturday enjoyed the music of The Log Cabin String Band, who played old time fiddle tunes in the traditional style. Members are Brad Herndon (fiddle), Victoria Johansson (banjo), Lynn Eskridge (fiddle), Charles Watts (guitar), Tommy Forney (mandolin) and John Goldsbury (bass).

Grover residents to pay more for water GROVER – Residents will pay more for water effective July 1, town board voting a 7 ½ percent increase Monday night. The typical user of 2,000 gallons of water will see his bill raise $4.43 or $53.80 monthly for water, sewer, and trash service.

The increases start July 1.

Sewer rates were raised 10% last year.

Last year residents paid $15.29 for 2,000 gallons of water and $25.14 for sewer. Effective July 1 the water bill for 2,000 gallons of water will be $16.44 and trash service will be $12.22. Effective Aug. 1 the sewer bill for the minimum amount of water will be $8.42. All over 2,000 gallons of water usage is $5.09 per thousand and all over 2,000 gallons (per thousand water usage) is $8.42 for sewer.

Kings Mountain's water/sewer rates were

hiked 7 ½ percent last year and are also budgeted for this year and next to pay for money borrowed from the state for major water improvements.

Grover negotiated a 20 year contract with Kings Mountain and residents pay the city's inside residential rate for water. The town is also hooking onto Kings Mountain's sewer system but Mayor J.D. Ledford said that construction will not start possibly until next fall.

Some half dozen residents were upset that water bills are going up.

Mayor pro tem Bill Willis said, “We know it's not good news but the only other avenue is to raise taxes and these are the same increases that Kings Mountain citizens pay. It would cost $600,000 or more to run our own plant.”

Water bills to increase by 7.5%

OWENS: thankful to have survived plunge over waterfall From page 1A The 17-year-old rising senior had gone hiking with his dad and several other members of his family to the falls, then climbed the rest of the way to the shimmering pools above it. The signs say swimming is not allowed, but Patrick crossed the barrier and went anyway.

“I've swam there before, it's the perfect place to cool off on a hot summer day.''

But Patrick got caught in the current and went over the falls.

He woke up four days later in Carolinas Medical Center, doesn't remember talking to his dad after the fall and saying “I'm o.k., I want to go home."

Dozens of rescuers responded on Tuesday, July 1 to a call from a hiker and were amazed that the teen was alive. They used a zip line to help get him out of the rocky area he was in and on the way to a hospital, carrying him across a ravine to a waiting helicopter. It took four hours.

“The accident happened about 6 p.m. and I went to the hospital to wait and I feared the worst," said Mrs. Merino.

Patrick broke bones from his head to his feet and has pins and rods holding the broken pieces together while they heal. He has undergone five surgeries, including reconstruction to his face where the fall pushed back his nose, two surgeries on his left leg, a pin in his left wrist, a shattered kneecap, and his head “busted open,” he said. His teeth also took a beating but after visits to the dentist he can enjoy a hamburger but not a Big Mac yet.

As his parents rushed Sunday to see if he needed help, he put his brace on his

Patrick Owens and his father, Ramone Merino, at their home on Open Lane in Kings Mountain. Photo by LIB STEWART left leg and walked outside and started to play soccer with his right foot with visitors.

He is tough.

His training in sports may have helped him beat the odds.

Patrick had planned to play football in his senior year but that won't happen.

He wrestled the last three years at KMHS and played football the last two years, tipping the scales at 168 pounds. Next best thing, he hopes, is that he will get to

ride with the team to the outof-town games.

He also was hoping to join the Army after he graduates high school but that's also a question mark. His Mom says he will have to gain the 28 pounds he lost and that his inner strength and determination will be a plus in whatever he does.

Patrick is certified in carpentry and hopes to get his certification next year in welding. He will also be taking English and has been registered for the fall term of

Rescue personnel work to remove Owens from the ravine after his 92 foot fall over a waterfall at South Mountains State Park.

Contributed Photo school. Industrial management and auto mechanics are two areas he wants to pursue at Western Carolina University where he wants to enroll in the Fall of 2015.

Patrick hopes his brace will come off his leg Aug. 18 and he can bend his knee.

“It's hard to keep him in a resting position," say his parents and Great Grandpa Carl Burton. Patrick has had to put a hold on fishing, riding in a boat, swimming,

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horse riding and his truck.

Now he watches TV and enjoys company. He's a big sports fan of Carolina and the Panthers.

The family pets, a Siamese Snow Shoe named Shadow and a little dog named Max, get a lot of his attention. He plans to return to Oak Grove Baptist Church soon.

Patrick has two younger brothers, Jessie Johnson and Chris Johnson who live in

Denton and grandparents, Phil and Marti Morehead and Margarita Merino, all of Kings Mountain.

Patrick said that one day he will return to the waterfall where he fell. "No time soon, no water and no hiking, I'll cool off in a pool.''

Several people have fallen to their death in the same spot.

Patrick is thankful for a second chance at life. He's a survivor.

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“There are only two ways to live your life.

One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.� ~ Albert Einstein

Medical Examiner OR Coroner? Wrong Preposition Recent news articles unfortunately were incorrect in that (while reporting the July second-primary election of Tott Griffin as Democratic nominee for election as county coroner) they also reported that Cleveland County is one Pat Poston of only nine counties in North Guest Editorial Carolina that have chosen to have a coroner instead of a medical examiner.

The accurate statement is that Cleveland County for many years has had, and continues this very day to have in place both a county coroner and an official county medical examiner. I’ve no doubt some other Cleveland County folks not nearly as old as I also “know� this. They just need to have their own recollection tickled.

Introducing Cleveland County’s current ME in long succession of Cleveland County MEs. Cleveland County’s medical examiner is Dwight Tessneer, who began serving his first appointment term in this post in 2004 and subsequently has been re-appointed for additional terms--the most recent of which continues in effect today. Medical examiners (required in state law for all counties in North Carolina) are not elected but are appointed by the state agency responsible not only for ensuring a medical examiner is indeed in place in all N.C. counties but also for ensuring that the work of all is done consistently in accord with (what I would describe as) established protocols. This agency is the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. (I can say that after having now gone back and Googled it up on the internet.)

Of course, this Dwight Tessneer who was appointed the county’s official medical examiner (and began as that in 2004) is coincidentally the very same Dwight Tessneer who filed in early 2006 as a Democratic candidate for the elected office of county coroner and was subsequently elected to that office in the fall 2006 general election. Dwight is both our county medical examiner and our county coroner.

A state-appointed county medical examiner’s job is nothing like what one might assume watching TV crime-scene-investigation dramas.

What’s not widely recalled by those like me old enough to have seen it play out with my own eyes, is that the state-appointed office of medical examiner does not have origin to law enforcement. The law requiring all counties to have an official medical examiner in place grew out of a state government effort years ago to bring to-

gether and better integrate the many and fragmented small single-purpose agencies related to public health that had sprung up over the years.

(We citizens here were just excited to hear we’d have our own medical examiner in Cleveland County! Since I knew the program first as a public health effort and didn’t know the details of it at any rate, it didn’t occur to me for years that it had any implication for county coroner.)

So, to me, it’s not surprising that Dwight’s principal “work product� as county medical examiner—which is an accurate and unassailable Cause of Death on a state-issued Death Certificate in certain kinds of deaths—doesn’t have law enforcement as the main priority. That “work product� will flow to the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Officer, which is a branch of the Epidemiology Section of the Division of Public Health of the huge N.C. Department of Health Services (DHHS). And that “work product� will no doubt be put to first use by another large DHHS unit—the Division of Vital Records that keeps track of N.C. Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, marriage and divorce certificates, and a raft of aggregate data such as violent death statistics collected into national databases.

An accurate, unassailable Cause of Death in that box on a Death Certificate is essential for state and citizens, and the state ME system is intentionally set up to insure that causes are consistently derived from the consistent, detailed guidelines followed by all MEs and state-designated pathologists.

We meshed our “new� medical examiners and “old� coroner responsibilities together North Carolina’s plan for establishing medical examiners in each of the state’s 100 counties is built on the premise that the county MEs will be local medical doctors volunteering to serve a term or more, workable on assumption that serving as ME would not take so much time as to interfere with their regular practices. Remarkably, in Cleveland County, local physicians DID step up and volunteer—for example, Dr. Cecil Barringer and Dr. Frank Sincox that undoubtedly some will remember as well as I do. [Do you remember others? Let me know.]

The fact that our medical examiners and our county coroners had in common one element of their responsibilities—the authority to require autopsies in certain situations such as suspicious deaths—was not really an issue of concern in Cleveland County that I recall. Coroners with responsibilities of their own in their constitutional See POSTON, 7A

Sidewalk Survey the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain? What do you think of the idea?

I think anything that will excite people I’m for. I intend to go. This is a very historic town.

Nell Jenkins

I think it’s neat. It brings something new to Kings Mountain. People can learn about the history of the town.

Brandy Wells

To the Editor: We simply don’t care one way or the other about the casino but we’re like our forefathers who fought the first battle of Kings Mountain when you deny rights to our fellow citizens. The City of Kings Mountain has effectively denied the right of free speech to opponents of the casino.

The would be protestors applied for permission to stage a protest and were told they could “not stand on any surface that people walk or drive on including sidewalks and parking lots�. They were told that includes the private parking lot of one of the would be protesters.

Since there is no surface on which people cannot walk KM officials seem to think they have “out smarted� the protesters. But, lest they be able to hover in mid air, KM officials placed a further restriction on them. They require a 15 ft. distance between each protester.

That places protesters 15 feet apart. Nowhere are such ridiculous density limitations placed

on protesters.

These people's right of free speech has been so restricted as to be effectively denied in the most communist of fashions. I don't care about the casino but I'm in the fight now... The city of KM has denied the right of free speech my ancestors fought and died for. It's a good thing KMPD doesn't have tanks so we don’t have another Tiananmen Square.

So many thousands of us have bled and died for the right of free speech that free speech is a blood right in this country.

When you deny free speech in our nation you awaken a sleeping giant. The mayor and his people have struck a beehive now and won't be able to get the bees back in. The Mayor has fired the first shots of the 2nd battle of Kings Mountain and he’s fighting on the wrong side.

What do you think Comrade Mayor? Will you follow Deng Xiaoping of Tiananmen infamy or the patriots who fought just down the road from you?

Tom Hardin

To the Editor: I'm artist Carl Childs. On Friday I became aware that the Dallas Dixie Boys All-Star Team was in need of financial support to get to Bossier City, Louisiana to play their Dixie Boys World Series. My business is MTC Art World and I am trying to do all that I can to try and get support for this team. Being able to help move a child or children into a positive direction is the act and responsibility of a responsible adult.

So far I have broadcast, the need for support for these children on my radio show on www.blogtalkradio.com/Gate 4 which has over 23,000 listen-

ers. I have offered $4000 of my art work to the organization or individual that helps this team get to the World Series. I will be donating a portion of my art sales from this past weekend in Dallas, NC. Additionally a 25% of my art sales from my website www.childsart007.webs.com will go to this team. I have put challenges to artists and art organizations around the country and around the world on my blog: www.carlsgalleryalive.blogspot. com and out on fanartreview. I have been calling and email friends and business owners to See LTE - CHILDS, 7A

To the Editor,

Area residents were asked...

The Kings Mountain Little Theatre is staging a big play about

I wonder if it will be like the (outdoor drama) they did in ’76. I was in that one as a high school student.

Scott Wells

Letters to the Editor

Yeah, it sounds interesting. I would definitely go, although I’m afraid of guns.

Caroline Coram

Duped, tricked, bamboozled? How many synonyms does it take to accurately describe what has happened to the good citizens of Kings Mountain and Cleveland County NC? Truthfully, the Cleveland County Commissioners and Mayor and City Council of Kings Mountain were first taken advantage of by the cunning of the Catawba Indians and even more likely by the “investors� of questionable character. That trickery being in the form of unsubstantiated claims of jobs and financial success of the City and County if a casino is allowed to come to the city and county.

But then, the County and

City with the help of the Catawbas and their cohorts decided to sign a letter overwhelming supporting the casino effort on “behalf� of the citizens of the county and city. The letters were identical in content with the exception that they were put on the appropriate city and county letterhead.

In doing that, the letters looked like official correspondence from the boards because they were signed by all the then members of the County, and the then members of City Council and Mayor with one exception.

Keith Miller held strong and did not sign. You see, this matter never came up in a regular meeting of the County Commissioners nor the City Council but the letters were signed outside See LTE - BURTON, 7A

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■MEDITATION But when the disciples saw [Jesus] walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!� And they cried out Josh Tucker in fear. But imPastor mediately St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.�

Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.� He said, “Come.� So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!�

Town Hall meeting Aug. 6 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?� When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.�

Matthew 14: 27-33

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Did Peter really think he could walk on water? I believe he did. In a moment of terror, when he and all the other disciples thought a ghost was standing out over the sea; and in the moments following when they realized that it was not a ghost standing there but

Jesus, their rabbi and teacher, Peter mustered up the confidence to get out of the boat and be like Jesus.

A rabbi or teacher was a true model for his disciples.

The disciples spent all of their time following the rabbi so that they could become just like him. Disciples of a rabbi have to have such a strong passion and a burning desire to become just like their rabbi.

And so we find Peter in this story simply wanting to do the things that his rabbi, Jesus, was doing.

This story is one of my favorites because it reminds me of how much courage and confidence we have to have in order to be a disciple of Jesus.

Courage to get out of the boat, so to speak, and follow in the

footsteps of Jesus; courage to follow the rabbi so that we become just like him. And, confidence in ourselves as followers of Jesus so that we know without a doubt that we are doing the very things Jesus calls us to do so that we do not doubt ourselves and our abilities to follow Jesus faithfully.

I pray that we Christians have that courage and confidence to be faithful disciples of Jesus. I pray that we are able to get out of the boat and face the wind and the waves of this world so that we become just like the rabbi. And I pray that as we faithfully follow him we grow in confidence and faith, certain that we are exactly where God has called us to be. Amen.

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the newly appointed Chief Deputy Whip, will be holding six town hall meetings for constituents across the 10th Congressional District from Monday Aug. 4 through Wednesday Aug. 6.

The Cleveland County Town Hall meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. at Pinnacle Classical Academy, 900 S. Post Road, in Shelby.

At each Town Hall meeting, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in Congress and what can be expected in the coming months. Town Hall meetings are an opportunity for constituents to share their thoughts on the issues about which they are concerned and ask Congressman McHenry questions on pending legislation and other issues before the House of Representatives.

Additionally, the Congressman’s staff will be available to meet privately with constituents who have issues with federal agencies including Social Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Internal Revenue Service.

Fellowship & Faith

Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member KM Senior Center 909 E. Kings St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015

Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.)

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Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773 Cornerstone Independent Baptist 107 Range Road 704-737-0477 Crowders Mountain Baptist 125 Mayberry Lane 704-739-0310 David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555 Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road dixonpresbyterian.com East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215 East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM Hwy. 704-739-7367 Eastside Baptist Church 308 York Road 704-739-8055 Ebenezer Baptist Church 1621 County Line Road 704-739-8331

El Bethel United Methodist Church El Bethel United Methodist Church 122 El-bethel Road 704-739-9174 Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 602 Canterbury Road 704-739-9939 Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496 Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396 Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997 Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206

First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651

Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888

First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143

Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000

First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072 First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266 Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351

Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714 Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516 Life of Worship Ministries 405 S. Cherokee St. 704-777-2927

Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062

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■ OBITUARIES Irene Leigh Barnett Loved gardening KINGS MOUNTAIN Irene Leigh Barnett, age 92, a resident of Kings Mountain, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at her home.

She was a native of Cleveland County., NC, daughter of Martin and Canses Harmon Leigh.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Richard E. Barnett, her daughter, Brenda Swan, brothers Hub Leigh, Howard Leigh, James “Jim” Leigh, William Leigh, sisters Eva Moss, Lucy Lockridge and Elizabeth McDaniel.

She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Irene loved gardening, collecting rocks and camping. The family would like to express a special thank you to Janice Crocker for her loving and compassionate care she has given to Mr. and Mrs. Barnett over the past nine years.

Survivors include her Ronald Timms U.S. Air Force veteran KINGS MOUNTAIN Ronnie Timms, 65, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, was called home by the Lord on Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home.

He was born in Cleveland County,NC to the late Eugene Timms.

He was a retired truck d r i v e r, former Gaston County police o ff i c e r a n d evangelist Mr. Timms had a radio program on WKMT for several years. He was a member of Love Valley Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.

He was a Godly inspired poet and enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle. He was a Godly and loving husband, father, and grandfather who cared and provided for his entire family. He served in the United States Air Force.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years Wanda Ross Timms, Kings Mountain; mother Jessie Mae Timms, Kings Mountain; daughters Dana Canoutas and husband Troy, Grover, NC; Michelle Mayberry and husband Nick, Clover, SC;

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daughter Kaye Rosenblatt, Charlotte; sister Betty Jo Carroll, Kings Mountain; grandchildren Craig Bradford Swan, Charlotte, and John Rosenblatt, Charlotte; great-grandchildren Saylor Swan, Sierra Swan and Brewington Rosenblatt; loving caregiver Janice Crocker, Kings Mountain; a number of nieces and nephews .

A graveside service will be held at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 11 a.m., with Rev. James Lochridge officiating.

Visitation will immediately follow the graveside service.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

A guest registry is available at www.harrisfuner als.com.

Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.

Ellerbe Wilson Griffin, Jr. Former owner of Griffin Drug Store KINGS MOUNTAIN Ellerbe Wilson Griffin, Jr., 89, a resident of Kings Mountain, died May 8, 2014, at Brian Center, Gastonia, NC. H e was a native o f Clevel a n d County., son of Ellerbe Wilson Griffin, Sr. and Mable Kurfees Griffin.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sisters, Nancy Griffin, Je’anne Griffin Bargar, and brother, Walter Knox Griffin.

Mr. Griffin was the owner and operator of Griffin Drug Store, Kings Mountain, for over 50 years, which was founded by his

father in 1919.

He graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 1941 and was active in the first band program directed

by Dr. Paul Hendricks, Sr. After graduation he attended Edwards Military School, and then attended Pharmacy School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

After his second year of Pharmacy School, he took a leave to join the United States Navy. During World War II, he served in Norfolk, VA., and North Africa, and was involved in the invasion of Southern France. He later served as Pharmacist at the US Casualty Center, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Mr. Griffin was honorably discharged in 1946 from the United States Navy.

He returned to Pharmacy School in Chapel Hill, where he was inducted into the ATO Fraternity and graduated in 1948. After graduation, he returned to Kings Mountain to begin

work with his father at Griffin Drug Store.

In 1958, he helped organize the Cleveland County Drug Club and was a longtime active member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists. He served in the Senior Tarheels, representing Cleveland County.

He was a lifelong member of Central United Methodist Church where he served on the church board and many other positions.

Mr. Griffin was a charter member of the Kings Mountain Rotary Club, serving as president for two terms. He was also a former member of the Kings Mountain Jaycees where he also served as president and on various committees. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Sara Sperling Griffin, Kings Mountain; daughter Myra Griffin Wallace and husband Charles, Wilmington, NC;

two grandchildren: Sallie Nowell and husband Danny, Portland, OR, Rainey Wallace, Wilmington, NC; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Dr. James Phillips and Judy Sperling Phillips, Macon, GA; numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Central United Methodist Church, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Rex Gibbs officiating. Visitation is immediately following the service in the Narthex of Central United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be sent to Central United Methodist Church, 113 S. Piedmont Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

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

Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.

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Harris Funeral Home Wendy Timms, Kings Mountain; Kamie Timms, Kings Mountain; brother Morris Timms and wife Darlene, Kings Mountain; sister Gail Smith, and husband Mike, Kings Mountain; 10 grandchildren: Trena Canoutas; Ashley Canoutas Jenkins; Joshua, Brandon, and Matthew Timms; Jessica and Dylan Mayberry; and Isaiah, Jaydin, and Liam Hernandez; five greatgrandchildren: Brenah, Trendon, Logan, Cashton, and Aleah.

A funeral service was held at Macedonia Baptist Church, Monday, July 28, 2014 at 1 p.m., with Rev. Michael Horne, Dr. Bruce Davis, and Rev. James Bishop officiating.

Visitation was from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday evening, July 27, at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.

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

Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

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Larry “Willie” Williams KINGS MOUNTAIN Larry “Willie” Williams, 68, 126 Cricket Lane, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at New Camp Creek Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will immediately follow on Willie’s property at 126 Cricket Lane in Kings Mountain.

■ POLICE ARRESTS JULY 21: Hope Chasity Davis, 30, Shelby, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver Schedule 4, felony; and sell, deliver Schedule 4, felony. $2,000 bond, secured.

JULY 22: Rebecca Lynn Blanton, 43, 510 S. Piedmont Ave., larceny, resist, delay, obstruct, possession of stolen goods, also 12 order for arrest charges, failure to appear charges from Gaston County, driving while license revoked, fictitious tag, failure to carry driver's license, $150,000 bond, secured.

JULY 22: Christian Julienne Jenkins, 17, refused to give address to police, attempted breaking and entering, felony, and resist, delay, obstruct, no bond.

JULY 22: Marquel Michael Cunningham, 17, 204 Autumn Wood, attempted breaking and entering, felony, resist, delay, obstruct, no bond.

JULY 22: Maurice Antonio Wilson, 19, 800 E. Ridge St., larceny, possession stolen goods, possession malt beverage, underage drinking, $7500 bond, secured.

JULY 24: Charles Richard Hunt, 34, 107 Majesty Place, assault on female, interfering with emergency, $7500 bond, secured.

JULY 24: Daniel Natavian Childers, 21, 107 Guyton Loop, Apt. C, possession drug paraphernalia, order for arrest Gaston County, $1000 bond, secured.

JULY 24: Wy'naz Sahaj Allen, 17, 320 Margrace Road, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury, felony; at-

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tempted robbery with dangerous weapon, felony; and possession of firearm by felon, felony, $750,000 bond, secured.

CITATIONS JULY 25: Oscar D. Orega, 41, 828 1st St., failure to yield right of way.

INCIDENTS JULY 22: Bridges Hardware, 100 S. Cansler St.. reported shoplifting.

JULY 22: Kangaroo Express, 225 Cleveland Ave., reported shoplifting.

JULY 22: A resident of Chestnut Ridge Road reported a break-in and theft of a BB rifle and damage to windows.

JULY 22: A resident of E. Ridge Street reported attempted break-in.

JULY 23: A resident of Monroe Avenue reported theft of a flag and pole.

JULY 24: A resident of Fulton Street reported theft of currency.

JULY 24: A resident of Cleveland, Tn. reported that the driver's side window of his 1999 Honda was broken out on Maner Road.

JULY 26: A resident of W. Gold St. reported breaking and entering and larceny of an Xbox 360 video game console valued at $300, $530 in U.S. currency, DVDs, jewelry and assorted medicines.

WRECKS JULY 19: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Harley Danielle Scronce, Grover, was backing his 2013 Honda from a parking space at 608 E. King Street and struck a 1996 Honda operated by Georgeania Chambers, 200 Benfield Road. Property damage was estimated at $1200.

JULY 19: Officer M.D. Butler said that David Glaenzer, Mechanicsville, Va., operating a 2005 Mercury, was turning into Mountain View Restaurant and was struck by a 2005 Mercury operated by Jennifer Guthrie, Bessemer City. Property damages were minor.

JULY 20: Officer M.D. Butler said that a 2002 Volkswagen operated by Lindsey

Teen charged in shooting Kings Mountain police have arrested a teen and detained a juvenile following a shooting last week.

According to police, Joseph Frisbee, 18, was taken to Kings Mountain Hospital Wednesday night, July 23, with a gunshot wound.

Frisbee, who lives in Casar, was shot in the abdomen. Police say the shooting occurred at an alley near the Kings Mountain YMCA. Frisbee was treated and released from the hospital that same night.

One man, Wy'naz Sahaj Allen, 17, was arrested that night and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm by felon. Allen, of Margrace Road, is being held pending a $75,000 bond.

According to the N.C. Department of Correction, Allen was given a 30-month suspended sentence for felony breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering following incidents in April.

Warrants have also been obtained for the arrest of DaShaun Ross, 17 of Benfield Road, for assault with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

A third suspect, identified by police only as a juvenile, was detained at the Dallas Juvenile Detention Center.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Kings Mountain Police Department Det. Cpl. K. L. Hamrick at 704-734-0444.

Hamrick, Grover, left the road and hit bushes. The accident happened on I-85 South and damage was slight.

JULY 20: Officer Chi Ming Lai charged Joseph Neal Pilkington II, Gastonia, with DWI after a wreck on US 74 at El Bethel Road.

Bonnie Gore Hale, Bessemer City, operating a 2014 Ford, said she was sitting at a red light and lifted her foot off the brake pedal to go on green when her car was rearended by a 2014 Chevy operated by Pilkington, who said her vehicle in front of his car did not have lights on. Property damages were estimated at $5,000.

JULY 21: Officer Jason Lamar Dee said that Jeffrey Harris, 825 N. Piedmont Ave., lost control of the 2006 Hyundai he was operating, tried to correct and hit a center guard rail on US 74 doing $2000 damage to his vehicle.

JULY 21: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that Kimberly Bolin, 514 Rhodes Ave., operating a 2008 Kia, backed from a parking space at 214 Cleveland Avenue and into a 2004 Mini oper-

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JULY 21: Officer Bryan Davis said that a 1995 Honda operated by Erica Carver of Grover rear-ended a 2009 Chrysler operated by Jacob Kenneth Metcalf, 602 York Road. The accident happened on NC 161 at Gold Street. Property damages were estimated at $1500.

JULY 21: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that Nelson Ethison, Monroe, was driving a Ford truck on I-85 north, ran off the left side of the road and hit a guard rail.

Property damage was estimated at $10,000.

JULY 21: Officer Hannah Yarborough said that Laura Borders of Cherryville, operating a 2009 Nissan, was backing from a parking space at Dollar General on Oak Grove Road and hit a 2009 Chevrolet operated by Angelia Jean Bolin, 120 Lackey Street. Property damages were estimated at $2,000.

JULY 23: Officer M.D. Butler said a 2010 Honda operated by Michael S. Powers, Jr., 509 Wilson St., collided with a 1999 Ford operated by Rita M. Carver at the intersection of S. Battleground and S. Railroad Ave. The estimated damages to the Honda and the Ford were $20 and $50, respectively.

LTE - CHILDS From page 4A try and get support.

Do any of these teams get any type of discount or support for travel and lodging for their World Series Games?

How many teams are there that need

LTE - BURTON From page 4A an official meeting and by doing so denied public access or input to the information. You don't have to be a high paid attorney to smell a “fishy” odor.

I've researched the issue and found that the members of the boards didn't do anything illegal, but only because there is no law against their trickery. I've rightly concluded that the manner they did this was of dubious ethics at best. But wait, things get worse and include Gaston County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC, Spartanburg County, SC because all of these are in the “fallout” zone.

When a casino is established in an area the negative effects shoot out like the fallout from a nuclear bomb, or the most aggressive cancer. Folks in those counties will have those negative effects of social costs due to bankruptcies, crime, family needs etc. I'll get back to this shortly.

Concerned citizens in Kings Mountain and Shelby have attended meetings of the Commissioners and City Council for about 7 months now; pleading with those boards to listen to the evidence they've admitted they didn't hear before signing the letters. The boards have so far declined to put the issue on the agenda of either meeting so the evidence can be presented. That same group of citizens using the umbrella name of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group has also held public forums and invited the boards.

So far, Keith Miller has been the only consistent attendant and the only one except for one community meeting that Mike Butler attended. Both those gentle-

help? I'm open to any ideas that can help this team out. Any questions, my email is carlsart2010@gmail.com and phone is (980) 285-8098. Email is the easiest way to reach me. The team representative Amy Beaver can be reached at (704) 718-1075. Thanks for your support!

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men are on the Kings Mountain City Council. The Commissioners and Mayor and City Council members were individually handed invitations to attend a forum on the 17th of July where national speaker Les Bernal presented information on how casinos negatively affect areas surrounding them and once again none showed up except Keith Miller.

Back to the counties surrounding Cleveland. Even though you're not the object of dealing with your local boards on this issue you should encourage them to come out publicly against a casino that will have devastating effects on you.

You individual citizens can call, write or email your US House and Senate reps and ask that they apply pressure to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to halt the casino effort. You can also encourage your church leaders to speak out against casinos and gambling and ask them to ask their congregations to get involved.

This doesn't need to become like the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) to find out what it does after it's here. The history and evidence is already crystal clear from other cities having casinos. These local issues can be just as important as federal ones and truthfully this is a federal issue already and has been proven wrong over and over again.

Want to learn more? Send an email to stopcatawbacasino@gmail.com to be added to the email list. On Facebook find Kings Mountain Awareness Group and Christian Action League of NC. Also find Stop Predatory Gambling. People who gamble aren't the only losers in casinos, so are their families, their towns and communities, but the only winners are the casino owners.

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POSTON: Medical Examiner OR Coroner?

From page 4A “job descriptions” simply cooperated with our physician medical examiners to get the ME-ordered autopsy done that would serve both.

However, practicing physicians can’t always just “drop what they are doing”— since the patients they were treating couldn’t possibly be left just because an urgent call for the ME came in. Moreover, medical examiner responsibilities as set forth and practiced consistently within established protocols didn’t necessarily require that the ME performing them be an actual medical doctor. After all, MEs don’t perform autopsies and other tests themselves but of course ensure these are done by credentialed professionals.

So North Carolina soon made the adjustment that county medical examiners could be non-physicians with appropriate training, experience and judgment to fill the role of county medical examiner.

The state soon moved to appointing county MEs that were allied health professionals such as EMTs, nurse practitioners, and, in many cases, county coroners experienced in handling death cases.

In other words, in some other counties, the elected coroner became the appointed medical examiner. And over time, the coroner post itself was abolished and other means found to fill coroner responsibilities “left over” after the medical examiner filled his or her responsibilities.” My thought is that changes such as these are the reason that today 91 North Carolina counties have a medical examiner although not a coroner.

Together, we created Cleveland

County arrangements to make our medical examiner system and coroner relationship work even better Dwight has given Cleveland County a unique option and a streamlined way to have both positions and eliminate time necessarily lost to communication and coordination between them. As appointed medical examiner he then filed for and was elected coroner—thus having both positions in the form of one person! And more time available for citizen services such as prompt provision of Death Certificates!. When he was elected coroner, I kidded Dwight asking whether Dwight the ME was having any trouble communicating with Dwight the coroner, and he claimed he had not so far.

I remember going around town delighted to tell people we voters had done a very GOOD thing for Cleveland County citizens by choosing Dwight Tessneer the medical examiner as coroner. I had understood there were very specific instances when law officers had to contact the county medical examiner and coroner both.

I was saying something like “Just think! Now a sheriff’s deputy crunched to investigate a death won’t even have to think about who to call! A deputy can just turn and yell for someone to “Call Dwight!”And know all the necessary bases are covered!”

Such as that is quite likely another reason local citizens haven’t seen much need to put their focus on whether some other arrangement would work better to obtain the benefit of what coroners do and what medical examiners do.

(Mrs. Poston is a Kings Mountain resident who lives in the Woodbridge area in the Oak Grove Community. She is a retired newspaperwoman.)

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Chicken Kebabs with Creamy Pesto

Ingredients • 1 tablespoon canola oil • 1/2 cup chopped green onions (about 4) • 1 garlic clove, minced • 1 cup sliced fresh okra (about 4 ounces) • 1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1) • 1 finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper • 1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears) • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained • 1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients • 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind • 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided • 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic • 2 teaspoons olive oil $ • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper • 8 (1-inch) pieces yellow bell pepper • 8 cherry tomatoes • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces • 1 small red onion, cut into 8 wedges • 2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream • 1 tablespoon commercial pesto

Preparation Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add okra; sauté 3 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium. Add bell pepper and jalapeño; cook 5 minutes. Add corn; cook 5 minutes. Stir in beans; cook 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Summer Squash Pizza Ingredients • 1 teaspoon olive oil • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into (1/4-inch-thick) slices • 1 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise into (1/4-inch-thick) slices • 1 (12-inch) packaged pizza crust • 2 plum tomatoes, cut into (1/8” thick) slices • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil • 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

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2. Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Arrange peaches on grill pan; grill 2 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.

3. Combine yogurt, half-and-half, remaining 1 tablespoon honey, and vanilla in a small bowl; stir with a whisk. Serve with peaches and raspberries.

building containing a clubhouse with laundry facilities, an exercise room, a business center and a leasing office. Also noted in the plan is room for 112 parking spaces.

“I think it’s going to be nice – it will be an attractive

new addition to that entrance point in town,” said Mayor Rick Murphrey.

Cambridge Oaks will add to the city’s customer base for the three utilities it offers.

“It’ll be something that we can be proud of.”

WELLS: honored as Distinguished Woman From page 1A in 2003 after 33 years with the Kings Mountain and Cleveland County school systems. She is a 1966 graduate of Northwest Ashe High School in Lansing, NC and a Class of 1970 graduate of Appalachian State University where she majored in English, studied speech, theater and French. She earned her Masters degree in English education from ASU in 1976.

For a number of years she has been active on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council and recently chaired the capital campaign for a new shelter.

She has served major offices in the Cleveland County Commission for Women, is

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A staunch Democrat, she is currently the 10th Congressional District Chair.

During the most recent U.S. Presidential election she was a member of the Electoral

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College representing North Carolina. She is a former chairman of the Cleveland County Democratic Party.

Betsy and husband Steve, also a retired educator, reside in the Dixon community of Kings Mountain.

They are the parents of three children: Kellene Brock, Hart and wife, Kelly and Brett Wells and wife, Joy. Kellene has their grandchildren Aaron and Emily; Brett and Joy have a daughter, Willow, who was born September 2009; Kelly and Hart have Kennedy who was born in August 2010 and the newest granddaughter, Hattie Mae, was born Dec. 14, 2011 to Brett and Joy in Wilmington.

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SASI to host ‘A Fresh Look’ beginning August 1 Southern Arts Society is proud to present the third annual “A Fresh Look � art competition and exhibit.

Artists were asked to show their most recent works taking a fresh look at the world around them, from real life to their wildest imagination.

Artists were also encouraged to try a new style, or a new medium. This is a judged show with cash prizes. The exhibit is open to view Aug. 1 thru' Aug. 30.

Judging the show is Larry Elder, owner of Elder Gallery in Charlotte. Mr. Elder will select first, second and third place prizes along with three merit awards. Artists from around the region will have their work on display and for sale.

A public reception will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 from 7-9 p.m. and presentation of awards will be at 8 pm.

Southern Arts Society (at the Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Avenue in Kings Mountain,

‘58 at Bat’ by Renee Calhoun Matthews NC. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm. For more information

call 704-739-5585. This is a free event, there is no admission fee.

Caribbean Fishing Village by Ada Offerdahl

Main Street graffiti meets Elephant SnotÂŽ

Stroupe descendants reunion

Some of the 23 teen volunteers at Mauney Memorial Library are pictured at a recent summer reading event. From left Peter Zheng, Kaitlyn Bolin, Samaya Jarrett,Brooke Patterson and Kayla Penner.

Photo by SANDY CAMPION

Teens volunteer at library Summer Reading Program The Kings Mountain Main Street program in conjunction with the City of Kings Mountain’s Public Works Department easily removed unsightly graffiti on downtown buildings with remarkable ease. Main Street Director Jan Harris had long heard of a popular product used by fellow Main Street Program Managers across the nation but had never had the opportunity to try it first-hand.

Truly when a product sports the vividly descriptive name of Elephant SnotŽ, the urge to give it a try is almost irresistible. Elephant SnotŽ is a graffiti removal product from Graffiti Solutions and when one sees its nondrip formula, consistency, and color, it is evident why it is aptly named. But as gross as it sounds, this product really works and that’s all that matters!

The graffiti in question was located on the design brick wall at 233 Cherokee Street.

Recent tagging encouraged us to “Smile� but truly no one was obliging. There were also examples of the ghosting (shadowing) of other earlier graffiti vandalism on the walls which had not been completely erased through earlier efforts.

The project was amazingly simple: Elephant SnotÂŽ was applied with an old broom and left to sit for about 20 minutes. Rick

Above: A worker rinses the wall after using Elephant SnotÂŽ to remove graffiti from a downtown building.

Below: The wall after being cleaned.

Greene, the owner of the property at 233 Cherokee/233 S. Battleground, graciously allowed us access to his hot water source.

Using a pressure washer on a low pressure, the product and the graffiti was removed with little effort and absolutely no damage to the brick.

While we certainly hope that the graffiti vandals will refrain from future examples of tagging in the downtown district, it is heartening to know that we have a product on hand which will take care of the problem in a jiffy.

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Twenty-three young people are active volunteers in the current Summer Reading Program at Mauney Memorial Library.

They help out at all activities conducted at the library and Central United Methodist Church, lead games and help over 1,000 youngsters log in their reading time to earn “reading bucks� they can spend at a kids store set up at the library as well as the numerous events held for youth in the summer program held

outside the library.

Teen volunteers are Sarah Adams, Amber Belcher, Kaitlyn Bolin, Collin Briggs, Jordanne Briggs, Kenan Caldwell, Erica Carpenter, Grayson Carter, Jordan Chapman, Noah Coleman, Daniel Crouse, David Gamble, Amethyst Hall, Maniya Jarrett, Samaya Harrett, Mary Catherine May, Evelyn Mayes, Brooke Patterson, Kayla Penner, Gracie Plonk, Autumn Reese, Anthony Vagnozzi and Tyler Withers.

Upcoming community events ROBIN HOOD, the play, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m,.

Central United Methodist Church, family program, free to the public.

DIVE-IN MOVIE Friday, Aug. 8 and 22 at 6 p.m., KM Family YMCA, family

program, free and sponsored by the Library.

SCRATCH ART Wednesday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. Southern Arts Society at the Depot, Children's program, registration required, call 704-739-2371 option 2.

This year the Cherryville descendants of Daniel Stroupe will meet on Saturday morning August 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cherryville Historical Museum to view a large visual display about the ancestors that settled this area 200 years ago this year.

The patriarch of the Cherryville family, Daniel Stroup, is prominently featured in the collection as well as his seven children, grandchildren and others.

Daniel purchased 140 acres in 1814 from a Mr. Homesley, that currently encompasses a swath of land generally covering the Westgate subdivision, Cricket Creek and along Old Post Road outside the city limits.

On Sunday, August 3 the entire Stroup/e Family will hold its 85th annual reunion in Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina, site of the original Stroup settlement, dating back to the mid1700s.

The festivities will be held at the Alexis Baptist Church Family Life Center, starting at 12:30 p.m. The church is located just west of the Alexis crossroads, on the Alexis / High Shoals road. As is tradition, they begin with a “pot luck� lunch, followed by a business meeting, reading of the family history and a display of old photos and documents.

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Mountaineer football to begin pre-season practice Friday Kings Mountain High’s football team will end summer workouts this morning and turn their attention to the official beginning of preseason practice Friday at 8 a.m.

Coach Greg Lloyd said it may be 9 o’clock before players get on the field 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, August 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.

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 or 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

The previously white KMHS weight room was painted black and gold last week. The Kings Mountain Touchdown Club provided the paint. Plans are for the KM logo to be placed on the building. The weight room is used by all athletes at KMHS. for the season. Their first scrimmage is set for Tuesday, August 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.

Coach Lloyd said the first part of the scrimmage will include both JV and varsity, with the two teams’ varsity going on one end of the field (from the 40-yard line in) and the JVs on the other end of the field. After that the varsity teams will go through game situations.

Then, on Friday, August 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 want to see what they do in a live situation.”

The Mountaineers will have a number of starters back on the offensive and defensive lines, including pre-season NC Preps AllState 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.

Register for CCC fall classes Aug. 11 Fall registration at Cleveland Community College will be held on Monday, Aug. 11, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the Jack Hunt Campus Center.

The College offers Associate in Arts, Science, and Fine Arts degrees as well as Associate in Applied Science degrees, diplomas, and certificates in over 100 programs. Students can choose from a wide variety of majors including business, computers, education, nursing, and machining.

All of the college’s popular programs will be offered during the fall semester including those that provide students with the necessary skills to enter the ever-growing manufacturing workforce. According to an Accenture 2014 Manufacturing Skills and Training Study, there is a skills shortage that is currently threatening the growth of US manufacturing with more than 75 percent of manufacturers reporting a moderate to severe shortage of skilled workers. CCC is a constant supplier of skilled workers to local manufacturing companies by training students in automation engineering, industrial systems, biotech maintenance, weld-

ing, and other technical fields.

According to the report, “Manufacturing has become more efficient through automation, which has resulted in the need for a smaller and more skilled workforce.”

CCC’s Automation program prepares students for work in industries that utilize automation, electronics, and electromechanical devices in their manufacturing systems. Recently, CCC received a $209,876 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation that will be used to support the advanced welding and automation training using simulators and robots. Students interested in any of these fields and becoming part of a skilled workforce should plan to register on Aug. 11.

Prior to registration, students can apply online by visiting www.clevelandcc .edu or calling 704-6694081. Financial Aid is still available and students can apply online by visiting fafsa.gov and use CCC’s school code 008082. For questions or assistance in completing the FAFSA, contact Financial Aid at 704-669-4028 or financial aid@clevelandcc.edu

KMHS students visit Costa Rica

Hooked up with his Father!

Rev. Robert Eng takes first fishing trip, comes home with record Hybrid Bass Rev. Robert Eng will never forget his first fishing trip.

His outing on the Tennessee River netted him numerous big fish, including a state record 26 ½-pound Hybrid Striped Bass.

Eng was fishing with two of his church members, Fred and Dick Sisk. He admits he had no clue what he was doing.

“I borrowed Fred’s rod, reel and lures” he said. “I just went with him.”

Their intent was to catch enough fish so the men of their church could have a fish fry. They’ll still have that, because several other big fish were landed by Eng and the Sisks, including a 38-pound, 40-inch Flathead Catfish and a 12-pound freshwater Red Drum. But most of the talk will be about Eng’s record catch.

“I don’t know one fish from another,” Eng admitted.

“We caught a good variety.

From what I’ve been told you’re lucky if you ever catch a 10-pound hybrid striper.”

Eng has lived on Moss Lake for 28 years. “I go out in the yard every morning and see people in their $70,000 bass boats fishing for Hybrid Bass. People from the church come over to fish and I just sit on the bank and watch them.”

Eng recalled a story from his youth that helped make his first trip so special (whether

he caught anything or not).

When he was five, his father left his mother.

“I was sitting at the table eating cereal,” Rev. Eng recalled. “Mom and dad were talking and dad left. I asked where he was going and she said he’s not coming back.”

Young “Robbie” didn’t eat another bite for several days.

He was hospitalized and given IVs, but still refused to eat.

“Mom called dad and he came to the hospital and said, ‘you start eating and when you get out of the hospital we’ll go to the Western Auto and I’ll buy you a fishing rod and we’ll go fishing,’” Eng recalled. “I started eating and was so excited that my daddy and I were going fishing.” But the promise was never fulfilled.

It would be 33 years later when Robbie located his dad in Florida. “Bob” Eng became a Christian and was baptized, and buried, by his son.

“I never went fishing with my daddy, but I went with my Father,” Rev. Eng says.

Eng’s fish is now in the hands of local taxidermist Roger Philbeck.

“When we started cleaning the fish I told them I wanted to mount one because it was my first fishing trip,” Eng said. “The (record) fish wasn’t that pretty but since it was the biggest one I caught I chose that one. I had no idea it was a record until Roger Philbeck called me and told me. How many people go fishing for the first time with a borrowed fishing rod and catch a record fish? I have a good Father!”

This summer, seven students from Kings Mountain High School spent 10 days exploring Costa Rica.

Cassidy Chapman, Cole Clampett, Robbie Lysek, Hannah Mosley, Kayla Penner, Tiffany Ross, and Adam Satterfield traveled with their Spanish teacher Miss Casey Shirey. In June, Miss Shirey accepted a position in Cusco, Peru.

During the trip the students visited a public school where they donated school

Rev. Robert “Robbie” Eng holds two of the big fish he caught on his very first fishing trip. The one in his left hand is a record 25 ½ pound Hybrid Bass.

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supplies and played soccer with the children. The students practiced their Spanish skills and had an opportunity to interact with the locals on a daily basis.

They also visited different volcanoes, beaches, a cloud forest and a tropical forest, and several other landmarks throughout the country. Additionally, these students got to experience another country after they won an exciting match during the World Cup.

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Dr. James Wright Tracy, Civil War era doctor (1819-1896) (Ed. note – Continuing a series of stories on the exhibits open free to the public at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, Director and Curator Adria Focht has researched history about a country doctor in the 1800s.

Dr. James Wright Tracy was a Civil War era doctor. His wife was Kings Mountain Postmistress and is credited with naming the town.)

Country Doctors In the 1800s, hospitals as they are now known did not yet exist. North Carolinians generally received their healthcare at home, relied heavily on home remedies, and only received treatment by the region’s few professional physicians as a last resort. “Calling for a doctor” at that time meant sending a messenger by wagon, horse, or on foot to find a doctor.

Patients waited hours and even days for doctors to reach them. In rural NC, even into the early 1900s, physicians continued to see patients in their homes.

The iconic doctor’s bag illustrates the necessity for portable tools and medicines for rural doctors to reach patients. Doctors at that time were generalists, they were expected to treat illnesses and injuries, deliver babies, set broken bones, and perform surgeries in homes – in bedrooms and on kitchen tables as needed.

Dr. James Wright Tracy (1819-1896): a Civil War Era Country Doctor in Kings Mountain

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James Tracy was a jockey and an evangelist prior to studying medicine under Dr. William Parham of Spartanburg County. In 1844, he married Regina Minerva Stone and moved to a 150acre farm in Cleveland County. There he continued to practice medicine, saving money so that he could attend medical school. In 1845, he received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Transylvania Medical College in Kentucky. He continued practicing medicine in this area until 1861, at which time he served as Cleveland County’s delegate to the Secession Convention in Raleigh, where he voted to secede. He then served as a Major and brigade surgeon in the Confederate Army under General Robert E. Lee until 1864, when he was transferred to head the Fairground Hospital in Raleigh. He headed that hospital until the approach of Sherman’s Army required a withdrawal.

Upon hearing that her husband was going to return home, Dr. Tracy’s wife wrote a letter that said, “Dr. Honey, you can’t better imagine how glad I am to hear you say you are coming that I can tell you.” Heading back to Cleveland County, Dr. Tracy encountered a Junior Reserve Confederate lying face down by the road. On turning him over, he discovered it was his only son, Rush, whom he then carried back to Cleveland County to recover. After the war, Dr. Tracy continued his medical practice, making house calls within a 50-mile

Dr. James Wright Tracy area of his home in Kings Mountain.

Dr. Tracy and his wife were among the founding citizens of this region. Dr. Tracy served on the first Council that lobbied to incorporate the City of Kings Mountain, which was officially chartered on February 11, 1874.

Dr. Tracy’s wife, Regina Minerva Stone, who went by “’Gine” is credited with giving the City of Kings Mountain its name. The White Plains postmistress was responsible for naming the new post office and the resulting town “Kings Mountain” in

honor of the men who had fought the Revolutionary Battle eight miles south of there. Dr. Tracy and his wife also helped organize a Methodist Church in the heart of the town in 1874.

Tracy Street in modern-day Kings Mountain was once the dirt drive that led to the Tracy family house, near the intersection of West Gold St. Dr. Tracy and his wife are buried at El Bethel Cemetery.

A detailed personal account of Dr. and Mrs. Tracy is told by their grandson, Robert Lee Durham, in his book “Since I Was Born.”

Morrow receives Goforth award Avis Owens Morrow, admiss i o n / d i s c h a rg e nurse on North Station at Kings Mountain Hospital, has received the Lottie Goforth Nursing Scholarship for $500 to continue her studies at GardnerWebb University.

The scholarship was initiated by nursing directors and assistant directors in 2010.

They included Sherri DeShazo, Nadine Harris, Bobby Smith, Crystal Penson, Bonnie Cook, Lisa Smith, Avis Morrow, Glenda Childers, Barbara Mueske, Phyllis Phillips, Sylvia Wray, and Chris Hoey. This group held a golf tournament at the Kings Mountain Country Club and raised $6,000. The $500 scholarship has been given each year through the Cleveland County Healthcare Foundation to any Kings Mountain Hospital employee of at least one year who meets the application criteria and is attending nursing school. It can be given annually as the candidate applies and is accepted.

Morrow and her husband, Keith, recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. They have a son, Tommy, and a daughter, Kathryn and four grandchildren. Mrs. Morrow is the daughter of the late Charles and Goldie Owens and Vir-

Avis Morrow ginia Owens.

A 1973 graduate of Kings Mountain High School, Avis is a 1977 graduate of the LPN program at Cleveland County Technical Institute, a 2007 ADN graduate of Foothills Nursing Consortium at Cleveland Community College and a 2013 BSN graduate of Winston-Salem State University.

She is working for an MSN in Education at GardnerWebb University.

Morrow has worked for the Cleveland County Healthcare System for 37 years: 19 at Kings Mountain Hospital starting in 1977, then 12 years at Cleveland Ambulatory Services followed by one year at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. She returned to Kings Mountain Hospital in 2007.

By JIM MILLER Editor

Low-Cost and Free Cell Phone Options for Seniors Dear Savvy Senior, What are the cheapest cell phone options available today to seniors living on a shoestring budget? I only need it for occasional calls.

Seldom Calling Senior Dear Seldom, For financially challenged seniors who only want a cell phone for emergency purposes or occasional calls, there are a number of inexpensive no contract plans you can get. Or, depending on your income level, there are also free cell phones and monthly airtime minutes you may qualify for. Here’s where to find some of the cheapest deals.

No-Contract Phones One way infrequent cell phone users can save money is with a prepaid cell phone – also known as pay-as-you-go phones. With a prepaid phone there’s no contract, no fixed monthly bills, no credit checks and no hidden costs that come with traditional cell phone plans.

With this type of service, you buy a special prepaid phone then pre-purchase a certain amount of minutes (for talk or text) that must be used within a speci-

fied period of time.

month.

While most major carriers like AT&T and Verizon offer inexpensive prepaid plans, as do independents like Net10, Cricket and Virgin Mobile, some of the best deals are offered by TracFone (tracfone.com, 800-8677183) and T-Mobile (t-mobile.com, 800-866-2453).

Free Cell Phones If your income is low enough, you also need to check into the Lifeline Assistance Program. This is a government-sponsored program that subsidizes wireless (and landline) companies who in turn provide free cellphones and around 250 minutes of free monthly airtime and texts to low-income Americans. (Some programs in some states provide more minutes, some less, and some charge a small monthly fee.)

TracFone has phones that start as low as $10 and call plans that cost under $7 per month. And T-Mobile has a super-cheap 30-minute plan for $10, and minutes don’t expire for 90 days.

That averages out to $3.33 per month.

If you need more talk time, they also offer an annual plan where $100 gets you 1,000 minutes that are good for a full year. T-Mobile does, however, charge a one-time activation of $35.

Or, it you would rather have a nocontract senior-friendly phone with big buttons and simplified features, the Doro PhoneEasy 618 sold through Consumer Cellular (consumercellular.com, 888-345-5509) is probably your cheapest option. It costs $60 for the phone, with calling plans that start at $10 per

There are currently around 15 million Americans who have a free cell phone through the Lifeline program, but millions more are eligible.

The free phones and minutes are provided by a number of national prepaid wireless companies like Safelink and Assurance Wireless, along with a host of other regional carriers throughout the country.

Many states have more than one wireless company that provides the free phones and minutes. If you are eligible,

the free cell phone you’ll receive is a basic phone that also offers text messaging, voice mail, call waiting and caller ID. To qualify, you’ll need to show that you’re receiving certain types of government benefits, such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, SSI, home energy assistance or public housing assistance. Or, that your household income is at or below 135 or 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines – it varies by state.

The 135 percent poverty level is currently $15,754 for singles and $21,235 for couples. The 150 percent level is $17,505/singles, $23,595/couples.

To find out if you’re eligible, or to locate the wireless companies that provide Lifeline government cell phones in your state, visit lifelinesupport.org. You can also learn more at freegovernmentcellphones.net.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Troop 92 earns over 57 badges during week at Scout Camp Boy Scouts in Troop 92 of First Baptist Church earned 57 full and 14 partial merit badges during a week at Scout Camp July 6-12 at Piedmont Council's Camp Bud Schiele Scout Reservation.

Three adult leaders and 19 of the troop's 26 Scouts attended along with Scoutmaster David Estridge.

Estridge said from the list of merit badges required for the Eagle rank were: first aid, swimming, environmental science, emergency preparedness, citizenship in the world, and communications. From other areas were: canoeing, leatherwork, small boat sailing, archery, rifle shooting, shotgun shooting, robotics, climbing, kayaking, golf, fish and wildlife management, and weather/oceanography. Besides merit badges, a number of requirements for the first and second class marks were completed.

Troop 92 participated in all activities at camp. In the

Boy Scout Troop 92, sponsored by First Baptist Church, is pictured at Piedmont Council's Camp Bud Schiele Scout Reservation for a week of Scout Camp. nine “Grand Old Adventure� competition events such as first aid, knot typing, marksmanship, tent pitching, etc.

Troop 92 placed first, second or third in seven among the 30 plus troops in camp.

The troop placed first in the catapult contest and second in the bamboo car race.

Local scoutmasters placed first in the scoutmaster golf tournament. The local troop supplied the color guard one evening for retreat and one

tainer garden for their own home during a program on “Healthy Eating on a Budget.� They joined the Southern Arts Society on June 17 for canvas painting and will return to the art center at the Depot on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. to learn about scratch art. Registration for this children's program is required by calling 704-7392371.

Scott Neisler, owner of AM1450 WGNC Radio, delighted the group with a bebop through the history of radio for a 6 p.m. July 22 program in the Community Room at the Library.

Dive-in movies at the YMCA pool, along with free swimming for the group, will continue on Aug. 8 and 22 at 6 p.m. Refreshments and activities to complete during the movie keep the whole family entertained.

The pool party will be the final program of the summer.

August 6 at 10 a.m. the group will step into Sherwood Forest and join Robin and his merry men on their adventures in Nottingham. “I feel so passionate about the library and all its children's programs and activities because so many of them carry over into home,'' said a parent, Sandra Campion. She said her son, Kadan, made a bird feeder that hangs on their porch as well as a fairy flag and earned reading bucks by doing a science project at home.

Campion added, “lots and lots of good things come out of the library.�

Christy Connor is children's librarian.

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(Above) Kaden Campion touches a snake during “Cold Blooded Encounters" as Mauney Memorial Library brought the zoo to young people during Summer Reading activities at the library and Central United Methodist Church.

(Right) Judy Ford leads a group of young Summer Readers on Story Walk at Gateway Trail. Props along the trail coincided with the story, including pictures of a bear in a tree, snake on a tree, spiders hanging from trees, a chalk river, and a fairy house where she gave tips on how to create your own.

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Each participant donated $3 to participate. Each player got 20 shots from the free throw line, top players advanced to the final round and attempted to make as many shots as possible from the 3-point line in 30 sec-

onds. First, second and third place winners received YMCA gear, and first place received a free month's membership at the YMCA. All funds raised during the event will be used to buy school supplies for needy families.

Amanda Little, the Y's director for the club, said all young people of the community between the ages of 1218 are invited to attend club meetings. They discuss current events, volunteer for beautification projects, visit senior citizens at the senior

local scout returned thanks for evening meal. Troop 92 was Honor Unit for the week.

Eight Boy Scouts were elected by their fellow scouts into the Order of the Arrow, scouting's honor society.

Hand-cranked ice cream and dutch oven cobblers, flag ceremonies, singing, and camp fires were other features of the week at camp.

Library is fun place to be this summer Kings Mountain young people – over 1,000 – are reading this summer and have the time of their lives.

Mauney Memorial Library's annual Summer Reading Program has been free and fun for all ages and is winding down as it's soon back to school in late August.

Science programs, under the direction of Judy Ford, have sizzled, according to the students and the science shenanigans have included high energy demonstrations, science tellers, a magic show and a zoo with all the “cold blooded encounters.�

Twenty-three summer volunteers have added to the fun.

The Farmers Market on Saturday mornings was a new place for summer readers to attend and they learned how to make a con-

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(Above) YMCA TEAM LEADERS CLUB Front row, from left, sisters Ja'Kayla Talmadge, Shanya Talmadge, and Jada Talmadge; back row, from left, Kaley Littlejohn, Taniyah Smith, Tiffani Thompson, Mariah Surratt, Katelin Phaengkhamhak, and Jeremiah Adams.

(At right) Dante Starr, junior student at Kings Mountain High who plays basketball on the varsity team, takes a shot at the basket during the 'Shoot Out For a Good Cause,' Thursday at the YMCA gymnasium. The event was a benefit for school supplies for local families and children in need and sponsored by the YMCA Team Leaders Club.

center and children in hospitals and talk about how they can make improvements in the community and get to work doing just that. “This club is all about giving back to the community, we have fun," said Little.

The club membership includes three sisters who were manning the registration, keeping scores, and welcoming visitors, including parents and grandparents of all-age basketball players.

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Tim currently lives in Kings Mountain with his two sons, McRae and Wilson, and is a member of First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain.

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Museum event provides Zombie Prep! August 9 a nice evening out

Photos by Adria Focht

Pictured from the 2013 successful museum event are local citizens enjoying the reverse raffle and auction and also tables set up with gifts and desserts.

Looking for a nice evening out?

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 will open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at the Museum.

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 prizes.

Whether you want to start your Christmas shop-

Kings Mountain Historical Museum will present a fun, kid-friendly family program called Zombie Prep! on Saturday, August 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.

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!�

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The exhibit will be on display until October 25, 2014, 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. The display celebrates the medical pioneers of this area, and highlights the evolution of science and technology in medicine over the past three centuries.

Military and Red Cross medical history, as well as iconic Kings Mountain providers like Griffin Drug Center, Kings Mountain Hospital, and Baker Dental Care are represented. The “Say Ahh!� exhibit is proudly sponsored by Cleveland County HealthCare System and Ragan & Reba Harper.

ADMISSION IS FREE! Donations are appreciated. All donations go towards fulfilling the Museum’s mission to collect, preserve, and interpret history through exhibits, educational programs, tours, and other appropriate means, in order to foster a deeper understanding of the history of our community and the region. To find out more about upcoming exhibits and events, please visit us at: http://www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call (704) 739-1019. Follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest.

Let ter to the Editor Home-baked cakes await bids during silent auction. ping 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 will be 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) nonprofit tax-exempt organization; donations are tax deductible.

For sponsorship and prize updates, please visit http://www.kingsmountainmuseum.org/annualfundraiser.html.

Sports memorabilia up for auction during the 2013 event.

To the Editor: Ronald Reagan articulated the notion that government is bad, that wealth trickles down, and that we become a service-based economy.

That vision manifested itself in more government debt, greater income inequality, and created expectations among big business that they are entitled to the spoils of war and “big government� with less responsibility for its cost. “Big government�, I would argue, is a byproduct of the systemic shortcomings of global Capitalism. It is a response to the realities of economic collapse, concentration of wealth and income, and the imperfections of a system fundamentally grounded in greed.

We know from our history that the

unchecked greed of the Gilded Age led to Republican Teddy Roosevelt’s progressive movement, trust busting, and labor reform. Unchecked greed led to the crash of 1929, which led to the Depression, which led to Franklin Roosevelt’s progressive programs to end economic misery.

There always has been and always will be a small % in any society who choose to live off the efforts of others, but the vast majority of people want jobs and a living wage. The Republican led attack on government has without question hurt our jobs recovery which has left more people turning to the government for support.

Government has grown commensurate with economic growth but it has also grown to

fill voids created and not filled by the private sector. Social Security and Unemployment insurance were created during the Depression.

Medicare was created because private insurance was not providing affordable insurance for seniors. The EPA, signed into law by Nixon, was response to the growing concern over pollution.

The relationship between government and business is symbiotic.

Both need each other.

We can and should debate size and effectiveness but the notion that one is perfect and the other is evil is divisive nonsense and counterproductive to a stronger economy and better life for all Americans.

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Did you know that it takes more muscles to frown that it does to smile?

So, smile and the whole world smiles with you!

These jokes are from all over the world and the answer to each joke is the same thing.

Can you guess what it is?

Doctors even tell us that laughter can help sick people heal more quickly. All in all, a smile is very powerful.

With a friend, take turns doing doin each of the activities b below. How long can you yo hold a serious expression without ex laughing as your friend laug does one of these? Then switch and see if they i can keep from smiling or laughing as you perform the activity.

What is a small, white chest that all know how to open and nobody knows how to close?

Cut out the word balloons below and paste them in the correct order on the comic strip above.

What is more useful when it is broken?

Standards Link: Health: Identify activities and actions that promote or enhance emotional health.

There are jokes from all over the world. What can you learn about people by reading their jokes? Draw your own comic strip using this joke from Martinique.

In a pot there are two kinds of food.

What is it?

What is an entire little house without a door?

I have built my house without any door.

What is it?

In a bowl of china fixed, two liquids with colors unmixed. What is it?

Have you figured out the answer? If not, color all the boxes with odd numbers. Read the letters that are left and you will know the answer.

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How many smiles can you find on this page?

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Standards Link: Social Science: Compare life in different places and recognize that some aspects of cultures are similar.

Look through the newspaper for three happy pictures.

Label one “Happy,” one “Happier,” and one “Happiest.”

Repeat this game with other words.

Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand comparative and superlative case.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Put the words in the right order to discover the answer to this joke from Poland.

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Why does a crane raise one leg when he stands in the water?

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Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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The adjective superlative means of the highest quality, the very best.

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Star Wars won awards for its superlative and creative special effects.

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

Good News/Bad News

In today’s paper, categorize stories as either “good news” or “bad news.” Explain why you think newspapers print “bad” news at times.

Are there some stories that are bad news to some and good to other people?

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ANSWER: ‘Smiles,’ because there is a ‘mile’ between the first and last letters.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write formal letters; write persuasive compositions that state a position or proposal.

You start to peel a banana to put on your morning cereal and it suddenly begins to talk! Write about what happens next.

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MADD urges action to stop drunk driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging lawmakers to support ignition interlocks legislation during the last few days of its legislative short session.

Currently, there are two bills in the Senate Rules Committee (H41 and H1027) which deal specifically with ignition interlocks. This legislation would make the highways safer for North Carolina families and reduce drunk driving fatalities.

Currently in North Carolina, interlock devices are required for breath test refusals, repeat drunk drivers, and first-time convicted drunk drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .15 or greater.

Twenty-four states, including Tennessee and Virginia, have passed similar legislation to require ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders.

MADD hopes interlock language similar to to S 434 or H 536 from this session will be amended onto H 41 and H 1027. North Carolina

could be the 25th state to take action to stop drunk driving.

Ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers is proven to save lives. Since New Mexico's interlock law was implemented in 2005, drunk driving fatalities are down by 38 percent. Since Arizona and Louisiana implemented their interlock law in 2007, drunk driving deaths have decreased by 43 and 35 percent, respectively.

In Oregon, as a result of 2008 interlock law, DUI deaths are down 42 percent.

License suspension alone does not stop drunk driving as research shows that 50 to 75 percent of convicted drunk drivers will continue to drive even with a suspended driver’s license. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports all-offender interlock laws because they reduce drunk driving recidivism by 67 percent.

Research shows that the first-time offender has driven at least 80 times before the first arrest. Upon the first conviction the drunk

driver should be required to use an ignition interlock if he or she chooses to drive during the one year license suspension period.

MADD along with other traffic safety organizations nationwide support legislation to require ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers, including first offenders.

Interlocks cost the offender $2.50 a day to lease, but under the proposed legislation, if an offender cannot afford the device, it is provided at a lesser cost via fees paid by other convicted drunk drivers, not by fees paid by non-drunk driving taxpayers.

Additionally, under the federal highway bill, MAP21, North Carolina could qualify for approximately $573,000 each year if lawmakers enact an all-offender interlock law. This money would offset any costs to the state in implementing a statewide all-offender interlock law.

For more information on interlocks, please visit www.madd.org/interlock.

Medical ID theft can be life-threatening

by Attorney General Roy Cooper Identity theft can be an expensive, exasperating experience for victims. And when it’s medical identity theft, it can also threaten your health.

Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses your name or your health insurance information to see a doctor, get a medical procedure or medication, file claims, or receive other medical goods or services.

In addition to the many problems associated with financial identity theft, medical identity theft adds another dangerous consequence: contamination of your personal medical records.

When someone receives health care services by pretending to be you, the thief’s test results and medical diagnoses can be added to your file. Having incorrect information mixed in with your medical files can put your health at risk, especially in an emergency.

Patients who discover

that they’ve been victims of medical identity theft must work to get corrected information in their files.

What are the warnings signs of medical ID theft?

You could be a victim if you: ¡ Get a bill or other paperwork regarding a medical procedure or service that you didn’t receive. ¡ Discover incorrect information in your medical records. ¡ Are notified that you have “maxed outâ€? your medical benefits when you haven’t. ¡ Are contacted by a debt collector about a medical debt you don’t owe. ¡ Discover collection notices or other indications of medical debt activity in your credit report. ¡ Are denied insurance coverage because of incorrect information in your medical records.

Fortunately you can take steps to protect yourself against medical identity theft. Start by shredding outdated health insurance forms, prescription labels

and paperwork, physician statements, and any other old documents that contain your medical information.

Be cautious about sharing your medical and insurance information. Identity thieves want this information, and they’ll masquerade as an insurance company employee, a pharmacist, or even your doctor’s office to try to get it. Don’t respond to pitches that ask you to share your health plan ID number or other confidential information in order to receive “free� medical services or products.

When you get medical bills and paperwork, read them carefully to make sure they match the care you really received. Check to see if the name of the doctor and the facility are correct and the dates of service match your records. If you see information that isn’t right, report it to your health plan.

To learn more about fighting identity theft and medical identity theft, visit www.ncdoj.gov or call 1887-5-NO-SCAM (toll-free in NC).

News from D.C. Productive Week in the House Congressman

Patrick McHenry

It was a productive week for the House of Representatives as we passed a number of bills including funding federal energy and water projects for the coming year.

There was also passage of H. Res588, a House resolution I co-sponsored pressuring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to resume issuing exit permits for orphaned Congolese children who have been adopted by American families. This is an issue that impacted the Littlejohns, a Gastonia family who was blocked from returning home from the Congo with their adopted twins. The Littlejohns brought this to my attention and I have since met with other North Carolina families facing the same problem. I was pleased to see this resolution passed and I remain committed to pressuring the Congo to do what is right.

Another important bill to pass the House this week was H. R. 803, the Skills Act. This bipartisan legislation re-

forms numerous federal job training programs, ending those that do not work and using those saved resources to focus on programs that prepare Americans for in-demand jobs. I supported this legislation when it first passed the House in March 2013. It was then amended by the Senate and this week the House passed it with wide bi-partisan support sending it to President Obama's desk to be signed into law.

One of the easiest ways for me to communicate directly with the residents of the 10th district is via my social media profiles. On Facebook and Twitter I post daily updates on what I'd doing, the work of my committees, action on the House floor and news articles of interest to the people of Western North Carolina. On Instagram, I post pictures of my work both in DC and back home in North Carolina.

While back in North Carolina last week I had the opportunity to sit down with the Gaston Gazette's Kevin Ellis.

We discussed my two new roles – Chief Deputy Whip- and the most important job I will ever have, becoming a Dad. My wife and I are expecting a baby girl.

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Moore news from Raleigh First, I hope that everyone enjoyed a safe and happy 4th of July.

As for legislative Tim Moore business, this week NC House of was very busy, and Representatives much was accomplished. On Wednesday, progress was made on the budget between the House and Senate in an open conference meeting. The Senate agreed to the House’s Medicaid numbers, $186 million for FY2014-15. Additionally, both chambers agreed on reversions – unspent money from 2013-2014 to be put into the coming budget. To reach the agreement, the House agreed not to increase NC Education Lottery advertising. The remainder of the issues are still on the table. The House has announced that no votes will be taken on the upcoming week in order to allow budget conferees to meet the entire week to deliberate without interruption. I am confident that we will continue to make headway over the next week in regard to amending the budget.

Furthermore, in regard to Medicaid, the House unanimously passed House Bill 1181, “North Carolina Medicaid Modernization� on Wednesday. The bill allows provider-led health care networks to receive a set amount of money each year for the Medicaid patients that they treat, with the expectation that if more money is spent, the individual networks must pay for the over expenditures. Governor McCrory praised the legislation stating, “We commend the House for taking an important step toward historic Medicaid reform that will create a more predictable budget for taxpayers, reduces waste and rewards health care providers for delivering quality, cost-effective care to patients.� This is a fiscally responsible bill that will help with long-term planning

for Medicaid to increase efficiency and predictability of the program. The bill leaves planning and implementation to the Department of Health and Human Services. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.

On Thursday, the House passed House Bill 729, “Coal Ash Management Act of 2014.� This coal ash bill is a result of collaboration between the House and Senate to address a decades-old problem that surfaced after the Dan River coal ash spill in February. Members from both chambers have worked proactively to create a comprehensive and sensible plan to neutralize the threat of coal ash in every pond statewide. We have a responsibility to safeguard North Carolina’s greatest natural resource, our water. The legislation creates the Coal Ash Management Commission to oversee the creation and implementation of coal ash clean up throughout the state. The bill also requires that all coal ash ponds be classified based upon priority for cleanup, with high risk impoundments being eliminated no later than 2019. Quarterly, written reports are required to be submitted the Coal Ash Management Commission and the Environmental Review Commission on the status of the coal ash cleanup. We are confident that this plan will be at the forefront of coal ash remediation across the country and help keep North Carolina’s surface and groundwater safe for the future. The legislation now goes back to the Senate for concurrence.

I, again, want to thank you for the honor and privilege to serve as your Representative. I look forward to hearing from you. You can reach me at my Raleigh number, 919-733-4838 or you can e-mail me or my Legislative Assistant, Nancy, at tim.moore@ncleg.net or Moorela@ncleg.net.

America's Poverty, do something about it.

Glenn Mollette Guest Editorial

I've never lived in poverty. However, like most Americans I have known a few tough times.

I do know that poverty is not pretty. I've never been around a hungry family that was dancing in joy because of their dire situation. Poverty is hard.

I grew up in Martin County, Kentucky. We were supposed to be the poorest county in the United States in 1964 when President Johnson began his campaign against poverty.

Government assistance came into existence to help the poor not only in our county but also throughout the United States. A few dollars from the government helps if you are down and out.

However, living on government handouts for months and even years is a rock bottom life for the poor and our nation.

Barely existing is an understatement when you are dependent every day on what you can get from the Federal Government.

Our government, like many Americans, has spent more than it has taken in. Our national debt is headed to 18 trillion dollars. Extra money to hand out to impoverished Americans is going to decrease. There is no room for federal charity to grow.

Changing the direction of your life involves making big decisions. It could mean moving to a place where there are opportunities. There are paying jobs

in America but you may need to go to the area where they are being offered. Staying where you are and dreaming that your ship will arrive is not reality.

Sometimes poverty has resulted from years of bad decisions, addictions and simply mentally zoning out about the realities of life.

Bad things often happen to people putting them into such a tail spin that they hit rock bottom losing their houses, cars and help from family and friends. There are lots of real reasons and stories that people have about their situations People in poverty are lonely and feel hopeless.

In Nashville, Tennessee on any given night there are over 8,000 homeless people bedding down in public places, or homeless shelters. There are also lots of veterans, elderly and young singles with no place to go. A family sleeping in an old car or huddled together on a park bench under a blanket is not beautiful American scenery. This same

scenario is played out in most American cities only in different numbers.

Thousands of people storm our borders every day with no clue of how they will financially survive in America. However, America is their dream and their way of trying to reinvent their desperate lives. More poverty unfortunately is coming to America. President Johnson's dream of a great society of handouts to the down and out has maxed out.

This doesn't mean that America cannot be even greater than we are but the government is not going to create it. Our country is made of people. The fiber and soul of America is the spirit, of the American people, who each day says, "I must, I can and I will take control of my life and destiny." And then, do something about it.

Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and author. Â Contact him at GMollette@aol.com. Â Like his facebook page at www.facebook.com/glennmollette.

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GOVERNMENT KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY COUNCIL meets last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 W. Gold St. CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers, second floor, County Administration Building, 311 E. Marion St., Shelby.

CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS meets the second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. in the Board Room of the Board of Elections, 215 Patton Drive, Shelby.

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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.

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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.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

SPECIAL EVENTS

Archie Cherpak each Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. at the Patrick Center.

CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN upcoming events; Check out the city website www.cityofkm.com

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.

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.

PATRICK SENIOR CENTER BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 10–

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

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

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 Arts Center 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Gift Shop features 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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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Mon-Sat 8:00 am - 5:30 pm • 704-739-4731 110 S. Railroad Ave., Kings Mountain 11:30 a.m. in the Craft Room, sponsored by Gentiva.

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

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

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.

HOSPICE TRAINING CLSASSES 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.

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.

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

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