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Baby Justin in the fight of his life Benefit bake, yard sale set for Saturday ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Justin Thomas Styers, a beautiful 10-month-old baby boy, is fighting for his life. His family asks for prayer. This week Justin and his family returned to Levine Children's Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for his third round of chemotherapy. The hospital and Ronald McDonald House have become second home for his young parents and their families for over three months now since the little boy was diagnosed May 1 with a very rare brain cancer called Medulloblas-
toma. "Most of the tumor was removed on May 3 but my grandson will need 8-9 months of chemo to stop the cancer from returning and the pediatric oncologist has entered Justin in a clinical trial of a new high dose therapy that will lessen the need for radiation later when he is older," said his grandmother, Tammy Styers of Grover. Justin has had six surgeries to date. The bills are piling up and other support from the community can come with donations through the computer link prayers for justin.com. Donations will go to a PayPal account set up for Justin
and then be transferred to a savings account created by his great-grandmother. A benefit bake/yard sale for Justin will be held Saturday beginning a 11 a.m. at White Harvest Ministry Church off S. Post Road, Shelby, behind the old location of Hallelujah Acres. Individuals or businesses wishing to make donations may call Tammy at 704-472-2974, Edna at 704-819-7056 or Diane Goins Injejikian at 704-9532368. Members of the family are also available to pick up donations. Their son's serious illness means See JUSTIN, 7A
84,000 POUNDS OF POTATOES
Potato project to feed hungry growing strong The Cleveland County Potato Project - a volunteer effort to feed the hungry with locally-grown potatoes continues to grow. Volunteers have harvested a total of 84,000 pounds of white and red potatoes so far this year, while sweet potatoes - yet to be plucked and counted - sprout in seven plots across the county. At half-way into 2012, the production of white and red potatoes is "equal to our total production for last year and is 41,000 pounds more than the total for white potatoes last year," said Doug Sharp, co-organizer and co-founder of the project. If hungry deer stay out of the seven sweet potato patches that have been planted, Sharp suspects they could reap another 30,000See POTATO, 7A
National Night Out Tuesday at Patriots Park The city will celebrate National Night Out Tuesday, August 7th, 6-10 p.m. at the Patriot's Park Gazebo. Local law enforcement and first responders will have displays and exhibits set up for the community and visitors to learn and have a better understanding of the services they provide. They include: Kings Mountain Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, K-9 Unit, Traffic Units, the Moss Lake Boat Patrol and the Explorer Scout Unit. Gaston County Rural Police and the N.C. Highway Patrol will be
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Missing half her digestive system McDaniel recalls life-saving surgery JADA McDANIEL ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
The "I Love Lucy" road sign on Chestnut Ridge Road leads to the comfortable home of Jada and Cale McDaniel and their three children. Not only does the sign mean that the mother of the house, Jada, is a fan of the popular TV show but it holds an even more special meaning for the parents. Four years ago doctors told Jada Brown McDaniel, then 32, that she should abort the baby girl she was expecting because Jada was suffering from a genetic defect that had resulted in a very serious and painful chronic pancreatitis. That baby, Lucianna Jane McDaniel, nicknamed Lucy, was 12
weeks old when her mother underwent a total pancreactomy and Islet Auto-transplant of her pancreas. Doctors removed her pancreas, extracted the islets, and then transferred them to her liver during a 14-hour operation. Now four years old, Lucianna Jane ("Ann" from her paternal grandmother's middle name, and "Jane" from her maternal grandmother's middle name) is a preschool student at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and the joy of her parents and brothers, Bryson Cale (10), a 5th grader at KM Intermediate School; and Stetson Brooks, (7) a 2nd grader at East Elementary School. Jada's bout with this life-threatening illness started in 2006. She
recalls that she was 18 when she had her first attack and the doctors blamed it on indigestion or her gall bladder. Those attacks continued intermittently throughout her 20's, but it was always said to be her gall bladder. Even with an attack causing her to go into labor three weeks early with her second son, Stetson, it was still unclear that there was anything wrong. "I just thought I was having strong labor pains," she said. By age 29, the attacks worsened, she followed doctors' orders diligently, and then her family physician, Dr. Jeffrey Carley of Kings Mountain, recommended she go to Charleston, SC, to the See McDANIEL, 5A
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
‘Foxfire’ premiers Friday at Joy theatre Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Inc. and director Stan Logan will present “Foxfire” on Friday and Saturday, August 3, 4, 10, and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, August 5th at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens. Reservations can be made by calling the Joy Performance Center at 704-7309408. Reservations must be made 24 hours in ad-
vance of any performance. No same day reservations will be accepted. Synopsis: Annie Nations (Eleanor Wixson), an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79, lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband, Hector (Steve Austin). Her tranquility is threatened by a brash real estate developer (Caroline Dedmon) who wants to turn her land into a
vacation resort and by concern over her son, Dillard (Robert Jenkins), a country singer who has come home with two stranded children because his wife has run away. Annie's battle to decide her future takes her through some funny, touching, and magical flashbacks to her life with Hector. Dillard, See KMLT, 5A
KM players star in 'Little Mermaid' opening Friday The curtain goes up Friday at 7 p.m. at the Cherryville Little Theatre, 301 W. Academy Street, for the first of five performances of the one-act play, "Disney's The Little Mermaid JR." Five young actors from Kings Mountain and Grover are starring in the show. Sophia Kellstrom, former Little Miss North Carolina,
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Michael Lovelace Member of Oak Grove Baptist Church KINGS MOUNTAIN Michael Wayne Lovelace, 62, of Kings Mountain, passed away July 24, 2012 at
home. He was born October 4, 1949 in Cleveland County, to the late Fred Ellis and Louise Canipe Lovelace. Michael was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kings Mountain and he served in the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division. He retired from Goodyear and formerly worked for Doerre Construction. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, with Rev. Travis Northcut officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with full military rites by the Bessemer City American Legion Post 243 Honor Guard. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. He is survived by his wife Sondra Oliver Lovelace; sons, Michael Wayne Lovelace II and fiance’ Dawn Brooks, Freddie Lovelace and wife Christy all of Kings Mountain; daughter, Crystal Adams and Mitchell of
Kings Mountain; brothers, Terry Lovelace and Keith Lovelace both of Kings Mountain; sister, Cindy Houser and husband Mike of Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Michael Lovelace III, Cody Lovelace, Channing Lovelace, Elijah Adams, Jacob Adams, and Isaac Adams. He is preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Lovelace. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. To offer condolences, please visit www.siskbutler.com Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City, is serving the family.
Sisk-Butler Funeral Home Carrie Riddle Martin KINGS MOUNTAIN Carrie Riddle Martin, 93, of Boyce Street, died July 24, 2012 at Summit Place of South Park, Charlotte. She was born in Cleveland County daughter of the late John J. and Mary Etta Clark Riddle. A graveside service was conducted by Rev. Tom Jolly at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Mountain Rest Cemetery, where interment followed. Helen Hamm Hinson Worked at Burlington Industries KINGS MOUNTAIN Helen Hamm Hinson, 87, resident of Kings Mountain died July 17, 2012 at Wendover Hospice in
Shelby. She was born in Cleveland County to the late Amos Hamm and Sally Huffstickler Hamm. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Allen Hinson; brother, John Hamm; and sisters, Louise Paysour and Margaret Bumgardner. She retired after 35 years of service from Burlington Industries in Kings Mountain. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her son, Dan Moore and wife Louise of Bessemer City; daughters, Patricia Barrett of Kings Mountain and Dianne Odoms and husband James of Kings Mountain; seven grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Eddie Gray at 11 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. The family received visitors prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home. Interment followed the service at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.
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ARRESTS JULY 24: Jackie Prince Hamrick, 42, 207 Duke St., simple assault, $5,000 bond, unsecured. JULY 25: A 17-year-old male was charged with communicating threats. JULY 27: Dustin Kevin Bell, 27, Salisbury, intoxicated and disruptive, resist, delay, obstruct, possession drug paraphernalia, $1,000 bond, secured. JULY 28: Carl Chris Lee, 29, 1042 Mountaincrest Dr., reckless driving, order for arrest. JULY 30: Brandon Wade Dixon, 24, 405 Hill St., probation violation, $30,000 bond, secured.
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sign violation. JULY 28: Thomas Smith, 51, 1004 Second St., no seat belt. JULY 28: Arian Lopez, 19, 306 Countryside Dr., speeding. JULY 28: Tyler Adams, 18, 138-1 Putnam Lake Road, speeding. JULY 28: Alexis Miller, 29, Charlotte, conceal merchandise. JULY 28: Robert Dustin Michael, 20, Mount Holly, speeding. JULY 29: Matthew Reynolds, 23, Lancaster, SC, no seat belt, failure to carry license. JULY 29: Joan Jamison, 56, 35, Shelby, speeding. JULY 29: Matthew Lee Gregg, 25, Lincolnton, speeding. JULY 30: Brandon Wade Dixon, 24, 714 McDaniel Rd., no registration, no license for operating motorcycle. INCIDENTS JULY 23: A resident of Princeton Drive reported that someone cut open a package at his residence, took merchandise and then resealed it. JULY 23: Frito Lay, 564 Waco Rd., reported theft of a catalytic converter valued at $400. JULY 23: A resident of Belmont reported theft of a 2001 silver Dodge Neon from Waco Road. JULY 27: Gibson Industries, 1051 York Rd., reported theft of scrap metal. JULY 30:Tobacco Barn, 716 Cleveland Ave., reported attempted breaking and entering. WRECKS JULY 17: Officer K. L. Putnam said that a parked vehicle owned by Frankie Coleman, 100 Garrison Dr., rolled from the parked position and hit a fence doing damages totaling $2,000. JULY 20: Officer L. B. Ware said that a 1995 Honda operated by Frankie
Dean Coleman, 100 Garrison Dr., rear-ended a 2001 Buick operated by Deborah Ross, 106 Blair Drive. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damages totaled $1700. JULY 20: Cpl. D. K. Davis said that a 2000 Toyota operated by a 17-yearold male rear-ended a 2005 Hyundai operated by Brandy Mull of Grover on US 74 Business. Property damages were estimated at $1100. JULY 20: Officer G. L. McKinney said that an unknown vehicle struck a vehicle operated by Charles Barber of Bessemer City as he turned into the parking lot of Lil Caesar's Pizza. JULY 20: Officer D. K. Davis said that a 2003 Nissan operated by Jerry Smith, 603 Stoney Point Rd, pulled out in front of a 2000 Hyundai operated by Jane Carpenter, 110 Raven Dr., doing an estimated $2200 damage. The accident happened on Morris Street. JULY 21: Officer T. E. Bell said that a parked car owned by Jon Fleisher, 101 Marcella Dr., was struck by an unknown driver at the Moss Lake parking lot. JULY 25: Officer Lee Whittington said that a 2005 Ford operated by Dwight Tessneer, 106 Plantation Place, rolled from a parked position at Wells Fargo Bank into a 2005 Ford operated by Debra Robinson, Southbrook Dr. doing minor damages. JULY 26: Officer D. K. Davis reported that a mailbox at the residence of Mary McKinney, 109 Fulton Dr., was damaged by an unknown driver. Damages were estimated at $250.
Kidd charged in fatal crash Kevin Kidd, 24, of 257 Range Rd., faces three counts of serious injury by vehicle and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury following a fatal crash in which a woman was killed July 20. Lora Crawford White, of the Shelby area, died in the crash. The N. C. Highway Patrol said alcohol was involved in the accident that injured four others, including Kidd. District Attorney
Locke Bell added the other charges after meeting with investigators in the case. The accident happened on July 20 at 10:50 p.m. on Dallas-Cherryville Road near Apple-wood Road, according to Trooper M.A. Fleming. Trooper Fleming said White was riding in Kidd's car w hen it crossed the center line and hit a Ford pickup head on. A Jeep Cherokee then struck Kidd's car. Kidd was jailed on $250,000 secured bond.
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Revolutionary War Display at Belmont Historical Museum By Alan Hodge Special to the Herald
There’s a battle raging at the Belmont Historical Museum. Actually, the fight is a scale model recreation of the October 7, 1780 Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain designed and built by Evan Ridlon of Mount Holly. Ridlon’s love of history and scale modeling led him to create the diorama complete with over 200 miniature soldiers, trees, rocks, and landscape representing the shape of the Kings Mountain battlefield. “I became interested in scale models as a child building airplanes, ships, and tanks,” Ridlon said. “Then I moved on to historical gaming with miniature soldiers.” To create the soldiers for his Kings Mountain battlefield, Ridlon started with soft plastic figures then hardened them with floor wax. Next, he painted each and every one of them in correct uniform colors ranging from bright scarlet to buckskin brown. “The size of the soldiers and trees is one inch equals 72 inches,” Ridlon said. “So a soldier one inch tall would represent a man six feet tall.” To make the diorama’s battlefield, he used sections of green Styrofoam sculpted in the shape of the Kings Mountain landform. The diorama on display at the museum is about 2-feet wide and 4-feet long and is part of a larger display Ridlon has at home that’s twice that size. “The diorama is part of a larger war gaming board,” he explained. In addition to the figures and landscape, Ridlon has placed markers at strategic points on the diorama explaining what officers were in charge of troops at that spot. One of the markers shows the position of Major William Chronicle, a native of the Belmont area, who was killed in the fight. A NC Highway Historical Marker recognizing Chronicle is actually on the museum grounds. According to Ridlon, the entire set-up shows the final phase of the Battle of Kings Mountain when Patriots were encircling British and Loyalist troops and ready for the final charge. Ridlon credits his wife Sherry for helping him with the project. “She did a lot of the historical research,” he said. “One of the
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Evan Ridlon of Mount Holly has built a diorama of the battle of Kings Mountain that is currently on display at the Belmont Historical Museum. He hand painted over 200 toy soldiers for the piece. facts she uncovered was that Daniel Boone’s father fought in the battle.” For Ridlon, his Battle of Kings Mountain modeling looks like it will be an ongoing thing. He plans to expand the scope of the diorama and add even more detail. “So far, I’ve been working on it for about a year and half,” he said. “It is constantly evolving.” Though the “portable” version of the diorama is currently educating folks that stop by the museum, Ridlon says that when that gig
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is up he will be glad to set it up wherever else it might be appreciated. “I hope it fosters an interest in history,” he said. “Especially in children.”
Sales tax holiday this weekend With the dawn of another school year mere weeks away the clock is ticking on buying school supplies, but shoppers may see some savings this weekend as the state suspends its sales tax on certain items for 36 hours. North Carolina's annual back-to-school tax-free weekend starts at midnight Friday and continues through midnight Sunday. Over the weekend, shoppers will save 4.75% (nearly 5 cents on every dollar) in sales taxes on purchases for back-to-school items, ranging from clothes to certain electronics. Local sales taxes (2.75% - nearly 3 cents on every dollar in Cleveland and Gaston counties) will still apply to purchases. Under state guidelines, the following items will be exempt
from sales tax this weekend: • Clothing, footwear and school supplies of $100 or less per item • School instructional materials of $300 or less per item • Sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item • Computers of $3,500 or less per item • Computer supplies of $250 or less per item Clothing accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, protective equipment, wallets, furniture, items used in a trade or business, and rentals are not covered by the exemption and will be subject to the applicable tax. For more information, visit www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/sale stax_holiday.html
Brenda Lovelace, Andy Neisler, Mary Neisler, Scott Neisler, and Rotary President Jonathan Rhodes at last week's meeting of the Rotary Club. Mrs. Neisler won the Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year award. Mary (Mrs. Charles) Neisler is Kings Mountain Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year for 2012. The prominent Kings Mountain woman was honored for longtime community service at the civic club's recent meeting at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center. Mrs. Neisler was recognized for her service in many areas in the community. "I am very humbled," said Mrs. Neisler, adding, "I love Kings Mountain."
Shirley Brutko, who made the nomination, cited Mrs. Neisler's accomplishments in downtown beautification and revitalization in the historic district, her work in the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, her activity in First Presbyterian Church, and recalled that she won the first Gateway award from the Kings Mountain Business & Professional Club. "Mary is very familiar to local people who see her in her little red truck doing good work to make our community
beautiful," said Mrs. Bruko. Mary Somers met her husband, Charles Neisler, over 50 years ago at a Tommy Dorsey concert in Charlotte that she was attending with her sister, Jenny (Mrs. Bob) Maner. The Neislers have been married for 51 years and are parents of five sons, Andy, Scott and Lee Neisler. Mr. Neisler, now retired, was active for a number of years with Neisler Mills and Dicey Fabrics. Co-chairmen of the citizen award committee were Brenda Lovelace and Doug Satter-
field. The Citizen of the Year ward is given annually to a non Rotarian and includes the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow award, a $1,000 contribution to Rotary International in honor of the recipient.
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David Allen Coe, step aside. If anybody is going to write “the perfect country western song” it’s gonna be me. I’ve already penned the lyrics for a couple: “I’m Tired of Bangin’ My Head Against the Writing on the Wall” and “I Carry My Family Portrait on My Driver’s License”. The first because I like mixing metaphors almost as much as I like puns. The second came from an old motorcycle riding and camping friend. He had been divorced for more years than he had been married but was still in love with his ex, and he rarely saw his daughter. He felt like his drivers license photo was his family portrait. In his last months as he dealt with cancer he found out how wrong he was. His family was huge. His daughter cared for him and his hundreds of friends cared about him. If being his friend was wrong, I don’t want to be right. Still, it’s a great country song, don’t ya think? I’m working on another one now for all you smokers out there that are having a hard time finding a place to light up. It goes like this… Tobacco’s become a mortal sin. Now it’s against the law. Soft pack or hard, carton or tin. Or a wad tucked in your jaw. They’ve taken all our rights away. They search us in places ain’t meant to be seen. We have to protect the other guy. But who’s looking out for me. Joe Camel ain’t Kool no more Winston’s name ain’t on the Cup Nobody’s callin’ for Phillip Morris Nobody’s lightin’ up. Nobody told The Duke to snuff it out. And no doctor ever told him to quit. I know that’s one cowboy, pardner, That wouldn’t put up with it. Joe Camel ain’t Kool no more Winston’s name ain’t on the Cup Nobody’s callin’ for Phillip Morris Nobody’s lightnin’ up. Then I’ve got a few more that I can’t keep from rattlin’ around in my brain… She’s hot. I’m not. Think I’ve got a chance? More beer. No fear. Gonna ask her to dance. Or how about… Martinis and Manhattans Wine from the right year. Or Jack and Coke, Pretzels and beer. Or maybe this one… If I held four kings I’d still lose the hand. If I had two nickels to rub together I’d be a lucky man or… It’s against the law to eat anything fat. Burger gets you 5 to 10. Want fries with that? or... Opie’s freckles and Aunt Bee’s pies. Andy’s gone, but Mayberry never dies. Yes, you may have read some of this before. But I wanted to re-introduce you to an off-the-wall idea. More on that in my next column. Be sure to check in. I think you’re going to like it.
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Rat Tail Cow By Shelley Proffitt Eagan “I heard a farmer is sending some nice cows to the sale,” the buyer said over the phone as dad described what he was looking for. We were looking for 8 cows to add to the Shelby herd, a while back. What we ended up getting was seven nice cows and one very elusive one. At the livestock auctions a cow is walked into the ring and the bidding begins so it’s nearly impossible to tell anything about a cow’s personality in the 30 seconds to minutes that they are in the ring! So, I’m sure the buyer did his best. The purchased cows were delivered the next day to our farm and dad headed out to check out the new additions. Oddly enough, there were only seven there! Not eight, as we had been told were purchased and delivered. That’s because the eighth one decided she didn’t like her new digs and took it upon herself to relocate, out of that pasture. She had already escaped the small holding pasture with her calf and headed to the woods! It was nearly two weeks after their arrival before we even got the chance to lay eyes on her. Finally, we caught a glimpse of her from the rear as she made for the woods. As soon as we would step foot in the pasture this became her routine! We arrive…..then…she departs, quickly! But we got enough of a glance to see the rat tail on her. Ever since then that’s what we’ve called her; “Rat Tail”. Leggy and with a barrel-shaped belly her rusty color and horse shaped face makes her distinct. Rat Tail has no ear tag, I’m sure because she is nearly impossible to get in a head gate! She appears to be mostly a Limousine cow and has the face of a horse, long and narrow. She had a good-sized calf at her side when we got her and she calved again within a few months of arriving here. Both her steers have been gorgeous. “Everyone has one,” the vet told me today. The cow that is impossible to catch and runs away every time we appear while the rest of the herd happily awaits us. The sane ones calmly watch as we refill the minerals, kelp and salt, or walk around them and make sure they are well and work on the water. We have brought that herd into the barn to pregnancy check or castrate bull calves or put in ear tags at least a dozen times since her arrival on the farm. Never, not once, have we been able to catch her up and keep her in the barn to load her onto the trailer. If we do manage to get her into the barn she jumps as many panels as it takes to escape. Until…. the week before Thanksgiving. We had a crew of our farm hands, about a bazillion corral panels set up funneling into the barn, and had reinforced the barn interior to the likes of a
prison. Rat Tail has an uncanny ability to find the weak spot in a fence and bust out. She has escaped from this same barn numerous times taking out wooden gates made of 2 x 6, hurdled 5-strand barbed wire effortlessly, and pushed through several bull fence panels! Our own Houdini of the ranch. The corral panels she can hurl herself against but not budge, unless they are rusty. These are typically found only around working pens on livestock farms. With the barn shored up and corral panels everywhere we finally had her. Her most recent calf was weaned and we were ready for her to leave the farm! We transported her to the Kings Mountain farm and held her a few days until the sale barn was open, pacing the fence line, head up, searching for her possible escape. Only to find that they were closed the week of Thanksgiving! Darn it! We were forced to hold her for another week. I could not wait to get her off the property. Because of her presence we had to skip the headgate portion of the farm tours we give on our customer appreciation day the day after Thanksgiving. Having people that close to the catch pen would have driven Rat Tail mad and been potentially dangerous for our guests. When you have one insane cow in a herd it can make the entire group act nutty. She is a terrible influence on any younger animal near her. Bad vibes all over the place. The following week we head to the barn at sunrise to load her onto the stock trailer for transport to the sale barn. As she runs around the catch pen, because of our presence, I notice that she has a clear fluid coming out the back end, not urine! Since this is a family friendly blog I’ll just say that this is a sign that a cow is going to calve soon. Oh NO! Oh no! We can’t send her if she’s calving, that would be cruel. We called it off. We’re stuck with her again. This was getting to be comical! Looked like she was going to calve any day. We did the math and her current weaned calf was old enough that she could have been bred back right after she had him and be ready to calve again. I’ll give her points for being a calving machine. Still I wanted her out of here. It has been a week now and no calf! The vet came today and said he wouldn’t be able to tell if she was 3 weeks away or closer. So, if there is no calf at her crazy side as of Wednesday of next week she will be off to the sale and to another farmer. If I could put a sign around her neck, I would. It would read, “Fear Me! Strong Fences Required! Good Luck.”
Letters to the editor Clarity of historical fact In Wednesday’s July 25, 2012 edition of The Herald the letter entitled “Few Misconceptions in Last Weeks Letter” argued that I had been mistaken in the July 4th letter “Thoughtful Independence Day” with my comments about the reasons for the Revolutionary War including unfair taxation and religious freedoms. I’d like to offer Cerese Feagans and readers of The Herald the following information taken from our own government’s websites: In 1620 Separatists came to the new world to avoid religious persecution in England. In 1629 the Puritans came for the same thing and to establish a place to set an example of how God wanted people to live. Both came because the King of
England dictated how people had to worship. In 1775 the colonists rebelled against the King for erosion of self-government and increased taxes which royal authority needed to pay expenses for the French and Indian War (seven year war). Other issues included an alleged plot to increase the authority of the Anglican Church in America. The Revolutionary struggle subtly interacted with religion then quickly produced changes that transformed traditional European relations between government and religion and made America a beacon of religious freedom for people everywhere. Historians emphasized that religious revivals during the so called “Great Awakening” of the 1740s helped usher in the Revolution. Excerpts from a transcript of the Declaration of Independence include:
See More Letters to Editor on Page 7 “…..necessary for one people to dissolve political bands….to assume …the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them….” “…..all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights… …” “…..That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter it or abolish it…..” Based on all the above I would say that my original letter was correct in all aspects and that we do need to change out all the liberal Democrats including Obama. So Cerese, we can agree on one point, we need to vote our preferences. Beauford Burton Kings Mountain, NC
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CLT: presents ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR’ opening Friday FROM Page 1
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Sophia Kellstrom claims the spotlight in her portrayal of "Ursula" as Ariel (Sarah Fox) looks on in the upcoming production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid JR", which opens Friday.
steals the spotlight as Ursula in the upcoming production. Matt Brown will win the heart of the audience as Ariel's trusty sidekick, Flounder. Andrew Childers plays the role of the helpful scavenger Scuttle. And Kings Mountain High students Madison Ramsey and Linsey Wagner will shine in multiple roles as Mersisters, chefs and princesses. Twenty-five students who range from age 10 to 18 from Belmont, Grover, Gastonia, Kings Mountain, Shelby and Cherryville are in the cast. Other performances are on Saturday, Aug. 4, Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. with a 3 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday, Aug. 5. Director Connie Fox said theatregoers will be excited to learn that the theater's goal is to present one or two shows a year. She said due to budget cutbacks Cherryville schools are unable to offer drama or theatre classes, and local
community theatre is the only opportunity some of the students have to participate in a stage production. Cherryville Little Theatre hopes to start an improved drama class after school once per month on Monday for two different age ranges: 5 to 10 years, then a class for ages 11 to 15 in September. Those interested should e-mail conniefox@carolina.rr.com or phone 704-445-0892. Fox said that Broadway Junior shows are abridged versions of Broadway hits with shorter songs and run an hour or an hour and a half, rather than a full two hours. Along with the hit songs "Part of Your Word" and "She's in Love", and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea" from the animated classic, three new songs from the Broadway version will be sung. The cast list includes Shelby's Carver Thompson as Sebastian; Cherryville's Sarah Fox as Ariel; Ely Thompson and Jordan Grimes as gulls and sea crea-
tures; Andrew Childers as Scuttle; Boiling Springs' Molly Smith as Mersister, Chef, Princess; Cherryville's Caleb Grisdale as Sailor, gull, sea creature; Linsey Wagner as Mersister, Chef, princess; Cherryville's Laurie Ricardo as princess and sea creature; Cherryville's Darden Rice as Prince Eric; Sophia Kellstrom as Ursula; Madison Ramsey as Mersister, Chef Louis, princess; Matt Brown as Flounder; Shelby's Cydney Wallace as Mersister, Chef, princess; Cherryville's Cheyenne Hoffman as Carlotta, Mersister, sea creature; Lincolnton's Josiah Beman as pilot, sea creature; Lincolnton's Jennifer Beman as sea creature; Cherryville's John Randall as Grimsby and sea creature; Gastonia's Claire Hicks as Mersister, Chef, princess; Cherryville's Kobe Caldwell as Jetsam; Cherryville's Kenan Caldwell as Flotsam and sailor; Belmont's Kyra Howard as seahorse; and Cherryville's Kaleb Caldwell as King Triton.
McDANIEL: finds new lease on life after transplant to ease pain of chronic pancreatitis FROM Page 1 Digestive Disease Center of the Southeast. There she had weeks of consultations, evaluations and endoscopies to finally get a diagnosis. In March of 2007 doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina told her that she had chronic pancreatitis for which there was no cure. They recommended she go home and find a pain management doctor as she would need pain medicine for the rest of her life and they told her to eat a low fat diet. After months of eating as little as four grams of fat a day, Jada's enzyme level continued to rise, sending her back to the hospital for 6-9 day visits at least twice a month to allow the inflamed pancreas to heal. The pain became more frequent and more severe. A support group online that MUSC recommended she contact a doctor, at the University of Minnesota, who had pioneered a surgery to remove the pancreas entirely and transplant the islets into the liver. She did. In June 2007 she went to Minneapolis for consultation with world-renowned Dr. David Sutherland for evaluation and genetic testing to be sure Jada was a good candidate for this procedure. Jada was told she carried a mutated gene that is one of four markers linked to pancreatic cancer and that if the pancreas was not removed she would likely develop pancreatic cancer by the age of 35. Pancreatic cancer is the second deadliest cancer. Jada came home in 2007 with a near death sentence. It was an easy decision to have the surgery and she and her husband quickly started the steps of getting insurance authorization. In October of 2007 Jada learned that her surgery had been approved and planned the transplant for February of 2008. That same week, Jada also learned she was unexpectedly pregnant with her third child, causing her to
cancel her transplant and leaving her with fear of her future. Her obstetrician warned her that her pancreas could become inflamed and out of control, leaving her life in jeopardy. The first doctor she saw boldly said, "You need to abort this baby or you will leave your boys without a mother." Jada and Cale left the doctors office in fear and in tears. "I didn't want to leave my boys without a mother and I didn't want to lose my baby [girl]," said Jada. Struggling to make the right decision for her family she relied on the recommendation of her doctor, David Sutherland, in Minnesota as well as her faith. Dr. Sutherland reasoned that she had this genetic defect when she was pregnant with her boys, but they just didn't know that. Because this was a surprise pregnancy, Jada believed that God knew she was sick and still gave her this baby and that was all she needed to know. She continued to see a specialist and was monitored every single week of her entire pregnancy, experiencing only two pancreatic attacks. She was hospitalized only once. Her gracious Dad, Mike Brown, added on a special suite onto their home for his only granddaughter out of seven grandchildren. "I am still Daddy's girl, and he would have done anything to help us through this stressful time. Having a place to bring our baby home helped me to believe that everything was going to be okay," Jada said. On June 16, 2008 baby Lucy was born a week early, weighing in a healthy 7 lbs. and 5 oz. Then on September 29, 2008 Jada and her family and parents flew to the University of Minnesota for her transplant. The surgery resulted in the removal of her pancreas, gall bladder, appendix, spleen, and duodenum. After the islets were removed from the pancreas,
they were then infused back into the liver duct to produce insulin. During the eight weeks that Cale was taking care of Jada in Minnesota and after they returned home he continued to receive his paycheck even though he had already used all four weeks of vacation prior to the transplant for all of the hospitalizations Jada had gone through. The amazing, loving and caring co-workers at Rockwood Lithium (formerly Chemetall Foote) donated their own vacation time so Cale was able to stay with his wife, and still get paid. "The love and kindness they showed for my family is humbling. It's not just where I work, its part of my family," Cale said. In addition, his insurance paid in full for the testing, procedures, and complete care of all hospital and living expenses. Jada maintains a regimen of prescription supplements, long-term and fast-acting insulin as needed and often eats late at night so her body won't burn off what she eats, as she is unable to process and absorb nutrients without the exocrine function of her pancreas. She has a Guardian meter that measures her glucose levels every five minutes as she is prone to go as low as 31 and as high as 450 within minutes. It alerts her to fast-approaching highs or lows so she can take measures to bring it back to a stable and normal level. After her transplant, Jada's weight plummeted to 92 pounds. An attractive young woman, Jada has learned how to eat to gain back to her present weight of 110 pounds. "I really like to eat steak as it provides a lot of protein that I can absorb and is slower to digest. But almost all food flies through my body like its part of the Nascar circuit," she says with a laugh. "We live one day at a
KMLT: presents ‘Foxfire’ opening Friday at Joy FROM Page 1 still singing the music which used to infuriate his father, has an exuberant scene in which the audience becomes his public at a fairground concert. Can Dillard woo his mother away from the recalcitrant ghost? Will development swallow up the family farm? Only Annie can decide. KMLT’s cast also includes David Baez as the country doctor and Brenna Burgess as Holly Burrell. Members of local bluegrass group the Blue Band are featured with Dillard as the Stoney Lone-
some Band. Band members include Pete Sutton (guitar), Aaron Clark (banjo), Junior Costner (base guitar), and Jimmy Ferrill (mandolin). “Foxfire” is a play by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn based on the Foxfire books, about Appalachian culture and traditions in north Georgia. The 1982 Broadway production starred Jessica Tandy as Annie Nations and Cronyn as Hector. KMLT is supported in part by a Grassroots grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and is a funded affiliate of the Cleveland County Arts Council.
CITY: invites you to a ‘Night Out’ FROM Page 1 joined by the Kings Mountain Fire Department, Kings Mountain Rescue and the Cleveland County Emergency Services. A concert by Scoot Pittman will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Gazebo. Target, a national sponsor, will have drawings for gift cards with additional giveaways. This annual event is designed to strengthen communities by encouraging
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time, enjoy our family, and put our faith in God," said her husband, son of Ann and Larry McDaniel of the Bethlehem Community. He represents the third generation in his family to work at what was formerly Foote Mineral Company, following his father and grandfather, Dennis McDaniel. Cale has been with Rockwood Lithium 17 years. Jada worked as a youth minister at Central United Methodist Church and Patterson Grove Baptist Church for 10 years before her illness. Jada, daughter of Mike and Cindy Brown, likes to play the piano, sing, sew, decorate, photograph her kids, and spend time in the mountains where she feels she really can relax. The music room of her home is a favorite spot for her and her husband who also sings, plays the drums and guitars. The children and friends enjoy the drums and other instruments in the music room as well. Jada is a graduate of Queen's University with a BA in Music. Jada also enjoys painting as a hobby. She began painting city fire hydrants in the historic district of KM last fall at the request of the Chamber of Commerce. Seven have already been completed and at least 10 more are to be painted as the weather permits. "They really don't take too long to paint, its just finding the right weather," Jada says. Her creativity is also evident in the beautiful murals she has painted in her children's bedrooms and in the decor of her home. The McDaniels are members of Patterson Grove Baptist Church and also often attend 5 p.m. Sunday services at Parkwood Baptist Church in Gastonia. Jada and Cale McDaniel were married Feb. 21, 1998 at
First Wesleyan Church in Kings Mountain on the 6th anniversary of their first date. Both are 1994 graduates of Kings Mountain High and have been together since high school. Family and church are priorities for the McDaniels. Jada was in and out of hospitals about every three weeks for several years before she had the successful transplant. Thankfully, no hospitalizations have occurred since the transplant. She is not well nor ever will be with half her digestive system missing and her islets trying to produce in-
sulin from the liver. The islets will eventually fail and she will be insulin-dependent and have to deal with all the side effects of a brittle diabetic. Until then, the family takes each day as it comes and have learned to be very flexible with each day as they don't know how well Jada will feel. "We are thankful every day for the direction God led us to save my life," Jada said, adding that hope is out there and just because one opinion seems to carry a death sentence, it doesn't mean all opinions will.
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Open House Thursday, August 2nd 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Avenue The City of Kings Mountain is exploring ways to improve walkability throughout the community, and invites all residents to attend this event. Come contribute your thoughts and ideas in a highly interactive work session and learn more about the issues involved in planning for pedestrian needs. Many recommendations in the plan are the direct result of comments and suggestions received at the previous workshop held on April 26, 2012. Your input in this second workshop will help to set priorities for building projects in the months an years ahead. The meeting will be facilitated by Centralina Council of Governments, a regional planning organization committed to vital, prosperous and sustainable environment. Centralina is working with City staff, a steering committee, and various focus groups made up of a variety of Kings Mountain community members. For more information please contact Blair Israel, Centralina Council of Governments at 704-372-2416, or e-mail at bisrael@centralina.org, or contact the City of Kings Mountain Planning Department at 704-734-4595.
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Letters to the Editor A good day but a sad ending for K M duckpin bowlers Dear Editor: Seven members of the Kings Mountain Duckpin League went to Baltimore, Maryland to bowl in the National Duckpin Bowling tournament this past May. This would be our last tournament due to the closing of Mountain Lanes bowling alley. Last September we were told that we could not bowl any longer. In order to bowl in the nationals, members must bowl a number of games the previous year and present averages. John Dilling was a good friend of mine. He told me many times how he wanted duckpin bowling to continue. He said he had made provisions to keep it going, and had it all worked out so we could bowl after his death. For many years to come. John loved duckpins and always enjoyed going to the Nationals, even the last few years of his life when he wasn’t able to bowl. We wanted to go this last time to honor him. John would be proud of how our league represented Kings Mountain this year. Zeke Rybczyk placed first in the singles B division Allen Myers placed second in the same division. This was a huge win for our league, especially since we had practiced little to none prior to the tournament. The bowling alley where we bowled had 40 lanes of duckpins. Duckpins is big up North. Since Kings Mountain’s lanes closed, Richmond, Virginia is the closest duckpin bowling alley. I just don’t understand why John’s desire and wishes were not carried out. Tommy Barrett Kings Mountain
Response to Molly Savage Ms. Savage, you disagreed with the characterization of the PPACA as a healthcare takeover and then listed 13 mandates which you like. I also like those benefits, however, do you realize that the mandates are what make PPACA a de facto takeover? Do you also realize that none of the mandates are unconstitutional? The Supreme Court chose not to opine on whether the Commerce Clause can be stretched to authorize any of these new federal regulatory powers which confiscate insurance regulatory authority from the states. The Constitution does not grant Congress the authority to regulate insurance and the 10th amendment states, “The Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people.” To do this constitutionally we need to lobby the State legislatures to enact these mandates on a state level. You cited an analogy to a legal requirement to buy liability insurance. Here are the flaws with your analogy. The state does not require anyone to buy liability insurance. The state requires those who want the privilege of a vehicle registration to prove financial responsibility to be able to pay for any damages they may cause by operating a motor vehicle. Anyone may meet the financial responsibility requirement by self insuring, if they have enough cash, or by transferring the risk to an insurance company by purchasing insurance. Nobody is required to buy liability insurance just because they are alive. Furthermore, the financial responsibility requirement is tied to an optional privilege, driving a motor vehicle. Additionally, it is a state law, not a federal law, which is why it is constitutional. Ignoring unconstitutional behavior by the Federal government when it does things we like imperils freedom because it empowers future governments to use those same unconstitutionally confiscated powers to do things people will not like. Be assured, Federal expansionism facilitates the risks of dictatorship. Doubt me? Are you aware there were a series of presidential executive orders by all presidents from Nixon through Regan which authorized emergency plans to suspend the Constitution, eliminate all state and local governments, reorganize the country by the geographical boundaries of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts and establishing FEMA as the administrative head of the emergency powers national government (c.f. executive orders 11647, 12148, 12149, 12407 and HR 11764)? This is why it is very important we pursue the virtuous benefits you cited in your letter through constitutional state by state means. That is harder and messier, but safer to the future freedom of the world.
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JUSTIN: fighting rare brain cancer at 10 months old FROM Page 1 that Brittany Hiser and Josh Styers are with him at all times at the hospital and their schooling will be continued by them at the hospital or at home . Rising 11th graders at Kings Mountain High School, they were able to pass their grade by taking homework with them to the hospital. When school starts later this month, they will be homebound but will be able to continue their school work with the help of family members who are with the youngster around-the-clock. Justin's last surgery was on July 25 for stem cell extraction from the bone marrow to save and to help regenerate his blood cells that the chemotherapy will destroy. His family and Justin's long hard battle with the lifethreatening illness began when the baby was 5 1/2 months old. Two days after his diagnosis of brain cancer, Justin underwent surgery. His head size grew more than normal during a regular check-up and doctors ordered a MRI and at first they were unsure the tumor was cancerous but after surgery it was con-
firmed. "They were not able to get all of the cancer and informed us that the baby would need to undergo chemotherapy to attempt to rid him of the remaining tumor they were unable to reach," said his paternal grandmother. The weekend of May 22 Justin was able to be on the porch with his cousins and was in church with his family. His cousin, Haley, said he was happy, laughed and didn't seem to be in much pain. On May 30, Justin began his first scheduled round of chemotherapy. The treatment lasted just over a week and he returned home on June 8 . He was happy and then he became sick with parainfluenza, his immune system was severely weakened from the chemo and he was back in the hospital. On June 27 he began a second round of chemo and after nearly four weeks in the hospital he was home four days. "He is a strong little boy," said his paternal grandmother. She said a feeding tube was placed in his stomach at the hospital to help with nutrition but he accidentally pulled out the Hickman line in his chest ( that he
gets chemo from) and scared us and the nurses to death." "Justin has some of his little curl on top of his head but has lost most of his hair," said his grandmother. He was in the hospital for two weeks getting over the flu. He was home again on July 6 but he was back in the hospital July 16 with a fever. On July 25 he began his second round of stem cell 'harvest.' Medulloblastoma, although rare, is a common brain tumor in children, responsible for 25% of all pediatric brain cancers. Usually diagnosed before the age of 10, Medulloblastoma occurs in the cerebellum, a portion of the brain that plays a vital role in coordinating muscular movements. It is not hereditary. Malignant tumors form poorly developed cells at a very early stage of life, usually more common in children between the ages of three and eight and make up about 1 in 5 (20%) of all childhood brain tumors, more common in boys than girls, and rarely occur in adults. His parents say they are grateful for the love they feel in the community and for Ronald McDonald House which is run totally by dona-
JUSTIN AND GRANDMA TAMMY tions and where they and their parents have been able to relax and have a hot meal. The couple belong to closeknit families in Kings Mountain and Grover. They want to continue their education and Justin's mom hopes to go to nursing school. "My little man has been so sick but we are confident that all this pain, by the grace of God, will be behind him soon," said his grandmother She said the family has faith in the Biblical teaching that "I will never leave thee or forsake thee."
POTATO: Project has raised 84,000 lbs of potatoes this year FROM Page 1 40,000 pounds of potatoes by year's end. A bamboo string fence has been installed at one plot to discourage the deer. A good amount of the potatoes harvested this year have been given to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry for distribution through its food bank and to Central United Methodist Church for use in its community kitchen, which serves free hot meals to the public twice a week. The Cleveland County Potato Project's volunteer force also continues to grow as citizens from nearly all walks of life and even from different parts of the state pull on gloves and dig in to help the cause. A group of missionaries from Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lumberton, staying at the Baptist Men's Work Camp in Shelby, helped weed two plots of sweet potatoes on Friday and Saturday. Sharp said that 15-18 volunteers from Zion arrived at the Shelby plot - the Project's largest this year - around 6:30 Saturday morning determined to "beat the heat". Volunteers had the garden weeded by 9 a.m. A youth group from Shelby First Baptist also helped weeding efforts at a Boiling Springs potato patch on Friday, Sharp said. Every pair of hands counts. And every "dead weed is a good weed", Sharp joked. An idea that sprouted in a Sunday School classroom to feed the hungry with lo-
cally-grown potatoes - is maturing into a cause that has spread far beyond those first few potato patches in 2010. Rooted in volunteerism and philanthropy, the Cleveland County Potato Project, now in its third year, has touched the lives of thousands and its impact continues to grow. In 2010, a volunteer labor force produced 30,000 pounds of potatoes and delivered them to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry,
Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association, U-CAN (Upper Cleveland Area Needs) and the Salvation Army for distribution. Last year, the project raised 84,000 pounds of potatoes. A dozen or so plots of donated land has grew to more than 20 potato patches cultivated by businesses, schools, churches, residents and even a city, with the City of Kings Mountain's plot, in 2011. Volunteers have planted a
total of 21 potato patches this year. Sweet potato harvesting is expected to start in early September. Any church or other group that would like to donate a plot next year should be preparing their land this Fall, according to Sharp. To find out how you can get involved, visit www.ccpotatoproject.com or call Doug Sharp at 704-4725128.
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Kings Mountain backs try to strip the ball away from ballcarriers during Monday's practice.
Photos by GARY STEWART Kings Mountain linebackers get loose during conditioning drills Monday at the start of football practice.
90 show up for opening day of football practice Kings Mountain High football coaches greeted 90 players - 45 varsity and 45 JVs on the first official day of practice Monday morning. Eighteen of the varsity players started at some point during the 2011 season. Although he has several key positions to fill because of graduation, Coach Greg Lloyd expects the Mountaineers to be improved over last year’s 6-7 overall record. The remainder of this week’s practice will consist of conditioning and light drills. The Mountaineers will have their first hitting practice on Saturday morning. The Mountaineers will scrimmage on
Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at Freedom High School in Morganton. On Friday, Aug. 10, they will compete in the annual Cleveland County Jamboree at Crest High School. Burns faces East Lincoln in the 6 p.m. opener. Shelby battles A.C. Reynolds at 7 p.m., followed by Kings Mountain and Northwestern at 8 and Crest and Northeast Guilford at 9. The Mountaineers open their regular season on Friday, Aug. 17 at home against East Rutherford. See SCHEDULE, 3B
Kings Mountain quarterback Jonathon Clark fires a pass during the first morning of official preseason practice Monday at KMHS.
Assistant coach Jeff Putnam watches linemen go through drills Monday. AT LEFT, Head coach Greg Lloyd makes a point to players during opening day of conditioning drills Monday at KMHS.
Kings Mountain head coach Greg Lloyd issues practice gear to players prior to the start of football practice Monday morning.
Assistant coach Dustin Morehead watches as receivers push a two-man sled during Monday's practice session.
The goalpost acted as a defensive player for Kings Mountain receivers catching passes from assistant coach Dustin Morehead Monday.
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We don’t need to pay to live in God’s area code
Dr. Jeff Hensley Pastor Kings Mountain Baptist Church 212 is the area code for Manhattan and it is the most envied and desirable area code in the world. It screams power and prestige. Now I am told that Vonage will sell us a 212 area code for our use no matter where we live. This area code will work anywhere a broadband connection is available. That Vonage has a market for such electronic hypocrisy says that we Americans know that to be powerful we need to be connected to the powerful; to be wealthy we need to be connected to the wealthy; to be privileged we need to be connected to privilege, and for those of us who don’t
have such connections on our own, we can now get a hand out and a leg up on the competition. In Exodus 34:29-35 God gave Moses the opportunity to come into God’s own area code. It was an invitation to have what people often call “face time” with the Creator of the Universe. There are some interesting things that happened to Moses’ in his encounter with God. First of all, we may notice from that Moses responded to God’s invitation. In other words, it was God who initiated the encounter – who asked Moses to step out of his comfort zone and enter into a new spiritual area code. This is the way it is with life-changing encounters with God – God is the one who does the calling and we are the ones who respond. Secondly, we may notice that Moses’ appearance was changed by this encounter. The Bible says that his face shined so brightly that he had to cover it with a veil. We don’t know exactly what this looked like, but the theological point is clear. Being close to God changes our appearance, and it seems that this is
an appearance that others can see in us too. The apostle Paul said essentially the same thing when he pointed out that those of us who are followers of Christ are being changed by the Holy Spirit on a daily basis until we reflect the image of Jesus. Third, we may notice here that Moses only saw God indirectly. A direct face-to-face encounter with God seems to be way too much for us to handle, so God often reveals God’s self indirectly. For example, Jesus said he that would be found in the most vulnerable among us; that is, in the hungry, the poor and the suffering, and sometimes we don’t see him until after the fact so we need to be looking for him. The best area code in the country may be 212, but the most powerful area code believers may reside in is God’s area code, and that area code is not limited to geography. When we live in God’s area code, we can live to be our very best, and the good news is that we don’t need to pay any price to live in this area code, for God has already paid the price on Calvary.
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Dixon Presbyterian Church - Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell of Gastonia will fill the pulpit Sunday at 11 a.m. at Dixon Presbyterian Church of Dixon School Road. Family Worship Center The 6th annual Kevin White camp meeting, a week of power and praise, will begin Sunday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. and continue at 7 p.m. nightly Au-
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gust 13-17 at Family Worship Center,1818 Shelby Road. The public is invited. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church - 273 Tryon School Loop Road, Bessemer City, will host its annual Homecoming and Revival services Aug. 12-15. Rev. Oscar Cleveland, Pastor Ray of Hope Baptist Church in Roebuck, SC, will be the guest speaker for Homecoming Sunday. Revivalists throughout the week will be
Rev. Michael Glen, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Spartanburg, on Monday, Aug. 13; Rev. James Coleman, pastor of Good Samaritan Baptist Church in Shelby, on Tuesday, Aug. 14; and Rev. Benny Thomas, pastor of Mt. Calvary in Vale, on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is located on the Dallas-Cherryville Highway 279, Bessemer City.
reunion has been a tradition for more than 100 years. Bring a well-filled lunch basket and enjoy a meal at 1 p.m. and an afternoon of fun. For more information, call 704-435-9885 or 704-435-6970.
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Grover Town Board to meet Aug. 13 Grover Town Board will meet August 13 at 6 p.m. at Grover Town Hall. The meeting was rescheduled from August 6.
Neill Family Reunion Aug. 12 All descendants, friends and neighbors of James Andrew and Mary Jane Eaker Neill are invited to attend the annual Neill family reunion Sunday, Aug. 12, at Shady Grove Baptist Church's Family Life Center, 3240 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville. This
Woman's Club Attic Sale Sat. Kings Mountain Woman's Club will hold an attic sale Saturday, Aug. 4, from 7 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Woman's Club, 109 E. Mountain Street. All types of household goods, clothing for women, men and children and much more will be available. The public is invited and proceeds benefit the club's community projects.
Neurologist Dr. Danielle Englert will discuss deep brain stimulation surgery to relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Life Enrichment Center in Shelby. Dr. Englert is affiliated with Carolinas Medical Center. The program, which begins at 6 p.m., is free of charge and open to anyone interested in Parkinson’s. The center is located at 110 Life Enrichment Blvd., just off Fallston Road between Teddy and Meekins law office and Cornerstone Dental Associates. For more information, call Linda t 704.484.0405.
Fellowship & Faith
Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Long Creek Presbyterian Church 701 Long Creek Road 704-629-4406 Love Valley Baptist Church 2032 Bethlehem Road 704-730-0075 Macedonia Baptist Church 1101 S. Battleground Avenue 704-739-6811 Midview Baptist Church 703 Margrace Road 704-739-6711 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354 Mountain View Agape Church 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160 Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516 Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354 New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507 New Bynum Chapel Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606 New Camp Creek Baptist Church 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road 704-487-7128 New Life Family Worship Center 428 Oak Grove Road
704-739-9371 New Way Missionary Baptist Church 105 Waco Road 704-724-0414 Oak Grove Baptist Church 1022 Oak Grove Road 704-739-4833 Oak View Baptist Church 1517 York Road 704-739-7831
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Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852 Patterson Grove Baptist Church 301 Oak Grove Road 704-739-5826 Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398 Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue Progressive Church of Our Lord 1001 Cleveland Avenue 704-734-1070 Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580 Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd. Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church 201 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-7466 Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216 Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road 704-739-8920
First Presbyterian Church St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256
GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd
Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007
Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230
Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328 Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961 Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive
GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541 First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC704-937-7390864-8391873 WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church
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Rybczyk, Myers 1-2 singles in National Duckpin tourney Kings Moutain’s Zeke Rybczyk and Allen Myers finished 1-2 in the Singles B division in the 2012 National Duckpin Bowling Tournament at AMF Westview Lanes in Baltimore, MD. The B division is for bowlers with single game averages of 125 or less. Division A is for bowlers with averages of 126 and higher. Myers actually had the best three-game series, 422 to Rybczyk’s 405, but after handicaps were added Rybczyk edged Myers by one pin, 555 to 554. They were the only North Carolina bowlers to place during their two days of bowling. The tournament
runs several weekends during May and June. Other Kings Mountain bowlers participating were Gail Rybczyk, Tommy and Joy Barrett, and Ed and Colleen Philbeck. The trip was bittersweet for the Kings Mountain bowlers, because it will be their last. They were allowed to bowl based on their 2011 league averages. Mountain Lanes at the former Dilling Heating building on York Road was closed last fall and was the last duckpin bowling alley in North Carolina. The closest duckpin alley to Kings Mountain now is in Richmond, VA.
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Kings Mountain bowlers competing in the recent National Duckpin tournament in Baltimore were, left to right, Allen Myers, Zeke Rybczyk, Joy Barrett, Gail Rybczyk, Tommy Barrett, Ed Philbeck and Colleen Philbeck.
Report your game scores to The Herald by bringing them by the office at 700 E. Gold Street; call 739-7496, fax 739-0611 or Email gstewart26@carolina.rr.com
Pre-season Soccer Practice starts Monday
The deadline for sports is 5 p.m. Monday. In case of Monday night games, sports will be accepted until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Your ‘Fruitful’ Tips with Jason Rhodes
Beefy Tomatoes 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup cooked rice 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 1 egg, lightly beaten
6 medium tomatoes 1 lb. lean ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 2 teaspoons dried basil 1 teaspoon salt
Directions: 1. Cut thin slice off the top of each tomato and discard; remove core. Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Reserve 1 cup pulp (discard remaining pulp or save for another use). Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain. 2. In a nonstick skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the basil, salt, pepper and reserved tomato pulp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 10-12 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. 3. Stir in the rice, cheese and egg; heat through. Spoon into tomato shells. Place in a shallow 2-qt. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
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Kings Mountain High's men's soccer team opens pre-season practice Monday morning. Dan Potter begins his second year as head coach after stepping away from the program for several years.
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Optimist Club Football sets registration Registration is underway for Kings Mountain Optimist Club football and cheerleading. Registration is $75. The fee includes required accident insurance that is secondary to primary health insurance. Practice begins August 1 and will be held
from 6-8:30 p.m. for the first week. After the first week it will be from 6-8 p.m. Officers are Curtis Pressley, president (704-466-8297 or Apfaith@aol.com), and Jonathan Zirbel vice president, (704-473-7024 or jzirbel@mshonda.com).
SCHEDULE: set for Fall sports pictures to be taken Friday at KMHS beginning with football at 9 FROM Page 1B Friday will be picture day at KMHS with the following schedule:
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Government Cleveland County Board of Commissioners - meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers, second floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Cleveland County Sheriff’s Satellite Office opens – Meet Sheriff Alan Norman and share concerns every third Thursday in the month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall.
Club Meetings
Your guide to area events
Kings Mountain Rotary Club - Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. Southern Arts Society – Meets every first Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Kings Mountain Woman’s Club – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street. Executive Board for Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street. Military Support Group – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church. In country Vietnam veterans breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Steve Brown at 704-739-2725 for more information. Shelby Kiwanis Club – meets every first and third Thursday of the month, noon, at the Cleveland Country Club. Open to men and women 18 and older. Contact Martha Bivins at 704-484-0100. KM Kiwanis Club – Meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Community Room (lower level) at the Mauney Memorial Library, South Piedmont Ave. Community Trustee Council Meetings for 2012: -Thursday, Aug. 2, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center -Thursday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital -Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center
Hospice Hospice Volunteer Conference – Thursday, August 2, 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby. Enhance your skills and learn how to become a more effective Hospice volunteer. Lunch is included, door prizes, Dairy Queen treats, and more! FREE and open to any active Hospice Volunteer. Please RSVP to ext. 175 if you plan to attend.
Arts & Entertainment Charlotte Shakespeare Festival – Through Aug. 26, at the Green Uptown, Charlotte, 704-625-1288, www.charlottespeare.com . Free admission.
Patrick Senior Center Activities All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St., Kings Mountain. -HL Exercise Class – 9-9:30 a.m., every Monday and Friday. -Ceramics – 9:30-11:30 a.m., every Monday. -Seniors in Motion – 10:30-11:30 a.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with instructors from the Y. -Quilting – 12:30-3 p.m., every Monday, and 1-3 p.m. every Thursday. -Low-Impact Aerobics – 1-2 p.m., every Monday and Wednesday, with instructors from Shapes by Jodi.
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-Knitting – 9-11 a.m., every Tuesday. -Computer class – 9-2 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday. -Bible History – 10-11 a.m., every Tuesday. -Sewing class – 11-noon, every Tuesday. -Evening Line Dance class – 6-7:30 p.m., every Tuesday. -First Place Healthy Lifestyle – 8:30-9:30 a.m., every Wednesday. -Scrapbook committee meets – 10-11 a.m., every Wednesday. -Jewelry-making class – 1-2 p.m., every Wednesday. -Healthy Lifestyle class meets – 8-9:30 a.m., every Thursday. -Intermediate Line Dance – 10-11:30 a.m., every Thursday. -Bingo – 10:45-11:30 a.m., every Thursday. -Yoga – 1:30-2:30 p.m., every Thursday, with instructor Marlene Smith. -Men’s Coffee – 9-10:30 a.m., every Friday. -Women’s Tea – 9-10:30 a.m., every Friday. -Wii Bowling League – noon, every Friday. -Zumba Gold Exercise – 1-2 p.m., every Friday, with instructors from the Y. -Veterans meet – first Tuesday of each month, 3 p.m. -Monthly birthday party – fourth Tuesday of each month, 10:45 a.m. -Depression support group – first Wednesday of each month, 10:30 a.m. -Blood pressure clinic – third Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m. -Manicures and Pedicures offered – by appointment only, Aug. 1, Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. -Duplicate Bridge – 1:30-4:30 p.m., Aug. 1, Aug. 2 and Aug. 15.
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 1 – 3 p.m. Limit 18 students. •Aug. 6 – 10, “Sparkle and Shine Jewelry Design”, Jenny Hollifield, (CCAC). Cost: $55. Let your creativity shine as we make our own fabulous pieces of jewelry! Showcase your own sense of style as we create necklaces, bracelets, and earrings out of all different kinds of things. We’ll even make a jewelry holder for all of your fabulous creations! Rising 3rd - 8th graders, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. or 1 – 3 p.m. Limit 18 students. •Aug. 6 – 10, “An Adventure in Color”, Catherine Ware, (CCAC). Cost: $60. Join us for an adventure in color as we use watercolors and acrylics to paint abstracts, landscapes, pet portraits and more on canvas (just like real artists)! Join us for a colorful, paint filled week. Rising 3rd – 8th graders, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Limit 18 students. “Baseball As Art” exhibit – August 2 – 30, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Reception will be August 2, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Cleveland County Arts Council. The Cleveland County Arts Council is accepting two and three-dimensional art for an upcoming competitive exhibition based on the theme of baseball. The exhibit coincides with the 2012 American Legion World Series in Shelby, August 17 – 21, 2012. Artwork must pertain to or depict baseball. The American Legion Baseball Commission will sponsor a $500 Award. The winning piece of artwork will be placed in the Keeter Stadium. (Artwork may also be entered for exhibit only). For more information call 704-484-2787.
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All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the new Kiser Senior Center, 123 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Bessemer City.
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Kings Mountain Art Center (the old depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave., 704-7395585. Events are Free unless noted otherwise.
-Beginners Yoga - Wednesdays - 10 a.m. (every week) -Beginner Line Dance - Thursdays - 3 p.m. (every week) -Water Aerobics – Bessemer City Pool, Highway 161 at Crowders Mountain Rd. Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 12 - 12:45 (every week)
Arts Council Events The following are upcoming classes at the Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby. Contact 704-4842787 to register for classes. Cleveland County Arts Council Summer Art Camp for kids pre-school to 8th grade: •Aug. 6 – 10, “Go Michelangelo! Adventures in Sculpture”, Doug Pruett, (CCAC). Cost: $55. Come spend a week in the “3D World”, making art in the round. We’ll use clay, glazes, cardboard, spray paint, hot (cool) glue, tape, wire, paper, tacky glue, paper mache, and plaster. We will build things, arrange things, carve, and even mold things. We will make relief sculptures and sculptures with fronts, backs, tops and bottoms. We will even look through things that people have thrown away and turn them into visual creations. Come make art that you can get your hands into as we also learn about some of the most famous sculptors in history and the processes they explored via internet journeys to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh NC. Rising 1st – 8th graders
Southern Arts Society Gift Shop - open daily Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Over 30 regional artists represented. Fine art, jewelry, photography, pottery, wood work, wearable art, and jewelry. Southern Arts Society, Inc. - artists meet the First Tuesday, monthly at 6:30 p.m. except July and August. There is a brief business meeting followed by an artistic program. Open Studio - Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Artists are invited to bring projects to work on at the Art Center. Bring your own materials, supplies and a snack. SASI provides fellowship with fellow artists. The Shutter Light Group (the photography club) - meets the third Tuesday, monthly, at 6:30 p.m. The photography club focuses on how to take better photographs with informative programs and sharing techniques between members. For more information call Southern Arts Society at 704-739-5585 or visit www.southernartssociety.org or find SASI on Facebook.
Museum Events All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum,
100 East Mountain St., 704-739-1019. “Go Tell It on the Mountain: The Churches of Kings Mountain, NC” exhibit – Through September 8, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. There will be an opening reception Saturday, June 16, from 2 – 4 p.m. Bringing together artifacts and photographs from several of the area churches, this much anticipated exhibit chronicles the growth of organized religion in the area. For more information please call the Kings Mountain Historical Museum at 704.739.1019 or visit us online at www.kingsmountianmuseum.org, Facebook, or twitter. KMHM Reverse Raffle and Auction – Saturday, September 15. Tickets are on sale now. As always, a $100 ticket buys dinner for two and a chance at the $10,000 grand prize. Every 10th ticket drawn wins a door prize. Winners do not have to be present to win. This year there will be live entertainment by Harvest. To find out more about the event, please visit the Reverse Raffle & Auctions page on the Museum’s website www.kingsmountainmuseum.org and Facebook page, or call 704.739.101
Action at the Y All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Kings Mountain YMCA, 211 Cleveland Ave., 704-739-9631. Pool is open – Through Aug. 26, open daily, Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 2-6 p.m. Free to members, $3 for guests. Children under two admitted free. To have a birthday pool party, call John Maynard at the Y 704-669-3687. YMCA Basketball Summer Camp with KMHS Coach Grayson Pierce - July 30-Aug 2nd – $25.00 for members; $40 for nonmembers; Ages 5th grade to rising 9th; 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at YMCA gym; limited enrollment. Participants may register at the YMCA. T-shirts will be given out at camp. Registration begins next week. For more information, contact the YMCA at 704-7399631 or Coach Pierce at the high school. Summer Camps – Through Aug. 24, camps are $85 a week for Y members and $120 a week for non-members. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. - Aug. 6-10: Discover Heroes Week - Aug. 13-17: Discover the Truth Week - Aug. 20-24: Discover H20 Week Sports Camps – Through Aug. 17, camps are $85 a week for Y members and $120 a week for non-members. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. - Aug. 6-10: All Sports Camps - Aug. 13-17: Basketball Camp Swim lessons – offered in six different sessions at the Y pool, Through Aug. 24. Registration ends Friday before each session begins. $30 for members. $45 for guests. Financial assistance available. Morning lessons will be held Monday-Thursday during the following sessions: July 30-Aug. 10. Classes for parent and child - 9:10-9:40 a.m.; for preschool-aged children - 9:45-10:15 a.m.; for youth - 10:20-10:50 a.m. Night classes will be held from Aug. 6-24 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for parent and child 66:30 p.m., preschool 6-6:30 p.m. and youth 6:30-7 p.m.
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Halvorson attends leadership forum in Washington, DC
TAYLOR HALVORSON Taylor Halvorson, rising junior at Kings Mountain High School, has returned from Washington, DC where she
attended the National Leadership Forum on Medicine for scholars to examine a future in medicine. She is the daughter of Michael Halvorson of Dallas and the late Leslie Ballard and granddaughter of Susan Cook of Kings Mountain. She has a younger sister, Tori Leah, a 7th grader at Kings Mountain Middle School. An honor student at KMHS, Taylor is a former cheerleader who is in competition cheerleading with Aviator All Stars of Gastonia. For two years she played soccer on the KMHS team and is active in the Health Education club on campus and in Rachel's Challenge, a club against bullying. She is active in Kings Mountain Baptist Church. During the 10-day seminar students were introduced to a variety of concepts in public health, medical ethics, research and general practice and included visits to medical facilities and
clinics. "Each students may very well be the face of the future of medicine,'' said NYLF Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Marguerite C. Regan."The National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine creates a virtual classroom with hospitals, clinical facilities, and healthcare professionals. By shadowing key personnel, these students will have a great opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on a medical career. The timing is critical as young people explore their career paths just prior to immersing themselves in college coursework." NYLF, which has provided programming to more than 100,000 young people, is an educational organization that brings various professions to life, empowering outstanding young people with the confidence to make well-informed career choices.
Former players to be honored at Mountaineer football games Kings Mountain High School’s football team will be honoring all former Mountaineers at designated football games this fall. This is the 90th year of KMHS football. Five home games have been designated to honor players by decades. All former players, coaches and volunteers will be admitted free, be fed and recognized before their designated game beginning at 6 p.m. in the South end zone. They will be honored by decades beginning with the first home game on August 17. The schedule is as follows: Aug. 17 vs. East Rutherford - Players, coaches and volunteers from 2000-2011. Sept. 7 vs. Alexander Central - Players, coaches and volunteers from 1990-99. Sept. 14 vs. South Point - Players, coaches and volunteers from 1980-1989. Sept. 21 vs. Shelby - Players, coaches and volunteers from 1970-79. Oct. 19 vs. Crest - Players, coaches and volunteers from 1922-1969. The following information needs to be taken to the main office at KMHS no later than the Monday preceding the
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Civil War Photography exhibit opens today The Cleveland County Memorial Library will host the opening reception for the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” today, Aug. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in its Genealogy - Local History Room. The reception will open with remarks by library director, Carol Wilson. Civil War era music will be provided by the Log Cabin String Band and light refreshments will be served. In observance of the 150th an-
niversary of the Civil War (18611865), the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (www.ncculture.com) has organized the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” to travel the state from April 1, 2011 through spring 2013 as part of its commemoration (www.nccivilwar150.com). Visitors will see women, who served as Confederate spies, wellknown Confederate generals, reenactment images of soldiers and
battles, and more. The battlefield, home front, African Americans, and women all are reflected in the exhibit. A notebook accompanying the exhibit will offer sketches of the generals, of African Americans fleeing bondage, a woman whose home became a hospital, and other glimpses of lives from that turbulent time. In observance of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War (18611865), the Cleveland County Memorial Library is presenting a
number of events open to the public. Following is the schedule: • August 1, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. - Opening reception for the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” in the Genealogy – Local History Room. Civil War era music will be provided by the Log Cabin String Band. • August 7, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - The movie, “Underground Railroad: The William Still Story”, will be shown in the large Meeting
Tickets on sale now for museum raffle Tickets are on sale now for the Kings Mountain Historical Museum's Annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions at the American Legion, 155 York Road, set to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 15. A $100 ticket donation provides dinner for two and a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000. Every 10th ticket drawn will win a door prize. All paid ticket holders are eligible and need not be present to win. New this year, the event will include live entertainment by the local music group, "Harvest". A silent auction, full of Christmas gift possibilities, will be
held before the raffle. A live auction with one-of-a-kind items and exciting get-aways will also be held at the fundraiser. Funds generated from this event go towards supporting the museum’s mission of informing the public of the history of the City of Kings Mountain and surrounding areas by preserving and exhibiting the collection in which it has been entrusted. To find out more about the event, visit the Reverse Raffle & Auctions page on the museum’s website at www.kingsmountainmuseum.org and Facebook page, or call 704-739-1019.
Room. • August 18, Saturday, 10 a.m. - Private Thomas E. Caldwell Camp #31 Sons of Confederate Veterans will present a Living History Camp, Flag Presentation, Uniform Presentation, How to load a rifle and fire, and weapons Display. • August 21, Tuesday, 7 p.m. In his program, “A Cleveland County Citizen Goes to War”, author Mark Hughes, uses photographs taken during the Civil War to tell the story of a young Confed-
erate soldier who enlisted in the first unit raised in Cleveland Co. • August 28, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. - The movie “Civil War Ghosts” will be shown in the large Meeting Room. It focuses on paranormal and spiritual activity at three Civil War sites: Gettysburg’s Farnsworth House, occupied by Southern sharpshooters; Mississippi’s McRaven House, a field hospital during the Battle of Vicksburg; and Tennessee’s Chickamauga battlefield.
■ INSPECTIONS Seven area restaurants were inspected by the Cleveland County Health Department during the period July 16-27. They were: Grandpa's Country Store, Bethlehem Road, 97.5; Hong Kong Restaurant, E. King St., 98.5; McDonald's, Shelby Road, 99, includes two extra points added to the final score when any employee working at the facility has attended an approved food handling course; Ingles, Shelby Rd., 95, Jo's Catering, Grover, 100, both include two extra points added to the final score when any employee working at the facility has attended an approved food handling course; and Ingles, Shelby Rd., 97.5.
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the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of Cleveland and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Located just North of the city limits of Waco, North Carolina, on the Northeast side of State Road No. 1001 (Waco-Fallston Road); bounded on the West by Jerry Stamey, and Wayne Barrett p r o p e r t y ; bounded on the North and East by other property of Wayne Barrett; and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING on a stake in the Northeast edge of the right of way of State Road No. 1001, Southeast corner of Jerry Stamey property, and runs thence with the Stamey line, due North 209 feet to a stake, corner of Wayne Barrett property; thence with Barrett line, North 1125 West 80 feet to a stake, a new corner; thence a new line through Barrett property, North 86-25 East 148.6 feet to a stake, another new corner; thence another new line through Barrett property, South 6-10 East 159 feet to a stake, another new corner; thence South 520 West 213 feet to a stake, another new corner in the Northeast edge of the right of way of State Road No. 1001; thence with the Northeast edge of the right of
way of said road, North 60-10 West 150 feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 1.08 acres, more or less, according to a survey by James W. Elliott, Surveyor, dated August 13, 1968. Title Reference: Book 12-R, Page 453, Cleveland County Registry Tax Map Reference: 2276-1-39 Property Address: 2828 Fallston Waco Road, Shelby, NC 28150 Date of Sale: August 9, 2012 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: Cleveland County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Michael A. Plummer and Angela R. Plummer TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, rightof-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the
title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $ 7 5 0 . 0 0 , whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Lauren V. Reeves, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268
Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 File No. ALM 97394889, 966367 7/25, 08/01/2012 KMH 3461 (7/25 & 8/01/12) _______________ CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING – TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 – 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL CASE NO. Z-3-7-12 Faunce Properties, Inc. is requesting to rezone property located at 813 W. King Street (formally 814 W. Mountain Street) from RS-8 to Residential Office (RO). The property may also be identified as Tax Map KM21, Block 4, Lot 1 or Parcel# 13378. CASE NO. Z-4-7-12 Stella Putnam is requesting to rezone property located at 100 Gaston Street from Neighborhood Business (NB) to Residential 8 (R-8). The property may also be identified as Tax Map KM4, Block 6, Lot 17 or Parcel#7088. CASE NO. Z-1-7-12 Tommy and Tina Hall are requesting to rezone property located at 707 Cleveland Avenue from General Business (G-B) to Residential 10 (R-10). The property may also be identified as Tax Map KM16, Block 6, Lot 3 or Parcel#8254. CASE NO. CUR-2-712 Patricia Cash is requesting to re-
zone property located at 1207 N. Piedmont Avenue from Residential 8 (R-8) and Residential 10 (R-10) to Conditional Use R-20 (CU-R20). The property may also be identified as Tax Map KM36, Block 1, Lot 4 or Parcel#13501 and Tax Map KM4-71, Block 1, Lot 70 or Parcel#52719. CASE NO. CUR-1-612 John Bagley/Dale Williams are requesting to rezone property located at 409 S. Battleground Avenue from Residential 6 (R-6) to
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Cloninger, Camp Morales and Dixon to wed in September to wed in September Alan and Susan Cloninger announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Anne Cloninger, to James Robert "Jamie" Camp, son of Hoppy and Nita Camp, all of Kings Mountain. The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Kings Mountain High Schools and works at American Safety. She is the granddaughter of Doris Howze and the late John Howze and the late Earl and Sis Cloninger. The prospective bridegroom graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 2003 and works as a zone manager at Walmart. He is the grandson of Jackie and Bonnie Boone and the late Raymond and Ella Camp. The wedding is set to take place at Central United Methodist Church on September 22, 2012.
Silvia Aldaz of Cherryville and Pablo Morales of Denver, NC, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tania Sarai Morales, of Cherryville, to Adam Christopher Dixon, son of Darryl and Carol Dixon, all three of Kings Mountain. The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Burns High School. She earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Health Promotion and a minor in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2009. She is employed by Caromont Medical Group in Gastonia. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Clyde and the late Peggy Dixon of Kings Mountain and the late Rev. Dwight and Lorene Edwards of Cherryville. He is a 2006 graduate of Kings Mountain High and earned his Associate's degree in 2008 at Cleveland Community College. He is
LAURA ANNE CLONINGER and JAMES ROBERT 'JAMIE' CAMP
TANIA SARAI MORALES and ADAM CHRISTOPHER DIXON employed by First National Bank of Shelby. The wedding is planned
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Mt. Olive honors 98-year-old Lucille Dee Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Compact School Road, recently honored longtime church member 98-year-old Lucille Falls Dee. She was honored with a dozen roses
and a special reading, which will be engraved on a plaque and presented to Dee at the church's homecoming Sunday, August 12. Dee was recognized for
MYRTLE ATLEE DEE THOMPSON, daughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
COURTNEY THOMPSON, great granddaughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
her contributions to the church, which was established in the Fall of 1922. The congregation met in the home of Jerry Castle until they moved into their first
building in March 1923. The congregation moved into its current home on Compact School Road in 1953, according to church historian Charles Stephens.
As a young child, Mt. Olive Baptist Church was the first church Mrs. Dee attended with her mother, Mrs. Mary Falls. Mrs. Dee was also hon-
ored as the matriarch of five generations. Members of her family attended the special ceremony.
FURMAN VANDRAKE THOMPSON, grandson of Lucille Falls Dee.
MARY FRANCES DEE JOHNSON ADAMS, daughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
MARVA SUE JOHNSON BYERS, granddaughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
TREAVOR KENNEDY THOMPSON, great, great grandson of Lucille Falls Dee.
SHANDEIA BYERS, great granddaughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
AHLANI BYERS, great, great granddaughter of Lucille Falls Dee.
LUCILLE FALLS DEE
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