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KMHS athletes tops in grades; board weighs driver’s ed funding DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Kings Mountain High School’s varsity athletes topped their district counterparts academically in the 2012-2013 school year, pulling down an average GPA (unweighted) of 3.18.

That distinction earned them the Coach Jim Taylor Academic Excellence Award given to the high school with highest unweighted GPA of all varsity athletes.

The trophy was presented at Monday night’s meeting of the Cleveland County Board of Education.

Superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher called the accomplishment “a tremendous feat” for the school where he taught math for several years. KMHS is also his alma mater.

Early voting starts Oct. 23 Early voting for the November 4th general election will begin in Kings Mountain Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Kings Mountain Woman's Club on East Mountain Street.

Election officials will give you your ballots from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, Friday, Oct. 24, Saturday, Oct. 25, Monday, Oct. 27, Tuesday, Oct. 28, Wednesday, Oct. 29, Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31 and on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Same day registration won't be allowed during early voting in North Carolina and Election Day bal-

Dr. Brian Hunnell, the district’s director of administrative services, said the GPA is based only on the 2012-2013 school year and isn’t cumulative. Hunnel also noted that all Cleveland County high schools’ athletes averaged higher than a 3.0 GPA in the same period.

Crest High School collected the award last year.

Julie Rikard, an assistant principal at KMHS, and Mark Latham, the school’s defensive football coordinator, accepted the award Monday night.

In other school board news, the panel heard about the progress and success of a Summer Literacy Academy that was held over a four week period during the summer.

Laura Beaver, who is the school district’s Title I Curriculum Coach and Parent

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Kings Mountain High School assistant principal Julie Rikard, at left, and the KMHS defensive football co-ordinator Mark Latham, at right, accept the Coach Jim Taylor Academic Excellence Award from Jim Taylor at Monday’s school board meeting.

Major remodeling for McDonald’s DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Framing sub-contractors work on the exterior of the Shelby Rd. McDonald’s Thursday afternoon. The fast food restaurant is getting a new look inside and out and expects to hold a grand opening in mid-December.

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Involvement Coordinator, said the program seeks to fill the gap for younger students who are at risk of falling behind in reading.

She was joined by Ryan Etheridge, a Title I teacher who helped run the academy and since then has been appointed to lead Burns High School’s Freshman Academy.

Staffers from the academy said parent involvement in the program exceeded their expectations and said they hoped to expand the program in the future. Two elementary schools – Graham and James Love – participated in the academy. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the students participated in a variety of learning experiences designed to teach and

A public forum to discuss the Cleveland County Schools system will be held at the Kings Mountain National Guard Armory Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.

This is the third Town Hall meeting held in the county in recent months sponsored by board of eduSee SPEAK YOUR MIND 7A

The McDonald’s on Shelby Rd. is in the middle of a major renovation project that’s giving the fast-food joint expanded drive-thru capabilities and a fresh look inside that will include a variety of electronic games aimed at its younger customers. “It’s going to be a more modern look inside,” said store manager Brittany York, who said her store handles about 1,400 transactions on a typical day. “We’re also installing a double drive-thru.” That McDonald’s location is planning a grand opening to

coincide with new neighbor Wal-Mart’s grand opening on December 10. McDonald’s hasn’t set a grand opening date yet, but York said it would be in early to mid December. On hand for the big day? The company’s instantly recognizable spokesperson Ronald McDonald. Also planned are raffles for free prizes and a host of kid-themed games.

Construction began last Monday. By late last week the restaurant was shrouded in plain lumber boards as contractors built a new outer shell. Construction on the additional drive-thru got See McDONALD’S 7A

Kiser family star in Liberty Mountain Drama ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Krista and Patrick Kiser and their children, Ella, Matthew and Jack, are among Kings Mountain families in the large cast of “Liberty Mountain,'' the drama by Bob Inman about the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain, which ended a two weekend run by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre Sunday to sell-out crowds.

“Our sons are fascinated with stories about the 18th century and the boys have collected artifacts and enjoyed Living History presentations at the Battleground,'' said Krista Kiser, a psychologist with Cleveland County Schools working with pre-schoolers and elementary children at Graham Elementary School.

Krista said that when she

and her husband learned about tryouts for the drama that the boys were so excited and Jack, 7, landed the role of “Franklin” in the play.

“We aren't all in the play together at the same time but we were so thrilled that each one of us was part of this history-making world premier," she said.

Patrick Kiser, General Counsel and VP of Kiser-Harriss in Belmont, helped his son learn his lines and played “Bloody Bill” Cunningham. Matthew, 5, and Ella, 2, were also in several scenes in ”Liberty Mountain” and were excited that their big brother had a speaking role.

“I enjoyed getting to run down the theater isle with the other boys and watching my Daddy play ‘Bloody Bill’” Matthew says. Jack says “I liked carrying a See KISER FAMILY, 7A

Krista and Patrick Kiser with Matthew, Jack and Ella in costume for “Liberty Mountain''.

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â– OBITUARIES Emelyn D. Gaines Loving mother and grandmother KINGS MOUNTAIN Emelyn D. Gaines, age 94, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain.

She was born in Cleveland Co, NC to the late Alex Baity Davis and Lucy Jane Anderson Davis. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Earl Harmon; second husband, Warren Dwight Gaines; brothers, Lloyd Davis, Lawrence Davis, Wesley Davis; and sisters, Villur Navy and Violet Johnson.

She was a former employee of Plonk’s Department Store, Kings Mountain and worked in the textile industry.

Mrs. Gaines was a member of First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain and former member of the Foscoe Christian Church, Boone, NC. She was very active in the Foscoe Community including the Lion’s Club, Boone, NC. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She cared deeply about her family and always enjoyed spending time with her great grandchildren.

Survivors include her son Steve Harmon and wife Judy, Kings Mountain; granddaughter Holly Harmon Melton and husband Brad, Kings Mountain; three great grandchildren John Harmon Melton, Charlie Melton, and Sarah Beth Melton.

A funeral service was held at First Baptist Church, Monday, October 13, 2014 at 2 p.m., with Dr. John Sloan officiating.

Visitation was from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, October 13, prior to the service in the Stained Glass Room of First Baptist Church other times at the home of the son, 406 Downing Drive, Kings Mountain.

Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.

In lieu of flowers First Baptist Church, 605 W. King Street, Kings Mountain, NC or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

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

Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

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Eugene Allen SHELBY - Eugene Flay Allen, 87, passed away Friday October 10, 2014, at Kings Mountain Hospice House.

A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Shelby. The family received friends 6-7:30 p.m.

Sunday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby. Burial immediately followed in Cleveland Memorial Park with Military Honors given by Rutherford County Honor Guard.

Jacob Aaron Chivalan SHELBY - Infant Jacob Aaron Chivalan of 721 Hamrick Road, Lot 4, was born and passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Independent Baptist Church. The family received friends after the service at the graveside. Burial immediately followed in the church cemetery.

Richard Tesseneer GROVER - Richard Tesseneer, 59, Lavender Road, passed away Saturday, October, 11, 2014, at his residence.

A funeral service was held at 12 p.m. Tuesday at Christopher Road Baptist Church. The family received friends from 10:30-11:45 a.m. before the service at the church. Burial immediately followed in Mountain Rest cemetery in Kings Mountain.

Mary Wade Smith shows a bird feeder that she fashioned of pine cones at Saturday's Gateway Trail where visitors enjoyed a number of fun activities.

Photo by SHIRLEY BRUTKO

Yard Sale starting at 7am!

Baked Items ~ Craft Sale

Soon our streets will be scattered with little ghosts, goblins and witches trick-or-treating this Halloween. “Halloween should be filled with surprise and enjoyment and following some common sense practices can keep events safer and more fun,'' said Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman.

The Sheriff reminds all residents to follow these safety tips: MOTORISTS: Watch for children darting out from between parked cars.

Watch the children walking on roadways, medians and curbs. Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully. At twilight and later in the evening, watch for children in dark clothing.

PARENTS: Make sure that an adult or an older responsible youth will be supervising the outing for children under age 12. Check the sex offender registry at sexoffender.ncdoj.gov./ when planning your child's trick-ortreat route. You can view maps that pinpoint registered offenders' addresses in your neighborhood and sign up to get email alerts when an offender moves nearby. Plan and discuss the route trick-or-treaters intend to follow.

Know the names of older children companions. Make sure older kids trick-or-treat in a group. Instruct your children to travel only in familiar areas and along an established route. Teach your children to stop only at houses or apartment buildings that are well-lit and never to enter a stranger's home.

Establish a return time. Tell your youngsters not to eat any treats until

Sponsored by: United Methodist Women – Proceeds to benefit – • Cleveland County Children’s Home • Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry • Russell Fellowship Christmas Project • Battered Women’s Shelter

COSTUME DESIGN: Only fireretarded materials should be used for costumes. Costumes should be loose so warm clothes can be worn underneath.

Costumes should not be so long that they are a tripping hazard. Make sure that shoes fit well to prevent trips and falls. If children are allowed out after dark, outfits should be made with light colored materials. Strips of retro-reflective tape should be used to make children visible.

FACE DESIGN: Do not use masks as they can obstruct a child's vision.

Use facial makeup instead. When buying special Halloween makeup check for packages containing ingredients that are labeled “Made with US Approved Color Additives, Laboratory Tested, Meets Federal Standards for Cosmetics,or Non-Toxic� and follow manufacturer's instructions for application. If masks are worn, they should have nose and mouth openings and large eye holes.

ACCESSORIES: Knives, swords and other accessories should be made from cardboard or flexible materials.

Do not allow children to carry sharp objects. Bags or sacks carried by

youngsters should be light-colored or trimmed with retro-reflective tape if children are allowed out after dark.

Carrying flashlights with fresh batteries will help children see better and be seen more clearly.

WHILE TRICK OR TREATING: Do not enter homes or apartments without adult supervision. Walk, do not run, from house to house. Do not cross yards and lawns where unseen objects or the uneven terrain can present tripping hazards. Walk on sidewalks, not in the streets. Walk on the left side of the road facing traffic, if there are no sidewalks.

TREATS: Give children an early meal before heading out. Insist that treats be brought home for inspection before anything is eaten. Wash fruit and slice it into small pieces. Throw away any candy that is unwrapped or partially wrapped or has a strange odor, color or texture.

HOMEOWNERS DECORATIONS: Keep candles and Jack O' Lanterns away from landings and door steps where costumes could brush against the flame. Remove obstacles from lawns, steps, and porches when expecting trick or treaters. Keep candles and Jack O' Lanterns away from curtains, decorations and other combustibles that could catch fire. “Halloween is a fun time in Cleveland County,'' Sheriff Norman concluded, “but let's make it a safe time as well. The major dangers are not from witches or spirits but rather from falls and pedestrian/car crashes.�

â– POLICE ARRESTS OCT. 6: Lazaro D. Olivio, 37, 501 York Rd., driving while license revoked, $500 bond, secured.

OCT. 7: Tracey R. Smith, 48, 200 Spruce St., Apt. 8A, driving while license revoked, $335 bond, secured.

OCT. 7: Randy Miller, 58, 115 E. Gold St., 2nd degree trespass, released on own recognizance.

OCT. 8: Jerrial K. Foster, 36, 227 Green Meadows Dr., driving while license revoked, carrying concealed weapon, $1,500 bond, secured.

OCT. 9: Christopher S. Atkins, 27, 1711 Northwoods Dr., driving while license revoked, $500 bond, secured.

OCT. 11: Nydia Euniq Edwards, 23, 1713-102 Kings Row Dr., text while driving, littering, $1000 bond, secured.

OCT. 11: Billy Smith, 71, 1050 Barnett Dr., assault, criminal summons.

CITATIONS OCT. 6: Jennifer D. Rinehardt, 28, 626 E. Gold St., resist/delay/obstruct.

OCT. 11: Roshawn N. Brown, 24, Shelby, speeding.

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they return home. Review all appropriate trick-or-treat safety precautions, including pedestrian/traffic safety rules.

All children need to know their home telephone number and how to call 9-11 in case of emergency. Pin a slip of paper with the child's name, address and telephone number inside a pocket in case the youngster gets separated from the group.

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INCIDENTS OCT. 1: A resident of Mill Creek Dr. reported the theft of a shotgun and shotgun shells valued at $233.

OCT. 6: A resident of N. Cansler St. reported damage to the driver’s side of a vehicle estimated at $200.

OCT. 6: A Bessemer City resident reported the theft of an iPhone and phone case at 1557 N. Piedmont Ave. OCT. 6: A resident of Shelby Rd. reported the theft of a wallet, bank card, Social Security card, Medicaid card, insurance card and pacemaker card OCT. 7: The KFC located at 409 King St. reported the passing of a counterfeit $20 bill.

OCT. 9: A resident of Walker St. reported the theft of a South Carolina registration plate.

OCT.11: Body Junction, 309 S. Battleground Ave., reported damage to two pumpkins outside the business.

OCT. 12: A resident of Shelby reported theft of a battery from his boat at Moss Lake.

WRECKS SEPT. 25: Officer F.L. Wittington said George Worthy Jr., Gastonia, operating a 2004 Chevrolet, rearended a 2009 Ford operated

by Via-Tonda Tanika Wallace, Gastonia. The accident happened on King Street.

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SEPT. 30: Officer C.A. McKnight said Alvin T. Jefferies, 30, Crouse, drove a 2005 Chevrolet through a stop sign and collided with a 1999 Nissan operated by Ashley M. Irvin, 25, Grover.

The estimated damage to the Nissan and the Chevrolet were $8,000 and $10,000, respectively.

OCT. 3: Officer J.L. Dee said a 1999 Chevrolet operated by Christopher J. Painter, 43, Blacksburg, collided with a 2006 Dodge operated by Robert R. Radford, 46, Marion, at the intersection of N.C. 216 and Hwy. 74. The estimated damages to both vehicles was $1,000.

OCT. 4: Officer J.L. Dee said a 1994 Plymouth operated by Roberta L. Brown, 85, 106 Curry Rd., collided with a parked and unoccupied 2009 Honda owned by Antionette L. Adams, Kings Mountain, on Galilee Church Rd. The estimated damage to the Honda was

$750. The Plymouth was undamaged.

OCT. 6: Officer C.M. Lai said a 2007 Ford operated

by Marilyn D. Ojeda, 60, Monroe, crashed into a guardrail while traveling on I-85 South. The estimated damage to the vehicle was $13,000.

OCT. 7: Officer G.L. McKinney said a 2002 Ford operated by Walter M. Wade, Jr., 79, Grover, collided with a 1998 Honda operated by Sunshine M. Baxter, 20, 605 Ford St., on Battleground Ave. The estimated damages to the Ford and the Honda were $200 and $1,000, respectively.

OCT. 9: Officer F. L. Wittington said both drivers – Scottie Marie Patterson of Shelby, operating a 2008 Nissan, and Esly Lira Prado, of Gastonia, operating a 1999 Dodge– claimed the green light at King and Cansler streets. Property damages were estimated at $3,000.

KMHM program schedule Kings Mountain Historical Museum's Fall & Winter programming schedule is announced by Adria L. Focht, Director and Curator.

Oct. 21- Oct. 24 “Say Ahh and Eek!� are special Halloween-inspired tours available Oct. 21-Friday, Oct. 24 starting at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. See the popular medical display at the Museum which highlights the evolution of science and technology in medicine over

the past three centuries.

Hear the stories behind the bone screws, bed pans, human teeth, surgical tools and foot-pedal dental drill on display with the exhibit.

The tour is appropriate for ages 10 and up, a coloring station is available for younger children.

Nov. 15 Toys, Games and Trains return on November 15. Visitors of all ages will be enchanted as they explore the miniature snow-covered scenes that line the tracks and discover the interactive features such as a carousel, chocolate factory, hot air balloons and mailbag pickup. Take your camera for holiday family photos.

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Big Crowd At Gateway Trail Saturday Mitch Johnson, Gateway Trail treasurer from 2007-2014 who retired earlier this year, receives a hand carved birdhouse with a brass plaque in appreciation for his labor “particularly during one of the busiest times when the Trail was in its infant stages” at Saturday's event. Johnson and his son are at the forefront of the photograph. Bill McMurrey is currently treasurer and Shirley Brutko is Executive Director.

Photo by SHIRLEY BRUTKO

2014 Fire Prevention Week

Harvest in the Garden, a farm-table event and a fundraiser to benefit the Foothills Farmer's Market, will be held Saturday, Oct. 25 in the gardens next to the Joy Theatre in downtown Kings Mountain from 6-9 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at $50 and includes chef demonstrations, wine tasting, two free local beverages including beer and wine, a locally-sourced meal and dessert.

The buffet-style meal will be served at 7 p.m.

Kenny Richardson, owner of Grapes in a Glass, will provide wine tasting at 6 p.m. Local chefs Marty and Stormy Mongiello of Inn of the Patriots and Chef Jimi Bivins, most re-

cently of Owl's Eye Vineyards, will perform cooking demonstrations. A sunset dinner rounds out the evening and will feature local trout, chicken, vegetables, and pulled pork barbecue, among other treats.

Tickets can be purchased at Grapes in a Glass or by visiting http://www. eventbrite.com/e/harvestin-the-garden-a-farm-to-table-event-to-benefit-foothills-farmers-market-tickets-13506080049?aff=eac2 Ask about special pricing for community board members and public officials.

Margot Plonk is Kings Mountain Market Manager and can be contacted at 704473-1625.

Hospice holiday meals Hospice Cleveland County will again take orders for holiday meals for 140 in-home patients and families.

The complete meal includes a 8-10 pound turkey or ham, three sides, rolls, dessert and a 2 liter drink/tea that will serve six people. Complete meals are $50.

To donate a meal, mail donation to Holiday Meals, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or take donation to Shelby or Kings Mountain Hospice House. Meals may be purchased in honor or memory of a loved one living or deceased.

111th Woman's Club Fall Festival Opens Today The 111th Woman’s Club Fall Festival opens at 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the Woman’s Club, 109 E. Mountain St., and there’s something in store for everyone, according to the sponsoring club. “It’s an exciting time as we exhibit craft items, bazaar items, and showcase table appointments and get busy in the kitchen to serve ham and turkey with all the trimmings at lunch from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and dinner from 5:30-7 p.m.,” says Anne Gamble.

Adult tickets are $10.

Children tickets 12 and under are $6. Linda Appling is chair of the festival this year. Lori Sutherland and Carol Brazzell head up the chefs in the kitchen including Glenda O’Shields, Betty Benton, Tammy

Roper, Jane Alexander, Anne Gamble, Lois Blanton and Linda Appling.

Julienne Hambright, bazaar chairman, Jessie Collins, Johanna Sherrill, Karen Bunch and Doris McGinnis are anxious to receive all the items and encourage participation from the community. Tammy Roper, chair of table appointments is working with participants to have the best show of table appointments ever.

“The Fall Festival is the highlight of our year, and the chief fundraiser for our projects,” said President Betty Gamble. She said club members appreciate the generosity of the community that has long supported the Woman’s Club in its many community project.

FIREMEN – Mayor Rick Murphrey, above, commends firemen on Fire Prevention Week in Kings Mountain. From left, Louis Wilson, Matthew Moss, T.J. King, the mayor, Chief Frank Burns, Tyler Laughridge and Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Black.

Photo by ELLIS NOELL Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and 79 percent of fire deaths nationwide happen in the home.

Fire Chief Frank Burns says that a fire can spread rapidly and a quick escape from the home increases the chances of survival and it is essential for every household in Kings Mountain to have smoke alarms on every level and a home fire escape

plan with regular drills.

This is 2014 Fire Prevention Week and Mayor Rick Murphrey presented firemen an official proclamation on the theme, “Working smoke detectors save lives” and commended firemen who schedule visits to 300 school children and 50 senior citizens with its message of fire safety during the week.

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HISTORY LESSON FOR STUDENTS - Seventh graders from Kings Mountain Middle School, above, with Mayor Rick Murphrey, learned a history lesson by accompanying the mayor to the 234th anniversary of the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain and being a part of the ceremony welcoming the Over the Mountain Victory Trail reenactors. From left, Zack Trull, Baylee Marr, Sarah Drennan, Mayor Murphrey, Keira Eaton, Ricaylen Mack, Estevan Vargas, and Sandra Murphrey.

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â– BRIEFS Corks & Taps for Hospice Thursday Corks & Taps for Hospice, including wine, beer, food, music, a silent and live auction, will be held Thursday at the LeGrand Center, 1800 East Marion St., Shelby.

Food and beverage tasting will be from 5-9 p.m.

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Tickets are available locally at Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Boulevard, and Grapes in a Glass, 130 West Gold Street.

Dinner-dance Saturday The Widowed Group of Greater Gaston County will have a dinner-dance Saturday at the Gaston County Resource Center in Dallas.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tony McGuire and the Delmonicos will play for dancing. The general public is invited. Admission is $8.

Rhema giveaway October 21 Rhema Outreach Ministry will give away clothes from 1-5 p.m. and food from 5-7 p.m. at the Ministry at 624 East King Street Tuesday. No early arrivals.

It’s harvest time!

Help celebrate this special time of year, by attending Harvest In The Garden, a Farm to Table dinner event coordinated as a fundraiser for the Foothills Farmers’Market. The event will be held in the Joy Theatre’s gardens, on Saturday, October 25.

Starting at 6:00 pm, there will be a wine tasting, provided by Kenny Richardson, owner of King’s Mountain wine shop, Grapes In a Glass.

Local chefs, Marty and Stormy Mongiello of Inn of the Patriots, and Chef Jimi Bivins, most recently of Owl’s Eye Vineyards, will perform cooking demonstrations.

A sunset dinner rounds out the evening, which will feature local trout, chicken, vegetables, and pulled pork barbecue. Free glasses of beer or wine are included in the $50.00 ticket price.

Tickets may be purchased at Grapes in a Glass, or by calling (704)473-1625. Ask about special pricing for community board members and public officials.

Earl Scruggs Center program The Earl Scruggs Center will present a program on William Ray Ledford, classical luthier and guitarist on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 2-3 p.m. This is a free program open to the public. Tommy Forney is program chairman.

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The annual Fall Festival will be held Friday, Oct. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church. Hay rides, cake walks, balloon animals, dinner and tons of candy will be featured in addition to best costume contest for Babies, K-5th grades, 6th-9th grades, 10th-12 grades and adults. No scary or inappropriate costumes. Everyone welcome.

LINEMEN CERTIFIED – Joseph C.Welch, left, and James D. Causby receive a certificate from Mayor Rick Murphrey on completion of a Linemen Development Course with ElectriCities. The two employees of the City of Kings Mountain Electric Department are now certified as Journeyman Linemen after completing all four levels of the program which took nine years to complete wth 8,250 on the job training hours logged, 285 module tests completed and passed, 57 field performance requirements met, 280 hours of classes logged and a written final exam passed.

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Church play puts spotlight on dysfunctional family DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

The First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain is putting on a play that is like no other.

The drama, called “Merge,� functions like a conventional play with sets and actors. But unlike a regular stage production, the theater-goer in this case walks from place to place on the church campus to view the scenes.

The story arc, generally speaking, is about the obstacles and struggles that modern-day families face and how faith and a trust in God can help them get through them.

Merge’s director Jeff Johnson likens the church’s play to Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carolâ€? in that it illuminates characters’ faults and weak relationship with God in order to get to higher truth or solution. “Basically, in many of the scenes ‌ if they continue on the path they’re on they’ll be a dysfunctional family,â€? he said about “Merge,â€? which opens Saturday at 1 p.m. and runs to

10 p.m. Sunday’s hours are 2:30 to 7 p.m. “Merge� repeats next weekend with the same hours.

The tag line for the play is “Where Real Life Meets Real Love.� Guests will be directed to walk to a new scene every 15 minutes.

The story is about a family with problems. In the first scene, we meet a family trying to have an evening meal together. But it’s apparent there are problems and disunity. “Not everyone is on the same page – spiritually and in other ways,� Johnson said.

The next scene is a continuation of the scene, but with different actors playing the characters the audience has become familiar with and in a different setting.

There are eight scenes in total. Johnson said church members and scores of other volunteers have poured a lot of work into “Merge,� which incorporates more than 50 actors.

The story highlights inter-family problems such as the tension between mother and father and the

disagreements between siblings. The story culminates in a redemptive scene featuring heaven. “Merge our walkthrough drama presentation that portrays what happens when the power of God through Jesus Christ connects with real life,� Johnson said. “While we are certain that this life is full of great challenges, pains and heartaches, we believe that

East Gold Wesleyan to host homecoming service Sunday Pastor Scott and Windy Atkins of Albemarle, formerly of Kings Mountain, will lead the Homecoming service Sunday at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church.

Sunday School is at 10 a.m., worship service is at 11 a.m.

Fellowship lunch will be spread after the worship hour in the Family Life Center.

Scott Atkins was called to the ministry in 2004 as a member of East Gold Wesleyan. He is currently Senior Pastor of Hillside Baptist Church in Albemarle.

East Gold Wesleyan Church was Windy Atkins' home church until she moved to South Carolina to earn her B. S. degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan Seminary.

Scott and Windy Atkins were married 14 years ago and they have two children: Adrian, 10, and JD, 8. Mrs. Atkins is a 7th grade teacher at South Stanley Middle School. “We invite the community to worship with us on Sunday," said Pastor Scott Whitney.

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■MEDITATION “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever Josh Tucker loves son Pastor or daughSt. Matthew’s Lutheran Church ter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.�

Matthew 10:37-39

Grace to you and peace in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

â– CHURCH

I don’t know about you, but I feel like Jesus is asking way too much of me here. I mean, I don’t know if I’m strong enough to take up my cross and follow him. I don’t know if my faith is that strong. That would be like asking someone to follow me to the electric chair in today’s world. Would you be willing to give up your life? Would you be willing to leave everything behind to follow Jesus? Have you made this decision to follow him and are you committed to being his disciple in the world?

There’s no doubt, the disciples had a hard job in following Jesus. Jesus expected them to be “all-in� as his faithful people. In the text from Matthew’s gospel, we hear Jesus say that he wanted his followers to love him more

than their fathers and mothers; more than their sons and daughters. Jesus expected the disciples to give their all; to be totally 100% committed to him and to his ministry. It is only with such devotion and commitment, with such desire and passion that when everything else was put secondary and Jesus was placed as the prime of their work that the disciples would find their life; a life of eternity with Jesus. If the disciples didn’t prioritize themselves in this faithful order with their possessions and in their relationships, life in Jesus Christ would never be found.

I wonder if Christians today have found their life? Do we feel like Jesus is asking way too much of us, or do we have our lives prioritized in such a way that reflects his desires

and expectations of us? Jesus wants us to be his followers, his disciples. Jesus wants for us to completely give up of ourselves, our time and our possessions and be true to him and his ministry in our lives.

Jesus wants for us to remain open to the will of God and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives so that work may be done in and through us for the betterment of the Kingdom of God. I pray this day that even though it may feel like the life of a disciple is hard work, we remain committed to following Jesus. That, we realize that even though he asks us to take up our cross, those heavy and burdensome crosses, that on the other side of that cross is eternity. I pray that we always put Jesus first in our lives.

Amen.

NEWS

New Pastor at St. Paul's Betty Davis of Dallas has assumed new duties as pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, 220 Cansler Street. Worship services are at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Everyone is welcome.

His Mercies in concert His Mercies will present a live concert Sunday, Oct.19, at First Wesleyan Church, 505 N. Piedmont Avenue, at 11a.m. worship hour. Sunday is also Homecoming Sunday.

The public is welcome.

Country breakfast Nov. 1 Central United Methodist Church will serve an “all you can eat� country buffet breakfast Nov. 1 for benefit of its Costa Rica mission trip. The $6 donation (children 6 and under eat free) is a fundraiser, and breakfast fundraisers will be the first Saturday also in January and the first Saturday of each odd numbered month next year. Call the church at 704-739-2471 or Gib Brazzell at 704-7398676.

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

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

201 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-7466

Patterson Grove Baptist Church 301 Oak Grove Road 704-739-5826

Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216

Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398 Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue

New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507 New Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606

Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

New Life Family Worship

Sunrise Baptist Church

Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852

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

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

Featured Church of the Week:

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

Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road 704-739-8920 St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256 Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007 Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.

Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church

True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328 Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961 Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230

GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541 First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC704-9377390864-839-1873 WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Sunny Gateway Festival draws big crowd

A Revolutionary War re-enactor playing the part of a militia man is mired in battle with loyalist forces.

DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Crowds soaked up the unseasonably warm weather and a little history Saturday at a Gateway Festival featuring live music, horse rides, fresh food and a little competition.

Some got started in on the fun early with a 5k, which began at Patriots Park and wound through a nearby tree-lined neighborhood. Later in the morning, the spotlight was on a few adorable pets in a contest to see whose would emerge as the cutest.

Yes, there was a lot going at Patriots Park Saturday, including free amusement rides, Revolutionary War battle reenactments, a farm to table pie baking contest, corn hole tournament and a dance exhibition. It was also a good time to get in some shopping – with jewelry, clothes, souvenir sellers hawking their wares.

Throughout the day, which brought temperatures in the 70s and 80s and just a sprinkling of rain toward the end of the festivities, a number of bluegrass, folk and country acts kept audience tapping their toes and clapping their hands.

As in years past, the city of Kings Mountain provided periodic shuttle

service throughout the day between the Kings Mountain National Military Park, the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, the Kings Mountain Art Center and Gateway Trail.

“Really blessed with beautiful weather this year,” said Ellis Noell, the special events director for the city.

“There were some forecasts of rain, but we were dry almost through to the very end.”

The television host Carl White was on hand with his crew for a short documentary he’s planning to incorporate into his “Life in the Carolinas” program that airs on local FOX and NBC affiliates. White is also shooting a short film about Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel with the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. Members of the Kings Mountain Roller Derby Club gave a demonstration on flat-track roller derby. The group, which practices at the Kings Mountain YMCA, is looking to find experienced and novice players.

One of the largest attractions at the festival was the Revolutionary Warera encampment, which offered a glimpse of how Piedmont residents lived 200 years ago. There was a campfire, candle-making and other period activities as well as a dash of

history in the mix.

Re-enactors from a handful of separate groups staged battles – complete with loud musket fire and death scenes – throughout the day.

And another group of re-enactors – you may know them as the cast of “Liberty Mountain” – made a showing to talk about the Robert Inman play that wrapped up a two-week run at downtown’s Joy Theatre.

At midday at the Historical Museum, Dr. Tony Zeiss, historian, author and president of Central Piedmont Community College appeared as Thomas Young, the main character of his book “Backcountry Fury: A Sixteen-Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War.” Thomas recounted his memories of going off to war in 1780 with family members and others to avenge his brother’s death at the hands of the Tories and to liberate South Carolina’s backcountry from British domination.

After history and crafts, the core of the festival was live music performed by numerous local bands.

Timberidge, ThreeScoreTen, The Oak Grove String Band, Dirty Grass Soul and Angela Easterling and the Beguilers rounded out the day’s musical entertainment.

Bill Parker and his English bulldogs Daisy and Roscoe get a visit from a curious stranger at the Gateway Festival Saturday. Parker’s wife Beth took first place in the baking contest with a blueberry cream pie.

ThreeScoreTen entertains the crowd at the Patriots Park gazebo on Saturday.

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The bluegrass and gospel band Timberidge plays Saturday at the Gateway Festival.

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Music and stories from the American South TWIN DAY – NINJA TURTLES – These Kings Mountain High School Juniors dressed asd Ninja Turtles on Twin Day recently as a part of Spirit Week activities at the high school.

From left, Johana Sellers, Rachel Mowery, Blakley Philbeck, and Debralee Tomberlin.

Laura Boosinger gave a lively presentation on shape-note singing recently at the Earl Scruggs Center. The 40 or so students, some from as far as Charlotte and Hendersonville, were instructed on the 7-note scale of shape-notes and their integration into 4-part harmony, then arranged into a hollow square to make the Great Hall ring with several favorite hymns from William Walker's Christian Harmony songbook. Announcements were made of dates for nearby sings during the 90 minute class (visit christianharmony.org). Boosinger has been studying and performing traditional Southern Appalachian music since the 1970s.

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VFW Post plans big events Kings Mountain Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3800 Margrace Road, is planning three big events and invites the community to participate. BBQ chicken plates will be sold on Saturday, Oct. 25, beginning at 4 p.m. and plates contain chicken, slaw, baked beans, rolls and

dessert. Diners can carry out or dine in. Tickets are $7 and all proceeds benefit veterans projects. A community-wide "trunk a treat” will be held on Halloween Day, October 31 and starts at 7 p.m. at 3800 Margrace Road. A Halloween bash, featuring a costume contest,

music by a DJ and good food will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 for residents 21 and over. VFW officials are hoping for a large crowd of children and their parents for the “trunk a treat” event on Halloween Day.

KISER FAMILY: star in Liberty Mountain drama From Page 1 knife and saying my lines.”

The Kiser children are among a large group of young children and teens who are members of the cast of “Liberty Mountain.”

All the cast has worked

long and hard in rehearsals and the Kisers say their children have learned history that they might never have learned any other way.

“The battle has come alive for all of us and given us a fresh understanding of what families faced at Kings

Mountain," said Mrs. Kiser.

She added, “Our hope is that other families will realize the importance of learning about our country's history and that the younger generation will especially take an interest in our history so it will never be forgotten.”

SPEAK YOUR MIND: on schools From page 1 cation member Danny Blanton.

“Anybody who wants to come is welcome and there will be a box available for people to list concerns and not sign their names, we call it our anonymous box."

He said citizens are invited to place unsigned letters in the box as they arrive at the meeting and those letters would be read aloud during the meeting.

Robert Queen, a parent, will moderate the meeting.

This is not an official school board forum but it is for the general public to speak out about any concerns that deal with public education. Speakers are

given four minutes to speak on his/her prepared topic.

The Kings Mountain forum is the third forum that Blanton has sponsored since he was elected to the board at the recent school board election. A fourth forum will be held on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Boiling Springs Masonic Lodge.

Blanton said that the forums are planned in various areas of the county to encourage people who live close enough to attend and that the Town Hall meetings have been held to give anyone a chance to speak out.

“We want to bridge the gap between the public and the school board," says Blanton.

Blanton said he will carry the concerns from all four public forums back to members of the board of education. “The taxpayers pay the bills, so we as a board should listen to them.'' ''Sometimes school employees are afraid to speak out because they are afraid they will lose their jobs.

We have heard about some good things that are going on in public education and we have heard some concerns and we will share all of them with the school board," he added.

Blanton's wife and all three children are teachers, and five grandchildren are in the Cleveland County school system.

KMHS ATHLETES TOPS IN GRADES: board weighs driver’s ed funding From Page 1 develop phonics, sight words and fluency skills.

The lessons incorporated poetry, songs, decodable text and technology.

They also showed members of the board a video highlighting the progress made by several elementary students enrolled in the academy. Students were shown struggling with the meaning and pronunciation in passages during week 1. The video then showed the same students at week three, at which point the students’ speed of reading and apparent comprehension had doubled or tripled.

Board members and Fisher lauded the progress.

“This is critical because … in the early years students are learning to read,” Fisher said. “Later on they’re reading to learn.”

Beaver said that one of Title I’s next major goals is to implement a program that specifically reaches out

to at-risk 1st graders in the school system.

Not all the news was good at Monday’s meeting though. The board heard a dire report from the district’s Transportation Director David Bless about decreased funding for the driver’s education program.

Bless explained that in its latest budget the N.C. General Assembly slashed funding for drivers education to zero. Nevertheless, state law still requires that local school districts provide training for its students.

He said that amounted to a $260,000 “unfunded mandate.” The budget changes take effect July 1, 2015.

Board members were incensed at the move by state lawmakers.

“The law makes me angry,” said board member Dr. Jerry Hoyle. “It’s an unreasonable burden.”

“This legislation has caught a lot of people by surprise,” said board mem-

ber Shearra Miller.

As it stands now, the state Department of Public Instruction allows schools to charge up to $65 to the families of students taking drivers education classes.

Cleveland County Schools charges only a fraction of that -- $38.

To help subsidize the costs of the vehicles, insurance and staff to keep the program afloat, several board members said they would reach out to lawmakers to try to amend the recent changes. They also said they may consider charges closer to the limit allowed by law.

Without an institutionalized driver training program in place, most young drivers would be forced to wait until the age of 18 to be eligible for a license.

“An 18 year old with no training is no safer than a 16 year old with no training,” Fisher said in noting the importance of safe teen driving training.

MCDONALD’S: major remodeling From Page 1 under way Friday. Representatives from McDonald’s and sub-contractors working on the project say the restaurant’s rehab is expected to be completed

by November 17. The remodeling concept is in line with the same facelift hundreds of McDonald’s all over North America are getting: a highly modernistic look that integrates kidfriendly video basketball and painting games and the stores’ existing offering of free Wi-Fi technology. The new look inside will also feature decorative lights positioned over tables and

Kings Mountain Historical Museum Say Ahh! The Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain runs until Oct. 25, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibit is proudly sponsored by Cleveland County HealthCare System and Ragan and Reba Harper.

a new self-service beverage station. The general layout of the McDonald’s won’t change. The bulking up of drive-thru facilities reflects a reality in the fast food business. “The majority of our business happens at the drive-thru,” York said. “It’s convenient for people and their busy schedules.” In fact, that’s the one part of the store, which employs more than 50 people, that will remain open for business during all phases of the new construction. The dining room is expected to close for about a week while it gets revamped, York said.

Store employees said that

although the dining room remained open last week, they noticed a slight dip in in-store business. This is at least the second fresh look the McDonald’s location has seen in recent years.

In the 1990s, the restaurant moved about 150 yards from its previous W. Gold St. Extension address.

Earlier this year, the store traded hands between franchisees. A Jacksonville, Fla., company now owns it and seven other stores in the area, including the other location in town on York Rd. and one in Cherryville. Asheville’s Abbott Construction is the main contractor for the project.

Laval to present concert, Oct. 24 Jamie Laval, the US National Fiddle Champion, will present a concert of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec Friday, Oct. 24 from 7-9 p.m. at Gaston County Museum.

Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Contact Jason Luker at jason.luker@gastongov.com

Jamie Laval

EARLY: Oct. 23 From page 1 lots cast in the wrong precinct won't be counted this fall after the U. S. Supreme Court last Wednesday blocked a ruling that set aside part of a 2013 election law. A majority on the nation's highest court agreed to halt the ruling of the 4th Court of Appeals.

Friday, October 10, was the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election.

Photo ID won't be re-

Great Pumpkin Halloween parade The Great Pumpkin Halloween parade will be held on Friday, Oct. 31. Meet at City Hall at 10 a.m.Check out the City of Kings Mountain website

NC Driver’s License Plate Agency moved NC License Plate Agency has moved The North Carolina License Plate Agency in Shelby opened Oct. 7 in a new location at 118 N. Morgan Street.

quired until the election of 2016.

Tuesday, Oct. 28 is the last day to request absentee ballots by mail from the Cleveland County Board of Elections, 215 Patton Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

Election Day, Nov. 4, the polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. in No. 4 Township including four locations in Kings Mountain: Bethlehem Baptist Church Activities Cen-

ter, 1017 Bethlehem Road; Kings Mountain North, Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St.; Kings Mountain South, Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave.; Oak Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 1022 Oak Grove Road.

Also: Grover Town Hall, 207 Mulberry St., Grover, and Waco Community Building, 200 S. Main St., Waco.

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KM Historical Museum's Winter programming schedule Kings Mountain Historical Museum's Winter programming schedule is announced by Adria L. Focht, Director and Curator.

DEC. 6 - The”Spirit of Christmas Past” will feature a full day of activities sure to get the whole family in the holiday spirit. Visitors will learn about the history of Christmas celebrations and participate in traditional craft demonstrations such as scherenschnitte, the historic German art of paper-cutting presented by Linda Bell. After the City of Kings Mountain’s annual Christmas parade, the Museum will host a special night run of the train display, candlelight tours of the historic Barber House and hot apple cider with cookies by the firelight.

DEC. 13 - Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit the Museum on Dec. 13 and spend time with the little ones at the train exhibit. Mrs. Claus will do a special reading of the classic 1823 children’s story, ‘The Night Before Christmas.”

Visitors can also do some Christmas shopping in the Museum gift shop where an array of gift items are featured.

Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Visit www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call 704-7390-1019 or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest.

RED HAT CLUB – Residents of Summit Place of Kings Mountain have organized a very active Red Hat Club. In addition to monthly meetings, the club members eat out at Love's and Northstar, plan volunteer projects to give back to the community and have fun. A few of the members are pictured, from left to right, Martha Strickland, Betty Lutz, Susan Bolin, Julene Pasour, Carla Platter, activity director, and Kizzie Beam.

VA leads the nation in breast cancer screening Localized breast cancer patient has a 99 percent survival rate if detected early

by Hans Petersen

'KISS' GROUP AT SPIRIT WEEK – These Kings Mountain High School Juniors dressed as the Kiss Group for Spirit Week on Character Day. From left, Jaylynn Wood, Debralee Tomberlin, Johana Sellers, and Bethany Wilson.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, following lung cancer. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women.

About one in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. This makes breast cancer a serious concern for women veterans.

According to Dr. Sally Haskell, Deputy Chief Consultant and Director, Comprehensive Women’s Health, “The good news is that localized breast cancer patients

have a 99 percent survival rate if detected early, and VA leads the nation’s health care systems in providing mammograms to those who need them.”

VA encourages all women between ages 50 and 75 to get mammograms every two years. VA encourages all women to talk with their provider about breast health and when your health care provider recommends a mammogram outside of that age range–VA will provide it.

Breast cancer risk varies among women. Explore your risk with your health care team. They can help determine when you should start receiving mammograms and

how you can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.

Program Managers and Women’s Call Center All VA medical centers have a Women Veterans Program Manager to help women veterans access VA benefits and health care services. To find the VA medical center nearest you, call 1-877-222-8387 or visit www.va.gov/directory.

Women veterans can call 1-855-VA-WOMEN (1-855829-6636) to ask questions about available VA services and resources. Want to know more? Check out VA’s dedicated resources for women veterans: Women Veterans Call Center.

Bravo recalls pet foods for possible Salmonella health risk

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Manchester, CT– Bravo of Manchester, CT is recalling select lots of Bravo Turkey and Chicken pet foods for dogs and cats because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

The recalled product

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BRAVO: recalls pet food From page 8 was distributed nationwide beginning on November 14, 2013 to distributors, retail stores, internet retailers and directly to consumers. The product can be identified by the batch ID code (best used by date) printed on the side of the plastic tube.

1) These products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

RAW FOOD DIET BRAVO! TURKEY BLEND FOR DOGS AND CATS Product Number: 31-102; Size: 2 lb. (32 OZ) plastic tubes; Best used by date: 1105-15. UPC: 829546311025 Bravo! Blends All Natural Chicken Blend diet for dogs & cats Product Number: 21-102; Size: 2 lb. (32 OZ) plastic tubes; Best used by date: 0811-16. UPC: 829546211028 2) These products are being recalled out of an abundance of caution because they were manufactured in the same manufacturing facility or on the same day as products that tested positive.

Premium Turkey Formula BRAVO Balance RAW DIET Product Number: 31-405; Size: 5 lb. (80 OZ) 2.3KG plastic tubes; Best used by date: 11-05-15.

UPC: 829546314057 Bravo! Blends All Natural Chicken Blend diet for dogs & cats Product Number: 21-105; Size: 5 lb. (80 OZ) 2.3KG plastic tubes; Best used by date: 08-11-16.

UPC: 829546211059 The recall was initiated after routine testing by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture revealed the presence of Salmonella in two lots of product. This batch tested negative by a third party independent laboratory prior to release for

distribution to consumers.

No additional products affected by this recall. The company has received no reports of illness in either people or animals associated with these products to date.

In addition to the voluntary recall of the above products, Bravo has chosen to voluntarily withdraw the following poultry products from the marketplace to provide its customers with the certainty of safety. Those products include all sizes (2 lb., 5 lb. and 10 lb.) of Bravo Chicken Blend(s), Bravo Turkey Blend(s), Bravo Balance Chicken Balance and Bravo Balance Premium Turkey Formula frozen raw diet products with best used by dates between June 20, 2016 and September 18, 2016. This is being done out of an abundance of caution despite no evidence of any manufacturing defect or distribution problem. None of these products are known to have tested positive for the presence of pathogens.

This market withdrawal has NOT been requested by the FDA, but is being done voluntarily by Bravo.

The recalled product should not be sold or fed to pets.

Pet owners who have the affected product at home should dispose of this product in a safe manner (example, a securely covered trash receptacle). Customers who have purchased the recalled pet food can return to the store where purchased and submit the Product Recall Claim Form available on the Bravo website www. bravopetfoods.com for a full refund or store credit. More information on the Bravo recall can also be found at www.bravopetfoods. com, or call toll free (866) 922-9222 Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST).

New NC law in effect A new law took effect in North Carolina on October 1.

The law strengthens the definition of “unmanned aircraft,” sometimes known as drones. The law came about over concerns of privacy and surveillance related to drones.

Under the new law, drones cannot be used for surveillance of persons or dwellings without consent of the person or owner of the dwelling. That ban applies to individuals, organizations and state government agencies alike.

Drones are also banned from photographing anyone for the purposes of publishing or publicly disseminating the images without the subject’s permission, the new law says. However, it does not apply to news agencies gathering photos

of newsworthy events “or places to which the general public is invited.”

There are law enforcement exceptions as well.

Police can use drones for anti-terrorism and plainview surveillance or to search for a missing person, suspect or escapee or if they have a “reasonable suspicion” that a life or property is in danger.

The new law says anyone who experiences illegitimate surveillance by drone has a case against the offending party and can recover, in lieu of actual damages, $5,000 for each photo and video taken. Evidence gathered in violation of the new law won’t be admissible in court, “except when obtained or collected under the objectively reasonable, good-faith belief that the actions were lawful.”

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Gaffney man loves the Navy Seaman Matthew Bishop is a fire controlman aboard the ship operating out of Japan. Often called “the tip of the spear,”Yokosuka is located approximately 35 miles south of Tokyo and accommodates our nation’s furthest forward deployed naval forces.

An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, John S. McCain is 505 feet long, just over one and a half football fields. The ship is 66 feet wide, weighs more than 9,200 tons, and four gas turbine engines can push the ship through the ocean at more than 30 knots.

The ship is named in honor of two famous John McCains. Annapolis alumni, John Sidney McCain, Sr., and his son, John Sydney, Jr., both served in World War II and became the first father-son pair ever to achieve the rank of four-star admiral.

They are the grandfather and father, respectively, of Senator John McCain, who himself served as a Navy pilot during Vietnam and achieved the rank of captain.

A 25 year-old with numerous responsibilities, Bishop said he is learning about himself as a leader, sailor and a person. “Serving alongside these sailors has been a tremendous experience,”said Bishop.

He also said he is proud

of the work he is doing as part of the McCain’s 300-member crew, living thousands of miles from home, and protecting America on the world’s oceans. “Having a chance to be out here in the fleet in Japan is surreal. This has been the best decision I have ever made,” he added.

Assigned to the Navy’s Seventh Fleet and Destroyer Squadron 15, McCain sailors are continuously on watch throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and remain amongst our nation’s first responders. After just returning from a four month patrol, McCain is already preparing for her next underway period. Routinely assigned to Carrier Strike Group operations, leading new international exercises, and representing freedom of the seas in challenged waters, the demand for John S. McCain has never been higher. However, despite a demanding overseas tempo, each sailor carefully serves his role in support of America’s Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy.

Approximately 40 officers and 260 enlisted men make up the ship’s company. Their jobs are highly specialized and keep each part of the 2 billion dollar destroyer running smoothly — this includes everything from washing dishes and preparing meals

Seaman Matthew Bishop to maintaining engines and mier fighting warship.

As a member of one of handling weaponry.

Fast, maneuverable, the U.S. Navy’s most verand technically advanced, satile combat ships, Bishop destroyers provide the and other John S. McCain required war fighting ex- sailors understand they are pertise and operational part of a forward deployed flexibility to execute any team that is heavily relied tasking overseas. With upon to help protect and multi-mission capabili- defend America across the ties in surface warfare, world’s oceans.

“If you are looking to anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, ballistic see the world, get a college missile defense, and hu- education and financial inmanitarian assistance, dependence, I would conArleigh Burke destroyers sider the Navy,” Bishop excel as the Navy’s pre- added.

Keep your new smartphone secure Raleigh– As technology enthusiasts stand in line to get the latest smartphones, Attorney General Cooper wants to remind consumers to take precautions to keep personal information stored on mobile phones secure.

“Your phone can contain just as much personal information and sensitive

data as your computer and your wallet,” Cooper said.

“A lost, stolen or unsecured smartphone can leave you vulnerable to identity theft, credit card fraud and other threats.” To protect personal information on smartphones, Cooper offered the following tips: Keep your smartphone locked. Set a

passcode or pin on your home screen so if someone finds your phone they can’t access your applications or private information. It’s also a good idea to set your phone to automatically lock after a certain period of idle time.w Be cautious when downloading apps. Only download apps from trusted

sources and make sure to check the ratings. Apps from untrusted sources may contain malware which can steal your personal information and install viruses onto your phone. Be sure to read the fine print to find out what access the app will have, such as access to photos and contacts.

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Inflatable Slide Games & Prizes Costume Parade Cake Walk The application and check or money order payable to NCDMV should be dropped off or mailed to the Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 West Gold Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, or Rep. Tim Moore, 305 East King Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. The deadline is no later than October 31st.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

■ LIFESTYLES

Bolin, Gabler united in marriage ‘Gateways to the Courtney Anne Bolin and William John Gabler were married at five o’clock in the evening on August 31, 2014, at David Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.

The Reverend Jason Mills officiated the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Dennis and Leslie Bolin of Kings Mountain. She is the granddaughter of JV Bolin of Kings Mountain and the late Rene Bolin, Doris Dixon of Gastonia and the late Lester Dixon.

Courtney, a homeschool student, graduated from North Carolina State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Technology and a Master of Science in Textiles. She worked as a postgraduate Research Fellow in Textile Conservation Science at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Courtney is employed by Glen Raven, Inc. The groom is the son of Ed Neunlist and Sarah Gabler of Falls Church, VA. He is the grandson of Jean Gabler of Hanford, CA., and the late John Gabler, and the late Earnest and Catherine Saulmon of Arlington, VA. William, a graduate of Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA., and The College of William and Mary, is currently pursuing a PhD at North Carolina State University in Fiber and Polymer Chem-

istry.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a 1912 wedding dress.

The dress and the Edwardian lace used in restoring the dress were gifts from coworkers in Washington.

Bridesmaids were Erica Abed, Mira Abed and Sasha Abed, all of Raleigh, Annie Holland of Shelby and Rachel Griffin Keller of Las Vegas, NV. The bride and the bridesmaids wore flower crowns made of pink garden roses, lisianthus, fever few, hypericum berries, anemones, matsumoto, and wax flowers.

The groom’s brother, Max Gable of Arlington, VA, served as best man.

Groomsmen were Matthew Boyle of Blacksburg, VA., Cutter Hodierne of Los Angeles, CA., John Knox of Cary and Ryan Woodfin Daly of Durham.

A reception, hosted by the bride’s parents, was held at The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby following the ceremony. Aaron Clark, Savannah Reid, Dillon Shull and Pete Shull provided excellent bluegrass music.

Dinner was served by The Southern Chew.

A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom’s parents at the home of the bride in Kings Mountain on Saturday evening. A bridal luncheon was held at Chantilly’s

South’ on exhibit

Fall in Kings Mountain by Adria Focht is one of the many beautiful pieces of art on display at SASI through Nov. 14.

Mr. and Mrs. William John Gabler (Courtney Anne Bolin) in Gastonia on Saturday morning by the bride’s aunt, Deborah Dixon.

The couple honeymooned in Nags Head. They reside in Durham.

A wide variety of local,area artistic talent is displayed in “Gateways to the South," the art exhibit at Southern Arts Society at the Depot open to the public through Nov. 14.

Admission is free and Depot/Gallery hours are TuesdaySaturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Visitors can also enjoy a gift shop that is stocked with many new items, including fine arts and crafts, paintings, photography, jewelry, woodwork and wearable art with o over 75 regional artists represented.

The art show runs the gamut from pen and ink to photography, digital photography, acrylic and collage, oils, and watercolor to name a few.

Brinkley, Williams engaged to be married

Kristie Marie Brinkley and John Ryan Williams

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Brinkley of Kings Mountain announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristie Marie Brinkley, to John Ryan Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bennett Williams of Butner, NC. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Eugene Myers. She is a graduate of Kings Mountain High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Gardner-Webb University. She is employed by Bank of America as a Global Wealth Investment Underwriter.

The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Appalachian State University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is employed by LPL Financial as a Fixed Income/Structured Products Trader.

The wedding will be an event of February 21, 2015 in Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte.

Wash Day by Ellen Devinney is another of the unique pieces of art on display at SASI through Nov. 14.

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1B Wednesday, October 15, 2014 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com

KM mourns death of Coach Ron Massey

Ron Massey, right, with current KMHS head coach Greg Lloyd, left, and Mountaineer fan Carl Champion, center, at the recent dedication of the new KMHS field house.

Ron Massey, who in five years as Kings Mountain Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football coach had the best winning percentage of any coach in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, died suddenly Saturday in Monroe.

Coach Massey had worked out at a fitness center and was found dead in his vehicle in the parking lot from an apparent heart attack.

His funeral will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Main Street, Kannapolis. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Whitleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home, 1748 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis.

Massey coached at KMHS from 1995-99, compiling a 47-15-2 overall record and winning three consecutive Southwestern

Conference titles (1996, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;97 and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;98). His 1998 team finished 14-2 overall, won the Western NC championship and played for the state championship. His overall record in 27 years of coaching was 221-101-3.

Massey coached four years at Raleigh Enloe and three at Fayetteville 71st beSee MASSEY, Page B5

State 3A volleyball tourney to begin

R-S here Friday

Although the opponent and starting time is not yet known, Kings Mountain Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team will host a first round game in the State 3A Tournament Saturday.

Pairings have not yet been announced by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association because most teams have not completed their season.

Contact KMHS or check out brackets on www.NCHSAA.org later in the week to find out the opponent and starting times.

The state tournament continues on Oct. 21, 23 and 25. The Western Regional championship is Oct. 28 and the state championship is November 1.

Kings Mountain is scheduled to end its regular season Wednesday with a SMAC 2A/3A game at East Burke.

The Lady Mountaineers have clinched at least a SMAC co-championship.

Their lone league loss was to Draughn and KM holds a one-game lead on the Lady Wildcats going into the final game.

Assuming Draughn doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose, an East Burke win

first downs and got close (to the end zone) several times.

We tried to run it, tried to throw it, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a way to get it done. Give credit to their defense.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re by far the best weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen.â&#x20AC;?

Kings Mountain wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be at full strength but Coach Greg Lloyd expects his Mountaineers to give a great effort when always-tough RS Central comes to John Gamble Stadium Friday for a SMAC 2A/3A contest.

The Mountaineers and Hilltoppers have had some classic battles in the past, and this one shapes up as another as R-S brings a 4-3 overall record to test the 6-2 Mountaineers.

Two of the Hilltoppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three losses were to Shelby and Crest, and R-S was right with both of those teams for most of the ball game.

Coach Lloyd said running back Darian McClain, who has missed the last three games with a high ankle sprain, should be ready to play Friday. Quarterback Brandon Bell, who has missed the last four games with a shoulder injury, is questionable.

Chance Frederick and Josh Bell were injured last week at Crest and are also questionable this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned that they may miss this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, but their injuries are not serious,â&#x20AC;? Lloyd said.

Lloyd is anxious to get

See KM/CREST, Page B3

See KM/R-S, Page B2

See VOLLEYBALL, Page B2

Kings Mountain running back Dylan Frederick (6) tries to turn the corner on the Crest defense in Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game at Crest.

Quick strike Chargers beat Mountaineers 35-7 The unbeaten Crest Chargers faced their toughest test Friday at Sid Bryson Stadium, but used a tough run defense and some big interceptions by their secondary to turn back Kings Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountaineers 35-7 in a SMAC 2A/3A game before a packed

house.

Members of the state championship 1994 and 2004 Crest teams were on hand as the Chargers improved to 5-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall, while Kings Mountain slipped to 3-2 in the league and 6-2 overall.

Although on paper the final score looks lop-sided, Kings Mountain was in the red zone four times but came away with just one touchdown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gave a great effort,â&#x20AC;? said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The stats werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad. We got some

Wilson commits to NC State Kings Mountain High junior baseball player Will Wilson has verbally committed to play for the NC State Wolfpack.

Wilson is a two-year starter for the Mountaineers and will be playing shortstop for the Wolfpack.

Wilson said NC State coaches saw him at the USA MidAtlantic tryouts and he later visited the NC State campus and attended a football game there.

He committed that day.

Between high school and Showcase baseball, Wilson said he plays approximately 80 games a year in every month except December.

This is his second year playing Showcase ball.

When contacted about committing to the Wolfpack, he was in Ft. Myers, FL

playing in a Showcase tournament.

Wilson said he had been contacted by some other schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I like the NC State campus and that they compete in the ACC, and I like their coaching staff.â&#x20AC;?

Elliott Avent has been head coach of the Wolfpack for the past 18 seasons and has had them in the NCAA tournament 13 of those years. They finished fourth in the 2013 College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Wilson, who also pitches some for KMHS, said the NC State coaches recruited him as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;offensive shortstopâ&#x20AC;? so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where he will see most of his playing time the next two years at KMHS. In the past he has played short, third and pitched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure I will still be

pitching some,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but mostly Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be at shortstop.â&#x20AC;?

At 5-10, 170 pounds, Wilson said he â&#x20AC;&#x153;definitely (wants) to get bigger, stronger and fasterâ&#x20AC;? before he gets to the collegiate level.

Looking to next spring, Wilson said the Mountaineers lost a lot of good players off last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team which made the state playoffs, but he believes his senior season the Mountaineers will have a good chance to go a long way.

So will NC State. The Wolfpack had seven players drafted by major league teams last spring and has already landed 11 commitments to someday replace those as well as the six seniors they lost to graduation.

Mountaineer coach Matt

Bridges looks for big things from Wilson his junior and senior seasons at KMHS, and with the Wolfpack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will has been a great asset to our baseball program the last two years,â&#x20AC;?

Bridges said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a freshman Will stepped up as a senior got hurt and helped provide our team a spark to make the playoffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a sophomore he put up numbers that were incredible. He is a hard-working and self-motivated player. What makes him a great player is not his numbers but the way he carries himself on and off the field.

He is going to be a vital part of our teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success the next two years and I am excited about his future.â&#x20AC;?

Wilson carried a .439 See WILSON, Page B3

KMHS junior Will Wilson has committed to play baseball for the NC State Wolfpack.

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Lloyd, Lady Patriots win Tri-County cross country

Libero, Gracie Hunter gets a dig on an East Rutherford shot with teammates Ashley Rohm (12) and Angel Peterson (8) looking on.

Kings Mountain Middle Schools girls, led by a first place finish from Maggie Lloyd, won the Tri-County Conference championship in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-team conference meet at Shelby.

Lloyd ran the course in 13:56. She was one of three KM runners to finish in the top five. Carly Johnson ran third in 14:25 and Summer Campbell was fifth in 14:36.

Kings Mountain finished with 41 points, followed by Crest 70, Lincolnton 81, East Lincoln 105, Shelby 122, East Rutherford 160, West Lincoln 228, Burns 241, Chase 262 and North

Lincoln 281.

Other finishers for the Lady Patriots were Georgia Moss 14th, Brooke Clark 18th, Zoe Eagan 21st, Cassie Woods 28th, Sarah Drennan 33rd, Anna Baker 34th, Zahra Roberts 36th, Emma Ayscue 38th, Oliva Martin 40th, Keira Eaton 49th, Belle Hollifield 51st, Grace Whitaker 56th, Sarah Bell 72nd, Charlee Hodge 73rd, Leah Hoyle 76th, McKenzie Williams 93rd, Jasmine Guy 94th, Zoe Sellers 96th, Reagan Sellers 100th and Abby Tessner 102nd.

Kings Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys

finished ninth with 211 points. North Lincoln won with 30, followed by Crest 98, East Lincoln 129, Shelby 131, West Lincoln 154, Burns 163, Chase 165, Lincolnton 178, KM 211 and East Rutherford 402.

Caleb Barnes led the Patriots with a 19th place finish in 14:33. Other Patriots were Reese Ayscue 26th, Simon West 46th, Nathan Phillips 59th, Trey Jefferies 61st, Sammy Campbell 63rd, Silas Price 75th, Chaz Sanders 76th, Randy Horn 82nd and Heath Hunter 86th.

Senior Angel Peterson (8) and Sara Pasour (7) in action against East Rutherford.

VOLLEYBALL: KMHS to host state tournament game Saturday From page 1B over KM would throw the league race into a tie. However, the Lady Mountaineers have already swept their 3A SMAC opponents (Crest and Burns) and is assured of the #1 3A seed from the

SMAC. Kings Mountain has been idle since defeating Chase 25-12, 25-10, 25-14 last Wednesday.

Kayla Bolt led the Lady Mountaineers with 19 kills and 10 digs. Gracie Hunter had 16 digs and Sara Pasour

had 37 assists.

Angel Peterson contributed 14 kills and Ashton Withers and Pasour had five and four aces, respectively.

Kings Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JV team won 2-0.

Hallie Hunt, at left, was incorrectly identified as Amber Belcher, right photo, in a group of Kings Mountain High School tennis players in last week's Herald.

KM netters fall in SMAC tourney Kings Mountain Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girls tennis team failed to send a player to the Western Regionals after losing their last four matches of the regular season.

The KM ladies were undefeated in the SMAC before closing out the year with consecutive losses to Burns 5-4, Shelby 9-0, Draughn 6-3 and Crest 9-0.

The Lady Mountaineers participated in the conference tournament last week at Crest, but none of them had a high enough finish to move on to the regionals.

Tiffany Harris lost to Edwards of Burns in three sets in the opening round. Kayla Condrey defeated Gardner of Burns in two sets before losing to Sierra Warren of

Crest.

In doubles action, Maddie Lutz and Kayla Penner defeated Lineberger and Cantrell of Burns in two sets and Hannah Mosley and Amber Belcher fell to Coles and Hollifield of Crest.

Lutz and Penner fell in the semis in a three-set match that covered two days because of a lightning delay.

The Kings Mountain 12-under team finished second Sunday in the Top Gun Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament in Charlotte. Players, not in order, are Brittany Reynolds, Catie Payne, Josie Lowery, Savanna Briggs, Jami Nivens, Emily Graham, Kylie Conner, Logan Locklair, Jenna Ramsey, Morgan Stancil, Layla Harris and Abbie Harris. Coaches are Tommy Payne, Brian Ramsey and Ray Graham.

KM 12U softball team finish second in Top Gun tournament The Kings Mountain 12under girls softball team played in the Top Gun Breast Cancer Awareness tournament in Charlotte Saturday and Sunday.

There were 46 teams in the division and the KM team finished second.

KM won 11-3 and 17-3 in their first two games Saturday but then lost 9-5 to Salisbury.

KM came back Sunday morning in the elimination game and won 8-1. Catie

Payne carried a no-hitter into the last inning but lost it on a single to center to finish with a one-hitter.

Kings Mountain won the second elimination game 64 in extra innings with Josie Lowery getting the winning double to right-center field with two outs and runners on second and third.

Kings Mountain defeated Charleston, WV 14-3 in the third elimination game.

Payne again carried a no-hitter into the last inning but

KM/R-S: Mountaineers to host Hilltoppers in Gamble Stadium From page 1B everybody back to help the Mountaineers make a late season run going into the state playoffs.

They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look too far

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again gave up one hit.

Kings Mountain earned a rematch with Salisbury in the championship game and was winning 7-2 after two innings before Salisbury came back to win 11-7.

Leading hitters for the weekend were Brittany Reynolds going 14-for-18, Payne 8-for-14, Lowery 7for-15 and Savannah Briggs 8-for-15. Abbie Harris was 5-for-7 but could not play Sunday due to an ankle injury.

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have a quick quarterback (Tyrese Tate) and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re throwing the ball more.â&#x20AC;?

The Hilltoppers run a 4-4 defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a solid team,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Lloyd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other than the Cleveland County teams theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the most powerful team in the conference. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very similar to East Rutherford and we had a tough game at East Rutherford. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting a good game. This is going to be a big one.â&#x20AC;?

Lloyd hopes to see more from his running game this week. The Mountaineers were held to 58 yards rushing last week at Crest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to run the ball better,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tough sledding. Hopefully, we can get Darain McClain back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defensively, the main thing is to just keep improving, tackle well and create some turnovers. We just have to put last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game behind us and move on.â&#x20AC;?

Lloyd hopes to have JV quarterback Darren Burns available for backup duty this week. Burns played the entire JV game against Crest last week, but the knee that he injured early in the season was sore on Friday and he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dress out for the varsity game.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Patriots beat West Lincoln, closing in on East Division

Crest Postgame YARDSTICK First downs KM: 15 | C: 7 Rushing (yds.)

KM: 58 | C: 183 Passes KM: 15-33-4 | C: 6-14-1

Passing (yds.)

KM: 178 | C: 115 Fumbles lost KM: 0 | C: 0 Penalties (yds.)

KM: 30 | C: 117 Punts (att. - yds.)

KM: 6-35 | C: 6-32

Score by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

KM 0 0 0 7 7

C 14 7 7 7 35

INDIVIDUAL STATS KM RUSHING Shawn Adams 3-31, Dylan Frederick 11-27, Dre Bell 2-13, Jair McCluney 3-12, Tico Crocker 16-(-25).

KM PASSING – Crocker 15-31-2-178, Adams 0-22-0.

KM RECEIVING Adams 4-12, Xavier Johnson 4-78, Jake Merchant 3-49, Chance Frederick 3-36, Dylan Frederick 1-3.

HOW THEY DID IT FIRST QUARTER C – 9:28 – Casual Morris 38 run (Alex Trejo kick).

3 play, 67 yd. drive after KM punt.

C – 5:37 – Tyshun Odom 65 pass from Willie Green (Trejo kick). 5play, 81 yd. drive after pass interception.

SECOND QUARTER C – 8:20 – Tre Harbison, 84 run (Trejo kick). 3play, 88-yd. drive following KM punt.

THIRD QUARTER C – Omar Brooks, 100yd. interception return (Trejo kick).

FOURTH QUARTER C - 9:35 – Harbison 45 run (Trejo kick). First play following KM punt.

KM -4:41 –Xavier Johnson 28 pass from Tico Crocker (Sam Liss kick).

80-yd. drive 7 plays, including run of 13 yards

by Jair McCluney and two 9-yard gains by Adams

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Kings Mountain running back Shawn Adams looks for an opening in the Crest defense.

KM/CREST: Chargers jump out to early lead, win big 35-7 From page 1B It took the Chargers just 13 plays to score their 35 points. The rest of the game, they had trouble moving the ball against the Mountaineer defense. The Crest offense gained 167 of its 183 rushing yards on their touchdown runs.

“Our defense played well, especially in the second half.” Lloyd noted. “In the second half we held their offense to just one touchdown. Our special teams covered well. I’m not disappointed.”

The big and quick Crest defensive front did a remarkable job against the KM offense, which played for the fourth game without starting quarterback Brandon Bell and the third without star running back Darian McClain. The Chargers limited the Mountaineers to 58 yards rushing and 15-of-33 pass completions for 178 yards and four interceptions.

One of those interceptions was returned 100 yards for a touchdown by Omar Brooks. Another interception return for a touchdown

by P.J. Brooks was called back on a penalty.

“Tico Crocker had his

Kings Mountain defender Dre Bell pressures Crest running back Tre Harbison.

best game at quarterback,” Lloyd said. “He completed 15 passes and made some big plays. We just needed to get in the end zone.”

The Chargers scored on their first two possessions to take a 14-0 first quarter lead.

After holding KM to three and out after the opening kickoff, Crest took just three plays to score with Casual Morris circling right end for a 38-yard TD which would be the Chargers’ shortest TD play of the night.

Kings Mountain drove into Crest territory but a pass interception gave the ball back to Crest at the Chargers’ 19 yard line. They couldn’t get their running attack going but quarterback Willie Green II hit Tyshun Odom for a 65-yard TD. In the second quarter, KM had to punt the ball away and it was downed on the Crest 12. But three plays later Tre Harbison took a direct snap from center and circled left end for an 84yard touchdown run and a 21-0 halftime lead.

The Mountaineers had three opportunities to battle back before Crest put them away *A 39-yard reception by

Jake Merchant put the Mountaineers in Crest territory again, but PJ Brooks intercepted a pass and took it to the house. But, a block in the back penalty put the Chargers back on their own 19. *An 18-yard reception

by Chance Frederick gave the Mountaineers a first down at the Crest seven late in the half, but the Charger defense tightened up again and intercepted a pass in the end zone. *Late in the third quarter, the Mountaineers drove to the Crest six yard line. Omar Brooks broke in front of a pass intended for Merchant in the end zone, picked it off and raced down the KM sidelines for a 100-yard touchdown and a 28-0 lead.

Early in the fourth quarter, KM was forced to punt and Crest took over at the KM 45. On the first play, Harbison went 45 yards up the gut to make the score 350.

Trejo’s kickoff went into the end zone for a touchback. This time, KM finally got its offense through the red zone when Xavier Johnson made a great catch of a throw from Tico Crocker for a 28-yard touchdown.

Kings Mountain Middle School’s football team can clinch the Tri-County East Division championship and a home game in the upcoming conference playoffs with a win over Burns in their regular season finale Wednesday at 5 p.m. at John Gamble Stadium.

The Patriots defeated West Lincoln 34-0 last week to run their record to 4-0 in the division and 4-1 overall.

Burns comes in with a 2-2 division record, but KM must avoid a loss because hot on their heels seeking a division co-championship is East Lincoln (3-1), a team KM defeated in double overtime two weeks ago.

Kings Mountain raced to an 18-0 halftime lead at West Lincoln.

Quarterback Charles Osborne gave the Patriots a 60 first quarter lead on a one-yard touchdown run.

Estevan Vargas scored from 19 yards out, and then Osborne threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Tristan Harmon to round out the first half scoring.

Jason Pitts scored from 26 yards out and Ricaylen Mack ran a two-point conversion to put the Patriots up 26-0 in the third period.

Max Ellis got loose on a 30-yard run in the fourth quarter, but fumbled the ball. Vargas picked it up and ran the final five yards for a touchdown. Kaylon Wade ran the two-point conversion.

Osborne hit 6-of-7 passes for 133 yards.

If the Patriots finish first in their division, they will host the #2 team from the Western Division in the first round of the conference playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. while the second place team from the East travels to play the first place team from the West.

The conference championship game will be played on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the home field of the Western Division champion.

Lady Patriots Lose to Chase Kings Mountain Middle’s softball team fell to Chase 19-11 in a Tri-County Conference game Wednesday.

Jesse Oheler and Abbie Harris led the Lady Patriots with two hits each.

KMMS was scheduled to play at East Rutherford yesterday.

WILSON: NC State next stop for KM baseball standout From page 1B batting average (36-for-82) and a .466 on base percentage last season. He had a .707 slugging percentage with eight doubles, one triple, four home runs, 18 RBI and 27 runs scored. He was first on the team in runs scored and doubles and second in RBI and home runs.

“Will has developed into

a well-rounded baseball player and has done some great things this summer to get recognition,” Bridges said. “As he moves forward to NC State he will be pushed to compete for a starting role. I can see him playing on the left side of the infield for the Wolfpack and playing a big role in the lineup.”

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MASSEY: KM mourns loss of Ron Massey day nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home football game against R-S Central. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve felt bad since hearing about this,â&#x20AC;? Lloyd said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last time I saw him was when we dedicated our field house (in June) and I spent over an hour with him just talking football. He was good to the core. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought about him all week.â&#x20AC;?

Dave Farquharson, who succeeded Massey as head coach here, credited him as a great mentor and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;outstanding man.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He made a huge impact on my coaching career,â&#x20AC;? said Farquharson, now line coach at Forestview High in Gastonia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a great teacher and a great friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron was similar to Denny (Hicks) in that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind taking time to develop young coaches, but at the same time he had high expectations,â&#x20AC;? Farquharson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t micro-manage.â&#x20AC;?

Farquharson said Massey was probably the biggest reason he stayed in Kings Mountain when Massey went to Kannapolis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wanted me to go with him,â&#x20AC;? Farquharson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime a coach leaves he wants to take a couple of his assistants with him that he thinks can help him do the

From page 1B fore coming to KM. His 71st teams compiled a 32-14 overall record and his last team there (1994) went 123 and made it to the Eastern Regionals championship game.

After leaving Kings Mountain, Massey coached at A.L. Brown in Kannapolis for 11 years, posting a 12032 record and winning nine conference championships.

The Wonders played in the state championship game in 2008.

He retired after the 2010 season, but missed coaching and resurfaced in 2012 at Monroe Piedmont. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team at Piedmont went 8-3 and three rounds in the state 3A playoffs. It was just the fifth winning team in the history of the school.

While at Kannapolis, Massey coached three times against the Mountaineers with the Wonders winning all three. The last time he met the Mountaineers was in the 2008 Western Regional championship game.

His death at the age of 56 was a huge shock to all.

Current Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd said the team will recognize Coach Massey in some way at Fri-

job. They usually want a defensive line coach or offensive line coach because they work with the players that have to get down there in the trenches and never get the credit or their pictures in the paper like the skill people do.

It takes special people to do that.â&#x20AC;?

Farquharson said he and Massey spent much time on the phone exchanging ideas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were on the phone talking and watching TV when the World Trade Center was hit,â&#x20AC;? he recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did 7 on 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, traded film and borrowed ideas from each other.

We had a great working relationship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also developed a true friendship,â&#x20AC;? Farquharson added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will definitely miss him. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only a year and a half older than I am. Having never met me before 1995 he entrusted me with a lot of things to do while he was still in Fayetteville. He had to ask for help to get things done before he got here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d talk on the phone about things that had to be done. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of coach he was. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was all about developing and helping young people, and also helping young coaches get better.

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in what he saw. He always looked at the big picture.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Bob McRae was superintendent of Kings Mountain Schools when Massey was hired and quickly saw that he was a great choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As good a coach as he was, he was also one of the finest men Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever known,â&#x20AC;?

Dr. McRae said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He understood coaching was so much more than being successful on the field. He was dedicated to the players, their families and the community in a way that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never seen before. From the comments Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious he did that everywhere. Everywhere heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been was a special place for him.â&#x20AC;?

Coach Massey often told parents and fans not to ask him at the end of the season how successful it was, but to wait 10 to 15 years and see what kind of husbands, parents and citizens they became. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron was a gentleman and a Christian,â&#x20AC;? McRae said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will always remember when, after each game he would pray with the players and tell them to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;make good choices this weekend.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone from here, everyone who knew Ron Massey personally knows where he is today.â&#x20AC;?

Wednesday, Oct. 15 4:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at East Burke (final regular season game).

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Two late TDs lift Crest JVs over Mountaineers Crest scored two touchdowns in the final two minutes to defeat Kings Mountain 30-20 in a JV football game Thursday night at John Gamble Stadium.

The Mountaineers, 5-2, try to bounce back Thursday at 7 p.m. at R-S Central.

Kings Mountain stopped a Crest drive at the KM 20 with 5:49 left in the game but a holding call pushed the Mountaineers back to their own eight yard line and they couldn’t work themselves out of the hole and had to punt the ball away with 4:35 remaining.

Beginning a drive at their own 48, the Chargers used the running of Sanchez Spikes, Jairus Strong and Cameron Peeler to score on a six-yard run by Williams with 1:53 remaining and tie the score at 20-all. Peeler then passed for a two-point conversion to put the Chargers on top 22-20.

On the ensuing kickoff, Kings Mountain’s Kaven Mosley fumbled after a hard hit by two Chargers at the 25, and Isaiah Jennings scooped the ball up and ran it into the end zone for an insurance TD. Peeler ran the

two-point conversion.

Kings Mountain built a 20-8 halftime lead before the Crest offense started eating up huge chunks of yardage on direct snaps in the second half.

Mosley recovered a fumble at the Crest 29 to set up KM’s first touchdown and a 6-0 lead. Malik Banner got the drive going with a 13yard run on first down.

Quarterback Darren Burns, playing his first game since being injured in the second game of the season, scored from a yard out.

Crest rallied early in the second quarter to take the lead on a six-yard touchdown and two-point conversion run by Trey Williams.

Two plays after the ensuing kickoff, Burns found Khal Welch wide open behind the Crest defense and hit him with a 48-yard touchdown pass for a 12-8 lead.

Kings Mountain’s Ian Bishop recovered a Crest fumble at the Mountaineers’ two yard line, and two 15yard penalties against the Chargers’ defense helped KM work the ball out to the Crest 45. Mosley made a

sensational leaping catch over two Crest defenders for a 33-yard gain to the Crest 12, and three plays later Madisyn Bolin caught a seven-yard halfback pass from Quenten Nguyen for a touchdown. Burns passed to Bolin for the two-point conversion to send the home team into halftime with a 20-8 lead.

Crest began its comeback quickly after intermission, driving the kickoff 62 yards in eight plays to score on a one yard run by Spikes to cut the margin to 20-14.

That score stood until the Chargers’ fast finish in the final two minutes.

After the Chargers’ final score with 1:47 remaining, KM hit quickly with two keepers by Burns for a first down at the 31, and a 21yard reception by Mosley put KM at the Crest 48 with 39 seconds left.

But, on that play two Crest defenders ran into each other while making the tackle and both were injured. The game was held up for over 30 minutes as athletic trainers and EMS worked with the players, and the game was called.

Kings Mountain quarterback Darren Burns (3) gains some tough yardage.

Kings Mountain running back Khal Welch (8) tests the Crest defense.

Time to pay more attention to deer on the roadways The arrival of the fall season not only means dropping temperatures and leaves, but also an increase in the chances of a collision with a deer across North Carolina. Between 2011 and 2013, nearly half of the more than 61,000 animal-related crashes took place in October through December. About 90 percent of those involved deer.

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“Drivers need to be careful on the roads all the time, but even more so over the next few months,” said NCDOT Director of Mobility and Safety Kevin Lacy.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gateways to the Southâ&#x20AC;? art award winners The Southern Arts Society presented awards Saturday to top artists among more than 70 who exhibited landscapes, historical sites, and the people and places that reflect our Southern history and culture.

The art exhibit was a highlight of the Gateway Festival and was on the theme Gateways to the South at the Kings Mountain Art Center at the Depot.

Seymour Simmons III, associate professor, department of fine arts at Winthrop University at Rock Hill, SC, was judge for the exhibit and selected first, second and third place awards with three merit awards.

Elizabeth McAdams of Pinnacle, NC won the top award for her photograph of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Windswept Barn.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This

photograph captures beautifully a scene I have always found fascinating: lonely, old, weathered and abandoned farm buildings set in a barren landscape," said the judge.

Second prize went to Susan Panzarella for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots o' Pots and Pans.â&#x20AC;? Simmons commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this big, bold pastel drawing is as much a statement about the joy of art making as it is about love of the materials themselves.

Up close, you can appreciate the passion with which she laid down the medium, and imagine what it was like to revel in all that wonderful messiness.â&#x20AC;?

Third prize went to Susan Carlisle Bell for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ripe for the Harvest,'' an acrylic. Commented Simmons: "Although evidently a

landscape, this small but compelling piece could almost count as an abstract field painting with the large flat land form occupying 80% of the image against a thin band of blue sky, separated by a deep red horizon that seems a little like it's bleeding.â&#x20AC;?

Merit awards went to Lin Venhuizen, Paul Shafranski and Lucy Warlick.

Gateways to the South will be on display at the Southern Arts Society at the Depot through Nov. 14, 301 N. Piedmont Avenue.

Gallery and Gift shop hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call 700-7395585.

FIRST PLACE IN GATEWAYS SHOW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elizabeth McAdams won first place for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Windsweptâ&#x20AC;? at the Southern Arts Society's Gateway to the South art show Saturday.

MERIT AWARD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two Faces of NCâ&#x20AC;? by Len Venhuizen won the merit award at the Southern Arts Society's Gateway to the South show.

SECOND PLACE AT ART SHOW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Susan Panzarella won second place for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Potsâ&#x20AC;? at the Gateway to the South art show.

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Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF CLEVELAND 14--CVD-901 DORIS SPRATT BRYANT, Plaintiff Vs CYNTHIA SANLIN CHAMPION and JONATHAN RAY PRESTON, Defendants NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO; JONATHAN RAY PRESTON TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff, Doris Spratt Bryant, has filed a Complaint against you seeking monetary

damages in a motor vehicle negligence claim.

You are required to make a defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after October 8th, 2014, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the 26th day of September, 2014.

CAMPBELL & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for the Plaintiff /s/ PAYTON D. HOOVER N.C. BAR NO. 32110 717 East Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28203 704-333-0885 KMH 3634 (10/08,15 & 22/2014)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS Having qualified on the19th day of September, 2014 as Executrix of the Estate of LAWRENCE STEVENSON BROWN, JR. deceased, of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Bennie Gail Brown, Executrix, on or before the 1st day of Janu-

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

This the 1st day of October, 2014.

Bennie Gail Brown, Executrix Estate of: Lawrence Stevenson Brown, Jr. 1614 York Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 KMH3632 (10/01, 08, 15 & 22/14)

Legals CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL CASE NO. CUR-1-9-14 William Eric Dixon is requesting to rezone property located at 154 Patterson Road from Residential 10 (R-10) to Conditional Use R-20 (CUR-R-20). The property may also be identified as Tax Map 4-59, Block

1, Lot 22 or Parcel 12150.

A copy of the rezoning request application may be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call 704-734-4595 for additional information.

You are welcome to attend the City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 6:00 pm to express your opinion on the above case.

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â&#x2013; SCHOOL

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GC Principal of the Year makes every day count There are 591 students enrolled at Sadler Elementary School this year, and principal Rebekah Duncan knows each one by name. Every morning, Duncan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Gaston County Principal of the Year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; greets the students coming through the school doors. She takes time to ask how they are doing and listens to what they say.

Sadler Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme for the 2014-2015 school year is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Power of One.â&#x20AC;? This has also been the theme for Duncanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last six years as the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal as she invests in staff and students one at a time. Her career is evidence of the power of one: the difference one person can make and what a difference it makes for one person when they feel they are truly valued.

As a Title I school, Sadler serves a community with high levels of need. Duncan said she and her staff are constantly focused on instruction and test score data to keep students performing at grade level.

Still, Duncan doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just look at the numbers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she sees the children behind them. There are 70 students with an IEP (Individualized Education Plan), and Duncan sits in on every one of the parent meetings to make sure the children and fami-

lies are being served. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her care for the children is constant and genuine,â&#x20AC;? said school counselor Jennifer Christy.

Last year, Duncan noticed that Sadler had very few volunteer mentors. She knew there were children who needed one-on-one time with a caring adult so she made a list of more than 50 students who would most benefit from mentoring. She then asked the teachers if they would consider giving their time. Every full-time staff member signed up for a student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that can make a really big difference when you look at it child by child,â&#x20AC;? Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students are excited about that time with their mentor.â&#x20AC;?

Although she would like Sadlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s test scores to be higher overall, Duncan said she can see where the individual focus is paying off. Sadler was one of only two elementary schools in Gaston County to exceed state expectations for academic growth in the 20122013 school year.

Duncan also looks for ways to invest in her staff members by taking time to ask for their advice and praise them for their accomplishments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you go to her with a problem, her door is

Sadler Elementary Principal Rebekah Duncan, the Gaston County Principal of the Year, spends time with a group of 5th grade students. Sadler School is located on Highway 74 near Crowders Mountain/Bessemer City. Some Sadler students live in Kings Mountain. always open,â&#x20AC;? said second grade teacher Lori LaBella. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relaxed, levelheaded. She makes you feel thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no problem too big to solve.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Beckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing principal to work for,â&#x20AC;? said Vicky English, instructional facilitator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

an advocate for the teachers and their children.â&#x20AC;?

This has been true since Duncan started her career as a kindergarten teacher at the former Gastonia Central Elementary and later at Woodhill Elementary.

Last school year, Duncan received a message from a

former third grade student, who has since graduated from UNC-Charlotte. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She told me I was the first teacher in her life who had made her feel like I really cared about her,â&#x20AC;? Duncan said.

That student is now pursuing a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree and

considering a teaching career and has asked Duncan for mentoring and advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those kinds of things stop you in your tracks. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when you know that everything Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing today counts,â&#x20AC;? Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She rekindled in me why I do this every day.â&#x20AC;?

October is SIDS awareness month

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL students and teachers donned patriotic colors in support of Patriot Day recently in Kings Mountain.

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

According to the CDC, about 4,000 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year in the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; half of these deaths are due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

SIDS Awareness Month focuses on actions you and others can take to help your baby sleep safely and to reduce your babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an infant younger than 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation.

There are a number of ways you can lower his or her risk of SIDS while giving your baby the best care possible.

Learning about SIDS and safe sleep for babies is important for all caregivers, not just for parents. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters, childcare providers, and anyone else who might care for babies should learn more.

Simple actions can make a big difference. Although the exact cause of SIDS is unknown, the CDC recommends the following steps to help reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death: Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep, for naps and at night.

Use a firm sleep surface covered by a fitted sheet.

Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch, or on a chair alone, with you, or with anyone else.

Keep soft objects, toys, and loose bedding out of your baby's sleep area.

Do not smoke during pregnancy, and do not smoke or allow smoking around your baby.

Breastfeed your baby.

Give your baby a dry pacifier that is not attached to a string for naps and at night.

Do not let your baby get too hot during sleep.

You can learn more about SIDS, its risk factors and action steps you can take to help prevent it by visiting http://www.cdc.gov/features/s idsawarenessmonth/.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY COUNCIL - meets last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 W. Gold St. CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers, second floor, County Administration Building, 311 E. Marion St., Shelby.

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

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

AMERICAN LEGION POST 155 meets second Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Post on East Gold Street in Kings Mountain.

DOUGH MAKERS INVESTMENT CLUB – The Dough Makers Investment Club (for women) usually meets every third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the Edward Jones Office at 307 B East King Street. For information, please contact the Edward Jones Office at 704-7390997 or Mikie Smith, President, 704-739-4554.

KINGS MOUNTAIN ROTARY CLUB - Meets every Thursday, noon, at the Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY – Meets every first Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

KINGS MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S CLUB – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, E. Mountain St. The annual Fall Festival Wednesday, Oct. 15, features lunch and dinner, crafts, bazaar, and a showcase of table appointments by garden clubs. Adult tickets for lunch 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., dinner 5:30-7 p.m. $10, children under 12 $6.

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

VFW POST 9811, Kings Mountain/Cherryville meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. BBQ chicken plates at $7 will be sold Oct. 25 beginning at 4 p.m. Carryout or dine in.

Community trunkatreat will be Halloween Day at 7 p.m. at the Post, 3800 Margrace Road. Everyone welcome. A Halloween Bash Saturday,Nov. 1 will feature a costume contest, DJ and food, everyone 21 and older welcome.

IN COUNTRY VIETNAM VETERANS breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain.

Contact Carl Morrow at 704-734-0142 for more information.

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

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: Kings Mountain– Christ the King Catholic Church, 714 Stone St., 6:30 p.m., meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Contact: Mary (704) 482-8690.

You may also call the Reach Line & Infor-

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mation at (704) 319-1625, or go to www.oa.org. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for membership. The groups are self-supporting.

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

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

SHELBY KIWANIS CLUB meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at noon, Smoke on the Square, 5 E. Marion St., or 2nd Thursday at 5:30 pm. at Dragonfly Wine Market, 101 W Warren St. Call Pres. David Barker 704-472-1286 for information.

SPECIAL EVENTS GREAT HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN parade Friday, Oct. 31. Meet at City Hall at 10 a.m.Check out the City of Kings Mountain website cityofkm.com

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

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

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES taught

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

TAI CHI CLASS – Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3 p.m. in Conference Room I. Andrew Baker is instructor of Tai Chi 4 Health & Balance and a donation of $3 per person is requested. Rotating exercises, health lessons, and surprise extras keep it fresh. All donations will go toward purchase of DVDs for the class.

NEW BEGINNER LINE DANCES Beginners Line Dance classes are taught

by Archie Cherpak each Wednesday from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Patrick Center.

SUPPORT GROUPS AT PATRICK

CENTER- First Tuesdays 5:30 p.m.

Evening Alzheimer’s Support Group, Neisler Life Enrichment Center, Kings Mountain; first Wednesdays at 10 a.m. depression support group, Patrick Center; second Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. Evening Dementia support group, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby; fourth Tuesdays 6 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group, Life Enrichment Center, Shelby; last Mondays at 2 p.m. diabetic support and education, Patrick Senior Center. All aboard to Charlotte for the Southern Christmas Show Nov. 19 at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $9.50 and senior residents pay $1 for transportation.

BROAD RIVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 1145 County Home Rd., Shelby – archives are open every Tuesday night from 6-8 p.m. and also on the 2nd and 3rd Mondays from noon-4 p.m. and 2nd and 3rd Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Presentations at Neal Senior Center in Shelby continue October and November, all programs at 3 p.m., and includes light refreshments.

Meet in the large conference room at Neal Center, Highway 18 North, turn on 100 TR Harris Drive first building on the right after you turn. Mark your calendar: Nov. 9 – John Krebs, “When the Spanish came through in the 1500s.” Short field trips planned in October or November. Journey to Hart Square for people that have a ticket 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct.25. Ticket holders can depart at 8 a.m. From the Broad River Archives. Broad River Genealogical Society membership is $25. Applications available at the Archives building or at any presentation. For more information Email Greg Payseur: topgun@shelby.net

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

KINGS MOUNTAIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM

and scenes of the past.

OCT. 25- Watercolor on Yupo with Barbara O'Neal Davis 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Experiment with watercolor on synthetic paper. SASI will provide paper and if you have paints and brushes take them to the event. Cost is $35. Sign up at 704-7395585.

CLEVELAND COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL -Craft Lab series of classes for ages 16 plus. Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Come hear skilled product photographer Morgan Ford explain what makes a good photo.

Please take your cameras with you. Cost is $10 per person but free to Southern Arts Society members. Preregistration required either by website or phone 704-484-2787. http://www.ccartscouncil.org/classes.htm

MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Story Time Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Community Room; Play Group Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Community Room; Open Computer Lab 10 a.m. until noon every Monday in the Community Room, no registration required; Computer Classes Oct. 16,18 and 28. Call 704-739-2371 option 3 to register.

City of Kings Mountain Great Pumpkin Parade Friday, Oct.31. Meet at City Hall at 10 a.m. No Play Group at the Library on this day.

Beginning Oct. 6 classes on Mondays to help you get the training, get the interview, get the job. Four modules to meet your needs. Taught by Cleveland Community College instructors. Registration is required. Call or stop by the Library today to reserve your place.

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

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

SAY AHH! The Incredible Medical History of Kings Mountain runs until Oct. 25, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The exhibit is proudly sponsored by Cleveland County HealthCare System and Ragan and Reba Harper.

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

SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY

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

Kings Mountain Arts Center 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Gift Shop features fine art, ceramics, woodwork, jewelry and wearable art. Ongoing – Offering art and pottery classes, and ongoing art exhibits by local and regional artists. Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 am.-4 pm; or by appointment contact 704-739-5585 or 704739-2056.

GATEWAYS TO THE SOUTH – A JUDGED ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT – Oct. 2- Nov. 14 sponsored by Southern Arts Society at the Depot. Artwork relates to Southern history and culture, landscapes, people, events, still life

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Kings Mountain Family YMCA’s 4th Annual Golf Tournament

Daniel Tedder, Rusty Putnam, David Dobbins and JD Ledford

1st Place - Jimmy Jolly, Robert Scism, Ken Nantz and Rick Hord

Jason Burgin, David Morris, KM YMCA Vice President Kevin Osborne and Jonathan Bolt

3rd Place - K.G. Etters, Eric Stacey, Eric Moore and Jeff Cloninger Pictured with YMCA Senior Program Director, Amanda Little

Paul Hendricks, Mal Brutko, Rick Murphrey and Ragan Harper

Russell Spangler, Meg Allum, David Miller and Cameron Corder

Hugh Logan, Brian Osteen, Kenny Rhyne and Bryan Edwards

Ned Ward, Lee Sherrill, Gerald Church and Laurin Whisnant

Eric Lamana, Brian Hunnell, Buddey Ramey and Sherrill Tony The YMCA held its annual golf tournament Friday, Oct. 10 at Riverbend YMCA Golf Course. Winners were: 1st Place Team–16 under–Jim Jolly, Ken Nantz, Rick Hord and Robert Scism.

2nd Place Team–15 under–Matt Bradley, Jonathan Darnell, Tommy Gales, Tim Alexander.

3rd Place Team–15 under–Eric Moore, K.G. Etters, Jeff Cloninger, Eric Stacey.

Closest to Pin winners - #3 Matt Bradley, #5 Ken Nantz,

Bill Sherwood, Steve Boatwright, Jim Medlin and Doug Satterfield (front)

#12 Tim Alexander and #16 Steve Goforth; Longest Drive on # 10 – Rick Hord.

Thanks all of the sponsors of the tournament: Corporate Sponsors – Brinkley Financial Group, TAKE 22, Inc., NTE Energy and Eric & Cathy Moore. Hole sponsors–Scism & Son Paint and Body, Innovative Pool Designs, Diamond Group Investments, Warlick & Hamrick Insurance, City of Kings Mountain, Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain Herald, Harris Holdings, Inc., Patriot Jacks Outfitters, The McRae Company,

Representative Tim Moore, NES Electrical, Farm Bureau, Edward Jones Investments of KM, Crown Automotive Group, Webb Chemicals & Paper and Bradley’s Screen Printing.

And to the Golf Committee– Ernie Teague, Anne Brooks, Mal Brutko, Jim Jolly, Jonathan Rhodes, Doug Satterfield and Brian Hunnell.

The YMCA raised $6,700 for its annual We Build People scholarship campaign, and is thankful to serve such a giving community.