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Hackers active nationwide ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Monitor your financial accounts daily. Hacking is nothing to take lightly.

That’s the warning from Det. Cpl. Todd McDougal of the Kings Mountain Police Department who says he’s finding out from fraud investigators that the recent hacking of bank cards isn’t only happening in Kings Mountain but it’s nationwide.

McDougal was also a victim.

When his bank account was compromised he called his bank, signed an affidavit and the money “went right back into my account.�

But he added, “banks have different policies and they may require you to file a police report.’’ Many of the people who left comments on Facebook last week said a common link seemed to be 238 Cherokee Street Tavern in Kings Mountain. Cherokee Street Tavern isn’t the only business in town affected; other victims say they used their debit cards at gro-

cery stores and service stations, say police. “Rob Bolin and his business have been getting a black eye and don’t deserve it,� McDougal was quick to say. He said Cherokee Street Tavern and its employees “have done nothing wrong,� adding that Bolin has been working with federal agents and with local police trying to track down what is happening.

McDougal says that no local business “is to blame, it isn’t any-

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thing any of them have done wrong.�

He said that proof of how often fraud cases occur is that one bank in town notified a customer that his account was compromised, cancelled the account, reopened an account and the next day it happened again. “What we have found out is that

an unknown outside entity, possibly one as far distant as overseas, is hacking computer systems everywhere,� said McDougal.

He was told a computer system is being used to “mine� into people’s accounts and gather personal information. The thief then See HACKERS, 7A

City, STEAG get $480k grant Mayor Rick Murphrey announced this week that the North Carolina Rural Center has funded the city’s application for $480,000 for its Vacant Building Reuse Program.

The funds will be used by STEAG Energy Services, a provider of environmental consulting and manufacturing services, to expand its facility at the former Anvil Knitwear site in Kings Mountain.

The project will create 40 jobs and STEAG will invest approximately $6 million in developing an advanced technological service to the power producing companies in America. “The City continues to

support a pro-business climate for our region and North Carolina,� said the mayor. ‘’Working with companies like STEAG, an excellent corporate citizen and one of our top five utility customers, benefits both our businesses and our local economy.� Congratulating STEAG on the expansion plans, the mayor thanked them for commitment to the community.

STEAG has been an industrial citizen of Kings Mountain since 2006.

In April, Hans-Ulrich Hartenstein and his wife, Brigette, announced an expansion of 15 full time jobs and an investment of $3 million.

The Rural Center grant will enable the Hartensteins to add a third and fourth production line and hire more employees.

The STEAG facility cleans honeycomb-like structures called catalysts which help power plants control the emission of nitrogen oxides. The mayor terms the process as “refurbishing smokestacks of power plants.�

In 2013 the Hartensteins will offer an apprenticeship program with area schools and colleges where students interested in chemistry and engineering can work, earn a salary and go to school, graduating with an associate degree.

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Meranda Hamrick, Sgt. Ken Bachman, Kim Reel and Maricara Montgomery, left to right, are pictured with Christmas gifts for 47 children from Ultra Machine Company. The Kings Mountain industry responded to an angel tree at East Elementary School and bought clothes, toys and shoes.

Caring Kings Mountain area people are playing Santa this season for the less fortunate.

East Elementary School’s angel tree for 153 kids is lighter today, thanks to the coats,

toys and shoes provided for 47 of those “angels� by Ultra Machine Company of Kings Mountain.

Sgt. Ken Bachman of the Kings See PLAYING SANTA, 7A

Lawing votes with Brown breaking 4-4 tie over zoning ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Kings Mountain Planning Board Chairman Doug Lawing broke a 4-4 tie Monday night, siding with developer Mike Brown who challenged the board on 100 feet setbacks for recreational facilities proposed in a new text amendment that regulates multiple uses of recreation city wide.

Currently there is no provision for multiple recreation in city ordinances.

Brown is developing Hounds Campground on S. Battleground (old Grover Road) which will feature a variety of recreation.

Vice-chairman Jim Potter’s motion to “leave as written 100 feet from a property line� was seconded by Christy McCleary. Voting for the motion were Potter, Phil

Dee, Bobby Pearson and McCleary. Voting against were Ernest Rome, Lamar Fletcher, Bill McMurrey, and Wayne Paul.

Lawing, in breaking the tie, agreed with Rome, Fletcher, McMurrey and Paul with “100 feet buffers along residential property only’’ in the zoning ordinance text amendment.

City Council, which has the final say on zoning matters, was voting on the amendment at The Herald’s press time Tuesday.

Said Brown’s attorney Doug Arthurs, “All that we want to address tonight is the 100 feet setbacks for recreational uses. If you agree with how it is written this will mean eight acres of my client’s campground will be taken up in setbacks and can’t be developed.�

Brown said he had never questioned the 100 feet buffers along residential property. “Why put more restrictions on me?� he asked the board. “I am struggling with this setback issue because what

we recommend to the city council will apply to every public commercial, multiple recreational and entertainment uses facility in the city,� said Lawing, adding, “We need to come up with a solution.�

Lamar Fletcher questioned “100 feet setbacks applying to all uses,’’ adding, “I don’t want to cause anyone’s property not to be developed.� “Our goal is to protect all property owners,� said McCleary.

In other business of the meeting: •Lawing was re-elected chairman of the Planning & Zoning Board and Jim Potter was elected vice-chairman.

Planning Director Steve Killian was elected secretary. •The board continued until January 29, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. a request by Faunce Properties, Inc. for rezoning from Residential S8 to Conditional Use Office his property at 813 W. King St., formerly 814 W. Mountain St.

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An employee works in STEAG Energy Services in Kings Mountain. The City of Kings Mountain’s application for $480,000 to the N.C. Rural Service for STEAG expansion was approved this week.

“Fire Truck Express� coming to town Santa Claus will be in Kings Mountain on his “Fire Truck Express� for a couple of last minute stops to see the children before Christmas and to get an update on their Christmas lists.

On Thursday morning, Dec. 13, Santa will visit local daycare centers.

On Saturday, Dec. 15, Santa and his helpers will arrive on his “Fire Truck Express� for a visit to the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, during the Toys, Games & Trains Exhibit, from 1 p.m.–3 p.m. Children are encouraged to stop by to visit with Santa. During his visit, the annual model train display will be traveling around the tracks for the children and adults to enjoy. This

highly popular and interactive display was built and is maintained by the Piedmont “S� Gaugers, a group of model train enthusiasts.

The event is free and open to the public. All donations go toward supporting the Museum’s mission of informing the public of the his-

tory of Kings Mountain, and surrounding areas, by preserving and exhibiting the 19th and early 20th century collection.

The Gift Shop at the Main Exhibit Hall will also be open and a perfect place for those last minute ideas for unique Christmas gifts.

Toys still needed Wanted: more toys for the Kings Mountain Police Department’s annual Toys for Tots program.

The pinch in the economy is very real, say police, who are seeing the big toy collection room at the police department only about 1/4 full.

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■ OBITUARIES Donna R. Byars A member of West End Baptist Church GAFFNEY, SC- - Donna Reynolds Byars, 55, formerly of Gaffney, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Born in Gaffney, she was the daughter of the late Carl Eugene and Patsy Ponder Reynolds and stepdaughter of Benita Lipsey and husband, Charles of Gaffney.

Ms. Byars was formerly employed by Saint-Amand, Thompson & Brown, was formerly secretary to Supreme Court Judge, The Honorable Bruce Littlejohn, a n d w a s the former office manager for a CPA firm in West Virginia. Ms. Byars was a graduate of Gaffney High School, loved animals and was a member of West End Baptist Church.

Jesse Dean Davis SOPHIA, NC–Jesse Dean Davis, 19, 3754 Mt. Olive Church Rd., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at his home.

He was born Dec. 20, 1992 in Stuttgart, Germany, a son o f Robbie Dean Davis a n d Helen Maye Dayley Davis.

He resided in Sophia, NC with his wife and son. On June 23, 2010 he was married to Kristal Nichole Nelson.

Surviving are his wife,

Also surviving are two sons, Brandon Byars and Aaran Byars, both of Tampa, FL and a sister, Debbie Vick and husband, Ralph of Batavia, NY; favorite aunt, Bleeka Goforth and cousin, Jan Tindall, both of Kings Mountain, NC. She was preceded in death by a brother, Tim Reynolds.

The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.on Friday, Dec. 7, in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Ashby Blakely officiating.

Interment was in the Grover City Cemetery.

The family will be at the home of Benita and Charles Lipsey, 109 Sunset Drive, Gaffney.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com.

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC, was in charge of arrangements.

Blakely Funeral Home Kristal Nichole Nelson Davis of the home; son, Tyson Nathaniel Davis of the home; his mother, Helen Maye Dayley Davis of Kings Mountain; his father, Robbie Dean Davis, Mooresville; and his brother, Tristan James Davis of Kings Mountain.

The memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at Christian Freedom Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.

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Cumby Family Funeral Service, Archdale, NC, was in charge of arrangements.

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SHELBY – Mrs. Mary Hazel Ellis Crawford, 100, of John Crawford Rd., died Tues., Dec. 4, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

The funeral was conduced Friday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery.

CASAR–Mrs. Edith D. Livingstone, 90, of St. Petersburg, Fla. died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, while visiting her daughter in N.C. A celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Shelby.

Rollin Ross

Joe Dockery Sr. MOORESBORO – Joseph “Joe” Bernard Dockery Sr., 73, of Lucas Lane, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Services will be private to the family.

Candyman Gardner SHELBY – Junius “Candyman” Taswell Gardner, 79, of Beaumonde Ave., died Thurday, Dec. 6, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.

The funeral service was conducted Sunday, Dec. 9. at 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery with military honors.

BESSEMER CITY – Rollin James Ross, infant son of Jessica Lane of Bessemer City and James Ross of Kings Mountain died December 8 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents Warren and Pauline Hawkins, and paternal grandfather Martin Ivester.

A funeral service will be held Friday, December 14 at 3 pm at New Buffalo Baptist Church in Grover with Rev. Adam Green officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm prior to the service. Interment will be in New Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Grover.

Darrell Thornburg A talented and creative craftsman KINGS MOUNTAIN Darrell “Preacher” Thornburg, 60, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at his home.

He was son of the late Rev. George Henry Thornburg and Billie Dean Bookout Thornburg. He was also preceded in death by his longtime companion, Wanda

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Jordan. Darrell was a Journeyman Iron Worker, a Native American enthusiast and a talented and creative craftsman.

Surviving are his son, Zachary Thornburg, Fountain Inn, SC; daughter, Anna Fowler and husband, Junior, Fountain Inn, SC; stepson, Andy Lesley, Grovetown, GA; brother, Mark S. Thornburg, Grover; sister, Vickie Thornburg Hicks and husband, Glenn, Kings Mountain; one grandchild, Ethan Fowler; two step-grandchil-

Cir, communicating threats, $2500 bond, secured.

DEC. 8: John Edward Eng, 51, 352 Edgemont Dr., larceny, resist officer, $2500 each charge, secured bond.

DEC.9: Danny Keith Camp, 44, 527 Stoney Point Rd., DWI, driving with license revoked, possession controlled substance (Valium, Xanax), $2500 bond, secured.

DEC. 9: Paul Allen Bristol, 20, Grover, carrying concealed weapon, simple possession, drug paraphernalia, defacing public building, $15,000 bond, secured.

DEC. 9: Reavan Jennifer McDowell, 20, Grover, driving while license revoked, $2500 bond, unsecured.

CITATIONS DEC. 3: Tyrone Young, 33, 529 Stoney Point Rd., failure to notify DMV of change of address.

DEC. 4: Erica Denise Mayhue, 57, 919 Grace St., no insurance.

DEC. 4: Weichun Guo, 36, Commerce, GA., expired tag.

DEC. 4: Eric Stephen Stewart, 28, Shelby, giving spirituous liquor to a person under 21.

DEC. 4: Chasity King, 20, Cherryville, underage drinking.

DEC.5: Joe Lewis Brown, 51, Gastonia, running red light.

DEC. 5: Justin Allen, 28, Bessemer City, no seat belt.

DEC. 6: Dayla Kilo Smarr, 31, 803 W. King St. Apt. 16, no operator’s license.

DEC. 6: Joshua Brian Walker, 26, 28 Chesterfield Ct, seat belt violation.

DEC. 7: Shandea Byers, 1730 Kings Row Dr. Apt. 204, child seat belt violation.

DEC. 7: Antonio Peora, 25, Charlotte, no operator’s license.

DEC. 7: Orlando Roseboro, 25, Shelby, expired tag, no inspection.

DEC. 7: Justin Braleski, 30, Shelby, expired tag, no inspection.

DEC. 7: Rico Barnett, 28, Shelby, revoked license.

DEC. 7: Neftali Lopez, 49, Dallas, no operator’s license.

DEC. 7: Ronald Hough, 44, Clover, SC, revoked license, unsafe movement.

DEC. 7: Tracy Tape, 46, Lancaster, SC, seat belt violation.

DEC. 7: Dorothy Smarr, 56, 117 Monte Vista Dr., faulty equipment, headlights.

DEC. 7: Paul CannedyHill, 708 Sandalwood Lane, seat belt violation.

DEC. 7: Jerry Wayne Meredith, Jr., 23, Gastonia, revoked license.

DEC. 7: Nimnor Barquez, 32, 709 W. Gold St.,

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ARRESTS DEC. 3: Robert Morris Cutshaw, 44, Lowell, DWI, $1,000 bond, unsecured.

DEC. 3: Misty Stokes Cutshaw, 38, Lowell, second degree trespassing, possession open container, $1500 bond, secured.

DEC. 3: Kenneth Dean Eaves Jr., 28, Bessemer City, three count DWI, three counts driving while license revoked, hit and run, reckless driving, no liability insurance, $10,000 bond, secured.

DEC. 4: Angela Welch Hill, 36, 140 Park Grace Rd., assault with deadly weapon serious injury, felony, first degree burglary, felony, injury to personal property, $2500 bond, secured.

DEC. 5: Darrell Lloyd Austin, 51, 914 Sherwood Lane, domestic protection order violation. District Court date Dec. 17.

DEC.6: Antonio Lamar Leach, 26, Gastonia, attempted obtaining property by false pretense, a felony, assault with deadly weapon, $12,500 bond, secured.

DEC. 6: Shaquana Shada Bellamy, 27, Gastonia, obtaining property by false pretense, a felony, two counts possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, misdemeanor, and two counts possession cocaine, felonies, no bond.

DEC. 7: Joann Ann Carmichael, 45, 907 First St., harassing phone calls, bond secured.

DEC. 7: Ronald Shannon Hough, 44, Fort Mill, SC, failure to appear, $1,000 bond, secured.

DEC. 7: Melvin DwightRig Lenord Jr., 24, 423 Mountain Spring Crt, Apt. 204, two counts failure to appear, $500 each, secured.

DEC. 8: Donald Edward Pettus, 43, 113 High Ridge Crt, aiding and abetting DWI, open container, aiding and abetting driving while license revoked, $1,000 bond, secured.

DEC. 8: Joe Lloyd Clay, 47, Raven Cir, driving while license revoked, $1,000 secured bond, $565 cash bond.

DEC. 8: Luther Thomas Estes, 50, 111 Highridge Ct Lot 4, DWI, driving while license revoked, hit and run, $1000 bond, secured.

DEC. 8: Dennis Curtis McGill, 50, 2029 Redwood

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Robbins terminated, facing criminal charges John Franklin Robbins, 24 of Kings Mountain, a Cleveland County Sheriff’s Deputy since Aug. 16, was fired from his job Dec. 3, according to Sheriff Alan Norman.

He was arrested and charged with crime against nature, a felony, after allegedly engaging in a sex act with an unknown woman.

Norman said Robbins was on duty at the time.

Norman said that policy is for the professional standards division of the department to investigate complaints and, if it is discovered that a crime occurred, then the employee is terminated and will face criminal charges.

“It’s unfortunate that situations like this occur, but employees of the sheriff’s office are held to higher standards,” said Norman. no operator’s license.

DEC. 7: Melvin Dwight Riggino Lenord Jr., 24, 423 Spring Court, Apt. 204, revoked license.

DEC. 8: Porshia Sheppard, 19, Gastonia, seat belt violation, expired tag, no inspection.

DEC. 8: Hal Jeffrey Love, 41, Shelby, expired tag, no inspection.

DEC.8: David Lawing, 23, Nebo, NC, revoked license, revoked tag.

DEC. 8: Ricky Dean Wilson, 58, Bessemer City, speeding, expired tag, no registration card, driver’s license canceled, no insurance, no operator’s license.

DEC. 8: Daniel Taylor, 47, Shelby, speeding, seat belt violation.

DEC. 8: Mitchell Scott Grice, 18, Bessemer City, speeding.

DEC. 8: Norman Glenn Roberts, 55, Hickory, consuming malt beverage in passenger side of vehicle.

DEC.8: Quisha Adams, 21, Shelby, child seat belt violation.

DEC. 8: Damion Evans, 39, Charlotte, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, open container, failure to carry driver’s license.

DEC. 9: Michael Alexander, Shelby, child seat belt violation, no operator’s license.

DEC. 9: Paul Bristol Jr., 20, Grover, failure to carry license, possession malt beverage.

DEC. 9: Karla Barber, 26, 103 Fulton Dr., no inspection, no insurance, expired tag.

DEC. 9: Christopher Barber, 26, 103 Fulton Dr., revoked license.

DEC. 9: Eric Lee Burgess, 35, 603 Oak Grove Rd., revoked license.

DEC. 9: Kevin Odems, 32, 117 Morris Rd., revoked license.

DEC. 9: Lesley Ann Barlow, 28, 34 Chesterfield Ct, no operator’s license.

DEC. 9: Kelsey Adams, 24, 107 Butternut Dr., stop sign violation, improper lane change.

DEC. 9: John Anthony Smith, 24, Belmont, expired tag, no inspection.

DEC. 9: Kristen Lucas, 22, 110 Duchess Dr. expired tag, no inspection.

DEC. 9: Rebecca Harrison, 29, Mooresboro, speeding.

INCIDENTS DEC. 3: A resident of Princeton Dr. reported theft of an I Phone 3 in a silver, pink and black case.

DEC. 4: A resident of Broad St. reported theft of a 2005 Chevrolet, currency and cell phone.

DEC. 6: Greg’s Food Store, 314 N. Battleground Ave., reported a customer attempted to cash two counterfeit checks to pay for items.

DEC. 6: Ingles Market, Shelby Rd, reported attempted larceny by a customer.

DEC. 8: Police reported someone cut a chain in a fence on Galilee Church Road and took a blue scooter valued at $800.

DEC. 10: A resident of N.Sims St. reported damage to doors during an attempted break-in.

WRECKS DEC. 3: Officer F. L. Wittington said a 2008 GMC operated by Larry Seagraves Jr., Cindy Lane, rear-ended a 1994 Chevrolet operated by Robert Shuford of Cherryville doing minor damage to both vehicles. The accident happened on the off ramp of US 74 East.

DEC. 4: Officer F. L. Wittington said a vehicle operated by Heather Huntsinger, 134 Ezra Rd., struck a parked 2012 Honda on Lynn Street. Property damages were estimated at $800.

DEC. 5: Officer B. M. Black said the roadway was wet on NC 216 and a 2004 Dodge operated by Charles Ronald Oliver of Grover slid into a 2006 Hyundai operated by Robert Eugene Brown of Cherryville. Property damages were estimated at $1800.

DEC. 8: Officer G. L. McKinney said a GMC truck operated by Stephen Wilson of Bessemer City backed into a parked 2002 Toyota at the parking lot of Farmers Furniture on S. Battleground Ave doing slight damage.

The vehicle was owned by Sara Sipe of Clover, SC. DEC. 8: Officer G. L. McKinney said Thomas Norman Jr., 325 Winter Green Ct., was backing from his driveway and struck a 1995 Ford operated by Rodney Jordan,112 N. City St. Property damages were estimated at $4200.

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KM Rotary, Crisis Ministry receive $1,000+ in grants

Nine non-profit organizations from Cleveland County, including two from Kings Mountain, received grants totaling $12,100 from the Cleveland County Community Foundation at a luncheon Wednesday at Cleveland Country Club.

Kings Mountain Rotary Club was awarded $1,100 for a community backpack program providing children in need with food for the weekend. The project started with 25 children two years ago and has grown to 100 this year as several churches have partnered with the civic

club to provide staple food for children who otherwise might be hungry.

Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry received a grant of $1,500 for energy assistance.

Accepting the grant, Director Iris Frady said that many jobless families need help in heating their homes this winter.

Washington Outreach Ministry Inc. of Waco was awarded $1,500 to purchase food for a food pantry.

Shoal Creek Baptist Church received $1,100 for its Helping Hand pantry program.

Shelby Salvation Army received $1,100 to provide emergency and crisis relief including utilities, food and shelter.

Junior Charity League of Shelby was awarded $2,500 to purchase clothing for children in need.

Council on Aging of Cleveland County Inc. was given $2,500 to purchase food for the Meals on Wheels program.

Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council Inc. received $1,100 for emergency shelter for women and children.

Carolina Cross Connection received $500 to purchase supplies to make home repairs to residents in need.

Representatives of the nine organizations thanked the Community Foundation, giving brief remarks about how charitable giving is especially needed during an economy that has put many people out of work.

Cleveland County Community Foundation is an affiliate of Charlotte-based Foundation For The Carolinas.

From it first contribution in 1985 the Cleveland

Bells are ringing for MLK Day photo contest local families in need Bells are ringing at Kings Mountain’s Ingles, Love’s Fish Box and Food Lion, to support the Kings Mountain Crisis Assistance Ministry. Jerry Depew of the Kiwanis Club took his turn at the Ingles bell and bucket last Saturday. The annual Bell Ringing campaign raises money to help the indigent with emergency assistance in the form of food, clothing and utility bill help. All bell ringers are volunteers and all proceeds raised go to help local people and families that are in crisis.

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The City of Kings Mountain will host a photography contest in observance of Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2013.

The theme will be “Faith�.

The competition is open for residents of Cleveland County and students in the Cleveland County school system; there will be cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both adult and student divisions. “The competition is taking its cue from the Martin Luther King, Jr. quote ‘Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.’ � said Ellis Noell, Special Events Director for the City. “We are encouraging young and old to share their vision of Faith and believe that this subject matter will provide great latitude in artistic interpretation,�

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Photographic prints will be accepted or submissions can be made digitally through submission of a disk mailed to or dropped off at City Hall, or e-mailed to ellisn@cityofkm.com. Deadline for submission is Friday, 5 p.m., January 18, 2013. Eligibility and rules are available at the City’s website, www.cityofkm.com or by calling Lynda Mattox at 704-734-0333.

The exhibit and reception with the entrants will open Jan. 21 at Kings Mountain City Hall lobby at 6 p.m. The lobby will serve as the gallery for all the submitted photographs with winners announced at 7 p.m. The exhibit will be in the City Hall lobby in January and move to the Patrick Center in February for Black History month. The event is produced in cooperation with the Cleveland County NAACP.

County Community Foundation has grown into a philanthropic organization

Library to celebrate 75 years!

Happy Birthday, Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library!

Join the Library Board of Trustees, City of Kings Mountain representatives and staff in celebrating 75 years of service to the citizens of Kings Mountain on Friday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m until 4 p.m.

Birthday cupcakes, party hats and balloons will be given away as long as supplies last. Library scrapbooks and historical documents will be on display.

First funded by the City of Kings Mountain in October of 1937, the library began at the urging of the new publisher of the Kings Mountain Herald, Hayward Lynch, upon moving his family from Charlotte.

Prominent families in Kings Mountain soon joined the Lynch family’s efforts and the Kings Mountain Library was formed. In 1937 the City of Kings Mountain appropri-

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MEDITATION Together we build the ‘body’ of the church

Dr. Jeff Hensley Pastor Kings Mountain Baptist Church In 2007 Charles Taylor’s Gifford Lectures were published under the title of A Secular Age. In this chunky book Taylor weaves together a masterful tale of how the Western world became a secular culture and how that affects the experiences of people of faith. One way this is true is in the way many believers view the nature of the church.

Some see the church as a club, with members sharing

equally in the ownership and responsibility for the churchclub, but the weakness of this image is that a club exists primarily for itself and its members, while a church exists to give itself away to the world outside. Others see the church as a business, which utilizes principles of order and structures that promote efficiency in carrying out tasks and managing resources, but the downside of this model is that a business exists primarily to make a profit for itself, while a church exists to provide a profit to the world outside of itself.

There are other models, but rarely do we find a view of the church that is not somehow skewed by our secular culture, and I have a feeling that one reason why so many churches struggle these days is because we have lost sight of what the Bible says about being

God’s church. I am told that the human body has 206 bones, 639 muscles, about six pounds of skin, together with ligaments, cartilage, veins, arteries, blood, fat and more. Every time we hear a sound, take a step, draw a breath, or engage in any commonplace activity, hundreds of our parts – all of which are different – actually work together so that our bodies can work as single units.

This is why the biblical image of the church as a “body” is one of the most helpful metaphors for the church that we find in the Bible. This metaphor suggests both the complexity and the essential unity of the church. We may have a hard time imagining what specific jobs or roles we can fill in God’s church, but it is not as difficult for most of us to envision ourselves as hands, feet, brains, or even funny

bones in the body of Christ.

When we enter into Christian belief through repentance, confession of faith and baptism, our essential nature changes, for before our baptism we are solitary persons, but after our baptism we cannot be known apart from the community of faith in which we have been included. Another way of putting this is to say that before we receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we are by definition individual beings, but after we receive Jesus we become beings-living-in-relationship-with-other-beings and what binds us all together is the Presence of the Holy Spirit, which is our life-breath and moves among us and lives within us.

I thank God for the church of which I am a part, and for the knowledge and experience of belonging to the body of Christ.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - The Worship Choir of First Baptist Church will present the cantata “All is Well” on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. The public is invited.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - The Christmas Joy Offering will be received Sunday, Dec. 16, at the 11 a.m. worship service. Sunday evening at 6 p.m. the annual Decemberfest and Warm Tree celebration will be held in the church fellowship hall where the children’s Christmas play, refreshments and a special visit from Santa will be featured.

Hats, gloves and scarves will be placed on the warm tree and donated to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry for distribution to the needy.

The Christmas Eve candlelight communion service will be held at 9 p.m. The public is invited.

OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH - The Cantata, “All is Well” by Dennis and Nan Allen, will be performed by the combined choirs of Patterson Grove Baptist Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 at Patterson Grove Baptist Church. The public is cordially invited.

CHAPEL GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH – will be hosting a free Drive Thru Nativity Dec. 21, 22, & 23 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm. The church is located at 716 Camp Rotary Road in Gastonia. For more information call 704-864-6134 or visit www.chapelgrove.com DIXON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH will present a Christmas cantata Sunday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m. at the church under the direction of Nancy Hughes. A candlelight communion service will be held on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. The public is invited.

Fellowship & Faith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852 Patterson Grove Baptist Church 301 Oak Grove Road 704-739-5826 Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398 Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue

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

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

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

Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

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

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.

Featured Church of the Week: Dixon Presbyterian Church Saint Matthew’s Lutheran Church 201 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-7466 Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216 Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road 704-739-8920 St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256 Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007 Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street

True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 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

Notice: In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don’t see the church you’re looking for, be sure to check next week.

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■ LIFESTYLES Married Owl’s Eye Vineyard in Shelby was the setting October 20, 2012 for the 5 p.m. wedding uniting Morgan Neely Childers of Kings Mountain and John Marcus Caddell III of Angier, NC. Rev. James Lochridge Jr., pastor of Second Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, officiated the ceremony.

Turner and Courtney Vaughn, vocalists, and Keagan Fitzherbert, pianist, presented nuptial music.

Tony Childers escorted his daughter and gave her in marriage. The bridal gown, a formal design by Madeline Gardner for Morilee, was fashioned of white chiffon, organza and satin enhanced by rhinestones, pearls and lace. She carried an heirloom brooch arranged with silk flowers, pearls and lace featuring the wedding colors of dusty rose, creams, tans and ivory.

Maids of honor were the bride’s sisters, Jordan and Reagan Childers, both of Kings Mountain. Bridesmaids were Amber Hamilton, Roswell, GA, Casey Loftin, Kings Mountain, Sara Roberts, Atlanta, GA, Sarah Stromack, LaGrange, Ohio, and Jenna Torbert, New Jersey, NY. Payton and Camden Mitchell were ringbearers.

Ella Davis was flower girl.

The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Michael Caddell of Apex, brother of the bridegroom, Keenen Caddell and Kyle Caddell, both of Charlotte, and Chad Jackson of Orangeburg, SC. The bride’s parents hosted the reception after the ceremony at Owl’s Eye

Eoline Hord named Volunteer of the Year

MR. & MRS. JOHN MARCUS CADDELL III (Morgan Neely Childers) Vineyard.

The bridegroom’s parents hosted the rehearsal party at Deer Brook Golf Club.

Tony and Teresa Childers of Kings Mountain are parents of the bride. A 2011 graduate of the University of South Carolina Upstate, she holds a degree in Secondary Education and is currently employed as an English teacher at Wake County Schools in Holly Springs, NC. The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Childers, Mr. and Mrs.Ralph Shirkey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry

Childers and Ms. Terri Johnson.

The bridegroom is the son of Elizabeth and Marc Caddell of Apex,NC, and the grandson of Mrs.Thomas B. Jackson, Jr. A 2007 graduate of the University of South Carolina Upstate, he earned his degree in Business Administration and is currently employed at Johnson Lambe Sporting Goods in Raleigh.

The newlyweds took a wedding trip to Charleston, SC and are currently residing in Angier, NC.

Dixon youth present Christmas play Youth of Dixon Presbyterian Church presented “The Mysterious Christmas Card” as the annual Christmas play Sunday night to a large audience in the fellowship hall.

Tonnie Bearfield directed the production which included an interpretive dance.

Members of the cast were Mandy Breakfield as Anna; Alyssa Newton as Beth; Kylie Bearfield as Nina; Isabelle Walton as Katie; Savannah Poston as Kelsie; Nicole Poston as Sarah; Mary Bearfield as Mrs. Priggle; Nicholas Stewart as Mr. Deagan; Brandon Dover as Pastor Pete; and Alex and Lori Stewart, Catie and Bethany Payne and Noah Coleman as guests at the mission dinner.

Other Christmas season events include a church-wide dinner Tuesday night in the church fellowship hall; a cantata on Dec. 23 at 11 a.m.

by the choir under direction of Nancy Hughes; and can-

dlelight communion on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m.

Betty Alexander, left, and Eoline Hord, holding her two-year-old great-granddaughter Ruthie Ware, at the Tree of Love at Kings Mountain Hospital which was lit with angels Wednesday in honor and memory of loved ones. Mrs.Hord was honored as 2012 Volunteer of the Year by the KM Hospital Auxiliary.

Eoline (Mrs. D. F.) Hord is Kings Mountain Hospital Auxiliary’s Volunteer of the Year and Alex Bell, the hospital’s Chief Administrative Officer, is the Employee of the Year.

The two were surprised with the awards at Wednesday night’s 15th annual Tree of Love lighting at the hospital.

Mrs.Hord, the former Eoline Keeter, was one of the hospital’s first patients when it opened, and gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte Hord Ware. Mrs. Hord’s three daughters were present for the occasion along with their families.

“The tree lighting is a great tradition for the hospital,” said Bell. He said that the volunteers are all special.

“This is the strongest volunteer organization I know.”

Bell and Mrs. Hord flipped the switch to show hundreds of angels donated by Kings Mountain area people in honor or memory of loved ones.

Todd Fraley, owner and designer at Fraley Forist in Kings Mountain and Minister of Music at North Gaston Church of God, delighted the large group of people present with a selection of Christmas music including ‘Mary Wraps Present to the World.”

Rev. Eddie Gray, Chaplain of Kings Mountain Hos-

KM Hospital CEO Alex Bell, Employee of the Year and honored by the hospital auxiliary, places an angel on the Tree of Love in the lobby of Kings Mountain Hospital. pital and Cleveland Regional Medical Center, was guest speaker. “Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem and not Jerusalem?” he asked, taking a text from the Old Testament Prophet Micah who prophesied the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem many years before the event. Gray said that Jesus was born in a small, humble place because it was the perfect place to show the world that God cares about every person.

Auxiliary President Betty Alexander presided at the meeting, taking the occasion to thank all volunteers and all donors to the project that will provide a $2,000 scholarship to a Kings Mountain High School student entering the medical profession.

Alexander said that the “Tree of Love” had provided 32 scholarships in the 15 years that the hospital auxiliary has been active.

photo by LEIGH ANNE NEWTON Above: Mary Bearfield as Mrs. Priggle and Nicholas Stewart as Mr. Deagan in a scene from “The Mysterious Christmas Card.”

Below: Noah Coleman and Bethany Payne give Santa their wish lists during a visit to Dixon Presbyterian Youth Sunday. photo by LORI STEWART

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Bennett, Levine open new shop, Seven Gifts ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Opening a business together came naturally for good friends Pam Bennett of Kings Mountain and Kristen Levine of Cherryville.

The two met through church and their children grew up together. The two families share the same faith

and goals. ‘The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ as presented in the Holy Scriptures was the inspiration for the two devout Catholic friends to become partners in business.

Back from a religious retreat last year they decided to open their own unique gift shop to appeal not only to the Catholic denomination

but to others as well. The shop began as an online venture and with a small cabinet of items at St. Dorothy Catholic Church in Lincolnton.

Since opening Seven Gifts, the two have taken books, music and other inspirational pieces, including jewelry, to Catholic churches and schools for book fairs and to workshops and shows in Atlanta and Charlotte. Six months ago they opened their new store at 1200 S. York Road in Gastonia.

Once a month they invite speakers to share their faith in a relaxed, fellowship setting at their business.

Books, works of art, pocket prayer books, cards, ornaments, candles, Advent pieces, nativity sets, Happy Birthday Jesus dinnerware, sterling silver crosses and

Pam Bennett, left, and Kristen Levine in their unique gift shop, Seven Gifts, Ltd., in Gastonia. chains, kids coloring books, St. Christopher medals, illustrated catechisms, miniature stories of the Saints, the Catholic ABC Book, Noah’s Ark puzzles, games for kids, baby gifts, pillows, are just a few of the items displayed in

The sights and sounds of the season are displayed everywhere in Seven Gifts Ltd. along with art, books, and children’s gift items as well as beautiful religious pieces.

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Pam and Jamey Bennett have lived in Kings Mountain 8 years, having moved from Cherryville, and are the parents of Nathan, 16; Luke, 13; Olivia, 9; and Claire, 7.

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A native of New York State, Pam met her husband at Belmont Abbey College and they married after graduation. Pam formerly taught at Cherryville Elementary School. “Our kids went to school together and our families have all been friends for 16 years or more,’’ said Pam. Kristen and Tony Levine have three children: Samantha, 14, a 9th grader at Cherryville High School; Dalton,11, and Elizabeth, 9, who attend St. Michael’s Catholic School in Gastonia. The family is active in St. Dorothy Catholic Church in Lincolnton. A veterinarian, Tony Levine owns and operates Ironton Animal Hospital in Iron Station and

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Kristen added, “It was just natural that our two families go in business together.�

What are the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit? Wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord- a big challenge for Christians.

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Inspections The Cleveland County Health Department inspected facilities the week of Dec. 3-7.

Kings Mountain restaurants, food stands and mobile food units inspected included the following: Chat N Nibble, Piedmont Ave., 99.5; Duke Energy, Beason Creek Dr., 98; Eaton Cafeteria, Highway 29, 99; King’s Tavern, W. Mountain St. 92; Minit Grill, Battleground Ave., 96; Town & Country Catering, Park Grace Road, 96; 238 Cherokee Street Mobile, 98; Scism BBQ Ribs, Shelby Rd., 100; Woodbridge Handy Mart, Stony Point Rd., 96.5;

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â– BRIEFS Distribution of surplus commodities The Shelby Lions Club will distribute USDA commodities on Dec. 13 at the Cleveland County Fair grounds. Those who wish to come to the fairgrounds and fill out an application will need some identification and must live in Cleveland County. If a person is unable to come in person, they may send a note with the number in the family, their address and their whole family income, signed by them.

The distribution is based on the number in the family and the income.

Help with heating costs Members of First Baptist Church ready to board the bus for Allenwood, NJ are, front row, L-R: M.W. Brown, Ed Richards, Mary Richards, Missy Short and Roger Tessneer. In the back row are, L-R: David Messenger, Dick Fisher, Wayne Blanton, Steve Sutton, Del Newsome, James Leak, Dr. Larry Allen, and Terry Wampler. Also traveling are Steve and Debbie Boheler.

Below: A look at the devestation still remaining from Hurricane Sandy. The group worked in areas such as this while on their trip.

FBC members aid in hurricane relief BETH BROCK

The Cleveland County Department of Social Services administers the low income energy assistance federally funded program that provides a one time annual vendor payment to help eligible families with heating costs.

To quality for the period ending January 31, the households must meet income guidelines, resource limit of $2200 or less and be a resident of the county with at least one US citizen in the home.

There are three benefit level amounts ($200, $300, or $400) designated according to household size and income.

Applications are being taken at the Cleveland County Department of Social Services, 130 S. Post Road, Shelby, between the hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Fifteen members from First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain headed to Allenwood, NJ last Wednesday to aid in hurricane relief.

While in Allenwood, they were involved in “tearout�, meaning they would go 12 inches above the water line in structures and tear out everything below that.

The members also took chainsaws to aid in removing trees and branches that were downed by Hurricane Sandy.

Grace Tabernacle Bible Church was home to the travelers for the five days they were in NJ. Baptist Men’s Association of NC had set up feeding centers, and provided facilities for washing clothes.

This was the 10th disaster

The City of Kings Mountain will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Garbage service for the week will be as follows: Monday and Tuesday garbage will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Wednesday garbage will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 27 and Thursday garbage will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 28.

Recycling service will be changed as follows: route 6 and 7 will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 26, route 8 and 9 will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 27, and route 10 will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 28.

238 Cherokee Street restaurant to relocate relief for some of the members, first traveling to NJ, and most recently to Raleigh and Rhode Island.

“These people already had storms in their lives, and Sandy gives us an opportunity to help with more than

the damage from the hurricane,� one of the travelers said as he was boarding the bus.

CC Farm Bureau wins NC Safety Award Cleveland County Farm Bureau is North Carolina Farm Bureau’s (NCFB) 2012 Safety Program Award winner. The county was judged to have the most active program, as well as the most effective plan to promote safety issues throughout the past year.

The award ceremony took place during NCFB’s 77th Annual Meeting, Dec. 2-4, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons. “A chief goal of our organization is to promote the safety of farm and rural families,� said Larry Wooten, president of NCFB. “Helping families increase safety

and reduce accidents is essential to protecting the future of agriculture in North Carolina.�

Cleveland County Farm Bureau participated in a number of events during 2012 that were designed to address safety concerns for students and rural and urban families. At high schools across the county, Cleveland County Farm Bureau sponsored Agriculture Safety Day events. They also put on a safety program for FFA students from across the county and had an article about farm transportation safety published in the local newspaper during National Farm Safety Week.

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N.C. Farm Bureau Vice-President Scott Whitford, left, presents the award to Ronald Price, President of the Cleveland County Farm Bureau, which was the 2012 NC Safety Program Award winner.

Community Choir to present ‘Noel & Alleluia’ Sunday afternoon, December 16, at 4 p.m. the Community Choir will sing “Noel & Alleluia� in the sanctuary of Boyce Memorial ARP Church.

Singers represent the following community churches: Advent Lutheran, Boyce Memorial ARP, First Presbyterian, Kings Mountain Baptist, Kings Moun-

tain, NC and First ARP of Rock Hill, SC. The choir is under the direction of . Terry Williams, Director of Church Music, Boyce Memorial, and accompanist, Mrs. Cecelia Hensley, Director of Church Music, Kings Mountain Baptist.

Evan Sealey of Boyce Memorial will play bass gui-

‘The Nutcracker’ at the Joy “The Nutcracker�, presented by Kimberla’s School of Classical Ballet, will be performed at the Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Avenue, Kings Mountain.

Performances are scheduled for Saturday, Dec.15 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. - doors open an hour before each performance.

All seats are $10 and tickets are on sale at https://sites.google.com/site/kmnutcrackerballet/home For further information please contact Kimberla L. Burrows (704) 300-4130.

tar. Soloists are Mrs. Anne Gamble, Mrs. Roxanne Bridges and Andy Neisler, The public is invited to at-

tend. There will be a reception following the service in the church fellowship hall.

recreates the person’s debit or credit card and uses it to either purchase items or gift cards. “Mine was out in California,� McDougal said of where his number was used. “I bought two pairs of Timberland boots in California.�

Several reports of fraud were filed with Kings Mountain Police this week. One resident reported on-line credit card fraud in the amount of $807.88; another resident reported that his card was swiped at Gamestop 5942 in Bronx, New York for $293.95. A victim’s identity was stolen and used to purchase items at a local store. One local bank

reported fradulent use of a card.

Police give these tips to protect your credit/debit card information: •Use cash at businesses where PINs are not required when using debit cards. •Be aware when using cards at gas stations and become familiar with the card reader. Devices can be placed over the access point that then record the card number. •Be careful when disposing of trash. Always shred papers that contain financial information. •If away from home for an extended period of time, have a trusted person regularly pick up mail.

PLAYING SANTA From page 1A Mountain National Guard drove the Ultra Machine truck loaded with giftwrapped packages to East Gold Street Wesleyan Church Friday where representatives of CommunityIn-Schools deposited the gifts for parents to pick up in time for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. “This will be the only Christmas that some of these kids have and we are so grateful,� said East School counselor Kim Reel. She said she is confident that the

remaining angels on the East School tree will be picked up this week. The paper “angels� list the sizes of the needy children.

Maricara Montgomery, site coordinator for Community In Schools, and Meranda Hendrick, Community Resource Coordinator, also helped Bachman and Reel unload the truck and store the gifts. “We will be sure that each of these 153 children on our list at East School has a new pair of shoes under the Christmas tree,� said Montgomery.

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By mid-January Kings Mountain businessman Robert Bolin expects to relocate his 238 Cherokee Street restaurant to the former Battleground Restaurant location on Railroad Avenue.

Meantime, Bolin has a banquet room available on Gold Street (the former Sub Factory location) for private or banquet parties on Fridays and Saturdays with full catering and kitchen available for parties. The party room can accommodate 50 people. Tables are overlaid with black cloths and a huge crystal chandelier centers the setting. A screen and equipment for PowerPoint presentations is also available.

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Austin Toney breaks coach’s swim record

Photos by Gary Stewart

Austin Toney, above right, broke the all-time KMHS record in the 200 IM in a meet last week at Neisler Natatorium. Above, Hunter Cooke competes for the Mountaineers.

Girls beat, boys tie Ashbrook Kings Mountain High junior Austin Toney set the school record in the 200 IM in a swim meet last Tuesday at Neisler Natatorium.

Toney finished in 2:00.25, breaking the old mark set by KMHS assistant coach Michael Allen in 2006.

Kings Mountain finished second to Forestview in the team totals. The Jaguars won the girls meet with 206 points to 95 for KM, 58 for Crest and 9 for North Gaston.

Forestview won the boys meet with 173 points, followed by KM with 147, Crest 51 and North Gaston 4.

In action Thursday night, the KM girls scored 153 points to beat Ashbrook (149) and Hunter Huss (65). The KM and Ashbrook boys tied for first place with 174 points and Huss scored 10.

Kings Mountain won 11 events with Toney, Alyssa White, Riley Brock and Kimberlee Farris each winning two.

Toney won the 200 IM in 2:17.42 and the100 yard breast in 1:03.42.

White won the 50 yard free in 27.31 and the 100 yard fly in 1:10.53.

Brock won the 50 yard free in 23.90 and the 100 yard free in 56.08.

Farris won the 100 yard free in 1:04.28 and the100 yard back in 1:11.14.

Devin Heath won the 200 yard free in 2:13.29 The KM girls won the 200 yard medley relay and 200 yard freestyle relay. Members of both teams were White, Farris, Bethany Wilson and Baylee Stroupe.

The KM boys won the 400 yard free relay. Members of the team were Toney,

Brock, Ethan Anderson and Devin Heath.

Kings Mountain’s boys finished second in the 200 yard medley relay. Team members were Zack Saldo, Timmy Ausburn, Toney and Brenner Martin.

Individuals finishing second included Bethany Wilson in the 200 yard IM, Heath in the 50 free, Ausburn in the 100 fly and 500 free, and Anderson in the 100 back.

Third were Lauren Lawson in the 200 free, Mitchell Hardee in the 200 free, Stroup in the 500 free, Wilson in the 100 back, Saldo in the 100 back, Stroup in the 100 breast and Caroline Hardin, Hannah Ellis, Lauren Lawson and Erin Calhoun in the 400 free relay.

Fourth were Nathan Bennett, Sean Downey, Aaron Oakley and Ethan SimSee Swim, 3B

Hannah Ellis competes for Kings Mountain High’s swim team in last week’s meet with Forestview, Crest and North Gaston at Neisler Natatorium.

Kings Mountain’s Kevin Mack has been named the 58th greatest football player in the history of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland.com is presently counting down the top 100 alltime greatest Browns players.

Mack, who starred at Kings Mountain High, Clemson University and with the LA Express prior to being drafted as the Browns’ first round pick(11th overall) in the 1984 supplemental draft, is Cleveland’s #5 all-time rusher with 5,123 yards.

Mack played with the Browns from 1985-1993 and was one of the toughest short-yardage runners in the NFL. In his first year in Cleveland, he gained 1,104 yards to break the great Jim Brown’s rookie rushing record. Mack was voted the AFC Rookie of the Year.

Mack and Earnest Byner, an East Carolina product who is ranked 65th on the greatest 100 Browns list, are two of only six pairs of teammates to rush for over 1,000 yards in the same season. In ‘85 they led the Browns to the AFC championship game, just one step from going to the Super Bowl. Byner finished the season with 1,002 yards.

Mack completed his Browns career with 46 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 197 passes with eight touchdowns. He averaged four yards per carry and 8.1 yards per reception. He was also one of the Browns’ all-time best blockers.

Mack made the Pro Bowl in 1985 and 1987. He currently works in the Browns’ Alumni Relations Department.

Mack gained 1,585 yards to lead Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers to an 8-2 record in 1979. He was All-State and played in the East-West All-Star game.

Mack played four years with the Clemson Tigers and helped lead them to the national championship in 1981. His senior season he set a record for the most yards rushing by a Clemson fullback and was Honorable Mention All-American. He was the MVP in the annual Blue-Gray All-Star game.

Mack returns to Kings Mountain each spring to play in the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club golf tournament. He recently was in town for the 90th year celebration of Mountaineer football at John Gamble Stadium and was honored as Kings Mountain’s Player of the Decade of the 1970s. In 2000, he was selected by The Herald as Kings Mountain’s Football Player of the 20th Century.

Lady Mounties sweep Shelby Kings Mountain’s women’s basketball team pulled a season sweep of arch rival Shelby Friday night in Shelby’s Lloyd Little Gymnasium.

The Lady Mountaineers defeated the Lady Lions for the second time this season, 48-35, to run their record to 5-0 heading into a home game last night against Chase.

Coach Mike Harris’s ladies will travel to R-S Central tonight for a non-conference game, and then open Big South 3A Conference action Friday at home against South Point. KM hosts Burns in a rematch next Tuesday.

KM junior Monique Petty and freshman Tiffani Thompson each recorded

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Petty led the attack with 21 points and 15 rebounds.

Thompson had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Talajah Hutchens contributed nine points and Taquisha Smith had four points, six steals and five assists.

The Lady Mountaineers scored the first eight points of the game and were never caught. They were on top 16-6 after the first period and 26-17 at halftime.

The KM defense held Shelby to just two points in the third period as the Lady Mountaineers carried a 4119 lead into the final eight minutes.

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Kings Mountain’s girls won their fourth “We did give up some points in the fourth straight game and the boys won their first in quarter but everybody contributed, and all non-conference action at Burns last Tuesday. but one player got in the scoring column.

The girls led the entire game in defeating Petty and Thompson have a good chemistry the Lady Bulldogs 60-47. The Lady Moun- and they give us good balance on both sides taineers had their fewest number of turnovers of the lane. Smith and Hutchens do a great (10) this season. job of putting Freshman pressure on the Tiffani Thompson ball in our half and junior court defense, and Monique Petty Wade has been continued their torplaying great rid scoring and reweak side debounding pace. fense.�

They had doubledoubles in points Kings Mounand rebounds for tain’s boys led the fourth straight most of the game game. to break a threeThompson led game losing the way with 23 streak with a 65points and 16 re55 victory in the bounds. Petty connightcap. tributed 17 points, Solomon 13 rebounds and Hawkins, who three blocks. Guard spent most of his Taquisha Smith time on the JV added seven points team last season, and five steals. had his best game The Lady as a Mountaineer Mountaineers with 25 points broke out to a 18-7 and eight refirst quarter lead bounds. James and had Burns Solomon Hawkins had a career high 25 points in Tillman, who led down 29-12 until Kings Mountain’s first win of the season last week the Mountaineers the final seconds of at Burns. in the first three the first half when games, had his the Lady Bulldogs scored five straight points fourth straight double-double with 18 points to cut the margin to 29-17. KM led 42-23 and 20 rebounds. Tillman was 8-of-12 from going into the fourth period. the field and Hawkins was 9-of-19 with three “I was very happy with our ball move- 3-pointers. As a team the Mountaineers hit ment and our defense,� noted KM Coach 46 percent from the field.

Mike Harris. “Through three quarters we Kings Mountain held a 12-9 lead after the only had about eight or nine turnovers, and first period and a 31-22 edge at halftime. we reversed the ball well at times on offense Burns rallied to cut the margin to 45-41 and got the shot we wanted. Defensively, we going into the fourth period. held them to 12 points until 15 seconds to go The Mountaineers turned the ball over in the half and we lost focus. We gave up a only seven times. three point shot and then we were a little too Guard Josh Sherer did a good job hanrelaxed in getting the ball up the floor for the dling the ball, scoring eight points and dishlast shot and Burns made a steal and lay-up ing out six assists. as the first half came to an end. Needless to BOYS GAME say that five points bothered me at halftime.

KM (65) - Sherer 8, Sellers 3, Sanders 11, “But we came out in the second half and Tillman 18, Hawkins 25. held them to six points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter we packed in our zone GIRLS GAME and they hit some three point shots on us KM (60) - Thompson 23, Petty 17, Smith (five in the fourth quarter and seven for the 7, Harris 3, D. Roberts 3, T. Hutchens 3, game). We need to do a little better job de- Chapman 2, Wade 2. fending the there-point line, but at that point Burns (47) - McMurray 15, Brown 10, I felt good about making them hit those Carroll 7, Burns 6, Briscoe 4, Duckett 2, shots.

Howell 2, Kendrick 1. “Overall it was a good night,� he added.

KMHS wrestlers pin Bandys, Gaffney in Tuesday tri-meet Kings Mountain High’s wrestlers swept Bandys and Gaffney in a tri-meet Tuesday night at KM’s Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.

The Mountaineers defeated Bandys 52-26 in the first of the three matches.

The Mountaineers topped Gaffney 46-32 in the final match of the evening.

Taylor Smith (132), Elijah Whitaker (152), Austin Champion (170) and Jonathan Clark (182) were double winners for the Mountaineers.

KM 52, Bandys 26 106 - Zach Melton (KM) p. John Foster 0:23; 113 Cameron Sarvis (KM) WBF; 120 - Colby Bailey (KM) pinned Jonathan Ramsey

1:46; 126 - Marquise Camp (KM) WBF; 132 - Taylor Smith (KM) p. Jesse Little 1:25; 138 - Camron Crowe (B) d. Alex Austin 10-4; 145 - Timothy Lunsford (B) tech fall Josh Best 19-4; 152 Elijah Whitaker (KM) p.

Jevon McCorkle 0:50 160 Markel Hemphill (KM) major dec. Rhett Starnes 217; 170 - Austin Champion (KM) p. Andrew Brotherton 0:00; 182 - Jonathan Clark (KM) p. Jeff Tucker 0:41; 195 - Anthony Christopher (B) p. Mason Fleisher 1:41; 220 - Zac Whisnant (B) p.

Cody Griffith 0:00; 285 Austin Kiser (B) WBF. KM 46, Gaffney 32 106 - Zach Clary (G) tech fall Zach Melton 17-2; 113 -

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Cameron Sarvis 1:32; 120 Austin Chandler (G) p.

Colby Bailey 2:27 - 1:26 Pete Peterson (G) p. Marquise Camp 2:45; 132 - Taylor Smith (KM) p. Landon Childers 0:27; 138 - Alex Austin (KM) major. Dec. Derek Turner 9-0; 145 - Josh Best (KM) p. TJ Satterwhite 1:12; 1:52 - Elijah Whitaker (KM) p. Stephen Holcombe 2:30; 160 - Thomas Mabry (G) d. Markel Hemphill 4-1; 170 - Austin Champion (KM) p. Timarkus Dawkins 3:28; 182 - Jonathan Clark (KM) p. Nick Trammell 1:14; 195 - Mason Fleisher (KM) won by forfeit; 220 Cody Griffith (KM) p. Jacob Fowlkes 1:05; 285 - Will Cantrell (G) WBF.

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KM wrestlers placed four at this weekend's Freedom Invitational. Pictured left to right are Elijah Whitaker, third place; Jacob Miller first, Jonathan Clark first, and Markel Hemphill second.

Kings Mountain wrestling coach Kenny Bridges keeps a close eye on the action during Friday’s match with Bandys at the KMHS gym.

Photos by Gary Stewart

Kings Mountain’s Colby Bailey (left) is working toward pinning Jonathan Ramsey of Bandys in the first match of a tri-meet between KM, Bandys and Gaffney last week at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The Mountaineers beat Bandys 52-26 and Gaffney 46-32.

Kings Mountain’s Zach Melton has Bandys’ John Foster down for a quick pin in the 106-pound match in Tuesday’s wrestling tri-meet at the KMHS gym.

Above, Kings Mountain’s Jonathan Clark works on a victory over Jeff Tucker of Bandys in last week’s wrestling tri-meet at Kings Mountain High School.

things very well - offensive sets, rebounding, and half court defense,� Harris said. “But we have several areas that we will need to improve on competing in the Big South. Our free throw shooting is below 50 percent and breaking full court presses are my two main concerns at this point. “5-0 looks great, but we have a lot of very good teams on our schedule.�

Shelby’s boys completed a season sweep of the Mountaineers in the nightcap, roaring to a 17-8 first quarter lead and never looking back in defeating the KM five 8653.

The Lions led 35-19 at halftime and 65-34 going into the fourth period.

Just like in their earlier game at KMHS, Gabe DeVoe was the big gun for the Lions with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Shelby shot 70 percent from two-point range.

Donte Falls and Donte Dorsey added 16 and 13 points, respectively, for the Lions.

Josh Sherer had his best game yet for the Mountaineers, scoring 19 points.

James Tillman had his fifth straight double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

JV Mountaineers beat Burns Kings Mountain’s JV basketball team defeated Burns 49-42 last Tuesday night at Burns.

Dante Starr led the scoring with 11 points. Xavier Johnson added 10 and Jacob Skidmore 8.

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SHELBY Swept by unbeaten KM girls From page 1B “We got the shots we wanted for three quarters,� he said. “We just didn’t hit all of them. The girls did a great job of moving the ball and taking care of it. I think we had 16 turnovers for the night but several of those came late when Shelby went to a man to man press and we had some girls out of place.�

The KM ladies seem to be improving as they enter conference play. They hope to make a run in the Big South and earn one of the conference’s four playoff berths. “We are doing a lot of

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Kings Mountain’s Ethan Simmons competes against swimmers from Forestview, Crest and North Gaston Tuesday at KM’s Neisler Natatorium.

GIRLS GAME KM (48) - Petty 21, Thompson 10, T. Hutchens 9, Smith 4, Wade 2, Harris 2.

Shelby (35) - Coleman 12, Little 10, Boyd 5, Littlejohn 4, Browner 3, Petty 1.

BOYS GAME Shelby (86) - DeVoe 26, Wray 5, Falls 16, Dorsey 13, Hines 2, Hillman 10, Sweezy 7, Washington 2, Jones 2, Wheeler 3.

KM (53) - Sherer 19, Tillman 10.

The Mountaineers beat Cherryville 4-2 on Saturday.

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Pictured is one of the three teams from the Kings Mountain Middle School robotics class that competed in the recent North Carolina First Lego League competition. The local team has reached the semi-finals in the competition.

KMMS Robotics team in semi-finals The Kings Mountain Middle School Robotics Class had three teams that competed in the North Carolina FIRST LEGOÂŽ League (FLL) local competition at Burns Middle School recently.

This program is a new endeavor for Kings Mountain Middle School this year. Mr. Rupp, Exploring Technology teacher, works with 18 students (3 teams of 6) during WIN class each day to help them prepare for competition by designing and building robots from

Legos. The group also meets with district level coaches from Cyberkids Robotics Inc to refine their products.

Thirty-one teams from surrounding counties competed in the local event.

Fourteen teams qualified to move on to the next semi-final round of competition which will be held in Charlotte in December. Kings Mountain Middle School has one team that will advance to this next level.

Team members include Collin

Briggs, Savannah Dockery, Christopher McClure, Octavio Perez, Cassidy Rudnick, and Joshua Sears.

Winners of this event will move on to the state level of competition with the possibility of competing on the national and international levels. KMMS claimed the trophies for Innovative Design and Sportsmanship Award. All three teams will compete in the spring for a chance to claim the Cleveland County Ch

Students donate supplies to Hospice The Waverider Team, a group of 7th graders at Kings Mountain Middle School, sponsored the annual service project for Hospice House during the month of November.

Students donated and delivered supplies to Cleveland County Hospice and Kings Mountain Hospice House that included paper products, laundry detergent, canned food, juice boxes, plastic ware, kitchen towels, dish cloths and apple sauce.

In the three pictures above are members of the Kings Mountain Middle School Junior National Beta Club that decorated three Christmas trees for residents of Summit Place.

WAVERIDERS - Elizabeth Foy, Madison Schrader, Paige Rollins, Mikey Medlin, John Thomas Cash, Tyler Withers and Levi Wright, left to right, are among the Waverider Team from KMMS that helped Hospice House recently as a team project.

KMMS Beta Club decorates trees for Summit Place Kings Mountain Middle School Junior National Beta Club members decorated three Christmas trees for the residents of Summit Place Assisted Living Center recently. The facility is located across the street from the school on Phifer Road.

A "Peace" tree with white angel and dove ornaments was the theme for one of the trees. "Starry Night, Holy Night" was the theme of a tree decorated with blue and silver ornaments, silver tinsel, manger and religious ornaments; and a "patriot" tree was decorated with white and blue ornaments featuring a patriot theme.

Shelby Myers, 8th grade counselor, is advisor for the club.

"Service to others is one characteristic that is expected from those that serve in this club. Giving back to our community helps them to see the importance and outcome of positively impacting the lives of others," she said.

CUSTODIAN OF MONTH Lisa Saldo is Kings Mountain High School's Custodian of the Month. She is married to Chris Saldo and they have two daughters, Jada and Kaitlyn. Mrs. Saldo was honored for exceptional work ethics, attitude of service and attention to detail.

HOW TO REACH US GIRLS ON TRACK from Kings Mountain Middle School all turned out for the recent Jingle Bell Rockin’ 5K run. Missy Short, 8th grade Science teacher, has trained the group and other teachers, Mrs. York, Mr. Deaton, Mrs. Peake, Mrs. Ruffalo and Ms. Blaine all walked and jogged along for moral support.

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Negus is CC Bus Driver of the Month Teresa Negus of West Elementary School has been chosen as the Cleveland County Schools’ Bus Driver of the Month for November.

Mrs. Negus has driven a bus for the eight years she’s been employed in Cleveland County Schools. She worked one year at North Elementary and the past seven at West.

She finds interacting with students as the most rewarding part of driving a bus. “I love them all and take great pride in knowing I will get them home safely,� she said. “I let each one of them know I care about them. I want to make sure they know they are loved and cared about from the minute they get to school until I drop them off at home.�

She said school bus drivers must be alert to other drivers around them. “The most challenging

thing about driving a bus is the other drivers on the road,� she said. “When they fail to stop or slow down when I am getting ready to drop off kids.�

Mrs. Negus is married with two sons and attends First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain where she has taught a RA class for almost 12 years.

Mrs. Negus is the third of six drivers of the month to be selected during the school year. A CCS Donald K. Byrnes School Bus Driver of the Year will be named in May from the six monthly winners.

The DKB Bus Driver-ofthe-Year program recognizes drivers for their dedication, compassion and skill of operation, and is named in honor of retired CCS School Transportation Director Don Byrnes.

Teresa Negus The competitors for driver-of-the-month recognition are determined by bus administrators at schools within each high school district.

The competition includes a road test and interview by a panel of school and community representatives.

Sponsors of the competition are J. Morgan Co. and Royster Oil Co.

Crocker graduates AF basic training Air Force Airman Walter B. Crocker II graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Crocker is the son of Walter Crocker of Crocker Road, Kings Mountain.

He is a 2010 graduate of Kings Mountain High School.

DANCE FOR DISNEY - These Dance Magic students performed at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. recently. Front row, l-r, Jennie Jones, Carli Phillips, Emani Williams, Hannah Hood, Ella Toney, Christina Merchant, Victoria Wray, Dorian Brantley, Lexi Wright, Carlie Jones. Second row, from left, Kayla Yarbro, Keri Watson, Jacie Jarvis, Cassie Woods, Chloe Cooke, Jordan Parker. Third row, from left, Emily Martin, Charley Dowda, Alayna Webb, Tiffany Ross, Nori Webb, Cori Phillips and Genna Collier.

Dance Magic students perform at Disney World Students of Dance Magic of Kings Mountain recently performed at Disney World in Orlando.

After auditioning and being accepted, the 23 girls performed a 25-minute show on Saturday, Nov. 24, at downtown Disney. A huge crowd gathered around to break from their

“I am so proud of these students for all their hard work and dedication and we are already planning our next trip in 2014,� said director, Ann Marie Wright.

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Riders’ BBQ sale to benefit local families in need

By BETH BROCK Beth.kmherald@gmail.com

The American Legion Riders, Post 155, Kings Mountain, are getting into the giving spirit this holiday season.

The members are sponsoring a BBQ Butt Sale with the proceeds going to help local families in need of assistance. The $35 purchase includes a whole smoked butt, slaw, and sauce.

The butts will be ready for pick up on Dec. 22 from 1–4 p.m. at the Silver Villa, 606 E. King St., in Kings Mountain.

For tickets, or information on the Legion Riders, you can call Rick Hamrick, President , ALR 155 NC, at 704-472-7536; Gregg Olmstead, Vice President, at 704-

Left, American Legion Riders, Post 155 of Kings Mountain are ready to sell tickets for a Smoked BBQ Butt sale to benefit families in need.

Pictured L – R: Glenn Feely, Tim Oliver, Mike Clack, Richard Carroll, David Carroll, Jerry Canipe, Rick Hamrick, and Gregg Olmstead.

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Getting tired of turkey and ham? Order your bbq butts today, and get into the spirit of helping others in need!

(Photo by BETH BROCK)

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Government The City of Kings Mountain – will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Garbage service for the week will be as follows: Monday and Tuesday garbage will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 26.

Wednesday garbage will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 27 and Thursday garbage will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 28.

Recycling service will be changed as follows: route 6 and 7 will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 26, route 8 and 9 will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 27, and route 10 will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 28.

Board of Elections – The Cleveland County Board of Elections has canceled its December scheduled meeting. The January meeting will be Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Board of Elections Office. 215 Patton Drive, in Shelby.

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 East Marion Street, Shelby.

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Satellite Office opens – Meet Sheriff Alan Norman and share concerns every third Thursday in the month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall.

Club Meetings Post Polio Group – The Cleveland County Post-Polio Support Group will meet Monday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Mayflower Restaurant on Highway 74 East in Shelby. Caregivers are also invited.

Kings Mountain Rotary Club - Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. Southern Arts Society – Meets every first Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Kings Mountain Woman’s Club – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street.

Executive Board for Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street.

Military Support Group – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church.

In country Vietnam veterans breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Steve Brown at 704-739-2725 for more information.

KM Kiwanis Club – Meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Community Room (lower level) at the Mauney Memorial Library, South Piedmont Ave. KM Lions Club – Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Linwood Restaurant, 805 Cleveland Ave. Community Trustee Council Meetings for 2012: Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center

Hospice Hospice will order holiday dinners for Hospice patients and families. Cost of a complete dinner of turkey/ham, three sides, homestyle rolls, dessert to serve 6-8 people

for $50. Any contribution to help sponsor a holiday dinner is welcomed. Contact Hospice, c/o Holiday Dinner, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby, NC 28150.

Church News FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF KINGS MOUNTAIN – 605 W. King St., will present All is Well, A Christmas musical featuring worship choir, band, and orchestra on Dec. 16 at 7pm.

FIRST WESLEYAN CHURCH, Waco Rd., has scheduled three Christmas events in December. The Children’s Choir will present the musical drama “The Christmas Cupcake� on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m. The Christmas cantata, “Comfort & Joy� will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. with an encore performance on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 10:45 a.m. The public is welcome at all services.

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Your guide to area events

Southern Arts Society All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Kings Mountain Art Center (the old depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave., 704-7395585. Events are free unless noted otherwise.

Paper Clay Workshop – Six class sessions for hand building and sculpting with paper clay. Teacher is Richard Lee. Class day and time to be determined. If you are interested please contact SASI at 704-739-5585 and leave your name and number and day/time preferred.

Come Craft with Me – Arts and Crafts class for children in kindergarten through 6th grade. Teacher will be Lisa VanderLaan. Class will meet Saturday mornings for three hours, once or twice a month depending on response. Cost will be $15 per student, per session.

Class is limited to 10 students.

Start date and time to be determined. Interested parents please call 704-739-5585 to save a spot. Questions please email Lisa at craftwme@gmail.com The Shutter Light Group (the photography club) - meets the third Tuesday, monthly, at 6:30 p.m. The photography club focuses on how to take better photographs with informative programs and sharing techniques between members.

Library Events All events, unless other wise listed will be at the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain.

Children are invited to wear their pajamas and join the library staff for a holiday snack, music, activities and a reading of “The Polar Express� Monday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. in the Community Room of Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave. The movie will be shown at 6 p.m.

Space is limited. Pick up your “ticket� in the children’s department before Dec. 17.

ALL WRAPPED UP! – Thursday, Dec. 20, 2-5 p.m. bring your boxed gifts and library director, Sharon Stack will wrap up to five gifts for you. Donations to the library are appreciated. (No oversized items, please).

Magic Mondays Craft Time All Day. Join us each Monday until Christmas to make great ornaments to share or decorate your tree.

Different crafts will be in children’s and the adult department. December 17 in children’s and adult departments.

Museum Visit the Kings Mountain Historical Museum this holiday season for the following events – Ongoing - January 5, 2013, the annual model train display will be up and running along with the exhibit Toys, Games, & Trains. The exhibit features a model railroad display by the Piedmont “S� Gaugers, antique toys and games.

Preschool Storytime – Tuesdays, 10 a.m., 3-5 years old, and Thursdays, 10 a.m., 2 years and under, at Mauney Memorial Library, in the Community Room. Call 704739-2371 and choose option 2 for more information.

NEXT SATURDAY – December 15th Santa and helpers will be visiting KMHM from 1pm-3pm on Saturday, December 15th.

Stop by with your list, and check out the Museum’s gift shop for your gift giving needs.

Old Salem Cookies and Cheese Stars are back and will be available at the Museum.

Santa’s Firetruck Express will visit various daycare centers in the city on Friday, Dec. 14. Officers with the Kings Mountain Fire Department accompany Santa on his visit to children.

On Saturday, Dec. 15, Santa will visit children at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum from 1-3 p.m.

Kings Mountain Historical Museum is OPEN Tuesday - Saturday, 10am – 4pm, and Sunday, 1pm -4pm. The cost of admission is free, however donations are appreciated. All donations go towards supporting the museum’s mission of informing the public of the history of the City of Kings Mountain and surrounding areas by preserving and exhibiting the 19th and early 20th century collection

Special Events

This holiday season enjoy a family classic, “The Nutcracker� - the all time favorite story of Clara’s magical trip to the land of sweets, presented by Kimberla’s School of Classical Ballet. “The Nutcracker� will be performed at the Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Avenue, Kings Mountain.

Performances are scheduled for Saturday, Dec.15 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. - doors open an hour before each performance.

All seats are $10 and tickets are on sale at https://sites.google.com/site/kmnutcrackerballet/home For further information please contact Kimberla L. Burrows (704) 300-4130.

Holiday bell-ringing for benefit of the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry continues through Dec. 15 on each Thursday-Saturday.

Volunteers will be stationed at Ingles, Love’s Fish Box, Swoogers and Roses from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Loves Fish Box from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and at Food Lion only on Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Numerous church volunteers are conducting the bell ringing.

Lilley at Owl’s Eye Friday – Owl’s Eye will welcome Greg Lilley for his first performance at the vineyard on Friday, December 21, 7-9 p.m. Greg has performed in and around the Charlotte area for several years as well as at venues in Columbia, SC, Asheville and the Flat Rock Music Festival. There is no admission charge.

Inauguration tickets 10th District US Congressman Patrick McHenry’s office has set up a website for constituents to request tickets for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Tickets to the inauguration can only be obtained through congressional offices, and the website will provide an easy to use system for those interested in attending the event. The office will distribute the tickets through a lottery which constituents can enter until Dec. 17.

The website also provides a link for local schools and organizations that would like to participate in the inaugural parade.

McHenry’s Shelby office is located at 311 E. Marion St., Suite 119, Phone 704-4810578.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Program – 16 week weight management program beginning Jan. 8. Sessions are one hour each Tuesday for 16 weeks. The program uses proven strategies, teaches skills needed to change eating and physical activity patterns. Led by Linda Minges, Family and Consumer Science Agent for NC Cooperative Extension.

Living Healthy with Diabetes – 6 week program Feb. 5 – March 12. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. This workshop sponsored by the Centralina Area Agency on Aging and is designed to help you take control of your chronic health condition.

For more information, or to sign up for programs call the Kiser Senior Center, 704729-6465.

Zumba Zumba – Every Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, 7 p.m., Kings Mountain National Guard Armory, 300 Phifer Road.

Instructor is Jennifer Stacey.

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