Looking Back

It is not often we get a glimpse back at Kings Mountain in 1890 from an outsider’s point of view. But Hayne Neisler found that glimpse in an article published in the Sept.12,1890, Mecklenburg Times, about what Kings Mountain was like 133 years ago.

The article reads, ‘’I will say to all the hungry, tired travelers stopping at Kings Mountain, if you want to get full and rested and feel good all over, just stop at Uncle Dick Cansler’s, in addition to a fine hotel he owns Three

Mineral Springs almost within a stone’s throw of his house. Either of these springs will make the sick well and the well, weller. I know whereof I speak; I tried it.

“After staying two days, I could eat up an acre of burnt wood and still be hungry. Cansler’s hotel is fitted up with a good bathing house. Dr. Tracy, an old physician of forty years practice, told me the water has cured some of his patients that he could do nothing with.

“Among the hotel patrons I met was Mr.John evant information about those offenders among law enforcement agencies, and to authorize the access to necessary and relevant information about those offenders to others.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation takes certain information provided by the Sheriff’s Office and makes it available to the public via the Sex Offender Registry website http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov/search. aspx. If you look in the left sidebar, you will see Email Alerts. Click on that and enter your address. Through this tool, you will be notified of offenders by address, within a short distance of your home.

It is best to know who lives near you, so you can take steps to protect your children. On Sunday, I looked at the neighborhood in Kings Mountain where I grew up while writing this story and found 10 sex offenders living within one mile of my childhood home.

A pound of prevention is worth an ounce of cure and will keep you informed of who lives around you. And that is a good step toward protecting your family. In the meantime, call your elected officials and demand stronger laws protecting children. God’s children are not for sale, and the community needs to take a stand to protect those who cannot protect themselves. More importantly, it sends the strong message that this community expects good behavior from individuals considering living here, especially when it comes to our children.

Seek medical truth, enjoy your life

would soon take her life.

Freeland and his wife of Charlotte, Mrs. DuBoise of Charleston, S.C., and Miss Eva Battle and brother of Tennessee.

“Among the enterprises of the town is a cotton factory running on full-time with 40 looms and 2,500 spindles and a mica mill owned by W.O. Ware & Son. Next, but not least, is a new canning factory owned and operated by T.R. Hay, which has a capacity of 1,000 cans per day. He cans apples, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, blackberries, all

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Does your doctor make you feel good? Does he or she tell you what you want to hear just to make you happy? If so, you probably should look for another doctor. No one enjoys leaving the doctor’s office feeling bad. We don’t want to hear, “You need to change your lifestyle.” We don’t want to hear, “You need to cut way back on your sugar intake.” We enjoy our habits. Habits are hard to break. My wife’s grandfather loved smoking. He wouldn’t give it up even after numerous cancer surgeries. He died at age 65.

A friend died recently. She died from what is often called fatty liver disease. Six months before she died, she told me she was terminal. She said, “I guess I drank too much alcohol throughout my lifetime.” She went on to tell me that her family doctor two years prior had said her issue wasn’t severe and that she didn’t have to worry.” She was very displeased with her doctor’s passive attitude about her condition that

Another friend of mine was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His doctor’s approach to his condition was that, “They would watch it. When it became worse, they would do something about the cancer.” They watched it and they watched it kill my friend. Within a year it was out of control and had spread outside his prostate. The doctor’s relaxed attitude about a serious situation did not go well for my friend.

Many doctors want to make you feel good. Of course, we don’t want a doctor whose goal is to make us feel bad. Typically, they don’t want to lose you as a patient. Still, they should diplomatically tell you what you may not want to hear.

Keep in mind the doctor ordinarily knows more than we do. However, YOU do know how you feel. Be aware of your family history. In this information age you have to do some self-study. There is a lot of information on-line about most conditions you are facing. You have to research thoroughly though because often you can find whatever response you want on the Internet. Ask your doctor questions about your research. Tell him or her that you want to make good choices. Be willing to travel to another town if your doctor refers you to do so, or to seek out someone who might be able to provide the care you need.

The bottom line is we have to take personal responsibility for our health and do the best we can. Even when we do everything we can think of to do, these bodies – our bodies – are subject to disease and death.

Richard Thousand is with the Taussig Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic. He was recently talking to me about the many medical advances made in recent years and noted more are on the way. He then said something I had only heard my dad say many times, “Glenn, we aren’t going to get out of this world alive. From the moment we are born, there is something that is trying to kill us. Eventually, it’s going to happen.”

The bottom line is do the best we can with the information we have. Be diligent. Be thorough. Seek the truth from your doctor. Finally, enjoy your life. After all… we all only get one.

Residential gas meter maintenance continues

By Loretta Cozart

The City of Kings Mountain wants residents to be aware that beginning Monday, August 7, the Gas department will continue maintenance on gas meters, such as painting. The gas technician(s) will provide a courtesy knock before proceeding to the meter. If you have any questions, please contact the gas department at 704-734-4516.

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Catawba Two Kings Casino supports local food initiatives with $10,000 for non-profit organizations

The Catawba Two Kings Casino's Share Change program raised $10,000 from April through June for two local charitable organizations addressing food insecurity.

Common Ground Café and the Kings Mountain Rotary Club’s Weekend Backpack Program each received S5.000 through the campaign, which enables casino patrons to donate the remaining change on slot vouchers by dropping them in the Share Change ticket boxes located on the casino floor.

With these donations, the program has provided $80,000 to organizations in local communities since it began in July 2021. The casino launched the Share Change program several weeks after its July 2021 opening. New charitable recipients are designated every three months by the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority's board of di- rectors.

"We thank our loyal patrons for continuing to be generous in supporting the Share Change campaign," said Kathy George, president of the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority. “These funds will help these two initiatives to address food insecurity in our community."

Since 2018, Common Ground Café’s volunteers and supporters have worked together to provide nutritious meals and education through community pop-up events. While its board and staff are actively working toward it becoming the area's first donation-based restaurant, Common Ground Cafe is currently meeting an important need by providing weekly meals to seniors ages 70 and older who are unable to prepare or cook meals on their own.

The Kings Mountain Rotary Club started the Weekend Backpack Food Program 12 years ago with only 10 students at one elementary school. Today the club feeds 130 to 135 students weekly, supporting four Kings Mountain elementary schools and the Kings Mountain Middle School. The cost is between $2,000 to $2,200 per month, depending on the cost of food, which is steadily increasing.

The club furnishes food weekly from September through May, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, juice, and a later-day meal. School guidance counselors select children in need, and no child is turned away as the guidance counselors know they can add more students as needed.

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