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Volume 131 • Issue 22
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May 29, 2019
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Baccalaureate Sunday for KMHS Class of 2019
The Loch Norman Pipe Band plays the prelude to the Memorial observance. Photos by Loretta Cozart
KM Memorial Day observance By Loretta Cozart On Monday, May 27, the City of Kings Mountain observed Memorial Day at Mountain Rest Cemetery as hundreds gathered to honor the fallen by taking a moment from their day and enduring 90-degree temperatures. The Loch Norman Pipe Band began the ceremony marching to the stage as they played the prelude. Mayor Scott Neisler welcomed everyone, and the the Colors were posted by the Kings Mountain Police Department. Chief Lisa Proctor offered the Invocation. Abraham Ruff, U.S. Army, SGM gave the Toast to the Flag, followed by Cub Scout Pack 93 leading those gathered in the Pledge of See MEMORIAL DAY, Page 8A
C o m mencement exercises will begin Sunday, June 2 for KMHS graduating seniors with the bac- REV. JEFF calaureate ser- WILSON vice at 7 p.m. at B.N. Barnes Auditorium and culminate on Saturday, June 8 at 9 a.m. with the presentation of diplomas at John Gamble Stadium. Rev. Jeff Wilson, pastor of First Church of the Naz-
Casino battle heats up By Loretta Cozart On Monday, May 20 the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ECBI) issued a statement in opposition to Senate Bill S. 790, sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina that would authorize the Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina to build a casino in Kings Mountain. In their statement, the EBCI cites a letter written to the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee expressing opposition to the bill and signed by thirty-eight of the fifty members of the North Carolina Senate – including President Pro Tem Phil Berger. “It is concerning both North Carolina U.S. Senators have lent their names to a bill that would allow a tribe recognized by South Carolina to construct a casino in North Carolina to the detriment of their constituents,” said Ron Mau, Jackson County Commissioner. “We appreciate the support from surrounding counties and a super-majority of
Cub Scout Troop 93 salutes the flag. See more photos on page 8A and 5B.
arene, will deliver the sermon. “Becoming the best in a world of compromise” will be the sermon topic from the Gospel of Matthew 22:3440. The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association has arranged the service which will include prayers, scripture readings and special music by members of the Class of 2019. Sarah E. Fulton, Chorus Director for KMHS will direct the choral music. Heather Bundon will direct the 9th grade Band in prelude and postlude music.
the North Carolina Senate who are concerned with this federal attempt to silence the voices of North Carolina stakeholders, including the Eastern Band” said Richard Sneed, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Richard Sneed, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said, “As it stands, this bill would create a harmful precedent – the first time Congress has expressly authorized an Indian tribe to acquire land into trust simply for owning and operating an off-reservation casino. We encourage the Catawba Indian Nation to go through the same proper process in their home state of South Carolina that we have worked through for decades as partners with our state of North Carolina.” The statement also notes, “If passed, the legislation (S. 790) would authorize about 16 acres of land in Cleveland County, North Carolina, to be taken into federal trust for a new Catawba Indian Nation reservation for the sole purpose of operating a casino. See CASINO, Page 7A
Rodney Gordon, Keith Miller, Randy Hinnant and Cheryl Kelton from Duke Energy help with the Butterfly Garden Ribbon Cutting at the Gateway Trail. Photos provided by Shirley Brutko
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Butterfly Garden ribbon cutting On May 16, the Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at the Gateway
Trail Butterfly Garden. Duke Energy partnered with the trail in 2016 to make the Butterfly Gar-
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den a reality with a pathway, many plants, etc. and a beautiful arbor constructed by the welding department at the Kings Mountain High School. A sign there tells the history of the garden and information about pollinators and the Monarch butterfly.
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Gateway Trail Board 2019– Back row: (L-R) Jewel Reavis, Starr Dowell, Secretary, and Larry Hamrick, Jr., Front row: (L-R) Cliff Laurich, Ranger for the trail, Bill McMurrey, Treasurer, MaryWade Smith, Past Secretary, Ronnie Franks, Vice President, Shirley Brutko, Director, and Doug Satterfield, President.
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