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Challenges and progress ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Looking ahead in New Year 2016, three leaders of city and county government and education predict that it will be a year of challenges and progress.

Kings Mountain's new mayor, Scott Neisler, spent the first days of his administration visiting downtown businesses, including the new bicycle shop, where he hopes to work with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and lobby for a bicycle lane since the shop will be renting bikes to local people as good exercise.

The mayor said a new city web page should be on line Jan. 31 and he hopes to implement a community

SCOTT NEISLER Kings Mountain Mayor

JASON FALLS Chairman County Commission

calendar so that businesses within the city aren't competing against each other.

“I'd like to see us to be able to work together, grow stronger and produce economic advantage,'' he said.

“I'm excited about special events,'' the mayor said.

Since Bob Inman's “Liberty Mountain” is a popular summer attraction, he

Eaker promoted to Aging Director ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

The newly-hired Director of the city's Aging Department, Sharon Eaker, is no stranger to senior citizens who attend the regular programs at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center.

Eaker has been a member of the staff as retired Director Monty Thornburg's “right arm” for 26 years as his administrative assistant.

Thursday was Thornburg's last day of work before becoming a full time funeral director at Harris Funeral Home and residents were sad that he was leaving but happy at Eaker's promo-

SHARON EAKER tion.

“Monty and I have something else in common,'' says Eaker. “We're both 55 See EAKER, Page 7A

New hand signals for school bus drivers School bus drivers started using hand signals at the bus stop Tuesday when students returned after the holiday break.

That's because new state guidelines took effect Jan. 1, 2016 that requires drivers to use hand signals to

let students know it is safe to cross the road and board the bus.

Cleveland County Schools' Transportation Director David Pless was busy all last month getting drivers trained with the new law, working with them to be able to meet the new state requirements.

“We're hoping these new guidelines passed by the State Board of Education will help alleviate any injury of students,'' said School

PHILLIP GLOVER School Board Chairman

is suggesting that a skit be presented for the city's July 4th celebration to call attention to the historical drama.

“We need to support what's happening in our city,'' he added.

The mayor has also been talking with City Manager Marilyn Sellers and city staff about a weekend retreat for city council and

department heads to be held in early Spring, possibly at Oakland Plantation in Kelly, NC. “This would be a 3 ½ hour drive from Kings Mountain but I think it would be very worthwhile. I want us to work on goals and I want to know what the Council expects of the mayor.” The mayor said that the lodge will accommodate 25 people. The group would depart Kings Mountain on a Friday, hold an all-day session on Saturday, and return on Sunday.

County Commission chairman Jason Falls said one of his main goals will be to work to ensure there is no tax rate increase.

“During our budgeting process in July we will look at the tax rate, and I know

we're dealing with property revaluation this year but my commitment is personally to do everything possible to make sure there's no tax rate increase in 2016,'' said Falls.

Falls explained that by law every county has to evaluate property values every eight years and commissioners typically do it every four years but commissioners decided to push back the revaluation to eight years. County staff will be sending out notices that reflect the revaluation figures to property owners during the early part of this year. Falls said property tax is the county's largest source of revenue and it will be the board's decision. “We haven't had a property tax rate increase in years and I hope

it won't happen this year,'' he added.

Economic initiatives and new projects are goals for 2016 by county commissioners. Two of the big projects are underway.

The creation of a high functioning and integrated human service campus with the relocation of the new Health Department to the Social Services Post Road Site is scheduled for March 1. Ribbon-cutting for the Cleveland County/ State Wildlife Commission Public Shooting Range is anticipated for early spring.

The Commission set top priorities and strategic goals for fiscal year 2015-16 to also create a sustainable Cleveland County employee See CHALLENGES, Page 7A

Four inches of rain pounds KM ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Brook Forest Drive, a private street off El Bethel Road with about eight residences, was completely washed out by an overflowing Beason Creek after heavy rains caused flash flooding last Wednesday.

Four inches of rain over a 2-hour period pounded the Kings Mountain area.

The worst of the flood damage in Kings Mountain was in the El Bethel-Bethlehem communities outside the city but inside the city lightning struck a power pole and it caught on fire putting 700 people in the Phenix Mill (First and Second Streets area) of the city in the dark for an hour. The hard and excessive rain caused sewer overflows.

The Water/Sewer Department reported a total of 10.1 inches of rain since

Brook Forest Drive near Kings Mountain was washed away by Beason Creek after rain pounded the El Bethel Community and caused flash flooding last Wednesday.

Dec. 21, 2015 with 4.3 inches falling on Dec. 30 during a two hour period, according to Dennis Wells,

Water Department Supervisor. Pump stations were not able to keep up with the flow and at two sewer

outfall lines the creeks had overflowed so much that some of the manholes were See RAIN, Page 3A

Grover to keep police department GROVER –A discussion about whether to shelve the police department in order to pay for fixing a major break in the sewer line brought comments from three residents Monday night and resulted in the board voting 3-1 to “keep the police department.”

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■ POLICE

■ OBITUARIES

Fannie B. Cobb caring and giving lady

Fannie B. Cobb, 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with her Lord on December 29, 2015.

She was born in Cleveland County, NC and was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Junie Wright, husband Floyd Cobb and son, Coleman Anderson.

Virginia Costner CHARLOTTE – Clemmie Virginia Costner, 87, died Jan. 3, 2016 at home.

She was a retired employee of Bell-South ( now AT&T).

The graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Memorial Park.

Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, is in charge of arrangements.

Jimmy Fox KINGS MOUNTAIN - James “Jimmy” Patrick Fox, 60, a resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died on December 29, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Brownsville, Texas, he was the son of the late James Albert Fox and husband of Karen T. Carpenter. An avid reader and loving family man, he was a veteran of the US Army and a finish carpenter.

The memorial service was held Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel.

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and Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.

Fannie was raised in the Bethlehem Community of Kings Mountain. She worked her entire adult life at Margrace Mill as a weaver. She was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She loved her Lord Jesus and her family and was a caring and giving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend.

Surviving are her son, Ronald Anderson and wife Suzanne Amos, Kings Mountain; and granddaughters Kelly Ferguson and husband, Jack, York, SC, Sherry Smith and husband Allen, Shelby; step-granddaughter Michelle Glymph, Charlotte; great-grandchildren Keely, Cody, Robbie Smith; daughter-in-law, Delores Anderson, Kings Mountain, and brother-inlaw, Walter Stroup of Kings Mountain.

The family received

friends Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain and on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 1-2 p.m. in the Christian Activities Center at Bethlehem Baptist Church.

The funeral service was conducted at Bethlehem Baptist Church Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 2 p.m.

Dr. Steve Taylor officiated the service.

Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1015 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals. com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, was in charge of arrangements.

Dwight Alexander

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KINGS MOUNTAIN – Dwight Lane Alexander, 83, died Dec. 31, 2015.

A retired employee of FMC Lithium, he was an amateur ham radio operator and a Department of the Army Mars radio operator.

The funeral service was conducted Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at First Baptist Church of which he was an active member. Dr. John Sloan officiated, and interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.

Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.

GROVER – Michael Hatley Hull, 56, died December 24, 2015 at home.

Hull drove a truck for All Points Dump Trucking.

He enjoyed spending time with family.

A Celebration of Life service was conducted Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Blacksburg,SC. Rev. Dale Welch and Rev. David Philbeck officiated the service.

On-line condolences may be sent to RSMorganfsl.com Robert F. Morgan Jr. Funeral Service Licensee, LLC, Fallston, was in charge of arrangements.

Grand Choir to sing at Patrick Senior Center The Grand Choir, which is composed of groups of singers from area churches, will present a free concert at H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center Friday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m.

The groups include the Alexis Baptist Church Kingdom Within Choir and

Southside Baptist Church, Senior Adult Choir of Mooresville, and Woodlawn Baptist Church Celebration Saints of Conover.

The area's first combined traveling senior choir was organized in the early 1990s.

The public is invited.

Vehicle fees higher Ministers in new year 2016 meeting Kings Mountain drivers visiting the Department of Motor Vehicles office this week will find fees much higher than they were a week ago.

While the DMV office was closed last Friday for the New Year's Day holiday, this week drivers will find license fees have

jumped to $40, up from $32.

The fee for vehicle registration has also increased for North Carolina drivers from $28 to $36.

The new fee structure was passed by the General Assembly and approved by Governor Pat McCrory last year in the budget.

Headmaster to speak to Broad River group Robert W. Brown Jr., Headmaster of Pinnacle Classical Academy, will talk about “The Battle of Cowpens, SC” Sunday, Jan. 10, at the meeting of the Broad River Genealogical Society at Neal Senior Center, 100 T. R. Harris Dr., in Shelby.

On Jan. 17, 1781 the Continental Army won a decisive victory at the Battle of Cowpens fought under the guidance of Brigadier General Daniel Morgan in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War against the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

Brown is the author of “Kings Mountain and Cowpens: Our Victory

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by History Press in 2009 and co-author of “Classroom Historians: Building Student Understanding of the Past ( American Institute for History Education, 2012. In addition, he has written North Carolina specific insert chapters for the textbook “The American Journey” (McGraw-Hill, 2007) and student activities for the textbook “Civics Today: (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

Brown lives with his wife, Heather and twin sons, Jack and Thomas, in Boiling Springs.

The public is invited to the program and the fellowship and light refreshments which follow the meeting.

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Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will meet Thursday at noon at Love's Fish Box for the regular monthly meeting.

All pastors are invited to participate.

Silk screen calendars for sale Southern Arts Society at the Depot has 2016 handpainted silk screen calendars for sale. The calendars are entitled, “Endangered Species” The cost for the original prints is $20 and frames can be purchased for $25.

ARRESTS DEC. 28: Aaleyiah Ra'Shadda Bess, 21, 1815 Alpine Dr., larceny, $280 secured bond.

DEC. 28: Miranda Marie Barefoot, 28, 406 Tate Terrace, unauthorized use of conveyance, larceny, $1,000 secured bond.

DEC. 29: Taylor Marie Cudd, 25, 528 Belvedere Circle, driving while license revoked, $500 secured bond.

DEC. 29: Tiffany Jo Carrigan, 38, 203 N. Dilling St., child support, $1140 cash.

DEC. 31: Timothy E. Moore, 42, Gastonia, failure to appear, $2000 secured bond.

JAN. 1: Amanda Dean Phillips, 35, 21 Bennett Dr., communicating threats, $2500 unsecured bond.

JAN. 2: Raequan Devonta Allen, 18, 404 Gold Creek Trail Apt. 103, underage drinking, intoxicated and disruptive, $2500 secured bond.

JAN. 2: John Fitzgerald Ross, 50, Kingswood Apts., intoxicated and disruptive, communicating threats, $5,000 secured bond.

JAN. 2: Monterrio Quintel Robbins, 24, 801 Church St., simple possession Schedule 4 controlled substance.

JAN. 3: Stephany Strickland Hurt, 47, 1717 Kings Row Dr., Apt. 102, two counts assault with deadly weapon, $2500 secured bond.

CITATIONS DEC. 23: Hunter Michael Scott Erbach, 209 N. Dilling St., careless driving, failure to carry valid driver's license.

DEC. 24: Bobby Ray Cline, 30, 108 Churchill Dr., no insurance, revoked tag.

DEC. 26: Everette Antoine Mack Sr., 37, Shelby, no operator's license, fleeing or attempting to elude officer.

DEC. 26: Steven Wayne Stanley, 35, 105 Center St., revoked license.

DEC. 28: Robert Jefferson Thomas, 42, 912 Second St., no seat belt.

DEC. 29: Loyd Daniel Goodson, 38, Gastonia, speeding, revoked license.

DEC. 30: Michelle Nicole Samuel, 42, 612

Charles St. Apt. 79, speeding.

INCIDENTS DEC. 28: A resident of Waco Road reported that her vehicle was scratched with an unknown object.

Property damage was estimated at $1500.

DEC. 28: A resident of Brookwood Drive reported that the rear window of his vehicle was damaged by someone throwing an object through it.

DEC. 29: A resident of Cherokee Street reported threatening remarks made to him using an electronic device.

JAN. 1: A resident of Walker Street reported a break-in and theft of a TV valued at $1300 and a .38 caliber revolver valued at $325.

JAN. 1: A resident of Katherine Avenue reported theft of eight Leland Cypress plants valued at $160.

JAN. 3: Scotchman 3725, 2120 Shelby Road, reported shoplifting of two cartons of Marlboro cigarettes valued at $87.41.

JAN. 3: A resident of Cambridge Oaks Apts.

Reported damage to a window.

JAN. 3: A resident of Landing Street reported theft of a pocketbook and Verizon tablet in pink case from a vehicle.

WRECKS DEC. 20: Officer C.E. Lai said that Victoria Rhyne, 318 Scotland Dr., operating a 2008 Nissan, was backing from the parking lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken and hit a Hyundai operated by Gregory Lee of Gastonia. Property damage was estimated at $1100.

DEC. 23: Officer C.E. Lai said that vehicles operated by Kaitlyn Taylor of Gastonia and Lisenia Jessica Russo, 114 Yarbro Road Trailer 25, hit in the parking lot of the Kings Mountain ABC Store on Cleveland Avenue. Property damage was estimated at $1800.

DEC. 23: Officer M.D. Butler said that Hunter Michael Scott Erbach, 209 N. Dilling St., fell asleep at the stoplight at the intersection of US 74 Business and Sims Street. Erbach said his foot came off the brake, the car rolled over a curb, crossed Sims Street, rolled

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with the board's decision,'' said Mayor Bill Willis who presided.

The board appointed Ann Hoyle of Grover Antiques to Grover Tourism Authority Board and voted to replace a blower

assembly at the wastewater plant.

Bennett said that money is needed for maintenance of equipment which is aging and asking the county to police the town would help the money crunch that the town has been experiencing for some time.

Identity theft Teachers is program topic wanted at Patrick Sr. Center

Southern Arts Society at the Depot is looking for qualified teachers to instruct classes during the day, evening or on weekends. The classes include painting, knitting, crocheting, pottery, and mixed media. If you are interested, contact Jennifer Borja at 745-6960 or email gourdgeous@hotmail.com

Caroline Farmer, a representative of the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, will host a seminar at the Patrick Senior Center at 6 p.m. Jan. 25.

The discussion will include the latest trends and techniques used by

thieves as well as some options to prevent becoming a victim of identity theft. Those attending can learn some practical steps to protect themselves.

Since elder abuse is on the rise, local senior citizens are encouraged to attend the program.

over a second curb and hit a light pole. Erbach was not injured. Property damages included $2500 to the light pole and slight damage to the 2007 Honda.

DEC. 23: Officer M. J. Howard said that Catherine Keeter, 10 Chesterfield Court, operating a 1993 Chevrolet, struck a 1999 Nissan operated by Johnathon Tyler Griffin, 131 Colony Drive, as Keeter exited US 74 Bypass at Countryside Drive. Property damages were estimated at $1500.

DEC. 23: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that Larry Raper, Shelby, operating a 1997 Nissan, lost control of his car on US 74 at Oak Grove Road and hit a guard rail doing $2500 damage to a steel post and cable and $2500 damage to his vehicle.

DEC. 25: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Jeremy Culp, 108 Jeremy Drive, was backing his 2011 Jeep on Huntingtown Drive and struck a parked 2010 Honda owned by Jesse Frisina of Charlotte. Property damage was estimated at $1400.

DEC. 25: Officer F. L Wittington said that Heather Leigh Green of Lincolnton, operating a 2011 Kia, hydroplaned on water and slid through a red light at the intersection of N. Battleground and E. King Street causing a 2014 Kia operated by Jackie Burris of Grover to hit the 2011 Kia in the side. Property damage was estimated at $5,000.

DEC. 26: Officer Kyle Bell said that Ashley Rodgers, 420 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, was attempting to change lanes in her 2006 Nissan and struck a 2007 Ford operated by Jurgen Kohler III, Shelby, doing $2,000 damage. The accident happened on the US 74 Bypass. A passenger in the Kohler vehicle was treated by Kings Mountain Rescue for possible injury.

DEC. 28: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that vehicles operated by Teresa Ramsey, Gaffney, SC, and Daniel Whitmire, 601 Mica Street, collided in the intersection of King and Cansler Streets. Cleveland County EMS transported Ramsey to the hospital. Property damages were estimated at $11,000.

Facility inspections Several restaurants and mobile food units were inspected during the week of Dec. 14-31, 2015 by the Cleveland County Health Department. They included: Carolina Crossing Restaurant, Grover, 99; Linwood Restaurant, Linwood Road, 93.5; 238 Cherokee Grill, S. Battleground, 98.5; 238 Pizzeria, Cherokee St., 97.5; Smokin Mountain Boys, David Baptist Church movile food unit, 96.5; and Smokin Mountain Boys Commissary, 97.0.

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Rain fell for seven consecutive days prior to Dec. 21 for a total of six inches of rain, according to Wells. He said that on Dec. 30 4.3 inches of rain fell which means that over 10 inches of rain fell during a short period of time.

Both City Manager Marilyn Sellers and Wells said it isn't unusual in Wednesday's flooding conditions that creeks and basins will overflow. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for most of the day last Wednesday.

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The City of Kings Mountain had a discharge of an estimated 339,000 gallons of untreated waste water in the Crocker Road area, Cleveland Avenue/ Highway 161, Linwood Road and Bridges Drive.

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Wells notified the North Carolina Division of Water Resources Dec. 30 per General Statutes 143-2151C which requires that the owner or operator of any waste water collection or treatment work issue a press release when an untreated waste water discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.

Phifer Road was impassable in some places and was closed to traffic by mid-morning Dec. 30.

Kings Mountain Gateway Trail was covered with water but hikers were back at the trail New Year's Eve Thursday but the crowd was sparse as compared with the day before when the parking lot was full of cars.

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Patrick Senior Center calendar of events The calendar of events for January at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center includes a number of fun and educational topics.

The events include: Monday, Jan. 4: HL exercise class 9-9:30 a.m. ; ceramics 9:30-11:30 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m. with instructors from YMCA and quilting 12:30-3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 5: knitting 9-11 a.m.; Bible history 10-11 a.m.; veterans meeting 3-4 p.m.; evening line dance 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6: Faith and Fitness 8: 30 a.m.; exercise 9:30 a.m.; Jewelry making, Beginners, 10a.m. senior support group 10-11 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Beginners line dance class 1-2:30 jewelry making 1-2 p.m.; and duplicate bridge 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 7: Healthy Lifestyle 8-9 a.m.; Intermediate Line Dance 10-11:30 a.m.; Bingo10:30-11:15 a.m.; COPD clinic 10:30-12 noon sponsored by Healthy at Home; and duplicate bridge 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 8: HL Exercise Class 9-9:30 a.m.; Coffee and conversation 9-10:30 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:3011:30 a.m. and WII Bowling League 12 noon.

Monday, Jan. 11: HL Exercise Class 9-9:30 a.m.; document shredding 9 a.m.-2 p.m; ceramics 9:30-11:30 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:3011:30 a.m. with instructors from Y MCA; and quilting 12:300-3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12: Knitting 9-11 a.m.; Bible History10 a.m.-11 a.m.- Cooking with Marilyn 10-11 a.m.; knife sharpening 10:30-11:30 a.m. and evening line dance 6-7:30

p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13: Faith and Fitness 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Personal care services, by appointment only; jewelry making class Beginners 10 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11: 30 a.m.; jewelry making class 1-2 p.m.; Dutch Lunch Bunch Jackson's Cafeteria 11 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 14: Healthy Lifestyle Class 8-9:30 a.m.; Registration for eight week steps to Health with Nancy Abasiekong 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Intermediate Line Dance 10-11:30 a.m.; bingo 10:3011:15 a.m.; grocery shopping 12-2 p.m.

Friday: Jan. 15: HL Exercise class 9-9:30 a.m.; Coffee and conversation 9-10:30 a.m.; The Grand Choir 10 a.m.; Seniors in Motion 10:30-11:30 a.m.; WII Bowling League 12 noon.

Monday, Jan. 18: Senior Center closed for birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday, Jan. 19: Knitting 9-11 a.m.; Bible History 10-11 a.m.; Cooking with Marilyn 10-11 a.m.; Inspirational Words 11-11:30 a.m.; Volunteer meeting 12:15; evening line dance 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 20: Faith and Fitness 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Blood Pressure Clinic sponsored by Gentiva 10 a.m.11:30 a.m.; Jewelry making class beginners 10 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m.; East Elementary School birthday 10:30 a.m.; Jewelry making class 1-2 p.m.; duplicate bridge 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 21: Healthy Lifestyle Class 8-9:30 a.m.; 8 week steps to health with Nancy Abasiekong – 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Intermediate Line Dance 10-11:30 a.m.; Bingo 10:30-

11:15 a.m.; duplicate bridge 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 22: HL Exercise Class 9-9:30 a.m.; coffee and conversation 9-10:30 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m.; WII bowling league 12 noon; Red Cross blood drive 10 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 25: HL Exercise class 9-9:30 a.m.; Ceramics 9:30-11:30 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:3011:30 a.m. with instructors from YMCA; quilting 12:30-3 p.m.; Scams and Fraud seminar 6 p.m. with Carolina Farmer.

Tuesday, Jan. 26: Knitting 9-11:30 a.m.; cooking with Marilyn 10-11 a.m.; monthly birthday celebration sponsored by Food Lion from 9:45-11:30 a.m.; Bible History 10-11 a.m.; Advisory board meets at 12 noon; evening line dance from 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 27: Faith and Fitness Exercise 9:30 a.m.; Personal care service, by appointment; jewelry making class Beginners 10 a.m.; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Beginners line dance class 1-2:30 p.m.; jewelry making class 1-2 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 28: Healthy Lifestyle Class 8-9:30 a.m.; 8 week steps to Health with Nancy Abasiekong 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Intermediate Line Dance 10-11:30 a.m.; bingo 10:30-11:15 a.m.; grocery shopping 12-2 p.m. and fun at work day.

Friday, Jan. 29: HL Exercise Class 9-9:30 a.m.; Coffee and conversation 9-10:30 a.m.; tax assistance by appointment; seniors in motion 10:30-11:30 a.m. and WII bowling league 12 noon.

Dialysis Center plans $469,000 expansion on Love property at 1010 Shelby Road The Dialysis Center at 1010 Shelby Road plans to expand its existing space into a portion of the former Dollar General Building.

Olin Love, who owns the property, was issued a building master commercial permit this week from the City of Kings Mountain for renovation to cost $469,219. Morrison Construction Company will be contractor. Sub-contractors are Lail Electric, Settle Heating & Air, and Hoyle Plumbing.

J. Houston Properties, 411 W. Mountain St., was issued a building master commercial permit to complete interior upfits and related improvements at 203 S. Battleground Avenue at cost of $150,000. Innovative Pool Designs, 531 Lake Montonia Road, is contractor.

City of Kings Mountain was issued a building master commercial permit to construct a new 600 square foot building for a welding shop at 1013 N. Piedmont Ave. City workers will do the construction at cost of $29,000.

Withrow Funeral Home, 309 E. King St., was issued a commercial building permit to install plywood on hardy board and tile floors, coat the walls and hang cabinets at cost of $950, the business owner is contractor.

KM Mountaineer Properties, 411 W. Mountain St., was issued a building master residential permit for a new 800 square foot duplex at 803 Gantt Street at cost of $57,500. Innovative Pool

Designs, 531 Lake Montonia Road,i s contractor.

Scott Mitchell, 1005 Katherine Ave., was issued a building master residential permit for a bathroom expansion into closet including some electrical and plumbing work at cost of $4,000. The homeowner is contractor.

Marty Negus, 313 Wintergreen Court, was issued a building master residential permit for a new 12x24 storage building at cost of $5100.

Homeowner will be contractor.

R. D. Burkett, Gastonia, was issued a building master residential permit for fire restoration and upgrade wiring, repair to floor and wall damage at 408 W. Parker Street at cost of $7,000. Burkett will be contractor.

Jackie Falls, 411 W. Mountain St., was issued a building master residential permit to put in beam at 701 Crescent Circle with Douglas Ware, 106 Hunter Court, as contractor and at cost of $2,000. Sub-contractors are KM Electric and All American Mechanical.

CMH Homes, Shelby, was issued a building master residential permit for construction of a new 1200 square foot modular home at 102 Cardinal Drive at cost of $120,000.

Sub-contractors are Super Clean, electrical; Century Services mechanical; and E&R Plumbing.

A commercial zoning permit was issued to Rockwood Lithium, 348 Holiday Drive,

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for replacing panels on existing signage with new panels at cost of $800. Casco Signs, Concord, is contractor.

A commercial zoning permit was issued to Mauney Hosiery Mills for signage at 242 Elm Street.

Commercial sign permit was issued to David Faunce, 116 E. Mountain St., for new signage for veterinarian office at 103 S. Watterson Street.

Cost is $3,000. Contractor is Diversified Signs & Graphics, York, SC. Dennis Whitaker, Boiling Springs, was issued a commercial sign permit for new signage for Bailty's Upholstery, 117 N. Cherokee Street.

Darkside Window TintingKevin Clemmons of Ellenboro is contractor.

Residential fence permits were issued to Laura Bright, 108 Edell St., 200 feet of chain link fence, four feet galvanized, at cost of $1800 with Stafford Fence Builders, 167 Crown Court, contractor; and to Kayla Day, 1004 Sherwood Lane, for 142 feet of chain link fence with Quality Fence Solutions, Bessemer City, as contractor and cost $1,190.

Lauryn Deason, 520 Rhodes Ave., was issued a residential fence permit for 269 feet of privacy fence at cost of $4,000 with homeowner as contractor and Gregory Upton, 700 G roves St., was issued a residential fence permit for a 600 feet of wood fence at cost of $10,000. The property owner will be contractor.

Don Stuckey The Earl Scruggs Center announces its newest special exhibit, Carolina Faces: The Photography of Don Sturkey, opening January 23, 2016 and running through May 15, 2016.

This exhibit features the emotion-packed photos of Don Sturkey, a retired photographer whose photos captured the societal changes that occurred in North Carolina and South Carolina throughout his 34 year career from the 1950s through the 1980s.

Sturkey’s images include: a young, unrecognized Elvis Presley being turned away from the Charlotte Coliseum, ladies auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in hoods and robes, children living in poverty, public moments of government officials, and more.

Sturkey had a gift for capturing emotions in his photos along with composition and technique.

The Lincoln County, GA native fell into photography by chance. While serving in the United States Navy in 1948 he repeatedly asked to be transferred, including a desire to attend photography school. He was finally granted the opportunity in 1950.

Sturkey has local connections as the Shelby Daily Star’s first staff photographer.

He attended Gardner Webb College in Boiling Springs, NC then joined the staff of High Point Enterprise following college. He began working at the Charlotte Observer in November 1955.

He was the first southerner and one of only two North Carolina photographers to win the National Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award. Beyond newspapers, his work has appeared in Live, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, Ebony, Stern, and Time.

Sturkey retired as chief photographer from the Charlotte Observer in 1989 after 34 years.

Sturkey’s negatives have a permanent home in UNC

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Boy in Kitchen, from Poverty Series, Hunger in Our Midst

by Don Stuckey. traditions include sharing recipes through church cookbooks (Central UMC Shelby book on display), livermush, roots of BBQ, popular southern brands, the Sanitary Lunch Counter (Canoutas family), sweet tea, and more!

Cleveland County residents with valid ID receive free exhibit admission on Wednesdays. Regular hours of operation are Wednesday 10 am-6 pm, Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm. Learn more about the Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South and upcoming events and programs by calling 704487-6233 or visiting www. earlscruggscenter.org.

The Earl Scruggs Center is a project of Destination Cleveland County, Inc., a non-profit 501©3 whose mission is to unite our county’s history, heritage, culture and arts to create a vibrant economy while embracing the future and preserving the past.

Chapel Hill’s Wilson library.

UNC Chapel Hill and the Center for the Study of the American South are in ongoing partnership with the Earl Scruggs Center. Mr. Sturkey and Stephen Fletcher, the Photographic Archivist in the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill will be present during the exhibit opening to discuss Sturkey’s work.

Thank you to UNC Chapel Hill, exhibit partner, and the City of Shelby, exhibit presenting sponsor, for making this exhibit and related programming possible. Program calendar will be announced January 15th.

Last Chance to visit Feast Here Tonight: Southern Food and Music Traditions This is the final week to visit the current special exhibit, Feast Here Tonight: Southern Food and Music Traditions. The final day for the exhibit is Sunday, January 3rd. Feast Here Tonight opened in May and explores the common roots of southern foods and music. Local

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Bible studies set at Grace Church

■ MEDITATION

IMPACT 2016 2015 has come to a close and 2016 is now upon us.

The start of a new year is Jeff Johnson Missions Pastor always bitter First Baptist sweet. While Kings Mountain all the happenings of this past year – including both joys, sorrows, victories and defeats – are now in the rear view mirror, a new year offers all of us a chance to move forward and start fresh. My prayer for you and myself is that 2016 would be a year of IMPACT! My dad was notorious for running out of gas in his car. If anyone in our family tried to tell my dad

that he was running low on fuel, he’d say, “I can drive for another month!” Of course, I was the one he often called to come bring gas to him stranded on the side of some road. I learned a valuable lesson as a young man: you can’t drive anywhere if you don’t have fuel in the tank!

This next year won’t amount to much in the grand (& eternal) plans of life if you don’t have the right fuel in the tank. Before you start thinking of ways in which you can positively impact the world around you, begin this year by opening your heart and life to the leadership and influence of God. Start this year off right by letting God IMPACT you first!

You might say, “How do I do that?” Practically speaking, you must fill your life tank with the fuel of God’s love and His word!

God’s word offers us life-changing Truth to strengthen us in our daily responsibilities as well as to help guide us through the challenges of this world. The Bible reminds us who He is and who we are… that we are loved and called to live for His glory!

The Bible declares that you are incredibly loved by God. God has proved His love for us by sending His Son Jesus into this world so that we could have life and salvation.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And

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that is what we are! ~ 1 John 3:1 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” ~ John 1:12 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. ~ Ephesians 1:7-8 Commit yourself to God’s daily leadership as His word and love transform your life. My prayer is that God would IMPACT each of our lives in such a powerful way that we would in turn be empowered to IMPACT our families, churches, community, and world!

Check back next week for Part 2 of #IMPACT2016!

Two Bible Studies are currently being conducted at Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church Street, Kings Mountain, NC. The study of "I Corrinthians" will resume on Wednesday January 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. ,in the Ladies Sunday School Room. This course is being taught by Rev. Julie Roberts and Rev Dean Smith and will continue until the course is completed.

A new study on the book of "Acts" will begin on Thursday, January 7, 2016 in the fellowship hall. This course is being taught by Ms. Jeannine Fisher and will continue until the course is completed.

These courses are free and everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend.

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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 Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852

Mountain View Agape Church 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160

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

Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516

Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398

Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue

New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507 New Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606 New Camp Creek Baptist Church 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road 704-487-7128

Progressive Church of Our Lord 1001 Cleveland Avenue 704-734-1070 Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

Kings Mountain Church Of The Nazarene 127 Countryside, Kings Mountain 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 828-381-4777

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

GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541

Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive (704) 739-2187

First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC 864-839-1873

GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd

WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church 2103 Capernium Rd

Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.

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Southern Arts Society features ‘Life through a Lens’ by Devenny, Art by Lafitte sisters For the month of January Southern Arts Society features the award winning photography of Ellen Devenny “Life Through a Lens” in the Reavis Gallery and the art of Marie and Danielle Lafitte "Amalgamated Moments" in the Founders Gallery.

A public reception will be held Saturday, January 9 from 6-8 pm. The artists will be on hand to meet the public and discuss their work. The exhibit runs January 5 through January 29.

Award winning photographer Ellen Devenny, originally from Hayesville, NC, has lived in Kings Mountain since 2007 Ellen has always enjoyed taking pictures, but her photography has evolved over the last ten years into something more than just pictures or snapshots. The transformation began in 2003 with her first digital camera. She soon discovered a natural ability to capture images, especially those of the scenic landscapes in the North Carolina mountains.

With one of those images she won her first Honorable Mention in a photography contest sponsored by the Gaston Gazette.

No longer satisfied with a point and shoot camera, she moved up to a DSLR camera.

Now she had the ability to choose the camera settings instead of allowing the camera to choose for her. Inspired to learn all that she could, Ellen enrolled in a Basic Digital Photography class at Gaston College. This was her only formal training in photography other than a photography class in High School back in the 70’s.

Much of what Ellen has learned has come from being a part of an online photography community and as an active member of the local camera club, The ShutterLight Group, which meets monthly at Southern Arts Society.

In 2012 she challenged herself to a 365 Day Photography Project. After reaching that first goal of taking a photo per day for a year, she continued doing the same through 2014. This project has taught her to see more with a photographer’s eye, things that others would overlook.

Over the past ten years she has won many awards for her photography, most recently winning first place in the “Gateways to the South” art competition at Southern Arts Society. Her work has been featured in Our State See SAS, Page 7A

Ain't No Hollaback Girl acrylic painting by Marie LaFitte

Contrasts by Ellen Devinney Photography

My hands are tied behind my background (lumber crayon)

by Danielle Lafitte.

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(Ed. note: The recipes in today’s cooking column comes from “Monumental Recipes Volume II,’’ a cookbook published by the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club.)

BBQ SLAW Tim Tindall 2 med. Cabbage heads 20 oz. Bottle ketchup 1 cup vinegar 1 tsp. Texas Pete ½ tsp. Pepper 1 T. salt 1 cup sugar, white or brown Cut cabbage fine. Mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate overnight. Will keep 6 months or more.

PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE Margaret Childers 15 oz. Pineapple tidbits, drained 15 oz. Crushed pineapple, drained 1-1 ½ cups sugar 3T flour 1 c. med. Cheese 30 Ritz crackers 3/4-1 stick margarine Place pineapple in bottom of 8-9 inch casserole dish.

Mix together sugar, flour and cheese. Sprinkle on top of pineapple. Crumble crackers and mix with melted margarine. Spread on top. Bake at 350 degrees 25-30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE Mary Jo Stewart 3 cups sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 3 eggs ½ cup milk salt to taste 1 t. v vanilla ¼ cup margarine, melted 1 cup brown sugar ¼ cup plain flour ¼ cup margarine, softened 3/4-1 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

If using canned potatoes, drain off liquid. Mash sweet potatoes. Add sugar, eggs, milk, salt, vanilla and ¼ cup melted margarine. Mix well.

McGill to give vocal recital Ms. Frances McGill will give a vocal recital, "An American Trilogy" on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at seven o'clock pm at First United Methodist Church in Salisbury. Her program repertoire will span the 20th century of American song.

The program will begin with Carlyle Floyd's Susannah aria,"Ain't it a Pretty Night." accompanied by a string quartet from the Winston-Salem Symphony.

Floyd's youth was spent as a Methodist minister's son in much of North and South Carolina. He attended many tent revivals where he observed the manipulation of religion on a community.

The story of Susannah takes place in the Appalachian region and is devoted to conveying the life of a young woman whose life's dream is to live outside her present environment. The opera is a universal favorite and one of America's proudest works for the operatic stage.

The songs following represent earlier composer Charles Griffes, a neo-romanticist. He works in a harmonic scheme of later romanticism with changing keys and meters and tonal See McGILL, Page 7A

Pour into a buttered 9x13 inch casserole dish. Mix by hand: brown sugar, flour, ¼ cup softened margarine and nuts until crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over casserole. Bake 30 minutes.

SHRIMP AND GRITS Peggy Baird 3 cups water 1 cup cream or heavy cream ¼ cup butter or margarine 1 t. salt 1 cup stone ground grits 1 ½ lb. Shrimp 1 cup extra sharp cheese, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, minced or more or less to taste Garnish: chopped chives or green onions Devein, peel, cook and cool shrimp. Bring water, cream, butter and salt to boil in large sauce pan over medium heat.

Reduce heat to low and whisk in grits. Simmer, covered for 15-20 m minutes until grits are tender and creamy. Stir in shrimp, cheese and garlic.

Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Garnish with chopped chives or green onions. Yield: 6 servings.

SLOWER COOKER BBQ PORK 3-4 lbs. Shoulder pork roast 18 oz. BBQ sauce 12 oz. Coca Cola Place pork in slow cooker.

Pour BBQ sauce and Coca-Cola over roast. Cover and cook approximately 8 hours.

SPANISH PORK CHOPS Johann Sherrill 6 pork chops 6 T. rice 1 onion, sliced 1 can stewed tomatoes 1 t. salt pepper to taste

1 green bell pepper Lay pork chops in large, long casserole dish. Place sliced onion on top of each chop. Place 1T. of rice on top of each chop. Place cut up bell pepper slices on top of each chop. Add salt and pepper. Pour undrained tomatoes over all. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees 1 hour or more until rice is tender.

TO-DIE-FOR BEEF ROAST Doris McGinnis 1 beef roast, any kind 1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix 1 envelope brown gravy mix ½ cup warm water Place roast in crock pot. Mix contents of all 3 envelopes and sprinkle over roast. Pour water into bottom of crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. (will depend on size of roast.)

CRANBERRY CHICKEN Monty Thornburg 1 can whole cranberry sauce 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 small bottle Russian dressing ( or Catalina) 2-3 lb. Chicken tenderloins Mix cranberry sauce, soup mix and dressing. Place chicken in crock pot and pour mix over; toss well to coat. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or until desired tenderness. Or can bake in large baking pan at 325 degrees for 1 ½ hours.

CROCKPOT CHICKEN Kay Carlisle 1 cut-up chicken or choice of pieces 1 can cream of

mushroom soup 1 cans sliced mushrooms, drained ½ to ¾ soup can white wine salt and pepper to taste paprika to taste Salt, pepper and sprinkle paprika each piece of chicken. Place in crock pot.

Mix soup, mushrooms and wine. Pour over chicken.

Cook on high for 45-60 minutes. Turn heat to low and leave for work. When you return the house smells great and all you need to do is prepare minute rice and serve.

CHERRY POUND CAKE Deb Dover 1 cup butter, softened ½ cup shortening 3 c. sugar 6 large eggs 2/3 c. milk ¼ c. maraschino juice 3 ¾ cups plain flour 1 t. baking powder 1 t. vanilla 10 oz bottle maraschino cherries, chopped 1 cup coconut 1 cup nuts Cream butter and shortening, add sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix milk and cherry juice. Mix dry ingredients. Add alternately flour mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

Add vanilla, coconut and nuts. Mix well. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2hour in prepared tube pan. Ice with Cherry Pound Cake Icing; 8 oz.cream cheese, soft, ½ cup butter, soft, 1 t. vanilla, 1 pkg. Confectioners’ sugar, 1 cup coconut, 10 oz. Jar cherries, chopped and 1 cup nuts chopped. Mix all ingredients well, stirring in cherries last.

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CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS From Page 1A pay plan; to encourage animal control to find alternative ways to reduce unwanted births of animals; to create partnerships to complete P hase III of the Public Shooting Range to include an Education Center and Law Enforcement Driving Pad; and to seek alternatives for local funding options in an effort to recruit new industry to Cleveland County.

School board chairman Phillip Glover said the big construction project and goal this year for Cleveland County Schools is a new campus and construction of a new school for North Shelby School. “We have been aggressively working on the need for a new school for sometime and by the end of the month we will be looking at blueprints and making a decision on where this special needs school would be located,'' he said.

The weather has not been cooperating with roof repairs at Neisler Natatorium on the Kings Mountain High School campus but with sunshine the roof's repairs are well underway. Kings Mountain High School officials have said that the pool should be open by the end of January or middle of February. However, the damage from the July storm, caused the Mountaineers' swim team – and all other activity since the storm – to be relocated this season.

Glover said school board members will be updating policies this year to include all state and federal

regulations and that will take 10-12 months to complete.

Other strategic goals of county commissioners include a focus area on economic development, public safety, community education and customer service outreach and on fiscal sustainability.

What the county wants to accomplish in 2015- 2016 in economic development includes: examine current Economic Development Partnership structure to insure continual success of recruiting and retaining industry in Cleveland County; increase retail business in the county; grow the county's tax base strategically to increase jobs locally; manage occupancy tax revenue to support synergistic partnerships, aimed at growing travel; tourism throughout the county; research the availability of transportation funding for projects such as sidewalks, bike trails and Rails to Trails programs.

The county's focus area public safety; review current security standards in county buildings and properly apply best practices model; maintain support for county volunteer fire departments and explore additional ways to increase county assistance; support efforts to provide water and sewer access for all county residents; create a high functioning and integrated human service campus with the relocation of the new Health Department to the Social services Post Road

site.

Focus area community education and customer service outreach includes: explore opportunities to increase Veterans' support services; continue to study availability of youth programs to include life coaching, career assistance and healthy lifestyle education to provide opportunities for youth to become successful, productive adults.

Create a marketing strategy to include possible county re-branding to educate citizens of county programs available to them; complete Phase I and II of the county'state Wildlife Commission Public Shooting Range; research possibility of creating partnerships to construct a walking trail and playground near the county human services campus currently under construction; determine if funding is available to provide additional support for the Meals on Wheels program; and take steps to increase county-wide recycling to reduce landfill waste stream.

The county also wants to explore ways to maximize the county's grant opportunities to minimize/reduce local funding for community projects; grow unrestricted fund balance to a minimum of 18 to 20 percent; focus on 2016 county-wide revaluation with a goal of stabilizing tax rate/base to avoid budgetary shortfall; and analyze the life and programming of existing county buildings through creation of a Facilities Master Plan, all under its focus of area fiscal sustainability.

McGill: to give vocal recital From Page 6A shifts. The music is very difficult. These songs have most recently been recorded

by Deborah Voigt, the Metropolitan Opera's dramatic soprano. A lighter section of music will be heard next in the songs of Lee Hoiby.

Their subjects about a zest for life are refreshing and new.

The German master of composition, Wolfgang Korngold will be heard

in his most beautiful aria, "Marietta's Lied", from the opera Die Tote Stadt. Although German by birth, Korngold came to America to write for the movie theatre in Hollywood. This is an exciting example from his opera repertoire. Also accompanied by string quartet, it will lend an orchestral element to the program.

Finally, the amazing songs of George Gershwin will be heard as they were

intended with accompanist Matthew Brown and jazz saxophonist John Alexander. Alexander is one of the southeast's foremost instrumentalists in the genre of jazz. His graduate degree is from Miami University.

His biography of jamming with some of the jazz greats is quite impressive.

The public is invited.

Ms. McGill is the daughter of Mrs. John C. McGill of Kings Mountain and the late Dr. McGill.

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Cleveland County 2016-17 Pre-School screening is March 7-11 Cleveland County Schools pre-school screening for the 2016-17 pre-school classes will be March 7-11 at the Office of School Readiness, 308 W. Marion Street Building B, Shelby. This is the small building near the tennis

courts at the old Shelby Middle School and parking is in back. No make-up screening will be offered.

Children who live in Cleveland County who will be four years old by Aug. 31, 2016 may be screened and by

appointment only. To schedule a screening appointment, call 704-476-8064 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Appointments will be made until all are booked. No appointments will be made after Feb. 26, 2016.

SAS: features ‘Life through a Lens’

by Devenny, Art by Lafitte sisters From Page 6A Magazine, Wildlife in NC and locally in the Kings Mountain Herald. Her winning images among 1500 entries statewide in eight categories in a contest

by Wildlife in NC magazine will be published in the January/February 2016 issue and her three winning entries- two second place and one third place winner- will be on display at the Museum of Natural History in Raleigh later this month. Ellen has includes those photos in the display for Saturday at the reception. Her weather related photography is often featured on WBTV during the weather forecast.

Sisters Marie and Danielle Lafitte have their art on exhibit in the Founders Gallery of Southern Arts Society for the month of January. Marie has an associate degree in Fine Arts from Gaston College and

Danielle has an associate degree in Fine Arts from Cleveland Community College.

Though being sisters, their approach to art and the resulting images are unique. Marie uses paint to express her vibrant personality with bright, bold colors and line that have a lot of movement. Her art features contemporary portraiture and abstract work.

She treats the foreground and background with equal importance, exploring the push and pull of the shallow and deep space. Her paintings are all about shapes, layers and repetition. Each layer of color changes the next layer of color and the way the paint is applied changes the texture. She uses repetition to create harmony throughout, repeating shapes and brush strokes so her paintings have a visual flow to them.

Danielle’s dark and emotional abstract work

is inspired by nature, East Asian art, architecture and urban decay. Her artwork features bold, expressive mark making using minimal amounts of color.

Danielle uses her art as her voice, to express herself in a way that words cannot.

Though she doesn’t mean for it to, her daily challenges in life find their way into her work exposing her struggle with anxiety and depression. She hopes that her art might be a voice for others too - that it might be a beacon of hope to those who are struggling or in pain, providing the same comfort and strength that she finds in her faith.

Southern Arts Society located in the old Southern Railway train depot, 301 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC. Gallery and gift shop hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information call 704-739-5585.

HAND SIGNALS: for school bus drivers From Page 1A

board chairman Phillip Glover. He said the hand signals are in place to make the bus stop safer for students.

The three signals are easy to remember.

First: the driver holds up the palm of his/her hand until it is safe to cross.

Second: the driver gives the “thumbs up” to the student.

Third: the driver points

to the direction in which the student should proceed across the road .

In the 2014-15 academic alone, five North Carolina students were injured by motorists who passed a stopped school bus. Since 1999, 13 students in North Carolina have been killed while boarding or exiting a school bus. .

North Carolina law requires motorists to stop and remain stopped while the bus has its stop sign and

flashing red lights engaged.

Stiffer penalties have been given but motorists continue not to stop and in Kings Mountain there have been several incidents recently where police have cited motorists.

“We have over 15 years of data to show that more than 3,000 cars per day in North Carolina do not stop,'' said Chief Derek Graham, a spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

EAKER: promoted to Aging Director From Page 1A

Advertising Sales Executive JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Locate and contact potential clients on a daily basis through in person, telephone and e-mail prospecting.

• Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers.

• Manage, service and support existing clients while generating additional new business.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Self-motivated, Competitive, Positive Attitude Outstanding Verbal, Written and Presentation Skills • Excellent Prospecting Techniques • Extremely Organized, Multi-Tasking, Attention to detail • Strong Listening Skills

Please send resume to: Attn: Sales Executive 700 East Gold Street Kings Mountain, NC 28086

and we're senior citizens.''

Eaker said that many people don't realize that residents 55 and older are welcome to all the services that the senior center provides like healthy exercise and educational programs.

“I guess I fell in love with seniors as a college student when I wrote a paper about how seniors benefit from a senior center,'' she said.

Her big goal for New Year 2016 is to open the kitchen for meals five days a week for the seniors. City Manager Marilyn Sellers is in process of hiring a nutrition site manager and at least two kitchen staffers.

“We've set July 1 as our goal,''said Eaker.

Kings Mountain native Eaker's first job with the city was as receptionist at city hall. When the assistant's job came open at the Senior Center, she applied for it and joined the staff at the Depot and worked for many years there before the new facility was built.

A 1978 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and a 1980 graduate of Gaston College, she was the bookkeeper for TG&Y and then the Arthur Agency and for some time operated her own day care center in her home in Cherryville.

“God, my family and the seniors at the Patrick Center are my life,'' said Eaker who

has been married to Fred Keith Eaker for 35 years.

They have two adult children. Joshua and his wife, Ashley Angel and their daughters, Abigail Love, 6 in February, and 14-monthsold Emma Kate live in Seneca, SC. Kaleb Eaker lives in Charlotte. Her parents are Cornelia Buchanan and the late Jimmie Buchanan of Kings Mountain and she is the oldest of four children.

Sharon and Fred Eaker are active in Christ Worship Center in Gastonia where Fred is worship leader and Sharon teaches in the children's department. The couple teach “Marriage Moments,'' a class for young marrieds. A former city manager Jimmy Maney of Kings Mountain is pastor of the church.

“I love reading the Bible and Christian non-fiction and fiction, playing with my grandchildren who call me Memaw and being with my extended family, the seniors at the Senior Center,'' said Sharon.

More utilization of The Patrick Senior Center's new expansion area and new activities that will enhance the well-being and dignity of senior adults is another important challenge for Eaker.'' Senior Centers keep people healthier both physically and mentally and help them to stay in their own homes longer,'' said Eaker, adding, “The City of Kings

Mountain has blessed its citizens with this wonderful facility that will continue to meet the needs of senior adults and their families for years to come.''

Eaker takes pride in an excellent staff, including Administrative Assistant Carol Dixon; Program coordinator Karen Grigg; receptionist Bonnie Hale; Gift Shop clerk Carolyn Stalls; and custodians Ethel Odums and Eddie Anderson.

“We want to include more utilization of our expansion, open our nutrition site, secure more exercise equipment, add classes with activities to attract baby boomers, and offer more services from other agencies on site,'' said Eaker. Big goals but she says her staff is up to the task.

Eaker earned her senior center management certification from the N. C. Division of Aging and Adult Services in 2011. She is also a SHIPP counselor and said that former director Thornburg has volunteered to serve as a SHIPP counselor for Medicare/ Part D recipients during the busy insurance enrollment season. “We are really swamped during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 7 and appreciate Monty's willingness to help us out.”

“Just come see us and look at what the senior center can offer,'' adds Eaker with an inviting smile.

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Cherryville Traditional New Year’s Shooters

Dean Carpenter, known for his now-famous standing up shooting stance and form, steps up to open the TNYSI shoot at the home of his long-time friend Dennis Devine. (photo by MEP/The Eagle)

TNYSI member Dennis Devine, has been with the group a long time, fires his gun at one of the many stops on the group’s schedule. (photos by MEP/The Eagle)

A gout of fire shoots from the barrel of this TNYSI shooter as he welcomes in 2016 at their scheduled “shoot” on E. Ballard Street, in Cherryville.

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KM defensive leader Bell named All-State Kings Mountain High School has its first AllState football player since 1998.

Dre Bell, a senior defensive lineman who led the Mountaineers in almost every defensive category this season, was selected to the Associated Press All-State team last week along with four other players from Cleveland County. They were Dax Hollifield and Jayden Borders of Shelby and Tre Harbison and Aaron Ramseur of Crest. Two other players the Mountaineers competed against were on the team: BJ Emmons of Freedom and Jarvis Hutchins of East Rutherford.

Bell was a “bell ringer” to opposing offenses for the past two seasons, and especially during the recently completed 2015 season in which he helped lead the Mountaineers to their second best win total in history with a 12-3 mark.

Bell recorded 121 tackles, 44 tackles for loss, 18 sacks and three forced fumbles, leading the team in all four categories. He also recovered two fumbles.

While Bell was undoubtedly the best defensive player in the South Mountain Athletic Conference, he also took a turn on offense at times. When the Mountaineers went to their “heavy” package, Bell sometimes went into the game to block for the running backs. At Valdese Draughn, the coaching staff put Bell and fellow defensive lineman Trevon Wilson in the backfield at the same time and Bell followed the blocking of Wilson for a touchdown.

Bell is one in a long list of players from the Grover Bell family that have excelled in sports and particularly football – at Kings Mountain High School. His uncles, Diron and Marcus Bell, were both outstanding running

KMHS defensive standout Dre Bell has been selected to the 2015 Associated Press All-State football team. (Photo by Gary Smart)

backs in the early 1990s and his father Joseph, was the leading rusher on the 1997 football team that also made it to the Western Regional championship game before falling to Kannapolis. Joseph Bell, a senior, and Anthony Hillman, who was a sophomore at the time, were one of only four running back duos in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in the same season. Curt Pressley (1,185 yards), whose son Jerdon was also on the defensive line at KMHS this season as a sophomore, and Tracy Johnson (1,142 yards) were the first duo to top 1,000 yards in 1983.

Corey Jones (1,126) and Marcus Smith (1,001) topped the 1,000-yard mark in 1996 followed

by Joseph Bell (1,573) and Anthony Hillman (1,387) in 1997. Michael Roberts, current quarterbacks coach at KMHS, and Joe Chambers rushed for 1,533 and 1,330 yards,

respectively, in 2008.

Bell is the 21st Mountaineer football player to be named to an All-State team.

Others were: 1940 – Jim Gibson, RB. 1946 – Bill Cashion, FB; Robert Neill, T; Bill Detmar, E. 1955 – George Harris, QB. 1957 – Ken Baity, RB, Keith Layton, E, David Marlowe, T. 1959 – Jerry Adams, E. 1960 – Punch Parker, RB. 1964 – Richard Gold, DB, Hubert McGinnis, C, Jimmy Cloninger, E, Pat Murphy, QB, Lyn Cheshire, T. 1967 – Bert Smith, LB. 1979 – Kevin Mack, RB. 1985 – Calvin Stephens, T. 1986 – Aubrey Hollifield, LB. 1998 – Anthony Hillman, RB. 2015 – Dre Bell, DT.

KM wins one game in holiday tourney Kings Mountain won only one of three games in the annual Cleveland County Holiday Classic last week at KM’s Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.

The Mountaineers edged Hunter Huss 63-60 on Monday night before falling to Crest 62-54 Tuesday and Gaston Day 66-58 on Wednesday.

Kings Mountain resumes action tonight at home with an endowment game with Gastonia Ashbrook. The Mountaineers’ final 11 regular season games in the regular season will be against conference opponents.

The Mountaineers appeared on their way to a blowout against Huss in

the final game of Monday’s opening round. The home team led 34-19 with 1:42 left in the first quarter but had to fight off a Huskie comeback the rest of the way.

Huss narrowed the margin to 36-26 at intermission and outscored the locals 20-6 in the third quarter to take a 46-42 lead into the fourth quarter.

KM came back early in the fourth quarter and took a 54-48 lead on 3-pointers from Demetrius Hill and Jacob Skidmore but they had to have two free throws

by Hill with three seconds left to ice the game.

Skidmore led the KM scoring with 14 points. Josh Helton and Omar Petty

added 11 each and Hill had 10.

Crest gained a measure of revenge from an earlier season SMAC loss by edging the Mountaineers in the second round. The game was close throughout with the Chargers on top 15-14 after the first quarter and 36-30 at the half. KM trailed 48-39 going into the fourth quarter.

Kings Mountain mounted a comeback attempt and trimmed the margin to two points in the final minute before the Chargers iced the game at the foul line.

Hill led the Mountaineers with 22 points and See TOURNEY, Page 2B

Kings Mountain’s Jake Merchant is hammered as he puts up a short jumper in last week’s game against Hunter Huss in the Cleveland County Holiday Tournament at KM’s Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. (Photo by KM Herald)

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Yellow Jackets repeat as tournament champs Bessemer City’s Yellow Jackets won the Bud Black/ Dennis Tate Christmas Tournament at Cherryville High School last week for the second straight year and third in the last four seasons.

Coached by Danny McDowell of Kings Mountain, the Yellow Jackets defeated the host Ironmen 76-65 in the championship game.

In an earlier contest, the Yellow Jackets pounded Stuart Cramer 79-59.

Trel Mclean scored 24 points in the championship game and was named the tournament’s most valuable player. He also had three steals, three assists and two blocked shots.

The win was the fourth straight for the Yellow Jackets over their arch rivals.

They went 3-0 against the Ironmen last season.

Ja’harie Guthrie scored 19 points for the Yellow Jackets and Malique Nel-

son contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds. Nelson joined teammates Mclean and Shun Allison on the all-tournament team.

Bessemer City is off to a 10-2 start under McDowell, who has turned the BC basketball program round after successful stints since joining that program. At Kings Mountain in the early 2000s, McDowell coached the Mountaineers to three consecutive conference championships and some deep state playoff runs.

His current Bessemer City team appears primed to make a big playoff run this year as four of its five starters are averaging double figures. Mclean leads the way with 16.6 points per game, followed by Guthrie at 13.7, Tray Moore 12.9 and Nelson 10.9.

The fifth starter, Shun Allison, is the area’s assist leader with 6.2 per game.

Skidmore added 13.

Gaston Day scored 30 of its 66 points from 3-point range in Wednesday’s battle for third place.

KM Sports This Week Wednesday, January 6 4:30 p.m. – High school basketball, Ashbrook at Kings Mountain (JV boys, varsity girls and boys).

6 p.m. – High school swimming, Kings Mountain, East Burke, RS Central, Shelby and Crest at Draughn.

Thursday, January 7 4 p.m. – Middle school

Kings Mountain High School won the Mike Crowell Dual Tournament this weekend at South Davidson High School.

Kings Mountain’s Danny McDowell has his Bessemer City Yellow Jackets swarming again as one of the best basketball teams in the area. (Photo by Charlie Smith)

Monday, January 11 4 p.m. – Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at Burns.

The Mountaineers defeated North Forsyth 66-9, Mt. Tabor 50-27, South Davidson 52-27 and Randleman 54-30.

KMMS girls win basketball opener Kings Mountain Middle splits its season opening basketball doubleheader with Crest Monday at the KM gym.

The girls won 37-23 and the boys lost 49-40.

Leading the Lady Patriots was Shay Portee with 12 points. Playing well on defense were Maggie Lloyd, Essence Houser and Javella Wells.

Others scoring were Wells eight, Bea Haynes five, Lloyd five, Houser three, Emma Quinn two and Kendra Thompson two.

KM led 12-7 after the first quarter, 19-16 at the half and 36-32 going into

The Spartans led 19-16 after the first quarter, 34-29 at the half and 56-48 going into the fourth quarter.

KM’s Jacob Skidmore led all scorers with 24 points, but he was the only Mountaineer in double figures.

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7:30 – High school basketball, Kings Mountain at East Burke.

6 p.m. – High school wrestling, KMHS in Rock Hill Invitational (continues Sat., Jan. 9)

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the fourth quarter.

The boys game was close throughout with Crest leading 8-5 after the first quarter, 22-17 at the half and 34-28 going into the fourth quarter.

Zach Crawford led the Patriots with 11 points.

Jaden Grier added nine, Bryce Fisher six, Kobe Paysour five, Titus Clark four, Matt Toms three and Belton Pressley two.

Playing outstanding defense for the Pats were Jaden Grier and Titus Clark.

Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Shelby yesterday.

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DAYTRIPPING: Trains and more at NC Transportation Museum near Spencer Christmas time and Christmas trains are over for now but there's plenty of railway and other multiwheel action year round at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer.

Located just off I-85 in Spencer near Salisbury less than two hours from Gaston and Cleveland counties. the N.C. Transportation Museum is on the site of what was once Southern Railway Company's largest steam locomotive servicing facility. J.P. Morgan, Southern's owner, chose the site because of its location midway between the railroad's major terminal points of Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Ga. Construction of the Shops began in 1896, and they were named in honor of the first president of Southern Railway, Samuel Spencer.

During its peak, Spencer Shops employed nearly 3,000 people, which directly and indirectly provided most of the jobs for the towns of Spencer, East Spencer and other surrounding Rowan County communities.

With the advent of the diesel locomotive, Spencer Shops went into decline.

The repair facility closed in 1960, but the classification (freight) yard remained open until the late 1970s.

In September 1977, Southern Railway donated four acres of the site, including three buildings, to the state of North Carolina.

A second donation in 1979 included several additional historic structures and land.

The entire site was eventually placed under the administration of the Historic Sites

section of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources.

The first exhibit area opened in 1983. Numerous restoration and exhibit improvements have occurred over the years, resulting in the museum's growth in size and popularity. The museum broke its annual visitation record in 2001 with 129.597 visitors, surpassing the old mark - set in 1999 by nearly 15,000 visitors.

The N.C. Transportation Museum Foundation, a support group for the museum, was created in 1977 and is a key factor in the museum's success. More than $2 million in transportation artifacts have been acquired through the group's efforts.

Foundation members and volunteers assist in the restoration and operation of these artifacts, which include trains, airplanes, trolley cars, wagons and automobiles.

The museum and the Foundation achieved restoration success with the completion of the Roundhouse, exhibits, Barber Junction Depot, turntable, parking lots and overhead bridge in 1996. The total cost of the restoration projects was $8 million.

Exhibits at the museum run the transportation gamut. There are seven steam locomotives, over a dozen diesel locomotives, a large collection of automobiles and trucks going back to the early 20th century, a full size replica Wright Flyer on long-term loan from the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, the “Wagons,

Wheels, and Wings” exhibit tracing the history of transportation in North Carolina, and much more.

A special structure at the museum is the 37-bay Bob Julian Roundhouse, one of the largest ever constructed.

It was built in 1924 and is one of the few preserved roundhouses remaining in the country. The building houses about 40 restored locomotives and rail cars.

The largest buillding at the museum is the Back Shop. The immense Back Shop structure was built in 1905 and served as the major overhaul facility for steam locomotives. The largest structure on the site, and once the largest industrial building in North Carolina, the Back Shop served as an enormous machine shop where locomotives were disassembled with the aid of a crane. Lathes and milling machines were used to re-machine the parts before everything was reassembled. At the peak of activity, two to three locomotives per week emerged as new from the Back Shop.

After a long restoration project, the Back Shop was opened to the public in September of 2010, adding a 12 ft. by 70 ft. interior deck on the south end of the building (near the Roundhouse), for the first time allowing visitors to step inside and appreciate the scope of the massive building, constructed more than a century ago. This also allows for exhibition of some of the museum's larger items, including fire trucks from throughought the 20th cen-

The Spencer shops old railroad memorablilia brings out a lot of “oohs” and “aahs” from the “kid” in all of us. (photos submitted)

tury. The Back Shop is also home to the renovation efforts for the Piedmont Airlines Potomac Pacemaker DC-3.

But the NC Transportation Museum is more than exhibits, it is also a place where restored rail equip-

ment comes alive including train and turntable rides.

The 25-minute train ride, which offers a narrated tour of the 57-acre site, is pulled by an antique diesel engine.

The train generally runs daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day and on

weekends or for scheduled groups the rest of the year.

Turntable Rides are also a big attraction at the museum. Folks of all ages can ride on the 100-foot turntable, created in 1924 when See DAYTRIPPING, Page 6B

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Need to Save Dear Need, There are actually a wide variety of discounts and services available to people with disabilities and those living with a chronic illness that can literally save you hundreds and even thousands of dollars each year. Here are some tips to help you find them.

Always Ask The first thing to know is that most businesses that offer discounts to people with disabilities or their escorts don’t publicize them, so it’s important to always ask.

Also note that most nonprofit organizations and government agencies that provide disabled services or benefits will require proof of disability through a letter from your doctor or some other form of verification before they will accommodate you.

Search Locally The disabled discounts available to your wife will vary depending on where you live, so a good place to start is to contact

the local chapter of the nonprofit organization that specializes in your particular disease or disability – in your wife’s case that would be the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (nationalmssociety.org, 800-344-4867).

Local chapters often know where to find discounts on the medical supplies, mobility equipment and support services. Some organizations have even negotiated special discounted rates with suppliers, and a few even provide subsidized equipment directly.

To search for other disability or disease specific organizations, use any Internet search engine, any type in your disease or disability followed by organizations – for example “Arthritis Organizations” or “Hearing Loss Organizations.”

Search Online DisabledDiscounts.com is one of the best resources for finding disabled discounts online. This is a free website that lists thousands of discounts in all 50 states. You search by state and county in 30 different categories ranging from assistive technology to federal and state tax discounts, entertainment to education and so much more.

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Types of Discounts Here are a few examples of the different types of disabled discounts and services that are out there.

Recreation: Most movie theaters, museums, zoos, theme parks and aquariums provide reduced admission to people with disabilities or their escort. And, the National Park Service offers the “America The Beautiful Access Pass” (see nps.gov/ findapark/passes.htm) to disabled residents, which provides a lifetime of free access into all national parks and federal recreational lands.

Taxes: There are numerous federal tax deductions and credits available to people with disabilities, and a number of states and counties also offer property tax deductions to disabled homeowners.

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Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ A friend of mine shared with me about his recent hunting trip. He spent twelve days in the northwest hunting mountain lions. Out of those twelve days he was GARY MILLER only able to hunt two of them. There was no snow which is essential for hunting those big cats. He came home disappointed. Another group spent several days in Missouri hunting deer. After nearly two weeks away most of them came home tired, empty handed, and disappointed as well.

Many of my trips this year have also proved to be less than expected. The excuses abound but the emotions were always the same – disappointment. Disappointments are a very real part of life. They are as sure as death. They come disguised as things like hope, potential, and expectation. They play with our mind and heart. One is left confused and the other broken.

Successful people have learned how to deal with this emotion. They have come to see disappointments not as a surprise but as commonplace. They understand they are a sign of people who expect great things and who look for the positive in a sometimes negative world. Someone has said, “Blessed are those who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed.”

It is true. If our expectations are low our disappointments will be few. For me, the price is too high. I had rather breathe in the rarified air that surrounds those who expect great things from flawed individuals. I had rather raise the bar of hope in my fellow man than wallow in the same mire as others who are constantly negative. I don’t know of a better New Year’s resolution than to decide to expect great things from myself and others around me. The few times my expectations will be exceeded will far outweigh a multitude of disappointments. gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org

Medical Insurance Is Expensive I felt like my insurance company wanted me out of healthcare when I received my new pre- Glenn Mollette mium in- Guest Editorial formation for 2016. I paid over $1,600 a month for my wife and I to have medical insurance in 2015. Last fall I learned my current policy would increase to over $1,950 per month. I had the option to change policies, which would have lowered my premium to $1,500 a month. The change would also have significantly reduced my coverage. In the process I learned that just going to the Emergency Room would be an automatic $500 charge on my current policy and any other policy that I would change to. I chose to stick with my current policy and in 2016 my medical insurance will be $23,600.

That’s a lot of money.

I can see what is coming this fall of 2016. I will receive my letter telling me that my current insurance will probably be increased to $2,300 to $2,500 per month. I can’t pay that kind of premium and will be forced into a plan that will cost $1,600 to $1,800 per month and will pay less on medical expenses. The name of the game is the insurance company assuming less liability. They want you to buy the insurance and then pay as much of your medical expense as possible.

I hear too many reports of people opting out of surgeries because they can’t afford to pay the deductible and the copay. Many Americans who still cannot afford to buy health insurance are now being penalized. Some are opting to pay the penalty instead of buying the insurance.

We have to simplify our

current American health insurance fiasco.

Keep poor Americans on Medicaid. Allow all Americans with preexisting conditions to be on Medicaid. If they make over $40,000 then they should buy into Medicare. Lower income people should pay less than those with higher wages.

Make medical insurance competitive over state lines.

Allow citizens to shop across the country for the best insurance deals. Encourage Insurance companies to advertise across the country. Give people a choice. Also, open the door to Canada’s pharmacies.

An approved list of pharmacies that Americans can do business with would give us another option.

Finally, we have to slow down government’s involvement in our medical care. The job of the government is to keep us safe and provide an environment where we can conduct business and live our lives. The government is being bilked by billions of dollars by health care providers each year. Each year our national debt grows. This means our grandchildren will be paying our medical bills. Involving the government more and more into the health care industry only means a larger national debt and Uncle Sam telling you and your doctor how long you are allowed to stay in the hospital after an appendectomy.

America is in a healthcare crisis that is spiraling out of control. We must elect leadership with a real business plan or we are going to be out of the healthcare business.

Glenn Mollette is an American Syndicated Columnist and Author. He is the author of eleven books and read in all fifty states.

This column does not necessarily reflect the view of any organization, institution or this paper or media source.

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Patience!

Patience! same attitude was Now that’s practiced by Italians a word I in Naples, Italy when don’t like I lived there. We paid to deal with, our utility bills at the but one that Post Office which was comes up in supposed to open at 8 most of our a.m. I would arrive and vocabularpark at about 7 and get JAMES ies all too in line. That there was a often. I’m LOCHRIDGE, JR. line was unique to Ital29G, Kamay, the guy who ian culture. They often Noord, Aruba says, “Lord, just crowded around please give me patience, and pushed to the front, but NOW!� Sound familiar? for this scenario, there was You would think I a line. The P.O. officials would have learned and would begin straggling in mastered the art of patience about 7:45. Then sometime by now. I grew up in the after 8, usually about 10 Philippines and was used to to 20 minutes after, they hearing Filipinos talk about would open the door and Filipino time and American the line moved inside. Then time. When they would ad- we waited for the tellers to vertise the beginning of an finish their cigarettes or event, they would often coffee or just straightening insert, “American time.� their area and chatting; all That meant they wanted to in full view of the line that start on time. most of us had been standMany Filipinos in our ing in for an hour or more. part of the country in the Finally, with no urgency, ‘60s didn’t have watches they would begin serving and so used the sun to ap- the customers. Took some proximate time. There- getting used to even for a fore, punctuality wasn’t fellow that grew up with an issue; it was simply Filipino time. understood that times were Now we are trying to approximate and that the adjust to Aruba time. Guess event would start when what? It is sort of like Filmost people arrived and ipino and Napolitano time. they would aim for a gen- People have watches, but eral time frame. time is just not much of an I was amazed that the issue. We can set times for

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE appointments, but people still straggle in late. It can drive a person crazy if you are like me; usually early.

But then I have to laugh when I think about Filipinos thinking that Americans are always on time.

Have you been to a doctor’s appointment lately?

Or how about church? Now that’s one for you. I have watched people straggle in late for Sunday School and Worship services all my ministry. School seems to start on time. Bosses expect their employees to be on time. Movies start showing their previews on time.

And our culture seems to have no problem meeting those times. But church?

Strange isn’t it? I wonder if it has to do with what is really important to us?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose.� Here is where patience comes in.

God has a plan and He is in control and carrying out His plan. Instead of Filipino, Napolitano, Aruban, American, or Timex time, maybe we ought to be more concerned about God’s time. Psalm 37:23a says, “The steps of a good man

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God’s timing is impeccable and precise; one step at a time. So God gives us the planned response. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.� (Ps. 37:7a) In Isaiah He states, “But those who wait on the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.

They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.� (Is. 40:31) Then David said in Psalm 139:23-24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.� And again in Psalm 27:14, “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say on the Lord!

I’m looking forward to getting a lot of rest in retirement, but isn’t it great to know that we can rest in the Lord anytime and all the time, anywhere and everywhere and know He is always on time? And while I wait, I’ll simply praise His name; He and His perfect timing are worthy of our patient praise!

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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quired. Participants wishing to have their picture made should bring a camera. Admission to museum is included in ticket price. Ages 18 and up.

For more information on the NC Transportation Museum, including special events, ticket prices, and more, visit www.nctrans. org and get ready for an exciting and educational experience.

Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at the head of every street.

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McHenry against Obama action Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) released the following statement after President Barack Obama's announcement Tuesday of new executive actions to limit the sale of firearms: “This morning we’ve once again seen a President more committed to flouting the Constitution and expanding his executive powers than seriously addressing our nation’s problems. The executive actions President Obama announced today would do nothing to address the recent tragedies we’ve experienced and instead are more likely to target law-abiding Americans exercising

McHENRY their Constitutionally protected rights. “Rather than infringing on the Second Amendment and legislating by executive fiat, this Administration should instead focus on actually enforcing the laws currently.

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