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The leftover turkey sandwiches and Christmas cakes have been gobbled up, and lazily sitting around the fire – or watching college football games on television -- with relatives may have gotten a little old weeks ago. It’s that time of the year that many vow to get fit, lose a little weight or simply re-address some health goals that may have gotten
lost in the shuffle during the back to school frenzy and the busy holiday season that followed. For Mike and Susan Johnson, the first week of the 2015 calendar hadn’t yet rolled by when they found themselves signing up at the Kings Mountain YMCA. For the newly retired Bethlehem couple, the move was about intensifying and building more structure into
Bone-chilling temperatures will greet Kings Mountain people today with weathercasters predicting a low of 11-13 degrees and not much of a warm-up entering the weekend. A huge swath of the country is experiencing the wintery blast but the story with this system is cold, not snow. Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey says the city is prepared for King Winter with a new salt brine system and a new storage building for salt located at the back of the Kings Mountain Public Works Building on N. Piedmont Avenue. Public Works Supt. Rickey Putnam and David Smith took the mayor on a tour of the new facility Monday and explained how the new system will work if and when snow and ice should arrive this winter.
David Smith, left; Public Works Supt., Rickey Putnam and Mayor Rick Murphrey look over the city’s new salt brine system which will be put into service on city streets this winter. Photo by ELLIS NOELL “We’re ready for the winter,’’ says the mayor. Putnam says the new building built by city staff
Jobs are the priority of city leaders for 2015 but running a second in goal-setting is the upgrading and expanding of the city's customer base to keep tax and utility rates low. City Manager Marilyn Sellers says the city will continue to work with the county Economic Development Commission and N. C. Department of Commerce to bring new industry and provide job opportunities for Kings Mountain area people. Mayor Rick Murphrey says that several major
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and has served 15 years in the top city spot. Four city council seats are also up in 2015. They include Ward I, Ward IV, Ward V and one at-large commissioner seat. Rev. Howard Shipp, Ward I; Rodney Gordon, Ward IV; Rick Moore, Ward V; and Keith Miller, At-Large, are all expected to seek re-election along with the mayor. Filing for city offices starts in July but you can bet all the candidates will be lining up soon.
Misty Whetstine-Polk and husband Michael have endured a bout of health emergencies in the past several months. Michael suffered a medical problem akin to a severe stroke and has been left partially disabled. Misty underwent a colectomy. The couple also have a newborn baby. DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Dicey Mills sold to Valdese Weavers The Paul M. Neisler Sr. family of Kings Mountain and Michael Shelton, president and CEO of Valdese Weavers LLC, have an-
nounced the sale of Dicey Mills Inc. by the Neisler family to Valdese Weavers, the leading designer and manufacturer of decorative textiles in the United States for use in residential and contract markets. Valdese Weavers operates four facilities in Burke County and trades under See DICEY MILLS, Page 4
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KM native beset Jobs, expansions with health struggles Top 2015 city goals
KM mayor's race and 4 seats up in new year 2015 A city election in 2015 will set the tone for the new year in Kings Mountain politics. Just because 2015 is an odd-numbered year doesn't mean it will lack political activity. Consider: The mayor's seat is up in 2015 but Rick Murphrey is expected to offer for his eighth term as Kings Mountain mayor. He joined the city staff 21 years ago and was on city council for six years before being elected mayor
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If you talk to Misty Whetstine-Polk on the phone these days you can hear the fatigue in her voice. But you can also hear the hope. The Kings Mountain native is sounding an extraordinarily upbeat tone after a 2014 that brought a number of health calamities and other surprises to her young family, which now lives in Memphis, Tenn. Her husband Michael suffered a bronchial spasm in June that nearly killed the father of her two children. In fact, according to Whet-
stine-Polk, Michael did die in the ambulance en route to the hospital. While doctors worked to treat him in the hospital minutes later, they “lost” him again. The doctors advice to her that day? There’s no hope – he will live, but only in a comatose state. Michael Polk spent the next several months surprising the doctors and nurses who have tried in vain to understand his improbable recovery. By Halloween, he was living at home again and learning to walk again, struggling to re-learn motor skills after the stroke-like See KM NATIVE, Page 4
projects are in the works. Among them: The senior center expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this new year. The expansion includes the building of a new multipurpose room, craft room and exercise room which will double in size. A covered entrance and reception area at the rear of the building will be a big asset to those taking part in the activities of the senior center. A walkway will be extended completely See JOBS, Page 3
KM man killed on 74 after leaving car A man involved in an argument with his girlfriend was killed late Saturday night after stepping out of the car he had been driving and getting struck almost immediately by another vehicle, according to Kings Mountain Police. The incident happened a few minutes before midnight Saturday night in the
Gaston County portion of Kings Mountain off U.S. 74 Bypass. Police identified the man who died as Victor Lee Sessoms, 47, of 201 Stowe Acres, Kings Mountain. Sessoms and his girlfriend, Crystal White-Braswell, had been physically See KM MAN, Page 4
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■ OBITUARIES Phyllis Ware Austin Member Kings Mtn. Baptist KINGS MOUNTAIN Phyllis Ware Austin, age 80, resident of 601 W. Mountain Street, K i n g s Mountain, NC died December 23, 2014 at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late C. D. “Red” Ware and Estelle Hord Ware. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Charles Bobby William Causby Loving family man KINGS MOUNTAIN Bobby William Causby, 72, of 105 McGinnis Street, left this world to go to his eternal home Friday, January 2, 2015 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he was born January 1, 1943, son of the late William “Jake” Harrison and Maggie Lee Carroll Causby. He was a good hearted man who loved his family. He was a man who was full of life and loved doing for others. He loved the outdoors and anything to do with the outdoors from whitewater rafting to cutting wood to having huge cookouts inviting anyone and everyone, the more the merrier. FRANCES HAYES Member Our Father Lutheran Church Burlington - Frances Dettmar Hayes, 91, formerly of Greensboro, NC, died on December 28, 2014, at The Alamance-Caswell Hospice House in Burlington, NC. S h e was born April 9, 1923 in K i n g s Mountain, NC to the late Laney Christopher and Annis Love Dettmar. After graduation from Kings Mountain High School and Brevard Junior College she joined the Army’s Cadet Nurses Corp and received her B.S.R.N. in 1946 from Duke University. Her professional career included work as Supervisor of OB-Gyn and Surgery at Duke Hospital; Surgical Nurse at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida; then Public Health Nursing in Florida. Her last 25 years working were spent at Guilford County Health Department where she retired in 1986 as Supervisor of Adult Health Services. An active member of Our Betty Bridges Howell Hospice volunteer KINGS MOUNTAIN - Betty Jean Bridges Howell, 87, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on January 5, 2015 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Thomas and Lilly Huffstetler Bridges. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, William Boyd Howell; brothers, Kirk Bridges and Coy Bridges; and sisters, Margaret Hamrick and Zoe Scism. Mrs. Howell was retired from the textile industry and a member of Bethlehem Baptist
E. “Bud” Ware. She was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist Church and former owner/operator of Fashion Cleaners. She also worked in several management positions over the years. She has taken care of many people over the years. Survivors include her husband of 60 year Gene E. Austin, Kings Mtn. NC; Sons Chuck Austin and wife Lisa, Kings Mtn. NC; Brad Austin, Kings Mtn. NC; 2 Grandchildren: CJ Austin and wife Brittany, Kings Mtn. NC; Cody Austin, Kings Mtn. NC; Great granddaughter: Leighton Austin. A funeral service was held
at Kings Mountain Baptist Church, Sunday, December 28, at 3 p.m., with Dr. Robert Eng and Rev. Tim Whitesides officiating. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Memorials may be sent to Kings Mountain Baptist Church, P.O. Box 608 Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals. com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
He was a simple man who wore his overalls every day. He will be loved and missed by all who knew him. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three brothers, Dean Causby, Roy Dean White, and David Causby; one sister, Ruth Brackett; two grandsons and one granddaughter. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Judy Bell Causby and a great granddaughter Karena Causby of the home; four daughters, Roxanne Wright of Kings Mountain, Tammy Ruyle of Denver, Bobbie Jo Causby of Kings Mountain, and Bobbie Ann Biddix of Clover, SC; one son, Marty Lockridge of Kings Mountain; two brothers, Richard Causby of Shelby and Pete Causby of Bellwood; five sisters, Doris Bridges of Shelby, Ruby Rector of Conley Springs, Inez Smith, Faye Martin, and Ann Ruyle all of Caser; two son-in-laws, Michael “Tony”
Wright of Kings Mountain and Gary Ruyle of Caser; ten grandchildren; nine great grandchildren. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church, with Rev. Greg Neely and Rev. Don McNeely officiating. A memorial service will be held Thursday 3 p.m. at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Burial will be at a later date and announced by the family at the family cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland county, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is handling the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.claybarnette. com
Father Lutheran Church on Groometown Road, she was one of the first women to serve on the church council. She chaired many committees and especially enjoyed leading the Sunshine Club which she chaired for 20 years. Fran was always an active volunteer for the American Lung Association of NC and served as State President in 1984-85. She was the state chairman for the Smoke-Free 2000 program to encourage children to not smoke. She also enjoyed volunteering with the Piedmont Triad International Airport for more than 20 years beginning in 1989. Fran loved to travel and was fortunate to be able to see much of the USA and several foreign countries. Fran was married to Donald L. Hayes of High Point, NC in Sept. 1948. She was predeceased by her parents and a brother, Robert Brent Dettmar, of Gulf Coast, Florida. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 11th at The Lutheran Church of Our Father, 3304 Groometown Road, Greensboro, NC, 27407 with the Rev. Judy Copeland, officiating. The family will receive friends at the church immedi-
ately following the service. Fran is survived by her children: son, Richard Brent Hayes (Lisa) of Hanover, MD; two daughters, Randall H Dunn of Burlington, NC and Dr. Robin H Moser (Bob) of Concord, NC; six grandchildren, Mary Catherine Dolphens (Ben) of Charlotte, NC, David A Dunn (Laura) of San Diego, Ca., Ethan D Hayes of Morgantown, W. Va. , Katie E Moser of Alaska, Molly C Moser of Chapel Hill, NC, and Patrick N. Moser of Chapel Hill, NC. Two sisters, Ruth Goforth of Albemarle, NC and Kitty Barton (Roger) of San Francisco, as well as one brother, William R Dettmar (Margaret) of Winter Park, Fla also survive. She was also privileged to be survived by many nieces and nephews and their families. Because of her love for all animals (except snakes), she requested no flowers but rather donations made to your choice of Animal Welfare Organizations; NC Public Television or Victory Junction Gang Camp. Arrangements by Cape Fear Crematory.
Church. She also volunteered for Hospice of Cleveland County. Surviving are her daughter, Teresa Howell Graham, Greensboro, NC; grandson, Matthew Steven Graham and wife, Crystal Burger Graham, Asheboro; brothers Troy Bridges and wife, Polly, Spartanburg, SC, Bob Bridges and wife, Bonnie, of Charlotte and Hugh Bridges, Fort Mill, SC. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Dr. Steve Taylor will officiate the service. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Christian Activities Center of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals. com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
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Lockridge; brothers, James, Thomas, Meek, Campbell, Calvin, and Sam Lockridge; sister, Mary Frances Lockridge Green. He is survived by his sons, David S. Lockridge Jr. of Clinton, SC, and Marty Lockridge and wife Shawn of Kings Mountain; daughters, Maryann Bowie of Clinton, SC and Teresa Falls and Lawrence Etters of Kings Mountain, and daughter Janet Lockridge Simmons; sisters, Oleene L. Anderson of Shelby and Jean L. Nash and husband Charlie of Bessemer City; grandchildren, Darrell Raines, Rhonda Bullock, Laura Blalock, Jenny Green, Leighann Simmons, Mandy and Marty Lockridge, and Lisa King; 16 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
The family received friends on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, and other times at the home of Rhonda Bullock, 109 S. Oakwood Dr., Kings Mountain. A funeral service is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, with officiating by Revs. Greg Neely, Rev. Mike Chambers, and Curtis Leach. Memorials may be sent to Cliffords Fund, PO Box 380 Earl, NC 28038. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain I handling the arrangments. Online condolences may be made at www.claybarnette.com
Neal. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and Christian Freedom Baptist Church. Mr. Smith served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation after 33 years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend who will be greatly missed. Smith is survived by his daughters Debbie Smith Ross and husband Tim, Kings Mtn. NC, Darla Smith Bridges and husband Rusty, Lowell, NC, and Deda Smith Shepard and husband Kyle, Kings Mtn. NC.; grandchildren Tyler, Tanner, and Tiffany Ross, Austin and Ryan Bridges and Maci and Matt Shepard. A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Sunday, January 4, at Bethlehem Bap-
tist Church, with Dr. Steve Taylor and Rev. Mike Chambers officiating. Visitation was 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening, January 3, 2015 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina . MEMORIALS: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1017 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Christian Freedom Baptist Church, 246 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register available at www.harrisfunerals. com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
KINGS MOUNTAIN – Nancy Ann (Dryer) Hammitt, 78, of Hambden, Ohio and Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away peacefully while recovering from a stroke on January 3, 2015. Mrs. Hammitt was born and raised in Hambden, Ohio, the daughter of the late Frank and Ruth Grace (French) Dryer. She graduated from Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. She worked for many years at Chardon Rubber Company/ Ball Rubber and Plastics from which she retired. She moved to Kings Mountain, NC in 2006. Mrs. Hammitt is survived by her beloved husband of 58 years, Glen W. Hammitt Sr. of Kings Mountain, NC; son, Glen W. Hammitt Jr. and his wife, Audette of Shrewsbury,
MA. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Corina L. Allgood and her husband, Joshua and their children, Jace and Elizabeth of Bethlehem, GA, two grandsons, Glen W. Hammitt III of San Diego, CA and Sean R. Hammitt of Shrewsbury, MA. Mrs. Hammitt also leaves behind a sister, Alberta Varat of Middlefield, Ohio, her mother-in-law, Virginia Hammitt and a brother-in-law Richard Hammitt and his wife, Patrice of Kings Mountain,NC, as well as many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by three sisters: Delores Adams, Wanetta Elliot and Rose Skidmore and two brothers, John and Dale Dryer. Mrs. Hammitt enjoyed travel throughout the United States as well as her visit
to Japan while her son was stationed there. Her hobbies included flower gardening in the spring and summer and making holiday cookies in the winter. However, she most enjoyed the time spent with her family whom she dearly loved. The family will receive friends from 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10,2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel in Kings Mountain. Dr. John W. Sloan will officiate the service. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is in charge of arrangements.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN Greyson Alexander Smith, infant son of Boyd Charles Smith II and Jessica Ann Bradley, passed away December 31, 2014, at the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. A memorial service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel on Sunday, January 4, at 4 p.m., with officiating by Revs. Bill Payne and Rev. Kevin Mathis.
SHELBY - J.W. Davis, 86, of 1679 N. Lafayette Street, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held Saturday 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. The family received friends Friday evening from 6 to 7:30 pm at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby. Burial immediately followed in Sunset Cemetery.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - David “Dave” Stephens Lockridge Sr., 84, died Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of York County, SC, he was the son of the late Sam and Bertie Lee McMurry Lockridge Sr. David retired from Minnette Mills. A very humble and sweet man, he was a special son, husband, daddy, and pawpaw to all. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lucy Leigh William Kenneth ‘Ken’ Smith Member Bethlehem Baptist and Christian Freedom Baptist
KINGS MOUNTAIN William Kenneth “Ken” Smith, age 82, resident of 424 El Bethel R o a d , K i n g s Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on December 31, 2014 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. He was born in Cleveland co. NC to the late Thurman Holly Smith and Dollie Bridges Smith. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Doris Yates Smith; his brother, Milfred F. Smith; his sister, Leona Smith Nancy Ann Hammitt
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Record 1,800 tour KM Historical ■ OBITUARIES Museum during popular toys, games and trains show Kings Mountain Historical Museum just concluded their twelfth annual Toys, Games & TRAINS exhibit. Over the years, the exhibit has become a holiday tradition for many families throughout the region. This year, a record number of over 1,800 visitors enjoyed the exhibit and the Museum’s signature holiday events free of charge. Each year the exhibit draws in a growing number of “regulars” – the faithful children that come day after day to see the trains during the seven weeks they are on display. For some kids, they just can’t get enough of the trains. The members of the Piedmont S Gaugers, the club that sets up the train display each year, are excited about his trend and hope that many of these children will maintain their interest so they can carry on the model railroading hobby for future generations. Most of the club members developed their love of model trains at a very young age, and find
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SHELBY - Doris Earwood Vinesett, 79, of Maple Springs Church Rd., died Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Flint Hill Baptist Church. The family received friends on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, and other times at the home of her son, Cliff, 744 Skinner Road, Shelby. Burial is at Cleveland Memorial Park
KINGS MOUNTAIN Rosie Lee Smith, age 95, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2015 at Cleveland Pines, Shelby, NC. A graveside service was at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Tuesday, January 6, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robbie Moore officiating. Family visited with friends immediately following the service in the cemetery. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.
Charles Strickland KINGS MOUNTAIN Charles Earl Strickland, 78, died Sun., Dec. 28, 2014, at Brian Center of Gastonia. Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel of Kings Mountain. The family received friends one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home.
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Rhema Ministry Giveaways Tuesday, Jan. 13 Young Owen Romesberg learns how to operate the trains with “Uncle Bill,” a member of the Piedmont S-Gagers model train club. it extremely rewarding to share their passion and expertise with budding train enthusiasts young and old. Bill Ware, a local member of the club and the Show Coordinator for this display – affectionately known by the children as “Mr. Bill” or “Uncle Bill” – often lets the regulars come inside the track so they can learn how to operate the trains for themselves hands-on. Bill’s father and uncle bought him his first train set and started
teaching him the tricks of the trade when he was 2 years old, sparking a love for trains he’s carried with him throughout his lifetime. Owen Romesberg, age 2, visits the Museum almost daily during the train exhibit. After his parents taught him that when the “OPEN” flag is out in front of the museum, that means the exhibit is open, he sweetly asked Museum staff members, “can you please just leave the flag out all the time?” Another regular to the train display is little Caleb Wright, who loves to see all the different trains the club members bring to run, but is by far the most elated when he sees Thomas the Tank Engine chugging down the track towards him. Knowing that Thomas is Caleb’s favorite, the club members will bring Thomas out to surprise Caleb when he comes to visit. Other regulars to the train exhibit include Wesley Rayfield, who comes to the Museum nearly every day after school lets out, and J.J. Cult, who, for several years now, has been squeezing visits to the trains into his busy school and after-
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Jumping: into new year with fitness goals From Page 1 their own individual exercise routines. Susan already hits her home treadmill about once a day. Mike is an avid outdoor walker. She’s looking to add Zumba and possibly water aerobics. He wants to add free weights to his walking and to work on his endurance. On Monday, the cheerful couple was getting a tour of the Y from Daron Dwyer, who aimed to “help them reach those goals and inspire them to make some new ones.” Kevin Osborne, Vice President of the Cleveland County YMCA and the director of the Kings Mountain facility, said he’s seen the usual new year’s surge in new members. “We’ve gotten 10 new members in just the first four days of the year,” he said. “’New Year. New You’ – that’s the saying. Of course, if you stick with it, you’ll see results. It takes a couple of times to create a habit.” Longtime Y member Jim Tessnear agrees. Jan. 1 didn’t represent the start of new exercise goals for
him, though. The 67-year-old Duke Energy retiree and Army veteran has been a four-timesa-week regular at the Kings Mountain YMCA since joining in 2000. He also regular hits local roads on his Fuji touring bicycle for 10 to 12 mile runs, although he concedes he backs off of those rides during the colder months. “Exercise is work, but you get results,” said the trim and smiling Jim Tessnear hits the elliptical maTessnear, who chine at the Y on Monday afternoon. maintains a meticulous workout diary ger and weight-lifter said to track his progress with he’s planning to use a day weights and other machines off Thursday to check out month over month and year CrossFit in Kings Mounover year. tain, which incorporates Some this January are endurance and weight trainseeing themselves start ing with group classes and completely over – a kind of teamwork to burn fat and 0-60 run at going from out build muscle. of shape to in shape. “I used to do all that “It’s been too long, and stuff pretty much every day I have no excuse,” said and I was, because of daily 38-year-old Joseph Marti- exercise or whatever, just nello, a plumber who lives eating better and feeling in Oak Grove and works in better. I’ve made 2015 my Shelby. catch-up year. I need to lose Martinello, an ex-jog- about 30 pounds.”
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can walk inside the building as well as outside the building when construction is completed. A new 100% handicap accessible playground will open later this month beside the KM Family YMCA and adjacent to the Mayor Rick Murphrey Children's Playground and is the first such facility in the county. The city will take bids for the big water plant expansion and rehabilitation project with target date for completion in December 2015 and will see completion of the new 36 inch water line from Moss Lake to town in December 2015. These projects are made possible via a $34 million dollar loan from the state. The 20 year loan is interest free to the city.
Kings Mountain Energy Center off Dixon School Road is expected to begin construction by NTE Energy in the second quarter of the new year with groundbreaking slated for April 1. During the 34 month construction period, a total of 300 construction jobs will be available. Cleveland County is on track to have a new health department building in 2016 which will also house the county's Department of Social Services. Cleveland County's shooting range is set to begin construction soon as bids were finalized at the recent commissioner meeting. Late spring is the projected opening date for the 3-D archery course, a 250-yard rifle and 50-yard pistol and shotgun range.
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Dicey Mills: sold to Valdese Weavers From Page 1 the brand names of Valdese Weavers, Valdese Weavers Contract, Circa 1801, Home Fabrics by Wesley Mancini, Valdese International Products and Dicey Fabrics. Shelton saidValdese Weavers will begin the integration of Dicey immediately, with the transition of the Dicey business into the company’s facilities in Valdese by the end of December 2015. Valdese Weavers did not purchase the Dicey factory in Shelby. “Along with the asset purchase, we have negotiated a transition service agreement for the right to operate in the Shelby facility as needed until the end of the year. This will help to ensure a seamless integration and high level of service to all Dicey customers during the transition, according to Shelton. He said ValdeseWeavers intends to offer employment to as many as possible of the highly skilled artisans who currently work for Dicey Mills. “The addition of the Dicey fabric line complements the existing Valdese Weavers’ brands unique style very well. It will extend the breadth of our product diversity and market reach by utilizing different yarn systems and weave techniques that
achieve the specific Dicey look. And while Dicey fabrics are somewhat different in nature to our current mix of products, technically they are remarkably compatible and therefore will integrate nicely into our vertical manufacturing operations in Valdese,’’ Shelton said. Dicey Mills was founded in 1956 by Paul M. Neisler Sr. of Kings Mountain and has been owned by the Neisler family since its inception. The current management of the company and primary shareholders have been brothers David C. Neisler, W. Hayne Neisler and H. Parks Neisler. Parks Neisler has headed up sales and marketing functions at Dicey for many years and will join Valdese Weavers to help lead the creation of the new Dicey Fabrics brand of Valdese Weavers and the sales effort. “I have known the Neisler family for a long time and have had the utmost respect for Dicey Mills,’’ said Shelton. “For several years I worked alongside Henry Neisler on industry trade and regulatory issues in conjunction with the American Textile Manufacturers Institute and the National Textile Association, through which I gained tremendous regard for him and the well-respected company he and his brother,
KM man: killed on 74 after leaving car From Page 1 fighting with one another in the hours preceding the accident on Hwy. 74, according to police reports. At some point, while heading west Sessoms stopped the car after running out of gas. At this point police say he began to walk on the roadway. Sessoms had been drinking alcohol, which may have played a factor in his death, according to police reports. The man was wearing dark clothing on a poorly lit stretch of highway, police said. Sessoms was pronounced dead on the scene by emergency medical technicians. The driver of the other vehicle was Shelby resident
23-year-old Jesse Cross. Police do not expect to file charges against Cross in the incident. The man and woman had been heading east on U.S. 74 Bypass, but turned around after they realized they were low on gasoline. They were headed west on U.S. 74 to buy gasoline in Kings Mountain when they ran out of gas. In the hour or so preceding the fatal accident, White-Braswell and Sessoms had both been drinking heavily and arguing, which at times had escalated to include Sessoms physically assaulting his girlfriend, according to the report of an interview that officers conducted with her the following day.
Bitter cold: hits area From Page 1 wear on snow plows. The system also includes two trucks with brine storage containers, one truck for the east side of the city and one truck for the west side of the city. When needed the pickup trucks will back up to the system at Public Works and fill up with the salt brine to go on streets ahead of snow storms. “We want to prepare our city for cold weather, ice and snow and this new salt brine system will do that,’’ said the mayor. Putnam said the new storage building can store 25 tons of salt with 1500 gallons of brine storage on site. “We don’t want anyone to be cold,’’’ said the mayor, who said citizens without heat are encouraged to call the Kings Mountain Fire Department at 704734-0555. This main fire department at 106 Spruce Street below city hall will be utilized as a shelter. He said
room will be available for any citizens needing shelter as the temperature starts to plunge tonight and Thursday. Snacks will also be available in the kitchen area of the fire department for people needing food. Murphrey said the shelter will be made available throughout the winter months for any citizen needing a warm place if heat should go out. The new salt and brine machine mixes water and salt at a designated percentage to produce brine for treating streets in advance of snow storms, all costs paid through stormwater fees. This process totally reduces the cost of labor that has happened in the past when sand was put on streets during wintery weather. Weather forecasters say that Wednesday night will be “mostly clear, 11 degrees on Thursday morning. Thursday night’s low will be 19 with Friday mostly clear with a low of 22 and a sunny day Friday with a high of 40 degrees.
Charles, had developed.” The late Henry Neisler and Marilyn Neisler of Kings Mountain are parents of David, Hayne and Parks Neisler. “I am extremely happy that Parks Neisler will be joining Valdese Weavers and become an integral part or our team as we move forward into a new era for Dicey,’’ said Shelton. “Our intention is to apply all the necessary resources to the Dicey Fabrics brand to fully realize the potential that we believe exists for the fabrics that Dicey is well known for, and couple that with the reputation for industry leading quality and service that Valdese Weavers represents. Our hope is that we will properly honor the legacy of Dicey Mills, and the Neisler family, through our future developent of their rich heritage,’’ Shelton stated. On behalf of the Neisler family, Parks Neisler said, “Dicey is excited about becoming part of an outstanding company like Valdese Weavers. Like us, they are a family business with deep roots in the textile industry and we look forward to growing the Dicey Fabrics brand with them in the years ahead.’’ The Neisler family was a leader in the textile industry in Kings Mountain for many years.
'Gospel Explosion' canceled Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church Gospel Choir has been canceled for Saturday, Jan. 10. The date and time will be rescheduled for a later date.
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■ POLICE ARRESTS DEC. 30: Clinton Matthew Walker, 31, 105 S. Watterson St., driving while license revoked, $400 bond, secured. DEC. 30: Tammy Lynn Holland, 52, 128 Ezra Rd., DWI, open container, $1000 bond, unsecured. JAN. 1: Jennifer Lynn Martin, 27, 18 Bennett Dr., communicating threats, resist, delay, obstruct, $2500 bond, secured. JAN. 2: Brandon Resean Ellis, 26, 203 Waco Rd., order for arrest, comply with money, $280. JAN. 3: Brain Andrew Baucom, 27, Belmont, identity theft, three counts, financial card fraud, three counts, 415,000 bond, secured. JAN. 3: Kelly Ray Clark, 44, Grover, failure to appear, driving while license revoked, $3,000 bond, secured. JAN. 3: A 17-year-old male was charged with no operator’s license, $1500 bond, secured. JAN. 4: Randy Glenn Wright, 45, 5723 E. Dixon Blvd., DWI, open container, $7500 bond, unsecured. CITATIONS DEC. 31: James Ivan Patterson, 53, 200 Spruce St., Apt. 9C, speeding. JAN. 1: Aaron Michael Kirksey, 24, 204 Cranford Dr., speeding, failure to carry valid driver’s license. JAN. 1: Kenneth Ansell Chin III, 225, Atlanta, GA, speeding. JAN. 1: Sprinivas Rao Peela, 31, Raleigh, speeding. JAN. 1: Juan A. Diaz, 24,
Bronx, NY, speeding. INCIDENTS JAN. 2: City of Kings Mountain, Moss Lake, reported that someone removed a battery from a Pontoon boat valued at $81.98. JAN. 3: A resident of Ridge Street reported theft of a red push mower and yellow pressure washer valued at $500. WRECKS DEC. 14: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Levi Jefferies Sr., Gaffney, SC, operating a 2007 Dodge, was traveling south on I-85, left the roadway, hit the guard rail, and hit a pickup truck which had broken down and was off the side of the roadway. The officer said Jefferies refused a blood test for DWI at Shelby Hospital. Property damages were estimated at $15,000. DEC. 19: Officer Chi Ming Lai said that Mae Smith, 6016 Mahogany Lane Apt., 15, was backing her 2002 Chevy at Carolina Garden Apartments and struck a 2009 Toyota operated by Victoria Crocker, 6016 Mahogany Lane Apt. 15. Damages were slight. DEC. 22: Officer J. L. Dee said that Matthew Carl Milum of Bessemer City, operating a 1998 Jeep, was traveling north on Highway 216 and was losing its left rear tire, striking a 2004 Chevy operated by Vincente Garcia, 238 St. Luke Church Road. Property damages were estimated at $2500.
DEC. 25: Officer Kyle Bell said Debra Owens, Dudley, NC, operating a 2014 Toyota, rear-ended a 2007 Jeep operated by Kaitlynn Garner, Charlotte. The accident happened on US 74 East. Property damages were estimated at $4,000. DEC. 29: Officer Kyle Bell said that Dalton Stout, Baxter, Tn., operating a 2013 Hyundai, was attempting to merge his vehicle from the left lane to the middle lane and swiped a 2004 Chevrolet operated by Rusty Lee, Bessemer City. The accident happened on US 74 East. Property damages were estimated at $5,000. DEC. 30: Officer Kyle Bell charged Tammy Lynn Holland, 128 Ezra Road, with DWI after a wreck on E. King Street involving the 1994 Honda she was driving and a 2008 Audi operated by Jimmy Wayne Maxey, 307 Pinehurst Drive. Three people in the Maxey vehicle went to the Kings Mountain Hospital Emergency Room. Bell said the Maxey vehicle was sitting behind other vehicles at a stop signal and Holland failed to reduce speed and her vehicle hit theMaxey car. Property damages were minor. JAN. 4: Officer M.D. Butler said that Mary Jane Killen, 316 Fulton St., operating a 2002 Ford, turned in front of a 2008 Honda operated by Kristin Chantel Dawkins, 1833 Shelby Road, at the stop sign at the intersection of Walker Street and NC 216. Property damages were estimated at $2,000.
KM native: beset with health struggles From Page 1 medical mystery that had struck him down months earlier. In the aftermath, he lost his job managing a Memphis Carrabba’s Italian Grill. That meant he lost his insurance and, because he was the breadwinner of the family, the family finances became suddenly very strained. In the meantime, there was a blessing bestowed on the family. Whetstine-Polk gave birth to her second child on Sept. 24. The infant girl was healthy, albeit about six weeks premature. But the labor and birth pointed up a serious medical problem that had bothered the mother for some months previously. Doctors at first wrote off her abdominal pains off pregnancy related. But after the birth, the pain worsened and became at times blinding for Whetstine-Polks, who works as a director of client services for a mail order pharmacy business in Tennessee. Upon further inspection, doctors found gall stones. But that wasn’t the worst of it. They also diagnosed her with Clostridium difficile colitis, a condition
caused by the imbalance of bacteria in the intestines. Within a few weeks, she was in surgery to have her colon removed. All of this was going on at the same time that Whetstine was nursing with a re-habbing husband and an infant daughter. The couple also have a 12-year-old daughter. She said the financial strain has been overwhelming and their meager savings were becoming fast depleted. Although the family has become eligible for federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits, they are simply having a hard time making ends meet. “It’s been tough. You can’t put off the mortgage. You can’t put off the power bill. You can’t put off groceries. We’re desperate.” The Whetstine-Polks have set up a site to help cover some of Michael’s medical bills and the probable medium to longterm care he could need In as he builds himself back up after
suffering the brain injuries caused by the bronchial spasm he suffered on that summer day. They started www.gofundme.com/ BlessthePolks in the fall with the goal of raising $50,000. So far they have reached a little over $1,000. Whetstine-Polk says her husband’s medical prognosis is totally uncertain at this time. “It’s a mystery as to what his longterm health will be like,” she said, noting that other than an almost total loss of short-term memory, he is still himself, still has the same personality and sense of humor he did before the incident struck. A few doctors have said he may be able to get around reasonably well with the help of a walker by April. “We appreciate any help we can get at this point,” she said. “We definitely appreciate prayers.”
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■ MEDITATION T h e n Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then Josh Tucker Pastor he sent them St. Matthew’s to Bethlehem, Lutheran Church saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.” When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had
stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. Matthew 2: 7-12 Grace to you and peace from the light of the world, Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen. Light brings us joy! Every year at Christmas, thousands of people line the streets of a little town not far from here, McAdenville. They drive through to see all of the Christmas lights. McAdenville
is known for it’s massive display of lights and decorations as it was named the 7th best Christmas display in America according to Yahoo. The people who work and live there all work together to make this little town a destination for people to come and experience Christmas. McAdenville is know as “Christmas town USA” as many families flock to this little town to experience the lights of Christmas. Perhaps going to see Christmas lights is a tradition that you and your family do each year, too. It’s amazing to see what peace and joy these Christmas lights bring to us. The lights seem to put us in the Christmas spirit as we celebrate the birth of the Christ child. The wise men that we read about in Matthew’s gospel experience the light
of Christ, the light of Christmas, through a star that they noticed in the sky. It just so happened that the star was no ordinary star, it was the light leading them to experience God himself come to this earth in Jesus. The wise men followed the star, which led them to Bethlehem so that they could honor Jesus. They found him wrapped up in a manger and they gave him their gifts. What joy this light has brought the wise men and all the earth! This week, we celebrate the Epiphany; the time at which we experience the light of Christ. I pray that as we celebrate the coming of Jesus and the coming of the new year we may experience the light of Christ just as the wise men did! Amen.
Red and White Valentine Ball The 7th annual Red & White Valentine Ball will be held Feb. 14 from 7 p.m. until midnight at Bynum Chapel Family Life Center, corner of Cansler and Ellis Streets in Kings Mountain. Donations to the semi-formal event are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. There will be refreshments, door prizes and a fashion show. Tony Cutlass will be DJ for the night. For ticket information contact Andrew “Bubba” Brown at 704-7725129, the Family Life Center at 704-730-0027 or any member of Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church.
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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member Life Enrichment Center 701 E. Gold St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015
Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.) 704-739-1323
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Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 602 Canterbury Road 704-739-9939
David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555
Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496
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Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396
East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215
Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997
East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM Hwy. 704-739-7367 Eastside Baptist Church 308 York Road 704-739-8055
Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206 First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651
First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143 First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072 First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266 Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351 Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062 Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888
Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000 Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714 Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516 Life of Worship Ministries 405 S. Cherokee St. 704-777-2927 Kings Mtn. Dream Center 1128 York Road 704-739-8496 Tim & Angie Goates, Pastors www.kmdreamcenter.com
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■ LIFESTYLES
SAS January Exhibit presents the “Piedmont Pastel Society”
New Year, new clothes, old story
Moses Cone Glow by Nancy Marshburn Southern Arts Society in Kings Mountain, NC welcomes members of the Piedmont Pastel Society based in the Charlotte region to exhibit at Southern Arts Society for the month of January. A reception is planned for Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, from 7—9 p.m. The exhibit is open to view January 6 thru January 30, 2015. The Piedmont Pastel Society was founded in 2007, currently has over 60 members and meets every other month from January thru November in Matthews,
NC. They sponsor a variety of classes and exhibits throughout the year. You can find information about their meetings and classes online at www. piedmontpastelsociety.org The public is invited to a reception to meet the artists on Saturday January 10, from 7-9 p.m. The exhibit will be open thru January 30, 2015. Southern Arts Society (at the Depot) 301 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10a.m. – 4.p.m. Admission is free.
Pictured is the cast of “The Emperor’s New Clothes,’’ which the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte will present Thursday night at Clover School District Auditorium.
Cardinal by Diane Pike For more information call 704-739-5585.
Potato project helps feed hungry The Cleveland County Potato Project produced 83,000 pounds of potatoes, 41,000 white and 42,000 pounds of sweet potatoes in 2014. Although this amount is “way down” from the previous two years, Doug Sharp said 2014 was a very difficult year weather wise. “We were still planting white potatoes in May when we should have been nearing harvest time and we know we can do better if the rain and temperature are
favorable,’’ he said. Some changes for the new year including planting a large plot of sweet potatoes in Patterson Springs on land owned by the Standridge family and at Boiling Springs Methodist Church property. Travis Mangum continues to plow up one of the county’s nicest residential areas to plant potatoes and when Charles Reed printed a request for land in the Baptist newsletter several folks
volunteered land for potato planting. Sharp said that in spite of the difficulties last year that he feels blessed by the outpouring of help that has helped feed the hungry in Cleveland County. The annual dinner meeting of the Cleveland County Potato project will be held on Jan. 29 at the Baptist Men’s Work Camp. The first planting is on Feb. 3 at the Magnum property.
Auditions for “Southern Hospitality” Auditions for “Southern Hospitality,’’ by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre were held Monday and Tuesday at Joy Performance Center.
Teresa William is directing the comedy which will play Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1, 6, and 7 at KMLT. “Southern Hospitality” is a recipe for total hilarity and
is written by the same playwrights who penned “The Red Velvet Cake War.” There are roles for five men and eight women in the production.
RECORD: 1,800 tour KM Historical Museum From Page 3 school activity schedule as often as he can. After several years in a row of being a regular to the train display himself, one young Kings Mountain resident, Hayden Gleason, age 7, was inspired to not only start his own train setup at home, but also to become the youngest-ever member of the Piedmont S Gaugers. With support from his parents and the train club members, Hayden’s interest in model railroading has developed from mere fascination to complete commitment to the hobby, and he is now quite proficient at operating the trains. This is exactly the kind of passion the club members hope to instill in the young visitors who come to the Museum, so that the tradition will survive for future generations. One visitor this year showed Museum staff
members a photo of his son – hysterical, red-faced, and in tears – and laughingly said, “This was our son’s reaction when we drove past the museum on a day it was closed.” Indeed, many children have to be dragged away from the trains kicking and screaming, and many parents find that visits to the train display are the most effective incentive to get their kids to behave during the holidays.
paired by some of the experts of the Piedmont S Gaugers. This year, the exhibit received a feature in the Dispatch (The National Association of S Gaugers Magazine), which also drew model train aficionados from all over the country, such as Frank Thomas of Philadelphia, PA who brought his daughter and granddaughter to see the trains after he read the Dispatch article, and Delbert
Wesley Rayfield The children aren’t the only ones inspired by the train display. A common sentiment expressed by adults when they visit is, “I really should get my own train setup out of the attic…,” and many report back to the club members once they have. Other folks bring their own model trains in either to see them running on the track once again or to have them re-
F. Wilson from Kentucky, who made a special trip to Kings Mountain to see the trains after visiting with his sister Joy Wilson in Cherryville, NC for the holidays. To find out more about upcoming exhibits and events, please visit us at: www.kingsmountainmuseum.org or call 704-7391019. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest.
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It’s a new year and the Emperor has new clothes as this classic children’s story comes to life on the Clover School District Auditorium stage. This Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Touring Production of The Emperor’s New Clothes , is a delightfully funny re-telling of the Hans Christian Anderson story. The vain and selfish Emperor is duped by a mother and her son, who convince him they can make a beautiful suit of clothes that is not only beau-
tiful, but magical --it can only be seen by those who are smart and worthy. Will the Emperor “see” through their plan or get the fate he deserves? Find out Thursday, January 8, at 7 p.m.. Tickets are $5.00 and children 12 and under are admitted free. Call the auditorium at 803-222-8018 for details. Prior to the evening performance, Clover students in kindergarten, first and second grades will see Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel as
part of the auditorium’s Arts In Education Series. Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Resident Touring Company (formerly known as the Tarradiddle Players) have performed for over one million children in schools, at community centers, in towns big and small, across the southeast, bringing smiles and maybe a tear or two to the faces of everyone they meet. Cast members include Leslie Ann Giles, Tanya McCellan, Scott A. Miller and Stephen Seay.
Auditions begin today The Kings Mountain Little Theatre will hold auditions for the full stage production of “Mary Poppins” on Wednesday, Jan.. 7 from 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m.-12 noon and Sunday, Jan. 11, from 2-4 p.m. at the Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Ave. For further information visit www.kmlt.org or call 704730-9408. Be prepared to do a cold read, perform a song of director’s choice and learn a short dance routine. Betsy Wells, a veteran of theater in the Kings Mountain
Moss to give program Kay Moss, adjunct curator of Backcountry Lifeways program of the Schiele Museum, Gastonia, and author of several books including “Southern Folk Medicine,” will be guest speaker a the Sunday, Jan. 11, program of Broad River Genealogical Society at 3 p.m. at the Neal Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris drive, in Shelby. Park your cars and enter at the back of the Senior Center to the meeting room. Moss will discuss the early back country medicine kit, the medicinal plants and their uses. She will speak about the early home remedies used by our pioneer ancestors and guide guests through a different time in Southern history.
community, is directing the production. Libby Putnam is music director and Kimberla Burrows is choreographer. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony awards, including best musical. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on
their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “ Anything can happen if you let it.” Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, fast dance numbers, and astonishing stagecraft.
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KM teams second in tournament
Wrestlers second in tournament Kings Mountain High’s wrestling team finished second out of 10 teams in the recent Ashbrook High tournament. Cameron Sarvis (120) and Chance Frederick (195) won the championship in their weight classes. “Every wrestler placed at the tournament,” said KMHS coach Brad McKee. “We did not have a 138. The guys really came together and wrestled well. They wrestled the way we have been teaching them in practice and it really paid off for them.” Finishing second for the Mountaineers were Quenten Nguyen at 113, Lane Evans at 126, Austin Mosley at 145, and Cameron Morgan at 160. Third were Mason Nguyen at 106, Reese Rhinehardt at 132, Darian McClain at 182 and Christopher Mercer at 220. Fourth were Dylan Sims at 152, Chanden Morgan at 170 and Vidaze Burris at 285.
Mountaineer JVs beat RS Kings Mountain High’s JV basketball team improved to 5-0 in the SMAC and 8-1 overall Friday with a 58-41 win over R-S Central at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. Nolan Raby led the Mountaineers with 17 points. Dylan Thrift added nine and Mikey Medlin eight. Jake Merchant had a great all-around game with seven points, nine rebounds, five assists and six steals. Jadien Adams also scored seven points. Sagar Shetn led the Hilltoppers with 15 points. Shaundre Miller added 10, Josh Wharton eight and Malik Hipp Smith six.
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Kings Mountain’s Dante Starr (33) is contested by R-S Central’s Josh Sercy (12) in Friday’s SMAC game.
Mountaineers hold on, edge R-S Central 61-58 For most of the first three quarters it looked like Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers would post a lop-sided victory over R-S Central in the first game of 2015 Friday at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The eventual 61-58 win ended up a nail-biter, but was still very big as it put the Mountaineers over the .500 mark as they begin the stretch run of the SMAC schedule with a good shot at making the state playoffs. A spectacular performance from senior guard Nelson McClain was the difference, especially in the fourth quarter when he hit nine of 12 free throws and came up with a big block of a Central 3-point attempt to seal the victory. McClain finished the game with 30 points. Josh Helton added 12 before fouling out in the final minutes, and Dante Starr contributed 10. R-S Central opened the game with a long threepointer by Desmond Whitesides to take a 3-0 lead. Skidmore answered with two strong inside baskets to give the Mountaineers a 4-3 lead that they would not relinquish. Though cold offensively, the KM defense was in top form and held the Hilltoppers scoreless while the Mountaineers built an 11-3 lead after the first quarter. McClain’s trey to start the second quarter pushed the lead to 14-3 before R-S fi-
nally broke an 8-minute scoring drought. Kings Mountain went on to lead 29-16 on Starr’s bucket at the first half buzzer, and the home team was still on top 42-27 heading into the fourth quarter. That’s when the R-S defense turned up the pressure on both ends of the court. They held the Mountaineers scoreless for almost four minutes and cut the difference to 42-35 on a trey by Josh Sercy with 4:58 remaining. A full-court pressure defense was the key as the Hilltoppers chopped the difference to 57-56 on an old-fashioned three-point play by Devion Lynch with just 23.9 seconds remaining. McClain’s two free throws a second later put KM back up by three (5956), but an old-fashioned three by Whitesides cut it to 59-58 with 11.8 seconds left. On the inbounds play, R-S fouled KM guard Demetrius Hill and he hit the first shot to make the score 6058. He missed the second shot, giving R-S a chance to tie with a two-pointer or win with a trey. After a timeout, the Hilltoppers’ Brian Hunt attempted a three from behind the key, but McClain made the play of the game when he blocked the shot and quickly hustled down court. He was fouled with 0.06 remaining and hit the first free throw to account for the final margin.
Ka’Myiah Pressley makes a strong inside move for two of her 10 points in Friday’s game with R-S Central. Kings Mountain’s girls were able to keep the game close most of the way, but fell to a talented R-S squad 58-52 in the opener. The big difference was R-S Central’s talented Tajah Twitty, who ripped the nets for 28 points. Kyra Davis added 10 for the Lady Hilltoppers. Leeasia Rhodes and Tiffani Thompson scored 13 points each and Kamyiah Pressley added 10 for the Lady Mountaineers. Kings Mountain kept the game close, but never could overcome the hot hand of Twitty. R-S led 14-13 after the first quarter, 27-24 at the half and 42-34 going into the fourth quarter. Pressley scored six of her 10 points
in the fourth quarter to help KM cut the final margin to six points. Twitty scored 21 points in the second half. GIRLS GAME KM (52) – Ellis 2, Pressley 10, Portee 2, Farmer 6, Rhodes 13, Roberts 3, Hunter 1, Thompson 13. RS (58) – Chavez 4, Whitesides 8, Twitty 28, Davis 10, Lynch 8. BOYS GAME KM (61) – Hill 2, Petty 4, Skidmore 12, McClain 30, Starr 10, Funderburke 3. RS (58) – Whitesides 8, Miller 10, Hunt 10, Sercy 6, Atchley 6, Lynch 5, Burnette 13.
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Wednesday, January 7 4 p.m. – High school basketball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss (JV girls, JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys).
Friday, January 9 6 p.m. – High school swimming, Kings Mountain, RS Central, Chase and East Rutherford at Isothermal CC. TBA – High school wrestling, Kings Mountain at Berry Academy Duals. Saturday, January 10 12 p.m. – High school basketball, East Burke at Kings Mountain (JV girls, JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys).
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Both Kings Mountain High varsity basketball teams finished second in last week’s Cleveland County Holiday Tournaments. The girls tournament was held at Crest and the boys at Shelby. Both KM teams fell to Crest in the championship game. The girls lost to Crest 61-50 after defeating Spartanburg, SC 59-54. Ka’Myiah Pressley led the KM offense with 12 points. Tiffani Thompson added 10 and Dai Dai Roberts nine. The Mountaineers defeated Forestview 59-57 and Gaffney, SC 72-64 before losing to Crest 66-63 on a three-pointer at the buzzer by the Chargers’ Jerick Haynes. Kings Mountain erased a seven-point deficit in the final minute to tie the game at 63 on a basket by Nelson McClain. Haynes, who was voted tournament MVP, led the Chargers with 21 points. McClain led the Mountaineers with 26 and Dante Starr added 10. McClain and Demetrius Hill were named to the all-tournament team. The Mountaineers had a big scare from Forestview – a team they defeated easily in an early-season non-conference game – before clinching the win in the final seconds on some big free throws by McClain and Starr. Jacob Skidmore led the KM offense with 24 points. McClain scored 16 and Hill 10. Kings Mountain led most of the way against the Indians, but the South Carolinians rallied several times to make the game interesting at the end. McClain led the KM attack with 22 points. Hill scored 20 and Starr 12.
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Tuesday, January 13 4 p.m. – Middle school basketball, Shelby at Kings Mountain. 6:30 – High school wrestling, Kings Mountain at East Burke.
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Annual Martin Luther King Day Photography contest underway The competition is underway in the annual Martin Luther King Day photography contest sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain. “Hope” is the theme of the contest which is open to all adults and students in the Cleveland County school system. There will be cash prizes for lst, 2nd, and 3rd place in both adult and student divisions. The deadline for submission of entries is 5 p.m. January 17 at city hall or mailed to PO Box 429, Kings Mountain, NC. Eligibility and rules for sub-
mission are available on the Events page at the city’s website www.cityofkm. com or by calling Karen Tucker at 704-734-0333. The exhibit and reception with the entrants will open January 19 at the Southern Arts Society at the Depot at 6 p.m. The art center will serve as the gallery for all the submitted photographs and winners will be announced at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19. The exhibits will remain in the art center throughout January and then moved to the Patrick Center for Black History Month in February.
Forever Yours – First Place 2014 show – Kristi Morrow
A Father’s love – 2nd place 2014 show – Kim Howell
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How to Appeal When Medicare Won’t Pay Dear Savvy Senior, How does one go about appealing Medicare when they won’t pay for something that has been covered in the past? –Denied Senior Dear Denied, If you disagree with a coverage or payment decision made by Medicare, you can appeal, and you’ll be happy to know that around half of all appeals are successful, so it’s definitely worth your time. But before going that route, talk with the doctor, hospital and Medicare to see if you can spot the problem and resubmit the claim. Some denials are caused by simple billing code errors by the doctor’s office or hospital. If, however, that doesn’t fix the problem, here’s how you appeal. Original Medicare Appeals If you have original Medicare, start with your quarterly Medicare Summary Notice (MSN). This statement will list all the services, supplies and equipment billed to Medicare for your medical treatment, and will tell you why a claim was denied.
There are five levels of appeals for original Medicare, although you can initiate a fast-track consideration for ongoing care, such as rehabilitation. Most people have to go through several levels to get a denial overturned. You have 120 days after receiving the MSN to request a “redetermination” by a Medicare contractor, who reviews the claim. Circle the items you’re disputing on the MSN, provide an explanation of why you believe the denial should be reversed, and include any supporting documents like a letter from the doctor or hospital explaining why the charge should be covered. Then send it to the address on the form. The contractor will usually decide within 60 days after receiving your request. If your request is denied, you can request for “reconsideration” from a different claims reviewer and submit additional evidence. A denial at this level ends the matter, unless the charges in dispute are at least $140. In that case, you can
request a hearing with an administrative law judge. The hearing is usually held by videoconference or teleconference. If you have to go to the next level, you can submit the claim to the appeals council review. Then, for claims of at least $1,400, the final level of appeals is judicial review in U.S. district court. Advantage and Part D Appeals If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plan the appeals process is slightly different. One difference is that you have only 60 days from the date on the denial notice to file an appeal. And in both cases, you start by appealing directly to the plan, rather than to Medicare. Follow the plan’s instructions on its explanation of benefits. Part D has a fast-track appeal of 72 hours if you haven’t received your medication and waiting would jeopardize your health. Otherwise, the plan must notify you of its decision within seven days.
For more information, along with step-by-step procedures on how to make an appeal, visit Medicare. gov and click on the “Claims & Appeals” tab at the top of the page, or call Medicare at 800-633-4227 and request a copy of publication #11525 “Medicare Appeals.” You can also read it online at medicare. gov/pubs/pdf/11525.pdf. Get Help If you need some help contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which has counselors that can help you understand the billing process and even file your appeal for you for free. To locate your local SHIP, visit shiptalk.org or call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116. The Medicare Rights Center also offers free phone counseling at 800-333-4114. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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■ OBITUARIES Betty Braswell Still KINGS MOUNTAIN - Betty Braswell Still, age 79, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed a w a y January 5, 2015. S h e was born in Anson Co, NC to the late Bryant Braswell, Sr. and Lily Dennis Braswell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Garland E. Still, Jr. Mrs. Still was a lifelong educator, retiring in August, 2014 from Gaston College as a GED instructor. She was a graduate of Western Car-
service at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina MEMORIALS: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave, Kings Mountain, NC; “Little Red School House”/Myers Memorial United Methodist Church, 301 S. New Hope Rd. Gastonia, NC 28054; or Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry, 208 Cleveland Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC.
and anyone in need. SURVIVORS: Son: Garland Everett Still, III and wife Vicky, Kings Mtn. NC Daughter: Grace Still and husband Allen Phillips, Gastonia, NC Brothers: Bryant Braswell, Jr. and wife Freida, Wadesboro, NC William Braswell and wife Linda, Salisbury, NC Sister: Mary Mooney and husband Charles, Raleigh, NC 3 Grandchildren: Alexandria, Kaitlyn, and Emma MEMORIAL SERVICE: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Friday, January 9, 2015, 2:00 P.M. Rev. Michael Varn, officiating VISITATION: Immediately following the
olina University with a Degree in Education and later earned her Master’s Degree. She also taught home economics and was an Independent Living Instructor for the Blind. She was a former member of Myers Memorial United Methodist Church, Gastonia, NC where she was a member of the Women’s Circle. She was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Kings Mtn. NC where she served on the Church Council, Christian Education Committee, Social Ministry Committee, Altar Guild, and she taught the Adult Sunday School Class. She also enjoyed being a member of the Garden Club and DAR. She was generous in spirit with her students
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Check us out online kmherald.com Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS Having qualified on the 16th day of December, 2014 as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of LINDA KAY LAFERNEY, deceased, of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Linda D. Davis, Administratrix CTA on or before
the 24th day of March, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 24th day of December, 2014. Linda D. Davis, Administratrix CTA Estate of: Linda Kay Laferney 222 Harbor Springs Lane Bradford Place Kings Mountain, NC 28086 KMH3646 12/24 & 31/2014 & 1/07 &14/ 2015)
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CLEVELAND COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 14 SP 382 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEEDS OF TRUST OF ROGER PERRY PHILLIPS, JR., aka ROGER P. PHILLIPS, JR., STEPHANIE S. PHILLIPS, Mortgagors, to CHARLES W. WRAY, JR., Trustee; WESLEY L. DEATON, Substitute Trustee, (1) BOOK 1686, PAGE 1449 (1) BOOK 1686, PAGE 1451 BANK OF THE OZARKS, an Arkansas Banking Corporation, as successor by merger to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA, Mortgagee. (1) Dated July 13, 2000, recorded in Book 1275 at Page 1765 Securing the original amount of $36,000.00 (2) Dated February 4, 2004, recorded in Book 1405 at Page 2253 Securing the original amount of $9,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in those certain Deeds of Trust executed by ROGER PERRY PHILLIPS, JR., aka ROGER P. PHILLIPS, JR., and STEPHANIE S. PHILLIPS, described above, in the Cleveland County Public Registry; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deeds of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina on the 2nd day of December, 2014, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Shelby, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 21st day of January, 2015, the land conveyed in said Deeds of Trust, the same lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located on the North side of Pineland Avenue and on the West side of Circle Drive in the Town of Boiling Springs, NC; and being the Southern part of Lots Nos. 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the M.A. Conrad Property, plat of same being of record in Book of Plats 5, Page 45 of the Cleveland County Registry; and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a stake at the intersection of the North side of Pineland Avenue with the West side of Circle Drive, Southeast
corner of Lot No. 37; and runs thence with the North edge of Pineland Avenue, South 84 West 75 feet to a stake on the North edge of said Avenue; thence continuing along the North edge of said Avenue, South 61 West 125 feet to a stake on the North edge of the Avenue; thence North 7-30 West 140.5 feet to a stake; thence North 86-45 East 194 feet to a stake on the West edge of Circle Drive; thence with the West edge of Circle Drive; South 7-30 East 85 feet to the place of BEGINNING, according to a plat by K. E. Mauney, RS on April 30, 1960. TITLE REFERENCE: See Deed recorded in Book 1269 at Page 2172, 1258 at Page 742 and Book 1147 at Page 901 of the Cleveland County Registry. See also, Deed Book 8-W at Page 151 of the Cleveland County Registry and Estate File 97 E 548 on file with the Clerk of Superior Court for Cleveland County (Estate of Jane Bridges Cochran). TAX MAP NO: BS 24-3-2 THIS PROPERTY HAS THE ADDRESS OF: Parcel No. 1495 120 Pineland Ave. Shelby, NC 28152 This sale is made subject to any excise or transfer taxes, all outstanding and unpaid Cleveland County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price. Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement to the effective date of the termination. This the 2nd day of December, 2014. By: /s/ Wesley L. Deaton, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 2459 Denver, NC 28037 (704) 489-2491 KMH3647 (1/07 &14/2015)
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CLEVELAND COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 14 SP 404 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF PATRICIA I. W. SCHRONCE and KEVIN W. SCHRONCE, Mortgagors, to Terry Pack, Trustee; WESLEY L. DEATON, Substitute Trustee, BOOK 1685, PAGE 1339 BANK OF THE OZARKS, an Arkansas Banking Corporation, as successor by merger to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA, Mortgagee. Dated May 21, 2010, recorded in Book 1596, at Page 1636 Securing the original amount of $67,202.35 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Patricia I. W. Schronce and Kevin W. Schronce, described above, in the Cleveland County Public Registry; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina on the 16th day of December, 2014, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Shelby, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 21st day of January, 2015, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT ONE, 1005 W. Warren Street Lot No. 1 (S78-1-4) Lying and being in W. Shelby, N.C., and on the South side of the extension of W. Warren Street and also known as Warren Rd. and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in the South edge of Warren Rd. northeast corner of Hill Hudson, Jr., residence lot; and runs thence with the South edge of Warren Rd. South 89-55 East 20 feet to a stake, a new corner; thence a new line South 3 West 200 feet to a stake a new corner; thence another new line, south 89-50 West 23.67 feet to a stake Green’s corner; and also the S.E. corner of the Hill Hudson, Jr., Residence lot; thence with Hudson’s line North 4-15 East 200 feet to the place of beginning. Lot No. 2: Lying and being on the South side of Warren Rd. in W. Shelby, N.C. and being described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a stake on the South edge of Warren Road or the extension of W. Warren Street, said stake being located South 78-50 East 157 feet from corner of C.O. Hamrick and V.F. Hamrick, also said stake being the corner of the sale of Vaughan; and runs thence with Vaughan’s line South 4-15 West 200 feet to a stake, S.E. corner of Vaughan’s lot; thence South 84-20 East 50 feet to a stake, thence North 4-15 East 200 feet to
a stake on S. Edge of Warren Road; thence with the South edge of Warren Road North 84-20 West 50 feet to the beginning. TRACT TWO 1007 W. Warren Street (S78-1-3) Lying and being on the South side of Warren Road in West Shelby, and being Lot No. 4 of the V. F. Hamrick property, according to a survey made of said property by M. Packard Surveyor, June 18, 1946, and being described by metes and bounds as follow: BEGINNING at a stake on the South edge of Warren Road, or the Extension of West Warren Street, said stake being located South 78 degrees and 50 minutes East 107 feet from the corner of C.O. Hamrick and V.F. Hamrick, and runs thence South 4 degrees and 15 minutes West 100 feet to a stake, Southeast corner of Lot No. 5, thence South 84 degrees and 20 minutes East 50 feet to a stake, Southwest corner of Lot No. 3; thence with the line of said lot North 4 degrees and 15 minutes East 200 feet to a stake on South edge of Warren Road, Northwest corner of Lot No. 3; thence with the South edge of Warren Road, North 84 degrees and 20 minutes West 50 feet to the BEGINNING. Title reference: See Deed Recorded Book 1513 Page 215 Cleveland County Registry. THESE PROPERTIES HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: Parcel No. 21572 1005 W. Warren St. Shelby, NC 28150 Parcel No. 21571 1007 W. Warren St. Shelby, NC 28150 This sale is made subject to any excise or transfer taxes, all outstanding and unpaid Cleveland County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price. Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement to the effective date of the termination. This the 16th day of December, 2014. By: /s/ Wesley L. Deaton, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 2459 Denver, NC 28037 (704) 489-2491 KMH3648 (1/07 & 14/2015)
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City building permits A grading permit issued by the City of Kings Mountain to Cleveland County Planning Board sets the stage for extension of the Gateway Trail , 807 S. Battleground Avenue, two more miles. The property owner is Martin Marietta, 208 Quarry Road. AT&T ( Data Center) at 195 Countryside Road obtained a building master commercial permit for an upfit of the existing building and construction estimated at $450,000 at 209 Countryside Road. Duffey Southeast, Inc., Charlotte is contractor for the project. Numerous other permits were issued by Tammy Scruggs of the city building and codes offices during the month of December. A residential pool permit was issued to William Rossini, 250 Putnam Lake Road, for installation of a 9x8 in ground pool. The homeowner is the contractor for the project expected to cost $16,500. A residential fence permit was issued to Tony Ruppe, 300-4 E.Gold St., for a 560 foot chain link with bar estimated to cost $23,919. Contractor is Gaston Fence Co., Dallas, and the location of the fence is 606 Charles Street. Hamrick Fence, Boiling Springs, is contractor for a six feet tall wood privacy fence around air-conditioning units at 502 W. King Street. The cost of the commercial fence is estimated at $1500. Duke Energy, Charlotte, obtained a master commercial building permit for two areas at 1040 Beason Creek Drive to have up fits-transmission relay, in approximately 4,000 feet of existing space to convert from a warehouse to office occupancy. Langston Construction, Piedmont, SC, is contractor
for the new construction expected to cost $360,300. Revels Contracting Services of Gastonia is contractor for setbacks of a corner lot of Kings Mountain Hospital, 706 W. King Street, with construction valued at $33,002. A residential building permit was issued to Bobby Chad Houser, 715 Canterbury Road, for a 322 square foot addition valued at $61,000. Jason Huitt of Lincolnton is contractor. Michael E. Brown, 200 E. King St., has obtained permit to remodel home to meet codes. He will be contractor for the project valued at $6,000. Brown also obtained a commercial building permit to place a ticket booth at 114 Raven Circle at estimated value of $4,000. Reid Strickland, 929 Church Street, was issued a residential building permit to build a new two-door detached garage at 929 Church Street estimated at $16,000. The homeowner is contractor. Rafat Gamam, 304 E. King St., was issued a residential building permit for a handicap ramp to be installed at 304 E. King Street at cost of $1600. Ray Whetstine Builders is contractor. Moss Lake residential permits were issued to Terry Gross, 151 Dunes Dr., for renovation of dock and adding seawall, $1800 property valuation; Karon Bishop, 110 Lakeshore Dr., removal of t wo pines and repair existing rip rap, $700 valuation; Jason Drum, 123 Canterbury Drive, seawall to replace existing rip rap, homeowner is contractor, $15,000 valuation; William Kris Thompson, 170 Harbor Point Dr., replacement of metal dock with wooden dock and no changes to existing seawall, $15,000 valuation. Home-
owner will be contractor; Jack Postell, 2306 Peninsula Avenue, addition to existing dock and no change to existing seawall, homeowner is contractor, $700 valuation; Stephen Jones, 164 North Shore Dr., addition to existing dock, coir log structure to be placed along entire shoreline projection, homeowner contractor, $15,000 valuation; Austin Will Young, 112 Quail Hollow Dr., new dock along Shoreline with existing rip rap. Entire structure should be placed on water and roofing was drawn incorrectly on plan. Roofing will be reverse of what plans show per conversation with Mr. Will Young. Homeowner will be contractor. $6500 valuation; Jean Hord, Pineville, NC, repair existing rip rap at 2315 Peninsula Avenue. Homeowner contractor, valuation $5,000. A building permit was issued to Charles Sipes, 206 Parkdale Circle, to remove existing 4x4 post and install 6x6 post from the ground to the roof system for support, install 2x8 band for roof, install 2x6 ceiling and roof joist. Ceiling joist to be attached t 2x8 with joist hangers. 2x8 to be attached to wall studs of the home. Roofing to be shingles. $3800 valuation. S& G Remodeling & Repair, Bessemer City, contractor. A demolition permit was issued to Michael E. Brown, 411 Cherokee Street, demolition of residential property. All city utilities are to be disconnected prior to any demolition work by homeowner. Partnership Property Management, Greensboro, bought a commercial sign permit for two sign replacements at 210 Cleveland Avenue, valuation $7700. The setbacks will be handled by the contractor, Southwood Corporation, 4700 Westinghouse Blvd., Charlotte.
Patrick Senior Center BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 10–11:30 a.m. in the Craft Room, sponsored by Gentiva. BACKPACK PROJECT – Please bring in non-perishable food items for our backpack project.
These backpacks go to students who need a little extra food over the weekend. Suggested items are: individual cereal packs (can be eaten without milk), Pop Tarts, individual prepared dinners (mac & cheese, spaghetti, etc.), fruit cups, applesauce, pudding cups, Beanie Wee-
nies, peanut butter, juice boxes, crackers or cookies. FREE COMPUTER CLASSES taught by Pat Bolte are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center. Emphasis is on individual attention.
(Ed. note: The recipes in today's cooking corner come from “100 Years in the Kitchen,” a cookbook published by women of First Presbyterian Church of Kings Mountain.) PAPER CUP FROZEN SALAD JANE KING 2 cups sour cream 2 Tbs. Lemon juice ½ cup sugar 1/8 t. salt 1 8oz. Crushed pineapple, well drained 1 banana diced ¼ cup chopped pecans few drops red food coloring 1 1lb. Can pitted Bing cherries, well drained Combine sour cream, lemon juice, sugar, salt, drained crushed pineapple, bananapieces and enough red color to give a pink tint. Lightly fold in nuts and Bing cherries. Spoon into fluted paper muffin cups, large size, which have been placed in 3 inch muffin cup pans. Freeze. Cover with plastic and store in freezer. Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving to loosen papers from pan. Peel off paper cups and place salad on lettuce. Fills 12 large cups. LAYERED PEA SALAD ARLENE BARRETT 2 cups shredded lettuce 1 c. celery chopped 1 large Spanish onion, sliced 1 cup sliced water chestnuts 1 No. 2 can early peas, drained 1 cup mayonnaise sugar Parmesan cheese Put the above in layers. Spread with mayonnaise. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and Parmesan cheese. Cover and refrigerate several hours before serving. Mix together before serving. STRAWBERRY CAKE DEBBIE PATTERSON Drain 16 oz. Pkg. Frozen strawberries and save juice. Mix together 1 box white cake mix, 1 box (regular size) strawberry jello. Add ¾ cup oil, ¼ cup water, 4 eggs and ¼ cup drained strawberries. Blend well at medium speed. Use 3 nine inch pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Pour strawberry juice over layers before frosting. ICING 1 stick margarine 1 box confectioners sugar Add remaining strawberries. Mix well. Chill cake and keep in refrigerator.
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