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Local supporters in Raleigh today for House Speaker’s election
KM’s Tim Moore’s rise in politics expected ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Kings Mountain attorney and State R e p resentative T i m Moore, 44, first visited t h e N o r t h Rep. Tim Moore C a r olina General Assembly as a teenage page. He returns today as the youngest speaker of the N.C. House in a quarter century, probably the first in recent history in Cleveland County, and in one of three of the state’s most powerful posi-
tions. The North Carolina House and Senate reconvenes in Raleigh today (Wednesday) for the 2015 legislative session. Among the first order of business on the House side will be to formally elect Rep. Tim Moore of the 111th District representing Cleveland County to the Speaker’s post. With Republicans holding a 74-46 majority, the GOP has the votes needed to carry the vote. Moore’s family, including his parents, city councilman Rick Moore and Mrs. Moore, his two sons, Wilson and McRae Moore, Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey and Mrs. Murphrey, City Manager Marilyn Sellers, and six city councilmen will be among those in the
School calendar, foreign trips OK’d DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
The Cleveland County Board of Education met Monday evening to approve two overseas trips by student groups at an area high school and to adopt a school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year, among other items. Due to updates, school employees are now entitled to 11 holidays during the school year. The current 2015-16 calendar only designates 10. That means that additional holiday will
needed to be designated. To that end, school officials had to eliminate a planning day. The school board approved the elimination of Good Friday as a planning day. It becomes an annual leave day. The change also means that Memorial Day will be changed from an annual leave day to a regular holiday. State law mandates that the school calendar must contain 215 days total, including workdays, holidays
gallery observing the proceedings. Kings Mountain supporters will also attend a luncheon with Speaker Moore after the morning legislative session. He succeeds Thom Tillis, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November and who appointed him as chairman of the prestigious rules committee which he has served as well as chairing the elections and the House select committee on UNC Board of Governors.. Moore’s rise in politics was expected by his father, Ward 5 city commissioner Rick Moore. When Tim was 10 he put up signs for Ronald Reagan. As a youngster he got his taste for politics behind the counter at the former Rick’s Ole Country Store
and at every opportunity offered his opinion in political discussions. He visited the US Congress in high school. Classmates at Kings Mountain High voted him “most ambitious.’’ At 20, shortly after transferring to UNC Chapel Hill, he became speaker of the student Congress. He was elected to the student government at two colleges and interned for a state senator. In 1997 he was elected Cleveland County GOP chairman. He also ran for the UNC Board of Governors and at 26 he became the second-youngest member ever elected. He was elected to the State House of Representatives at 32 in 2002 and has been re-elected seven times. After his nomination for speaker by the Republican
ML King Day events Monday
Caucus, Moore said he was “humbled.” “I’m the same guy I’ve always been,’’ he said. If there is a secret to any success, he added, it is that “I always treat others the way I would want to be treated.’’ Moore returned to Cleveland County in 1995 with a law degree from Oklahoma State University. He joined Flowers, Martin, Moore and Ditz from 1995-2009 in Shelby, opening his own practice on King Street in Kings Mountain in 2009. His office, which he shares with another lawyer and two legal secretaries, is in a former renovated home. He had initially hoped to move his office into the old First Union National Bank building in downtown Kings Mountain but his rise into state politics keeps him busy.
Rep. Moore is known as one of the most effective conservative members of the House, consistently ranked as one of the top supporters of lower taxes, growth, limited government, and individual liberties. He has worked on legislation to help bring new jobs to Cleveland County and to the state, working directly with local small businesses to help preserve and expand jobs for Cleveland County. As speaker, jobs will be a priority. Moore has successfully sponsored several laws designed to make children and families safer. He was primary sponsor of the Jessica Lunsford Law which increased the punishment for sex offenders and imposed monitoring and other See MOORE, Page 8
Maude McCarter, 100 Enjoys laughter, humor ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Maude Lee Owens McCarter, 100, credits her long and happy life to laughter and a keen sense of humor. And growing up on a farm with four brothers and two sisters, her love of “fatback” and home-grown vegetables meant there was plenty of food on the table and to feed the livestock even during the Depression years. McCarter, the last surviving sibling of John Cray-
Maude McCarter ton and Rhettie Whisnant Owens, celebrated her century of life on January 3 at See MAUDE, Page 8
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Mother, newborn die in wreck despite heroic efforts Newborn Riley Andrew Williams lived only a few hours after a wreck took the life of his mother, a Kings Mountain woman who was kept alive just long enough to deliver her only child. Two Highway Patrol troopers and a nurse’s aide performed CPR on Rebecca Williams for more than 15 minutes alongside a highway after a wreck last Tuesday morning in hopes that she could deliver a healthy child.
A photography exhibit and breakfast highlight Martin Luther King Day in Kings Mountain Monday. Friday at 5 p.m. is deadline for photographs on the theme “Hope.’’ file photo
Rebecca Williams The 7-pound, 5-ounce boy had a strong heartbeat, according to rescue personnel on the scene. Nevertheless, baby Riley needed to be
Celebrating the life of the slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the city of Kings Mountain and Bynum’s Chapel AME Zion Church have special events planned and the public is invited. The city is sponsoring a photography contest on the theme “Hope” and offering cash prizes to winners in both the adult and student divisions. Friday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to submit your entries on the theme, “Hope” at city hall. See cityofkm.com for more information about the contest. Bynum’s Chapel members will sponsor a breakfast at 8 a.m. Monday at the Bynum Chapel Family Center, See MLK DAY, Page 8
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Officer J.L. Dee stands next to KMPD police SUV on Friday. On the force for almost four years, Dee gives us a glimpse of the daily routine of a city patrolman. DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
After five years of working in a grocery store, J.L. Dee wasn’t satisfied. He didn’t care for the monotony of stocking shelves and knowing what each day held for him ahead of time.
It was around that time that a friend and co-worker told him that he was going to pursue a career in law enforcement. He was inspired to do the same. Fast forward about five years and we find Dee See RIDE-ALONG, Page 6
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■ OBITUARIES Glee Edwin Bridges Devoted to Kings Mountain
Captain. Glee and brother JC Bridges bought Bridges Hardware from their father and ran the business for over 40 years until retiring in 1988. Glee was devoted to Kings Mountain, serving for 45 years on the Board of Directors of Kings Mountain Savings and Loan (now Bank of the Ozarks), a loyal member of the Kiwanis Club for over 60 years and a long time active member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Glee loved woodworking, gardening, and hunting in Oakland Plantation in Eastern, NC. The family wishes to express their gratitude to the doctors and staff of the Kings Mountain Hospice House. Their care of our father was above and beyond the call of duty. He is survived by his wife Barbara H. Bridges, Kings Mtn. NC; brother JC Bridges and wife Edie, Kings Mtn. NC; sister
Jean Schenk, Chetek, WI; sons Ed Bridges and wife Andrea, Georgetown, TX, Tom Bridges and wife Sandy, Jackson, TN; daughter Lynne Presley and husband Steve, Hendersonville, NC; 6 Grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. A memorial service was held at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Tuesday, January 13, at 11 a.m. Visitation was immediately following the service at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina Memorials may be made to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals. com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, James William Lovelace; brothers John and R.L. Van Dyke; twin sister Mary Jane Allison; sister Sarah Warlick. The family wishes to thank the caring staffs of Summit Place, White Oak Manor and Kings Mountain Hospice as each contributed to her journey home. She is survived by her son, Edward Lovelace and wife, Brenda, Kings Mountain; sister Ila Leonhart, Kings Mountain; brother James Van Dyke and wife, Margie, Kings Mountain; grandchildren: Todd Lovelace and wife Kelly, Kings Mountain; Erin Lovelace and husband Daven Hunsicker, Asheville; and great-grandchildren Erin Thompson and husband Neil, Samantha Rikard, Luke Rikard, Grayson Hunsicker; and great-great
grandchild Kaytlin Thompson. A Celebration of Life Service was held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home. Rev. John Barnhardt and Rev. Wes Brown officiated. The family received friends Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr, Shelby, NC 28150 or the Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, NC 28215. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, was in charge of arrangements.
LINCOLNTON - Roger Roland Ramey, 70, of Lincolnton, passed away on January 11, 2015, at his residence. He was born August 16, 1944 in Cleveland County, to the
late John Virgil and Louise Kelly Ramey. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Debra Hill. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Waldroup Ramey; son, Nicholas Ramey and wife Ashley of Shelby; brother, John Ramey of Lincolnton; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 at Sisk-Butler Funeral & Cre-
mation Services, Bessemer City with Pastor Eddie Gray officiating. Interment will follow at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 at the funeral home. To offer condolences, please visit www.siskbutler.com Arrangements by Sisk-Butler Funeral & Cremation Services, Bessemer City.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN -Victor Lee Sessoms, 47, died January 3, 2015. The memorial service was held Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Ollie Harris Chapel at Harris Funeral Home. Dr. Steve Taylor and Rev. Eric Ross officiated the service.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Sylvia Davis Grigg, 87, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died January 12, 2015 at Brian Center, Gastonia, NC. The funeral service will be conducted at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 2 p.m. Rev. Ron Caulder and Rev. Eddie Grigg will officiate. Intement will be in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Garmon and Sylvia Scholarship Fund c/o CCCTS P.O. Box 790106 Charlotte, NC 28206 or Oak Grove Baptist Church, 1022 Oak Grove Rd. Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
SHELBY - Edna Painter Searles, 93, died peacefully, Sun., Jan. 11, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. Graveside services are Wednesday 10 a.m. at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, with military honors. The family received friends on Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Glee Edwin Bridges, age 88, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died January 9, 2015 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. He was born in Kings Mountain, NC to the late Glee A. Bridges and Addie H. Bridges. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Martha P. Bridges and brother Nelson Bridges. Glee attended the University of North Carolina, NC State and Cornell University prior to being commissioned in the United States Navy with the rank of Ensign. He served in both the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve for 31 years, retiring in 1974 with the rank of Barbara Lovelace loving homemaker GROVER - Barbara Van Dyke Lovelace, 88, , passed into her heavenly home Sunday morning January 11, 2015 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born to the late James P. and Lether Smith Van Dyke in the Love Valley Community of Kings Mountain. She was a long time resident of Grover, NC. Barbara was a textile worker and home maker. Her passion was spending time with her family, cooking and playing the piano. In her early years, she enjoyed playing music with her devoted husband, playing the guitar and mandolin. She loved the Lord and was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Grover. ROGER RAMEY Cleveland County native
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Thelma Wilson Murphree KINGS MOUNTAIN Thelma Wilson Murphree, age 84, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2015 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. She was born in Spindale, NC, daughter of the late David Preston and Hattie Boyd Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Murphree was a former nurse for Hendricks, Durham and Lee Clinic in Kings Mountain, Gaston Teresa Loftin Dixon MOORE,SC – Teresa Loftin Dixon, 59, of 108 Lindley Court, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at her home. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Emma Hudgins Loftin and wife of Charles (Chuck) Dixon. Surviving are her devoted husband, Chuck
Urological in Gastonia, a member of First Wesleyan Church in Kings Mountain and served in the United States Air Force. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family. She is survived by her sons Michael Murphree, Kings Mountain; Robert Murphree, Kings Mountain; Stephen Daniel “Danny” Murphree, Jr.,, Santa Maria, Ca.; eight Grandchildren and one Great-Grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at First Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain,
NC, on Monday, January 12, at 7 p.m., with officiating by Rev. Don Williams and Rev. Eddie Gray. Visitation was from 5:306:30 p.m. Monday, January 12, prior to the service in the sanctuary of First Wesleyan Church. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County c/o Kings Mountain Hospice House, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby, NC 28150 Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
Dixon, her mother, Emma Loftin of Kings Mountain; her son, Mike (Terry) Wray, Inman, SC; granddaughter, Kennedy Wray, Gastonia; sister, Denese Cartwright, Sharon, SC; brothers, Fred Loftin, Ralph Loftin, Charles Loftin, all of Kings Mountain, and Will Loftin, Rock Hill, SC; step-granddaughters, Angela Bishop and Lea Miller, both of Inman, SC, and mother-in-law, Rachel
Dixon of Shelby. The memorial service was conducted Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Forest Hills Funeral Home, Legacy Chapel, 235 E. Blackstock, Spartanburg, SC. The Rev. David Gladson officiated the service. The family received friends after the service. Forest Hills Funeral Home, Spartanburg, SC, was in charge of arrangements.
■ POLICE ARRESTS JAN. 2: Roy Junior Young, 56, 113 Pearce Dr., revoked license JAN. 2: Lee Lewis Lovick, 32, Gastonia, speeding. JAN. 2: Michael Arwen Brown, 39, Bessemer City, running red light. JAN. 3: Casey Channing Thacker, 30, 707 E. Ridge St., expired tag. JAN. 6: Deon Travis Murray, 21, Shelby, 50B violation. JAN. 7: Lawrence Anthony Gass, 45, 130 Lewis Curry Road, injury to personal property, criminal summons. JAN. 7: James Russell Ledwell, 43, 929 Church St., driving while license revoked, no insurance, $1,000 bond, secured. JAN. 7: Terry Dean Moore, 52, 113 Goldmine School Rd., order for arrest, interfering with an emergency, $500 bond, secured. JAN. 7: Joshua Brian Berryhill, 26, Grover, failure to secure safety helmet while operating a Moped. JAN. 8: Surmario Jermain Hill, 24, Gastonia, larceny, possession Schedule 6, possession drug paraphernalia, $12,500 bond, secured. JAN. 8: David Benny Rice Jr., 1030 Barnette Dr., no operator’s license, expired tag. JAN. 9: Jimmie Stevenson Mitchell, 61, two counts failure to appear DWI, failure to appear exceeding safe speed, failure to appear open container, $6,000 bond, secured.
WRECKS DEC. 29,2014: Officer H.W. Carpenter said a vehicle left the scene after striking a 1997 Ford owned by Jennifer Whetstine, 207 Thornburg Drive, parked at 1011 Shelby Road. Property damage was estimated at $600. JAN. 2: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Ashton Smith, 521 Harmon Ct., operating a 2001 Nissan on Walker Street said that a dog ran out in front of his vehicle and was hit by his car. He said he went to the house of the dog owner who said the pet ran out of his residence when a door w as opened. The car had slight damage. JAN. 2: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Devella Adams, 525 Crocker Road, operating a 2010 Toyota, was backing from a parking space at 900
Shelby Road and struck a 2014 Nissan operated by Debra Hord of Shelby. Property damages were slight. JAN. 2: Officer J. L.Dee said that Thomas A. Dellinger, 104 Peoria Lane, operating a 2004 Chevrolet, failed to stop for stopped traffic and hit a vehicle operated by Kenneth Queen, 103 Cyrus Lane. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damage was estimated at $3,000. JAN. 4: Officer G. L. McKinney said that Charlotte James, Shelby, operating a 2001 Chevrolet and Aaron Roshia, 1027 Mountain Crest Drive, operating a 2008 BMW, were backing up at the gas pumps at Kangaroo, Cleveland Ave., and hit each other. Property damage was slight to the Roshia vehicle. JAN. 5: Officer J.L. Dee said that James Ray Long, Bessemer City, operating a 1996 Buick, failed to reduce speed at the intersection of Business 74 and Watterson Street and struck a 2006 Chevrolet operated by Charles V. Barrett, 301A, E. Ridge St. Property damages were estimated at $3500. JAN. 7: Officer M.D. Butler said that Raleigh Postelle, 428 St. Luke Church Road, operating a 1995 Ford, rear-ended a Honda operated by Ashley Riley, York, SC. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damage was minor.
linger. Mrs. Grindle was retired from the textile industry. She was a loving sister and aunt who will be greatly missed. She loved Elvis and animals, especially her cats. Surviving are her brothers, James Hinson and wife Betty, Kings Mountain, NC and Charles Hinson and wife, Melinda, Lawndale; sister, Debbie Cole, Kings Mountain, and brotherin-law, Dennis Dellinger, Kings Mountain. The memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan.
17, 2015 at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends Saturday prior to the funeral service from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Willow Ridge Nursing Center, 237 Tryon Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
INCIDENTS JAN. 7: Duke Energy, Charlotte, reported three disconnects and theft of copper leads at the Power Sub-station on Oak Street. Estimated value, $3,000. JAN. 11: A resident of Blacksburg, SC reported that his car was broken into while he was at 1011 Shelby Road and a Sony radio was taken. JAN. 11: A resident of Cleveland Avenue reported theft of currency from his vehicle. JAN. 9: A resident of Asheville reported that a local resident obtained a $2500 black Monte Carlo by false pretense.
Bobby Gray Wooten FOREST CITY Bobby Gray Wooten, 71, resident of Forest City, NC passed away January 11, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 from 1-3 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145 Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Barbara Grindle loved animals KINGS MOUNTAIN - Barbara Hinson Grindle, 78, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away January 12, 2015 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center, Rutherfordton, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Fred Hinson and Violet Peterson Hinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Grindle and sisters, Shirley Hinson and Myrtle Del-
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■ LIFESTYLES
Bluegrass Music Project Set for Saturday, Jan. 17
A YOUNG ELVIS – Young Chad Gunter Jr., left, with nurse Derand Peppers, helped guests at Life Enrichment Center to remember the late Elvis Presley’s birthday. Gunter sang “king” favorites to the delight of those participating at the center on Kings Mountain Boulevard.
Darin Aldridge Band The 2015 version of the Bluegrass Music Project presented by the Gaston School of the Arts and hosted by Bluegrass and Americana recording artist Darin Aldridge of Cherryville is set for Saturday, Jan. 17, on the school’s campus at 825 Union Road in Gastonia. Joining Aldridge as the faculty for the workshops and jam groups are Carley Arrowood, Steve Lewis and Allen Shadd. The free workshops and jam sessions begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. The daylong activities are open to all ages and playing ability levels. Beginning pickers are welcome. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Free lunch is provided for those who
sign up in advance by phone at 704866-8883 or email to Llee@gastonschoolarts.org. At 7 p.m. the faculty will perform a concert open to the public. Workshop participants will be able to purchase tickets at discounted rate of $6. A maximum of 190 tickets will be available and advance purchase is advised. Email Lee@gastonschoolarts.org to reserve tickets. Aldridge, who got the idea for the bluegrass project in 2011, sings and plays a number of instruments and has been a candidate for guitar player and mandolin player of the year in the same year. Carley Arrowood of Union Mills, NC is a 18-year-old fiddle protege and college freshman
from Rutherford County and will lead the fiddle session She is a member of the Darin and Brooke Aldridge Band. Steve Lewis is a national banjo champion from Todd, NC and will lead the banjo sessions. Leading the guitar sessions will be Allen Shadd from Lake Wylie, SC, two-time National Flat Picking Guitar champion. The Bluegrass Music Project has gained national attention for featuring faculty-performers who are important figures in the national acoustic music scene. The program is funded in part by a grant from the Carrie Lee and Lena V. Glenn Foundation and this gift and ticket sales for the evening concert allow for the workshops to be free to all participants.
KM American Legion Post 155 Bloodmobile held this past Tuesday
GIVES A PINT OF BLOOD – Rev. Eddie Gray gives a pint of blood at the bloodmobile sponsored by American Legion Post 155. Photos by JOYCE KALE
DOUBLE BLOOD DONOR – American Legion Post Commander Curtis Thrift, above, was a double blood donor at last Tuesday’s bloodmobile sponsored by Kings Mountain Post 155. A total of 29 donors visited the Red Cross blood bank set up at the Post.
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BILL GARRETT gives a pint of the blood at the American Legion-sponsored bloodmobile Tuesday at the American Legion Building on E. Gold Street.
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Reservations are pouring in for GSCT’s production of Midlife! the Crisis Musical! You’ll enjoy this song-filled look at the trials and tribulations of aging---mammograms, love handles, menopause, reading glasses, and more. The first weekend of performances attracted a large audience. Performances are Jan.16-18. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday performances are at 2:30pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. GWU and CCC students, faculty, and staff get in free. All performances will
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be held in the Millenium Playhouse (the old Boiling Springs Elementary School) at 110 S.Main St. in Boiling Springs. (The change of venue is due to the ongoing renovations of the Keeter Auditorium at CCC). Season tickets will be honored as usual. There are three easy ways to ensure your seat: email info@gsct.org, call (704) 480-8495, or purchase tickets online at http://www.carolinatix. org/events/detail/midlife-the-crisis-musical Recommended for mature audiences. Some content and language is not suitable for children.
HOSTESSES – Debra Sizemore, DeAnn Burton and Kathy Hambright, left to right, served refreshments to donors giving a pint of blood at the American Legion Post 155 sponsored blood drive. The women are members of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Red and White Ball
Dr. J. Allen Queen, Professor Emeritus, UNC is currently accepting students, ages 7-85+ yrs. for Beginning Guitar 1, starting January 17, 2015 in Kings Mountain. Serious inquiries only from prospective adults or parents of children under 16 yrs. old. d. Call: (704)
Midlife the Crisis Musical continues this weekend
Tickets are on sale by members of Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church for the annual Red and White Ball to be held on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14 from 7 p.m.-midnight at Bynum Chapel Family Life Center. The semi-formal event will include a fashion show, door prizes and refreshments. DJ Tony Cutlass will provide music. Donation advance tickets are $10 and tickets at the door are $12. Call Andrew Brown at 704-772-5129 or 704-730-0027 for tickets.
Ruckers Entertain at Gaston County Public Libary Sparky and Rhonda will entertain through stories and song “Heroes and Hard Times” at the Gaston County Public Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, at 2 p .m. January 31. The free public event is co-sponsored by the library and Friends of the Library as part of the library's family art series. The Ruckers will feature music from three centuries of history from slavery through the Civil Wrights period.
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Yours, Ours, Others
Opinions... Quote of the week
“People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
–John C. Maxwell
Law Enforcement Officers make a difference World Terrorism ( Ed. Note: Recently Kings Mountain Police Chief Melvin Proctor sent out a letter to city employees from the Sheriff’s AssociaJan Harris tion encouraging citizens to reach out to those who serve – to Police and other Law Enforcement officers – and e relate to them a positive story of law enforcement officers making a difference. This is what Main Street Director Jan Harris sent him and she shares it with Herald readers.) by JAN HARRIS Main Street Director
William was 4 when we moved from Pensacola to Commerce, GA for me to begin my career as a Main Street Manager. I was a divorced mom and had to have a babysitter watch Will when I went to the monthly board meetings held at 5 p.m. Nothing major in that, right? Well, this inattentive babysitter ( an adult who should have known better), allowed my 4-year-old to slip
out the back door, exit our gate and be gone. I get a panicked call from the sitter and the search was on. Dusk is falling as I drive back to my house praying for my little boy’s safety. Ours was a 1950’s era neighborhood with winding streets enclosed on two sides by two state highways. I was frantic. That’s when the miracle happened. I saw a Commerce Police cruiser parked at the entrance of our neighborhood at GA Hwy. 15. Beside it was a young officer ..and my little boy. He had seen Will (who was wearing a black jacket that would have become increasingly invisible in the gathering dusk) and stopped to investigate. William told him that he wanted to see me and was going to my office – three miles away in downtown Commerce. William said he became lost as he neared the highway and put his head back and called for my father, Williams’ Pa Pa who lived 30 miles away in Toccoa, at the top of his voice to come help him find my office. Pa-Pa couldn’t know that but an alert police officer was on patrol and saw my son.
The officer gave William a piece of gum and talked to him about why it was wrong to run away. William then explained he wasn’t running away from home, he was running to my office. The officer drove him to our house in a cruiser as I followed. I was torn between wanting to give Will the full blast of Motherly correction and wanting to hug the stuffing out of him. The latter won. I wrote a letter to Police Chief John Gassert commending the officer for his attention, care and service and asking that it become a part of the officer’s permanent record. I ended the letter with this: Guardian Angels come in many forms – today the Guardian Angel charged by God to look after my precious son was wearing a blue uniform and a badge with the credo, “To Protect and Serve.” God bless and protect all who serve. Amen. Thank you for what you do. We don’t say it enough- we don’t even think it enough. I am thankful every night that should I need help, police are just a phone call away.
Serpents - Be wary By Glenn Mollette My wife and I were Glenn Mollette Guest Editorial walking an Appalachian path a few months back when a poisonous copperhead snake struck at my wife. The snake was big. My wife was carrying pepper spray and amazingly with one quick move sprayed that deadly serpent. The snake was stunned as we lunged forward to safety. We were so very lucky. Either one of us could have died or lost a limb if that poisonous serpent had been successful. Jour-
nalists and cartoonists in a French newsroom were not so lucky this week. They were totally caught off guard by striking terrorists that ended their unsuspecting lives. The attack on a Paris, France magazine killing twelve people is chilling. We must not allow such a heinous event to freeze us and keep us from practicing freedom and eliminating terrorism. Christians, Muslims, Jews, white people, black people, Americans, French and all must be freedom united. ISIS, militant Islamists, Taliban and others are working to destroy our freedom of speech, religious freedom and See TERRORISM, Page 7
Letters to the Editor To the editor: WBTV News reported on January 7, 2015 that sweepstakes parlors were raided that date after the Rowan County Sheriff had sent letters to all of them saying they should shut down, per NC law. That letter and the raids took place about one and a half month after an attempted robbery took place at one of the parlors as was reported by WBTV News on November 21, 2014. Those reports create all kinds of brain activity in my little head. First, I wonder why the parlors, which were judged illegal over a year ago even open in November. Next, especially when the news broke about the robbery, why did it take 6 weeks to shut them down then? I don’t live in Rowan County so many would ask why should that bother me. My answer to that supposed question has several facets. One is how anything illegal continues to operate anywhere in this state and country, especially when it’s right out in the open? Another is because it ties into an issue right here in Cleveland County. It shouldn’t surprise anyone to find out that similar sweepstakes parlors (video gambling) took place illegally here for some time, but our law enforcement has been pretty diligent in closing them down when they find them. Something else that occurred was that even when the final ruling hadn’t come down about legality, our city
and county elected made a great deal of effort through ordinances and taxing to limit the parlors. Here’s the real shocker. Our elected understood that those types of operations hurt the citizens and created opportunity for other crimes, but along came possible income OPPORTUNITY by way of a government sponsored or government supported casino. A sneak attack happened, aided by, if not completely directed by our elected. The Catawba Indian Nation along with others including an ex-County Commissioner put together in private, a deceitful support letter signed by the County Commissioners and the Mayor and majority of City Council members of Kings Mountain. The deceit shows in two manners. One is that the letter is on official letterheads of both governing boards and has all the signatures of the elected and appears as a proper action of the board. The letters were signed by individuals and not as a board. The other is that the letters say the support is on behalf of the citizens of the county and city. No voting or proper polling ever took place to substantiate that claim. Along with many others, I have addressed both boards on numerous occasions trying to persuade them to withdraw their support. Sometime back I told the boards I wouldn’t address them in chambers anymore unless others weren’t there to speak. January 6th, I had another
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opportunity to address the Cleveland County Commissioners and I said the following to them: Good evening Commissioners, On this 6th of January I bid you Happy New Year. My heart is still heavy because of your support of a proposed casino. I am burdened by your decision and by my seemingly useless efforts and, your misunderstanding of my comments to you. My sins are not lesser than yours. Truthfully, mine may be far greater than yours, but mine are known to me and have been forgiven. As I find in His word in Matthew 18:6-7 putting a stumbling block in front of the weak outweighs our personal sins that affect us as individuals. Here are those verses: Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! The point is, that although all of us sin and we’re accountable to repent and turn from the sin, when we entice others to sin we are damned, unless of course we remove the stumbling block and repent. As the year moves forward, you have yet another opportunity to withdraw your support. I can assure you that as long as this issue is at hand the opposition will overwhelm you. Will you withdraw your support, individually or as a group? Or, will you maintain the stiff necked approach that has you thinking God will reward your efforts after He has plainly said NO? My personal prayers are with you for wisdom while making decisions for the people. My prayer is also that God will lay heavy burdens on your heart to change your mind on this issue. As you’ve probably heard, some of the KMAG made a trip to D.C. not long before Christmas and met with the BIA. The representatives of the group were assured that it is still early in the process and that the 1500 signatures the KMAG brought on petitions and the letter with 70 signatures from local Pastors would be considered in the process. All the hype about things moving along and it’s a done deal, is like much of the other info put to the media, WRONG. Right now, your current stand is unacceptable and misled. When you continue to be told and believe that a casino is for economic development, you have been deceived by the works of the devil. Beauford Burton Kings Mountain, NC See More LETTERS TO EDITOR, Page 9 Mail Subscription Rates Payable in Advance. All Prices include 6.75% NC State Sales Tax. Gaston & Cleveland County Other NC Counties Outside NC
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■ MEDITATION The next day [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb Josh Tucker Pastor of God who St. Matthew’s takes away Lutheran Church the sin of the world!” And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. ’ And I myself have seen
and have testified that this is the Son of God.” (John 1: 29, 32-34) Grace to you and peace in the name of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Amen. John the Baptist notices Jesus’ presence in his life in the text from the gospel of John. He notices Jesus and he points to him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This is a very important text in John because it is the first time Jesus appears in the flesh. The Word that was described and spoken of at the beginning of the gospel is now here among
us, and John the Baptist points to him as he comes. John not only recognizes Jesus as the one who comes after him, but as the Son of God, the Messiah, the one whom God has given to take away our sin. This is an important revelation from John the Baptist and it provides a model for us as we look for Jesus’ presence and his work in our lives. When is the last time you were able to recognize Jesus at work in your life? Perhaps you saw him as you were serving a neighbor in need. Maybe you saw Jesus at work as you worshiped him with Scripture passages, prayers and songs. It might have been that you expe-
rienced Jesus’ presence as you struggled through a difficult life event. Whatever the circumstance, know that Jesus is with you. His presence may seem a little more clearly defined at times than others, but he is with you, guiding and directing you in your journey. I pray this day and every day that you may see Jesus at work in your life and in the world. I pray that you see Jesus as you see a spirit of love and kindness in others. I pray that you see Jesus as you spend time with him in devotion and prayer. And I pray that you see Jesus’ presence as you answer his calling for you to do his work in the world. Amen.
The Whisnants will sing Sunday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. at Anthony Grove Baptist Church in Crouse. The public is invited.
Holiday trash pick-up schedule City offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Garbage service for the week will be as follows: Monday’s garbage will be picked up on Tuesday. Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up on Wednesday. Wednesday’s garbage will be picked up on Thursday and Thursday’s garbage will be picked up on Friday. Recycling service will be changed as follows: routes 6 and 7 will be picked up on Tuesday, route 8 on Wed., route 9 on Thursday and route 10 will be picked up on Friday.
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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
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Christian Freedom Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216 Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road 704-739-8920 St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256 Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007 Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street
True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328 Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961 Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd
GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541 First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC704-9377390864-839-1873 WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church
Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230
Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.
Notice: In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don’t see the church you’re looking for, be sure to check next week.
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Eagles Among Us (Ed. note- This is the first in a series of features by Scouter Jim Ferebee about local Eagle Scouts, then and now. Eagle Scout Larry Hamrick Jr. is a Kings Mountain insuranceman.) By Jim Ferebee Larry was born in February 1956 in Shelby, NC but lived all over the South until his family set- Larry Hamrick, Jr. (now KM tled down in Kings Businessman) Mountain,
NC in 1968. His scouting career started with Troop 92 at First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain. Ken Pruitt and Jim Yarbro both served as Larry’s Scoutmasters. Larry served in numerous positions within the troop starting with assistant Patrol Leader, moving to Patrol Leader and then Senior Patrol Leader. He also served as a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. Larry advanced through the Scouting ranks earning 26 merit badges and his Eagle in 1970. He was also an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow, Eswau Huppeday Lodge. Larry participated on numerous summer camp staffs. He was a staff member of Senior Patrol Leader Train-
ing Camp after having previously participated. He was a member of the staff of Troop Leader Development Staff and was the Assistant Scoutmaster of Brownsea 22. He remembers the days spent at summer camp at Camp Bud Schiele near Tryon. Larry attended Wake Forest University and graduated in 1978. After attending the Southeastern Insurance Institute and the Institute of Insurance he began his insurance career directly out of college with Warlick and Hamrick Insurance (then, C.E. Warlick Insurance Agency) and has been an insurance agent ever since. He is currently the coowner of the agency. Larry has been married
to the former Florrie Best Pulley for 35 years and they have two children, Lindsay Hamrick and Molly Hamrick. Larry is active in Central United Methodist Church of Kings Mountain and has served numerous positions at the church. Larry’s brother, Patrick Hamrick, a minister in Charlotte, is also an Eagle Scout. Larry has been a staunch community servant. He began with the Kings Mountain and North Carolina Jaycees where he advanced through numerous positions and eventually served as the Individual Development Vice President of the North Carolina Jaycees. He currently serves as the Treasurer of the Kings Mountain Lions Club. Larry has been active in the Cleveland County Chamber, Kings Mountain Family YMCA, Kings Mountain Historical Museum Foundation, Cleveland County United Way, Cleveland Community College, Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Kings Mountain Playground Project,
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Kings Mountain Gateway Trails and the Kings Mountain and Cleveland County Schools. Larry has continued his involvement in Scouting and has been a Troop Committee Member, Executive Board Member for the Piedmont Council and is currently serving as District Chairman of the Battleground District of the Piedmont Council. He was awarded the Rev. Dr. Charles Bell award in 2010. The Scouting principles that he learned throughout his Scouting career have guided his life every day. The Scout motto “Be Prepared” is with him always in the many endeavors he is involved in. The Scout slogan of “Do a good turn daily” has continued to guide his adult life and involvement in many charitable and non-profit organizations. Scouting brought him together with many like mined individuals who are still his friends today. The path of Scouting provides a program for young people that builds character
Eagle Scout Larry Hamrick, Jr. (then) and trains them in the responsibilities of citizenship that they can carry on throughout their life. For over a century, Scouting has helped build future leaders by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. Helping youth is the key to building a more conscientious, responsible and productive society.
Sheriff’s dept. NAACP seeks information plans annual Ride-along: with a KM cop MLK celebration
of stolen property, The Cleveland larceny of a firearm, County Sheriff's Delarceny of a motor vepartment is seeking hicle and two counts information from of injury to real propanyone who may erty. Taylor is also know the wherewanted in Lincoln abouts of Terry County for breaking Lee Taylor, 36, 178 and entering, larceny Millers Park Lane, Terry Lee of a motor vehicle, Vale, and Debra Taylor possession of a stoSuzzanne Moore, len motor vehicle 36, 6517 Deerwood and two counts safe Trail, Vale. cracking. They are suspects Moore will be in two breaking and charged with receiventering and larceing stolen property nies that happened at and possession of residences on Rockstolen property. dale Road in LawnDebra Sheriff Alan Nordale. Suzzanne man said that persons When appreMoore with information can hended deputies contact the Clevewill serve warrants charging Taylor with two land County Sheriff's Office counts of breaking and en- at 704-484-4822 or Crime tering, larceny after break- Stoppers at 704-481-TIPS. ing and entering, possession
Cline faces 22 charges Barry Lee Cline, 35, of 1009-11 Mary’s Grove Road, faces 22 charges after a weekend breaking and entering spree, according to Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman. Norman said the breakins happened early Saturday morning . Cleveland County deputies responded January 11 to reports of several breaking and entering to motor vehicles and breaking and entering to outbuildings on Mary’s Grove Church Road, Kimbo Drive, Amy Drive, Gary Beam Road and St. Luke’s Church Road in the northeastern part of Cleveland County. While patrolling the area, Sgt. Mark Self encountered a male subject walking in the area. When Self approached the subject he fled on foot and a chase ensued. Cline was apprehended and taken into custody. The sheriff said Self was in possession of items that linked Cline to a motor vehicle breaking and entering on Mary’s Grove Church Road. Cline is charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle, larceny, and possession of stolen Goods. Investigators with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office have linked Barry Lee Cline to the other breaking and enterings in the area. Cline has additional charges of eight counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle ,seven counts of misdemeanor larceny, and seven counts of possession of stolen Goods. Cline is being held in the Cleveland County Detention Center without bond.
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The Cleveland County Branch of the NAACP will hold its annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Jan. 19. A unity march will begin at 11:15 a.m. From the Law Enforcement Center to the Malcolm Brown Auditorium on the campus of Shelby High School. All marchers are asked to be at the Law Enforcement Center by 11 a.m. To get organized. A program will begin at noon at the auditorium. The keynote speaker will be former Asheville Mayor Terry Belamy. She served as Asheville’s mayor for eight years. For more information contact Joyce Coleman at 704-477-8229 or the Rev. Melvin Clark at 704-8772439.
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behind the wheel of a Kings Mountain Police Department cruiser, making his rounds and answering calls on the north side of town last Friday afternoon. As two radios – one for the city and another for Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department – crackle inside his Dodge Police Interceptor, Dee talks about what life on the force has meant for him as he approaches his fourth year on the job. “This job is anything but repetitive – it’s new challenges and different people every day,” said Dee, a 2004 KMHS graduate who said that as a teenager he dreamed not of becoming a cop but a television meteorologist. We joined the young officer for the ride-along on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, which seeks to honor the over 780,000 uniformed police and security officers in the United States. National organizers suggested placing a blue light in a home window, tying blue ribbons to car antennae, asking children to write letters of appreciation to law local law enforcement agencies and showing support on social media. It was about a little after 3 p.m. when we hooked up with patrolman Dee. With school just letting out for the day, traffic around schools was heavy. And a few students had managed to draw attention to themselves for darting in and out of traffic. When Dee and other officers caught up with them, the youngsters got a firm warming about road safety. Dee also explained that he’s found a good place to observe motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. His next stop was to head to a large parking lot along Hwy. 74 Business, where he essentially hides in plain sight looking for the dangerous activity. Dee explained that passing a stopped school bus is among the most serious traffic infractions – and that’s more common that most people think because he’s been able to hand out several tickets a month for it. But on Friday, as he waited for a bus to come chugging over a hill, his plans were spoiled by a friendly citizen who needed help after locking herself out of her car. After Dee spent less than two minutes solving the problem, he hopped back in his cruiser. “I’m pretty fast at that,” he beamed. “I’ve pretty much got that down to a science.” The radio continues to chatter and chirp, punctuated with police codes that are lost on civilians. By now Dee – who, like other officers, stays on the move through his 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. shift – is on his way to a potentially interesting call. A dispatcher’s voice over the radio says “report of an intoxicated person.” Dee is on his way to an east-side apartment complex to check on it.
This case turns out to amount to little. There are no arrests or citations given. For Dee, who while growing up had no close relatives who worked in law enforcement, this causes him to reflect that life as one of Kings Mountain’s finest has given him a new perspective on life. “You see a lot of off the wall stuff on this job,” he said. “Some of that stuff (alcohol and other drugs) causes people to flip out.” By about 4 p.m. – after making a large semi-circle on the north side of town – Dee is heading south on Cansler St. when a teenage girl walks into busy, fast traffic with a cell phone pressed against her ear. With her head turned away from oncoming traffic, she seems totally oblivious to the rush of oncoming cars that are coming to a quick stop to avoid hitting her. Officer Dee’s cruiser is one of those cars. He seems to see this as a teachable moment, abruptly pulling his Dodge up to the curb to the attention of the young woman, who by now is standing on the porch of a house just a few feet from the road. No ticket, no citation, just another helpful warning for a pedestrian. “This job is a lot of little things like that some days,” he said. “Little surprises, sometimes big surprises.” When asked what is one thing that most people would find surprising about police work, Dee is quick with an answer. “Paperwork. So much paperwork. That would surprise people, I think,” he said. “Everything we do results in a lot of paperwork.” And that long shift he and other officers work? That’s just part of the story, according to Dee, who said he frequently is assisting with wrecks that may have happened toward the end of his shift that may take hours to clear up. “In those situations, we can work past eight or nine o’clock,” he said. “And it’s back to work at 6:30 the next morning.” Dee has worked for the KMPD for the entirety of his career as a police officer, and during that time he said that he’s bonded with his fellow officers in a way that makes the sometimes stressful job more fun and meaningful. “We pick on each other,” he said with a chuckle. “It’s what you have to do to stay sane.” When asked what most frightened police officers, Dee thought for a moment before responding. “The unknown. A simple domestic (violence) call can turn bad quick.” According to the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc., a police training organization based in Stafford, Va., between 105 and 203 officers die annually in the United States while on duty, 50,000 are assaulted and 14,000 are injured.
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Letters to the Editor Time for Radon testing To the editor: As the turning of seasons brings colder weather and North Carolinians snuggle in their households keeping doors and windows closed to stay warm, it is an excellent time to make plans for home radon testing. Radon is the odorless, colorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Each year up to 22,000 deaths in the U. S. are attributed to radio-induced lung cancer. Roughly, 54 percent of those diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are expected to live no more than five years after diagnosis. The Radon Program, part of the North Carolina Department of Human Services, provides information to families and homeowners about radon gas. Information includes how to test for radon gas and how to lower the radon levels within a home. Lowering the radon levels in a home lowers the risk of lung cancer. Eighty-three agencies and organizations across North Carolina are partnering with the Radon Program through January – National Radon Action Month
– to provide free short-term radon test kits. Limited supplies of test kits are being made available locally at each of the sites, listed on the Radon Program website: www.ncradon.org. Nearly 7,000 kits are being distributed statewide. Only one kit is needed per home to determine if your homes radon level requires action. The Radon Program offers the free kits via its website. Once the supply of free kits has been exhausted, the Radon Program website will provide radon test kits at a reduced cost of $5.34 while supplies last. Kits cost about $15 at retail outlets. Costs for lowering home radon levels average about $1500. The N.C. Radon Protection Section provides information on its web page for families who may qualify for financial assistance to meet that expense. For more information visit www.ncradon.org and select Financial Assistance from the navigation aid in the left margin.
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6 quick tips for winter driving To the editor:
The best way to warm up your car is to drive gently at the start.
When it comes to winter car care, many motorists think of antifreeze and batteries, but vehicles need extra attention when temperatures drop below zero. These six quick tips will help your vehicle perform at its best during cold weather months.
5) Change to low-viscosity oil in winter as it will flow more easily between moving parts when it is cold. Drivers in sub-zero temperatures should drop their oil weight from 10W30 to 5-W30 as thickened oil can make it hard to start the car.
1) Keep the gas tank at least half full; this decreases the chance of moisture forming in the gas lines and possibly freezing.
6) Consider using cold weather washer fluid and special winter windshield blades if you live in a place with especially harsh winter conditions.
2) Check the tire pressure, including the spare, as tires can lose pressure when temperatures drop. Consider special tires if snow and ice are a problem in your area. 3) Have the exhaust system checked for carbon monoxide leaks, which can be especially dangerous during cold weather driving when windows are closed. 4) If you’re not trying to defrost the windshield or warm the interior, modern cars are ready to be driven right away. Idling longer than 30 seconds in most cases is unnecessary for the sake of warming up the engine.
Sub-zero temperatures can have a real impact on your vehicle. Winter magnifies existing problems such as pings, hard starts, sluggish performance and rough idling, and very cold temperatures reduce battery power. If you haven’t had your vehicle checked recently, a thorough vehicle inspection is a good idea so you can avoid the aggravation and unexpected cost of a breakdown in freezing weather. Rich White Executive Director Car Care Council Bethesda, Md.
Terrorism: Serpents - Be wary From Page 4 equality. Sometimes we think we have problems in America. If we want to understand problems look at Syria and parts of Iraq or any other region that is ruled by militant religious extremism. Ten journalists and two police officers sacrificed their lives for freedom of speech in Paris. The French magazine Charlie Hebdo was internationally known for its satirical cartoons that outraged many Muslims. Some of those militant Muslims retaliated by enacting a bloodbath. On September 11, 2001 we watched thousands die horrifically in New York City at the hands of terrorists. We have watched or heard of the hundreds killed in Mumbai through various attacks. We have seen parts of videos of journalists and humanitarians beheaded by terrorists. In France we saw a helpless police officer executed by terrorists after they had executed an entire newsroom. The accounts go on and on. Evil exists in the world and is alive and well. People across the planet must unite.
Good people must stop fighting each other. We have problems in our country and it could be a lot worse if we do not work together. We have no problems like what we could have if we lost our freedom. Americans must be strong. We must practice our faith boldly. Speech and freedom to express ourselves must not get quieter but louder. Police officers and the military need our full support. They have tough jobs. We need them to be as effective as possible. Our job each day should be to do our part to keep our freedom. Treat each other kindly. Help each other. Practice the Golden Rule. Keep each other safe. Yet, unfortunately we have to live warily. Evil is a slithering serpent that might strike anyplace and anytime. Being caught off guard could be fatal. Dr. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated American columnist and author. He is read in all 50 states. The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily representative of any other group, organization or this publication.
Pre-school screening March 16-20 Pre-school screening for the 2015-2016 preschool classes in Cleveland County Schools will be held March 16-20 at the Office of School Readiness, 308 W. Marion Street Building B, in Shelby. This is the location of the old Shelby Middle School, small building near tennis
courts. Parking is in back. Children who live in Cleveland County who will be four years old by Aug. 31, 2015 are eligible. Screening is provided by appointment only, call 704-476-8064 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.No make-up screening will be offered.
To the editor: Re: Sanitation and recycling holiday schedules We at the City of Kings Mountain Sanitation and Recycling Departments make every effort to service our citizens as best we can. When we have holidays, as you know, the schedule is always changed and at the beginning of the year we mail a yearly schedule out to help you keep on top of your route. We also try to post that schedule on the utility bill as well as in the local newspapers and on the City Web site. During Holidays we are running more than one route per day and it is usually impossible for us to go back The New House Call To the editor: Remember doctor’s house calls? Physicians visiting patients in their homes was once a common occurrence and the term “bedside manner” still meant something real. But the practice fell out of favor many years ago. Well, now the house call is making a comeback. Patients can once again get medical care without leaving their beds – but this time, the care is virtual. At Carolinas HealthCare System, we’re always looking for new and better ways to give our patients what they need. That’s why we’re so excited to offer Virtual Visit to our primary care patients here in Cleveland County. With Virtual Visit, we’ve made getting medical care as simple as clicking a button on your computer, smart phone or tablet. And it’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week – with no appointment needed. Best of all ( and these days, not much is better than convenience), you get care backed by the network and expertise of our System. So you can be confident you’re seeing a provider who knows your medical history and can To the editor: The open letter from our city’s leadership endorsing the proposed casino is very disappointing. It is filled with the same ole promises of economy and other benefits to our community. It is very reminiscent of the great swelling benefits we were to enjoy, if we would just pass liquor by the drink. All the great restaurant chains would quickly locate here and all of us would benefit greatly. I know that, like me, everyone in our community are enjoying eating at those fine new restaurants. Why you can hardly get a seat in them! What we are seeing is an agenda to move us from the values and lifestyle that has set this city apart and made it so desirable to live here. The city leadership who signed this letter hid behind the fig leaf that they do not have a vote in the matter. Perhaps that’s true, but they have influence. And like our Washington politicians, they seem to be committed to governance against the will of the people. But are they really? Kings Mountain is a community of churches ( 85 or
over routes that were done the previous day (or week) to get cans that were not out at the correct time, however, we will be back the next scheduled week and will pick-up all the extra trash or recycling you want to put out at the curb. Thank you for your patience and continue to watch the sources mentioned above for your holiday schedules to be posted. Your 2015 recycling calendar and a holiday list will be included in the February utility bill. lPease pull it out and post it on your refrigerator for your future reference. Sanitation / Recycling Departments City of Kings Mountain easily connect you to your doctor or to follow-up care. Flu season is expected to be a bad one this year, and the last thing you want to do when you’re sick is travel to get care. But if the flu shot can’t keep you from getting sick, at least you can get the treatment you need without having to leave the house. Other conditions Virtual Visit works well for? Allergies, sinus infections, coughs and colds, pink eye and skin conditions. In many cases, you can get a medical prescription without ever stepping foot in the doctor’s office. So the next time you’re under the weather and can’t get to your doctor, just head to your computer and pull out your phone. And enjoy the new and improved house call. To sign up for Virtual Visit, you can go to CarolinasHealthCare.org/VirtualVisit, or download the free mobile app from your device’s mobile app store by searching for Carolinas HealthCare Virtual Visit. Brian Gwyn President Carolinas HealthCare System Cleveland/Kings Mountain more in surrounding areas).Liquor by the drink and casino, if we get it ( and apparently we will), will largely have been and will be with the approval of Kings Mountain’s church members. It seems the influence of the majority of our pastors, our church creeds, doctrines, and scriptural foundations are not strong enough influences for our church members, including those in the city offices, to vote righteously. Nonetheless, I denounce the letter o f City Council and leadership for its intent and praise the lone dissenter. Of course, they will do what they want to do and the citizens have only one option. Remember and vote them out of office. If we don’t, the truth still stands,’’ Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34.) And “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap: (Galatians 6:7.) We’re sowing a lot of ugly stuff and we will not like the crop when the harvest comes in. You make right from wrong by legalizing it. Roger R. Woodard Pastor Family Worship Center
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Public Open House January 13 proposed Polkville Rd. Interchange The public is invited to attend a public open house for discussion on the proposed Polkville Road Interchange of the new US 74 bypass. Share your ideas on Tuesday,
Jan. 13, from 4-5:30 p.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. at Shelby City Park gymnasium, 850 W. Sumter St., Shelby. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Blood drive Jan. 23 The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Patrick Senior Center Friday, Jan. 23 for a one-day collection. Donors will be processed from 10 a.m.-2
p.m. and all donors will receive a free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A coupon. Call Terri at 704-734-0447 to make an appointment.
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Moore: Rise in politics expected From Page 1 restrictions on child predators. He also was successful in strengthening penalties for gun offenses on school grounds and has supported tougher criminal penalties for those who break the law by increasing penalties for violent crimes, habitual offenders and those causing serious injury to others. He also has supported cracking down on identity theft and fraud crimes. Moore has said he supports immigration enforcement and compliance efforts and believes that illegal aliens should not be provided public benefit and services, but rather that immigration laws should be enforced and that the borders should be secure.
A strong supporter of education and as a parent of two boys in the public schools, he has pledged to fight for less money to be spent in state bureaucracy and for more resources to make it to the classroom. He has worked to help citizens, particularly seniors on fixed incomes, have access to quality health care and prescription drug coverage. He has supported innovative efforts to provide services, while still retaining the private non-governmental based health care model that has made the United States the leader in medical services He opposes the federal government take over of health care and supports more private/public joint efforts to ensure access but allow individual control of
health care decisions and treatment. He has consistently been endorsed by the NRA and other organizations as a defender of the Second Amendment and supporter of sportsman’s rights. He supports the amendment banning gay marriage. Last week, he joined GOP Senate leader Berger in petitioning the U. S. Supreme Court to hear legal arguments in defense of the amendment. Moore has earned the reputation of working well with Democrats. Staunch Democrat Betsy Wells, retired KMHS teacher, and Chairman of 10th District Democrats had this to say about her former student, “I’m just sorry Tim’s a Republican.”
Maude McCarter: 100, enjoys laughter, humor From Page 1 a reception hosted by her family at Central United Methodist Church. “I can remember a time when the world was safer and kinder,’’ said Maude as she reminisced about the “good ole days” with friends at her 100th birthday party. She was born Jan. 2, 1915. As a youngster Maude attended a one-room school house very close to the Owens farm on York Road. Church services were also held in the school house and the school teacher lived with her family. She walked to Central School from the Alex D. Owens Road. “Sometimes I would be lucky and catch a ride to the Presbyterian Church and walk the rest of the block to Central,’’ she said. The whole family got in their wagon and rode to Patterson Grove community where she was baptized in a lake. The family later attended Bethlehem Baptist Church. The old stones marking the original church are located on the north side of the parking lot, says McCarter.
After high school Maude, a sister and a cousin, started looking for a job and the three young women lived in a boarding house in Lenoir and Lexington for a time and worked in factories. Returning to Kings Mountain to work in textiles, Maude met Kelly McCarter and they built their home on Shelby Road with bricks from Bennett Brick & Tile. She still maintains her residence, enjoying visits with her two daughters, Kay Carlisle and Gloria Navy and their families. A doting grandmother to four and a great-grandmother to eight children, Maude watched on a recent Saturday as they helped greet guests and serve refreshments at her birthday party. Also assisting were Maude’s friends from the Patrick Senior Center. For many years Maude and her husband were counselors to the Methodist Church Fellowship at Central United Methodist Church where the family has been active for many years. Her “apple pie” ministry was popular in the
community. She never met a stranger and welcomed them with a homemade apple pie. She was a helping hand to many senior citizens who needed transportation to the grocery store and for doctor visits and laughingly noted that she was actually the senior in the group. Maude went back to school and took courses at Cleveland Community College and Gaston College . “We can learn something new every day,’’ she told her daughters who recalled that ‘Mom” made beautiful clothes for them and the grandchildren, cutting out a pattern from a newspaper and creating outfits they wore to school and church. Maude and her family liked to travel and Hawaii and Italy were two favorite destinations. “I never turned anyone away at my door,’’ said Maude. Anyone who knocked at her door needing help was greeted with a smile and homemade biscuits from the oven. “That was a safer and kinder world back then,’’ said Maude.
From Page 1 and annual leave. Instructional days can either be 185 days or 1,025 instructional hours. The first day for students can be no earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26. The last day for students can be no later than the Friday closest to June 11. The calendar committee, which is composed of teachers, administrators and parents, had voiced support for a full twoweek Christmas break, but administrators said other calendar constraints made such a request impossible. In other business, board members gave the green light for two proposed Burns High School student trips. One will be French students traveling to Paris and France’s Loire Valley for seven day in March and April 2016. The cost of the tour, which students will pay for on their own or through fundraising means, comes in at $2,905. Burns officials said they were uncertain what number of
From Page 1 corner of Cansler and Ellis Streets. Dr. Frank Maddox, Associate Minister of Bynum’s Chapel AME Zion Church, will speak at the 18th annual breakfast. Plates are a $5 donation. Students in grades K-12 can enjoy the meal free. Rev. Vernon Stinson Sr., pastor of the church, invites the public. “We are encouraging young and old alike to share their vision of hope and believe that this theme for the photography contest will provide great latitude in artistic interpretation,’’ said
Ellis Noell, Special Events Director for the city. The photograph exhibit and reception for those entering the contest will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the gallery of the Southern Arts Society at the Depot and the winners will be announced at 7 p.m. The public is invited. The exhibit will remain at the art center throughout this month and will move to the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center in February for a celebration by the senior center of Black History Month. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who led
resuscitated after his birth at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia by cesarean section. The infant could not breathe on his own. Williams, 24, was pronounced dead at the Gastonia hospital a short time after giving birth. A helicopter flew baby Riley to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, where he was listed in critical condition. But his short life would end at 9:45 p.m. N.C. Highway Patrol Troopers said the child’s father was given a chance to hold his son before he passed. “We were just trying to save the baby,” said Trooper Brian Huffstickler, hours before the child’s death. “We were trying to keep the baby alive long enough to get the baby delivered.” Huffstickler described the efforts of Troopers Kasey Cornwell, of Gaston
County, and Brian Theis, of Cleveland County, along with nurse’s aide Amanda Broome, as heroic. They kept Williams’ heart beating with chest compressions and put oxygen into her lungs by breathing into her mouth for more than 15 minutes while awaiting the arrival of a Gaston County ambulance to the rural area. While their efforts gave baby Riley a fighting chance, they also knew the odds were stacked against the infant. Troopers worried about how much oxygen the child was deprived of while he remained in his mother’s womb. Williams was driving a Subaru south on County Line Road near Lewis Farm Road just before 8 that morning when she ran off the right side of the road. Police say she overcorrected and then crossed the centerline. Another driver heading north in an SUV struck William’s vehicle on the
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the Civil Rights movement in the United States from the mid 1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. On August 28, 1963 he led the historic march on Washington, DC that drew more than 200,000 people in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial. It was here that King made his famous “I have a dream” speech, emphasizing his belief that someday all men could be brothers. “I have a dream,’’ he said, “that my four children will one day live in a nation where they are not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.’’
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level worthy of being named a National Blue Ribbon School. Principal Heather Pagan spoke on the achievement and introduced many of her staff members to board members. North Elementary Principal Amy Moss also took to the podium to comment on her school’s recent designation as a National Title I Distinguished School and to thank her staff, many of which were present. North is one of up to 100 schools throughout the country that is being nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2014. A handful of students from West Elementary also led the public meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance. They were Tee Hollifield and Amariana Goode (kindergarten); Elizabeth Bolt and Zyaire Tate (first grade); Kee’donn Linney (second grade); Branson Bouchard (third grade); Railey Bolt, Christhian Ramos-Perez and Dion’Dre Brooks (fourth grade).
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students would participate in the travel. A group of Advanced World Studies students at Burns also got the OK for a trip to Rome, Italy, and Athens, Greece, which will span eight days in November of this year. The cost of the trip per traveler is $3,373. Organizers told the school board that 22 are expected to make the trip. For both trips, the school system is purchasing additional insurance on top of the insurance required for domestic field trips. Students do not earn curriculum credit for participation in the travels. The Board of Education took time at the beginning of the meeting to honor two Kings Mountain schools for recent national recognitions they had received. West Elementary School was named a 2014 Exemplary High Performing School and earned a National Blue Ribbon School recognition. West Elementary was one of only five schools in the state achieving an academic
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Kings Mountain’s Quenten Nguyen has the upper hand over Chase Wilson of Chase in 113-pound weight class SMAC match last week at KMHS.
Kings Mountain’s Cameron Morgan gets the best of Chase’s Josh Lane.
Reese Rheinhardt of Kings Mountain pinned Chase Lovelace of Chase with just six seconds remaining in the third and final period in SMAC match at KMHS.
Kings Mountain’s CJ Mercer is on his way to a pin over Charlie Scott of Chase.
Cameron Sarvis of the Mountaineers battles Joey Tate of Chase in SMAC wrestling match last week at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.
Mountaineer wrestlers defeat Chase Kings Mountain defeated Chase 42-36 in a SMAC 2A/3A wrestling match Tuesday night at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. After some early-match lead changes, Chase tied the match at 30-all when Ste-
phen Phillips pinned KM’s Darian McClain in the 182pound match, but forfeited the 195-pound match to KM’s Chance Frederick and the Mountaineers had a 36-30 lead they would not relinquish.
Kings Mountain’s CJ Mercer clinched the victory with a pin over the Trojans’ Charlie Scott in the 220pound bout. Results: 106 - Jordan Mode
(Ch) p. Kayla Capps; 113 - Quenten Nguyen (KM) p. Chase Wilson; 120 - Cameron Sarvis (KM) p. Joey Tate; 126 – Sammy Peticos (Ch.) wbf; 132 – Reese Rheinhardt (KM) p. Chase Lovelace; 138 – Austin
Radford (Ch.) d. Quay Smith 8-4; 145 – Josh Best (Ch.) d. Dylan Sims 16-0; 152 – Austin Mosley (KM) p. Paul Mashburn; 160 – Cameron Morgan (KM) p. Josh Lane; 170 – Hunter Ferguson (Ch.) d. Cedric
Morgan 14-5; 182 – Stephen Phillips (Ch.) p. Darian McClain; 195 – Chance Frederick (KM) wbf; 220 – CJ Mercer (KM) p. Charlie Scott; 285 – Jalen Jackson (Ch.) p. Videz Burris.
KM tops East Burke in OT
Kings Mountain’s Nelson McClain puts up a short jumper for two of his 21 points in Saturday’s 55-54 overtime win over East Burke at Parker Gym.
Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers came from 18 points down in the second half to defeat East Burke 55-54 in overtime in a SMAC game Saturday at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The win – their fourth in a row - improved the Mountaineers’ record to 5-2 in the conference and 10-5 overall heading into a home game with East Rutherford Friday night. Kings Mountain’s girls saw East Burke gradually pull away in the second half to win 65-55 and hand the KM ladies their second straight loss and three losses in their last four games. KM is now 3-4 in the SMAC and 6-8 overall.
Jacob Skidmore scored all seven of KM’s first quarter points, including a twopoint and three-point basket that gave the Mountaineers an early 5-2 lead. But after a 7-7 tie, the Mountaineers found it almost impossible to penetrate East Burke’s zone defense and the Cavaliers built a 13-7 first quarter and 30-16 halftime lead. The Cavaliers increased the margin to 36-18 early in the third quarter before the Mountaineers closed out the quarter with a 14-2 run that cut the East lead to 38-32 going into the fourth quarter. A Nelson McClain trey tied the score at 38 with seven minutes remaining and Skidmore scored un-
derneath off an assist from Dalton Cash to put the Mountaineers on top 40-38 at the 6:24 mark. East Burke’s Alex Kelly hit a long three to put the Cavaliers back on top 43-41, but KM’s Cash answered with a trey of his own to put KM up 44-43 with 1:49 remaining. An East Burke steal and another three by Drew Kelly put East back on top 46-44 at the 1:13 mark. Nelson McClain hit a jumper with 55 seconds left to tie it at 46-all and force the overtime. More threes from Alex Kelly and good free throw shooting by the Mountaineers kept the game close in overtime.
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Kings Mountain High’s varsity basketball teams swept Chase in a SMAC twinbill and split with Hunter Huss in non-conference action last week. Wednesday night in Gastonia, the Mountaineers posted their first victory over the Huskies since 2005, 58-54. The game was close throughout with the Mountaineers outscoring Huss 19-13 in the fourth quarter to erase a 41-39 third period advantage by the hosts. A 9-0 Mountaineer run midway of the period was the difference. Nelson McClain scored 19 points and Jacob Skidmore contributed 16 points,
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Skidmore’s two free throws early in OT gave KM a 48-46 lead, but Kelly answered with two to knot the score gain. Nelson McClain canned a pair at the 1:55 mark to put KM on top 50-48, and Josh Helton added two at the 1:11 mark to give KM a 52-48 lead. Kelly answered with another three to cut the margin to 52-51, and McClain hit two more freebies to make it 54-51, KM with 43 seconds remaining Kelly wasn’t through, though, and hit another three from downtown to tie the score at 54 with 36 seconds remaining. McClain’s free throw
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KM JVs nip EB In OT
KMMS, Burns split twinbill The Kings Mountain girls and Burns boys won a non-conference basketball doubleheader Thursday at Burns. The Kings Mountain girls posted their first victory, 34-18. Playing well for the Lady Patriots were Emily Graham, Essence Houser, Aleenih Carter-Kee, and Hannah Clark. Clark led the scoring with 21 points and Houser added eight. Carter-Kee and Abby Pennington scored two each and Niya Kelly had one. Kings Mountain’s boys saw their record dip to 1-1 as a tough and scrappy
The Kings Mountain-East Burke varsity boys game wasn’t the only one that went overtime Saturday at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The JV Mountaineers kept their SMAC 2A/3A Conference unbeaten record intact at 7-0 with a 26-24 overtime win over the junior Cavaliers. KM improved to 10-2 overall heading into a SMAC encounter Friday afternoon at home against another brand of Cavaliers from East Rutherford. Jake Merchant led the KM offense with seven points. Nolan Raby and Zeldon Roberts added five each. Wright scored 10 and Sechrist eight for East Burke.
Kings Mountain’s Jacob Skidmore makes a strong baseline move for the basket in Saturday’s win over East Burke at the KMHS gym.
EAST BURKE: Boys edge Cavaliers in OT, Ladies fall in Saturday contests From Page 9 with 4.9 seconds left accounted for the final score, but with the red hot Kelly still on the floor the game was still in doubt. But the Mountaineer defense did a great job keeping him hemmed up and the Cavaliers had to try a long pass that was lost out of bounds as the final second ticked off the clock. McClain and Skidmore led the Mountaineers with 21 points apiece. They scored 29 of KM’s 39 points in the second half and OT. Alex Kelly led East Burke with 28 points, including six three-pointers. Nine of Drew Kelly’s 11 points were from threepoint range.
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The Kings Mountain girls fell behind 17-13 after one period, but actually took the lead a couple times in the second period. Dai Dai Roberts came off the bench to hit two straight three-pointers that put the Lady Mounties on top 2624, and Kelsey Farmer’s two baskets gave them leads of 28-27 and 30-29. But East Burke’s Kearon Smith hit an old-fashioned three to give the Lady Cavs a 34-30 lead they would not relinquish. KM’s Ka’Myiah Pressley hit a free throw to trim the margin to 34-31 at the half but East broke the game open with a 12-8 advantage in the third period. Tiffani Thompson led the Lady Mountaineers with 18 points. Leeasia Rhodes
scored 12 and Kelsey Farmer 9. Smith led East Burke with 20 points. Kelsey Houser added 16 and MaKenzie Crump 10. GIRLS GAME East Burke (65) – Houser 16, Hicks 9, Coble 4, Crump 10, Davis 6, Smith 20. KM (56) – Adams 7, Pressley 4, Farmer 9, Rhodes 12, Roberts 6, Thompson 18. BOYS GAME East Burke (54) – Bradshaw 4, Schronce 2, Clark 2, D. Kelly 11, A. Kelly 28, Haas 7. KM (55) – Skidmore 21, Helton 2, McClain 21, Starr 3, Cash 5, Crocker 3.
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grabbed eight rebounds and blocked eight shots to lead the Mountaineer attack. Quan McCluney led the Huskies with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Charles Byers and Nez Barnett scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Hunter Huss girls upset the Lady Mountaineers 60-50 for just their second win in nine outings. KM lost its seventh game in 13 tries. Aalilyah Vereen led Huss with 23 points. Nykeria Chambers added 14 and Nicole Knox 10. Tiffani Thompson led
KM with 19 points. Leeasia Rhodes and Ky’Myiah Pressley added 10 apiece. On Tuesday, the locals traveled to Rutherford County to take on the Trojans and came away with wins of 70-26 in the girls game and 52-18 in the boys game. KM coaches were able to get all of their players in the game. Kelsey Farmer and Tiffani Thompson led the Lady Mountaineers with 19 points apiece and Ka’Myiah Pressley added nine. “It was a great overall team win,” noted Lady
Mountaineers’ coach Adam Cooke. Eight different players scored for KM. The Mountaineers jumped out to a 13-5 first quarter lead and never were challenged in the nightcap. KM led 20-9 at halftime and 38-12 going into the fourth quarter. Nelson McClain scored 11 points and Jacob Skidmore 10 to lead the KM attack. Dante Starr and Kavin Mosley added eight apiece. Demetrius Hill scored five points, Josh Helton four and Dalton Cash, Tico Crocker and Xavier Roberts two apiece.
Friday, January 16 4 p.m. – High school basketball, East Rutherford at Kings Mountain. 6:30 – High school wrestling, Kings Mountain at East Rutherford.
Saturday, January 17 TBA – High school wrestling, Kings Mountain in Retro Ranking Duals at North Gaston.
Kings Mountain Middle School’s basketball team opened its season last Tuesday with a 49-44 victory over rival Shelby. It was the Patriots’ first win over the Blue Devils in seven years. The game was close throughout with Kings Mountain outscoring the Blue Devils 18-13 in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory. Shelby led 10-7 after the first period and 21-18 at the half. The teams entered the final quarter tied at 31-all. Caleb Watkins and Kaylon Wade led the KM scoring with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Lannden Zan-
ders scored eight, Titus Clark and John Harmon Melton four each, Zach Crawford there and Eli Paysour two. Titus Clark and Eli Paysour were outstanding on defense, and playing well off the bench were Belton Pressley and Jordan Tillman. Kings Mountain’s girls fell 31-19 in the opening game. Hannah Clark led the KM scoring with 13 points. Emily Graham scored three, Essence Houser two and Aleenih Carter-Kee one. Sarah Drennan also played well.
KM wrestlers in Berry duals Kings Mountain High’s wrestlers competed in the dual tournament Saturday at Berry Academy. The Mountaineers defeated West Mecklenburg
51-21, Berry Academy 53-18 and Central Academy 45-30. They lost to Ashbrook 50-9 and Piedmont, the state’s #5 ranked 3A team, 41-27.
Crest sweeps KMMS teams Crest won a doubleheader over Kings Mountain in middle school basketball action Monday at KMMS. The Crest boys won 6233. The girls fell 46-39. Leading the way for the Patriots were Caleb Watkins with 13 points. Eli Paysour added 4, Lannden Zanders 3, John Harmon Melton 3, Kaylon Wade 3, Jordan Tillmam 3, Belton Pressley 2 and Chuckie Osborne 2. Leading the way on defense were Kaylon Wade and Belton Pressley. Player of the week for week one was Kaylon Wade. Sixth man of the
week was Titus Clark. After KM came within two points with under1:30 to play, Crest made free throws to pull out the win in the girls game. Hannah Clark of the Lady Patriots led all scorers with 29 points. Also scoring for KM were Denysia Blakeny and Aleenih Carter-Kee with four, and Sarah Drennan with two. Playing well on defense were Niya Kelly and Bea Haynes. Both KM teams carried 1-2 overall records into a Tuesday doubleheader with Shelby.
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Burns team posted a 39-31 victory. Burns held the lead most of the way. The Eagles had a 10-7 advantage after one period, 23-18 at the half and 29-23 goin ginto the fourth quarter. Caleb Watkins led the KM scoring with 15 points. Kaylon Wade scored six, Lannden Zanders and Eli Paysour four each and John Harmon Melton two. Coach Shane Cole cited Zanders for his outstanding play on defense. Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Shelby yesterday.
KMMS boys end Shelby win streak
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. The Mountaineers started their week on Tuesday by defeating Chase 64-42 for their sixth straight SMAC victory. Madisyn Bolin led the way with 15 points and Jadien Adams and Nolan Raby added 14 apiece. The Mountaineers fell to a strong Hunter Huss team Wednesday, 44-35. Dylan Thrift and Jake Merchant led the scoring with seven points apiece. Zeldon Roberts and Jadien Adams added six points apiece.
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KM Elite FCYBL basketball results Kings Mountain Elite got its inaugural Year for the Future Champions Youth Basketball League underway January 5. The league is divided into two divisions with the Elite FCYBL intra league consisting of drafted teams and the FCYBL Showcase League with KM teams playing different organizations in the Cleveland and Gaston County areas. January 5 Elite FCYBL Intra League results: 7-9 year old division: Elite Fire 28, Elite Clippers 17. Fire – Jason McClain 10, Jamari Houston 10, Janiya
Adams 4, Max Thompson 4. Clippers – Khalia King 8, Robert Kendrick 4, Carter Simpson 4, Cor’ey Simpson 1. Elite Lakers 18, Elite DemBoys 10 Lakers – Bryson Brown 9, Landon Cloninger 7, Hunter Jackson 2. DemBoys – Jackson Toney 4, Curtis Simpson 4, Tristian Pressley 2. 9-11 year old division: Elite Blue Devils 39, Elite Nation 22 Blue Devils – Kate Hollifield 18, Alley Hollifield 12, Sincere Love 6, Bennett Davis 3. Nation – Ezekiel Cannedy 8, Kylan Hagans 5, Parker Ladd 4, Isaiah Eskridge 2, Ju-
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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
CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2015 – 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL CASE NO. CUR-2-10-14 Faunce Properties, Inc. is requesting to rezone property located at 813 W King street, 809 W. King Street and 811 W. king street from CU-O and RS8 to Conditional Use Office (CU-O). The properNORTH 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
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) ties may be also be identified as parcels 13378, 8584 and 8585. A copy of the application may be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call 704-734-4595 for additional information. You are welcome to attend the City Council meeting on January 27, 2015 at 6:00 pm to express your opinion on the above case. KMH3649 (1/14 & 21/2015)
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)
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Legals 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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FMC Lithium sponsors regional Science/Engineering Fair Gaston County Schools is the recipient of a $40,000 contribution from FMC Lithium Corporation to support the annual Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The science fair, which was held Saturday, January 10 at the Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, featured more than 200 projects by students in grades 4-12. The winners will move on to the district and state competitions this spring. As part of the company’s commitment to promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, FMC Lithium donated $40,000 in support of the science fair over the next four years. Gaston County Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker accepted the contribution during a check presentation in November. The funding will not only provide cash awards to the winners, but will aid with travel expenses as they move on to state and national competitions. “We are very excited to sponsor the science fair because it gives students an
incredible experience and future opportunities. FMC believes it is crucial for students to explore and excel in all fields of innovation,” said Sallie Hendrick, FMC marketing communications specialist. Tammy Mimms, science curriculum facilitator for Gaston County Schools, who organizes the science fair, said she is grateful for the company’s support. “This is a wonderful opportunity that FMC Lithium is providing to our students,” she said, noting that each year, around eight to 10 projects from Gaston County advance to the state science fair. Several students have advanced to the national and international levels. Hendrick said FMC hopes to provide more opportunities like the science fair for local students. “FMC is committed to helping STEM-focused educational initiatives in Gaston County and looks forward to our new partnership,'' said Hendrick. “We anticipate seeing growth in the number of submissions and an increase in the qual-
Larry Bumgardner, Sallie Hendrick, and Rustin Sherrill of FMC Lithium Corporation (left) present a $40,000 contribution to Gaston County Schools to support the Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Accepting the check are Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker, science curriculum facilitator Tammy Mims, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Bill Cook, and Brent Boone, executive director of high school education. ity of these entries over the next several years.” Whether at the local or higher levels, Mimms said the science fair experience inspires students to
learn and grow, especially as they present their projects to the judges, many of whom are college professors. The students also develop their reasoning,
critical thinking and problem-solving skills. “The fair gives them a larger understanding of what the professional world of science and engineering
is all about,'' she said. The science fair projects will be on display at the Schiele Museum for public viewing through Friday, Jan. 16.
Local Educators Attend NCCAT Carol A. Purvis and Charlene A. Weaver of Kings Mountain Intermediate School attended programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.
The event was held at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to
their classrooms. NCCAT conducts interdisciplinary, topic-specific programs for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers. For more information about NCCAT’s professional development programs, visit www.nccat.org or call 828293-5202.
KMMS 8th graders participate in competition This was the scene last Wednesday as demolition crews tackled Waffle House on York Rd. The all-night eatery has been torn down and franchise owners are building a new one on the same site. The new Waffle House is expected to open by early April. Photo by DAVE BLANTON
Facility inspections Cleveland County Health Department inspected eight area restaurants/businesses during the period Dec. 15, 2014 and Jan. 2, 2015. They included: Linwood Restaurant, Cleveland Ave., 95; PHO 98
Asian Cuisine, E. Gold St., 94.5; McDonald’s 25732, Shelby Rd., 95; Three Point Grocery & Grill, 96; Food Lion Deli, E.King St.,99.5; Jan & Bleeka Catering, Countryside Rd. 98; Little Caesar 32,King St., 92.5;
and Walmart Neighborhood Market, Shelby Rd.. 97.5. Inspections Jan. 5-9 included: Taco Bell, York Road, 95; KM Intermediate School 99.5; KM Middle School 98.5; and Patrick Senior Center 97.5.
Kings Mountain Middle School 8th graders were among students that participated in the Fluid Power Challenge Friday at Cleveland County School's Central Office. The event was made possible by a grant Cleveland Community College received last year from the National Fluid Power Association. Turning Point Academy, Shelby Middle and Crest Middle Schools also sponsored teams for the competition. The students designed
and built fluid power mechanisms that picked an object from one platform, rotated and placed it on another. In addition to the number of pick and place cycles a school's machine completes, a review of each team's design approach, teamwork and portfolio was used in the final evaluation by a panel of judges. The competition challenged 8th graders to solve an engineering problem using fluid power technology (hydraulics and pneumatics). They spent the morn-
ing working in four person teams to design and build the mechanism. Judges observed the teams as they wo rked. At noon, all teams put down their tools and enjoyed a lunch break.The program ended with a wrap-up session at 2:30 and awards presentations. Through the challenges, the NFPA hopes to encourage students to select more mathematics and science courses in their high school curricula to keep their options open for technology-based, post-secondary studies.
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