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Moss Lake dam repairs on schedule Weather permitting, April is target date for Spillway fix ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
David Smith, left, senior project manager Strickland Waterproofing Company, Kassie Brown, engineer Joel Woods & Associates, Mayor Rick Murphrey, Junior Hinson, city water plant manager, and Dennis Wells, city water department director, survey the work underway by the city to repair the Moss Lake dam spillway. Photo by ELLIS NOELL
New YMCA lease on Council agenda ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
By 6-1 Kings Mountain City Council last Tuesday authorized Mayor Rick Murphrey to sign an extended lease agreement with the YMCA so that the terms of a new proposed lease ( from 15 to 20 years) can be advertised for 10 days prior to a Council vote on Feb 24. The lease agreement and operational services agreement between the city and YMCA were set to expire on Jan 31. Council extended the lease to Feb. 28.
Under the terms of the proposed new lease the city will pay the YMCA $400,000 per year for providing recreational services with a two to four percent increase each year. The proposed new lease excludes the city walking track and children's park. City Attorney Mickey Corry said the YMCA has expressed an interest in gaining significant funds to invest in improvements to the facility, owned by the city and formerly the Kings Mountain Community Center. See YMCA, Page 4
Harper low bidder for $11M city project Harper Construction Company of Greenville, SC is the low bidder at $11,565,000.00 for the upgrade of the T. J. Ellison Water Plant pending approval of the NCDENR Division of Water Infrastructure. Six bids ranging from the low bid of $11.5 million to a high bid of $12.4 million
were received on this project and a tentative award was approved by city council at the recent meeting. Other bidders were DeVere Construction Co., Alpena, MI; English Construction Co., Lynchburg, VA; RTD Construction Co., Zephyrhills, FL; State Utility Contractors, Monroe,NC; and Wharton Smith, Sanford, FL. The upgrade of the T.J. Ellison Water Plant will increase the permitted water treatment capacity from 8 million gallons to 12 million See HARPER, Page 4
Everything is on schedule at Moss Lake dam where city workers expect the repairs on the spillway to be completed in April. While the schedule is on time, the use of the lake has been suspended. Water Superintendent Dennis Wells said the water level this week was about seven feet below full pond and workmen are working at the back side of the dam to repair the spillway which protects the lake and the dam.
Faunce Properties is expanding properties located at 813 W. King Street, 809 W. King Street and 811 West King Street and the city council accepted the recommendation of the planning board last Tuesday night and unanimously rezoned the properties to conditional use office. David Faunce, 116 E. Mountain St., said the new construction will be a fit for the community. He said he responded to lighting and technical concerns of neighbors. Planning Director Steve
West School Principal Heather Pagan and Suzie Roberts, fourth grade teacher welcome Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction to the school.
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West Elementary, still in a celebratory mood after picking up a Blue Ribbon School title last quarter, had a few distinguished guests drop by its campus Thursday to cheer on its success and share their vision for education in North Carolina. The state’s highest education official, Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent for Public Instruction, joined members of her staff, a N.C. Board of Education member, Cleveland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher and members of the local board of education to talk up the school’s success in a tour at the downtown school that
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ing, he said. Moss Lake is approximately 90 feet deep. It encompasses more than 2,000 acres with 57 miles of shoreline, 1,660 acres of water. Moss Lake was built in 1974 as the city's water source when the area was suffering from drought. Moss Lake serves also as an active recreational destination for boaters, fisherman and water tournaments. Moss Lake hosts the national qualifing Over the Mountain Triathlon every year which draws a crowd of participants and spectators.
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The repairs are concentrated on a drainage pipe that was left behind when the dam was originally constructed. The pipe is being filled with grout to cap it off. The spillway rehab project is budgeted at $611,000 and is not part of the $34 million water/sewer improvements being financed by a 20 year, no interest loan from the state revolving plan. The draw down of the reservoir started Oct. 9. Wells said the raising and lowering of the lake level is driven by the weather. Repair work is continu-
culminated in a question and answer session from the school’s staff. “You should all feel great pride by being one of the five schools in N.C. to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School,” said Atkinson of the recent honor, which spotlights schools across the nation that have either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvement in closing the achievement gap. “It’s gratifying to see the respect that your students are showing you,” Atkinson said in remarks to the staff and local school officials who had gathered in the school cafeteria following the group’s tour of the school’s classrooms. “It’s See STATE, Page 4
Killian said that the planning board considered the land development plan of the city and the office use development trends in the area in making the rezoning recommendation. He said the land development plan shows residential in the area of the Faunce property, however, it is likely to convert to Office in a manner that does not negatively impact the West End neighborhood. Killian said that Faunce eliminated uses that he stated See FAUNCE, Page 4
Kelly: no time limit on casino fate DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
The fate of the multimillion dollar casino/resort development planned on a parcel of land at the intersection of I-85 and Dixon School Road still rests with a small group of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. An application submitted by the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Tribe has been in the hands of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since September of last year. The BIA is a part of the US Department of Interior. A long delay in handling such an application is not uncommon, according to
Joseph Kelly, a New Yorkbased attorney who specializes in gambling law. “It can drag on for a long time,'' said Kelly, who teaches Business Law at the State University of New York-Buffalo and co-edits “Gaming Law Review.” He said that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is very careful about covering all the environmental bases that comes with putting land into trust, including wetlands protection regulations and ensuring compliance with the Endangered Species Act. “You can't put a time limit on it,'' said Kelly in a telephone interview last week.
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■ OBITUARIES DEAN BLACK US Army veteran BELMONT - Rois Haroldean “Dean” Black, 77, passed away on Monday January 26, 2015. He was born in Clevel a n d County, son of the late James H e n r y Black and Essie Mae Collins Black. He was retired from the US Army after serving his country for more than 22 years. Mr. Black was the State CoorJane Ormand Fairfax Kings Mountain native CHARLOTTE - Jane Kathryn Ormand Fairfax, age 78, of Charlotte, NC died on January 24, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd Meek Ormand and L e o n a Ross Ormand. Born in Kings Mountain, NC, where a large number of loved family and friends still reside, Jane grew up and graduated from Kings Mountain High School. After high school, she attended Lees-McRae Presbyterian College in Banner Elk, NC and earned an Associate of Arts degree. While at Lees-McRae, she made more life-long friends. She joined them, at least yearly, to attend Alumni functions for the rest of her life. After college, Jane moved to Raleigh, NC where she met and married H.A. Fairfax and had her first two children Laura, then Paul. After moving to Charlotte, Jane had her third child, Jane Ellen. Jane was member of Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church. Her church gave her a home from which to worship God, and it also provided her with the gift of many loved and lifeLorene Roberts SHELBY - Lorene Vess Roberts, 82, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of late Van Buren and Sarah Dodson Lee. She was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from customer service at First National Bank. Funeral services were held 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial was at Sunset Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Reverend Jason Marlowe officiating. Burial with full military honors followed at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. The family received friends from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Lincoln County, 107 N Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092 or to Tuckaseege Baptist Church, 511 Tuckaseege Road, Mount Holly, NC 28120. Condolence message may be sent to the family at www.woodlawnfuneral. org Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly, NC served the family.
long friends. For 28 years, Jane was employed by Eastern Airlines; first as a reservation agent, later as a vacation planner. The friends she made at Eastern Airlines were cherished and her friendships with them lifelong. After the demise of Eastern Airlines, Jane worked as a Travel Agent making more cherished friends until her retirement. Jane devoted her time and love to her family, church, and many civic activities. She was a member the Eastern Airlines Retirement Association, the Lees-McRae Alumni Association, the Eastern Star, and was a volunteer with the Salvation Army. Jane was blessed with the love of many friends and returned that love by serving as Deacon and Elder of Selwyn Ave. Presbyterian Church. In 2005, she was presented an Honorary Life Membership by the Presbyterian Women, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She was her class representative, Distinguished Alumna of Lees-McRae College, and president of the Alumni Association for many years. Finally, she served as Worthy Matron of her Eastern Star chapter. All of these positions gave her the opportunity to return the love and devotion to her friends that they had given her. Jane is survived by her daughter Laura A. Fairfax
(Leah) of Pittsboro, NC and her son Paul F. Fairfax (Liz) of Lino Lakes, MN; her sister Becky Etters (Glenn) of Kings Mountain, NC and her brother Lloyd “Butch” Ross Ormand (Barbara) of Kings Mountain, NC. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Marilyn Glazebrook and Diane. Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years H.A. Fairfax Jr. who died in December 2014, her beloved daughter Jane Ellen Fairfax-Brown, and her brother Joe Meek Ormand. A visitation for Jane took place on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Home, 1111 East Blvd., Charlotte 28203. A memorial service was held on Saturday Jan. 31, 2015 at 11:00 am at Selwyn Ave Presbyterian Church, 2929 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte 28209. A reception followed immediately after the service in the church fellowship hall. Contributions in honor of Jane may be made to the Jane and H.A. Fairfax Scholarship fund at LeesMcRae College, Office of Advancement, P.O. Box 128, Banner Elk, NC 28604. Arrangements are in care of Hankins and Whittington Funeral Service, Charlotte NC. Please share online condolences at www.hankinsandwhittington.com.
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SHELBY - Sanford “Sandy” Wesley Faulkner, 68, passed away Monday, January, 26, 2015 at Carolinas Heatlhcare Systems-Kings Mountain. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Clay-Barnette Funeral home of Shelby. The family received friends Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby and other times at his home. An inurnment followed the memorial service at Sunset Cemetery Bill Church SHELBY - Fredrick “Bill” Church, 90, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at White Oak Manor of Shelby. Graveside services were held Monday at 11 a.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends following the graveside service, and other times at the home of his son, Ron Church, 1651 Rehobeth Church Rd., Shelby.
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SHELBY - Boyd P. Grigg, 79, of 3248 Polkville Rd., died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Caromont Health in Gastonia. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Burgin and Elizabeth Wood Grigg. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.4,2015 at New Bethel Church of Shelby. The family received friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home and other times at his home. Burial is at Sunset Cemetery. Buck Lemons ELLENBORO - Buck Lemons, 68, passed away at his residence, Monday January 26, 2015 under the care of Hospice of Rutherford County. Services will be at a later date and announced by the family.
McHenry Staff in Shelby today Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Cleveland County on Wednesday, February 4 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Charles F. Harry county government building to listen to any concerns of constituents.
Agnes H. Sanders homemaker KINGS MOUNTAIN Agnes Hamrick Sanders, age 94, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died January 27, 2015 at Cleveland Pines, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Joseph Claude Hamrick and Zella Mae Hawkins Hamrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Boyd Franklin Sanders, four brothers, and one sister. Mrs. Sanders was a member of Patterson
Grove Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters Doris S. Robbs, Kings Mountain; Ann S. Willis and husband Sonny, Gastonia, NC; four Grandchildren: Leanne Sanders and husband Eric ,and Jennifer Hunter and husband Matthew, all of Kings Mountain; John Willis and wife Lindsay, Gastonia, NC; David Willis and wife Allison, Winston-Salem, NC; six Great Grandchildren: Scott Sanders, Logan Sanders, Gracie Hunter, Heath Hunter, Max Willis, and Jane Willis.
A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 11 a.m., Rev. Tim Hendrick officiating. Visitation was from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 29, prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Patterson Grove Baptist Church, 301 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
■ POLICE ARRESTS JAN. 26: Daniel Logan Barnes, 33, 112 Omega Dr., domestic violence, assault, no bond. JAN. 27: Dennis Tracy Green Jr., 41, 504 Chestnut Ridge Rd., assault with deadly weapon, no bond. JAN. 28: Paula Icenhour, 35, Hickory, DWI, possession synthetic weed, $25,000 bond, secured. JAN. 29: China Alexis Wright Epps, 23, 208 N. Cansler St., assault, $500 bond, secured. JAN. 29: Monica Dennise Allen, 32, 208 N. Cansler St., assault, $500 bond, secured. CITATIONS JAN. 27: Donte Laquette Hopper, 26, Shelby, failing to burn headlamp on Moped he was operating. JAN. 27: Patrick Joseph Rowland, 29, Gastonia, shoplifting. JAN. 27: Jamala Perry Carpenter, 41, 107 Wiggins Lane, expired tag, no inspection of vehicle. JAN. 28: Jillian Sara Kegerreis, 33, 1212 Lackey St., speeding. JAN. 29: Samantha Jeanette Ruiz, 24, Grover, expired tag no inspection of vehicle. JAN. 29: Susan Pollard McNeilly, 47, Casar, speeding. INCIDENTS JAN. 25: W&B Trucking, 2072 Shelby Road, reported larceny of currency. JAN. 27: A resident of
Pre-school screening appointments due Feb. 27 Preschool screening for children who live in Cleveland County and will be 4 years old by Aug. 31, 2015 will be held March 16-20 at the Office of School Readiness, 308 W. Marion St., Building B, Shelby. This is the location of the old Shelby Middle School and is the small building near the tennis courts. Parking is in back. Make appointment by calling 704-476-8064 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. by Feb. 27, 2015. No makeup screening will be offered.
W. Gold Street reported theft of ID, a W-3 form and three social security cards of children. JAN. 29: City of Kings Mountain, 101 E. Gold St., reported damage to fire hydrant at 314 N. Battleground Avenue. WRECKS JAN. 15: Officer J. L. Dee said that Martha Jackson, 104 Dover Ave., driving a 2009 Ford, attempted to merge into another lane on US 74 Business and struck a vehicle operated by Stefanie Shiflet, Gastonia. Property damages were estimated at $1500. JAN. 21: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that a 2008 Hyundai parked in a private drive at 400 W. Gold Street was damaged by an unknown driver. JAN. 22: Officer Kyle Bell said a 1998 Mazda operated by Lawrence Anthony Gass, 130 Lewis Curry Road, struck a 2006 Chrysler operated by Jimmy Hill, 118 Heather Lane. Gass was backing from a parking space on York Road. Property damage was slight. JAN. 22: Officer Chi Ming Lai said that Rosella Mitchell, 1005 Katherine Ave., operating a 2006 Mitsubishi, made a wide turn into Food Lion parking lot, E. King St., and hit a 2003 Mitsubishi operated by Danielle Guffey of Gastonia. Property damages were estimated at $2500.
JAN. 24: Officer F.L. Wittington said that the trailer hitch of a 2005 Ford operated by William C. Hedspeth, 103 Bethware Acres Lane, struck a 2002 Saturn operated by Glenda Biddix, Shelby. The Biddix car was at the gas pumps at Tom's Family Mart. Property damage was slight. JAN. 25: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Cohen Sivilay, Gastonia, operating a 2006 Acura, was traveling East on US 74 Bypass, ran off the side of the road, the car spun around and hit a bridge pillar and bank before returning to the highway. The driver and a passenger were transported to the hospital. JAN. 26: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Ricco Christopher Robbins-Hoover, Dallas, driving a 1999 Ford, failed to yield right-of-way and struck a 2006 Chevrolet operated by Peggy Cochran Henderson, Grover. The accident happened on NC 216. Property damage was estimated at $2400. JAN. 27: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Ashley Todd, 109 Castlewood Dr., operating a 2004 Dodge, struck a 2000 Toyota operated by David Allen Bentley, 928 Cleveland Avenue on NC 161. Both vehicles had stopped due to traffic and the Todd car bumped the Bentley vehicle. Damage was slight.
Carringer arrested on felony charges Sheriff's Deputies arrested Alexis Noel Carringer, 23, of 159 Crown Court, on Jan. 30th and charged her with felony breaking and entering, larceny and possession of stolen property. She was held without bond in the Cleveland County Detention Center. Deputy J. Kendrick responded to a suspicious vehicle call on Polkville Road and Deputy K. Pruitt assisted in the investigation They said that the suspect denied that items found in the back seat of her vehicle belonged to her. The Criminal Investigation Division of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office continued the investigation and found that a home on Polkville Road had been broken into and $1934
CARRINGER worth of property allegedly taken by the suspect. Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman said that investigators think there is a co-conspirator in the case which remains under investigation. Carringer is not currently a suspect in any other investigation at this time, according to the sheriff.
Beginners shag lessons New logos to be shown Beginners shag dancing lessons will begin Thursday at 7 pm. at the Gaston County Resource Center, Dallas. Registration is $25 for seven one hour lessons every Thursday night. Gail and Bobby Brown are instructors. This event is sponsored by the Widowed Group of the Greater Gaston area.
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Mauney Memorial Library, a partner with Main Street and the planning department of the City of Kings Mountain, will host a breakfast Feb. 18 from 8-10 a.m. at the library community room so that the downtown Kings Mountain Business project participants can see their new
logos created by Jim Carpenter and Lisa Ferris. As designers present new logos, the audience will provide feedback during this interactive event. Those planning to attend breakfast may email nancy. tucker@mauneylibrary.org or call 704-734-4495.
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Ministers rally against casino DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Railing against “an industry that capitalizes on people’s desperation,” a group of area ministers met last week to voice their opposition to a proposed Native American gaming resort that is planned for the outskirts of town. The 6 p.m. rally, held in the Life of Worship Ministries’ sanctuary, was timed to precede a monthly meeting of the Kings Mountain City Council, whose members have mostly supported a proposed Catawba Indian-run casino. About 70 people turned out for the Interfaith Pastors Coalition meeting, which was organized with assistance from the Kings Mountain Awareness Group, a grass-roots organization that has spearheaded efforts to rally opposition to the casino. Many of those in attendance walked the short distance to City Hall to publicly comment on the issue at the 7 p.m. City Council meeting. The meeting also drew the attention of television news crews from WCCB and WSOC. The meeting drew more than 20 ministers, many of whom took to the church’s pulpit to denounce the proposed casino and to draw a bead on gambling in general. “If you believe in loving your neighbor, you cannot
support gambling,” said Mark Creech, the Executive Director of the Christian Action League, called gambling a get-rich scheme. “We should care for the poor, the disadvantaged.” The ministers who spoke at the rally made direct references to scripture to illustrate their argument that the casino will sew little good will. “The evidence is overwhelming – casinos make really bad neighbors,” said Richard Land, who serves as President of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte and is Executive Editor of the Christian Post. “Every crime that the FBI tracks – from illegal drugs to assault and prostitution – rises considerably in the immediate neighborhood of a casino.” Land also said that his research on the matter has indicated that gambling is the second fastest growing addiction in the United States, after pornography. Proponents of the casino argue it would create jobs in the short term as well as the long term and claim the gaming resort would draw a fresh wave of tourism dollars to Cleveland County. Last week’s rally was at least the fifth public gathering of casino opponents in Kings Mountain. Members and supporters of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group have also made repeated
appearances before the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, which has also robustly supported the casino as a jobs boon, and the Kings Mountain City Council. Meanwhile, the fate of the multi-million dollar development planned on a parcel of land located at the intersection of I-85 and Dixon School Rd. still rest with a small group of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. An application submitted by the S.C.-based Catawba Indian Tribe has been in the hands of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since September of last year. The BIA is a part of the Department of Interior. A long delay is handling such an application is not uncommon, according to Joseph Kelly, a New Yorkbased attorney who specializes in gambling law. “It can drag on for a long time,” said Kelly, who teaches business law at the State University of New York-Buffalo and co-edits Gaming Law Review. He said that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is very careful about covering all the environmental bases that comes with putting land into trust, including wetlands protection regulations and ensuring compliance with the Endangered Species Act. “You can’t put a time limit on it,” he said in a telephone interview last week.
Crisis Ministry receives donation
CRISIS MINISTRY DONATION – Carol Spriggs, left, a member of Advent Lutheran Church, presents a check for $1693.00 from the South Blue Ridge North Carolina Chapter of Thrivent Financial to Lisa Harrison, Executive Director of the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry. “Thrivent is honored to present this gift for use in the community,'' said Spriggs. Members of Advent and Resurrection Lutheran Churches rang the bell during the holidays and helped other volunteers from the community raise $9,000 for the Crisis Ministry. The two churches are the only active churches in the Lutheran South Ridge Chapter. Photo by LIB STEWART “We are so blessed to have volunteers and supporters of the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry,'' said the new Executive Director Lisa Harrison. Harrison said that Christmas-season bell ringers collected over $9,000 and the South Blue Ridge North Carolina Chapter of Thrivent Financial added $1693 this week on behalf of the two Lutheran churches, Advent and Resurrection, who are active members of the chapter and also participated in the bell ringing.
Stella Putnam, a member of the Crisis Ministry board, said Harrison, who was first hired as financial director in July, brings a strong background in missions, working with people, and finances to the organization. A licensed CPA, Harrison formerly worked for an accounting firm in Charlotte and at Presbyterian Hospital. For the past 19 years she has operated a business, “Pampered Chef,'' from her home. She is married to Chris Harrison and they have two daughters, Morgan and Paige. The fam-
ily is active in First Baptist Church. Harrison said that volunteers are needed at the Crisis Ministry which operates a food pantry and clothing closet and assists people with utility payments, medicine and fuel bills. The ministry is supported by donations from the City of Kings Mountain, the community and many churches. Kings Mountain Ministerial Association sponsors the Crisis Ministry and Rev. Eddie Gray is chairman of the board of directors.
Rev. Mark Creech speaks at meeting of the Interfaith Pastors Coalition last week downtown. He joined more than a dozen ministers in denouncing gambling and a tribal casino planned for south of Kings Mountain. Photo by DAVE BLANTON
75 pastors sign letter, ask city to withdraw support of casino ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
A letter signed by 75 pastors calling for city council to withdraw support of a proposed casino was presented to Mayor Rick Murphrey last Tuesday night. Rev. Steve Taylor also presented the results of an anonymous survey sent to 250-300 pastors and 111 pastors responded. The survey asked two questions: '' do you believe gambling is right, wrong, depends, undecided' and do you believe a gambling casino in Kings Mountain would be good, bad, neutral, undecided?” He said that 101 believed gambling is wrong while 10 said it depends on circumstances and 102 believed a gambling casino would be bad for Kings Mountain while four were undecided. “I hear what you're saying, I hope someday my fellow councilmen will hear you too,'' Ward III councilman Tommy Hawkins interjected. A half dozen pastors
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spoke out against the casino project in a standing-roomonly city council chambers, urging council to withdraw a letter of support that went out last year with the signatures of the mayor and six of seven councilmen. At-large councilman Keith Miller refused to sign the letter and in October a second councilman, Hawkins, also stated his opposition. “Why don't you make a trip to Cherokee and ask the residents what they think of the big casino there? asked Jim Bishop of Shelby. “A casino is wrong wrong, wrong.'' He said he realizes that council loves this community and wants to better it but he says a casino won't do that. Rev. Scott Whitney, pastor of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, said “We don't consider you ( council) our enemy, you are just on the wrong side of the issue. He said three councilmen had asked him 'where are the ministers and their stand on this issue. “Well, here we are and the opposition is grow-
ing.” Rev. James Lochridge, pastor of Second Baptist Church, told how he ( as a boy of 14) took money his dad gave him and sampled a one arm bandit on a ship coming to the United States from England. “I didn't have any money left and like a child I wanted more.” Pride comes, then comes the fall and shame, he said quoting Proverbs 11:2. “Can you say you represent the people?” asked Adam Forcade of Bessemer City, who has led the Kings Mountain Awareness Group since its inception last year. “We have filled this room for every council meeting and will continue to fight for what's right. We're not small, we're not agitators.” He asked council to withdraw its support of the casino, as did Jed Duarte, Acton Beal of Lattimore, and Paul Pruitt who added he wants to focus his energy and time on more positive things. “I love this area and I know you do too,'' said Pruitt.
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■ CHURCH BRIEFS Church needs music director Valentine's Day Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church Music Department is looking for a music director to present devotional as well as worship music for the church service. Multi-talented musicians are welcome. Contact the church secretary at 704-739-1169.
El Bethel country breakfast Country breakfast will be served at El Bethel United Methodist church fellowship hall Saturday, Feb. 7 from 6:30-10 a.m. Call 704-739-9174 for takeouts. A bake sale will also be held. The public is invited.
love feast Galilee and St. Paul United Methodist Churches will host a Valentine's Day Love Feast on Feb. 14 at noon at Galilee United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 117 Galilee Church Rd. Donations are $8. For more information call Doris Brown at 704747-2996. .
Ministry. The full schedule of services sponsored by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association: Feb. 25 at noon at First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Marty Ramey, interim pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, Salisbury, “Barabbas: Jesus died in my place.” March 4 at noon at Boyce Memorial ARP Church with Rev. Scott Whitney, pastor of East Gold Wesleyan Church speaking on “Simon of Cyrene: Suffering may lead to blessing''. March 11 at noon at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
with Rev. James Lochridge, Jr., pastor of Second Baptist Church, speaking on “Mary, the Mother of Jesus: the depths of a Mother's love.” March 18 at noon at David Baptist Church with Rev. John Houze, pastor of Peoples Baptist Church, speaking on “The thief of the Cross: the way to salvation''. March 25 at noon at East Gold Wesleyan Church, Rev. Moses Neuman, of World Care Ministries of Dallas, speaking on “Joseph of Arimathea: giving our service for Christ.'' The public is invited.
State: school chief tours West School From Page 1 gratifying to see that you are looking at your students one child at a time.” Atkinson was joined by her senior policy advisor Mike McLaughlin and Eric Davis, who sits on both the State Board of Education and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education. Local school board chair Phillip Glover was also present. West principal Heather Pagan and a handful of teachers guided their guests on a talking tour of each classroom in the K-4 school. In between visits and along school halls decorated with colorful educational messages, the group chatted informally about the benefits of the Cleveland County Schools’ Parent Portal, end of grade testing and Common Core. The state’s school leader also passed out copies of a children’s book she authored called “The T-Shirt Named Zee,” a cheerful tale emphasizing the importance of de-
termination, resiliency and empathy. Following the tour Atkinson joined the others in seeing hundreds of students make their way onto buses and into the awaiting cars of parents and grandparents at the end of the school day. In a talk with West staff members after school hours, Atkinson praised not just West but overall strides made across districts in N.C. schools, noting that the Tar Heel state enjoys an 83.9 percent graduation rate, the highest in the state’s history. She also defended Common Core, shorthand for a sometimes controversial set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts and literacy. The learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. “The state is not moving away from Common Core,” Atkinson told teacher and other education officials at the meeting. “It’s unfortunate that the (standard) has been polititized.”
Responding to questions about lagging teacher pay in North Carolina, Atkinson said she regrets that teacher salaries are not where she and other state leaders would like to see it. She also said she was not optimistic that the N.C. General Assembly was likely to increase the budget for teaching assistant pay. The U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan named five North Carolina public schools as 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools. West Elementary is among 287 public and 50 private schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvement in closing the achievement gap. West Elementary is among only one other school in the state honored as an Exemplary High Performing School. The school was honored at a November conference and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
YMCA lease: on Council agenda From Page 1 Councilman Keith Miller said a longer contract will likely provide the Y with the opportunity to get more money to invest in improvements. Councilman Curtis Pressley voted in opposition but he expressed his gratitude for all the services the Y has provided over the years. “I believe we should take ownership of our own recreation department,'' said Pressley, who campaigned prior to his election on the need for “a lot of kids who can't go to the Y.” Pressley said “ I just believe at some point we have to quit letting someone else babysit for us and we have to take responsibility ourselves for our own kids to participate in recreational activities.”
Pressley also questioned “jumping from a 15 year to a 20 year contract.” The mayor said the city has reviewed all the figures and allowing the YMCA to provide recreational services saves the city money. He said the YMCA can provide more programs and activities than the city would ever be able to provide. Murphrey thanked the YMCA for their partnership over the past 15 years and said he believes the new contract will be a step in the right direction in providing more programs for all ages of citizens.”The Y is great family atmosphere and I strongly support it,'' he said. Doyle Campbell, Merrimont Ave., also spoke in support of the Y. Diagnosed with a rare aggressive kidney condition over seven
Two weeks left to make application for open seat on Grover Town Council GROVER- Two more weeks remain for city residents to make application for the seat open on town council. With the resignation of Rodney Ross, a new member will be elected by board members to serve until the
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years ago, he was told he would likely need dialysis in seven years. “Due to going to the Y four to five times a week and trying to live a healthy lifestyle, more than seven years have passed and my kidney function has remained stable. My physician credits most of that stability to exercising and I do that at the YMCA,'' said Campbell. The city first entered into an agreement with the Cleveland County Family YMCA on Feb. 1, 2005 to provide recreational services at the former community center on Cleveland Avenue. Both the mayor and YMCA officials have said the partnership has been highly successful and participation in the various programs have grown over the years.
gallons per day. Mayor Rick Murphrey said the increase will allow the city to meet future residential and industrial growth. Construction is expected to begin next month and be
for use of a debit card by two department heads and a service contract wit Paychex Payroll Company to outsource the payroll for the town of Grover. Brooks has been hired by council to help develop a budget and financial plan.
completed March 2016. Funding for the project is included in the $34 million state revolving 20year no interest loan the city received from the state revolving fund for major water/sewer projects.
A new 36-inch water line from Moss Lake to the city is under construction and funds for this project also come from the state loan. The goal for completion of the water line is October 2016.
Faunce: property rezoned From Page 1 were not appropriate for the area and through the site plan included performance standards to mitigate impacts. . The property is at the corner of two arterial roads and the conditional use permit does not allow ingress and egress to Mountain Street. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued a permit that would allow access to Phifer Road and King Street. This serves to keep traffic from moving from or to the adjoining residential neighborhood, Killian said. Helen Hatch, 311 W. Mountain Street, a member of theWest Kings Mountain Neighborhood group that has been vocal in support of maintaining West Mountain as historical properties, said there is more that the city can do to protect existing neighborhoods and thereby helping to attract more people to live in Kings Mountain. “This was a compromise situation,'' she said of the rezoning of the Faunce property. “The planning and zoning board seems to be oblivious to the problem of no new housing in Kings Mountain and Kings Mountain is at the bottom of the list for desirable places to live. This is a serious problem'' said Hatch, adding, “You compromise housing for jobs and of course we need jobs.” Mrs. Hatch told the board she knows of many
Food and clothes giveaway Rhema Outreach Ministry is holding a food and clothes giveaway on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. at 624 E. King St. First come, first served. Food is limited.
The Wil Cote Band will be playing a variety of music at Hounds Campground 114 Raven Circle Kings Mountain on February 14 Admission is Free. For more information call 704-739-4474
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Lenten services start Feb. 18 Community-wide Lenten services on the theme “Personalities around the Cross'' will begin Feb. 18 at noon and continue every Wednesday at noon through March 25 at six churches in the community. Central United Methodist Church will host the first service on Feb. 18 at 12 noon. Rev. Brian Taule, pastor of David Baptist Church, will speak on the topic,”Judas: the One who betrayed Him” from Matthew 26:14-16. The host church provides a light meal after the service. An offering will be taken for the Kings Mountain Crisis
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people who commute from Charlotte to work in Kings Mountain, some of whom could live in Kings Mountain and be five minutes away from their place of employment. “We need more housing,'' she said. In other actions, city council: +heard a presentation of the 2014 audit f rom Meg Carter of Martin Starnes & Associates who reported that the city had received a clean audit for the 17th year. Mayor Rick Murphrey took the occasion to commend city staff. +The mayor recognized KMPD Sgt. Todd McDougal for 10 years of service in the city police department. +The mayor recognized Dustin Todd Vaughn for completing North Carolina grade I, collections operator program, 24 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of training while performing the duties of a pumps/collections system utility maintenance worker. +okayed the establishment of a permit/administrative fee for new commercial construction for storrmwater review to pay for engineering cost for innovative/sealed plans. +reappointed Ralph Grindstaff to the ABC board for a second term to expire Jan 31, 2018. +reappointed Wendy Isbell to the Main Street Advisory board for a second three year term and appointed Paul Ingram, replacing Larry Hamrick Jr.,
for a first three year term. Terms expire Dec. 31, 2018. +scheduled public hearing for Feb. 24, 2015 for a road name change request by Gilbert Patrick for Benton Express Avenue changing to Innovation Drive. +scheduled public hearing for Feb. 24, 2015 for request by Heather Kubu for properties located between Cansler Street and the intersection of Hawthorne Road from residential R-10 to RS-6. +approved proposal to remove trees/ mitigation plan on the control strip of property at Moss Lake owned by Annie Hord, Old Stubbs Road Cherryville. +approved proposal to remove trees/mitigation plan on control strip of property at Moss Lake owned by AubreyHollifield, 120 Ridgecrest Drive, Cherryville. +approved ordinance ordering the demolition of certain property in the jurisdiction of the city at 915 Church Street. +received terms of the proposed lease with the YMCA and authorized the advertisement of the terms of thee proposed lease with the YMCA. Motions by Butler and Miller, Curtis Pressley voting no. Passed 6-1. +authorized the mayor to sign an extended lease (from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28) with the YMCA. Motion by Butler, seconded by Miller. The board voted 6-1 with Councilman Pressley casting the no vote.
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■ MEDITATION “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen Josh Tucker your salvation, Pastor which you have St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of
many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” Luke 2:29-35 Grace to you and peace in the name of the one who is the light of the world: Jesus, the Christ. Amen. Just a few days ago on Monday we celebrated a festival day in the church year when our Lord was presented in the temple. Forty days after Jesus’ birth, we recognize as the day of the Presentation of our Lord - a time when Mary and Joseph presented the baby Jesus in the temple in accordance with Jewish law. It is during their time in the temple that a prophetess named Anna began to speak of the redemption of Israel when she saw the young child, Jesus. There was also a righteous and devout man named Simeon who was
guided by the Holy Spirit to the temple to see the child. God had spoken to Simeon and it had been revealed to him that he would not die until he saw the Messiah. When Simeon saw the holy family in the temple, he greeted them and immediately broke out into this song as he took the child, Jesus, in his arms. We see the recording of Simeon’s song in this second chapter of Luke’s gospel. In his song, Simeon described the coming of Jesus in a prophetic way saying that in sending his son, Jesus, God has sent salvation to all people. For as it was proclaimed by God to Simeon, he knew the baby Jesus as the source of revealed light that would shine forth the love and the promises of God to all the nations. Now that Simeon too had seen salvation with his own eyes in Jesus, he
knew that his life was now complete and God could now dismiss him. I wonder how, as Jesus was presented for all the world to see as salvation, we might take advantage of opportunities to continue to present Jesus to others. That is, can we present Jesus in the very same way as a light to all people and as the promise of salvation to those who haven’t heard the good news? Almighty and ever-living God, your only-begotten Son was presented in the temple as the light of salvation. May we be presented to you with clean and pure hearts by the same Jesus Christ; and may we be bold enough in our faith and in our witness to present your only Son our Lord to others as the promise of your salvation. It is in his name we pray. Amen.
Get your tickets for the 7th annual Red and White Valentine Ball to be held Saturday, Feb. 14, from 7 p.m.-12 midnight at Bynum Chapel Family Life Center, corner of Cansler and Ellis Streets. Donation ticketrs are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Semi-formal, fashion show, door prizes, refreshments and music with DJ Tony Cutlass. Contact Andrew (Bubba) Brown at 704-772-5129 or 704-730-0027 or any member for tickets.
Breakfast fundraiser A breakfast fundraiser for Hannah Wyte, ECU International student volunteer to Thailand this summer, will be held Feb. 14 from 7-10 a.m. at Patterson Grove Baptist Church Family Center. The public is invited.
Fellowship & Faith
Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member Life Enrichment Center 701 E. Gold St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015
Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.) 704-739-1323
Kings Mountain Baptist
Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773
101 W. Mountain Street, Kings Mountain
Cornerstone Independent Baptist 107 Range Road 704-737-0477
El Bethel United Methodist Church 122 El-bethel Road 704-739-9174
Crowders Mountain Baptist 125 Mayberry Lane 704-739-0310
Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 602 Canterbury Road 704-739-9939
David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555
Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496
Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road dixonpresbyterian.com
Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396
East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215
Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997
East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM Hwy. 704-739-7367 Eastside Baptist Church 308 York Road 704-739-8055
Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206 First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651
First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143 First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072 First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266 Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351 Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062 Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888
Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000 Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714 Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516 Life of Worship Ministries 405 S. Cherokee St. 704-777-2927 Kings Mtn. Dream Center 1128 York Road 704-739-8496 Tim & Angie Goates, Pastors www.kmdreamcenter.com
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Opening reception Saturday for 'Natural Beauties' Opening reception for “Natural Beauties,” an exhibit and sale of objects made from natural materials featuring basketry, gourds, glass and woodwork, will be held Saturday, Feb. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Southern Arts Society in the old railway depot in Kings Mountain. The reception is free and open to the public. Many of the artists will be on hand to meet and discuss their work. The show opened Tuesday,
Over a dozen artists will have their finely hand crafted basketry, gourds, glass and woodwork available for sale. While some forms remain traditional, many artists have given a modern bent to these goods. Baskets are adorned with found objects. Gourds are carved and decorated with beading and colorful paint. Woodworkers use hand cut and hand turned skills to shape unique objects. “Natural Beauties” is sponsored by Southern Arts
Society. Southern Arts Society (the old train depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC. Gallery and gift shop hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Currently on exhibit: “Natural Beauties” featuring traditional and artistic basketry, gourds, glass and woodwork February 3 through February 27. Admission is free. For more information call HYPERLINK "tel:704-739-5585" \n _blank704-739-5585.
Engraved bowl by Diane Brzeski
tanned and beaded leather by Pam Perkins
Earl Scruggs Center headline Darin and Brooke Aldridge
Turned wood platter by Bill Rucker
Woven gourd by Debbie Wilson
YMCA's Moon over Mountain is Saturday at Duke Energy DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE Earl Scruggs Center at Shelby will headline the Sweethearts of Bluegrass Darin and Brooke Aldridge at a Valentine Day “meet and greet,'' refreshments, CD signing, a tour of the facility and celebration of the couple's release Feb.
17 of their new album, “Snapshots” recorded by Crossroads/Mountain Home Music that captures bits and pieces of our past. Admission is $20. Register and purchase tickets on line at 704-487-6233. The Earl Scruggs
Center is free to Cleveland County visitors on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Center is also open Thursdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays f rom 1-5 p.m.
(Ed. Note: The recipes in today’s cooking column come from “Recipes of a Lifetime” by Martha Smith Allen) 7-UP or GINGER ALE CAKE Edna B.Greene 2 1/3 c. sugar ½ c. Crisco ½ lb. Margarine 1 cup eggs ( 4-5) 3 cups plain flour 1 small bottle 7-Up or Ginger Ale 2 tsp. Lemon flavoring ½ tsp. Almond flavoring Grease and flour tube pan. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, then flour, and 7-Up or ginger Ale alternately and flavoring. Pour in tube pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. 6 LAYER COOKIES Mattie Allen 1 stick margarine, melt in pan 1 c. Graham cracker crumbs, spread over pan and margarine 1 c. coconut, spread over crumbs 12oz. Pkg. Semisweet chocolate tidbits, spread over coconut 1 can condensed milk, spread over other ingredients 1 cup nuts, pecans, chopped, sprinkle over top. Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. When cool, cut in squares.
BANANA PUDDING Martha Allen 3 egg yolks plus 1 whole egg 3 egg whites 1 cup sugar 1 Tbsp. Flour, plain 11 oz. Box vanilla wafers 2 cups sweet milk pinch salt 1 tsp. Vanilla 3 med. Bananas 3 Tbsp sugar Place in mixer bowl egg yolks plus whole egg, 1 cup sugar, flour, salt. Beat this until creamy and lemon color. Add sweet milk and vanilla. Pour into saucepan on medium heat and let come to boiling point. Do not let boil. Remove from heat. In Pyrex dish, place layer of wafers, layer of bananas, sliced thin, and pour some of custard mix. Repeat this until you have used all ingredients. Beat egg white stiff, adding 3 tablespoons sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Place on top of pudding mixture and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees or enough to brown top of meringue.
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Volunteers from the Kings Mountain Family YMCA are hosting the annual Moon Over the Mountain event on Saturday, February 7. Proceeds from this event support YMCA Community Outreach and Financial Assistance programs such as diabetes prevention, LiveStrong and Open Doors The Moon Over the Mountain event is a major fundraising event for the Kings Mountain Family YMCA. It brings to-
gether local business and medical communities, professionals and philanthropists in the mission to help all people reach their God given potential in spirit, mind and body. This year’s event will feature a seated dinner, silent and live auctions, entertainment and dancing. For information about the annual Moon Over the Mountain event contact Michelle McCauley, Membership Director at (704) 669-3684.
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Chargers run past KM 70-47
Offensive players receiving awards at Thursday’s KMHS football awards night were, front row, left to right, Graham Keeter, Tico Crocker, Jake Merchant and Xavier Johnson. Back, Brandon Bell, Cory Hester, Brandon Falls and Darian McClain.
Versatile Crocker KMHS football’s MVP, Keeter top blocker for third straight season During an outstanding three-year career with the Kings Mountain Mountaineers, Tico Crocker stood out as a versatile player who would do anything asked of him to help the team win. This past season Crocker was the most valuable player for a team that improved its win total by 300 percent in the South Mountain Athletic Conference. Crocker amassed well over 1,000 all-purpose yards as a slot receiver, quarterback, defensive back and kick returner. Crocker received the team’s MVP award at Thursday night’s awards night at B.N. Barnes Auditorium. “We had a lot of very talented offensive players on this team,” Lloyd said of the 2014 Mountaineers who improved their record from 2-9 in 2013 to 8-4 and a berth in the state 3A playoffs. After an early-season injury to starting quarterback Brandon Bell, Coach Greg Lloyd said Crocker was the player that “truly stepped up to the plate and played wherever we needed him.” Crocker, who was the team’s leading receiver a year earlier, did an exceptional job switching to quarterback after starter Brandon Bell went down to injury. With Crocker at the helm, the Mountaineers posted some very impressive victories and played very well against top rivals Crest and Shelby that went on to win state championships.” Another player who accomplished a milestone in 2014 was offensive lineman Graham Keeter, a
KM JV team beats Crest Kings Mountain edged Crest 29-27 in a junior varsity boys basketball game Friday at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The win left KM 11-1 in the SMAC and 14-3 overall heading into a game last night at R-S Central. Kings Mountain hosts Chase Friday. Nolan Raby led the Mountaineer attack with 10 points. Jadien Adams, Dylan Thrift and Mike Toms added six each. Phillips led Crest with eight. CJ Guest added six and Petty and Johnson scored four each.
3 wrestlers 2nd in SMAC Three Kings Mountain High wrestlers finished sec-
Defensive players receiving awards at last week’s KMHS football awards night are, front row, left to right, Dre Bell, Jake Merchant and Julian Coulter. Back row, Shawn Adams, Dwayne Capps and Chance Frederick. Gardner-Webb recruit who accepted the coveted Fred Plonk Blocking Trophy for the third year in a row. The blocking trophy is the oldest in KMHS history, first presented in 1953, and Keeter is the first player to win the award three times. Line coach Kevin Cruise pointed out that Keeter took “tremendous strides” during his varsity career, improving every season. He graded out as the best blocker and also led the team in pancake blocks each of his three varsity seasons. Coach Lloyd presented a “record football” to split end Xavier Johnson, who became the school’s alltime leading receiver. His 107 receptions for 1,655 yards over his two-year plus varsity career both broke records previously held by Terrance Young who was
the star receiver on Lloyd’s 2008 championship team at KMHS. Last season, Johnson received a record football for setting the single game yards receiving record. “We’ve been fortunate to have good skill players,” Coach Lloyd noted. “Xavier really did this in two years because he was injured for all but two games last year. If he had been healthy his junior year there’s no telling how high his yardage would be.” Other trophy winners Thursday included: All-conference – Graham Keeter, Jake Merchant, Dre Bell, Tico Crocker, Julian Coulter, Shawn Adams, Xavier Johnson. All-County – Graham Keeter, Xavier Johnson.
Shawn Adams. Coach Mike Harris called Adams “our quarterback on defense.” Adams tied for the team lead in interceptions, led the team in pass breakups and was third in tackles. Linebacker Award – Dwayne Capps. Coach Mark Latham pointed out that Capps led the team in tackles with 60 and was “very dependable and accountable for his play whether it was good or bad.” Defensive coaches award – Julian Coulter. Latham said Coulter was a leader “on and off the field” and practiced just like he played. “He did whatever he had to do to help our team win,” Latham said. Defensive line award – Dre Bell.
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ond in the SMAC 2A/3A wrestling tournament Saturday at Chase High School. KM runners-up were Quenten Nguyen at 113 points, Reese Rhinehardt at 126 and Chance Frederick at 195. Quay Smith finished third at 138 pounds. Tiger Tuttanon (152) and Chris Mercer (220) finished fourth. East Burke won the championship with 169 points, followed by R-S Central 167.5, Chase 147, Shelby 114.5, KM 98, Crest 82, Burns 59.5. East Rutherford 51 and Draughn 48.
Wade with seven points, Eli Paysour six, James Parsons three and Zach Crawford, Caleb Watkins, Holden Turner and John Harmon Melton two each. Crest jumped out to a 23-5 first quarter lead and led 34-11 at the half and 40-17 going into the fourth period. Leading the KM defense were Kaylon Wade, James Ussery and Zach Crawford. The Patriots bounced back Thursday to defeat Lincolnton 69-55. Leading scorers were Wade with 21, Watkins 12, Paysour 10, Melton nine, Lannden Zanders nine, Titus Clark six and James Paysour two. Playing stellar defense were Zanders, Paysour and Wade. Kings Mountain led 15-10 after one period, 35-22 at the half and 43-40 going into the fourth quarter. KM carried a 2-3 conference and 3-5 overall mark
into Monday’s home game against Burns.
Patriots split league games Kings Mountain Middle’s boys basketball team lost to Crest and defeated Lincolnton last week. The Patriots fell to Crest Tuesday 62-24. Leading the way in scoring were Kaylon
2015 KMHS Football Schedule AUGUST 21 – North Gaston 28 – at East Gaston
Crest broke open a close game with a 31-7 run in the third quarter and went on to defeat Kings Mountain 70-47 Friday before a full house at KM’s Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The loss was the second in three games for the Mountaineers, who fell into a third place tie in the SMAC with East Rutherford. Crest improved to 11-1 in the conference and 16-3 overall heading into a big game last night against second place East Burke. The win over the Mountaineers assured the Chargers the top SMAC seed for the upcoming state 3A playoffs. The Chargers posted a 5-0 record against the conference’s other 3A teams, KM and Burns. Kings Mountain has the edge over Burns for the second SMAC 3A seed. Kings Mountain grabbed an early 2-0 lead Friday, but it didn’t take the Chargers long to get out of the corral. They scored seven straight points and were up 11-4 before the Mountaineers got a bucket and 4-of-4 free throws from Jacob Skidmore, and later a three by Dalton Cash and two by Tico Crocker, to cut the
margin to 17-15 at the first quarter break. Crest built a 29-20 lead before the Mountaineers rallied again to trail by seven points (31-24) at the half. The third period was all Crest, as their defense forced the Mountaineers into turnovers on just about every trip down the court, and their quick offense turned them into points on the other end. Crest reeled off 11 straight points for a 42-24 lead before Omar Petty finally scored a goal for the Mountaineers. After that, the Crest lead swelled to 60-26 before Cash hit a trey with just 41 seconds left in the quarter. Jerick Haynes led the Chargers with 26 points. Petty, who hadn’t played since December because of a back injury, came off the bench to lead the Mountaineers with nine. The Crest girls also had a big night, rolling past the Lady Mountaineers 53-35. Crest senior A’Diyah Ussery led the assault, scoring 24 points and setting a new Crest career scoring record of 1,878 points. Chaya Hunter led KM with 10 points.
Boys win, girls lose Tuesday at Draughn Kings Mountain split a SMAC doubleheader at Draughn last Tuesday night, with the girls losing 80-64 and the boys winning 55-43. Jacob Skidmore scored 19 points, Dante Starr 16 and Nelson McClain 14 to lead the Mountaineers to their eighth win in 11 league outings and 13th in 19 games overall. The game was close throughout with KM leading 11-10 after the first quarter, 22-17 at the half and 33-22 going into the
fourth quarter. Landon Murray scored 13 and Andrew Lilly 10 for the Wildcats. Draughn’s girls rolled to a 15-10 first quarter lead and never trailed. They were up 33-25 at the half and 62-46 going into the fourth quarter. Kymonah Hall had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Draughn. Gabby Burrato also scored 22 points. KM fell to 4-7 in the conference and 7-11 overall.
KM wrestlers in 3A playoffs Kings Mountain High’s wrestling team was at St. Stephens High in Hickory last night competing in the first two rounds of the state playoffs. Representing KMHS were Kayla Capps, Quenten Nguyen, Cameron Sarvis, Cody Cordle, Reese Rhein-
hardt, Quay Smith, Austin Mosley, Tiger Tuttanon, Cameron Morgan, Chanden Morgan, Darian McClain, Chance Frederick, Chris Mercer and Rodell Bishop. Wrestlers who qualify will compete in the Western 3A Regional Feb. 13-14 at North Henderson High.
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Kings Mountain Elite basketball summaries 7-9 yr Division Elite Clippers 16 Elite DemBoyz 8 Elite Fire 17 Elite Lakers 15
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Lady Patriots beat Lincolnton Kings Mountain Middle’s girls basketball team fell to Crest 47-30 and defeated Lincolnton 39-23 in Tri-County Conference play last week. The win over Lincolnton improved the KM record to 3-2 heading into home games Monday and Tuesday against Burns and Chase. Leading the way in the win were Hannah Clark with 18 points, Niya Kelly eight, Abby Pennington four, Aleenih Carter-Kee and Emily Graham three each, Maggie Lloyd two and Bea Haynes one.
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Versatile Crocker KMHS football’s MVP, Keeter top blocker for third straight season From Page 7 Coach Dustin Morehead said the team was blessed with a “very talented group” of defensive linemen. But Bell stood out, leading the team with 15 tackles for loss and numerous other defensive categories. “He caused terror to opposing offenses,” Morehead said. Wide receiver award – Xavier Johnson and Jake Merchant. Johnson caught 35 passes for 505 yards and Merchant had 30 for 431 yards. Offensive back award Darian McClain. Coach Lloyd called McClain a “really good running back” who through the year gained the “tough yards” that the Mountaineers needed. “He gained almost 1,000 yards while missing two games with an injury,” Lloyd pointed out. “The sky is the limit for him. When he’s healthy he’s one of the best backs in North Carolina.” Offensive coaches award – Cory Hester. Coach Cruise called Hester a “tireless worker. He’s not the biggest player and he’s not the fastest, but you never had to worry if he’s doing the right thing,” Cruise said. “He had a lot of determination to be the best he can be.” Tough man award – Brandon Bell. Bell surpassed the 1,000yard mark in passing for the second year in a row, despite missing five games with injuries. “We had a lot
of talented guys that exemplified what it means to be a Kings Mountain football player,” Coach Lloyd said.” He was an outstanding quarterback, one of my all-time favorites.” Game jersey award – Brandon Falls. Each year the coaching staff awards a game jersey to a senior who always gives his best in practice and in games. Lloyd called Falls “an outstanding student with a top GPA. He does whatever you ask him to do. He was the first one at practice a hundred percent of the time. He always put others first.” KMTD Club Weightlifter of the Year – Chance Frederick. Strength and conditioning coach Ted Trahan said the players improved “by leaps and bounds” during the year. “There were a lot of studs in the weight room this year and they had a fine season. Chance trained and worked hard. He was a beast.” -Edward D. Jones Players of the Week award: Brandon Bell (Hunter Huss), Tico Crocker (East Gaston), Jake Merchant (Forestview), Shawn Adams (East Rutherford), Julian Coulter and Chance Frederick (Burns), Darian McClain (Shelby), Shaun Grier (Draughn), Jake Merchant (Crest), Xavier Johnson (RS Central), Brandon Bell (Chase), Jair McCluney (East Burke), Keenan Baker (West Henderson).
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Local organizations receive grants
Pictured are representatives of local organizations accepting grants from the Cleveland Commuity Foundation. Representatives from local nonprofit organizations who received grants from the Cleveland County Community Foundation in 2014 were honored at a luncheon at the Cleveland Country Club. Each representative shared information about their organization. with the Board. The Foundation distributed grants totaling $11,800 to nine nonprofit organizations: $1,000 to Children’s Homes of Cleveland County to assist with refurbishing and replacing furnishings. $2,000 to Council on Aging of Cleveland County, Inc. to purchase food for the Meals on Wheels Program. $1,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland County
for the Lilly Street Redevelopment Project. $1500 to Junior Charity League of Shelby to purchase clothing for children in need. $1,000 to Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry for their energy assistance program. $800 to the Master’s House to purchase food for the residents of the substance house. $1,000 to the Shelby Salvation Army for the Hope on the Homefront Program. $1,500 to Shoal Creek Baptist Church for the Helping Hands Pantry. $2,000 to Washington Outreach Ministry, Inc. for the community emergency food pantry. For qualified organizations the 2015 grant cycle
will open June 1st and the deadline to apply is noon on July 3rd. Funding interests will be announced closer to the cycle opening. The grant cycle will be conducted through a newly enhanced online application process. An informational webinar is scheduled for March 4that 3:00. Preregistration is encouraged as seats are limited. Applicants may view a recording of the webinar at any time by visiting http:// www.fftc.org/communityforce-webinar-2014. Members of the Cleveland County Community Foundation board of trustees are Kathleen H. Wilson, chairman; Ralph Meekins, vice-chairman; Bill Chambless, Jay Gragg,
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Sports This Week Thursday, Feb. 5 4 p.m. – Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at East Rutherford. Friday, Feb. 6 4 p.m. – High school basketball, Chase at Kings Mountain.
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How to Make Your Bathroom Safer Dear Savvy Senior, What tips do you recommend for making a bathroom safer and more functional for seniors. My 79-year-old mother slipped and fell getting out of the shower last month, and I’d like to modify her bathroom a bit with some safety features that can help protect her. Searching Daughter Dear Searching, Because more accidents and injuries happen in the bathroom than any other room in the house, this is a very important room to modify for aging in place. Depending on your mom’s needs, here are some tips for each part of the bathroom that can make it safer and easier to use. Flooring: To avoid slipping, a simple fix is to get non-skid bath rugs for the floors. Or if you want to put in a new floor get slip-resistant tiles, rubber or vinyl flooring, or install wall-to-wall carpeting. Lighting: Good lighting is also very important, so install the highest wattage bulbs allowed for your mom’s bathroom fixtures, and get a plug-in nightlight that
automatically turns on when the room gets dark. Bathtub/shower: To make bathing safer, purchase a rubber suction-grip mat, or put down adhesive nonskid tape on the tub/shower floor. And have a carpenter install grab bars in and around the tub/shower for support. If your mom uses a shower curtain, install a screw or bolt-mounted curtain rod, versus a tension-mounted rod, so that if she loses her balance and grabs the shower curtain the rod won’t spring loose. If your mom has mobility issues or balance problems, get her a shower or bathtub seat so she can bathe from a seated position. In addition, you may also want to get a handheld, adjustable-height showerhead installed that will make washing while sitting down easier. Another, pricier option is to install a walk-in-bathtub or a prefabricated curbless shower. Walk-in tubs have a door in front that provides a much lower threshold to step over than a standard tub. They also typically have a built-
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strength. Also note that it only takes 130-degree water to scald someone, so turn her hot water heater down to 120 degrees.
Curbless showers have no threshold to step over, and typically come with a built-in seat, grab bars, slip resistant floors and an adjustable handheld showerhead. Prefabricated curbless showers and walk-in-tubs typically cost anywhere between $2,500 and $10,000 installed.
Entrance: If your mom needs a wider bathroom entrance to accommodate a walker or wheelchair, install some “swing clear” offset hinges on the door which will widen the doorway an additional two inches.
Toilet: Most toilets are about 14 to 16 inches high which can be an issue for many people with arthritis, back, hip or knee problems. To raise the toilet height, which can make sitting down and getting back up a little easier, you can purchase a raised toilet seat that clamps to the toilet bowl, and/or purchase toilet safety rails that sit on each side of the seat for support. Or, you can install an ADA compliant toilet that ranges between 17 and 19 inches high. Faucets: If your mom has twist handles on the sink, bathtub or shower faucets, replace them with lever handle faucets. They’re easier to operate, especially for seniors with arthritis or limited hand
Emergency assistance: As a safety precaution, purchase a waterproof phone for the bathroom or get a medical alert device (SOS emergency call button) that your mom could wear in case she falls and needs to call for help. You can find all of the products suggested in this column at either medical supply stores, pharmacies, big-box stores, home improvement stores, hardware and plumbing supply stores as well as online. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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that demonstrate outstanding support for all active-duty and veteran military personnel. Chapter 634, which includes Cleveland and seven other nearby counties in North Carolina, has also recognized the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, N.C., and others with the Purple Heart designation. The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., is the only other Purple Heart college or university in the Carolinas, shared Stephen Zenes, junior vice commander for MOPH Chapter 634. “We’re trying to make the whole state purple for its outstanding support of military members and for honoring the Purple Heart,” Zenes said. “Gardner-Webb is exceptionally friendly to the military, and
that’s why we pushed to honor the University. We like to see a university that welcomes and supports its veterans. The designation as a Purple Heart University honors that support. Gardner-Webb has consistently been recognized for its support of the nation’s troops. Among those honors, the University was recently named a military-friendly institution by Military Advanced Education, an organization that promotes higher education opportunities for military personnel and their families, and by G.I. Jobs/Victory Media, which advocates for educational and career opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members. U.S. News & World Report also ranked GWU best in the Carolinas among schools that offer online graduate business degrees to meet the needs of veterans.
Hanes Company,705 Canterbury Road, plans to build a 87,737 sq. ft. tilt wall addition to its present building at 705 Canterbury Road at estimated cost of $44,596,426.00. Choate Construction Co., Atlanta, Ga., is contractor for the new construction. January building permits issued by the city include the following: Abdul Elkout, 213 E . King St., obtained a master commercial permit to add 2086 square feet to the existing building with valuation at $60,000. Wayne Caskey, 701 S . Battleground Ave, plans to build a patio room at valuation of $34,662. Subcontractor is Johnny Stancil.
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Grace Christian Academy's A and A/B honor rolls for 2014-15 first semester Semester A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Cason Coop, Kyleigh Hamrick, Jillian Patton, Emma Starnes, Ethan Terry and Rachel Wilson First Grade: Jacob Adams, Drew Anderson, Lily Brown, Ava Holiday, Tippy Johnsonbaugh, Lake McDonald, Braden Nenonen, and Jacob Peterson Second Grade: Aiden Holiday, Jordan Patterson, Robert Reever, Shephard
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Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE CLEVELAND COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 14 SP 397 IN RE: Foreclosure of Real Property Under Credit Line Deed of Trust from Ethan Edward Byers In the original amount of $40,000.00, Payable to Lithium Federal Credit Union, dated November 26, 2007, and recorded on November 30, 2007 In Book 1538 at Page 1779, Cleveland County Registry Current Owner(s): Ethan Edward Byers Lithium Federal Credit Union Or Thomas B. Kakassy, Substitute Trustee NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that a Credit Line Deed of Trust executed by Ethan Edward Byers to Lithium Federal Credit Union, Trustee(s), which was dated November 26, 2007, and recorded on November 30, 2007 in Book 1538 at Page 1779, Cleveland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Credit Line Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Thomas B. Kakassy, having been substituted as Trustee in said Credit Line Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deed of Cleveland County, North Carolina,
and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Credit Line Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cleveland County, North Carolina, to wit: Situated in the Town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina and BEING Lots 19 and 20 of “A portion of the Parker Grove property”, as shown on a plat of said property thereof recorded in Map Book 1, at Page 32, in the Cleveland County Public Registry, and said lots being situated on the west side of an alley now known as “Stroupe’s Alley formerly known as Stroupe Road” and adjoining the Wesleyan Methodist Church lot, each lot being (25) feet wide and 110 feet deep. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 419 Stroupe’s Alley, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of
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Sale is being offered of sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property Ethan Edward Byers. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the
CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL ROAD NAME CHANGE REQUEST FOR ONE EXISTING ROAD CASE NO. RNC-1-1-15 A public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. by the City of Kings Mountain concerning the request by Gilbert Patrick. The purpose of this request is to change
loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Dated this 27th day of January, 2015. Substitute Trustee THOMAS B. KAKASSY /s/ Thomas B. Kakassy, NC Bar #9297 414 S. South Street PO Box 2436 Gastonia, NC 28053 Telephone (704) 867-1795 Fax (704) 867-1820 KMH3651 (2/04 & 11/2015)
an existing road name: Benton Express Avenue changed to Innovation Drive. A copy of the application may be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call 704734-4595 for additional information. The Public Hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers at the Kings Mountain City Hall located at 101 West Gold Street. All citizens are invited to attend. KMH3652 (2/04 & 11/15)
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Eagles Among Us (Ed. note: This the fourth in a series of articles on men in the area who have attained the Eagle rank. Jim Ferebee has interviewed and is continuing to interview many Eagle Scouts for this series of stories. We thought we would introduce our readers to Jim.)
Jim Ferebee Jim was born in July 1943 in Portsmouth, VA but grew up in the rural farming community of Birdsnest on the Eastern Shore (ES) of Virginia. He was a Cub Scout for three years and then joined Boy Scout Troop 311 sponsored by Franktown Methodist church. This troop was part of the Delmarva council (ES of VA, ES of MD and state of Del.). At the age of sixteen, he received his Eagle. His troop was an active troop with good adult leaders. He served as a patrol leader and as senior patrol leader. In working toward his Eagle He earned 27 Merit badges. His most significant memories of his years as a scout were the camping trips and attending summer camp. In 1961 he had the honor of representing the Delmarva council in presenting scouting’s annual report to the governor of VA. Jim attended Virginia Tech earning a BS and MS in Metallurgical Engineering. His first job was as a research engineer with Combustion Engineering in Chattanooga,
TN. After seven years in the lab, he became a Quality Engineer in QA department. In 1984, he moved to Kings Mountain as QA Manager when Combustion opened a facility here. 2000 marked the end of his full time employment since the plant closed and he was retired. Since then, he has had the opportunity to do contract QA work all over the world. Besides family, education and scouting, being a Christian has been a major part of his life. He was saved and baptized at the age of nine in Red Bank Baptist Church in Marionville, VA, where he attended until going away to college. In Chattanooga, TN. he was active in the churches attended, serving as a RA Leader, SS teacher, SS Dept. Director, Deacon, Chairman of Finance Committee, and Chair of two furnishing committees. Since coming to Kings Mountain, his family has been active members of First Baptist Church (FBC). He has the opportunity to serve here as a Deacon and Chair of Finance and Personnel committees and went on a mission trip to Honduras. He looks at his service as an adult Scout leader as his primary service to the church and his Lord. His Troop has awarded him the “Good Shepherd” adult religious award. He married his wife Jane in 1963 while in college. Fifty one years later they have three children and ten grandchildren. Two of the children are in full time Christian service and his son is an Eagle Scout. In his community, he has served many years on the United Way Board of Directors serving two terms as Chairman of the Allocations Committee. At his plant, he headed up the annual United Way fund drive. Again, as with
Eagle Scout Jim Ferebee (right) with Governor of VA 1961 church, he considers his work with Scouts as his place of service. In 1979, after having been out of Scouting for nearly 20 years, Jim got the opportunity to become the Scoutmaster of Troop 309 chartered by Hixson First Baptist Church in Chattanooga,TN (Cherokee Council). In 1984, when he moved to Kings Mountain, FBC was seeking to reactivate Troop 92 and Jim again became a Scoutmaster. In 1992, the troop was designated as the Troop of the Year in Battleground District (Cleveland County). He continued as SM until 1996 when he stepped down to the less physically demanding role of Assistant Scoutmaster. He has found this supporting role to be every bit as fulfilling as that of Scoutmaster. During his tenure as an adult leader, he has been selected for OA (Brotherhood Member), attended and completed Woodbadge training, attended a week of training at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, and done a week of sailing at BSA
Sea Base in Florida. The Battleground District has awarded him the District Award of Merit, KM Friends Of Scouting has awarded him the Rev. Dr. Charles Bell Award, and he have been awarded the Scoutmaster Award of Merit. He have served as an instructor in “Basic Scout Leader Training”, been on staff of Council Junior Leader Training, and served on the District Eagle Board of Review. His 35 years as an adult scout leader has been most rewarding. Scouting, and it principles, have been a guide to his life from 11 years age until now. He finds his actions, values, and thoughts reflect them. Things he learned as a scout are still in use whether it is tying a knot, cooking a cobbler in a dutch oven, finding the North Star, identifying a tree or just carrying and using a pocket knife. At summer camp with his troop (his main camping activity now) he finds himself singing old scout songs and rejoicing in watching our scouts enjoy the same experiences that he did as a scout.
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East Elementary school Second nine week awards Second Nine week awards at East Elementary School were presented on Jan. 30 at the school to Kindergarten and First Grade students. The honor roll students were also recognized. .KIWANIS TERRIFIC KIDS: (K) Brayden Biggerstaff, Tia Jordan, Lilly Parker, Daeshawn Camp, Layla Breakfield, Cameron Henderson, (1) Taylor Wilson, Chase Abernathy, Lucy McDaniel, Cydnie McCurry, Phylicia Eubanks, PRINCIPAL PALS: (HOMEWORK AWARD) KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS: Ja’Mari Bess, Curtis Campbell, Chesney Cutler, Ian Hall, Zi Hughes, Ariel Humphries, Tia Jordan, D. J. McFadden, Haylie Morrow, Joseph Rowland, Matthew Simpson, Franklin Smith, Jayden Snyder, Noah Jones, Sophie Arrowood, Alana Goode, Alyssa Goode, Kaylee Clary, Ayven Ingram, Greysen Miller, Kenna Myers, Lilly Parker, Daniel Ramsey, Aliceson Simpson, Kevin Walker, Wyatt Wooten, Daeshawn Camp, Blane Nations, Layla Putnam, Hunter Black, Layla Breakfield, Karsyn Criswell, Kayla Goode, Cameron Henderson, Madyson Martin, Elijah Perry, Ericka Stewart, Caleb Watts, Abbey Smith, Shiloh Hemphill. FIRST GRADE: Chase Abernathy, Ke’Ja Baker-Parker, Conner Black, Janyah Crawford, Olivia Coplen, Jordayn Gantt, Brayden Harvey, Autumn Heffran, Alona Noblett, Braxton Powell, Emarie Pressley, Aiden Smith, Trayton Teal, Taylor Wilson, Madilyn Walker, Sierra Abernathy, Natalie Brown, Phoenix Calhoun, Justin Curry, Dominic Davis, Landyn Howell, Kensen Martin, Cydnie McCurry, Lucy McDaniel, Coley Peters, O’Ryan Seright, Caleb Smith, Omari Wilson, Anna Reece Wooten, Karmen Rodgers,Trinity Arwood, Lillie Bolin, Kinsley Byrd, Abby Cody, Laila Degree, Lucas Davis, Phylicia Eubanks, Gabriel Lubas, Thomas Phillips, Alex Stevens, Alyssa Biggerstaff. A HONOR ROLL First Grade: Conner Black, Brayden Harvey, Dominic Davis, Kensen Martin, Lucy McDaniel, Coley Peters, Caleb Smith, Anna Reece Wooten, Kinsley Byrd, Lucas Davis, Phylicia Eubanks, AB HONOR ROLL First Grade: Chase Abernathy, Ke’Ja Baker-Parker,
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