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Race Day Saturday at Gateway Trail

Pictured are some of the participants in last year's big race at Gateway Trail headed for the finish line.This year's race on Saturday starts at 9 a.m. (file photo) Gateway Trail is gearing up for its big race day Saturday. There’s fun for all, including a 5k run/ walk, a 10 mile run, and a kid's fun run.

Trophies for winners this year will be unique railroad spikes, a nod to the fact that the first quarter of a mile the Gateway

Trail is on the old rail bed and since the trail is part of Rails to Trails for North Carolina.

Participants can pre-register at: www. racesonline.com/"www. racesonline.com for $25.

On race day the registration fee is $30. The event See RACE DAY, Page 7

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City Council okays YMCA contract ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Fifteen people spoke in support of the Kings Mountain Family YMCA lastTuesday night as city council voted 6-1 to approve a 20-year contract with the YMCA to operate the city's recreation program.

The city will pay the YMCA $400,000 annually with a two to four percent increase each year. The Y has been running the program for 15 years at the city-owned former community center on Cleveland Avenue but the lease was up.

Councilman Curtis Pressley cast the no vote.

“Times have changed, we're putting our money into one basket and we owe it to our citizens to operate our own recreation. We're missing a lot of kids in the program,'' he said, questioning the

cost.

Ward 4 councilman Rodney Gordon said he thought the price “is too good a deal for the city to walk away from.” It's a responsible decision,'' he added. Gordon noted that his dream for the future is the building of a sports complex in Kings Mountain.

“This is a win/win situation for the city and YMCA,'' said Mayor Rick Murphrey.

City Manager Marilyn Sellers explained why she recommended the council approve a 20- year contract.

She said for the city to run the program the cost would be approximately $900,000 per year.

With the new contract, the city would receive $2 million approximately over a 20-year period in utility payments from the Y. Sellers said the cost for the city to run the recreation program back in the late

1990s was $407,000. “To run only ball programs the first year it would cost the city $743,000, add fitness programs and that's another $156,000,'' she added. Sellers said that for the 2014 year just the salary item for the YMCA was $352,628.

“If the city ran recreation we would have to pay the utilities, pay100% of the upgrades to our buildinig, we would not have other organizations to pull programs from at a low cost and we would have to take on 100% liability,'' said Sellers.

Maurice Tate, founder and President of Kings Mountain Elite which serves 200 youth in the area after school and in other programs, said KM Elite is not in competition with the YMCA. For the past five years Elite has increased its program offerings but survives on donations from the public. “We serve many

disadvantaged kids,'' said Tate, who asked for the city's endorsement of its programs He agreed with Pressley that times had changed in the 15 years since the YMCA began operating the city's recreation program. “We have a more diverse population,'' he said.

For over an hour speaker after speaker spoke in support of the YMCA. Rev. Eddie Gray, a charter member of the Y, referee for basketball and flag football and a baseball umpire for the Y, set up a baseball scenario where a home team's biggest slugger was up to the plate with the bases loaded in the 9th inning.”I believe that if you vote no on this new contract with the YMCA you'll be left in the same position as that home run batter standing at the plate with the bat on his shoulders and not doing a thing about it.”

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Bakers complete pro-bono Taking ‘Polar Plunge’ work in Dominican Republic for good cause Saturday DAVE BLANTON

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In the days before the calendar flipped to 2015, many took the opportunity to take a quick vacation or spent their time gearing up for a big New Year’s Eve party. Not so much for Kings Mountain dentists Bryan and Steve Baker.

Instead, the two packed up their bags and their extensive professional experience to make a mission trip to the Dominican Republic’s capital city of Santo Domingo to perform dental implant surgery on more than 30 patients who otherwise would not have been able to afford the expensive procedure.

The brothers headed to the poor island nation as part of a mission organized by the International Dental Implant Association. From

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Drs. Steve (at left) and Bryan Baker work with a patient during their December mission trip to the Dominican Republic. The two Kings Mountain dentists joined about 25 other dental professionals from around the globe to help patients in the impoverished island nation.

Dec. 27 through Dec. 31, they teamed up with more 25 other dentists from around the globe to com-

plete the first phase of tricky implant procedures.

“We definitely didn’t See BAKERS, Page 7

Police nab one suspect, looking for second man It was quick work by Kings Mountain Police.

A day after a reported

robbery at Sun Trust Bank on Shelby Road, police had warrants and the suspect in custody on Feb. 27.

Police also have warrants for a second suspect in the armed robbery of Linwood Family Mart, also on Tuesday, Feb. 24. .

William Grant Sand-

ers, 28, of 806 Landing St., faces felony counts of larceny and possession of stolen goods in connection with the robbery of Sun Trust Bank about 12:30 last Tuesday afternoon. His $25,000 bond was secured See POLICE, Page 7

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There was no shortage of ‘cold enough for ya jokes’ at Moss Lake Saturday morning. 35 degrees in late February isn’t exactly shockingly frigid weather.

With warm clothes and a decent hat, most can get by.

But for nearly 100 folks who took the “Polar Plunge” into the lake’s near-freezing waters, it was a different kind of cold indeed. They went in pink and shivering and came out numb and maybe even a little blue.

“It’s so cold that politicians have their hands in their own pockets,” quipped WBTV co-anchor John Car-

This unidentified man was among 91 who took a cold dive in Moss Lake for benefit of Special Olympics. ter, who emceed the event, which drew hundreds of spectators and aimed at raising money for the Special

Olympics. “And hey, folks, I’m just now hearing that spectators are now required See POLAR PLUNGE, Page 6

Partnership for children hosts Rise and Shine breakfast Downtown Kings Mountain businesses are invited to join fellow business and building owners for the Quarterly Rise & Shine Breakfast.

Come for the networking and information for you to use while enjoying a light breakfast courtesy of The Partnership for Children located in the Central School

building, 105 E. Ridge Street, Kings Mountain.

Featured speaker will be Andy Neisler, Attorney with Cloninger and Neisler. Mr. Neisler will talk about the basics of business building leases and the relationship and responsibilities for tenants and property owners.

Sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain Main

Street Organization Committee, the Rise and Shine will be held in the Central School Building Partnership for Children offices, Thursday, March 5th from 7:45 to 9 a.m. This is a free event.

The Mauney Memorial Library is a municipal library founded in 1936 and funded by the citizens of Kings Mountain, NC.

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■ POLICE

■ OBITUARIES John Beatty Barber, Jr. Paw Paw Johnny KINGS MOUNTAIN John Beatty Barber, Jr. lovingly known as PawPaw Johnny to his family, 68, went home to be with his Savior after a courageous 8 year battle with cancer, Tuesday February 24, 2015 while at home with his family.

A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Mary Hughes Barber and John Beatty Barber, Sr. He was a hard and faithful worker and was employed at Goforth Brothers of Shelby, Foote Mineral of Kings Mountain and retired from Duke Power Catawba Plant in Rock Hill. He was an accomplished pilot who Sara Champion Hall beloved grandmother KINGS MOUNTAIN - Sara Champion Hall, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord On February 27, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Clevel a n d County, daughter of the late T. A. Champion and Bessie Reynolds Champion.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by husbands C.B. Clary, Robert Lovelace and James Hall. She was the baby of 12 children and was also preceded in death by brothers Floyd, Tommy, Gene, Howard, Jr., J.D., James ( Jim) Champion active church member KINGS MOUNTAIN - James “Jim” S. Champion, 93, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, died March 2, 2015 at Kings Mountain Hospital.

He was born in Cleveland County, NC to the late Leroy Champion and Bessie Hamrick Champion. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, P.A. Cham-

Carl Junior Posey Decatur, Alabama Funeral for Carl Junior Posey, 87, of Decatur, AL, will be Wednesday, 1:00 pm at Moulton Baptist Church with Lawrence Funeral Home directing and Dr. Darryl Wood officiating.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 4, from 11:00 to 1:00 at the church.

Burial services for Mr. Posey will take place in Kings Mountain, North Carolina at Mountain Rest Cemetery with Harris Funeral Home directing and Felton Yeargan of Apex, North Carolina officiating. The visitation will be at Harris Funeral home on Saturday, March 7, from 12 noon until 1:00 with graveside service, including military honors, to follow.

Mr. Posey was born April 5, 1927 in Hatton to

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loved to fly and attend air shows with his friends and family. He also was an avid race fan and loved working and playing with his tractors, especially with his grandsons.

One of his greatest joys was traveling and spending time with his family.

He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Kings Mountain and a former member of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department. He loved his church and over the years has served as a Sunday School teacher, Deacon, and Food Ministry Volunteer. He also volunteered at the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry as well as any other area of need in his community even throughout his battle with cancer.

In addition to his father and mother, he is preceded in death by one grandson, Tabin Barber.

He is survived by one son, Kevin Barber and wife

Rhonda; one daughter, Audra B. Price and husband Tommy all of Kings Mountain; one brother, Steve Barber and wife Cindy of Lincolnton; four grandchildren, Brison, Clay, and Colt Barber and Zack Price all of Kings Mountain.

A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Saturday ,Feb. 28, 2015 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, with officiating

by Rev. Steve Taylor. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Burial is at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2032 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is handling the arrangements.

Online condolence may be made at: www.claybarnette.com/”www.claybarnette.com.

Lyman and Charlie Champion and sisters Gertrude Porter, Annie Short, Virginia Ware and by grandson Robbie Clary.

She was a member of Allen Memorial Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, loved sewing, quilting and traveling. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her sons Stephen Clary and wife Violet, Kings Mountain, Kenneth Clary and wife Judith , Kings Mountain; daughters Pam Turner and husband Wayne, Kings Mountain, Kathy Childers and husband Tommy, Gaffney, SC, Sara Paulette Towery and husband David, Grover; 19 Grandchildren, 26 Great-Grandchildren; 1 Great-Great Grandchild; special friends Glenda and

Charlie Caldwell, Walland, TN; beloved dog Socks.

A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2 p.m., with Rev. John Barnhardt and Rev. Dennis Wells officiating.

Visitation was from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2, prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain.

Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be sent to Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance, 14 East 60th Street Suite 208, New York, NY 10022. Guest register available at HYPERLINK “http://www. harrisfunerals.com/”www. harrisfunerals.com.

Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.

pion and C. A. Champion.

He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain and retired from Southern Bell after 37 years of service.

Surviving are his wife of 67 years: Dorothy “Dot” Costner Champion, of the home, and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Dr. John Sloan and Rev. Scott Whitener will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2-3 p.m. in the Stained Glass Room of First Baptist Church.

Interment, with full military honors will be provided

by Marine Corps League, Foothills Detachment, in Capernaum Cemetery in Waco.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.

A guest register is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.HarrisFunerals.com/"www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.

Elmer and Lillian (Ray) Posey. He grew up in the area and became an active member and served as a lifetime deacon at Moulton Baptist Church. After moving to Decatur, Mr. Posey became a member of the Parkview Baptist Church and a member of the Joe Williams Sunday School class. Mr. Posey enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March of 1945 and served his country for two years as a medic before returning home. He was employed

by Monsanto of Decatur before being transferred to Apex, North Carolina, where he retired after 26 years. While residing in Apex, Mr. Posey spent his free time coaching Pop Warner football teams, was an active volunteer with the Junior Chamber of Commerce (JC’s) and served as the town’s first Recreation Director for many years.

Mr. Posey was a loyal University of Alabama football fan and a University of North Carolina basketball fan. His favorite hobbies included hunting and fishing. With his

fishing buddy, Roy Cooke, they reeled in enough fish and “fish tales” to feed everyone.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Roberts Posey; one daughter, Debbie Nuding (Michael) of Zebulon, NC; one son, Keith Posey (Suzanne) of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Robert Kaczynski, Michael Kaczynski, Emily Kaczynski of North Carolina; Kyle Posey and Alex Posey of Houston, Texas.

Great Grandchildren, Erin Kaczynski and Dillon Elliott of North Carolina. Mr. Posey is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Clyde and Leon Posey, and sisters Edna Crutchfield, Edith Crutchfield, Evelyn Matthews and Helen Hill.

Pallbearers will be nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Joe Williams Sunday School Class.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Parkview Baptist Church Building Fund, 305 Beltline Place, SW, Decatur, AL 35601.

ARRESTS FEB. 24: Shandea Shantell Byers, 27, 5076 Pennington Place, Apt. 24, DWI, driving with open container, $5,000 bond, secured.

FEB. 27: Randy Nelson, 46, 528 Baker St., assault with deadly weapon, $2500 bond, secured.

FEB. 27: Chad Dale Bordo, 31, Shelby, DWI, driving while license revoked, $5,000 bond, secured. While at the Magistrate's office he was served with a warrant for arrest for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and was given a unsecured bond.

FEB. 27: William Grant Sanders, 28, 806 Landing St., larceny and possession of stolen goods, both felonies, $25,000 bond, secured.

FEB. 27: Matthew Kyle Holt, 23, Gastonia, driving while license revoked, possession of stolen goods, $1,000 bond, secured.

CITATIONS FEB. 15: Tearle Rick Tesseneer, 23, Shelby, expired tag, no electronic inspection.

FEB. 18: A 17-year-old male was cited for running a red light.

FEB. 20: Jose Anibal Baerga, 32, 808 Landing St., no operator's license.

FEB. 20: Matthew Ryan Connell, 28, 1223 Bethlehem Road, speeding.

FEB. 21: Micheal Anthony Rogers, Jr., Taylors, SC, speeding.

FEB. 20: Catherine Hargett Keeter, 53, Shelby, expired tag.

FEB. 21: Debra Lynn Bishop, 49, 2505 Cleveland Ave., speeding.

FEB. 22: Tommy Randall Manning, 56, 511 Crocker Rd., revoked license.

FEB. 23: Antwuan Enoch Bristol, 41, 1512 Pinehurst St., no operator's license.

FEB. 26: Robert Lee Phillips, 44, Cherryville, expired tag, no electronic inspection of vehicle.

FEB, 27: Steven Gerard Byrd Jr., 22, 418 Belvedere Circle, fictitious tag, no insurance.

FEB. 27: Christa Marie Ellis, 27, 5734 Walker Way, expired tag.

FEB. 28: Julia Hartwell Mace, 24, Waxhaw, NC, speeding.

FEB. 28: Karyn King, 54, 105 Judy Court, failing to carry valid driver's license, open container, failure to carry registration card.

FEB. 28: Victor James Gilmore, 64, Charlotte, consume alcoholic beverage in passenger area of a motor vehicle on a street/highway.

MARCH 1: Vickie Lynn Ramsey, 42, 106 Churchill Dr., open container in passenger area of motor vehicle, driving on wrong half of the

highway.

INCIDENTS FEB. 24: Suntrust Bank, 700 W. King St., reported a common law robbery. A white male entered the bank and demanded money from the teller. Detectives have arrested a suspect.

FEB. 24: Linwood Mart, 511 Linwood Road, reported that a white male armed with a handgun entered the store and demanded money. Detectives are continuing investigation.

WRECKS FEB. 14: Officer Chi Ming Lai said a 15-year-old female backed a 2005 Mazda on Kingswood Court into a motorized home parked in the driveway at 800 Kingswood Court and owned by Kenneth Joseph Kies. Property damage was estimated at $1100. Lai was told the teenager hit the gas pedal on the car instead of the brake.

FEB. 16: Officer F. L. Wittington said that a 2008 Honda operated by Magan Hall, Prattville, AL and a 1997 Ford operated by Steven Michael Smith, 103 Apple Court, collided in the intersection at York Road. Property damages were estimated at $4,000.

FEB. 19: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that s 17-yearold male ran a stop and go light and struck a 1998 Jeep operated by Heather Streets, Bessemer City. The accident happened at the intersection of SouthWatterson and W. Mountain Streets. Property damages were estimated at $10,000.

FEB. 19: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that Carolyn Petralia, Gastonia, was backing her 2001 Lincoln from a parking space and struck a 2005 Nissan operated by Crystal McClure, 104 Mill Creek Road. The accident happened on E. Gold Street.

Property damages were estimated at $4,000 FEB. 20: Officer J. L. Dee said that Jose Baerga, 808 Landing St., operating a 2004 Nissan, failed to slow for Sadie Scism Patterson, 218 Putnam Lake Road, operating a 2007 Ford, to turn into Cotton Gin Salon and collided.

Baerga was cited for no operator's license. Property damages were estimated at $3500.

FEB. 20: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Louise Sheppard Caveny of Grover, operating a 2007 Ford, and Wanda Suggs Porter, 121 Bottom Rd., operating a 2014 Cadillac, were both backing from parking stalls at CVS Pharmacy and hit. Property damage was slight.

FEB. 22: Officer J. L. Dee said that Juliet Owensby, 802 Henry St., operating a 2007

Chevrolet, and Damesha Joan Whitesides, 200 Parrish Drive, operating a 2011 Chevrolet, collided in the intersection of US 74 Business and NC 161 as both drivers were merging into a turning lane. Property damage was estimated at $3,000.

FEB. 23: Officer M. D. Butler said that Robert Todd Jaycox, 604 McDaniel Rd., operating a 2006 Toyota, bumped a 2000 Chevrolet operated by Patricia Hardin Ball, 209 N. Carpenter St., as Ball was stopped to make a left turn on NC 216.

FEB. 23: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that James King Painter of Blacksburg, SC was towing a 28 foot long camper traveling in the southbound lane of I-85 near Mile marker six. The rear bumper which the camper was attached to broke away from the 1966 Chevrolet, the camper struck the guardrail twice before coming to a stop. Property damage was estimated at $20,000.

FEB. 24: Officer M.D. Butler said that Leslie Ann Schmoutz, Shelby, lost control o f her 2002 Honda on a snow-covered bridge at the on ramp to I-85 North, ran off the side of the road and hit a ditch. Property damage was estimated at $950.

FEB. 24: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that a 1994 Chevrolet operated by Andrea Medrano, 126 Stoney Ridge Road, started sliding in the snow on the US 74 Bypass, lost control of her car and was in collision with a Chevrolet operated by Sidney Mack Culp of Mooresboro. Property damage was estimated at $750 to the Medrano vehicle and $2500 to the Culp vehicle. Relatives took Medrano to the hospital.

FEB. 25: Officer D. K. Davis said that Sherry Watts Wells, 411 Christopher Court, operating a 2009 Hyundai, struck a 1997 BMW operated by Jewel Yvette Kraft, 5592 Lennox Dr., in the parking lot at Dollar Tree on Shelby Road. Kraft told the officer she had a twinge in her neck. Property damages were estimated at $4500.

FEB. 26: Officer Bryan McGinnis said that Steven Hay of Irmo, SC, operating a truck for Golden State Foods of McCook, IL, struck a parked 2014 Toyota owned

by Teresa Henderson, 521 Mary's Grove Church Road.

The accident happened in the parking lot of McDonald's on York Road. Property damages were estimated at $3600.

FEB. 28: Officer Kyle Bell said Kevin Goforth, Duncan, SC, operating a 2015 BMW on I-85, struck an unknown object in the road and left the road. Property damage was estimated at $1200.

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office seeks public help to identify this man

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said that the man has been identified by his street name, “Billy Cinco” and he reportedly is associated with the Bloods Gang. ''We believe he frequents the Shelby, Gastonia, and Charlotte area and may reside in Gaston County,'' said Norman.

He is being sought for questioning in a robbery with dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon and first degree kidnapping,

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KMLT to present comedy two more nights, Friday and Saturday

Bolt-Powell to wed

Cydney Wallace, Mary Grace Kellar, Estelle Grabert, and Leslie Brown, left to right, in a scene from “Southern Hospitality,'' which plays Friday and Saturday nights at Joy Theatre.

Photo by Brian Hallman gambling place, accidentally, It's family friendly with all to save it.

Tickets are $10 for adults and loses his shirt. If that isn't characters playing roles that and $8 for students and senior enough, his wife goes looking will keep you laughing. for him and gambles away Kings Mountain Little citizens.

The sisters have the idea their home and, in the meanTheatre and Dilling Heating will present two more per- to celebrate Fayro Day with a time, has to dress up as a cow formances of the comedy, beauty show and a huge Civil for a pet show. Visitors come “Southern Hospitality,'' on War reenactment with only 15 to town and the plot thickens.

One of the really fun Friday and Saturday nights at participants, maybe not that 7:30 p.m. at the Joy Perfor- many, because they use bal- scenes is when Aunt Iney mance Center in downtown loons in one of the hilarious comes for a visit andhe old girl drops dead ( or does scenes from the show.

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While all that's going on, she?) in the living room just The Futrelle sisters – Frankie, Twink, Honey Raye Twink is determined to get as the representative from a and Rhonda Lynn - stir up a her man, Deputy John Curtis salsa manufacturing company lot of trouble as they work to Bunter, to the altar and even comes in for a visit.

Teresa Williams chose her save their hometown, Fayro, the preacher, who wants to be Texas. The town's in danger assigned to a permanent pas- characters to fit the parts and of disappering and the sisters torate in the town, has troubles they did to the delight of the can't have that, it's up to them of his own when he visits a audience.

KELLI ELIZABETH BOLT – NICHOLAS DWAYNE POWELL Paul and Lisa Bolt of Kings Mountain announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelli Elizabeth, to Nicholas Dwayne Powell, son of Dwayne Powell of Shelby and Tina Deaton of Mooresboro.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Tommy and Doris Bridges of Kings Mountain, the late Ada Bridges, and Shirley Bolt

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of Shelby and the late Paul Bolt Sr. She is a 2008 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration.

She is employed by Siemens Energy Inc. in Charlotte.

The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of

Vick and Sarah Deaton of Mooresboro and the late Johnny and Lavonda Powell. He is a 2007 graduate of Burns High School and is currently employed by Cleveland County Animal Control.

The wedding will take place April 11, 2015 at 5 p.m. at Baker Buffalo Creek Vineyard in Fallston.

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Rev. and Mrs. Billy Houze will celebrate their 25th anniversary at Peoples Baptist Church, 1010 Groves Street. Rev. Mr. Houze became pastor in 1990. The special service of celebration will be at the 11 a.m. service on March 15.

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MYRA McGINNIS ing through the final days.

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“One hospice in the world has got to be the best hospice in the world and I want that hospice to be Hospice Cleveland County.”

Hospice Cleveland County operates two facilities, one in Shelby and Kings Mountain Hospice in Kings Mountain.

McGinnis is the daughter of Margaret McGinnis of Kings Mountain and the late Dick McGinnis.

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Myra McGinnis is celebrating her 25th year of service with Hospice Cleveland County.

The Chief Executive Officer joined Hospice Cleveland County in 1990 and was promoted to Executive Director in 1994.

With the many rules, regulations, audits and requirements that encroach on hospice care in these times, McGinnis wrote in a recent publication, “at its simplest, hospice is about affirming life and the dignity of individuals travel-

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NEW COUNCILMAN- Patrick Shannon, left, is sworn by Mayor J. D. Ledford as a new councilman in Grover. He was nominated by the city council to replace Rodney Ross, who resigned. Shannon is also a Grover volunteer fireman.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Eagles Among Us

by JIM FEREBEE 8th in a series

GRADUATES FROM NAVAL WAR COLLEGE – Thomas Keith Morrow II (Tommy) graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island on Nov. 18 with a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. He and his wife, Liz, and daughters Lyla and Caroline now reside in Alexandria, Va. and Morrow is now working at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A 1996 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and a 2000 USMA/West Point graduate, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keith Morrow of Kings Mountain. Morrow is pictured receiving his diploma in ceremonies at the Naval War College.

Storyteller Randell Jones to lecture at Museum Award-winning author Randell Jones will be the guest speaker at 6 p.m.

Wednesday (today) at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum as part of National Women's History Month.

Jones, a storyteller and North Carolina Humanities Council Road Scholar, is the author of “Famous and Infamous Women in North Carolina.” He has also authored several books on North Carolina history, including “Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain,'' In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone,''

In the Footsteps of Davy Crockett: and “A Guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historical Trail.”

This is the second program in the Kings Mountain Historical Museum's History Lecture Series in conjunction with their new Pioneering Women of Cleveland County exhibit open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. T uesdays through Saturdays.

“We invite everyone to hear Mr. Jones Wednesday and enjoy visiting our exhibit,'' said Curator and Museum Director Adria Focht.

Johnson completes Army basic training Army Pvt. Mitchell P. Johnson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare, bayonet training,

drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.

Johnson is the son of Kristina Johnson of Dallas and ward of Jeff and Sarah Davis of Corning, New York.

He is a 2014 graduate of Kings Mountain High School.

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Inman to speak Sunday in Shelby Bob Inman, who wrote the new dramatic play “Liberty Mountain,'' will be guest speaker Sunday at 3 p.m. at Neal Senior Cen-

ter in Shelby. The program is sponsored by the Broad River Genealogical Society. The public is invited.

Commodities distribution Wednesday, March 11 Shelby Lions Club will be distributing USDA commodities on Wednesday, March 11, at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Highway 74 west. The distribution is based on the number in the family and the income of household. Take ID to

fill out an application. If a person is unable to come in person, he/she may send a note stating the number in the family, their address and their entire family income, signed by them. You must live in Cleveland County to participate.

Auditions for 'Liberty Mountain' Local auditons for “Liberty Mountain” will be held on Saturday, March 14, with registration at 9 a.m. and auditions at 10 a.m.

Auditions will also be held at 3 p.m. with registration at 2 p.m. on March 14 by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre at Joy Theatre.

Roger K. Miller was born in Shelby in 1955 and grew up in Belwood, NC. He joined troop 413 in 1966.

His troop was very short lived lasting from just before he joined until just after he earned his Eagle Award.

Because of the nature and tenure of his troop Roger served as its Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) during all of its existence. In addition to being SPL, he served as Scribe and Bugler.

Roger attended scout camp at the old Bud Schielde Scout Reservation in Tryon.

At that period in scouting, troops could attend camp with only boy leaders present. Roger remembers having to disarm a scout who had cut one of his fellow scouts with a machete and having the offender sent home. In addition to summer camp he attended a week of SPL training in Statesville.

Roger earned and was awarded his Eagle in 1971.

In this effort he earned 21 merit badges.

After finishing high school Roger attended UNC Chapel Hill earning a BA in Chemistry in 1977 and a Doctorate of Dental Science in 1982. He has practiced Dentistry in Kings Mountain for the past 30 year.

He is married and has two children, Kristen and Daniel.

Daniel also has earned his Eagle Scout award. While Daniel was in the troop, Roger was involved as a Troop Committee member doing Boards of Review and serving as an outing leader occasionally. He got to participate as an adult leader on a 10 day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.

Roger accepted Christ as his savior at 10 years of age at Carpenter’s Grove Baptist Church. His membership is at First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain.

He has served a deacon, a SS teacher, served on various committees and sang in choir.

From an early age music has been an important part of his life. In addition to being a trumpeter he is a very accomplished pianist. At

ROGER MILLER many BSA Courts of Honor he has played preludes and offertories. Recently Roger has used his talent playing at senior centers and nursing homes.

Roger fondly recalls his time as a scout and as a

leader. The skills he learned have stood him in good stead. He feels that the values he embraced as a boy from the Scout Oath and Law have been guiding principles in his life.

Medicine Drop March 19 & 21 Kings Mountain Police want to repeat its highly successful 2014 Operation Medicine Drop again this March during National Poison Prevention Week.

Det. Sgt. Lisa Proctor, project chairman, said that Operation Medicine Drop is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center. Drop off old or unused over-the-counter or prescription medicines by pulling up out front of the main doors and a Kings Mountain Police Officer will walk out and take your medication. “You don't h ave to get out of your vehicle at all,'' said Proctor.

The second date for Operation Medicine Drop will be Saturday, March 21, at the Kings Mountain Police Department from 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Individuals wishing to get rid of their old medication or medication they no longer need can pull up in front of the Police Department and an officer will take the medicine ''This is done yearly as a community outreach to assist

MEDICINE DROP – Last year's Operation Medicine Drop was highly successful. The dates this March are Thursday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Patrick Center and Saturday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 at the Police Department. the citizens of Kings Mountain,'' says Proctor. She continued, ''It also allows citizens to meet some of our local police officers face to face at the same time allowing citizens to get rid of unwanted medications. Our community

is important to us and we at the Kings Mountain Police Department want to do what we can to assist our community. We want to remove unwanted medication in a proper way to help prevent accidental overdose or acci-

dental poisoning,'' she added.

Medicines should never be disposed of by flushing them down the drain. Operation Medicine Drop is the proper and safest way to rid your home of unwanted medicine.

City building permits issued Building permits issued by the City of Kings Mountain in February included a number from Moss Lake area residents.

Karen Hollenberger, 403 Brice St., permit to build a storage building, $3,000 valuation.

Kevin James, 143 Lakemont Dr., permit to install a modular block sea wall, valuation $25,000, Michael Harden contractor.

Abdul Elkout, 213 E. King St., permit to demolish a storage building in the rear of the lot behind Italian Garden Restaurant.

David Scercy, 105 Cardinal Drive, permit to install a new 2015 28x64 double-wide , $95,000 valuation, contractor T&W Mobile Home Movers.

Betty Davis. 315 Ellis St., permit to build new 8x12 accessory building , $1050 valuation.

The Pointe at Moss Lake, Shelby, permit to remove existing concrete associated with existing ramp and dock and reinstall per plans with Spake Landscaping the contractor for the property at 107 Lake Field Court, valuation $8,240.

Annie Hord, 314 Old Stubbs Rd. , Cherryville, permit for a new dock seawall, $20,000 valuation, Thomas Hord contractor.

Jason Lowery, 1226 New Crest Lane, Shelby, permit to repair existing rip rap as needed along the shoreline, $5,000 valuation, Spake Landscaping, contractor Gary Whitaker, 156 North

Shore Dr., Cherryville, permit for a seawall, addition to dock, $2,000 valuation, contractor homeowner.

David Brinkley, 413 Country Club Acres, permit to build a new bath, floor covering, paint, update electric, 413 Country Club Acres, valuation $37,000, Hagans Construction, 923 York Road.

Robert Hall, 113 Lake Point Dr, Cherryville, permit to repair rip rap and add to dock, $5,000 valuation, homeowner contractor.

Sarah Jane Murray, 1117 Bethlehem Road, permit to build a 10x16 barn style accessory building, valuation $3,666, 312 N. Dilling Street.

Robert Bolin, 136 Candlewood Drive, permit to build a wall behind a pizza oven at

238 Cherokee Street, valuation $1500.

Thomas Keith Morrow, 112 Robinson Dr., permit to build a 16x24 utility building and deck, valuation $10,000, homeowner contractor.

Wayne Fieler, 119 Windy Hill Dr., Shelby, permit for a new dock with covered boat slip, repair existing rip rap and natural rock, valuation $4,000, Thomas Wilkinson, contractor.

Thomas Fargas, 108 N. Oakwood Dr., permit to replace metal pier with dock and covered boat slip, $15,000 valuation,Thomas Wilkinson contractor.

Beverly Bradshaw, Shelby, permit to build a new dock and boat slip, valuation $15,000, Thomas Wilkson of Ranlo, contractor.

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■ MEDITATION Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; Josh Tucker Pastor rend your St. Matthew’s hearts and not Lutheran Church your clothing.

Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God? Joel 2:12-14 Grace to you and peace from

God our Father, Jesus Christ the Son of God and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Return. It’s something that God commands us to do here through the prophet Joel, but it’s also a word that is on the lips of many during this time of year as many people anticipate and hope for a tax return. And those who are fortunate enough to get a tax return might ask themselves what are they going to do with their tax return money? Some blow through it on material things they’ve been wanting for a long time and others go on extravagant vacations; some payoff debt while others purchase a new car; some add on to their home and others put it into savings. But the question remains, “What should you do with your return?”

At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Mark’s gospel Jesus proclaimed, “the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near; repent (return) and believe in the good news.” And so, to return in the Biblical sense means to repent. The Greek word for repent, metanoia, literally means to make a full 180° turn from the sinful way we are going so that we may return back to God and his ways of righteousness.

Returning, repentance is a central theme in season of Lent in which we currently find ourselves in the church year. It’s clear in this text from Joel and in many other places in Scripture that God calls us to a life of returning and repentance. That is, that we are to acknowledge our sinful ways and seek God’s reconciliation and

forgiveness. But if we think of the command to return in the same way as our culture begs us to think of the notion of returning, I might ask you “What should you do with your return?”

What should we do with the command from God to return?

Should we go out and blow through it or should we take it seriously in this season of Lent?

As it is made clear in the prophet’s writing we are called to return to the Lord with all our hearts, through sacrifices and even during the trials and tribulations we find ourselves in; we are called to return and give fully of our heats, not our material possessions, to God. And when we do we see how God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. Amen.

Breakfast at Patterson Grove Patterson Grove Baptist Church, 301 Oak Grove Road, will have breakfast Saturday, March 7, from 6:30-10 a.m. The menu is biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, sausage, country ham, grits, coffee and juice. The public is invited to the benefit with proceeds going to help establish and support a new missionary family.

Concert Sunday at Westover “Heart to Heart” will present a concert Sunday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at Westover Baptist Church, 114 westover Drive. Everyone welcome.

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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member Life Enrichment Center 701 E. Gold St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015

Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.)

704-739-1323

East Gold Street Wesleyan

Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773

701 E Gold St, 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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Polar Plunge: for good cause From Page 1 to take the plunge too.”

His comment was met with a round of hearty boos as the crowd waited to see their friends and relatives plunge themselves into the 41 degree water.

“This is absolutely the worst idea I’ve ever had,” was the pre-plunge thinking of one man overheard while waiting in the long line of those waiting to brave the frosty water temps.

Afterwards, most were happy to have the experience behind them as volunteers provided them with warm towels.

Hosted by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, the event was part of the North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run, a competition among state

law enforcement agencies to raise the most money for the Special Olympics.

With more than 10 teams and about 30 individuals, the effort raised $7,000, according to Sgt. Melanie Martin, the torch run coordinator for the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department.

Individuals paid $30 for the thrill of submerging themselves in the frigid water. Teams (up to six members) paid $180. Many others simply donated and watched the fun.

The YMCA provided two lifeguards for the events, while the sheriff’s department went on step further by manning the site with a underwater rescue diver.

“Polar Plunge participants are brave souls who are willing to face the

POLAR BEARS – Five members of the Cleveland County Tax Office dresssed up as Polar Bears and took the polar plunge Saturday morning at Moss Lake that raised sover $7,000 for Special Olympics. The event was sponsored by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. From left to right: Danielle Sisk, Jon-Erik Hubbard, Necole Richard, Allen Crotts, Lisa Baugham, and Joshua Baugham.

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■ CHURCH BRIEFS Chicken & Dumpling fundraiser

Hester to speak at Family Worship

A chicken & dumpling’s fundraiser for the church's Guatemala mission trip will be held Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church fellowship hall, 618 Chestnut Ridge Road. Plates are $7 and include chicken and dumplings, green beans, dessert and tea. Walk-ins are welcome.

Poor Man's Supper March 14 New Camp Creek Baptist Church will sponsor a poor man's supper Saturday, March 14, from 5-8 p.m. and all donations for the homecooked meal and silent auction will be used for repairs and improvements to the church located at 863 New Camp Creek Church Road just up the road from the Woodbridge Golf Course.

Eat in the fellowship building or carry out.The menu: bowl of pintos with slaw, mac and cheese casseerole, dessert and drink and your choice of pickled beets, onions, and homemade relishes. The public is invited.

Church needs music director Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church is looking for a music director. The church secretary can give you all the details, call 704-739-1169.

Bishop Andre Hester will be evangelist for special services beginning Sunday and continuing through March 18 at Family Worship Center, 1818 Shelby Road.

Hester will speak at the morning worship hour at 10:45 a.m. and at 6:30 p.m. and will lead services March 16-18 nightly at 7 p.m.

Everyone is welcome.

KM Ministerial Association Meets The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association Meeting will meet at Italian Garden at 213 E. King St. at noon Thursday.

Rhema Outreach Give-away March 10 Rhema Outreach Ministry will giveaway food on Tuesday, March 10, from 1-5 p.m. weather permitting, the clothing closet will also be open, 624 E. King Street. Come early for food box.

is rain or shine. Participants may call 739-9663 for more information. Brochures are available at the YMCA and the Chamber Office in Kings Mountain and other local businesses.

As of Monday, there were already 70 signed up for the races, according to event organizer Shirley Brutko, who said she expects the total participant list to top 100 by race day, making it one of the biggest turnouts ever.

“This is the first year we’ve done a 10-mile run

What do you serve?

A good question for the Church to answer, said Rev. Marty Ramey, who spoke at the Kings Mountain community Lenten service last Wednesday at noon at First Presbyterian Church, on the topic, '' Barabbas: Jesus Died in My Place,'' continuing topics on ''Personalities at the Cross.''

Barabbas was the criminal that Pontius Pilate induced the crowd to set free so that Christ could be crucified.

“Jesus took Barabbas' place and he was given a chance for a new life and had a choice,'' said Ramey.

“Our new life comes from Jesus who poured out His life for us,'' she said, noting that today the church faces more hostility to our Christian faith, alluding to terrorism threats all over the country.

Kings Mountain Ministerial Association is sponsoring Lenten services every Wednesday at noon at one of the area churches.

Lenten service at noon on Wednesday (today) is at Boyce Memorial ARP Church with Rev. Scott Whitney as speaker. A special offering is taken during each service for the Kings Mountain Crisis assistance ministry. The

host churches serve a light lunch and those attending make a donation of $3.

Other services are at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on March 11 with Rev. James Lochridge Jr., speaker; March 18 at David Baptist Church with Rev. John Houze speaker; and March 25 at East Gold Wesleyan Church with Rev. Moses Neuman as speaker.

Lent is the time for Christians to prepare for Easter and beyond. It's a time to renew and deepen our faith through reflection and prayer during the 40 days of Lent preceding Easter.

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North Greenville University who is also eyeing a career in dentistry.

“She was in a great deal of pain, but they’re a tough people,” he said. “You see that when you work with them. “It was gratifying to be able to get them a service that they wouldn’t have been to afford otherwise.”

The International Dental Implant Association has pioneered the world’s most successful live patient educational programs.

In the December trip to the Caribbean nation its team delivered an estimated $2 million in American-style medical dental care to more than 250 patients.

The international effort was part of a continuing mission to bring state-ofthe-art oral/dental care to thousands of underserved people in the Dominican Republic and around the world The Bakers serve as fellows of the select Inter-

national Dental Implant Association, which includes 2,500 credentialed members.

“Economic empowerment comes in many forms,” said Dr. Arun Garg, a Miami implant specialist who founded IDIA. “Providing advanced dental medical treatment and knowledge is but one tool in the global effort to combat poverty and transform lives."

Baker Dental Care, located on E. King St., represents more than a 100 years of continuous practice by the Baker family, starting with Dr. Luther Baker, a Kings Mountain native who graduated dental school in 1907 and shortly thereafter opened his practice. He was later joined by nephew Robert N. Baker. Bryan joined the practice in 1988, followed by his younger brother Steve, who joined in 1991.

Page to speak at GWU, Tuesday, March 17 Bakers: complete pro-bono BOILING SPRINGS, Daughter’s Suicide.” Page N.C.—Gardner-Webb Uni- and his wife, Dayle, lost work in Dominican Republic versity will host a morning their daughter to suicide in of free events featuring Dr. Frank Page, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee and a GWU alumnus, on Tuesday, March 17. Page will speak at the University’s Dimensions program at 9:30 a.m., and he will conduct a question-and-answer session with local ministers at 10:45 a.m.

During the Dimensions program in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, he will share experiences chronicled in his book, “Melissa: A Father’s Lessons from a

2009. His book examines scriptures that helped him through the painful time and through continuing challenges.

“It is my privilege to return to my alma mater to encourage students in their spiritual growth,” Page said. “It is also my intent to assist students with some of the difficulties they face in this 21st century culture.

As a man who has experienced life in its many heights and depths, I hope to use some of that experience to encourage students to focus on their relationship with Christ.”

Race Day: Saturday at Gateway Trail From Page 1

Lenten services continuing

and it’s a very tough trail, so we’ll have a great race,” said Brutko, who added that there will be fire pits going to keep runners and spectators alike warm. There will also be refreshments.

Packet pick-up is Friday, March 6 from 3-7 p.m. at the trail head. Registration closes at 8:45 a.m. on race day and the big event starts at 9 a.m.

First aid will be available at the trail head, 807 S. Battleground Ave., and water stations will be located along the course and at the finish area.

The race will begin on

Quarry Road. As the runners spread out, the course then turns into the green way parking lot and onto the trail, following signs through the park. Most of the 5K course is paved, except for a spiraling gravel trail in the center of the park climbing over 200 feet in elevation. The 10-mile course is all gravel, out and back along the Foote Trail.

Parking is available along Quarry Road and across from the trail head on Battleground Avenue.

Volunteers will be on hand to give directions.

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have time to take in any of the sights,” said Bryan Baker. “I’d like to go back as a vacation at some time.

It’s a beautiful country.”

The veteran local dentists used their own money to make their trip, paying for their own travel and lodging. They’ve both also made general personal contributions so that the mission hospital they and other dentists work in can have the best and most modern equipment.

What they got in return is evident in their recounting of the three-day trip.

“We had a woman (Dominican) woman break down in tears when she found out we were going to be able to help her with her problem,” said Bryan Baker, who has travelled to Honduras on similar mission trips and on this trip was accompanied by his son Sam, a freshman at the

Council: okays YMCA contract From Page 1 Gray said if council votes in favor of the plan they would “knock it out of the park for a grand slam.”

Others speaking were Stella Putnam, 413 Phifer Road, Dee Hunt, 101 Country Club Rd., Bernadette Byers, 108 Cardinal Drive, Henry Gilmore, 109 Cameron Dr., Dr. George Plonk, 310 Downing Dr., Clyde Kerns, 140 Oak Forest Dr., Kate Crowell, 101 Cameron Dr., Toni Belhu, 1200 Firestone Lane, John Kaiser, Pinnacle View Drive, Ryal Dreher Sr., Bessemer City, and Nona Thompson, Charlotte.

Thompson talked about how her grandson, who suffers from an autism spectrum disorder, benefits from the activities at the local Y. Other speakers also commented on benefits from programs at the Y, including Dr. George Plonk, at 95, one of the Y’s senior participants.

Henry Gilmore, principal of Kings Mountain Intermediate School, spoke of scholarships the Y has given to KMIS students.

Bernadette Byers said KM Elite needs backing and funds from the city to continue helping young people find solutions to problems as they involve them in programs and athletics.

John Kaiser presented costs from neighboring towns running its own recreation programs and/or using the YMCA. For a town of 5,000, half the population of Kings Mountain, the town’s budget for the YMCA to run its program was $200,000.

In other business of the meeting,Council: .approved contract to Martin Starnes & Associates for auditing services based upon approval of the Local Government commission. .approved amendment of the Moss Lake fee schedule for 2015-16 for the John H. Moss Reservoir Area, Davidson Lake, and City Lake on York Road. Non-motorized vessels such as canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and the like, $1 annual permit; fishermen under 16 may fish free as long as they are supervised and have a non-fee permit issued to them by the city. Residents in the corporate limits of Kings Mountain who pay city taxes on real property and personal property such as boats will receive a 50% discount on fishing, jet skis, boating and picnic shelter permits. Free fishing licenses are issued to fishermen who are either at least 70 years old or disabled and have a lifetime state license or at least 65 years of age and live inside the city limits. .Approved request for Jeff Melton, Still Blessed Anglers, to hold a Friday night bass tournament on April 10, 2015 or on a rain date .adopted resolution amending the downtown development incentives grant policy for awnings. .scheduled public hearing for March 31, 2015 on request of James O. Hinson, 101 E. Parker St. rezoning from general business to residential. .scheduled public hearing for March 31, 2015 for changing the ordinance

users guide at John H Moss reservoir area, Davidson Lake, and City Lake, regarding boating permits and cutting trees. .After public hearing the board okayed a change in the name of Benton Express Lane to to Innovation Drive on request of Gilbert Patrick. .approved amending the zoning map and rezoning of a number of parcels owned

by Heather Kubu, 502 S. Cansler Street. . approved budget amendment to appropriate $52,149 DARE funds into the Police Department budget. All drug seizure funds will be spent as needed per federal guidelines.

Prior to the meeting the mayor recognized meter reader Jerrod Lamont Hunt for five years service with the city and Nathan Deal, who received his state certified natural gas pipeline welder certificate. . A resolution of support for historic tax credits in the state was read as well as a resolution of support for the Davidson School alumni project at Davidson School. The city’s Historic Landmark Commission, in addition to city fathers, are working to have the old school structure placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic landmark. The property has been placed on the National Register Study List by the state which precedes a nomination that would have to be approved bythe State Historic Preservation Office and then the National Park Service in the US Department of the Interior.

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Snow Scenes Miss Lilly gets in on the action following a mid-week snowstorm that left lots of fluffy stuff to play in.

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Julian, Nolan and Alexia Diaz shoot down a steep snow-covered hill at the King Mountain High School football stadium on Thursday afternoon.

Photographer Ellen Devenny captured wildlife after the winter storm that hit the area Wednesday and Thursday.

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The four former Mountaineers pictured will be inducted into the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame at its 28th annual ceremony Saturday, May 9 at Central United Methodist Church.

Clockwise from upper left are Dale Hollifield while he was playing football at Western Carolina in the early 1960s; Morgan Childers Caddell pitching for USC Upstate; Tony Leigh when he was coaching baseball at KMHS in the late 1990s and early 2000s; and Priscilla Rickenbacker, former basketball and softball star at KMHS and NC Wesleyan College.

Childers, Leigh, Rickenbacker, Hollifield going into Hall of Fame Four athletes who stood out on the high school and collegiate level will be inducted into the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame at its 28th annual ceremony Saturday, May 9 at Central United Methodist Church.

They are Morgan Childers Caddell, whose pitching talent in softball spanned the high school,

collegiate and professional levels; the late Tony Leigh, a baseball and fast pitch softball standout and a successful high school coach; Priscilla Rickenbacker a two-sport high school and collegiate athlete; and Dale Hollifield, who has been a part of Kings Mountain High athletics since 1957.

Caddell, now pitching coach at Wingate Univer-

sity, holds all of the pitching records at KMHS and the University of South Carolina-Upstate.

As a Mountaineer, she pitched the softball team to back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006.

The KM ladies finished third in the state during her senior season of 2007 and made it to the Western Regional championship game

during her freshman year of 2004.

Her season and career records may never be equaled at KMHS. They include a four-year pitching record of 91-8, a career ERA of 0.44 (a 0.04 her senior year in which she gave up only one run), four-time all-conference player, and two-time State MVP. In the 2006 state championship (her ju-

nior year), she pitched all 35 innings of a three-game series, winning all three games by 1-0.

At Upstate, her pitching records include 113 career wins, 1,338 career strikeouts, 106 complete games, and 42 shutouts. She was Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year in 2008 and All-Atlantic Sun three years. Her jersey was retired during her

senior year, making her the only athlete in school history to have a jersey retired while she was still playing.

She played professional softball with the Akron Racers in 2012 before going into the high school and collegiate coaching ranks.

Tony Leigh was an All-Conference outfielder See KMHS HOF, Page 11

Fourth quarter comeback lifts KM over North Forsyth Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers broke their silence in the fourth quarter and came from 16 points down to defeat North Forsyth 70-66 in the first round of the state 3A playoffs Saturday in Winston-Salem.

Kings Mountain trailed by 13 points at halftime and 16 after three periods and seemed destined to end their season.

But the Mountaineers went to a full-court press at the be-

ginning of the fourth quarter and turned numerous steals and North Forsyth turnovers into baskets.

“We began picking up the tempo and speeding up the game,” noted Mountaineer coach Grayson Pierce. “It was now or never and we didn’t want to leave anything out on the court.”

Sophomore Kavin Mosley set the tone for the upset.

“We started him at point

guard because we figured he could speed us up a little bit more,” noted Pierce. “That enabled Nelson McClain to go to the wing and get his shot.”

McClain finished with 18 points and Mosley 16 to lead the Mountaineer attack.

Demetrius Hill added 11, Jacob Skidmore 10 and Josh Helton 8.

The Mountaineers took the lead with two minutes remaining and never relinquished it.

“Everybody was pretty silent until the fourth quarter,” Pierce noted. “Both of our 6-7 men (Skidmore and Helton) were in foul trouble and ended up fouling out. We hit some big free throws down the stretch to seal it.”

Kings Mountain improved to 16-9 heading into a second round game at Waxhaw Cuthbertson Monday night.

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All of their scheduled scrimmages last week were cancelled due to the weather. They were scheduled to open their season Tuesday night with a South Mountain Athletic Conference game at East Rutherford.

The schedule for the remainder of the week has the Mountaineers playing at home tonight against the Hunter Huss Huskies and Friday against SMAC rival Burns. Next Tuesday, they travel to Shelby.

Barry Gibson, former Mountaineer player and head coach of the 1980 Western NC championship team, will throw out the first

pitch against Hunter Huss; and Stuart Spires, a pitcher on the state championship 1989 team, will throw out the first pitch at Friday’s game against Burns.

With bad weather in the forecast for last night, Mountaineer Coach Matt Bridges noted that if the KM-East game is postponed it would probably be made up Wednesday and the Huss game moved to Saturday.

The Mountaineers showed some promise in the few days of practice they’ve had, and they’re ready to see how they do against someone other than themselves.

Bridges basically has a young team and a lot of untested sophomores and juniors could play a big role.

The veteran coach has 12 See BASEBALL, Page 10

Third baseman Miranda Ellis fields a hot grounder during softball game last year. The talented junior will probably move to first base this season

Lady Mountaineers host Burns on Friday Kings Mountain High’s girls softball team finally got in some scrimmage time Friday and Saturday and have a full week of regular season games this week.

The Lady Mountaineers were scheduled to go to defending state champ East Rutherford for their first SMAC game Tuesday.

They go to Fred T. Foard today for a non-conference game, host Burns Friday at 6 p.m., and travel to South Point for a non-conference game Saturday.

Despite the slow start of

practice because of inclement weather, Mountaineer coach Craig Short said his ladies got in some quality scrimmage time. They faced Bessemer City Friday afternoon and Butler, South Point and North Gaston Saturday, all at Lancaster Field #3.

“I thought we played really well, especially on defense,” Short said. “We communicated very well on the field.

“Just like in football, it See SOFTBALL, Page 10

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SOFTBALL: KM girls eliminated by Hickory KMHS opens SMAC play against Burns From Page 9 takes a little longer for the offense to come around but we did well offensively, too.

We executed well and were able to score some runs, and that was impressive to see because we know our conference has really strong pitching.”

Seniors Emily Hester and Mikeala Bell handled much of the pitching duties. “I was really pleased with them,” Short said.

“They were a little rusty but I thought the defense played well behind them.

We played game scenarios against Bessemer City Friday and they scored only one run on us. Butler didn’t score any and North Gaston scored one. Against South Point, we didn’t play game scenarios.

“The defense helped them, but they also pitched their way out of some situations,” Short said. “They’re seniors and they understand what they’re going to be asked to do.”

The Lady Mountaineers welcomed the return of junior infielder Miranda Ellis, who also plays basketball and had not even practiced

before Saturday’s games.

She didn’t play in the Friday scrimmage because the basketball team was wrapping up its season in the NCHSAA playoffs.

“What was good about Saturday was that we were able to get in three scrimmages with Miranda out there with us,” Short said.

“I hate the basketball team lost but it’s nice to have her back.”

Ellis played third base last year and was one of the league’s top defensive players. She will probably spend most of her time this year at first to replace the graduated Molly Short.

“Miranda did really well at first,” Short said. “She made all of her plays without making an error. She’s a good athlete and she’s able to adjust very well. She’s only a junior so we hope first can be her primary position.”

With a new girls field house, and the Gardner-Webb Lady Bulldogs playing some of their home games at KMHS this spring, Short said it’s going to be an exciting year for softball in KM.

The long layoff due to inclement weather did nothing to slow down the powerful Hickory Lady Red Tornadoes in Friday’s opening round game of the NCHSAA 3A basketball playoffs.

Playing on their home court, the top-seeded and undefeated Red Tornadoes opened the game with an 18-2 run and rolled to a

The Lady Mountaineers, who ended their season with an 8-16 overall record, simply did not have the talent nor the speed to keep up with the Catawba County powerhouse.

Hickory guard Yazmen Hannah personally matched KM’s game total of 19 points, and 12 of them came in the first quarter. At one point she scored 10 points

in a row, with eight of them coming on uncontested layups.

Kings Mountain spent most of the night on Hickory’s side of the court. The Lady Mountaineers committed 27 turnovers in the first half alone.

For the night, KM hit just eight of 25 field goal attempts.

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pitchers and he’s anxious to see them in game action.

“The last couple of days we’ve got in some good practices,” he said. “Because of the weather, everybody backed out on the scrimmages.

“We did a lot of pitching to ourselves,” he noted.

Returning starters Will Wilson and Brandon Bell are expecting to see a lot of mound duty in addition to their regular duties at shortstop and right field, respectively. They, along with catcher Colby Crisp

73-19 victory over the 32nd seed Kings Mountain Lady Mountaineers.

By the end of the first quarter, the Hickory five already had more points than the Mountaineers would score in the entire game and led by 34-7.

The score ballooned to 55-12 at halftime and 68-16 going into the fourth quarter.

and second baseman Logan Stevens, are the only returning starters from last year’s team that made the state 3A playoffs.

“I’ve been impressed with sophomore Bryson Bailey on the mound,” Bridges said. “Wilson, Matt Absher, and Bell have been decent on the mound as well. We have 12 pitchers and eight of them are about equal.

“John Bell, Bailey and Madisyn Bolin are some of our better hitters along with Brandon Bell and Wilson,” Bridges noted. “We hit the ball better the first day than

we did Saturday, but it was so cold out there I don’t really feel bad about that.

Some of the sophomores will give us a little power in the middle of the lineup.

We need one of them to hit behind Wilson and (Brandon) Bell. Brandon’s going to be the three hitter and Wilson will either leadoff or hit second.”

Defensively, Bridges said the team “is looking pretty good. There’s a lot of competition. The infield’s pretty solid and the outfielders have good arms.”

Mountaineers eliminated 77-53 Leading by just 18-17, Cuthbertson went on a 17-6 run in the second quarter to take command and eliminate Kings Mountain from the state playoffs, 77-53, Monday night in Waxhaw.

KM ended its season with a 16-10 overall record.

Trailing 44-30 at the half, the Mountaineers were able to rally and cut the difference to seven points in late in the third quarter, but

Cuthbertson went on another big run to close it out.

Nelson McClain of the Mountaineers ended his prep career with 26 points.

Jacob Skidmore added 11.

Gardner-Webb University’s women’s softball team has scheduled five playing dates this season at Kings Mountain High School’s Lancaster Field #3.

The Gardner-Webb softball complex is undergoing a complete renovation, including playing field, field house, concession stand, seating and other areas, so the Lady Bulldogs will play their home games at KMHS and Crest High.

GWU’s first opponent at KMHS is North Carolina Central in a doubleheader Wednesday, March 4 at 2 and 4 p.m.

The remaining KM schedule includes: -Wednesday, April 1, vs. Winthrop University at 4 and 6 p.m.

-Wednesday, April 15 against UNC Greensboro at 2 and 4 p.m.

-Wednesday, April 22, against WinthropUniversity. That is a single game beginning at 4 p.m.

-Wednesday, April 29 against the Furman Lady Paladins at 4 and 6 p.m.

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KMHS HOF: Childers, Leigh, Rickenbacker and Hollifield to be inducted at 28th annual ceremony, May 9 West Lincoln high schools.

One of his softball teams at Pisgah played for the state championship, and two of his KMHS teams won conference titles. He coached the KMHS baseball team from 1996-2003. His ’99 team won 19 games and finished fifth in the state.

He also served as head girls basketball coach at KMHS. He was an assistant coach on the 1998 KMHS football team that played for the state championship and later served as defensive coordinator at KMHS, East Gaston

From Page 9 on the 1967 KMHS baseball team that won the Southwestern Conference championship. He went on to play four years at Gardner-Webb University and played semipro fast pitch softball for several years in the area.

Leigh served over 30 years in the public schools as a teacher/coach, including stops at Allendale-Fairfax, SC, Southwest Junior High in Gastonia and Bessemer City, Canton Pisgah, Kings Mountain, East Gaston and

and West Lincoln.

Priscilla Rickenbacker was a basketball and softball standout at KMHS from 1976-79. She also played both sports at N.C. Wesleyan College, where she was the school’s first All-American basketball player. She was All-Conference and All-Region from 1980-82, averaging 20 points per game. She led the softball team to the 1981 state championship with a .456 batting average. She was inducted into the N.C. Wesleyan Hall of Fame in

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In 1998, she coached the North Gaston women’s basketball team to the Southwestern Conference championship and was conference coach of the year. From 1999-2009 she served as assistant coach and recruiting director at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, Loyola of Chicago, University of Cincinnati and Appalachian State. She is currently the athletic director at Greater Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte.

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Lady Mountaineers look for good season in track With a roster of 50, many of whom have years of experience, KMHS women’s track coach Hailey Spearman hopes to see her ladies return to their championship level this spring.

The Lady Mountaineers won the Big South 3A Conference in 2012 and ’13, but due to “unforeseen circumstances,” including injuries and illness, they finished third in the SMAC last year.

“Last year, I would have bet anything that we would walk away with our third straight championship, but due to a number of unforeseen circumstances we were unsuccessful in accomplishing this goal,” she said.

Thus, she is hesitant to claim a title so early this season, but she is confident the ladies have the potential to win the SMAC.

200 meter dash last year, so we expect great things this year as well.”

Seniors Cassie Morton and Mackenzie Smith return for their fourth season, which is expected to be their best as they concentrate their efforts on middle distance.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Moss is a great addition to Morton and Smith. She placed second in the 2014 SMAC cross country championship and first in the 50 free, 500 free, 100 free relay and 400 free relay in the SMAC swim championships, leading the KM ladies to the conference title.

Twins Ja’Myiah and Ka’Myiah Pressley return for their second season and are expected to contribute to the 100m and 200m events.

Junior Mariah Roberts returns for her third season and

could potentially compete for all-conference titles in shot, discus and long jump. She will add to this team in many ways.”

Junior Gwen Hopper returns for her third season and is coming off an outstanding indoor season where she qualified for the 3A state championship and had a personal record triple jump.

Tyquassia Mackey, a senior, returns for her fourth season as a sprinter. “She is working hard to get in shape.

Since it’s her final season, I expect big things from her,” Spearman said.

Tynesha Merriman, a junior, returns for her third season. “She is in shape and working hard to make this season her most successful yet,” Spearman said. “She qualified for the 3A State Outdoor championship in the

The roster includes 17 seniors, nine juniors, nine sophomores and 14 freshmen, and many of them have the potential to finish high in their events.

Kayla Capps, a sophomore, is returning for her second season as a pole vaulter and has improved tremendously since last season.

Senior Erica Carpenter returns for her fourth year in the 100m high hurdles and 300m hurdles, and her goal is to win the SMAC in one or both of those events.

Charneice Crocker, a freshman, is a sprinter with a lot of potential and could compete for an all-SMAC spot.

Junior Akeela Frost is a first time jumper and thrower with a lot of potential. “She is a super athlete and dedicated,” Spearman said. “She

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KMHS golf team Kings Mountain Elite looks for good year basketball results With most of his starters returning and several freshmen that competed on championship teams at Kings Mountain Middle, KMHS golf coach Kevin Moss expects his Mountaineers to compete for the SMAC championship this spring.

The Mountaineers open their season March 9 at home with a 2 p.m. match against Burns and Crest.

They are also home on March 11 against Ashbrook.

Returning from last year’s team are Dawson Adams, Carson Bailey, Hunter Cooke, Cameron Mack, Miles Robinson and

Hunter Ward. New players are Logan Fleming, Alex Goff and Tyler Withers.

“Hopefully, this will be one of our most competitive season we have had in several years,” Coach Moss noted. “We hope to have several returning players coming back who have a lot of competitive playing experience.”

Robinson, who has played the previous three years and is an All-Conference team member, is a multiple regional qualifier.

Bailey also made All-Conference and qualified for the regional last year.

Adams played in every

match last year as a freshman, and Cooke has competed in numerous matches the last two years.

Goff, Fleming and Withers all played on last year’s KMMS championship team.

“Hopefully, with all the playing experience and individual successes we have, and the new guys coming up from the middle school golf team, we will have a well balanced team to compete for a conference championship,” Moss said. “However, I expect Crest and Shelby to be very competitive as well.

Those two schools traditionally have strong teams.”

This Week

Friday, March 6 3:45 – High school track and field, Kings Mountain at Tony Waldrop Invitational at Polk County High.

4 p.m. – High school tennis, Burns at Kings Mountain.

4 p.m. – High school baseball, Burns at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH).

5 p.m. – High school soccer, Burns at Kings Mountain

(JV/V DH).

6 p.m. – High school softball, Burns at Kings Mountain.

Saturday, March 7 6 p.m. – High school softball, Kings Mountain at South Point.

Monday, March 9 2 p.m. – High school golf, Burns and Crest at Kings Mountain.

Tuesday, March 10 4 p.m. – Middle school baseball and soccer, Burns at Kings Mountain.

4 p.m. – High school tennis, Kings Mountain at Shelby.

4 p.m. – Middle school tennis, Kings Mountain at Shelby.

FCYBL Showcase summaries:

7-9 division

5-6 co-ed

Fire 17 DemBoyz 12 Fire – Jamari Houston 7, Jason McClain 7, Janiya Adams 3. DemBoyz – Jackson Toney 8, London Brown 2, Tyler Dalton 2.

Select Red 38 Shelby Cadet Blue 12 Red – Josiah Guyton 18, Silas Tate 8, KJ Brown 6, Yates Toney 4, Cole Kelly 2. Blue – Waldrop 6, Johnson 6.

Lakers 21 Clippers 11 Lakers – Bryson Brown 14, Landon Cloninger 6, Hunter Jackson 1. Clipper s- Ethan Guy 5, Duane Jolly 4, Khalia King 2.

Select Gold 29 Shelby Cadet White 19 Gold – Devin Digh 14, Braylon Brown 9, Johnathan Charles l4, Farri Martin 3, Chance Hamrick 1.

White – Gist 10, Bonner 6, Mauney 2, Wylie 1, Propst 1.

9-11 division

Sports Wednesday, March 4 2 and 4 p.m. – College softball, Gardner-Webb vs. NC Central at KMHS Lancaster Field #3 (DH) 4:30 p.m. – High school baseball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss (JV/V DH).

6 p.m. – High school softball, Kings Mountain at Fred T. Foard.

Elite Intra League, first round:

4 p.m. – High school baseball, Kings Mountain at Shelby (JV/V DH).

5 p.m. – High school soccer, Kings Mountain at Shelby (JV/V DH).

6 p.m. – High school softball, Kings Mountain at Shelby.

Wednesday, March 11 2 p.m. – High school golf, Ashbrook at Kings Mountain.

5 p.m. – High school baseball, South Point varsity at Kings Mountain; KM JVs at South Point.

5 p.m. – High school soccer, Stuart Cramer at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH).

6 p.m. – High school softball, South Point at Kings Mountain.

Dynasty 44 Spidas 23 Dynasty – Malaki Hamrick, 15, J.J. Moore 15, Isaiah Tate 11, Jackson Toney 5. Spidas – Carson Kelly 8.

T.J. Griffin 6, Carson Cooke 5, Johntae Robinson 2, Ryne Smith 2.

Blue Devils 43 Nation 38 BD – Kate Hollifield 19, Bennett Davis 4. Nation – Ezekiel Cannedy 20, Elijah Burnette 16, Amari Smith 2.

11-13 division Ballers 53 Thunder 49 Ballers – Eli Paysour 22, Isaiah Tate 11, Donte Burris 6, Dagan Whittaker 7, Ryne Smith 2. Thunder – Zack Smith 23, Matthew Toms 13, Ezekiel Cannedy 5, Elijah Cannedy 2, Ty Leslie 2.

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Select Red 21 Shelby Cadet Blue 16 Red – Jackson Toney 5, Landon Cloninger 5, Bryson Brown 4, Jamari Houston 4, Curtis Simpson 2, Jason McClain 1. Blue – Huskey 6< Pass 4, Tate 4, Gist 2.

9-10 division Select Red 62, Shelby Cadet Blue 13 Red – Malaki Hamrick 25, Isaiah Tate 19, Drew Hollifield 10, Ezekiel Cannedy 6, Carter Simpson 2. Blue – Sanders 7, Bridges 6.

8-10 girls division KM Lady Select 25 Shelby Cadet 19 Lady Elite – Zoey Ward 13, Khalia King 6, Janiya Adams 6. Cadet – Pass 13,

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11-12 division Shelby Cadet 50 Select Gold 35 Select Gold – Elijah Burnette 11, Malaki Hamrick 9, Ezekiel Cannedy 7, Elijah Cannedy 6, Jamari Houston 2.

Shelby Cadet 44, KM Select 42 KM – Zakk Smith 16, Marquis Fewell 10, Javon Hogue 8, Dontae Burris 4, Ty Leslie 4.

Showcase League standings through Feb. 28:

5-6 year co-ed: KM Select Red 7-0, KM Select Gold 3-4, Shelby Blue 3-4, Shelby White 1-6.

7-8 year co-ed: KM Select Red 6-2, Showtime Gastonia 5-2, Shelby Blue 5-3, Shelby White 3-5, KM Gold 0-6.

8-10 girls: Shelby Cadet 4-1, KM Lady Select 2-3, KM Lady Ballers 0-2.

9-10 division: KM Select Red 7-0, Upper Cleveland 2-3, Shelby White 3-4, KM Gold 2-4, Shelby Blue 2-5.

11-12 division: KM Select Red 4-1, Shelby Cadet 3-3, KM Select Gold 1-4.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

March Madness reception

Bynum's Chapel AME Zion church members and guests celebrated Valentine Day with a Red and White gala that included a fashion show and refreshments. Pictured are two of the couples who participated in the event Rev. and Mrs. Vernon Stinson, left, who are pastor and associate pastor of the church, and Andrew and Flo Brown. They were among a large crowd who enjoyed the festivities.

The opening reception for March Madness, the big art sale at Southern Arts Society at the depot is Saturday from 7-9 p.m.

The reception is free and open to the public.

Over 100 artists are taking paintings, photography, gourds, glass, jewelry and woodwork and no piece is priced over $100. Many of the artists will be on hand at the reception to greet visitors Saturday.

“March Madness Art Sale” is being held to introduce artists to the community and to provide a place for artists to show their work and sell at low prices.

Southern Arts Society, 301 N. Piedmont Avenue, gallery and gift shop hours Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The March Madness exhibit is open March 3-27.

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Flushing out cancer Saturday, March 7, 2015 8 a.m. to Noon Carolinas HealthCare System Cleveland Cancer Center Skin Cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the United States – 1 in 5 Americans will develop some form of it during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. But the good news is that skin cancer is the most preventable type of cancer. There are things you can do now to lower your risks.

PURPLE TOILET - A purple toilet has been making the rounds in Kings Mountain, a project of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church's “Angels in the Outfield” Relay for Life team who have already collected more than $2,000 and will continue the project to “flush out cancer” until the Relay for Life program May 29 at Kings Mountain High School.

Nobody wants a purple toilet in their yard for very long and that's what an energetic Relay for Life Team decided when they chose “flush out cancer” as their project for Relay for Life.

More than 25 people are on the first-time Relay team and according to chairman Debbie Putnam they are having a ball.

The sign above the toi-

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purple toilet in your yard for two days and a volunteer will remove it.

If you are “lucky” enough to find the purple toilet in your yard call 704-974-3571 to have it removed and if you choose to pass it on just give the name and address of the next “lucky” recipient.

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