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WARREN BINGHAM This is the cover of Warren Bingham's book, “George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour,'' which he will sign next Thursday, April 7, during a 5:30 program at Kings Mountain Historical Museum.
Bingham to unveil new book April 7 Kings Mountain author Warren Bingham will lecture and sign his new book, “George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday April 7 at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. The public is invited. Don’t expect his story to be dull. The author speaks of himself as an “infotainer,” offering accurate and solid history that’s spiced with trivia and humor. After decades in sales and marketing of financial services, Bingham has spent recent years focused profes-
sionally on his lifelong interest in history, a passion he shares through writing, speaking, and radio broadcasts. Bingham has spoken to hundreds of audiences, written for a variety of newspapers and reference books, and for the past three years, has been featured regularly on WPTF radio in Raleigh with his “Carolina Color” segments. Carolina Color vignettes bring a historical perspective on people, places, and products of North Carolina. Topics have See BINGHAM, Page 4A
Drama fundraiser to be held April 29
BOB INMAN
CALEB SIGMON
Caleb Sigmon, Director, illusionist, and speaker and Bob Inman, playwright, novelist, screenwriter and former WBTV news anchor, team up to bring to life a one-hour production Friday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. featuring vignettes of music, drama, magic and hilarious and moving stories as a fundraiser for Liberty Mountain, The Revolutionary Drama. “An Evening with Bob and Caleb” will be held at the Joy Performance Center
in Kings Mountain. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.LibertyMountainDrama.com The two-man show features moments from some of Bob Inman's plays and musicals, interlaced with illusions and storytelling. The two friends will join at the end for an unforgettable finale. Sigmon is currently finalizing casting for the 2016 season of “Liberty Mountain” sponsored by Patrick Yarns and the Kings Mountain Little Theatre. “This is going to an incredible summer for Liberty Mountain,'' says Sigmon.
• Adult obesity increased from 29% to 32%. • Excessive drinking increased from 10% to 14%. • Adult smoking decreased from 24% to 20%. • Alcohol impaired driving deaths decreased from 27% to 24%. • Teen births decreased significantly. • High school graduation rate increased • Rate of injury deaths decreased • 7.1% unemployment decreased from 8.9% • 31% of county children live in poverty • 40% of county's children live in single-parent households With a ranking of 1 indicating the healthiest county and ranking of 100 indicating the least healthy county in the state. Cleveland County received a ranking of 80, according to the 2016 annual health ratings con-
Garden spaces open Spaces for small gardens are now available at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 600 Crescent Circle. A large area behind the church has been plowed and marked for individual gardens. This is the church's second year to have a community garden with spaces available to both church members and to people in the community. Spaces are available on a first come basis. Contact Anita Caampbell at 704739-5485.
Humane Society benefit set for April 12 A fundraiser for the Cleveland County Humane Society will be held April 2 at the Foothills Farmers Market Pavilion in Uptown Shelby. The event will feature a free concert with seven musical acts. The Time Travelers will feature David Walker of Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Black Coffee Trio featuring Christine Cline, Yesterday, featuring Richard Ruppe, The Fancy Fleas and Ronnie and Dwight All Stars. See BENEFIT, Page 4A
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ducted by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Officials with the Cleveland County Health Department say this improvement from 86 last year to 80 of 100 counties in the state in overall health ranking appears to be primarily as a result of improvement in the measurable outcome of morbidity/quality of life and the health factor of clinical care. In the category of morbidity/quality of life, there was a decrease in reported poor physical health days from 2015 to 2016 as well as a decrease in poor mental health days. In the health factor of clinical care, the percentage of uninsured adults in Cleveland County decreased from 18% in 2015 to 16% in 2016. The pre-
ventable hospital stays among Medicare population decreased and the percentage of Medicare recipients who participated in mammogram screenings increased. The ratio of both primary care physicians and mental health providers to the number of residents in Cleveland County improved from 2015-2016. Public Information Officer DeShay Oliver said that perhaps most noticeable is the regression in Cleveland County's health behaviors ranking from 55 in 2015 to 59 in 2016, mentioning specifically the increase in adult obesity and excessive drinking but there were marked improvements. Adult smoking and the percentage of alcohol-impaired driving deaths decreased as did the rate of sexually transmitted infections and rate of teen births in the county.
The health factors category of Health Behaviors is an area that the health department continues to work diligently to improve. ''We provide numerous programs and information, run media campaigns, and even work to make individuals' environments more conducive to making healthy choices. However, when it comes down to it, the behaviors in this category are individual choices,'' said Oliver. She continued, “Even if armed with the right information, knowledge and resources, someone can still choose to participate in unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, unhealthy eating, or failure to exercise. We want to insure individuals live in an environment that encourages healthy behaviors and individuals have the information and resources to do so. See HEALTH RATINGS, Page 4A
KMHS Top Teachers honored Nic Inman is Kings Mountain High School's 2016 Teacher of the Year and Susan Bradshaw is Assistant Teacher of the Year. The two educators were honored at the recent KMHS Awards Night at B. N. Barnes Auditorium along with 301 students who received scholastic honors. Inman was born and raised in the “thumb” of Michigan and graduated in 2007 from Croswell-Lexington High School as Valedictorian and three sport athlete in basketball, baseball and golf. Inman attended Saginaw Valley State University in Central Michigan to pursue a degree in Mathematics and History Education and graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2011. He began teaching and coaching at Kings Mountain High School in August 2011 and has taught Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, Math 2, and Math 3. He is the JV basketball coach and assistant Varsity basketball coach.
Inman enjoys spending his free time traveling, playing and attending sports events and hiking. Susan Bradshaw has driven a bus since she was 17 years old and continues to drive a bus route for Cleveland County Schools today. She has been married for 33 years and has nine children who have attended and graduated from East Carolina University, Belmont Abbey, KMHS Principal Julie Rikard presented the and Lenoir-Rhyne KMHS Teacher of the Year Nic Inman at University. Her Awards Night recently. youngest child is a freshman at Kings Mountain High School. Bradshaw has been a Teacher Assistant four years and works with Exceptional Children in the school system. Principal Julie Rikard congratulated Inman and Bradshaw and presented engraved plaques as a highlight of the awards ceremonies. A list of all the 301 students receiving academic KMHS Principal Julie Rikard presented the honors is in today's KMHS Assistant Teacher of the Year Susan Bradshaw at Awards Night recently. Herald.
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