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Relay for Life Memorial Day Monday Friday at KMHS A day to honor
Organizers are gearing up for a big Relay for Life fundraiser at John Gamble Stadium Friday evening, where survivor walks, games and live music is planned on the theme, “Plant the town purple.”. Opening ceremonies are set for 6 p.m. Friday. Look for a high-energy kick off to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. Not long after Relay 2015 gets under way, fans will be delighted with a performance by the band "True Praise.” Later, the young Kings Mountain singer Jaiden Huffman will give a solo performance. As in years past, organizers have scheduled a number of themed laps, where fun costume wear is encouraged. There’ll be a Best of the 80s lap, a favorite sports team lap, a patriotic lap and, finally, a Mardi-Gras themed lap. Relay for Life 2015 is scheduled to wrap up around the midnight hour.
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Flags, Tears Famed war correspondent a popular speaker about the Ia Drang battles War. Galloway was present DAVE BLANTON Mark Solemn dave.kmherald@gmail.com in Vietnam and a 2002 re- as a journalist, and during cipient of the Robert Denig the fighting he repeatedly Ceremony Kings Mountain was Award for Exceptional disregarded his own safety “We are very excited with the amount of community involvement we are getting this year and look to have one of the biggest Relay for Life Events in Kings Mountain that we've had in many years,” said Colby Brown, a chief organizer for this year’s fundraiser. The Luminaria Ceremony will take place at 9 p.m. There will be a silent walk as the luminaries are lit. Glow in the dark purple balloon release is also being planned during this time. Relay for Life in KM also promises an array of delish and fun food for sale, including frozen SunDrops, chili, nachos, snowcones, See RELAY FOR LIFE, Page 7
Back to school at 45, Oates graduates CCC
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Memorial Day was a day to honor the fallen Monday morning as Kings Mountain citizens remembered the area men and all those men and women who have died in the military for the United States at solemn services in Patriots Park. Flags were flying down King Street and American flags dotted the graves of servicemen in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Flowers and flags decorated Patriots Park and small flags were handed out to everyone attending and they waved them in an emotional service where the sound of bagpipes permeated the warm morning and people unashamedly took the time to cry. Traditionally seen as See FLAGS, Page 14
host Monday to one of the most credentialed war correspondents in modern times when Joe Galloway appeared to make the keynote address at the city’s Memorial Day service. Galloway, a 1991 National Magazine Award recipient for his writings
Service of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents, is also the winner of the Bronze Star for Valor. The medal was in recognition of his heroism at the November, 1965, Battle of Ia Drang, the first major conflict fought by U.S. troops during the Vietnam
to rescue wounded soldiers under fire. His was the only Bronze Star for Valor awarded by the Army to a civilian for actions in Vietnam. Early in 2013, Galloway was sworn into service as a See FAMED, Page 14
A DAY TO HONOR – Pictured left to right on the stage at Patriots Park Monday morning were speakers on the program for Memorial Day service. From left, Vietnam veteran Jim Medlin, Mrs. Joe Galloway, Joe Galloway, American Legion Post 155 Commander Curtis Thrift, Mayor Rick Murphrey, Chief of Police Melvin Proctor and Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Black. Photo by DAVE BLANTON
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Finals begin Sunday night for 301 KMHS Seniors BETTINA OATES ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Overcoming barriers is challenging for Bettina Oates, who returned to college at age 45, a single parent of a teenager. Now by faith she plans to enroll for two more years of college at Gardner-Webb University and get her degree to teach elementary education. “I want to be that teacher that makes a difference in a
child's life,'' said the Kings Mountain woman who was among more than 500 students graduating this month from Cleveland Community College. “I was so happy when I walked across that stage,'' said Oates, who was named the Outstanding Graduate in the Associate in Arts program and also received the Excellence in Service to Students award from the National Society of Leadership. “I once had dreams that I did not think would be fulfilled due to several barriers,'' said Oates, concerned about being an older student in a class of 18-year-olds See OATES, Page 7
Finals exerStadium with cises for 303 Kings presentation of Mountain High diplomas to the School seniors Class of 2015. will begin on SunThe worship day night at 7 p.m. service Sunday with baccalaureate is sponsored services in B.N. by the Kings Barnes Auditorium Mountain MinCARPENTER and culminate on isterial AssociSaturday, June 6, ation. at 9 a.m. in John Gamble Rev. Ron Caulder, Min-
isterial Association President, invites family and friends of graduates to the special service of worship and inspiration. Rev. Scott Carpenter, interim pastor of Temple Baptist Church, will deliver the message, “The Completion of the Matter” based on the text from Ecclesiastes 12:914. Carpenter is a graduate
cap and gown and walks across the stage to receive her high school diploma June 6 from Kings Mountain High School. “It's been a struggle to get to this point but I have had the loving support of family and I won't stop here with my education,'' said Eula, an honor student. For Eula it's more than a feeling of accomplishment, it's also
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A teen mom, Eula Wilson, 17, was determined not to drop out of school when she became pregnant. Her 10-month-old son, Aimajee, in the arms of his father Najee Gist, will be in the audience at John Gamble football stadium when Eula dons her traditional
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■ OBITUARIES Pearl Dixon Kiser loving wife and grandmother KINGS MOUNTAINPearl Dixon Kiser, 93, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mattie Blanton Dixon. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Sunday School Class. She enjoyed working in her flowers, fishing, camping, Lois Baity Guyton put others before self KINGS MOUNTAIN - Lois Baity Guyton, age 96, a resident of White Oak Manor , Kings Mountain, died May 21, 2015 at White Oak Manor. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Charlie Anderson Baity and Laura Gilbert Baity. In addition to her parents, she was also Linda G .Hammett KINGS MOUNTAIN Linda Garris Hammett, 67, resident of 114 Robinson Road, Kings Mountain, died May 22, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was born in Cleveland County to the late Mack Maxine B. Langley SHELBY - Maxine Black Langley, 75, died May 18, 2015. Born in Cleveland County on December 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Mary Dellinger Black of Casar Sylvia (Sybil) Hallman A Proverbs 31 lady KINGS MOUNTAIN - Sylvia “Sybil” B. Hallman, 87, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Caromont Health, Gastonia. She was born in Cleveland County, the youngest of seven children, daughter of the late Rodney M. and Essie Goforth Burton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Earl Hallman, three brothers, Bonnie Burton, George Burton and Robert “Doc” Burton and three sisters, Elsie Mae Green, Addie Neeley and Alice Carroll. She was a retired book-
and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, C.T. “Chick” Dixon Jr. and Edwin “Bill” Dixon; sisters, Bertie Lee Horn and Tennie McDaniel. She is survived by her loving husband of 75 years, Wesley Kiser, of the home; sons, Steven Kiser and wife Dot of Green Creek Community and Keith Kiser and wife Evelyn of Waco; grandchildren, Cynthia Seabald of Locust, GA, Brian Kiser and Lea of Taylors, SC, Heidi Bridges and husband Shannon of Shelby, and Keitha Rodden and husband Andy of Monroe; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 25, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, with officiating by Rev. Neal Efird. The family received friends Sunday, 6 7:30 p.m., at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Second Baptist Church, 120 Linwood Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is handling the arrangements. Online condolences available at www.claybarnette.com
preceded in death by her husband, Coley L. Guyton, sisters, Maude Ann Baity, Stella Baity Flowers, Nell Baity Flowers, Micky Baity Wright, and by brother, Pink Baity. She was always a modest individual who put others before herself. She is survived by her nieces Clara Ross, Linda Bennett, Valorie Coleman, Debbie Austin; nephews Luther “Sonny” Wright, Jr.,
David Baity and Don Flowers. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain, on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2 p.m., with the Rev. J.R. Robbins officiating. Visitation was from 12:30-1:30 p.m., prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC.
Garris and Maudie Parker Queen. She was a member of the Bessemer City Church of God. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Bessemer City Church of God, with Pastor Harold Ashe officiating.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, prior to the service at the church and other times at the home of the son, Shane Hammett, 102 Colony Drive, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Interment is at the family cemetery.
A member of New Bethel Church of Shelby, she retired from Fiber Industries as a lab analyst and later worked at Fasco Industries. The family received friends from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clay Barnette Funeral Home on Thursday, May 21, 2015 and
other times at the home of her daughter Dawn Walker and husband Bobby. A celebration of life service immediately followed the receiving of friends Thursday at 1 pm. The Rev. Michael Brackett, nephew of Maxine, officiated. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.
keeper working at Eagle’s Dime Store and WinnDixie. She was active and faithful member of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, loved to read and also a volunteer at Kings Mountain Hospital, “serving as a Pink Lady” for 23 years. She recently received a pin for having served 8,140 hours. Sybil was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who had a strong faith in the Lord who prayed for her family. A Proverbs 31 Lady who will be greatly missed. Surviving are her daughters, Jean Hallman Dyer and husband, Bobby of Kings Mountain; and Karan Hallman Johnson and husband, Scott, Gastonia; grandchildren: Daniel Joseph Dyer, Kings Mountain and Wesley Alan Johnson, Gastonia; brother-in-law Kenneth D. Hallman and wife, Kay, Cherryville; and numerous
nieces and nephews. The funeral service was conducted Tuesday, May 26,2015 at 2 p.m. at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. Rev. Eddie Gray and Rev. Scott Whitney officiated the service. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family received friends Monday night, May 25, 2015 at Harris Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Kings Mountain Hospital Auxiliary, 706 West King Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or to East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, 701 East Gold Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register is available at www.Harris Funerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services was in charge of arrangements.
Gulledge joins Dilling Heating Michael Gulledge of Belmont has joined the staff of Dilling Heating and will focus on expanding the firm's market potential. For the past 60 years Dilling Heating has offered Lennox products as its signature brand of heating and cooling equipment and plans are to increase Dilling's presence in Cleveland, Gaston and surrounding counties, expanding the installation and service
markets, and providing additional services to its customer base, according to the firm's president David Dilling. Dilling said Lennox has announced a new financing program available to qualifying customers through Service Finance Company LLC. He said Lennox is constantly implementing advanced technology in developing energy efficient and affordable equipment.
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Blood Pressure Clinic meetings Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 10–11:30 a.m. in the Craft Room of the Patrick Senior Center, Kings Mountain, sponsored by Gentiva.
ARRESTS MAY 18: April May Bessinger, 47, 312 El Bethel Road, larceny, $115. MAY 19: Larry Dean Hannah Jr., 25, 809 Boyce St., communicating threats, assault on female, $1100 bond. MAY 19: Jonathan Avery Watson, 19, 212 Catherine St., possession drug paraphernalia, failure to carry license, DWI, $30,000 bond, secured. MAY 21: David Ray Clowers, 37, Cherryville, driving while license revoked, possession drug paraphernalia, resist, delay, obstruct, unsecured bond. MAY 22: Bernard Sedrick Hargrove, 30, Grover, DWI, $5000 bond, unsecured. CITATIONS MAY 18: Marie Burris Smith, 43, 28 Bennett Dr., no seat belt. MAY 18: Christopher Lee Tesseneer, 21, Shelby, stop light violation, speeding. MAY 19: Al Brackett Jr., 47, 1012 N. Piedmont Ave, stop sign violation. MAY 19: A 17-year-old male was cited with no operator's license MAY 19: Teresa Ann Moore, 26, Shelby, revoked license.. MAY 19: Tyisha Chinette Davis, 26, Gastonia, stop sign violation. MAY 19: Jastasia Lanetta Mackey, 20, 809 W. Mountain St., stop sign violation. MAY 19: A 17-year-old male was cited for no seat belt while he was a front seat passenger. MAY 19: Ricky Jabar McCoy, 27, Gastonia, no seat belt. MAY 19: Kason Flay Watkins, 18, Grover, no operator's license. MAY 20: Tyshem Daquan Sharpe, 21, Gastonia, revoked license. MAY 20: Briana Navette Ware, 21, no operator's license MAY 20: Trenton Jacob Rhea, 20, 203 E. Gold St.,
Eddie Jerry Ruff Sr. loved NASCAR KINGS MOUNTAINE d d i e J e r r y Ruff, Sr., 66, passed a w a y Sunday May 24, 2015 at K i n g s Mountain Hospice House. A native of Haywood county, he was the son of the late Roy Chester and Dortha Lee Ruff. He worked many years in textiles and enjoyed watching NASCAR racing and enjoyed watching television in general.
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underage drinking. MAY 21: Ryan Montrell Norris, 25, Gastonia, revoked license. MAY 21: Tiffany Ann Kopruch, 33, 107 N. Roxford Rd., stop sign violation, expired tag. INCIDENTS MAY 18: A resident of Marcella Drive reported damage to property, a broken window glass. MAY 19: A resident of Grace Street reported theft of a trailer hitch valued at $371. MAY 21: A resident of Alpine Drive reported damage to a Toyota Corolla by someone hitting it with a hammer. WRECKS MAY 12: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Alicia Revels, 408 Cherry St., was backing from a driveway on North Dilling Street and struck a 2004 Pontiac operated by Maniya Jarrett, 308 Walker St. Property damage was estimated at $1400. MAY17: Officer D. K. Davis said that Aaron Corbin, Spoartanburg, SC, operating a Volvo on I-85, said he tried to avoid a vehicle in the roadway that slowed down and he ran off the roadway. Property damage was estimated at $10,000. MAY 17: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Matthew William May, Easley, SC, operating a 2003 Audi, rear-ended a 2014 Jeep operated by Frank Kolosky of Gainesville, Florida. The accident happened on I-85 South. Property damage was estimated at $3,000. MAY 17: Officer F. L. Wittington said that a parked 2009 Jeep owned by Linda Smarr of Grover was struck by a hit and run driver in the parking lot of Waffle House. Property damage was slight. MAY 20: Vehicles operated by Ronnie Larry Whitten, Burlington, and Stevie Ray Stephens, Temple Ga., operating a transfer truck, bumped on I-85 at York Road with slight
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Ray Ruff and two sisters, Ellen Smith and Ola Locust. He is survived by his wife Lillie Childers Ruff of the home; two sons, Eddie Ruff, Jr. and his partner, Justin Clark, Thomas Ruff and fiancé Yonnie Sifers; one daughter, Kim Sheppard all of Kings Mountain; two sisters, Edna Fletcher and husband Steve and Betty Reynolds also all of Kings Mountain; one brother, James Ruff and wife Sharon of Monroe, NC; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The family will receive friends Thursday, May
damage, according to Officer G. L. McKinney. Whitten, operating a 2010 Chevrolet, was changing lanes. MAY 18: Officer Chi Ming Lai said that Scott Zeunik, 408 Hawthorne Road, said that a brown and white Pit Bull ran out in front of his car on S. Railroad Avenue. The impact killed the dog. Property damage was estimated at $1500. MAY 18: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Donald Millard Huffman, 204 McGill Court, failed to yield right of way and struck a 2001 SAA operated by Kimberly Ann Farris, 213 N. Sims Street. The accident happened on NC 161. Property damages were estimated at $1300. MAY 19: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Valerie Brown, Shelby, was operating a 2013 Toyota during a rain storm and lost control of her car and it hit the median barrier doing $25,000 damage to her vehicle. MAY 20: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Darika Barnes, Gastonia, operating a 1997 Toyota, rear-ended a 2013 Ford operated by Deborah Rayfield, 304 Countryside Road. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Barnes was transported to Kings Mountain Hospital for treatment. Property damages were estimated at $4800. MAY 20: Officer D. K. Davis said that Daniel Betler, 405 Pineview Dr., operating a 2004 Ford, backed into a parked motorcycle in the Food Lion parking lot on Shelby Road. The 2008 Kawasaki is owned by Sidney Love of Gastonia. Property damage was listed at $1800 for the bike. MAY 20: Officer Josh Bryant said that Julie Black, 307 W. Gold St., operating a 2001 Ford, lost control of her vehicle on Phifer Road. The car left the road, hit a sign, a power pole, telephone box and a tree doing $5,000 damage.
28, 2015 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. A funeral service will be held 12:00 pm Friday, May 29, 2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain. Rev. David Murray, Rev. Patsy Jenkins and Shirley Ruff will officiate the service. Memorials may be made to Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association, 1017 N. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.claybarnette.coma
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Preparing For Battle: Tech Begins For “Liberty Mountain” By Caleb Ryan Sigmon T h e d r u m beat begins. With the help of some c l e v e r Caleb Sigmon scenery, the Joy Performance Center is, once again, being transformed into a tree-covered mountaintop. The muskets are being assigned. Costumes are being brought out of storage. Props are being mended and repaired from last fall’s tremendous opening season. “Liberty Mountain” is back! Bringing the story of the Battle of Kings Mountain to life is an immense task, and must be handled with great responsibility. While maintaining the historic facts of how these brave heroes fought for our freedom, we are bringing an epic drama to life that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. You can expect to see live gunfire, blood, romance and a thrilling storyline about the people that truly “turned the tide” of the American Revolution. You’ve never seen history brought-to-life like this. The drama is written by Robert Inman, former newscaster on Charlotte’s
WBTV and author of nu- surrounding them.” Tickets are already selling merous books, movies and plays. Like much of Inman’s fast for this summer’s prowork, “Liberty Mountain” duction. The show runs at the bolts from location to loca- Joy Performance Center latetion including the Carolina June through mid-July. For backcountry, The Continental specific details, and to order Congress, Indian Territory, your tickets online, visit: The King’s Chambers and www.KMLibertyMountain. many other vital settings. com This is going to be a show Most importantly, the heroic play transports you to the top you do not want to miss. Get of Kings Mountain for the your tickets early to expericlimactic battle that our story ence this inspiring and adrencenters around. Using lots of aline-rushing saga live on dramatic lighting and special stage! Ed Note: Caleb Ryan Sigeffects, a full team of creative artists make these transitions mon is the Artistic and Fight happen seamlessly without Director for “Liberty Mounany drawn-out scene changes. tain – The Revolutionary “Long scenic shifts are pain- Drama” by Playwright Robful to watch.” says Katy ert Inman. Caleb is an IlluBiser, a key player in the dra- sionist, Speaker and Theatre ma’s production staff, “Leav- Artist from North Carolina. ing the audience sitting in the Visit his website at www. dark while technical hands CalebSigmon.com. scramble around onstage really detracts from the story. We want spectators to stay involved with what is happening... en- A production shot of last year’s ‘ Liberty Moungulfed in tain’ show. Photos by Torrence Photography the action
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Kings Mountain 2015 Prom
A group of high school juniors and seniors are dressed to the nines to celebrate 2015 prom.
Seniors Sara Smart, Lyndsey Barnes, center, and MC Dellinger pause for a photo before the 2015 prom.
Courtney Johnson and Zac Funderburke are ready to head off to the prom.
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KMMS students pray for one of their own Kings Mountain Middle School students prayed for one of their own Tuesday morning around the flag pole in front of the school. The students were praying for Blake Broome, 12, a 7th grader who was undergoing open heart surgery at the same hour the students gathered to pray. A phenomenal athlete with unbelievable faith and courage, Blake played with his Storm baseball team in a tournament this weekend before he entered Levine Children's Hospital at Charlotte. It was Blake's last baseball game for six weeks since he will be at home recuperating from surgery. The doctor told Blake before the surgery “no baseball, you can't even pick up a bat or a ball for six weeks. Give me six weeks
Blake Broome and I will have you back on the field.” Blake, the son of Misty and Chris Broome, is more worried that he won't be able to play ball for six weeks than the surgery itself. Blake was born with a congenital heart defect that required open heart surgery
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at the age of nine months. During that surgery he had a conduit (tube) with a pulmonary valve inside placed to reroute his blood correctly. He had no complications in 12 years but doctors say he is outgrowing the tube, which will be replaced by an adult size tube along with repairing his leaky mitral valve, a permanent heart procedure. Blake's health is excellent and after the surgery he will be able to play full contact football with no restrictions in sports. He was a starter for the KMMS wrestling team this past fall. Catcher and second baseman for the Middle School Patriots, Blake is an All A student on the Stingray team at KMMS. His last day of school was May 22, four days before the surgery.
Garden club elects new officers The Town and Country Garden Club met for the final meeting of the 201415 year on Thursday, May 14. The hostess for the meeting was Brenda Sipe who served a delicious meal of baked spaghetti, salad, and Paula Deen peach pie. Florrie Hamrick, club president, led the 11 members in reading the Club
Collect. The business session began with a report by Connie Bell of the planting of a crepe myrtle tree at the Kings Mountain Post Office. This was the club project for Arbor Day. Members selected the month for next year's program and hostess schedule. The programs will be chosen by the member for the month that they will pres-
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ent the program. A summer/fall trip is planned by the club to visit the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge. Lou Ballew installed the new officers for 201516 included: Connie Bell, president; Florrie Hamrick, vice-president; Glenda Crawford, secretary, and Susan Gibson, treasurer. The meeting concluded with a plant exchange.
The annual memrecruiting nubership banquet of merous NAACP the Cleveland County memberships. A Chapter of the NCAAP minister, politiwill be held Saturday, cian, educator, June 6, at 5 p.m. at and Civil Rights LeGrand Center, 1800 Activist, he enE. Marion St., Shelby. tered the AME Donation tickets are Zion ministry in $30 . Children 5 and 1944 and served Rev. under will be admitted M.L. Campbell churches in North free. Carolina filling The theme of the event is the pulpits of almost every “Forward Together, Not One denomination, White and Step Back.” Black, until his retirement in The membership banquet 1988. He w as a resident of was named in honor of the the Compact Community of late Rev. M. L. Campbell Kings Mountain and taught who served as branch pres- agriculture in the Kings ident and worked endlessly Mountain School System for
37 years. Rev. Campbell died March 11, 1995. Campbell was known as an independent thinker and was a passionate advocate of excellence and equality for all people. He was president of the Cleveland County Branch NAACP for 11 years. He was also very instrumental in paving the way for the first African Americans to be appointed and elected to the Cleveland County board of commissioners. The NAACP was founded in 1909 with a fundamental purpose to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
Aldridge's song number 1 'Mary Poppins' Cherryville's Darin and low country singer, Rodney crowd numbered Brooke Aldridge have brought Crowell. When she recorded back a classic country song the song, she was unaware 1,260 “Mary Poppins,'' the Kings Mountain Little Theatre play which recently performed five shows, was an audience favorite with 1,260 people attending at Joy Theatre. “Liberty Mountain,'' the drama written by Bob Inman and produced by the Little Theatre, sold 1,375 tickets for its six premier performances last year. “We had several children's show that drew bigger audiences but the children were bused from the schools to attend,'' said Jim Champion, congratulating director Betsy Wells and the cast for their presentation of 'Mary Poppins.'
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and it has become the No. 1 song on the Bluegrass Today weekly chart. “Tennessee Flattop Box” is a hit for the third time. Written and recorded by Johnny Cash, the song earned it way to No. 11 on the Billboard music chart in 1961. His daughter Rosanne Cash's version of the song, featuring Randy Scruggs, Earl's son, playing the guitar solos, made it to No. 1 on the Billboard in 1988. The Aldridges released the song on their new album “Snapshots” which made its debut at No. 8 on the Billboard Bluegrass Music Chart. Rosanne Cash recorded the song at the suggestion of her then-husband and fel-
that her father wrote it. Johnny later told Rosanne that her success with the song was “one of his greatest fulfillment.” “A great song deserves a lot of interpretations and Darin and Brooke's is a beautiful jewel of a rendition of one of my Dad's most-loved songs,'' says Rosanne Cash. The Bluegrass Today chart is compiled weekly from actual airplay data logged and reported by contributing Bluegrass DJ's. The numbers reflect airplay on satellite and terrestrial radio and come from both commercial and non-commercial stations but don’t include streaming internet broadcasts.
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running back and current Athletic Development Specialist- Mr.Tremayne Stephens. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization with approximately 1000 state organizations and local affiliates, dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
As part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's 20142018 International program Target 2 : Health Promotion, chapters across the country and NAMI have partnered to increase mental health awareness within diverse communities. The sorority is working with NAMI state organizations and local affiliates to stomp out the stigma of mental illness by educating African
Americans about mental health, treatment and recovery. Together, the two organizations are working to educate undeserved communities in accessing much needed treatment services and support. Proceeds from the "Sanity Not Vanity" event were donated to NAMI-Charlotte. Zeta Mu Omega Chapter is led by President, Mrs. Beverly Tribble.
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Faith Baptist hosting Prayse Factor June 7
■ MEDITATION When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there Josh Tucker came a sound Pastor like the rush St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Acts 2:1-4
Grace to you and peace from God’s guiding and comforting Spirit. Amen. This past Sunday the church celebrated God’s sending of God’s very Spirit, known in the church year as Pentecost. What once was known as a Jewish festival celebrating the first fruits of the harvest, Pentecost has morphed over the years into a highly celebrated day where Christians recognize God’s gift of the Spirit in our lives. As we read about this event in the book of Acts, those who had followed Jesus and continued in the ministry after his death and resurrection were together when the rush of the violent wind came among them. It was so life changing that, filled with the Holy Spirit, they began to speak in other lan-
guages. The Scriptures go on to tell us that all who were gathered together were amazed at how the Spirit had filled them; they were able to speak and understand in new ways because of the work of the Spirit in their lives. The Holy Spirit does that to us, you know. The Spirit changes our lives; the Spirit fills us so that we are able to do, to serve, to understand in new ways. In short, the Spirit stirs up in us something new and exciting so much so that we should be excited to look for what the Spirit is up to in our lives and in the lives of others. How has the Holy Spirit stirred-up in you recently? How has the work of God’s Spirit led you in a new direction, caused you to see the world with new eyes and gave you the ability
to do God’s work faithfully? The Spirit does that to us! Thanks be to God for sending his Spirit to work in our lives in this way. The Greek word Jesus used for the sending of the Spirit (Paraclete) literally means one who walks along side another. Can you think of the work of the Holy Spirit in your life in this way? God’s Spirit walks along side us, guiding and directing our every step, calling us to new and exciting ways to see the world and share the love of God. That is the Holy Spirit that we celebrate at the coming of Pentecost; that’s the Holy Spirit we long to feel in every aspect of our lives; that is the Holy Spirit God has sent to be by your side today. May you feel the presence of God through the work of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Meet some of the up coming independent artists and stars in Christian music at Faith Baptist Church, 1009 Linwood Road, on Sunday, June 7, at 4 p.m. Open auditions for the next season of “The Prayse Factor People's Choice Awards” are featured at every stop on the Prayze Factor Awards Gospel Tour which will be at Faith Baptist. The program is in partnership with “Appointed 2 Randy and Amy Nichols.'' Pastor J. R. Robbins invites the public.There is no admission charge for the program which will feature Serenity of Baltimore, Catrina Reese, Sherry Songbird, Todd Curry, Yasmine Ariana, Aunt Mable, Jasmine Posey, Demetrice Everett, Funmilayo, Ngozi, Peace of Mind Movement and Nina Crump.
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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member Life Enrichment Center 701 E. Gold St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015
Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.) 704-739-1323
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Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773
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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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■ LIFESTYLES
Three win scholarships
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – Sarah Bradshaw, MacKenzie Smith and Mallory Harris, left to right, won scholarships totaling $250 each from the Grover Woman's Club and were honored at a dinner Tuesday night at Grover Town Hall. Photo by Anna Grace Hughes Grover Woman's Club congratulated three graduating seniors – Sarah Bradshaw, McKenzie Smith and Mallory Harris, at a dinner last Tuesday night and presented each of the young women with a $250 scholarship. “Happy graduation” tablecloths decorated the tables at Grover Town Hall and background for the refreshment table were graduation caps and gowns hanging from the wall. Party pickups were served with a decorated cake. Bradshaw, daughter of James Jr. and Linda Bradshaw, plans to enroll at Lenoir-Rhyne College in the fall and major in education. A cheerleader all four years of high school, she was captain her senior year. She ran track for three years and is active in the National Technical Honor Society, the Beta Club and
is an honor student. She has five brothers, Johnny, James, Michael, Jeremy and David and three sisters, Louise, Susan and Mary Bradshaw. The family is active in New Life Fellowship of Charlotte. Members of the Bradshaw family were in attendance McKenzie Smith, daughter of Ann and Marvin Smith, plans to attend Clemson University and major in animal and veterinary science. An honor student at KMHS, she is president of the Interact Club and vice-president of the National Technical Honor Soceity. She has run cross country and track for four years and was voted most valuable player last year and all conference in both sports. She has a sister, Montanna, a sophomore at KMHS, and the family is active in Kings Mountain's First
Baptist Church. Her parents and grandparents, Janet and Rocky Smith and Barbara and Travis Hawkins, were in attendance at the dinner. Mallory Harris, daughter of Jody Greene and granddaughter of Renee Stewart and the late Tony Stewart, plans to attend Gardner-Webb University and major in elementary education. An honor student at KMHS she has been active in Student Government Association, the Show choir, the honor Chorale and Beta Club. The family is active in East Gold Wesleyan Church. Paulette Peterson, club president, welcomed the guests. Betsy Wells offered the invocation. The club uses money from the annual fundraiser for scholarships for area students.
AKA Sorority restores playgrounds
MISS POPPIES – Alley Powers, left, Miss Poppy 214, Riley Powers, Miss Poppy 2015, and Kelsey Powers, Miss Poppy 2016, left to right, distributed poppies for the American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Day. They helped their grandmother, DeAnn Burton, who is poppy chairman. The Powers sisters are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Powers.
Trail Photography Winners Davis Goodman's photograph taken at Gateway Trail and entitled “Late Afternoon” won the first prize in the first annual Trail photography competition in the Fireside Gallery at Southern Arts Society at the Depot Saturday. Second place went to Tammy Farley for her photo “Wrapped in a Reflection” and third place went to Ellen Devenny for “Me and My Shadow.” Twenty people entered the competition which was judged by Tracy Stilwell, a photographer with Victorian Rose Studio in Shelby. Cash prizes went to the three winners: $75 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. The new competition and exhibit was created to promote the Gateway Trail and encourage observation and interactive participation by Trail visitors. The “Trail” photography will be in the Fireside Gallery of Southern Arts
Society through June 19. Also, the “I Am Woman” art exhibit in on view in the main galleries through June 19. Visitors to Southern Arts Society may cast a vote for their favorite piece in each show and a People's Choice Davis Goodman, First place winner. award will be given at the end of the show. A public reception honoring the photography contest winners was held Saturday evening. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 pm. and by ap- Ellen Devenny, Third place winner. pointment. Admission is free. The events offer art and pottery members' gift shop is also classes and art exhibits by open and features art, ce- local and regional artists. ramics, woodwork, jewelry For more information call and wearable art. Ongoing 704-739-5585. FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT® FOR HEALTHY LIVING FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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volunteers over 123 hours were spent improving the grounds. Participants included 19 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, 8 students from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s signature youth development program – A.S.C.E.N.D , 2 members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and 12 community volunteers. It is the goal of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s international organization to Restore, Refresh and Renew 1,908 playgrounds worldwide in the next 4 years. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, DC. Keep up with the chapter's community service projects and how to volunteer by accessing their website gastoniaaka.org or following them on In-
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Eagles Among Us by JIM FEREBEE 19th in a series Phillip Bunch was born in Norton, VA, Phillip September 1948. The family moved to Kings Mountain, NC in February 1957 (Ground Hog Day). Phillip attended KM public schools and joined Boy Scout Troop 90 (previously Troop 1). He held various leadership positions including Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader. Phillip earned 31 – 2 Palms (a palm equals 5 additional merit badges in excess of the 21 required for Eagle). Phillip remembers that his Scoutmaster was Henry McKelvie, with Assistant Scoutmasters H. Lawrence Patrick and Manly Hayes. Of all of the men interviewed to date, Phillip and his brother Wendell have
PHILLIP BUNCH the distinction of being the only ones to have earned the “God and Country” award, scouting’s youth religious award. This is a major accomplishment not achieved by many scouts. Phillip was awarded his Eagle Rank in 1962 at the age of 14. His recollections of their time in scouting in-
clude: his troop being very competitive at District Camporees winning “Best Troop” ribbons many years; he remembers competing with other patrols within his troop; Phillip claims to still hold the record for fire building with flint and steel (10 seconds). After high school Phillip received an appointment to West Point. He graduated from West Point with a BS in Engineering. He credits his Eagle award as a major factor to being accepted. He served for six years leaving service as a Captain. After military service, Phillip returned to Kings Mountain and has been active in the management of Bunch Inc. This continues to the present. Phillip is married to Diane Stuhrke. They have four children: Mat-
thew, Kenneth, Sarah and Phillip Jr. The family attends Boyce Memorial ARP Church. Phillip has served as Ruling Elder, Chairman of Congregation and as a deacon. Phillip serves or has served on the Workforce Development Board-District 7, Cleveland County Planning and Zoning Board, City of Kings Mountain Planning and Development Committee, Little League Baseball coach, and Youth Soccer Coach In response to what has scouting meant to you and how has it affected your life Phillip says that having earned his Eagle was a major factor in being accepted at West Point. The discipline and skills learned as a scout, especially knot tying, were very helpful in Ranger School.
FLAG DONATION - On Tuesday May 19th 2015, a Memorial flag was donated by Nathan E. Clayton (a resident of Cleveland County) He is a US Army Korean War Veteran. The Memorial Flag was then folded and presented to the Cleveland County Veterans Service Office in a flag case provided by Harris Funeral Home by a group of Cleveland County Vietnam Veterans. This Memorial Flag will hang in Memory of all Cleveland County Veterans in the Veterans Service Office located at 311 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC.
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and the need for financial aid support. God works in mysterious ways, said Oates, who enrolled at CCC in August 2013 as a work-study student. Her dreams became tangible goals due to the assistance of various departments on campus including the Student Success Center, Student Services and Financial Aid. Her daughter,Taylor Smith, 16, is an honor student and a junior in Early High School College at Cleveland Community College and will receive her associate degree about the time that her mother finishes up on her degree work at Gardner-Webb University. Taylor's goal is to become a pediatrician. But Bettina says that getting her degree will be challenging for the family.
Bettina has applied for grants and scholarships and hopes to find a job on the campus at GWU or in the Boiling Springs area to be near home and her family in Waco. “I have a passion for teaching,'' says Bettina who has served as a substitute teacher for 13 years in the Cleveland County School System. Daughter of Bettye and Stonewall Oates, she graduated from Mount Vernon High School in New York City and attended Pace University completing a two year course in business administration. ''I had my real estate license in New York but it wasn't accepted in North Carolina, so I learned to be flexible and I started substituting in the school system, serving wherever needed,'' she said. One of her fun jobs was coaching young cheerleaders
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at Washington School. Both Bettina and Taylor volunteer in the Washington Community and are active in Washington Baptist Church. Working on the CCC campus in the Student Success Center gave Bettina time to devote more time to her studies and to have a work schedule that supported her role as a parent.. “I have been fortunate to work closely with the staff and the Tutoring center and have built great relationships with staff and students,'' she added. Going back to school has enhanced her passion for learning and for full-time teaching. “I will be 49 when I graduate and enter a classroom as an elementary teacher,'' says Bettina. Bettina was recipient of the Golden Leaf scholarship in 2015 and the Dr. Barbara Taylor Memorial Scholarship
in 2014. She was also a 2014 TriO-SSS Grant aid recipient. At CCC she was active in Sigma Alpha Pi Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, an active Senator in Student Government Association, an active student representative in the TRIO-SSS program, a President's and Dean's List student, and North Carolina State debate winner in the NCCEOP 2014 SSS/McNair competition. Her advice to others facing similar obstacles? Says Bettina,“I put my faith in God, I seek prayer that I can find a job and go back to school and teach, and I thank God for my daughter, who is my best friend, and my parents who have been my cheerleaders when the going gets tough.”
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Galilee Church Daniel study continues at fundraiser Grace May 30 United Methodist Men Methodist
and women of Galilee United Methodist Church, 111 Galilee Church Rd., will sponsor a food sale, featuring fish plates for $7 and hot dog plates for $5 on Saturday,May 30. Delivery will be made with five plates or more. Call 704739-7011.
A Bible study on the book of Daniel is underway each Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church Street. Jeannine Fisher is the instructor. Everyone welcome.
RELAY FOR LIFE: Friday at KMHS From Page 1 cupcakes and pickles. Two weeks ago organizers kicked off a campaign “Paint the Town Purple,’ which had local businesses decorate their store front in purple and purple bows to bring awareness to the event. Many of those businesses, and more, will be attendance at the high school stadium Friday. Before the big event gets formally started, there will be a survivors reception held at the stadium from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Survivors are encouraged to register prior to the event and will be able to pick up their survivor t-shirt at the reception while enjoying light pick up food and beverage. There is still time for survivors and teams to register for the event. Register at www.relayforlife.org by typing in Kings Mountain or you can contact Brown at (704) 751-6440 or Julie Pearson at (704) 473 1268. Corporate Sponsorships are also still available and needed. Special thanks to the following teams who have already registered for this year’s Relay for Life: Firestone, Joan’zin for a Cure, Boyce Memorial ARP Church, East Elementary, Dream Team, Wannabees, Angels in the Outfield, Walgreens, WTF - Win the Fight!, A.B.C. - Angels Battling Cancer, Advent Lutheran Church, Endless Dreams Entertainment, Kings Mountain Farm Bureau, KMHS Interact Club, Patriots of KMMS, Scotty Strong, Snapping for a Cure, Team Timmy, Team Trevor and True Gospel Outreach Ministry Be the Match will also have a campsite at Relay from 6 to 9 p.m. and will be recruiting and doing free swab testing for anyone between 18-44 years of age who would like to join the bone marrow registry which provides cures for thousands of critically ill blood cancer patients. Relay for Life is a community based fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. More than 5,000
Relay For Life events take place across 20 countries. Events are held in local communities, campus universities and through the internet. As the American Cancer Society’s most successful fundraiser and the organization’s signature event, the mission of Relay For Life is to raise funds to improve cancer survival, decrease the incidence of cancer, and improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their caretakers. A Relay For Life event is organized under a volunteer Relay Committee, and implemented by volunteers. It is often organized as a multi-day public gathering, spanning all day and night in a large outdoor space, and many people bring tents and camp out around the walking tracks. Currently, almost 4 million people take part in Relay events in over 5,000 communities in the United States. It’s estimated that Relay For Life events have raised about $5 billion to date. Full schedule: Survivor’s reception – 4-6p.m. at John Gamble Stadium 6 p.m. Opening Ceremony 6:15 Survivor Lap 6:25 Caregiver Lap 6:35 Team Banner Lap 6:45 Rockin’ the 80’s with DJ Skye of Endless Dreams Entertainment 7:30 “True Praise” Band 8:15 Team Challenges w/ DJ Skye 8:40 “Jaiden Huffman” Solo Performance 9 p.m. Luminary Ceremony / Silent Walk 9:30 Womanless Beauty Pageant & Team Challenges 10:30 Dance Party with DJ Skye of Emdless Dreams Entertainment 11:30 Drawings and Closing Ceremony Themed laps Walkers are encouraged to dress in the hourly theme 7 p.m. Best of the 80s 8 p.m. Favorite sports team 9 p.m. Purple 10 p.m. Proud to be an American. 11 p.m. Mardi Gras
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Mortuary Science, Atlanta, Ga., and is making plans to take the 18-month course in Atlanta. Aimajee will be in the good hands of his father and her parents, Toni and Timothy Wilson, and her four brothers, Markeas, Antonio, John, and Trey W ilson and sisters, Tisheba Dawkins and Tianna Wilson will help out. Organ donation saves up to 28,000 lives a year, Eula wrote in her senior project paper. Lives are transformed by the miracle of organ and tissue donation. One organ donor can save up to eight lives. It's the gift of a lifetime. “I really appreciated my tour of Harris Funeral
Home and they gave me a lot of information about organ donation, cremation, and traditional burials that was important to my term paper,'' she said. This semester Eula added criminal justice, art and chorus to the honors classes she is taking her senior year in high school. She is also active in Waddell Chapel AME Zion Church in Shelby. The family's first celebration will come with graduation, a commencement which Eula says is a beginning of more and better things. Another big celebration with the family will come on July 17 when baby Aimajee Gist will celebrate his first birthday.
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Memorial Weekend at the YMCA Pool ‘Tis the season to splash around. Area pools kicked off their sunny swimming season in the last week, and they’re sure to have plenty of customers. YMCA officials said their Olympic sized pool was packed Saturday, which was the pool’s season opener. Memorial Day saw slimmer crowds, perhaps because of the obligatory cookouts and other activities. Photos by DAVE BLANTON
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How to Find and Choose a New Doctor Dear Savvy Senior, What resources can you recommend to help me find and research some doctors in my area? I’m looking for a good primary care doctor or internist for my elderly parents, and need to locate a good orthopedic doctor for me. Shopping for Doctors Dear Shopping, Thanks to the Internet, finding and researching doctors is a lot easier than it use to be. Today, there’s a wide variety of websites you can turn to that provide databases of U.S. doctors, their professional medical histories, and ratings and reviews from past patients on a number of criteria. Here are some of the best sites available, along with a few additional tips that can help you find the right doctors. Locating Tips To help you locate some doctors in your area, a good first step, and one that doesn’t require a computer, is to ask for a referral. Contact some other doctors, nurses, or health care professionals that you know, for some names of doctors or practices that they like and trust.
You should also call your insurance provider, or visit their website directory to get a list of potential candidates. If you or your parents are Medicare beneficiaries, you can use the Physician Compare tool at medicare.gov/physiciancompare. This will let you find doctors by name, medical specialty or by geographic location that accept original Medicare. You can also get this information by calling Medicare at 800-633-4227. Once you find a few doctors, you need to call their office to verify that they still accept your insurance, and if they are accepting new patients. Research Tools After you find a few doctors you’re interested in, there are lots of online resources you can turn to, to help you check up on them. For example, you can find out if a doctor is board certified at the American Board of Medical Specialties at certificationmatters.org or call 866-275-2267. And to learn about malpractice claims and disciplinary actions taken against doctors, you can use your state medical board –
see fsmb.org/state-medical-boards/ contacts to search your state. Here are some other good websites that can help you find and/or research doctors in your area for free. Healthgrades.com: This comprehensive easy-to-use site provides doctor’s information on education and training, hospital affiliations, board certification, awards and recognitions, professional misconduct, disciplinary action and malpractice records, office locations and insurance plans. It also offers a 5-star ratings scale from past patients on a number of issues like communication and listening skills, wait time, time spent with the patient, office friendliness and more. Vitals.com: Provides background information on doctor’s awards, expertise, hospital affiliations, and insurance as well as patient ratings on measures such as bedside manner, follow-up, promptness, accuracy of diagnosis, and average wait time. There’s also a patient comment section. RateMDs.com: Provides information on training as well as patient ratings
on staff, punctuality, helpfulness and knowledge. Patients can also post questions and answers about doctors, and get doctor’s ratings based on patient reviews. Look Up Tool: If you want to find out how many times a doctor did a particular service and what they charge for it, go to data.cms.gov and click on “Medicare Physician and Other Supplier Look-up Tool” at the top of the page. AngiesList.com: If you don’t mind spending a little money ($20/per year), Angie’s List is a membership service that provides doctor reviews using an A through F scale. When reaching a doctor, it’s wise to check out several of these sites so you can get a bigger sampling and a better feel of how previous patients are rating a particular doctor. 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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SPRING PRACTICE Ninety-nine Kings Mountain High football players are participating in spring practice through Tuesday of next week. The NCHSAA recently approved 10 days of spring drills in lieu of the former rule of allowing coaches to work with no more than 21 players at a time. No heavy hitting is allowed, but teams can go through physical conditioning, learning plays, hitting sleds, etc. Photo at left and right show Mountaineer players Keyshawn Hopper and Shaun Grier going through physical conditioning. Below left, head coach Greg Lloyd talks with returning defensive lineman Josh Bell. Below right, Darryl Wilson, who joins the KMHS coaching staff after several years at Hunter Huss, keeps a close eye on his linebackers. (Photos by KM Herald)
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Piedmont’s Lauren Rushing slides safely into third base after a hit by a teammate in last week’s state 3A playoff game at Kings Mountain. KM third baseman is Gretchen Boyles. (Photos by KM Herald)
8-1 loss to Piedmont ends KM’s best season since ‘07 Kings Mountain High’s best softball season since 2007 came to an abrupt end Tuesday night at Lancaster Field when a very good Monroe Piedmont nine defeated the Lady Mountaineers 8-1 in the third round of the state 3A playoffs. Craig Short’s ladies finished with a 20-3 record and were the champions of the South Mountain Athletic Conference. It was KM’s first championship year since ’07 when the Lady Mountaineers finished third in the state 3A after posting back-to-back championships in 2005 and ’06. Piedmont and Kings Mountain both played perfect defense but the Panthers’ offense, which ripped 15 hits against KM pitchers Emily Hester and Mikeala Bell, was the difference. The visitors wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Kyrah Phelix led off the game with a sharp single to right and later scored on an infield out. Piedmont went on to score in five of the seven innings. Kings Mountain’s only run came in the bottom of the sixth when Ashton Withers slammed Cristi
Pressley’s first pitch over the right field fence for a home run. The Lady Mountaineers got to Pressley for six hits. Withers had two of them and Hester, Bell, Miranda Ellis and Cassi Melton added one apiece. KM had only brief rallies. In the bottom of the first, Hester and Withers got back-to-back singles with one out but the Panthers retired Bell and Ellis on popups to end the threat. KM went down in order in the second and third frames, and Pressley fanned Withers looking for the first out in the bottom of the fourth. KM offered another brief rally on back-to-back singles by Bell and Ellis, but Pressley struck out Kassidy Hamrick looking and got Gretchen Boyles to pop-up to shortstop to end the inning. Except for Withers’ home run, the only other time the Mountaineers had a base runner was in the fifth when Melton singled with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch. After Withers’ home run to start the sixth, Pressley retired the final six batters in order.
Kings Mountain High’s golf team finished ninth out of 12 teams in last week’s 3A state tournament at Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines. Gastonia Forestview, which fell to Kings Mountain by two strokes in the Western Regional championship match a week earlier, won its fourth straight state championship with a twoday total of 295-290-585. The Mountaineers shot 314-327—641. Forestview won by five shots over East Rowan with a 590. Next came Marvin Ridge 594, Lee Senior 611, Cuthbertson 619, Holders 620, Rockingham County 620, South Point 632, KM 641, Cardinal Gibbons 643, West Brunswick 651 and Wilson Hunt 654. Nick Lyerly of East Rowan was the individual champion with a four-under 71-67—138. Freshman Alex Goff led the Mountaineers with a 10under 74-78—152. Senior Miles Robinson tied for 27th with a 77-77—154. Ty Withers tied for 49th with a 80-86—166; Dawson Adams finished 61st with 84-86—170, and Carson Bailey tied for 62nd with 83-88—171. A total of 72 golfers participated. Losing was disappointing, but Coach Kevin Moss certainly was not disappointed with his players who formed one of the
MILES ROBINSON best teams to come out of KMHS. “We have been playing very well over the past three weeks and were hoping that we would carry the momentum we had into the state championship tournament,” he said. “We are a better team than what our final score indicated. We just had a rough two days and hopefully this experience the four underclassmen gained during this state tournament will better prepare us if we earn out way back again next year. “I am very happy for our lone senior, Miles Robinson, who played golf both years at the middle school and all four years of high school to get the opportunity to play in the state championship tournament. Individually, he accomplished a lot during his four years. He qualified See GOLF, Page 10
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Eric Jones to play baseball at Davidson Eric Jones of Charlotte, grandson of Bob and Barbara Jones of Kings Mountain, recently received an academic/athletic scholarship to Davidson College, where he will play for the Wildcats’ baseball team. A senior catcher at South Mecklenburg High School, Jones has been named Honorable Mention All-American and Atlantic All-Region. He was a finalist for the Greater Hot Stove League baseball and scholar athlete of the year awards. The 6-0, 180-pounder, who has been playing base-
ball since the age of seven, started all four years of his high school career. He spent his freshman and sophomore years at Providence Day School, where he also played football, and his last two seasons at South Mecklenburg. At different times in his prep career, he has played pitcher, catcher, first base and third base. This season, he was ranked as the number three catching prospect in the state. He was selected as a catcher for last year’s State
Games at BB&T Park in Charlotte and caught the first five innings before being hit with a wild pitch thrown from the bullpen. His eye socket was broken in two places and doctors predicted a four-month recovery. But Jones bounced back after just a few games and has no effects from the injury. Jones was recruited by numerous colleges and universities but liked the idea of attending such a highly-regarded academic institution as Davidson, which is also close to home.
Jones, son of Kim and Brad Jones of Charlotte, is following in the footsteps of other outstanding athletes in his family. His father was an all-conference football player at Kings Mountain High School in the 1980s, and his uncle Bryan Jones was an All-American tennis player at KMHS and UNC. His grandfather, Bob Jones, played professional baseball in the Giants organization and was head football coach at both Holbrook High in Lowell and Kings Mountain High School.
South Mecklenburg High catcher Eric Jones, grandson of Bob and Barbara Jones of Kings Mountain, has signed to play baseball at Davidson College. (Contributed Photo)
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Kings Mountain High senior Logan Stevens signed last week to play baseball at Lenoir-Rhyne University.Looking on, front row, are his parents Tom and Teresa Stevens. Back row, left to right, KMHS assistant principal Kevin Queen, head baseball coach Matt Bridges and athletic director Dustin Morehead. (Contributed photo)
Post 155 wins season opener, then loses to Asheville, Hickory Kings Mountain Post 155’s American Legion baseball team opened its season Thursday with a 2-1 win over Henderson County but then dropped three straight games, losing a doubleheader 12-6 and 10-3 Friday at Asheville and falling to Hickory 13-10 Saturday. Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Rutherford County last night. They travel to Cherryville Friday at 7 p.m., host Burke County Saturday at 7 p.m. and host Taylorsville Sunday at 7 p.m. Alex Grooms pitched the win and Bryson Bailey earned a save. Grooms struck out five batters and
Bailey two. Cameron Bullock and Alex Reynolds had one hit apiece. Bullock and Hunter Stinnett shared pitching duties in the first game at Asheville. They registered two strikeouts each. Bell led the hitting with two RBI. Grooms had two hits and Bell one in the second game. Alec Seaward and Jacob Nixon handled the pitching duties. Alex Reynolds and Austin Sellers shared mound duties against Hickory. Bell collected three hits and Logan Stevens drove in three runs. POST 155 ROSTER: Alex Grooms, Logan Ste-
vens, Brandon Bell, Landon Bolin, Hunter Stinnett, Austin Nixon, Austin Sellers, Jacob Nixon, Austin Flemming, Alex Reynolds, Cameron Bullock, Palmer Davis, Jha’qui Adams, Bryson Bailey, Alec Seaward, Hunter Champion. SENIOR SCHEDULE: May 29, at Cherryville; May 30, Burke County; May 31, Taylorsville; June 5, Caldwell County; June 16, at Haywood County; June 17, at Henderson County; June 19, Cherryville; June 20, at Burke County; June 21, at Taylorsville; June 24, at Rutherford County; June 26, at Caldwell County; June 28, at Hickory. (All games 7 p.m.).
JUNIOR SCHEDULE: May 27, at Cherryville 7 p.m.; May 28, Gastonia, 6 p.m.; June 1, McDowell, 6 p.m.; June 2, Cherryville, 6 p.m.; June 4, at Caldwell, 6 p.m.; June 6, at Rutherford County, 2 p.m. (DH); June 9, at East Rutherford, 6 p.m.; June 10, Rutherford County, 5 p.m. (DH); June 11, Polk County, 6 p.m.; June 13, Shelby, 7 p.m.; June 15, East Rutherford, 6 p.m.; June 17, South Caldwell, 5 pm. (DH); June 22, at McDowell Co., 6 p.m.; June 23, at Polk Co., 6 pm.; June 26, at Shelby, 7 p.m.; June 30, Caldwell Co., 6 p.m.
for the regional tournament all four years, he has made all-conference teams, is a member of the conference championship team, member of the Western Regional championship team, and finally got the opportunity to play in the state championship tournament. He is one of the most dedicated and committed golfers to come through KMHS. He has spent numerous amount of hours practicing and playing golf since I first met him in middle school. I’m happy that he was able to finish his high school career playing in the state championship tournament. He definitely earned that opportunity. “This team should be very proud of themselves for what they have accomplished this season,” Moss added. “A golf team at KMHS has not been this
successful since 1990 when they won the state championship. There have been a couple of golf teams since 1990 to qualify for the state tournament, but no team until this year has won the Cleveland County high school tournament, conference championship, 3A Western Regional championship and had an individual Western Regional medalist (Alex Goff) in the same season. We are only losing one senior off this year’s team, and hopefully we can continue to keep getting better and keep playing at such a high level.” “I want to thank Kings Mountain Country Club for continuing to allow us to practice and host matches at their facility. John McGinnis and his staff are always willing to help our golf programs any way they can to make sure we can practice and host our matches. “
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ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR RIM ROCKERS – The Lady Rim Rockers won another championship over the weekend. Top Three scorers were Tamara Adams, 60 points; Leeasia Rhodes, 60 points; and Diamond Bristol, 40 points. Top three Rounders were Chaya Hunter, Chyi’anne Hall, and Kamyiah Pressley. Tati Phillips played hard on defense all weekend. Head Coach is Carleena Costner and assistant coach is Freddie Adams. For more information about NC Rim Rockers contact Freddie Adams at 704-974-9757.
Come out to the Rotary Club Golf Tournament June 5 and find out if you are a better golfer than a fourth grader. Ella Cue, a 4th grader at East School and a member of the Rotary-sponsored Early Act Club, and her brother, Beau, will be leading a team sponsored by Amos Insurance Agency. Ella is a multiple tournament winner. Daryl Keller will serve as captain of the team. The tournament will be held June 5 at Kings Mountain Country Club with tee off at 1 p.m. All proceeds are earmarked for Rotary scholarships. To play, contact Dr. James Magar. ELLA CUE
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New officers were elected and installed at the May 16 meeting of Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Gentle Moon Cafe. Prior to the swearing-in ceremony for officers, Renee Bost was sworn as a new member and Margot Plonk presented the program on the Foothills Farmers Market in Kings Mountain. Pictured from left, Margaret Ledford, Robin Masters Meyer, Renee Bost and Ann Wright. GRADUATE -Sterling E. Smarr, son of Apostle Bryan and Albern Curry, graduated from North Carolina Central University in Durham May 9 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts/Criminal Justice and plans to attend North Carolina Central University School of Law in the fall of 2015. He is a 2011 graduate of Kings Mountain High School.
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The employees' garden at Kings Mountain Technology Center is taking shape this week. The 72 employees of Kings Mountain Technology Center are planting a garden for the second year and giving it to the needy. Weather permitting, the volunteers at Disney will start working nearly an acre behind the plant this week and are expecting to harvest twice the amount of vegetables this year. Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, and cabbage are just a few of the vegetables they expect to grow. “We have been working with Margot Plonk of the downtown Farmers Market and she will be distributing the food to food banks and churches where the need is great''.. The goal is 1,000 pounds of vegetables to give away this summer. The Kings Mountain Technology Center held their grand opening in September 2012 and continues a string of major data center wins for Western North Carolina, now also the home to technology
TEAMSTERS PENSION MEETING - A “stop the rush to pension cuts” is set Saturday, May 30 at 2 p.m. at Belmont Moose Lodge, Robert Russell Road, exit 26 off I-85. Drastic pension cuts are threatened by the Central States Pension fund and those workers and former workers affected are invited to attend. Wayne Turner, of Kings Mountain, is circulating petitions in Cleveland and Gaston Counties.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
FLAGS: tears mark solemn ceremony From Page 1 the start of the summer season with pools open, people picnicking and attending sports events, there was a crowd at Patriots Park to hear the challenge of retired war correspondent Joe Galloway to “cherish the gift of life’’ and Mayor Rick Murphrey to declare“we are the caretakers of what they fought for.” This year marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War and the city used the occasion to honor those veterans. There wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd when dozens of Vietnam veterans from the area were called to stand in front of the memorials as the mayor and Galloway placed a red, white and blue wreath in front of the memorial and Bugler Paul Fulton played taps as soldiers saluted. “We wanted to give them the welcome home they deserved,’ ‘said both the mayor and Main Street Director Jan Harris. Galloway didn’t talk about his experiences Monday. Instead he shared a story he read recently about an African American man from Dallas and a white man from Charlotte. The two served in the same platoon during the war and even with racial tension ended up becoming friends. ‘’There are no atheists in foxholes, we all cover each
others backs and we all bleed red,’’ he said, adding, “each death in the war is huge and personal.” He said that ‘’every day is a day to thank those veterans who died for their sacrifices made that we survived. You live every day with those sacrifices,’’ said Galloway, a decorated journalist and author who covered and photographed wars for 43 years and served on combat duty in Vietnam in 20052006. As American Legion Post 155 Commander Curtis Thrift read the final roll call, the names of the war dead on four memorial plaques, local veterans placed white roses at the four monuments to World War I , World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Galloway stood with the local survivors of the Vietnam war as Bugler Paul Fulton played “Taps” and the Kings Mountain Police Department Honor Guard retired the colors. “Kings Mountain has always answered the call to defend and secure our freedom at all cost,’’ said the mayor in his welcome. “Today we honor that same spirit and hope that led to the founding of this great nation. They fought for freedom, secured and defended with honor, loyalty and personal courage. Freedom does not come without a price, some have given the ultimate sacrifice.’’ The mayor added,“The
A group of Vietnam veterans from Kings Mountain, above, are pictured in front of the four memorials to Kings Mountain area men who died in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War and the city in a “welcome home” ceremony honored them at Memorial Day services. Kings Mountain men we honor today put on their country’s uniform and placed service to their country above all, we are a grateful community.’’ Vietnam veteran Jim Medlin presented the impressive “Toast to the Red, White and Blue,’’ emphasizing the blood shed by brave heroes, and KMPD Chief Melvin Proctor prayed the invocation. “ Margaret Woodard, her daughter Molora and Molora’s daughter Sophia Kellstrom sang “The National Anthem.” Piper Jane Gulden played “Amazing Grace” and a prelude and postlude of patriotic numbers. Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Black led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vietnam veterans Abraham Ruff, left, and Richard Bolin salute the soldiers from Kings Mountain who died in the Vietnam War after placing white roses at the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial at Patriots Park Monday morning. Photos by DAVE BLANTON
FAMED: war correspondent a popular speaker From Page 1 special consultant to the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration project run by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He is also permanent consultant to Ken Burns' Florentine Films project to make a documentary history of the Vietnam War for broadcast in 2016 on PBS. During the course of 15 years of foreign postings – including assignments in Japan, Indonesia, India, Singapore and thee years as UPI bureau chief in Moscow in the former Soviet Union – Galloway served four tours as a war correspondent in
Vietnam and also covered the 1971 India-Pakistan War and a half a dozen other combat operations. The highly touted 2002 war movie “We Were Soldiers” starring Mel Gibson was based off the book “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” co-written by Galloway and a Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hal Moore. Galloway talked about working as a consultant on the film. “It was an interesting experience and I enjoyed having a hand in it, working as a consultant for the film. But a lot of people don’t realize that it takes a lot of time (on set) to get three minutes of
film,” said Galloway, who attended Kings Mountain’s service with his wife Dr. Gracie Liem Lim Suan Tzu, a nurse practitioner. “There’s so many angles that have to be shot from and so many retakes -- a very laborious process.” Galloway spent a career covering the war zones America sent its young men and women to, mostly working for the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain. He retired in 2006 from covering wars full time after several stints reporting on the second Iraq war. “Out of all the wars I’ve covered that was the scariest one,” Galloway said, refer-
ring to the overall instability of the region. Galloway, who moved to nearby Concord about three years, is in high demand as a public speaker who can talk about the war experience of America’s fighting troops better than most. “I sometimes think I work harder in retirement than I did before I retired,” he half-joked in an interview before his talk Monday at Patriots Park. “Actually, it keeps me young,” said Galloway, who’s 73 and about to embark on a busy summer helping to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War.
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