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Volume 127 • Issue 47 • Wednesday, November 25, 2015

A life in trains

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Bill Ware has been around model trains practically his entire life.

At just three year old, he was given an American Flyer train set for a Christmas present.

It was for a while set up around the Christmas tree.

Following the yule tide season that year, it was moved to the dining room on a makeshift table.

Eventually, the train set made its way to the attic, where it enjoyed permanence.

It was those years in the

attic of his boyhood home that he learned about the electronics behind the complex toy, under the tutelage of his father, also a model train enthusiast.

“Over the years I just kept adding to that set,” said Ware, who is a member of the Piedmont S Gaugers, the local group that every year puts on a model train display at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. “I also experimented with scenery.

I used dye to color sawdust to make it look like grass.”

Ware joins about 10 other members of the group who are committed to See LIFE IN TRAINS, Page 8A

Prayer before school board meetings OK’d DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

The Cleveland County Board of Education on Monday approved a policy that would allow it to open its meetings with a prayer.

Previously, the panel has opened meetings with a moment of silence.

The question before the school board dates back to October, when board members OK’d a measure that kept the moment of silence.

That move sparked some outrage within the community, and in the month that followed a number of religious leaders went before the board to make their case – some for and some against.

In the vote on the prayer policy before the board, seven members voted to adopt it, while two voted to reject it. Donnie Thurman, Jr., and Dr. Jack Hamrick cast the dissenting votes.

“I have enjoyed this debate and it has been a plea-

sure to serve on the school board during this time – it says good things about the democracy we live in that we are able to have this discussion,” Thurman said.

“With that said, I can’t support the policy as it written now because ... I’m not comfortable with who might take the podium and what ideas they may represent.”

Most members of the board gave lengthy explanations about their decision making in casting their vote.

Shearra Miller called her vote in support of the policy “a difficult decision.”

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Jeremy Marquis Jefferson, 26, and Dametria Corrina Brown, 19, both of Charlotte, have been charged with common law robbery in the Oct. 16 robbery of Sun Trust Bank in Kings Mountain.

KMPD Det. Cpl. Paul Alexander, lead officer in the Kings Mountain investigation, said this week that Greensboro Police arrested the couple Nov. 3 and they face various charges in other jurisdictions, including Caldwell, Randolph, Guilford and Mecklenburg Counties.

The pair was initially incarcerated in the Guilford County Jail but have been transferred to non-disclosed locations.

“We have no idea when the pair will be returned to Cleveland County for trial because they face serious charges in other locations,'' said Alexander.

The SunTrust Bank robbery was the second time this year and the third time since 2013, according to Kings Mountain Police who had been asking anyone with information to contact the detective division.

On October 16 about 10 a.m. a man entered the bank at 700 W. King Street and

JEFFERSON slipped a note to the teller demanding money. No one was hurt. The suspect was caught on the bank camera as he left through the front door on foot heading north on Sims Street, according to police.

Jefferson, alleged to be

BROWN a gang member, served a six year prison sentence for attempted second degree rape and second degree kidnapping and and all his previous run ins with the law were in 2005 and started again in March 8, 2015 when he See BANK ROBBERS, Page 8A

Community Tree lighting KM area readying for Thanksgiving ELIZABETH STEWART

Crowds welcome Santa to KM

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Kings Mountain citizens were getting ready for Thanksgiving this week.

Not only were kitchens expected to be busy places but businesses were putting out sale signs and stocking shelves for “Black Friday” on November 27, expecting crowds to converge on stores and shopping centers.

Routinely one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

Small Business Saturday this Saturday is a nationally recognized day to support your local independent merchants with the power of your dollar, say Steve Padgett, Director of the See KM AREA, Page 8A

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Cheering crowds of children welcomed Santa Claus to town Monday night and in spite of the cold temperatures whispered their wish lists.

The lighting of the community-wide Christmas tree at Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library officially opens the holiday season in Kings Mountain.

Dr. Jeff Mauney, chairman of the board of directors of the library, presented Mayor Rick Murphrey a copy of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” which Mauney said the mayor has read to Kings Mountain children for over 10 years at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Mauney also took the occasion to praise the mayor for his exemplary service to the city for 21 years, 15 as mayor and six on city council, and thanked him for his leadership in many endeavors, including the Mauney Library.

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Tyler Nelson, as “Scrooge,” is pictured with Izabella Laughridge, age 5, and Alexandria Laughridge, age 3, at the Christmas tree lighting Monday night. They are the daughters of Ryan and Leslie Laughridge of Kings Mountain and along with Nelson were among dancers who performed for Dance Reflections at the event. Photo by ELLEN DEVENNY

Downtown gears up for big light show DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

The City of Kings Mountain continues to celebrate the Christmas season in a big way with the launch of the Downtown Christmas Fantasy Light Show, featuring thousands of LED lights in many colors animated to music. The lighting ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 30, on Railroad Ave. in downtown Kings Mountain.

Kings Mountain mayor Rick Murphrey will “throw the switch” that starts the weeks-long show.

At the opening, live music will be provided by the acapella group Heavenly Harmonies Plus, which consists of Susan Todd, Cheryl Pearson, Debbie Link, Janey Ollis and Ruth Lancaster.

The group will sing a selection of old and new Christmas favorites.

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■ POLICE

■ OBITUARIES Mayme Gantt SHELBY - Mayme Kendrick Gantt, 99, died Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living in Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Selena Lowery Kendrick. Mayme spent the majority of her life in Kershaw, SC, where she Zane Russell Graves LINCOLNTON - Zane Russell Graves, age 52, passed away November 7, 2015, at CaroMont Health Care, Gastonia, N.C. He was a resident of 1068 Carpenter Drive, Lincolnton, N.C., Zane was born in St. Albans, Vermont, Kathleen McSwain SHELBY- Kathleen Black McSwain, 97, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Hospice at Wendover.

A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Kathleen Zelwak BOILING SPRINGS - Kathleen T. Zelwak, 65, died Sat., Nov. 21, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she

was a third grade teacher for 42 years. She was also a member of First Baptist Church, Kershaw, where she was active in active in various different capacities over the years.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. The family received friends one hour prior to the service, at the

funeral home. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorial may be directed to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2338 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Grover, NC 28073 or First Baptist Church, PO Box 67 Kershaw, SC 29067.

Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is handling the arrangements.

son of the Late Denise Martell Graves. He was an active member of Macedonia A&P, Gastonia, NC, a graduate of Palo Verde High School, Tucson, AZ, 8th grade home run king in Winooski, Vt. A funeral service was held at Macedonia A&P Ministries, Gastonia, NC,

Friday, on November 20, at 1:30 p.m., with Rev. Dewitt Youngblood officiating. Visitation is from 1 to 1:30 prior to the service at the church. Interment is at Carter Family Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services is handling the arrangements.

Fannie Odom Black. She was a member of Davidson Memorial Baptist Church.

A funeral service was held 2 p.m., Monday, at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends Sunday, 5-6:30pm, at Clay-Barnette

Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC, 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is handling the arrangements.

was the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene Bennett Murphy.

A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The family received friends on Tues-

day, 5:30 to 7 p.m., with a Rosary service at 7 pm, at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery.

Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is handling the arrangements.

Potato project for the area hungry was labor of love for volunteers Volunteers harvested and boxed up 52,440 pounds of potatoes, a Cleveland County potato project, that will mean food for many in spite of the rain, ground freeze and rot that threatened the crop this year.

Doug Sharp, co-founder of the project, said that the last sweet potato was hauled away from the Patterson Springs plot late last Wednesday afternoon, two hours ahead of more rain. He said that rain left a few potatoes laying out in the open but not enough to go back and go over the land again.

“If anyone wants to do this, feel free to do so,'' he said.

A recap of the harvest:

Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 2,000 pounds. Potential with good growing conditions 6,000 pounds.

Boiling Springs Methodist Church, 5,520 pounds, potential 9,000 pounds.

Boggs plot in Fallston, 21,870 pounds, potential 30,000 pounds.

Mr. Leonard, Polkville, 4,350 pounds, potential 8,000 pounds.

Patterson Springs, 18,700 pounds, potential 40,000 pounds.

There was no real production of white potatoes.

Sharp said the potential numbers are subject to questioning.

The cost to grow one acre

of white potatoes is $500 with sweet potatoes costing $100 more. The potatoes are donated to The Salvation Army, Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry, The Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association and U-Can. From there they will be distributed to food pantries, senior centers and other organizations that provide food for hungry people.

“Thanks to everyone who helped in any way with the 2015 effort to grow potatoes,'' said Sharp. It was a labor of love by volunteers.

He said the annual dinner for volunteers will be held in January at the Baptist Work Camp.

Cherryville Little Theatre presents, “A Seussified Christmas Carol” starting December 4

(graphic submitted) The play is a whimsical reinvention of Charles Dickens’ most beloved Christmas story in wacky, rhymed couplets. With zoot-fruited juices, and binka bird geese, from Bed-Headed Fred to Timmy Loo Hoo, this tale of glorious holiday cheer is similar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up

with – if he ever had his way with the story. Come join them on Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., or Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m., for a fun Christmas tale.

Tickets are available at Houser Drugs in Cherryville, or can be purchased at the CLT booth beside the Grinch display during

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the “Who-Ville celebration” in uptown Cherryville on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015.

Tickets are also available at the door. For more information email pagethompson1@ gmail.com.

(A “Seussified Christmas Carol” is not affiliated, endorsed, or sponsored by Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

ARRESTS NOV. 16: Samantha Danielle Ledford, 23, 811 Gantt St., shoplifting, concealment of goods, criminal summons.

NOV. 16: Heather Michelle Anthony, 31, 1060 Barnette Dr., communicating threats, criminal summons.

NOV. 16: Kevin Wayne Anthony, 38, 1060 Barnette Dr., two counts communicating threats, two counts assault by pointing a gun, criminal summons.

NOV. 17: Amanda Kay Buchanan, 32, Gastonia, order for arrest, $1,000 secured bond.

NOV. 18: Michael Tyrone Roberts, 19, 205 Waco Road, $1500 secured bond.

CITATIONS NOV. 13: A 17-year-old female was cited for speeding.

NOV. 13: A 16-year-old female was cited for speeding.

NOV. 13: Reeshema Chantell Mackins, 34, Clover, SC, speeding.

NOV. 13: Aaron Dewitt Simmons, 31, 736 McDaniel Rd., speeding.

NOV. 13: Heather Marie Douglas, 27, 309 Somerset Dr., speeding.

NOV. 13: Lance Jessie Long, 18, 106 Dove Court, speeding.

NOV. 13: Joseph Alan Sherrill, 28, 223 El Bethel Road, speeding.

NOV. 13: Candace Marie Peterson, 28, 811 Landing St., running red light.

NOV. 13: Maria Delaluz Renfro, 37, 811 Second St., no vehicle inspection, fictitious tag.

NOV. 13: Pamela Gail Harris, 44, 608 Margrace Road, speeding.

NOV. 13: Natalie Shea Horne, 29, Summerville, SC, speeding.

NOV. 13: Patricia Parker Smith, 59, 104 Silver Fox Lane, speeding.

NOV. 14: John McCoy Jr., 41, 967 Sparrow Springs

Rd.. speeding, revoked license.

NOV. 14: Monique Meek Thomas, 45, 115 Oveda Dr., speeding.

NOV. 14: Austin Lane Potter, 20, Shelby, speeding.

NOV. 14: Erika Faith Phillips, 20, Gastonia, expired tag.

NOV. 16: Cynthia Horne Wilson, 131 John Goforth Rd., expired tag, no current electronic inspection.

NOV. 17: Samuel Lee Green, 46, Shelby, speeding.

NOV. 17: Kristine Kay Huffman, 60, Blacksburg, SC, unsafe movement.

NOV. 17: Clinton Alexander Smith, 29, 140 Murfield Dr., no insurance, revoked tag.

NOV. 17: Christina Lynn Michaels, 33, 209 Blanton St., no seat belt.

NOV. 17: Angelique Harrington, 39, Gastonia, no operator's license.

NOV. 17: Kesone Soulasinh, 42, 314 Amhurst Dr., speeding.

NOV. 17: Matthew Ryan Clark, 36, Shelby, speeding.

NOV. 17: Amanda Kay Buchanan, 32, Gastonia, no insurance, revoked tag, revoked driver's license.

NOV. 18: Kimberly Gina Shook, 23, Greenville, SC, running stop light.

NOV. 18: Zachery James Misiak, 37, Rock Hill, SC, speeding.

NOV. 18: David Rashaun Boykins, 20, Spindale, speeding.

NOV. 18: Maggie May Boyd, 32, Shelby, speeding, no operator's license.

NOV. 18: Brian Lee Puckett, 33, Shelby, speeding, expired tag, no vehicle inspection.

INCIDENTS NOV. 18: Earthen Vessels Warehouse, 206 W. Ridge St., reported a break-in and damage to building property.

NOV. 18: A resident of Churchill Drive reported

theft of a laptop computer and PlayStation valued at $290.

WRECKS NOV. 15: Officer S. D. Shockley said that Devon Dale Tyson, Rock Hill, operating a 2007 Chevrolet, rear-ended a 2011 Chevrolet operated by Elizabeth Marcella McKee-Hernandez, Rock Hill, SC, on I-85. Property damage was estimated at $4,000.

NOV. 15: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that Sherita Bell, 117 Morris Rd., operating a 2006 Mercury, failed to reduce speed and hit a 1998 Lexus operated by Hakim Jamaal Roberts, Gastonia. Property damage was estimated at $8000.The accident happened on NC 161 Business.

NOV. 15: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Shelton Christopher Watson, 100 Maple Leaf Rd., operating a 2005 Nissan, backed into a parked 2011 BMW owned by Jonathan Pelaez of Cornelius. The accident happened in the parking lot of Cleveland Ridge Apartments. Property damage was estimated at $1500.

NOV. 16: Officer M.D. Butler said that vehicles operated by Susan Seiler, Bessemer City, and Gail Reed Parker, 119 Tiara Drive, collided at the entrance to the On Ramp to US 74 East Bypass. Property damage was estimated at $1850.

NOV. 16: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that Harvey Dean Lawson, 1240 Second St., failed to reduce speed in his 1999 Merz and struck a 2014 Toyota operated by Jeanne McDaniel Rogers of Gastonia which struck a 2004 Honda operated by Melody Kay Gildner, 138 Muirfield Drive. Property damage was estimated at $22,500. The accident happened on US 74 Business near City Street where the Gildner car was stopped due to traffic congestion.

No armed robbery, alleged victim charged with filing false police report Cleveland County Sheriff’s Officers on Nov. 19 unraveled a case involving an armed robbery reported November 17 at the truck stop, 400 Dixon School Rd. The investigation came together after detectives conducted several interviews resulting in the discovery that the

victim lied to officers about specific information regarding the crime, according to Captain Joel Shores.

This new information led to detectives charging Tammy Allen Clark, 40, 1401 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain, with misdemeanor larceny and the vic-

tim, Dennis Glenn Thomas, 63, Live Oak, FL, with filing a false police report.

Authorities said the original report was that a truck driver had been robbed at gunpoint by three people – two females and one male - at the truck stop last Tuesday night.

'Silver Bells' theme of Town of Earl parade It’s Christmas parade time again for the town of Earl. The parade will be Sunday, Dec .6, 3 p.m.

Entries for the parade will still be accepted through Dec. 3, but an entry form must be completed. There are no fees for entries. Entry forms can be found at the website: www.TownOfEarl. org or email to parade@ townofearl.org. Forms are also located in a drop box outside the Earl Town Hall on Crow Road.

Call the parade phone at 704-709-9627 or 704-4069310 for more information.

The theme this year is “Silver Bells” with the executive director of the Neal Senior Center, Paulette Putnam, as the Grand Marshall. Alll entries should be decorated with the theme in mind. All entries/floats must be identified with some type of sign attached to the front or side of the vehicle. Trophies will be awarded to the top five entries with judging to begin at 2 p.m.. Line up begins at 1:30 on Bettis Road, but enter the line up

on Lauren Road. Entry numbers will be published in this newspaper, on the Earl website, and posted at the Earl Town Hall.

Following the parade, a community Christmas program will begin at 4:30 at New Hope Baptist Church in Earl. A community choir will present music, and Rev. Dale Welch of Rock Springs Baptist Church will be the speaker. Seven churches in the Earl Community will be participating.

Following the Christmas program, everyone is invited to a free soup, sandwich, and dessert meal, provided by the participating churches at New Hope

Church.

Earl is looking forward to another great time of fun, worship, and fellowship within our community.

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VROOM! Toy Run a big success, Nov. 21 In a powerful kick off to the Christmas season, Murphey’s 21st annual Toy Run got off to a roaring start Saturday afternoon, as about 300 motorcyclists roared out of the Phifer Rd. to make a 40-mile trip through the community.

Through the effort, donation of toys and money poured in.

Organized by John Murphey, owner of Murphey’s Scooter Shed on Camelot Ct., the toy run garnered eight refrigerator boxes of new toys for children this Christmas season.

That and the money donated will be distributed to three charities: Kings Mountain’s Shop with a Cop program, the Shriner’s Hospital and the Shriner’s Home for Children in Greenville, S.C. “We had a great turnout, great participation this year,” Murphrey said, adding that the first run he organized had just eight bikers but has grown a lot over the years. “It’s all for the kids and it was a lot of great fellowship.”

The band Back Road provided live entertainment for the all-day get-together.

Murphey joined Kevin Champion. J.D. Dedmon.

Tommy Rooker, Chris Hutchins, Ryan Bridges, Austin Bridges, Johnny Hutchins and others in smoking and serving more than 50 smoked pork butts to those attending.

Providing an escort over the 40-mile route that included parts of South Carolina were the Cleveland County Sherrif’s Dept., the Kings Mountain Police Dept, the York County Sherrif’s Dept. and local EMS squads.

John Murphey and his daughter Lyndsey prepare to mount their ride and lead a group of about 300 other bikers.

Stanley Spann sits atop his Harley Davidson soft tail 1450 moments before the big run.

Photos by SHANA LOCKLAIR

Riders line up for Toy Run on Phifer Road.

Costners to flip switch on light show Thursday night

Grady and Katie Costner will turn on their Christmas lights Thanksgiving night.

The switch will be flipped on the longest-running light show in Kings Mountain Thanksgiving night “We're ready,'' says Grady and Katie Costner who have added a few more more spectacular sights at their home in the Midpines Community which many have dubbed “Little McAdenville.”

More than 200,000 lights in the yard, across the street in the mobile home park, and on the street which runs by their house illuminate the creative masterpieces which begin with steel rods welded meticulously by Costner in all kinds of Christmas characters and scenes that delight children and adults alike.

“We just keep adding every year and start putting everything together in September,'' said Costner.

Crowd pleasers are Santa kicking a football, 22 squirrels scurrying across a chain link fence, an arch with eight swimming dolphins, a lighted Noah's Ark, Moses and the burning bush, a big choo choo train with multiple cars, Biblical scenes, angels, a carousel, Micky and Minnie Mouse, Barney, Charlie Brown and other cartoon characters, a manger scene, a 13-foot ferris wheel, a huge Christmas tree and merry-go-round, a stagecoach and Tennessee Walkers, a 14-car train set, Candy cane lane, 27 nutcracker soldiers, Victo-

rian carolers, a cannon that shoots packages in the air, a sea serpent, elves riding a see saw, a gazebo, Santa golf cart, a fish pond, roof top displays and much more.

The light show, the couple's Christmas gift to Kings Mountain, has been operated by the couple for 20 years and is open nightly until 9 p.m. and on weekends through Dec. 26 until 10 p.m. off Margrace Road in the Midpines Community.

It's all free but because their electric bill is enormous, the couple accepts donations.

Santa Claus will be present to give each child a candy cane.

HOLIDAY OPENING – Kings Mountain Historical Museum opened the holidays with board of directors' members and guests to show off the Christmas train and enjoy festive refreshments. Cathy Noell, left, Stella Putnam and Ellis Noell chat at one of the refreshment stations set up in the Museum. The Museum is beautifully decorated for the holiday season and crowds are enjoying the train directed by Bill Ware.

Photo by ADRIA FOCHT

Community Advent Services begin December 2, noon Kings Mountain Ministerial Association is hosting Community Advent Services this year from 12 noon until 12:45 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Dec. 2 at Penley's Chapel. Rev. Bob Quillin, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church, will deliver the message.

Other Advent services will be held during the month leading up to

Christmas.

Eastside Baptist Church will host the Advent service on Wednesday, Dec. 9 with Rev. Jeff Johnson of First Baptist Church delivering the message.

Rev. Scott Whitney, pastor of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, will deliver the message at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on Wednesday,

Dec. 16.

East Gold Street Wesleyan Church will host the Wednesday, Dec. 22 service with Rev. John Houze, pastor of People's Baptist Church delivering the message.

“Everyone is invited to attend any and all services,'' said Rev. Ron Caulder, President of Kings Mountain Ministerial Association.

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Hospice House needs donations Hospice needs at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain and at Hospice House in Shelby include the following items. Contact Sharon Martin, 704-7513591 for more information. $50.00 Donation for in home and facility Thanks-

giving and Christmas Meals.

Liquid hand SOAP ( not sanitizer), Paper towels, Styrofoam bowels for cereal and soup, Air Freshener Spray, Kleenex, Vaseline, Unscented Lotions, Plastic Forks and Spoons (no knives)

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Institution leaders sign agreements to ease transfer process

Emmanuel Baptist Sunday services

Gardner-Webb University partners with Gaston College to help students complete degrees

Can you defend what you believe from Scripture? Is the Bible outdated? Is truth relative? How do current news events impact my belief of the Bible? These questions and many more are being addressed in a new series entitled, “Apologetics.” This series is on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 602 Canterbury Road. Everyone welcome

Letter to the Editor Museum’s fundraiser thereby contributing to its success for the past three years. We will miss these dedicated and supportive community leaders in their official positions.

We extend best wishes to Mayor Rick Murphrey, First Lady Sandra Murphrey, City Councilman Rick Moore, and Patrick Center Director Monty Thornburg. We know their interest in preserving the history of Kings Mountain and its future will continue.

The Museum Board of Directors and Staff look forward to continuing our partnership with the City and its Departments.

Signed by the following: Susan Champion (President), Mike Kidder (Vice President), David Dilling (Treasurer), Stella Putnam (Secretary), Donald Crawford, Lynn Eskridge, Sara Griffin, Evelyn Hamrick, Larry Hamrick, Sr., Reba Harper, Jan Harris, Priscilla Mauney, Sandra Murphrey, Lewis Nantz, Ellis Noell, Margot Plonk, Johnny Reavis, Wayne Thompson, Haley Wilson, Adria Focht (Director & Curator), and Norma Drewery (Administrative Assistant).

America Cannot Take Chances We know our world is filled with evil people and ISIS proved it again in Paris.

The radical Muslims associated with ISIS are unable to do anything but kill and destroy. They are a cancer to any country and to all good people. Glenn Mollette Christian people of Amer- Guest Editorial ica would love to think we could simply just send more missionaries with Bibles to Syria and try to convert them all to Jesus. Tragically, all the women would be raped and chained while the men would be beheaded.

It would be nice to hear about ISIS militants coming to their senses and leaving Syria with help and support for the free and democratic countries of the world. However, would we be able to trust them? How do we know which ones to trust?

We look upon Syrian refugees with suspicion and rightly so. We only need one rogue refugee to get into America, Germany and yes France and kill hundreds or thousands at a public event. Is it worth losing innocent Americans over our sympathy for the refugees? This is not a hard question to answer. The answer is no.

We should try to help the Turks who need weapons and financial support in Syria. We should try to create some safe zones in Iraq and Afghanistan for those needing to flee Syria. Better and easier for them to go there than to come here.

Germany will soon regret opening their gates to Syria and America will regret it as well. Sounds unchristian? Is it unchristian to protect our families and our children?

Do you open wide the doors of your house if you have a mix of non poisonous and poisonous snakes crawling in the nearby woods? I feel confident there are many good

Syrian people. They need to stay in the Middle East for the time being.

What should America do immediately?

Secure our borders. Stop entry into this country by all refugees from the Middle East. This is not a permanent decision but it needs to be in effect for the time being.

Work with others to create safe zones in Iraq, Afghanistan and even in Syria.

Work with other people. Don’t gripe about Russia killing ISIS! Why do we care if Russia kills ISIS? Is our government worried that Russia will get the credit for stopping ISIS? Are we afraid they might get control of some oil? We must also support and applaud the efforts of what France is doing to combat ISIS. We must tell Turkey and all the other surrounding countries that they need to get involved in this because we will not be there to bail them out when ISIS begins to attack their communities. Finally, we must cut off as much of the money flow from ISIS as possible. This means taking out any oil refineries they have access to.

If we are going to drop bombs on Syria we need to make them count.

Did somebody really say we should only let Christian Syrians into the country and not Muslims? If somebody said that they had to be joking or crazy. We cannot trust the ISIS terrorists, period. They will say and do anything.

America cannot take chances. We are at war.

Glenn Mollette is an American Syndicated Columnist and Author. He is the author of eleven books and read in all fifty states.

This column does not necessarily reflect the view of any organization, institution or this paper or media source.

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From left, GWU leaders Dr. Bobbie Cox, Dr. Van Graham, Dr. Earl Leininger and Dr. Sharon Starr are pictured with Gaston College President Dr. Patricia Skinner and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Don Ammons.

Photo courtesy of Gaston College Gardner-Webb University and Gaston College (Dallas, N.C.) announced a partnership that will further ease the transfer process for students who complete degrees in certain programs with coursework at both institutions.

Officials for both schools signed agreements to create a seamless degree track for accounting, business administration, criminal justice, elementary education, entrepreneurship, human services and nursing students who begin their studies at Gaston College (GC) and finish them in GWU’s Degree Completion Program (DCP). The agreements, called Pathways to reference the structured paths of study between the two schools, formalize a degree partnership that already exists between the University and the community college.

“The Pathways are just one more example of the many ways that Gaston College and Gardner-Webb University have partnered together over the years to provide our students with a variety of opportunities to expand and achieve their educational goals,” offered Dr. Ben Leslie, provost and executive vice president at Gardner-Webb. “Over the years, Gardner-Webb and Gaston College have shared not only students but also faculty and staff, so we know and trust each other as institutions. It only makes sense that we would expand this relationship in a way that mutually benefits our students.”

Students will save time and money thanks to the

approved an updated Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) that will provide further planning and support to guide students through the required curriculum to complete a bachelor’s degree program with courses at both a community college and a four-year institution.

“So many students today attend many institutions and transfer, not once, but as many as four times before completing a degree,” Leslie related. “Whatever we can do to decrease the enormous inefficiency that is happening in our country now with students taking unnecessary courses is in our best interest as institutions, our students’ best interest, and the best interest of our economy and community.”

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partnership, which aligns degree courses at the College and the University to reduce instances of course repetition and loss. A streamlined major program allows students to enter the workforce sooner and with less financial debt from college costs. Additionally, Pathways allows students entering major programs to begin planning their educational path during their high school years, with academic advising assistance from both GWU and GC. “This agreement provides the most cost-effective and time-efficient way for prospective college students in Gaston and Lincoln counties who want to complete a bachelor’s degree at Gardner-Webb,” asserted Gaston College President Dr. Patricia Skinner.

“Pre-determined academic pathways have been negotiated so that transfer students will be at exactly the same place as students who started their college career at Gardner-Webb.”

In the past year, Gardner-Webb has also formed Pathways partnerships with Cleveland Community College (Shelby, N.C.), Western Piedmont Community College (Morganton, N.C.) and Isothermal Community College (Spindale, N.C.), and GWU leaders continue to examine additional opportunities to formalize similar transfer agreements with other community colleges in the state. The University maintains an active relationship with many community colleges, including DCP sites on several campuses.

This fall, GWU leaders

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the quality of life for our citizens and have enhanced the City’s image as a destination for travel and tourism.

Under Mayor Murphrey’s leadership, the City of Kings Mountain has contributed financial and moral support to the Museum, providing our home in the historic Post Office building, partnering on projects, and obliging many of our requests – from the trivial to the momentous.

Mayor Murphrey has had an immeasurable impact on the community during his tenure; his legacy will last for generations.

First Lady Sandra Murphrey is equally a long-time supporter of the Museum, serving on the Board of Directors for many years. Rick and Sandra have both provided critical participation in the Museum’s annual fundraiser as well as other programs and events.

Rick Moore and Monty Thornburg are two others we will miss in their official capacities. Rick Moore and his family have supported the Museum’s annual fundraiser since its inception. Monty Thornburg and the Staff at the Patrick Center have graciously accommodated the

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An open letter from the Board of Directors and Staff of Kings Mountain Historical Museum: In this season of Thanksgiving, we take time to reflect on the people for whom we are grateful. For the Board of Directors and Staff of the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, we are most thankful for the individuals whose support makes our small museum possible. We want to express our heartfelt appreciation to four of these supporters: Mayor Rick Murphrey, First Lady Sandra Murphrey, City Councilman Rick Moore, and Patrick Center Director Monty Thornburg.

Throughout his lengthy administration, Mayor Rick Murphrey has been a tireless champion of the Museum.

He has demonstrated a clear understanding of the vision set forth by the founders of the Museum, and has truly believed in its importance to this community.

Mayor Murphrey has been an advocate not only for the Historical Museum, but also for other local cultural organizations. He has encouraged partnerships between these organizations and the City which have improved

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Prayer: The Key to 2016 The tragic decline and ultimate demise of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah is heartbreaking to follow in the scriptures.

Bishop Roger Even more so Woodard as we consider Pastor the similar Kings Mountain Family Worship path the United States of America is following. Like those ancient kingdoms, our United States was founded, not on a generic god of your choice, or the popular god de jour, the god of a “minute of silence.” Our nation was founded on Jesus Christ and because of our

honoring of Him we become the greatest nation in the history of the world.

There were many reasons the Northern Kingdom of Israel and Judah were destroyed, mainly, it was through evil leadership. The gradual drift became a tsunami, as successive kings turned further and further away from the One True and Living God. Ultimately there wasn’t even a pretense of allegiance to the God of their fathers.

How did they get there? How have we gotten to where we are?

Hosea 8:4: “They have set up kings and not by me; they have made princes and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made their idols that they may be

cut off.”(KJV). The NIV renders it, “They set up kings without my consent they choose princes without my approval With silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction. (emphasis mine).

That reflects us. We have elected or supported leaders based on party, ethnicity, gender, sound bites and slogans, but not prayer.

With no spiritual discernment, a nation applauded at a president elects promise to “fundamentally change the United States of America.”

Now, as we watch the total disintegration of our nation and world before our very eyes, people are lamenting, “ I did not know what that would mean, or I had no idea.”

Well, we would have known if we

looked past the carefully scripted image and seriously prayed about it. Like the Jews in Babylonian captivity ( Daniel 9:13) “all this evil is come upon us; yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God.” Daniel admitted we have not prayed. And if you argue we did pray, then I contend we did not listen.

We elect a new President in 2016, and we must pray for direction on whom we confer our vote.

It has never been more critically important than now. We must have discernment to see beyond carefully crafted images. We cannot afford four more years of the current policies of this administration. We do not need a professing Christian who gives lip service to our God,

but desires to keep faith private.

We do not need someone who claims Christ but can never remember needing to repent, or claims the Bible is his favorite book, but cannot quote a single verse. Why even the smallest Sunday School child can quote “Jesus wept: or John 3:16.

We must have a true, committed Christian President. A President unashamed to proclaim the Faith, not just the generic god of this pluralistic society. Not the god of a moment of silence, but the God who answers prayer (Psalm 65:2). The God of our founding. A President who has a real love and personal relationship with Him. We must not elect another President without praying and hearing from God.

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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 Wesleyan Church

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 Ebenezer Baptist Church 1621 County Line Road 704-739-8331

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 Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church 101 Benfield Rd. 704-740-7212 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351

Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206

Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062

First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651

Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888

First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143

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Arts Council’s holiday home tour Dec. 5 includes Neisler home in Kings Mountain The Cleveland County Arts Council’s 6th Annual Holiday Home Tour on Saturday, December 5, 10 – 6 p.m. features an exceptional array of six beautiful homes each uniquely decorated for the holiday season. This home tour celebrates not only the interior design and architecture of the houses but the individual styles of holiday decor of the homeowners.

Tickets are $15 at the Arts Center, 111 S. Washington St, Shelby, by phone in advance or at the homes the day of the tour. A beautiful hand decorated artisan wreath will be raffled off to a lucky tour attendee.

“We are very excited to have such unique homes this year,” said Shearra Miller, Executive Director for the Arts Council. “From renovated historic homes to newer homes, we have something for everyone.”

Also that day, stop by the Arts Center to check out “Handmade for the Holidays” Gift Gallery. The entire gallery will be transformed into a lovely holiday gift shop filled with artwork by local and regional artists, available to purchase as gifts or just to take home! Lunch will be available for $5 from 11-1 pm at the Arts Center during the tour.

Other holiday events at the Arts Council include “Holiday Happy Hour” --- Food, music, holiday demonstrations and a chance to begin shopping at Handmade for the Holidays Gift Gallery on Dec. 3, 5:30 – 7:30. Tickets are $10.

Buy tickets for both the Holiday Happy Hour and Holiday Home tour and save $5.

The following homes will be on the tour: Mary Neisler 700 Lee Street, Kings Mtn. Construction on the “Southern Coastal Colonial” style Charles Andrew Neisler House began July 4, 1971, and move-in day was February 29, 1972. The original acreage was owned by the Neis-

ler Brothers and was used as grazing for dairy cows (Archdale dairy) and horses until 1960. In 1970 the area around the house was developed as housing for employees of manufacturing plants in Kings Mountain and was chosen for its proximity to the new high school. Our House has been the location of wedding events, New Year’s parties, Bridge parties, and many Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations for extended family. Decorations are very traditional with two Christmas trees. On the mantel will hang the original stockings handmade by Mary for her children. The sunroom will be set as a birthday party for Jesus. The dining room will be a traditional setting.

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Blanton/Bankers House 319 N. Lafayette Street, Shelby The Banker’s House, originally built in 1876, has been occupied over the years by prominent local banking families. It is one of only a few Second Empire style private homes found in the South. The beautiful yellow home, recognizable to many in Western North Carolina, was recently donated to an organization specifically created to opening the house to the public. Local businesses have joined together to decorate this Shelby treasure for the Holiday Home Tour.

Lutz-Austell Funeral Home Chapel 409 W. Marion Street, Shelby This 1902 Chapel, originally the Episcopal “Church of the Holy Redeemer” was moved from its original location at the corner of South Lafayette and Graham Streets to this location in 1940. Roscoe E. Lutz and Charles B. Austell, then owners of Lutz-Austell Funeral Home, purchased and

rebuilt the church as a funeral chapel, adding brick veneer, eliminating the bell tower and keeping many of the appointments. Today the Historic Lutz-Austell Funeral Home Chapel provides a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Brenda and Morris Hudson 503 W. Marion Street, Shelby Welcome to the original William Hill Hudson home place which Grandpa completed in 1928. We proudly enjoy our history and open for your enjoyment multiple floors with wonderful and different characteristics on each level. Eighty eight years later you will see a fascinating abundance of the original with many tastes of newness and freshness. A Colonial Revival style, it offers flow and warmness with features enjoyed today that are hard to believe originated in 1927-28. A special treat and unknown to most is Grandpa’s private storage area on the top level. Totally unlike the rest of the house, it’s a favorite, just ask the grand kids!! We welcome you!

Corey Steel 406 Beaumonde Ave. This quaint little country church was built in 1937 using granite blocks with a terra-cotta roof. It was the first Catholic Church in Cleveland County at a time when Catholics were not very welcome in the south. In the early 1970’s the congregation had grown large enough to require a new location. The building was purchased by a local couple who did the original renovations. The conversion to a private house was done with utmost care to not destroy any of the original historical significance.

Betsy and Jerry McPherson 2107 Windemere Lane, Shelby We are blessed with an amazing view of the lake, reminding us of God’s many creations. We strive to have a home that is warm, inviting

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Hudson Home and open to host church events, family and friends. We love to decorate for the holidays and invite you to tour as well as our backyard. Thirty-two years ago, like many families, we started with a traditional tree decorated with colorful balls and handmade ornaments as

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Local shops offer variety of items for Christmas gift-shoppers ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

Consumers are Encouraged to “Shop Small For All” With the Holiday Shopping Season just around the corner, the Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College encourages you to Shop Small For All and support your local small businesses.

Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday®

has quickly become a nationally recognized day to support your local independent merchants with the power of your dollar.

Small Business Saturday® was founded by American Express in 2010 as a day to celebrate local businesses through the launch of the holiday shop-

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ping season. The day has since grown into a powerful movement in support of local small businesses that make our community unique.

The Small Business Administration defines a small business as having 500 or fewer employees. More than half of the working population works in a small business, according to The U.S. Census Bureau, and small businesses have generated over 65 percent of new jobs since 1995.

“Small Business Saturday® is our opportunity to support the local small businesses that provide economic vitality and quality of life to our community,” said Steve Padgett, director of the Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College. “I encourage you to use the power of your dollar to Shop Small For All on November 28 and help make a lasting impact in Cleveland County.”

North Carolina’s Small Business Center Network assists in starting an average of more than 700 businesses each year. Small Business Centers have an economic impact in 90 percent of NC counties each year, including helping to create and retain over 3,600 jobs annually.

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LYNN ESKRIDGE shows the Santa reindeer, a perfect, inexpensive gift she handmade. Her handiwork is among a large selection of gift items in the gift shop at the Kings Mountain Art Center at the Depot on N. Piedmont Avenue.

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JOYCE ROARK models a beautiful hand-loomed, machine washable shawl at the Patrick Senior Center made by a senior resident and among the Christmas items on sale in the gift shop on East King Street. stored old Kings Mountain Depot on N. Piedmont Avenue and Southern Arts Society has in store for the shopper, not only art work, but great reasonably priced gift items. If you have a friend on your Christmas list who has “everything” there's something for her too. There are plate paintings, small

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Christmas is just weeks away, which means that the Christmas shopping season is here. With it comes Black Friday, traffic, and the hectic hunt for presents and good deals.

You don't have to drive very far in town to find unusual and bargain gifts for family and friends at three shops which some say are “the best kept secrets in town.''

Kings Mountain Historical Museum's gift shop, located at 100 E. Mountain Street, offers up a variety of gift items and Norma Hamrick Drewery will welcome you. Books and games galore for the kids, books for adults too, Moravian cheese biscuits and cookies, trainshaped chocolates, train novelties, handmade soaps and the new (would you believe?)

Mistletoe soap, ornaments, local handmade pottery and candles, Mosaic bird houses and pots, handmade jewelry, scarves and hats, locally made lip balms and salves, wooden items made by local artists, honey cakes, hand-carved wooden spoons, 18th century paper ornaments which Susan Goforth will demonstrate at the museum before the parade on Dec. 5, and KM Centennial plates, Shirley Brutko's new pine cone Christmas tags and Carolina Shore cards and much more. While you are in the Museum take a look at the exhibits on display and enjoy the Christmas train operated

by Bill Ware. The Gift Shop is open Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and a special night run of the fabulous train from 3-7 p.m. on Nov. 23. On Dec. 5 Spirit of Christmas Past will be held at the museum from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit Dec. 12 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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pictures, gloves, scarves, hats, handcrafted items, ornaments, all sizes of pottery, colored pencil artwork, handwoven items, holiday note cards, among other things.

SASI board member Beth Caveny says the lines are never long this early in the season and you can browse and enjoy yourselves not only in the galleries but throughout the building. Lynn Eskridge's small reindeer made from rattan reed with green and red ribbon and bows sell quickly.

All Santa reindeer are appropriately named after the Jolly ole Elf's reindeer and this is an inexpensive item. Lynn also hand made Scandinavian Stars which can be used, for instance, in a bathroom with lavender scents or for Christmas decorations throughout the house. These are new items this year.

“People are amazed when they see the prices of these fine necklaces, bracelets and earrings,'' says Carolyn Stalls who operates the gift shop at the Patrick Senior Center on E. King Street. New items this year include lighted snowmen wreaths, hand-loomed machine-washable shawls and spun yarn wool shawls, watches for ladies and men, specialty Christmas necklaces and other jewelry that came from shows at Charlotte Merchandise Mart, and many items made by senior residents on a consignment basis in which they receive 90% of the proceeds.

Rawleigh's Ointment, which our grandmothers used to rely on for their youngsters and the popular sets of kitchen knives on stock year round. New items are Red Mountain Goodness soap and shampoo bars of all different fragrances, for $2.50 and up, perfect stocking stuffers, and soothing, pink skin cream made of baby lotion, Vitamin E oil and Vaseline which is a popular item and also a perfect stocking stuffer.

Stalls runs the shop Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and after that the shop is open by the Senior Center receptionist Bonnie Hale until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Pastor sings atop church

Rev. David Turner Oak View Baptist Church was challenged by the Pastor, Rev. David Turner, to have an average Sunday School attendance of 65 for the month of October. If the goal was met, the Pastor would climb up and sing "I'll Fly Away" from atop the church building.

The challenge was accepted, met, and exceeded.

The average Sunday School attendance for the month of October was 72.5. On Sunday, November 8th (the first Sunday the weather was agreeable) Rev. Turner climbed up and sang following the morning worship service.

Advent calls ■ CHURCH BRIEFS Joshua Lee Morgan El-Bethel New place Advent Lutheran Church of Kings Mountain has called Joshua Lee Morgan to be their new Pastor. He is a native of Elgin, SC and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he earned a degree in History and Religious Studies. Joshua later continued his education at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC graduating in 2013 with a Masters in Religious Studies (MAR).

He is also a recent graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC with a Masters in Christian Ministry (MACM). Joshua will be ordained into the North American Lutheran Church on December 5th at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and current presiding Bishop John Bradosky will officiate.

He will be installed as Pastor of Advent Lutheran Church in January. Joshua is an avid food lover, having worked as a butler and chef in private dining for

PRAYER: before school board meetings OK’d scripture that defended the private nature of prayer before ultimately saying he favored opening meetings with a prayer.

Miller also said the policy could – like any other policy resolution the board votes on – could merit revision down the road.

At the conclusion of the meeting, board member Danny Blanton said the new prayer policy would likely lead to many religious leaders from local so-called non-traditional faiths getting in line to provide an invocation. He also said the policy would likely need to be revisited in the future.

Public comment about the decision continued at Monday’s meeting, with a number of religious leaders from various faiths making cases for both keeping the moment of silence custom and dropping it in favor of a prayer.

In discussions before the vote on prayer, board members approved two changes in the policy. One was a minor tweak about the rotation of religious leaders.

The other change shortened the length of the invocation a maximum of three minutes to a maximum of one and half minutes.

The rougly 700-word policy reads, in part, “the invocation shall not be an agenda item for the meeting,

and the invocation is not part of the official business of the Board.”

The policy appears to take pains to make the policy as inclusive as possible, reading, in part: “No member or employee of the Board or any other person in attendance at the meeting shall be required to take part in or participate in any way in any invocation that is offered to the Board.”

Part of the policy proposal offered a detailed method to be followed in choosing those who give an invocation, including local media to announce upcoming open dates.

“To ensure that the invocational speakers are selected from among a wide pool of the County’s religious leaders or leaders of organized assemblies, the invocational speakers shall be selected according to the following procedure: Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this policy, the Superintendent shall post a notice inviting all religious congregations and organized assemblies that periodically meet within the County for the purpose of worshiping or discussing their religious perspectives to identify a speaker to deliver an invocation before a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The notice shall be published at least annually in all newspapers

of general circulation in Cleveland County as well as on the Cleveland County Board of Education website.”

The policy proposal ends with a recognition that the board serves a variety of faiths: “The Board recognizes that Cleveland County is home to people of a variety of religious faiths and beliefs, therefore, this policy is not intended, and shall not be implemented or construed in any way, to affiliate the Board with, nor express the Board’s preference for, any faith or religious denomination.”

Other public meetings in Cleveland County do open with prayer. The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, Shelby City Council and Kings Mountain City Council have an invocation at the beginning of meetings.

In other school board business, superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher joined board chair Philip Glover and other board members in honoring Jerry Hoyle and Dr. Jack Hamrick. Hoyle lost a bid for re-election in the Nov. 3 election. Hamrick didn’t seek another term.

A number of teachers, coaches and administrators took to the podium to talk of their long connections to both men and to thank them for their service in the education community.

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Joshua Lee Morgan several years. When he is not doing church work, Joshua finds himself traveling, reading new mystery books, and spending time with family and friends.

"Life is too short not to live a life that is exciting and fulfilling..." is one of his favorite quotes. Advent is a church of the North American Lutheran Church, and currently meets in the Family Life Center of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church in Kings Mountain. They are building a new church at 230 Oak Grove Road, and are planning a dedication service in December.

BANK ROBBERS: nabbed was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and probation violation on March 21. He was charged for failure to register as a sex offender in Caldwell County on October 3, 2015. He faces charges in Cleveland County with bank robbery in Kings Mountain and misdemeanor larceny of a license plate.

Brown, charged as an accomplice in the Kings Mountain bank robbery and misdemeanor larceny. also was charged in Mecklenburg County on October 18 with failure to report new address as a sex offender and robbery with dangerous weapon in Guilford County.

Jefferson was charged

on warrants obtained by C. Feliciano of the Greensboro Police Department on charges of robbery with dangerous weapon, $500,000 secured bond; and on warrant for arrest by Officer A. Caudell for parole violation and no bond allowed. Also on Nov. 3 he was charged on warrant for arrest by Greensboro police officer J. W. Creed for common law robbery, $25,000 secured bond; on warrant

by Creed for failure to report by sex offender and his secured bond was $10,000 and a court date was set in Mecklenburg county; also on order for arrest by Greensboro officer C. Feliciano, for failure to appear on a felony charge, $20.000

secured bond.

Also on Nov. 3, Jefferson's bail was set at $25,000 for probation violation; he was charged on warrant,

by C. Feliciano, for larceny of property, $5,000 secured bond; on order for arrest for failure to appear for misdemeanor charge, $2,000 secured bond; and on warrant for arrest for common law robbery in Kings Mountain, $50,000 secured bond with court date to be scheduled for Cleveland County; and warrant for arrest by Officer Feliciano for four alleged offenses, assault on government official with deadly weapon, $50,000 secured bod, possession stolen motor vehicle and possessing stolen goods.

El Bethel United Methodist Church will serve the traditional country breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 6:30-10:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. A bake sale will feature homecooked goodies. Carry-out is available, call 704-7399174.

■ BRIEFS Christmas cookie decorating Karen Walls of Sweet House Bakery will lead a hands-on workshop in Christmas cookie decorating at Mauney Memorial Library Community Room Dec. 7 from 5-7 p.m. Register at www.mauneylibrary.org

Library Facilities program Inspection Thursday Cleveland County Health Dec. 3 Department inspected two facilities in Kings Mountain during the period Nov. 9-13. Three Point Market & Grill received a grade of 95.5 and Food Lion 230 Meat Market, Shelby Road, received a grade of 100.

Afternoon Adventures will present “A visit to Whoville” on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 4-5 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

Young people are invited to participate.

Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church invites you to worship services at its new Satellite Campus located at 310 Long Branch Road in Kings Mountain. Weekly service is held at 6 p.m. each Saturday beginning Nov. 28.

“Come and see what God is doing at our new satellite campus called “The Ridge at Buffalo Creek,’’ said the pastor.

Entries are invited in Grover Yule parade Grover's Christmas parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. and entries are invited by Chairman Anna Hughes, 704-730-9221.

There is no fee to enter the parade and the lineup will start at 10 a.m. in Spring Acres housing development near downtown Grover.

The Grover Woman's Club is sponsoring the parade and will honor one of its own, Betsy Wells, as grand marshal.

KM Library collecting yarn Mauney Library is collecting yarn for fun holiday crafts. If you want to make a donation drop off at the front desk at the Library.

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Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College, and Jan Harris, Kings Mountain's Main Street Director.

Frady's Florist will be having a “going out of business” sale with prizes slashed throughout the store.

Cleveland County students and teachers are already on holiday as schools closed after classes on Tuesday. Employees of the City of Kings Mountain will take a long weekend holiday.

While “Tom Turkey” may be the centerpiece for most Thanksgiving tables, attention will also be geared to parade watching and football games on television.

Sunday night's community-wide pre-Thanksgiving worship service sponsored by the Kings Mountain

Ministerial Association attracted over 300 people for worship and fellowship afterwards, according to Rev. Ron Caulder, President of the Ministerial Association.

A joint pre-Thanksgiving service will be held by Dixon Presbyterian Church and Victory Baptist Church Wednesday (tonight) at the Dixon Church on Dixon School Road. Victory Baptist Pastor Dennis Wells will deliver the message and refreshments will be served in the Dixon fellowship building across the street from the church. The Dixon choir will present special music.

Breakfasts are slated on Thanksgiving Day at three churches in Kings Mountain. Boyce Memorial ARP Church Men of the Church will serve breakfast at 8:30 a.m. after a brief service conducted by Pastor Nick Napier.

United Methodist Men of Central United Methodist Church will serve breakfast from 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. in the church fellowship hall.

First Presbyterian Church Men of the Church will serve breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall.

Life Outreach will serve a free Thanksgiving lunch Thursday from 11 a.m.12:30 at 403 Cherokee Street located behind Farmer's Furniture. The menu: turkey and dressing with green beans, rice, gravy, cranberry sauce, dessert, and tea.

Arise Church served a Thanksgiving feast Sunday from 4-7 p.m. in the dining room of the Woman's Club.

The church has served a free Thanksgiving meal for six years and the menu was turkey and ham with all the trimmings.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

keeping the display in tiptop shape as it is included in the museum “Toys, Games and Trains” exhibit.

The S Gaugers focus on one scale in particular – 1/64.

Ware and others have kept busy repairing tracks, a miniature coal loader, balloons and other features of the display, which is visited by about 1,800 over the course of its November through January run.

Ware said he’s enjoyed talking to visitors about train lore and maintenance and upkeep issues. He said this week that many guests are surprised that supplies and equipment can still be found for the S gauge train sets.

“They’re definitely still out there – you just have to know where to look.”

The museum’s train exhibit features lots of scenery and extra touches that add to the realism of the small universe created on the tracks. There’s a post office, retail stores and a bank.

It also features tiny to-scale vehicles to complete the small town look.

There’s carousel, a chocolate factory and functioning mailbag pickups.

Many visitors are remarking on the striking Polar Express, the fictional train made famous by the children’s movie of the same name. About 30 percent longer than the typical S-gauge train, it’s based on the Pere Marquette locomotive 1225, a real steam train used extensively in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

For Ware, who served in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and has been a

pilot and a firefighter with the KMFD for 30 years, trains captivate the imagination in a way no others toys do.

The exhibit is sponsored in part by Truliant Federal Credit Union.

“Toys, Games and Trains” will continue Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum. Admission is free.

During the train display the museum's Gift Shop will be stocked with handmade ornaments, a selection of Moravian cookies and cheese straws, train novelties, locally-made gift items, a selection of North Carolina pottery, jewelry, wood creations, cards, prints, beeswax candles, soaps, honey and other one-of-a-kind items crafts by local artists, according to Museum director Adria Focht.

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Ed. note: The recipes in today’s cooking column comes from “Presbyterian Delights,’’ a cookbook published

by Shelby Presbyterian Church.)

SPINACH DIP Pat Crum 1 10 oz. Pkg. Frozen chopped spinach ž cup mayonnaise ž cup sour cream 1 tablespoon parsley flakes 1 four oz. Pkg. Original Hidden Valley Dressing dash of Tabasco Defrost spinach and squeeze dry. Mix all ingredients together and serve with chips or Fritos.

Keep chilled. Also makes good stuffing for squash.

CRAB AND SHRIMP DIP Susan Young 1 small can shrimp, drained 1 small can crab, drained 11 oz. Cream cheese 5 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 cup chopped celery ½ onion, chopped 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice dash of garlic salt ½ pint sour cream salt and pepper to taste Mix all ingredients together. Chill thoroughly for 4 to 8 hours. Serve with chips or crackers.

POPPY SEED CHEESE BALLS Barbara Moore 1 large pkg. Cream cheese 1 large box Velveeta Cheese 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt poppy seeds Let cheese soften With hands, work garlic salt and cheeses together.

Shape into two to four balls, depending upon size desired. Coat balls with poppy seeds. Wrap individually in waxed paper and then in aluminum foil. Freeze until needed HOT MULLED CIDER Martha Edwards 4 sticks cinnamon 1 tablespoon cloves ½ cup sugar or 3 whole saccharin tablets 1 cup water 1 46 oz. Can orange juice 1 64 oz. Can apple juice

or cider Boil cinnamon, cloves and sugar in water for 10 minutes. Add to orange and apple juices and heat thoroughly.

COUNTRY HAM Jessie Ogburn Scrub and soak ham for 24 hours. Seal totally in foil after adding 3 cups pineapple juice and 2 cups water, or 5 cups any liquid. Put fat side down.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put ham in and bake for 45 minutes. Do not open the door. Leave for 3 hours. Then preheat 400 degrees again. When oven is hot, cook another 45 minutes. Do not open door for 12 hours or overnight.

IMPOSSIBLE TURKEY PIE Jean Hamner 2 cups turkey, cut up 1 jar sliced mushrooms, drained ½ cup sliced green onions ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup grated Swiss cheese 3 eggs, beaten 1 ½ cups milk ž cup Bisquick Heat oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle turkey, mushrooms, onions, salt and cheese into 10 inch well-greased pie pan.

Beat remaining ingredients until smooth; pour into pan covering turkey mixture. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until browned.

Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

HOLIDAY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE Sarah Ormand Hoover 1 ½ pounds broccoli, steamed ½ teaspoon salt 1 can cream of chicken soup ½ cup mayonnaise Ÿ tsp. Curry powder juice of 1 lemon 3 slices of bread, crumbled 3 tablespoons melted margarine Layer broccoli in baking dish. Combine next 5 ingredients and pour over broccoli. Mix together

bread crumbs and margarine; sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE GENE WILLIAMS 3 cups green beans, fresh or frozen 1 cup celery ½ cup thinly sliced onions 1 cup sliced water chestnuts 1/1 cup sour cream Ÿ cup mayonnaise 1/8 teaspoon curry powder salt and pepper to taste Cook beans, celery and onions. Add water chestnuts. Mix sour cream, mayonnaise and curry powder. Add to beans and season to taste. Put in shallow casserole and bake at 300 degrees until hot. Run under broiler to brown.

PECAN PIE Peggy Bridges ½ stick margarine 1 cup sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 2 eggs 1 cup pecans 1 deep-dish pie shell Combine all ingredients and pour into shell.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

PISTACHIO TREAT Jim Freeman 20-40 Ritz crackers 1 stick margarine, melted 2 pkgs. Pistachio Instant pudding mix 1 ½ cups milk 1 quart vanilla ice cream 1 9 oz. Container Cool Whip chocolate chips Crumble crackers and mix with melted margarine. Press into bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Combine instant pudding mix, milk and ice cream. Pour over crackers. Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Refreeze.

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Downtown Light Show kicks off Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Senior Center Yule Party Dec. 4, 909 E. King St. 1-3 p.m.

The Nutcracker Joy Performance Center Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.

202 S. Railroad Avenue 15th Jingle Bell Rockin' Run, Kings Mountain First Baptist Church, 605 W. King St. 9a.m.-12 noon Spirit of Christmas Past KM Historical Museum Dec. 5 – 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

100 East Mountain St.

Tour the Barber House 10 a.m.-3 p.m. before the parade Free train exhibit Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

KM Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 5 3 p.m. downtown Grover Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 5 11 a.m. in Grover Arts Council Tour of Homes Saturday, Dec. 5 Mary Neisler home in KM on tour 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Town of Earl Christmas Parade Sunday, Dec. 6 3 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit KM Museum 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

December 12

Keyboards at Christmas December 13 6 Keyboards 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. doors open 30 minutes prior to performance free as Christmas gift to the community Santa’s Fire Truck Express visits Day Cares December 18 9 a.m.-12 noon Christmas Luminaries Mountain Rest Cemetery 5:30 p.m.12 midnight 111 S. Dilling Street

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Number Three Class of 1963 presents gift to library

TOY DRIVE UNDERWAY - Kings Mountain Police are conducting the 13th annual Toy Drive for needy children of the community. Det. Cpl. Paul Alexander, Administrative Assistant Toni Mode, and Det. Sgt. Lisa Proctor, drive chairman, right, stand with the first group of toys donated this season. Donated toys may be delivered to the Police Department and money may also be donated to help buy clothes for needy children. Checks should be sent to KMPD, PO Box 7, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 and marked for the children's Christmas project.

Photo by LIB STEWART

Holiday season kicks off December 4 with “Nutcracker” at Joy Theatre

CLASS OF 1963 DONATION - Joyce Wright Sheaffer, a representative of the 1963 Number Three graduating class, presents a class gift to the library for books. Left to right, Principal Molly Blanton, Sheaffer and Librarian Sandra Yarbaro.

The Number Three High ation with faculty, staff, and School Class of 1963 do- community. nated $175.00 to Number Joyce Wright Sheaffer, Three Elementary School on a representative of the 1963 October 30, 2015. In 1963, High School class, presented Number Three School was the donation to Principal a high school, grades 8-12, Molly Blanton. Principal with 50 members in the se- Blanton said, “Number Three nior class. Later in 1967, looks forward to adding Number Three became an books to the library from this elementary school, but mem- generous donation.” bers of Number Three High Sandra Yarbro, librarSchool have fond memo- ian, will paste a donation ries of their time at the high seal in each book, noting the school and their close associ- 1963 class donation.

Scenes from the Nutcracker – Chinese group A cast of 50 young people and adults will take the stage Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. for the first of three performances of “The Nut-

cracker Ballet” by Kimberla's School of Classical Ballet at Joy Performance Theatre. Shows are also on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.

The ballet was originally choreographed by Marias Petipa and Lev Ivanov with musical score by Pytor llyich Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer. It premiered on Dec. 18, 1892 and was adapted from E. T . A. Hoffmann's book, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.”

The Nutcracker” has enjoyed enormous popularity during the Christmas season since the late 1960s performed by countless ballet companies.

Tickets are $10 and are available by responding to 704-300-4130 or by PayPal at https://sites,google.com/ site/kmnutcrackerballet/ tickets Cavalier and Sugar Plum

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“We encourage Kings Mountain residents and visitors from far and near to make visiting downtown Kings Mountain a part of their Christmas to-do list this year and see the Christmas Fantasy Light Show,” said Jan Harris, the city’s Main Street Program director.

The star of the show is the Colored Cosmic Ribbon Tree, a large pixel screen display located at the old Dixie Theatre in mid-block on Railroad Ave. Another large tree featuring hundreds of lights will also be located next to the Joy Theatre.

Those two tree plus the thousands of lights outlining the rooftops and windows all along the block from Gold Street to the Joy Theatre at Mountain Street, combined with displays on the roof of the Plonk Building and along the fence near the Joy will be animated with lights that dance to the “Carol of the Bells,” a yuletide mash-up of “Dueling Banjos,” Mozart selections and some pieces from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra selections, among other songs.

City workers transform a light pole into a Christmas tree on Monday in preparation for the Christmas Fantasy Light Show, which kicks off next week.

Photo by DAVE BLANTON A new feature in this year’s show is the use of outdoors speakers along Railroad and Battleground Avenues.

“In the past, visitors had to remain inside their cars in order to gain the full effect of the fabulous music and lights extravaganza,” Harris said. “Once the speakers are up and operating, visitors to downtown will be free to leave their cars to stroll the sidewalk, window shop and

visit with friends.”

The music for the light show will also be broadcast on 101.5.

The annual light show is a collaboration between Energy Services, Public Works, Information Technology, the Main Street Program, Scott Neisler and Jeff Ward.

Neisler and others were busy Monday building the “Mega Tree,” a tree-shaped canvas for about 2,000 lights.

In all, Neisler, the city’s mayor-elect who has helped organize and run the light show for three years, said it will use between 50,00075,000 lights.

The music picked to synchronize with the lights offers about 50 minutes of non-repetitive programming.

“What we’re envisioning this to be is the 21st century McAdenville,” Neisler said.

The light show runs through Jan. 1

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Gaston Dance Theatre Legion Auxiliary, Legion to present 'Nutcracker' plan projects for needy Gaston Dance Theatre will present “The Nutcracker” Friday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. in Pamela Kimbrell Warlick Performing Arts Center at Gaston Day School.

Tickets can be pur-

chased at the website HYPERLINK "http://www. gastondance.com/"www. gastondance.com or at the door for $15 for adults; seniors 60 and over and students $12; and children 5 and under $6. For special group rat es call 704-8655943.

“Tea in the Land of Sweets” will be held Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Join costumed characters for treats, crafts and autographs. Tickets are $8 for adults and $12 for children. Make reservation by Dec. 1.

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Thanksgiving Boston Butt Sale American Legion Post 155 Cost: $35.00, you get one butt, one pint sauce and slaw.

Pick up time: Wednesday, November 25 9:00am to 10:30am Contact the Post at 704-739-6387 or stop by to place an order.

This is a pre-sale event.

All proceeds go towards our Veterans Relief Fund

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155 heard a report from the 2015 session of Tar Heel Girls State Thursday at a dinner meeting at Post 155.

City Manager Marilyn Sellers was guest speaker.

Her daughter, Joana Sellers, attended the June session and unable to attend be-

cause of a job conflict sent greetings and a report presented by Mrs. Sellers.

Members discussed plans for holiday activities which include several projects to help the needy, including a “warm” tree with winter items such as gloves, scarves, socks and a poppy tree which will be decorated

with red poppies and the names of veterans honored or memoralized for a $1 donation. The Auxiliary will join the American Legion in collecting gifts to be sent to servicemen overseas and in a Christmas dinner on Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.

Thanksgiving travel: Know before you go and save time, money

RALEIGH – As families travel over the river and through the woods for Thanksgiving celebrations, the N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities on major routes across the state to help make their trips a little smoother. By avoiding traffic delays, motorists can reach their destinations safely and efficiently, while cutting down on fuel consumption and costs.

NCDOT will put on hold most construction projects along interstate, N.C. and U.S. routes from 6 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 25, until midnight, Sunday, Nov. 29 with these exceptions: U.S. 264 in Dare County will have lane closures at five locations to replace five bridges by phased construction. Traffic will be controlled by temporary signals; U.S. 158 (Elizabeth Street) in Elizabeth City is reduced to one lane in each direction from Road Street to the Pasquotank River Bridge for resurfacing and construction of a new bridge; N.C. 11 in Hertford County is reduced to one lane with temporary signals for bridge maintenance work; N.C. 94 two miles south of Columbia in Tyrrell County is reduced to one lane with temporary signals for bridge maintenance work;

Hanover Street to Campbell Street is closed with detours in New Hanover County due to a bridge replacement; U.S. 421/N.C. 27 in Harnett County is closed as work continues on a new pedestrian tunnel at Campbell University; I-40 in the Fortify work zone in Raleigh has lane closure restrictions, with travel limited to three lanes in both directions on an 8 1/2-mile stretch; Both inside lanes along Interstate 85 Business near Prospect Street in Randolph County are closed due to work on the median associated with a bridge replacement; U.S. 311 near Banner Whitehead Road in Randolph County is detoured where crews are replacing a culvert; Eastbound U.S. 74 in Cleveland County has a one-lane pattern just east of Sandy Run Creek bridges and a one-lane detour route along new ramps for Peachtree Road and back to U.S. 74; In Haywood County, the outside lane of westbound I-40 at Exit 15 will be closed due to damaged girders under the bridge; and U.S. 23/74 in Jackson County has lane closures in place for bridgework.

Here are some additional tips for navigating the highways safely during the holiday travel season: Leave early to get a

head start on your drive.

Travel at non-peak hours when possible.

Stay alert. Even if work is suspended, you may encounter narrowed lanes and traffic shifts in work zones.

Be patient and obey the posted speed limit.

Use alternate routes, when possible, to avoid traffic congestion.

Stay informed. Real-time travel information is available online and over the phone by dialing 511.

Don’t drive drowsy.

Travel at times when you are normally awake, and take frequent breaks.

Avoid distracted driving. When drivers stop focusing on the road ahead, they react more slowly to traffic conditions and are more likely to be involved in an accident.

For real-time travel information at any time, visit the Travel section of the NCDOT website or follow NCDOT on Twitter.

In addition, the Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket” campaign begins Nov. 23, and runs through Nov. 29.

Law enforcement officers are stepping up patrols statewide, watching for people who aren’t buckled up, so don’t forget: Buckle up. Every seat. Every time.

While you’re traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, your job is to be a safe driver. Focus on the road, and let everything else wait until you arrive at your destination.

Local volunteers are collecting simple shoe box gifts personally packed by children, families, and individuals here in Kings Mountain and all over Cleveland County.

From this area the shoe box gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever means necessary—sea containers, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes, helicopters, boats, camels, even dog

sleds—to reach suffering children around the world.

The world’s largest Christmas project hand-delivesr some eight million gift-filled shoe boxes to children in more than 90 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.

Families, churches, Scout troops, community groups and businesses took part in creating shoe box

gifts for needy children worlwide. The shoeboxes are filled with school supplies, toys, necessity items, candy and a lettr of encouragement.

The local collection site was Patterson Grove Baptist Church and hundreds of boxes were delivered this week.

Cleveland County's collection is expected to top in the thousands in the world's largest Christmas project.

Emmanuel Baptist Thousands of volunteers Sunday services have packed shoeboxes Can you defend what you believe from Scripture? Is the Bible outdated?

Is truth relative? How do current news events impact my belief of the Bible?

These questions and many more are being addressed in a new series entitled, “Apologetics.” This series is on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 602 Canterbury Road. Everyone welcome

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what we have in this shop,'' said Stalls.

Adria Focht, Museum Director and Curator, and SASI board member Beth Caveny echo her remarks that people can't believe

what they have to offer in all three shops.

All three women say that Kings Mountain shoppers should take a look at what these local shops offer and also shop downtown Kings Mountain before heading to the shopping centers.

CAROLYN STALLS shows off jewelry, some handmade by senior citizens and some purchased at jewelry shows, at the Patrick Senior Center gift shop. “We are stocked for Christmas shoppers,'' says Stalls.

DARRELL WHETSTINE AND GRACIE shop in the gift shop at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum on E. Mountain Street.

Gracie was watching the popular Christmas train run and left to look for games and books.

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Mountaineers shut down Emmons, Freedom to advance to third round of state 3A playoffs

Round 3

Hibriten at KM Friday

Kings Mountain’s Jake Merchant (15) straight arms Freedom cornerback Niguel Moore after catching a pass in Friday’s playoff game in Morganton. (Photos by KM Herald)

This is going to be a special week for Kings Mountain High football.

While other students are out of school for the Thanksgiving holidays, the Mountaineers will be practicing for Friday’s state quarterfinal game against Hibriten’s Panthers at Gamble Stadium.

Practicing on Thanksgiving Day has always been a treat for football coaches and players. It means they are among the elite teams in the state with a legitimate chance to win the state championship.

The Mountaineers will come out early Thursday and have breakfast

together in the commons area before taking the field to put in final preparations for Friday’s game.

“Practicing on Thanksgiving is special,” says Coach Greg Lloyd. “I’m happy our players are going to get to experience it. Obviously, if you’re practicing on Thanksgiving you’ve had a great year.”

Hibriten, which comes in with an 8-5 record, will be a big test for the Mountaineers. Lloyd hopes players and fans don’t underestimate the Panthers because of their record.

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Bama recruit held to 25 yards Kings Mountain’s defense had its string of three straight shutouts broken Friday night at Freedom, but that’s okay. The Mountaineers shut down the Patriots’ heralded running back BJ Emmons and defeated the #1 seeded Freedom team 21-6 to advance to the third round of the state 3A playoffs.

The win was the 11th for the Mountaineers against just two defeats and sets up a home game against Lenoir Hibriten Friday night at 7:30 at Gamble Stadium.

The Mountaineer defense, which had shutout Chase, East Burke and North Henderson in their last three starts, held Freedom out of the end zone for

three quarters and held Emmons, the nation’s fourthrated senior running back and University of Alabama recruit, to a career low 25 yards rushing. He came into the game with over 5,500 yards and 100 touchdowns in his career, but the only time he reached the end zone was with his foot. Both of his kickoffs were touchbacks.

The KM defense set the tone on Freedom’s first play when JT Cash slammed Emmons to the ground for a seven yard loss. KM threw him for losses on four other occasions, and he coughed up the football once. Freedom quarterback JaQuon Crawford, who scored their only TD in the fourth quar-

ter on a 12-yard run around left end, was also sacked four times for minus 21 yards.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with our effort,” said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd, who has reached 11 victories for the second time in his nine years at KMHS. “Our guys gave their maximum effort.

They played as hard as they can play and that was the key. They played with a lot of intensity.”

The Mountaineer offense capitalized on the great defensive effort when it used two fumble recoveries to take a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.

Punter Matt Absher had backed the Patriots up to

their own five yard line. On the first play, Crawford ran a quarterback draw but was hit hard by the KM defense and coughed the ball up at the 16. Kahl Welch recovered it for the Mountaineers, and quarterback Darren Burns hit Chance Frederick for a touchdown. Micah Randall’s PAT from placement put KM on top 7-0.

Before the excitement wore off, Emmons fumbled a pitch and Dre Bell recovered it at the Patriot 40. A 19-yard reception by Madisyn Bolin and a 13-yard keeper around right end to the eight yard line by Burns set up fullback Darian McClain for two four-yard bursts and a 14-0 lead.

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Kings Mountain’s football players and cheerleaders join in the singing of the school song following Friday’s victory at Freedom. (Photo by KM Herald)

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KM RUSHING Darian McClain 21-85, J’Air McCluney 8-36, Darren Burns 1-13, Kavin Mosley 1-0.

KM PASSING Burns 11-18-2-103 KM RECEIVING Jake Merchant 3-23, Madisyn Bolin 2-44, Chance Frederick 2-24, Darian McClain 1-13, Kavin Mosley 3-0.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME OFFENSE Entire offensive line; Darian McClain, RB, 21 carries for 85 yards; Madisyn Bolin, WR, two outstanding catches for first downs on TD drives.

DEFENSE Shut down Alabama recruit and the nation’s #4 ranked senior running back BJ Emmons, holding him to just 25 yards rushing on 10 carries. The defense threw Emmons for losses five times for 24 yards and threw QB for losses four times for 34 yards. Defense also forced fumbles that set up KM’s first two TDs. Jake Merchant, S, fourth down pass knock down in end zone to stop a potential Freedom TD when the game was still 0-0, and a key interception in fourth quarter to wrap up the victory.

SPECIAL TEAMS KO team, good coverage on squib kicks, including recovery of a fumbled squib kick at the Freedom 37.

Matt Absher, four punts for 33-yard average, but more importantly put one down on the Freedom five. On their first play, Freedom QB fumbled and KM recovered at the 16 to set up the game’s first score.

DRIVE OF THE NIGHT Backed up to their own three yard line following a Freedom punt, the Mountaineers ate 7:39 off the clock to score on a 3-yard run by Darian McClain and go up 21-0 going into the fourth quarter. Key runs by McClain, two face mask penalties against Freedom, and key catches from Jake Merchant and Madisyn Bolin highlighted the drive.

HOW THEY DID IT SECOND QUARTER 8:37 – KM - Chance Frederick 16 pass from Darren Burns (Micah Randall kick). First play after Kahl Welch recovered a Freedom fumble.

6:15 – KM – McClain 4 run (Randall kick). 40-yd. drive in four plays following Dre Bell fumble recovery. Key plays 19-yard reception by Bolin and 13-yard run by Burns.

THIRD QUARTER 0:14 – KM – McClain 3 run (Randall kick). 97-yard, 15-play drive following Freedom punt. Key plays 8-yard reception by Merchant for first down at 16, and sliding 25-yard reception by Bolin for first down at Freedom 16. Drive also aided by two 15-yard face mask penalties against Patriots.

FOURTH QUARTER 10:43 – Freedom – Jaquon Crawford, 12-run (run failed). 62-yard drive, five plays following KM kickoff.

Key play 37-yard catch and run by Emmons on screen.

KM/FREEDOM: Team effort pulls out big win for Mountaineers in second round of playoffs From Page 1B Yet another Freedom fumble on a squib kick gave KM possession at the Pats’ 37 and they worked their way to a third and goal at the one yard line. But a false start set them back to the six and Burns’ pass to Frederick in the end zone was picked off by Freedom’s Niguel Moore.

The Mountaineer defense, which earlier had stopped a potential Freedom drive when Jake Merchant knocked down a fourth down pass in the end zone, made a big stand on another Freedom drive late in the half. The Patriots worked form their own 20 to the KM 32, where they faced fourth and seven. Big Trevon Wil-

From Page 1B They play in the tough Northwestern 3A/4A Conference and have shown tremendous improvement the second half of the season.

“They’re playing their best football right now,” Lloyd says. “They are a triple option team with a lot of weapons.”

Hibriten uses big 238pound fullback Shyheim Felder to get the tough yards behind a good blocking line,

Kings Mountain swept Forestview in non-conference basketball action Monday night in Gastonia.

The JV Mountaineers improved to 2-0 with a 44-41 win in overtime.

Landry Crawford led the Mountaineers with 21 points.

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and 14, went for the bomb but Merchant outjumped Moore and pulled down the interception to put the win in the bag.

“We were balanced,” Lloyd said of the Mountaineers’ overall performance.

“We stopped their running game and didn’t allow any big plays. The offense played well and the special teams were solid. It was just a great night to be on the Kings Mountain side.

“We did a great job on Emmons,” he added. “We had to put a lot of eyes on him. He had a hard time running the ball and we came up with some turnovers to boot. Everybody did a great job all week in practice and we’re looking forward to being home this week.”

and quick running backs to break around the outside.

“They are very aggressive and physical team,” Lloyd noted. “The fullback runs hard and they do a good job of getting the running backs on the perimeter.

They are very solid. This is going to be a big test for us.”

Lloyd said the key for the Mountaineers is to keep doing what they’ve been doing.

“Defensively, we need to keep doing what we’ve established in the last month,”

he said. “This game will be different as far as assignments because they have so many weapons. We need to continue to play hard and run to the ball.

“Offensively, we need to pick up where we left off last week. Keep the ball moving and the clock running.

“And we need to keep up the improvement we’ve had lately on special teams,” he added. “If we do all of these things we’ll have a good shot at winning.

“I couldn’t be happier with the way we’ve played lately. We played so good last week. We played hard and hit hard. That’s all you can ask. If we do that this week we can be playing in the final four.”

The winner of Friday’s game will advance to the Western Regional championship game next Friday against the winner of the West Rowan-South Point game.

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taineers didn’t threaten to score again, they managed the clock and their time outs well the remainder of the game; and continued to get outstanding defensive plays to keep the Patriots out of the end zone. Wilson had a big sack of Crawford (which knocked the QB’s helmet off), and Keenan Baker slammed Emmons for a loss to stop one Freedom drive across midfield.

And, McClain and J’Air McCluney ran the ball hard on offense to keep the clock ticking.

Freedom got the ball back for the last time with three minutes remaining and made it to their own 42 with 2:04 remaining. After calling their final time out, the Patriots, facing second

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son broke through the line and sacked Crawford.

The Mountaineers made one of their most impressive TD drives of the season early in the third period after Freedom punted to the KM three. The Mountaineers launched a 97-yard scoring drive which took seven minutes and 39 seconds off the clock with McClain scoring from three yards out with just 14 seconds left in the third quarter.

“That was big,” Lloyd said. “It took time off the clock and kind of broke their back.”

Freedom did respond, getting a 37-yard catch and run by Emmons on a short screen to the KM 22 to set up Crawford’s TD. Even though the Moun-

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Conner added eight apiece.

Jayveon Love scored 13 and Darian Anderson and Perez Bowser seven each for the Jaguars.

The varsity boys also improved to 2-0 with a 61-53 win. Jacob Skidmore led the scoring with 15 points. Dante Starr and Demetris Hill

added 11 each.

The Lady Mountaineers evened their record at 1-1 with a 51-49 victory.

Leeasia Rhodes and Ka’Myiah Pressley led the scoring with 15 points each, and Miranda Ellis added 10.

Pressley also pulled down 12 rebounds.

Kings Mountain’s girls will play Cherokee in the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout in Asheville Saturday.

JV and varsity teams will open South Mountain Athletic Conference play Tuesday at home against East Rutherford.

KM’s shutouts tie school mark Kings Mountain High’s 2015 football team is one of just four in school history to post three consecutive shutouts.

The Mountaineers’ 24-0 win over Chase and 34-0 over East Burke to end the regular season, and their 30-0 win over North Henderson in the opening round of the state playoffs, was the first time since 1981 that the Mountaineers have posted three straight shutouts.

That year, the Mountaineers lost their first six games before shutting out South Point 6-0, Chase 29-0 and R-S Central 17-0 before falling to Shelby 13-7 in

the last game of the season.

The coach of that team was Dan Brooks, who is now the assistant head coach and defensive line coach of the nation’s top-ranked college team, Clemson.

The 1955 team, which featured KM’s only high school All-American George Harris at quarterback, opened the season with wins over Bessemer City 59-0, West Mecklenburg 7-0 and Cherryville 28-0. The Mountaineers won the Southwestern Conference that year with a perfect record. Harris went on to quarterback Duke’s Blue Devils.

The 1979 team, which featured running back Kevin Mack who went on to play for Clemson’s 1982 national championship team and later became the AFC Rookie of the Year with the Cleveland Browns, was upset by Burns in the season opener and then defeated Ashbrook 23-0, East Gaston 7-0 and East Rutherford 13-0. The Mountaineers went on to finish 8-2, with their only other loss to state champion South Point 15-12 in a game that determined the SWC championship. Dan Brooks also coached that team.

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Kings Mountain’s Miranda Ellis helps Kings Mountain build a big first half lead in Thursday’s game with Victory Christian. VC came from behind in the fourth quarter to win.

Starr putback at buzzer wins for KM Kings Mountain’s Dante Starr’s put back of a missed shot with 1.1 seconds left lifted Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers to a 55-53 victory over Victory Christian of Charlotte in the Mountaineers’ season-opening basketball game Thursday night at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.

The Mountaineers saw a 39-23 halftime lead evaporate in the second half.

Jacob Skidmore, who led the Mountaineers with a game-high 31 points, hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 53-all with 47 seconds remaining.

After a defensive stop, the Mountaineers held the ball for a last shot. Guard Demetrius Hill drove the ball and missed a short shot, but Starr was right there for the rebound and the winning basket.

Kings Mountain jumped out to a quick lead and never trailed in the first half. With Skidmore leading the way with 21 points, the Mountaineers rolled to a 23-14 first quarter and 39-23 halftime advantage.

The Kings’ defense did a good job on Skidmore in the second half while their offense picked up its scoring pace. Victory Christian outscored the Mountaineers 15-2 in the third quarter to cut the margin to 41-38 heading into the final eight minutes.

The Kings took a fivepoint lead in the fourth quarter before the Mountaineers mounted their comeback.

Hill contributed 10 points and Starr seven.

Kings Mountain’s girls built a huge first half lead but saw Victory Christian storm from behind to claim a 45-40 win in the opener.

Kings Mountain jumped out to a 12-2 lead after the first quarter and was on top 21-9 at intermission.

But it didn’t take long for the Kings to get back into the game as they outscored KM 11-2 over the first four minutes of the third period to come within 21-20. The Lady Mountaineers rallied briefly and led 30-27 after three quarters.

But, the Kings opened the fourth quarter with a bucket to cut the margin to 30-29, and got their first lead at 37-36 with 4:23 remaining. Kings Mountain would not lead again.

Adaola Ezikelisa scored all 11 of her points in the second half to lead the VC victory. Joyous Wilson tallied eight of her 10 points in the second half.

Hannah Clark led the Lady Mountaineers with 11 points but was held to a single basket in the second half. Ka’Myiah Pressley added seven points, Chaya Hunter six, Miranda Ellis five, Sarah Drennan four and Leeasia Rhodes two.

KMMS pins Lincolnton Kings Mountain Middle School defeated Lincolnton 60-39 in a Tri-County Conference wrestling match last week.

Winners for the Patriots were Ryne Smith, Aiden

Kings Mountain’s Jacob Skidmore goes in for a reverse layup in Thursday’s basketball opener with Victory Christian.

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Wilson, Blake Broome, Jalen Roberts, Trey Crawford, Hunter Deaver, Chris Ruffalo, Zach Crawford, Cody Chaya and Xavier Brown.

KM Middle spikes Burns Kings Mountain Middle School defeated Burns 3-0 in a Tri-County Conference volleyball match Monday.

Abbie Harris led the Lady Patriots with six aces.

Jenna Ramsey, Kyann Crocker and MC Lowrance led the offense and Ashlynn Marr was strong on defense.

The Lady Patriots, 3-2, were scheduled to go to Chase Tuesday.

KMMS wrestlers defeated by Burns Kings Mountain Middle fell to Burns 60-33 in a Tri-County wrestling match Monday.

Winning matches by pin for KM were Ryne Smith, Calem Messick, Zach Craw-

ford, and Jeremiah Brown.

Winning by decision were Kobe Rikard, Jalen Roberts and Trey Crawford.

KM was scheduled to face Chase at home yesterday.

KM Middle spikers lose to Crest

KMMS wrestles a win from Crest Kings Mountain Middle School defeated Crest in wrestling on Tuesday night by the score of 60-40.

Winning matches for KM were Ryne Smith, Calem Messick, Jalen Rob-

erts, Bryce Kornegay, Albert Hope, Colin Kovach, Trey Williams, Brice Long, Zach Crawford, and Xavier Brown.

KM moves to 3-2 on the year and 1-1 in the division.

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Chloe Cooke (12) (Photos by Gary Smart)

Kings Mountain Middle fell to Crest 3-1 in a TriCounty volleyball match last week.

Chloe Cooke and Layla Harris were strong on offense and defense. Emma Goff and Kylie Bearfield led with great attacks throughout the game.

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Notes on Friday’s home playoff game Interesting notes about Friday’s Kings Mountain High state quarter-finals playoff game with Lenoir Hibriten at John Gamble Stadium. *Three KMHS players can reach personal milestones: *Junior quarterback Darren Burns needs 76 yards passing to break the school record of 2,595 held

by Cameron Harris of the 2010 team, who is the son of Mountaineer special teams coach Mike Harris.

Burns goes into this week with 2,425 yards. Burns is just the third QB in school history to pass for over 2,000 yards in a single season (the others being Harris and Johnathan Clark). Others to pass for over 1,000 yards were Lance McClain (1996), Anthony Ash (1997 and 1998), Chris Jolly (2002), Brandon McClain (2005), current KMHS quarterback coach Michael Roberts (2006, ’07 and ’08), Harris (2009 and ’10), Clark (‘11 and ’12) and Brandon Bell (’13 and ’14). *Senior running back J’Air McCluney needs 21 yards to hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season. McCluney now stands at 979 yards. KMHS has had 22 thousand yard rushers, led by Anthony Hillman

Kings Mountain head coach Greg Lloyd calls a play from the sidelines in Friday’s playoff game at Morganton Freedom. (Photos by KM Herald)

Kings Mountain’s Dre Bell (9) runs down Freedom quarterback Jaquon Crawford in Friday’s game in Morganton.

with 2,510 yards in 1998.

Hillman is the only running back in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his three seasons on varsity. Others who have rushed for over 1,000 are Ken Baity in ’56 and ’57, Don Gladden in ’58, Mike Huffstickler in ’63, Kenny Bell in ’77, Kevin Mack in ’79, Curt Pressley (father of current sophomore defensive end Jerdon Pressley) and Tracy Johnson in ’83, Shane Logan in ’95, Marcus Smith and Corey Jones in ’96, Joseph Bell (father of current Mountaineer standout Dre Bell) in ’97, Hillman in ’97, ’98 and ’99, Aquino Simmons in ’01, Sidney Goode in ’02, Antwain Ross in ’06, Michael Roberts and Joe Chambers in ’08, John Robbs in ’11 and Da’Shon Guest in ’12. *Junior wide receiver Jake Merchant needs 11 yards to top the 1,000-yard mark in receiving. The only other receiver at KM to top the 1,000 mark is Tim Hines, who had 1,110 yards in 2010. Merchant now has a school record 1,839 receiving yards in his career and has the rest of this season and next year to build on it. *The Mountaineers have an 18-14 playoff record since joining the North Car-

olina High School Athletic Association. They were 5-3 under Coach Denny Hicks in the ’85, ’86 and ’89 playoffs; 7-4 under Coach Ron Massey in the ’95, ’96, ’97 and ’98 playoffs; 0-2 under Coach Dave Farquharson in the ’03 and ’04 playoffs; and are 6-5 under Coach Greg Lloyd with a 3-1 record in ’08 when they went to the Western finals; and 2-0 so far this year. *Prior to joining the NCHSAA, the Mountaineers played in state playoffs as an independent in ’26 and ’27, going 1-2-1; and played in the Western NC High School Activities Association playoffs in ’55, ’56 and ’64, going 1-2. That one win, under the late coach Shu Carlton, was in 1956 when the Mountaineers won the WNCHSAA bi-conference championship with a win over Lenoir. That is not the Lenoir school the Mountaineers will be hosting Friday. The old Lenoir High School is now a part of West Caldwell High after consolidating with Gamewell Collettsville in the 1960s, about the same time that Grover and Bethware became a part of Kings Mountain. Hibriten also came into being in the sixties when Oak Hill, King’s Creek and Happy Valley consolidated.

Mounties second in opening swim event Kings Mountain High’s boys and girls teams finished second in the first swim meet of the season last Thursday at Shelby.

The meet was originally scheduled at Neisler Natatorium but was moved because of damage done to the pool during a recent storm. For the time being – and possibly for the rest of the season – KMHS home meets will be held in Shelby.

Standouts for the girls last week included the first place 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams consisting of Makayla Ross,

Katie Tucker, Hunter Bell and Kassidy Hamrick.

Hamrick also placed first in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Tucker was first in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Hunter Bell was first in the 100 and 50 freestyles.

Taylor Johnson was third in the 100 free.

Some of the standouts for the KM boys were Brenner Martin, second in the 50 free and 100 breast; Jackson Cloninger, third in the 200 free; Jared Steward, third in the 100 butterfly; and Aaron Oakley, third in the 100 back.

JV boys beat Victory 74-50 Kings Mountain High’s JV boys basketball team opened its season Thursday afternoon at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium with a 74-50 victory over Victory Christian of Charlotte.

Sophomore Landry

Crawford led the Mountaineers with 16 points.

Freshman Lannden Zanders added 14 and sophomore Harrison Conner had 11.

Victory was led by Trieisdale with 18.

Larry Jackson has hole-in-one Larry Jackson of Kings Mountain scored a hole-inone Friday at Kings Mountain Country Club.

Jackson used an 8-ironto ace the 138-yard par three

12th hole.

He was playing in a threesome with his twin brother, Harry Jackson, and Larry Dunn.

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Any frozen or canned products can be purchased in advance of the holiday rush and stored until use. Frozen turkeys also can be bought weeks before and then thawed out when they need to be cooked.

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Rather than spending all of your time cooking the night before the dinner, mashed potatoes and casseroles can be prepared and frozen, then reheated on Thanksgiving. Some foods actually taste better when flavors have had an opportunity to meld. Even some baked goods can be made in advance and refrigerated or frozen until use.

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Few foods receive the fanfare of turkey come the holiday season. The National Turkey Federation says Americans eat 46 million turkeys each Thanksgiving and another 22 million on Christmas. An additional 19 million enjoy turkey as part of their Easter celebrations.

Though turkey is enjoyed throughout the year, it is most popular during the holiday season. Some celebrants may want to know more about this beloved bird before sinking their teeth into their next holiday meal. The following turkey tidbits may surprise you.

• Turkeys are large game birds that are closely related to chickens, pheasants and quail.

• The turkey’s scientific name is “meleagris gallopavo,” which is the wild turkey from which the domesticated turkey many people eat descends. There is another species of turkey known as the ocellated turkey, which is native to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.

• By the early 1900s, the wild turkey neared extinction.

Restoration projects have increased the number of turkeys from approximately 30,000 birds back then to nearly seven million now.

• Despite their size, turkeys can fly in the wild. They often perch in trees to sleep to protect themselves from predators. Some domesticated turkeys may not fly because they have been bred to be overly large to produce more breast meat.

• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds.

• A male turkey is called a “tom” or a “gobbler,” while female turkeys are referred to as “hens.” Only the male will make the familiar gobbling sound, which is used to attract mates.

• A hen is smaller than a gobbler and does not have the distinctive beard of modified feathers that gobblers have on their breasts. Males also have sharp spurs on their legs for fighting.

• Male and female turkeys also can be differentiated by their droppings. Male droppings are spiral-shaped, while

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them in the refrigerator before finishing them on Thanksgiving. Any work you can handle in advance will save you time in the kitchen come the big day.

Timing can be challenging on Thanksgiving. Whenever possible, free up your oven for side dishes and desserts so that you will have ample space inside. A turkey can take up valuable real estate in the oven, so you may want to consider investing in a rotisserie or a deep-fryer so the turkey can be cooked more efficiently elsewhere.

Then you will have plenty of oven space for heating side dishes and desserts.

Dense foods should be placed in the oven first to enable them to heat thoroughly. Finger foods and appetizers may only need brief heating. Do not underestimate the power of the outdoor barbecue for quickly heating up foods if you are short on space in the kitchen.

Delegate some of the work to others on Thanksgiving so you and your family can better enjoy the holiday. Encourage guests to bring their favorite items to serve buffet- or pot-luck style for Thanksgiving. This not only cuts down on the amount of work for the host and hostess, but gives guests an opportunity to showcase their culinary skills as well.

Desserts are often labor-intensive elements of entertaining. Precision in measuring and preparing helps guarantee success. If you do not have the time to bake this Thanksgiving, serve store-bought cakes and save yourself the hassle, or ask guests to bring desserts so you can focus your attention on the main meal.

While prepping for the Thanksgiving dinner, keep the dishwasher empty so you can easily load items as they are used and keep kitchen clutter to a minimum. Increasing the number of finger foods can help reduce the number of dishes used while cutting down on post-holiday clean-up.

When preparing for the meal, keep storage containers at the ready. Have guests fill up takeaway containers with leftovers before the table is cleared so that no food goes to waste. Promptly refrigerate all leftovers so that they are safe to enjoy later on.

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females’ look like the letter J. • Both genders of turkey have snoods (the dangling appendage on the face) as well as red wattles under their chins.

• A hen can lay about 10 to 12 eggs over a period of two weeks. The eggs will incubate for 28 days before hatching. Baby turkeys are called “poults.”

• Turkeys and peacocks may look similar, but they are not closely related.

• Turkeys have excellent vision due to their eyes being located on the sides of their head. This gives the birds periscopic vision.

• The gizzard is a part of the turkey’s stomach that contains tiny stones that the bird has swallowed. The stones facilitate the digestion process.

• Benjamin Franklin did not support the bald eagle as the nation’s symbol, feeling the turkey would be a better choice. In a letter to his daughter, he wrote, “He [bald eagle] is a rank coward; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district. For in truth, the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America. Eagles have been found in all countries, but the turkey was peculiar to ours …”

• Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity. Rumor has it the costume worn by the “Sesame Street” character “Big Bird” is made of turkey feathers.

• The turkey shares its name with a country. But why?

A turkey bears some resemblance to the guinea fowl.

Though it is native to eastern Africa, the guinea fowl was imported to Europe through the Ottoman Empire and came to be called the “turkey-cock” or “turkey-hen.”

When settlers in the New World began to send similar-looking fowl back to Europe, they were mistakenly called “turkeys.”

• Despite an abundance of turkeys being eaten between November and January, June is National Turkey Month.

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West Elementary 1st nine week awards West Elementary School announced honor rolls and awards to students during the first nine weeks of school.

A Honor Roll – First Grade – Joseph Ahmed, JC Boone, Te'ana Boyd, Kaylei Brophy, Mustafa Caliskan, Dylan Carroll, Levi Carroll, Kenslee Cash, Jaiden Earle, Elijah Ernst, Kaylee Foster, Coryon Gaines, Amariana Goode, Deonna Goode, Aurora Gordan, Zola Greene, Judah Harwell, Aidan Hawkins, Wade Hendrick, Tee Hollifield, Ja'Nyrie Huskey, Mazie Ingram, Joseph Johson, Matthew Kiser, Allie Ledbetter, Rocky Lutz, Luke Malone, and Cayleigh Morrow.

A Honor Roll – Second Grade – Cash Allen, Elizabeth Bolt, Sarah Anne Buchard, Sam Bryson, Miley Carroll, Austyn Clark, Riley Croft, Jaelen Culp, Andrew Fulton, Kimharie Hall, Mikey Hall, Megan Harrison, Abigail Hedgepath, Landon Hollifield, Kallie Hope, Ashley Huang, Vance Johnson, Nate Kaiser, Lawson Kennedy, Hailey Ledbetter, Connor MacPherson, Makiyah McClain, Ella McNeal, Kenzlie Morris, Mollie Nantz, Dessa Nolen, Noam Ohana, Ruby Osborne and Matyson Remelius.

A Honor Roll – Third Grade – Gideon Allen, Landon Broome, Philip-Mark Bryson, Evan Burns, Alex Carroll, Jasalyn Cash, Jake Clinard,

Aiden Dills, D'Aundra Ford, Joshua Gillespie, Brenda Guo, Jenna Ledbetter, Raven McClain, Kinley Putnam, Alex Reynolds, Matthew Rhom, Mary Ruffalo, Joey Safrit, Gabe Short, Seraphina Shutt, Gunnar Smith, Aidan Taylor, Max Thompson, Abby Warnock and Alyssa Whitney.

A Honor Roll – Fourth Grade – Mia Bridges, Sara Kate Bridges, McKenna Chapman, Hunter Cruise, Olivia Hunt, Ja'Niya Hunt, Alexa Fulcher, Zach Johnson, Olivia Kennedy, Caleb McComas, Melia Myers, Jessie Ozmore, Zachary Propst, Matthew Rikard, Avery Santinelli, Eli Santinelli, Symone Shergill, Lisa Welborn and Parker Wilson.

A/B Honor Roll – Manoah Allen, Branson Bouchard, Savonah Burris, Gracie Broome, Taylor Buchanan, Amirah Melton, Ashlynn Moore, Lilly Nealy, Fernando Nunez, Devon Petty, Reagan Phillips, Ellijah Propst, Amelia Pruitt, Andrew Rikard, Matthew Saenz-Gutierrez, Christian Smith, Addison Stump, Kendall Thompson, Sarai Velez-Donu, Lily Weaver, Livi Wright, Nicholas Adkins, Seth Bevil, Addisyn Messer, Catherine Reynolds, DJ McFadden, Colt Barber, Anna Bridges, Conner Browning, Josiah Guyton, Alyssa Mathis, Daniel Morales, Jasmine Raborn, Weston Randle,

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Perfect Attendance – Mia Bridges, Sara Kate Bridges, Branson Bouchard, Taylor Buchanan, Ethan Carroll, Hunter Cruise, Bela Edmonson, Isaac Harrison, Seth Harwell, Cameron Herndon, Destini Holland, Ja'Niya Hunt, Olivia Kennedy, Armoni Melton, Ja'Nyrie Huskey, Cayleigh Marlow, Amirah Melton, Elijah Propst, Kendall Thompson, Sarai Velez-Donu, Lawson Kennedy, Micah Marlow, Mollie Nantz, Noam Ohana, Ruby Osborne, Jasmine Raborn, Weston Randle, Tucker Robinette, Saithida Sengsaperth, Jayden Adams, Gideon Allen, Mady Bradshaw, Philip-Mark Bryson, Caleb Bumgardner, Evan Burns, Kevin Cardenas, Tatyana Crespo, Brenda Guo, J'Myan Huskey, Hayden Huss, Jenna Ledbetter, Gabriella Lineberger, Keedonn Linney, Mikayla Lutz, A'myni Mcknight, Alissa Mull, Matthew Rhom, Mary Ruffalo, Joey Safrit, Gabe Short, Aidan Taylor, Max Thompson, Raquel Velez-Donu, Abby Warnock, Kaylee Williams, Carli Wilkinson, Melia Myers, J'Lyrical Odems, Zachary Propst, Avery Santinelli, Eli Santinelli, Symone Shergill, MJ Short, Justin Silaphet, Mashalyn Surratt, McKenzie Taylor, Lisa Welborn and Hailey Williams.

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Gardner-Webb’s Annual “Festival of Lights” Returns Dec. 3 Community Invited to Holiday Celebration Featuring Music, Tree Lighting, Refreshments BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University’s Festival of Lights has become an annual community tradition as a celebration of the holiday season for students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public. This year’s event will be held Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in Dover Theatre, located inside the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on the GWU campus.

The free festival features the GWU concert choir, chorale and multiple small instrumental ensembles.

Readings from the Old and New Testaments related to

the Advent and Christmas season will also be shared throughout the evening.

Following the concert, members of the Gardner-Webb community will walk across campus, following a path of luminaries to the Quad for the official lighting of the campus Christmas tree. After the lighting of the tree, guests are invited to the Tucker Student Center for refreshments.

“This is a special time for the GWU family and the surrounding community,” shares Dr. Paul Etter, professor and chair of the music department, as well as director of choral activities at GWU. “Some experience this as a kind of official beginning of the

holiday season. We often have families that return yearly as they make this a part of their Christmas tradition. No matter if this is your first year or something you’ve attended regularly, I think you will enjoy the musical celebration of Christmas.”

The annual Festival of Lights is Gardner-Webb’s gift to the community and is a way to celebrate the Advent and Christmas season. Seating is limited for this event, so seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors will open at 6:15 p.m.

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OUTDOOR TRUTHS

By Gary Miller

Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ I’ve often noticed how deer live mostly in a quiet environment. Even this morning I watched one particular city dwelling doe begin to get a bit nervous when GARY MILLER the noise of traffic began to surround her. She quickly moved to a quieter place. Not only do they prefer a soundless surrounding, but most of the time deer do very little vocal communication. It is easy to see how well this characteristic serves the deer. When it’s quiet, any small or unfamiliar sound will cause them to be on alert. There is really much to be said for a life full of quiet moments. Then there’s this time of year. A time when communication is at its highest and every form of it is used including sounds. Grunting, bleating, wheezing, and even the echo of fighting, send certain messages to all deer within an earshot. It is not coincidence that during the most important time of the year for a deer and during a time when relationships are paramount, communication is important. And much can be said about this as well.

If you think about it, while relationships may begin from a number of ways, they are only enhancing to our lives if they involve communication. For instance, you may have a sister which means your relationship was not instigated by you or her but by birth. But if you never talk to that sister or communicate in any way, your relationship with her will never be meaningful and in fact will dissolve back to the very basics of a simple bloodline. Every healthy and beneficial relationship will be made up of heartfelt, open, and transparent communication. And without it, we are only fooling ourselves into thinking everything is alright.

In our spiritual lives, communication is the test of whether our connection with God is staying on the fringe of a basic relationship or if our daily life is being constantly enhanced by this kinship. During the most important periods of our life this communication will be the difference between living abundantly and existing meagerly. Don’t be too prideful to communicate with God. Tell Him what’s on your heart. He wants to hear and give you clear direction. Remember, sometimes being quiet may keep you safe but it may also keep you from the people and places that God has in store just for you. gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org

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How Firm A Foundation CROSSWORD PUZZLE When I was a child, I loved to sing the song in Sunday School about JAMES the wise man and LOCHRIDGE, JR. 29G, Kamay, the foolNoord, Aruba ish man building their houses. Jesus' words recorded for us in Matthew 7:24-27 were the inspiration for this song. He had come to the conclusion of what we call the Sermon on the Mount and wanted to remind His listeners of the importance of building their faith relationship with God on a solid foundation. The Apostle Paul would later remind the church at Corinth with these words: ''According to the grace of God which was given me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let us each one take heed how he builds on it.

For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

As I grew up, hymns like “The Church's One Foundation” and “How Firm a Foundation” reinforced this truth in my life.

As I watched the construction workers laying the foundation of our apartments here in Aruba, I was again reminded of how vital it is to the sturdiness and longevity of a building for the foundation to be laid properly. Our contractor told us that the foundation was the most expensive part of the building

process because the ability of the structure to withstand the elements and time depended on it. It has been an interesting process.

Aruba is an island built on coral and rock so there is already a firm footing on which to build. But the builders still dug out the outline of the apartments and poured concrete to blend the building to the earth. Then cement blocks were joined together with mortar to the proper height to provide the foundation upon which our concrete floor will be poured.

The inside of the foundation walls were plastered over with a layer of cement and then painted with asphalt to seal out moisture and bugs.

Next they brought in 6 long dump trucks of dirt and filled in the foundation walls. This is being allowed to settle and will be watered and tamped down with machines to insure that air pockets are eradicated and that this bed upon which the floor will rest will be as solid under the entirety of the structure as the concrete floor. Then when that is all completed, they will lay a grid work of rebar (iron bars) across the entire area and pour a 4'' concrete pad upon which a tile floor will later be laid. I am not a builder, but just looking at this procedure leaves me with little doubt that our apartments are going to rest on a firm foundation that will be there more years than I have left on this earth.

The brother of Jesus reminds un his New Testament book named after him in chapter 1 verses 6-8.”But let us ask in faith, with

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no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord: he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:6-8) in verse 5, we are told that what is being asked for is wisdom; the knowledge and the “know how” to use it to face everyday life and its many decisions and crossroads. I don't want to live in an unstable house that will possibly fall beneath the force of the wind and rain, collapse under its own weight, or crumble due to the ravages of time. Nor dare I face the challenges of life without the assurance that I either have been taught the information necessary to navigate those waters, know where I can find the answers to questions I have not faced before or mastered, and finally that I have a Captain of the ship in which I sail who is qualified not only to help me but to save me. Another wonderful hymn says, “Jesus, Savior, pilot me over life's tempestuous sea.”

Satan would often have us believe that “the Lord helps those who help themselves.” That's a lie! The Lord helps us because we cannot help ourselves. You can depend on fallible information if you wish or gurus who trick gullible folks into thinking they have the answers. But this old boy is building on the one true and solid foundation, Jesus Christ, the Rock of Ages. Be wise. Do the same.

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TREE LIGHTING From Page 1A ''This is a special time of the year for me,'' said Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey, who thanked the library board and welcomed the huge crowd who gathered around the speaker's platform set up in front of the library.

Kids gathered around to hear the mayor read “The Night Before Christmas” before the jolly old man from the North Pole arrived in Firetruck Express to the delight of cheering crowds of children.

The festive program included songs by Bethware and North Elementary singers , under the direction of Susan Gray, and dancers from Dance Reflections who “rocked around the clock” and presented “Scrooge” in elaborate and colorful costumes. Tyler Nelson of Bessemer City, as “Scrooge” led the entertainers. Nelson appeared on the television show “You

North Carolina Junior Miss Breanna Jenkins sings “Silent Night” at the community tree lighting Monday.

Bethware and North Elementary students sang Christmas carols as a program highlight at Monday night's treelighting and opening of the holiday season.

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Beauty queens were on hand to participate in the festivities. Sophia Kellstrom, Grand Majestic Miss North Carolina, and Breanna Jenkins, Junior

Miss North Carolina, sang special Christmas numbers.

The big star of the show, of course, was Santa Claus, introduced by the mayor, and stepping down from the red firetruck, he was the crowd favorite.

Mayor Rick Murphrey reads “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to children at the community Christmas tree lighting at Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library. The mayor, who is completing 21 years in city government, received a copy of the traditional reading from the library board of directors. The mayor has read the Christmas poem for more than 10 years at the tree lighting.

Dancers with Dance Reflections perform with The Grinch at the treelighting Monday night outside Mauney Library as crowds look on.

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Pictured are the 13 students from Cleveland County Schools who were selected by a pool of 700 for the North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus.

just for this event and "Let Me Fly." The students also performed "Peace on Earth and Lots of Little Crickets" by Paul Carey, "The Star-Spangled Banner," "The Duel," by Cristi Miller,"In Dulci Jubilo" arranged by Henry Leck, and the "The Wind and the Amfalula Tree" by Sarah Vaughn.

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Shearra Miller, left, of Kings Mountain receives the NCAEA Friends of the Arts II awarad at the recent conference of the state association.

The Board of the North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA) presented awards for the 2015-2016 school-year to exemplary art educators and advocates in their fields during the NCAEA Professional Development State Conference “Art Takes You OVER THE TOP” on November 8th.

Shearra Miller, Executive Director of the Cleveland County Arts Council and member of the Cleveland County Board of Education was selected for an NCAEA Friends of the Arts II Award.

Mrs. Miller was nominated by Maria Padgett, Curriculum Technology Coordinator and former Art Educator at Crest High School. In her nomination, Ms. Padgett wrote: “Shearra Miller is the Executive Director of the Cleveland County Arts Council.

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and the "Artists in Schools" grant program, ten to fifteen schools receive grants up to $500 every year, which fund workshops, guest artists, murals, equipment purchases and so many more things that just wouldn't be possible without it. Also, she helps orchestrate and host the student art competition and exhibition each year, as well as a meal where all art teachers are invited to come and enjoy one another's camaraderie while eating homemade bread.

The arts council also offers children's art camps in the summer and generously pays many of the county’s art teachers to teach these camps in summer months, supplementing art teacher salaries, because she understands the needs of teachers.

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I am truly honored that Maria nominated me.”

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250

per months for 38 months therafter

Featured Special Lease: Closed end lease for 2016 Accord Sedan CVT LX (CR2F3GEW) available form November 3, 2015 through January 4, 2016 Why lease with Honda? to well-qualified lessees approved by Honda Financial Services. Not all lessees will qualify. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. MSRP $23,740.00 (includes destination, excludes tax, license, title fees, registration, documentation fees, options, insurance & the like). Actual net capitalized cost $22,932.36. Net capitalized cost includes $595 acquisition fee. Dealer contribution may vary & could affect actual lease payment. Total monthly payments $9,500.00. Option to purchase as lease end $13,769.20. Must take new retail delivery on vehicle from dealer stock by January 4, 2016. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear and 15¢/mile over 12,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP less then $30.000 and 20¢/mile over 12,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP of $30.000 or more. See your Honda Dealer for complete details.

2015 Civic Sedan CVT LX Featuring Special Lease- Zero Due at Lease Signing $

Offer valid from 11/3/2015 through 1/4/2016 $

0 first months payment, $250.00 per month for 38 months

0

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$0 down payment, $0 security deposit.

For well-qualified lessees.

$

0

security deposit $

0

down payment $

0

first month’s payment $

250

per months for 38 months therafter

Featured Special Lease: Closed end lease for 2015 Civic Sedan CVT LX (FB2F5FEW) available from November 3, 2015 through January 4, 2016, Why lease with Honda? to well-qualified lessees approved by Honda Financial Services. Not all lessees will qualify. Higher lease rates apply for lesses with lower credit ratings. MSRP $20,125.00 (includes destination, excludes tax, license, title fees, registration, documentation fees, options, insurance and the like). Actual net capitalized cost $18,734.68. Net capitalized cost includes $595 acquisition fee. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect actual lease payment. Total monthly payments $7,980.00. Option to purchase at lease end $11,270.00. Must take new retail delivery on vehicle from dealer stock by January 4, 2016. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear and 15¢/mile over 12,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP less than $30,000, and 20¢/mile over 12,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP of $30,000 or more. See your Honda dealer for complete details.

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2001 Toyota Sequoia SR5

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2007 Honda Pilot EXL

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2011 Ford Escape XLT

Low miles, king cab, local trade.

AWD, white, low miles.

$

24,999

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26,199

F1350P

Navigation, only 33K miles, sharp, AWD.

F1353P

2012 Ford Flex Limited Navigation, low miles, moonroof.

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