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KM’s Tim Moore in line to be next Speaker of House local lawyer choice of GOP for powerful position in state ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
North Carolina's next speaker of the House of Representatives is a Kings Mountain native and lawyer who may be Cleveland County's first in recent history and one of the youngest to serve as one of the top three political leaders in the state. Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland 111th District) scored a first ballot victory Saturday for the nomination at a GOP caucus in Asheboro, beating out five other House members who had also sought the Speaker's job. The telephone hasn't stopped ringing in Moore's King Street office this week as he prepared to return to Raleigh for a meeting with newly-elected US Senator Thom Tillis, outgoing Speaker, who is cleaning out his office in Raleigh for Moore and taking his staff
to Washington, DC in January. “My voice mail has never been fuller and I have never received as many emails or texts," said Moore, who said he is very appreciative of the outpouring of support he is receiving. “I am thrilled and humbled," he said. One of his first orders of business will be to hire an expanded legislative staff. He will be meeting with his new chief of staff, Clayton Sommers of Durham, in Raleigh this week and they and Tillis will be putting together a transition team. Since winning the Republican nomination he has received “a very fine pool” of resumes which he will take with him this week as he begins screening applicants. Moore said he won't be formally elected until January 14, the opening day of the 2015 General Assembly. Since Republicans have the majority vote–74 of the 120 House members–
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April Terry Wanda Allison, the mother of the 35-year-old Terry. “It’s been an outpouring of love like I’ve never seen See KM WOMAN, Page 4
Costner lights to glow ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Twenty years of work, all handmade in his shop, is sitting in Grady Costner's yard ready to sparkle with thousands of Christmas lights on
See MOORE, Page 3
BBQ WITH GOVERNOR – Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Rep. Tim Moore, the Republican House members' choice for speaker, at a barbecue stop in Shelby Sunday at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge. Seated on the left are Moore's son, Wilson, his dad, Rick Moore, and Tim's son, McRae Moore. On the other side of the table are Rep. Moore, McCrory and Moore's law partner, Justin Brackett. Contributed photo
Christmas tree lighting kicks off holiday season in KM
DAVE BLANTON When a three-car accident last week took the life of April Terry, the tragedy left behind a large circle of family and friends who remember the wife and mother of two as a fun-loving and uniquely generous person who had her priorities in order. In the days following the fatal wreck, her family said they were touched by the outpouring of love and support that came from the community. “It’s been a big, horrific shock, but everyone’s really coming together,” said
Moore's election as Speaker is expected, and following election on Jan.14 by the full body of the House he would be the first to be sworn in at 12 noon and then would preside with the election of a speaker pro tem and adoption of temporary rules. The House speaker can set the legislative agenda for the entire state, since that person makes committee appointments and decides when and if legislation comes up for a vote in the House, making Rep. Moore one of the top three political leaders in the state, along with Governor Pat McCrory and Senate leader Phil Berger, both Republicans. McCrory called Moore in Asheboro Saturday to congratulate him and also came to Kings Mountain Sunday to join Moore, his father city councilman Rick Moore, McRae Moore, 14, and Wilson Moore, 12, sons
Thanksgiving night. For the Kings Mountain man and his wife, Katie, decorating for the holidays is a present they give to Kings Mountain and they plan to continue for years to come. Last week, Grady was finishing up a new archway decorated with dolphins and reindeer on motorcycles plus some little pieces and, of course, contacting Santa to welcome his guests at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. See COSTNER, Page 4
Children welcomed Santa Claus to town Monday night with songs and Christmas wish lists at Mauney Memorial’s annual Christmas tree lighting. “This is my favorite time of year,” said Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey, who delivered the welcome address. “It reminds me of what Christmas was like for me as a child, and for my own children. It’s a season for caring.” Kids gathered around to hear the mayor give a dramatic reading of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Later, ahead of Santa’s arrival on a noisy fire truck, a group of North Elementary and Bethware Elementary students entertained the crowd with upbeat renditions of several Christmas carols. Not long after the man of the hour made his entrance, he was besieged with requests for presents: video games, puppies, bicycles and of course computers and other gadgets. But not before the visitor from the North Pole ceremoniously flipped a switch to light up
A young boy sits on Santa’s lap so he can tell the man in red what he wants for Christmas this year. Santa chatted with nearly 100 children at Monday night’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Mauney Memorial Library downtown. photo by DAVE BLANTON the biggest Christmas tree in town. To the delight of adults and children alike the tall spruce gave off a brilliant glow against the dark night sky. A troupe of dancers from Dance Reflections was also on hand to put on a dynamic Yuletide-themed show. And the crowd was
treated to a soaring rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” sung by Grand Majestic Miss North Carolina Sophia Kellstrom, a sophomore at KMHS. Monday night’s festivities at the library kicked off a month of Christmastime events in town, including the YMCA’s Jingle Bell Rockin’ Run on Saturday, Dec. 6.
The 13th annual road race expects to see more than 500 runners and participants join in for a 5K walk/run, a 10K run and a Kid’s Fun Run at Patriot Park. The fun starts at 9 a.m. The city’s annual Christmas parade takes place later that day at 3 p.m. Throughout the holiday See CHRISTMAS, Page 3
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■ OBITUARIES Jencie “Jenny” B. Wells loved cooking and sewing KINGS MOUNTAIN – Jencie B. “Jenny” Burleson Wells, 81, resident of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with the Lord on November 24, 2014 at White O a k Manor in Kings Mountain. She was born in McDowell County to the late Herbert W. Burleson and Viola Thomas Burleson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Wood-
row Wells. A member of Second Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, she retired from Clevemont Mills. She was a wonderful, loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed sewing and cooking. She dearly loved all of her family and friends. Surviving are her son, Paul Dean Etters and wife, Linda, Science Hills, KY; daughters, Rebecca “Becky” Patterson and husband, Hal, Chris Mosteller, Gloria Pauley and husband, Harlen, all of Earl, NC, and Mary Coning and husband, Jeff, Cherryville; brothers, Hubert Burleson and Donald Burleson, both of Marion; 12 grandchildren and
12 great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be held Friday, November 28, at 2 p.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Rev. James Lochridge will officiate the service. The family will speak to friends immediately following the service in the cemetery. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 120 Linwood Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, is in charge of arrangements.
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GROVER - Douglas Lee “Doug” Ellis, 72, died November 22, 2014, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain, on Wednesday, November 26, at 4 p.m. Visitation is from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home.
KINGS MOUNTAIN Jennifer Rose Ford, age 55, died November 21, 2014 at Hospice at Wendover, Shelby. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel on Monday at 10 a.m. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain.
SHELBY - Betty Plyler Hewitt, 96, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Kings Mountain Hospice House. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is at Cleveland Memorial Park.
April Allison Terry
SHELBY - Vernie Morrison Morehead, age 100, died Friday, November 21, 2014, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is at Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum.
GROVER- April Allison Terry, 35, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014. A memorial service was held 3 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain.
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In Country Vietnam Veterans breakfast group IN COUNTRY VIETNAM VETERANS breakfast group meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Carl Morrow at 704-734-0142 for more information.
KM area citizens are preparing for Thanksgiving Thursday Downtown businesses will close for the day, however Black Friday shoppers are expected to be busy as early as Thanksgiving evening. As local people travel to see loved ones this holiday they will find that gas prices are considerably less than last year at this time. Weather forecasters predict that travelers by plane may run into snow in northern
CITATIONS NOV. 19: Mary Wright Clark, 54, 2332 David Baptist Church
Rd., speeding. NOV. 19: Richard Alan Wells, 50, Unity Church Rd., speeding. NOV. 19: Timothy Charles Hicks, 22, Clover, SC, speeding. NOV. 19: Shanty Sharmaine Durham, 20, Gastonia, speeding, revoked tag. INCIDENTS NOV. 18: A resident of Woodbluff Drive reported theft of an iPhone, AP school flash cards, a red swim bag, Nike Air bag with KMG in big letters, and English school books. NOV. 18: A resident of Charlotte reported an attempted break-in of a Frito Lay delivery truck. NOV. 19: Elliott-Dixon Auction, Shelby, reported the theft of $700 worth of shoes, shirts and Christmas lights. NOV. 19: Roses 465, Shelby Rd., reported shoplifting. NOV. 20: A resident of Clover, SC reported theft of a table saw, 10 boxes of nails and one Fiberglass ladder valued at $1,000 from a construction site. NOV. 20: Bic Towers, Canton, GA, reported $36,000 worth of items stolen from a 2015 Lark Cargo at 100 Woodlake Parkway including a Sun Sight Alignment tool valued at $7,000, a Gear valued at $20,000, a Sweep Gear in a black box, $17,000, a tool bag with various tools, $1500, and clothes and shoes. WRECKS OCT. 27: Officer Chris McKnight cited Ronata Hunter of Gastonia with driving with expired tag and no insurance after a wreck on US 74 Business. Hunter, operating a 2002 Honda,was attempting to change lanes and hit a 1992 Chevy operated by Laura Lawson, 305 Somerset Drive. Property
You may see some familiar faces when you watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on television Thursday. Former band students of Gil Doggett at Kings Mountain High School are among the 505 members of Western Carolina University's Pride of the Mountain Marching Band. They are the lead band for the parade in the Big Apple, broadcast live by NBC at 9 a.m. Brandi Penner, Emily Whitaker, Jessica Gregory, Joe Chapman, Gordon Long, all of Kings Mountain, Alex Nanney, Nicholas Spangler and William Hord, all of Shelby, and Jordan Smith of Lawndale are excited to be a part of the holiday tradition as well as 18 students from Gaston County, including
damage was estimated at $3,000. NOV. 14: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Mary Louise Timms, 943 York Rd., was pulling out of the parking lot at Dollar General on York Road and struck Johnny Eugene Cato, 41, of 1114 W. 5th St., Gastonia, who was riding a bicycle. EMS transported Cato to the hospital for treatment. Timms was cited for failure to yield right of way. NOV. 14: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Scott Russell Neel, Blacksburg, SC, lost control of his 1990 Yamaha as he pulled out of the parking lot at Wendy’s on York Road and was taken by EMS to the hospital for treatment. Property damage was estimated at $2500. NOV. 15: Officer J. L. Dee said that Amber Carroll, 920 Long Creek Road, was backing from a parking space on Holiday Inn Drive and struck a 1999 Ford operated by Rebecca Johnson, Gaffney, SC. Property damage was estimated at $1750. NOV. 15: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Brandon Blue, Carthage, NC, operating a 2000 Ford, backed into a parked 2011 Ford owned by Joshua Alan Shuler, Maggie Valley. The accident happened in the parking lot of Holiday Inn. Property damages were estimated at $1400.
NOV. 17: Officer M.D. Butler said that Diane Elder, Lancaster, SC, operating a 2015 truck, was attempting to turn left into the parking lot of Walmart Neighborhood Market, hit two signs which ruptured the fuel tank on the refrigerated trailer parked at the loading dock behind Walmart. Property damage was estimated at $750. NOV.17: Officer G.L. McKinney said that Richard Bridges Jr., 269 Sellars Road, was driving a Mack truck for KM Mining with the dump bed in the upright position. The dump bed caught the phone lines, power lines, and cable lines on Cansler Street pulling them down. There were no injuries. Property damage was estimated at $16,000. NOV. 17: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Lynn Brown, Shelby, operating a 2000 Toyota rear-ended a 2006 Honda operated by Laureen Helton, 612 Hillside Drive. The accident happened on East Gold Street at a traffic light. Property damage was estimated at $10,000. NOV. 18: Officer H.W. Carpenter said that Duncan James West, 140 Mountain Side Dr., operating a 2003 Acura, failed to yield right of way, and the car struck a 2003 Ford operated by Melvin Clark, 114 Range Road. The accident happened on Waco Road. Property damage was estimated at $25,000.
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states. In spite of a rain storm the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association held pre-Thanksgiving worship service Sunday night at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church. Dixon Presbyterian and Victory Baptist Churches plan a joint service on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Victory Church. Dixon Pastor Randy Patterson will
deliver the sermon. Some churches traditionally plan early morning breakfasts. Christmas lights will officially be turned on Thursday night in the city as well at the Grady Costner home in the Midpines Community and will burn nightly until Christmas. The Kings Mountain Herald will be closed Thursday and Friday for the holidays.
Familiar faces at Macy’s parade
■ POLICE ARRESTS NOV. 14: Tommie Tombs, 514 N. Sims St., possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver Schedule III controlled substance, felony; possession with intent to sell and deliver counterfeit controlled substance, felony; possession with intent to sell, deliver marijuana, felony; possession with intent to sell, deliver cocaine, felony; and maintaining a dwelling place and possession of drug paraphernalia, $5,000 bond, secured. NOV. 20: Heather Marie Douglas, 26, 309 Somerset Dr., simple assault, $1000 bond, secured. NOV. 21: Cody Austin Ryan, 24, Shelby. Order for arrest. $5000 bond, secured. NOV. 21: Tabatha Carmen Whitaker, 35, 603 N. Cansler St., simple assault, driving while license revoked, $500 bond, secured, $340 cash bond. NOV. 22: Danny Wayne Helms Jr., 37, Shelby, DWI, $7500 bond, unsecured. NOV. 22: Lynn Texanna Little, 37, Shelby, aiding and abetting DWI, $7500 unsecured. NOV. 22: Joey Eugene Conner, 28, 1018 N. Piedmont Ave.,assault on female,, communicating threats, no bond. NOV. 23: Joshua Thomas Humphries, 32, Blacksburg, SC, order for arrest, possession stolen goods, fictitious registration plate, $5.365.00 bond, secured. He was also cited for possession altered tag, failure to carry registration card, failure to carry valid driver’s license, driving while license revoked.
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Courtney Stiwalt and Anna Colvin of Bessemer City, Tim Justiss of Cherryville, and Michael Youmans of Belmont. Several parents from Kings Mountain are going to New York City for the event. The band members wear half white, half purple jackets with black back tail and purple front tail, black pants, white gauntlets with black trim on one arm and purple trim on the other arm. The Pride of the Mountain Band performs pregame, half-time and post game shows at all Catamount games and present exhibition performances throughout the Carolinas.
They performed at the Rose Bowl parade in 2011 and in both regional and national championships. They also host the Tournament of Champions in which 25 high schools are invited to Cullowhee, NC in the fall. The Pride of the Mountains was recipient of the 2009 Sudler Trophy awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and considered the nation's most coveted award for college and university marching bands. Founded in 1924, the world famous Macy's parade attracts more than 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of New York City and 50 million at home viewers.
■ CHURCH BRIEFS Lochridge to deliver Sermon in Chalk Sermon in Chalk? If you’ve never seen one you’ll be surprised and uplifted. If you’ve seen one, you’ll want to see more. Pastor James T. Lochridge Jr. of Second Baptist Church will be doing one on Sunday evening beginning at 6 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 120 Linwood Road. Everyone is invited. There is no charge for admission.
Pastor Lochridge combines chalk art, music and the Bible to deliver the message God has put on his heart. The sermon, although Pastor Lochridge doesn’t care for the word “entertaining,’’ does pique interest in the particular subject through the use of surprises in art and is cleverly tied together with scripture and musical blessings.
Emmanuel Baptist Christmas musical Emmanuel Baptist Church will present the Christmas musical/drama “Ten Thousand Hallelujahs” by Ron and Shelly Hamilton on Saturday and Sunday evenings Dec. 6 and 7, at 6 p.m. Children of Emmanuel Church will present the Christmas musical “Jesus is the Light” on Dec.7 at
10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 602 Canterbury Road, across from the Patrick Senior Center at the east end of Business 74. For more information call 704-7307855 or visit the website: www.ebckingsmountain. com
Jonathan Calvert in concert at Holland Memorial Baptist Holland Memorial Baptist Church presents Jonathan Calvert in concert, Sunday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. The church is located at
123 Holland Memorial Church Road in Bessemer City. Call 704-689-8381 for information.
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KM Prepares for Thanksgiving Kings Mountain area citizens are preparing for Thanksgiving Thursday. Downtown businesses will close for the day, however Black Friday shoppers are expected to be busy as early as Thanksgiving evening. As local people travel to see loved ones this holiday they will find that gas prices are considerably less than last year at this time. Weather forecasters predict that trav-
elers by plane may run into snow in northern states. In spite of a rain storm the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association held pre-Thanksgiving worship service Sunday night at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church. Dixon Presbyterian and Victory Baptist Churches plan a joint service on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Victory Church. Dixon Pastor Randy Patterson will deliver
the sermon. Some churches traditionally plan early morning breakfasts. Christmas lights will officially be turned on Thursday night in the city as well at the Grady Costner home in the Midpines Community and will burn nightly until Christmas. The Kings Mountain Herald will be closed Thursday and Friday for the holidays.
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Murphey’s annual Toy Run
Murphey's Scooter Shed 20th annual Toy Run was held Saturday to benefit the Shriners Burn Center, Oxford Orphanage Masonic Home for Children, and KM Police Department. Bikers gathered at 11 a.m. at Camelot Court and at noon they struck out on a 30-minute ride through the Kings Mountain State Park and parts of downtown Kings Mountain. They returned to the Scooter Shed afterwards to feast on BBQ meal complete with all the fixings, which was provided by the Shriners. Hundreds of motorcycles (and a few trikes) made the popular run this year.
Guests at American Legion Post 155’s Veterans Dinner feasted on turkey, ham, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls, pumpkin pie and other desserts Saturday. The post’s Ladies Auxiliary served more than 75 veterans at the event, which was catered by Keith Falls of Linwood Restaurant.
MOORE: in line to be next Speaker From Page 1 of the Speaker Designee, and Moore's law partner Justin Brackett for lunch at Bridges BBQ. Governor McCrory also released the following statement upon the selection of Rep. Tim Moore as Speaker Designee of the North Carolina House: “I'd like to congratulate Speaker Designee Moore and the rest of the House members who will assume important leadership roles this session. I look forward to working with both the House and Senate to find solutions that strengthen our state and build on the accomplishments we've made in the past two years.” Tenth District US Congressman and Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry today praised the selection of State Representative Tim Moore of Cleveland County to be the next Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. McHenry said, “Tim Moore and I were both elected to the North Carolina House in 2002 and it was clear from the very start that Tim was a natural leader and would do great things for our state. I'm thrilled, not just to have a speaker from the 10th Congressional District, but especially one of Tim's caliber serving North Carolina." Rep. Moore, who has pushed for jobs, a better economy, greater education for children, infrastructure and roads, says those priorities will be challenges for him and all of North Carolina when he officially becomes
Distribution of commodities Dec. 10 The Shelby Lions Club will distribute USDA commodities on Dec. 10 at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds. The distribution is based on the number in
the family and the income of the household. In order to receive the foods, you must live in Cleveland County and fill out an application. If a
person is unable to come in person, a note may be brought stating the family address and income and signed by them.
Wanted: volunteers to light luminaries Volunteers are needed to help light the luminaries beginning at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve at Mountain Rest Cemetery. If you can volunteer, call the city's Public Works Office at 704-734-0735.
The luminaria presentation at Mountain Rest Cemetery is a highlight of the holiday season and the lights will be on from dark until 11 p.m. Cars will enter at the King Street gate.
ALL SMILES – Newly-elected US Senator Thom Tillis, left, is ready to turn over the Speaker of the NC House job to his successor Rep.Tim Moore of Kings Mountain, as they share a laugh during the November election. contributed photo Speaker of the House. And he says the state needs to be even more pro-business. The shortage of housing must be a priority for our immediate area, he said this week, noting that more apartments and affordable housing could bring more industry and business to the area and, of course, more jobs. Moore, 44, son of city councilman Rick Moore and Mrs Jean Moore, graduated from Kings Mountain High School. He attended Campbell University and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and from the School of Law at Oklahoma State University. He has practiced law in Kings Mountain since 1995.
Moore was first elected to the House in 2002, defeating incumbent Democrat Rep. Andy Dedmon, who was the House majority whip at the time. Last year, the N. C. Center for Public Policy Research ranked him second in effectiveness in the House, behind only Speaker Tillis. He was reelected without opposition in November to serve a 7th term in the N.C. House of Representatives. Moore has been chairman of the House Rules committee three years. Neighboring Gaston County seated a Speaker of the House in 1977-80 as Carl Stewart served in that position. In recent years Rep. Jack Hunt of Lattimore served as House Speaker pro tem and rules committee chairman.
Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey reads from the classic story “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” before Monday’s Mauney Memorial annual Christmas tree lighting.
Christmas: tree lighting kicks off the city is hosting its annual Christmas Eve Luminaries program at Mountain Rest Cemetery. That runs from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. The Christmas Parade this year will award prizes for best corporate float, best small
From Page 1 season, the city will be electrifying Railroad Ave. with its annual Downtown Christmas Light Show, which runs from Monday through January 3. On Christmas Eve,
business float, best service group float, best church float, best overall and most artistic float. For more information about entering the parade and to see an application, please visit http://www. cityofkm.com/info_app.asp.
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Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks The nation is indebted to the New England Pilgrims, religious refugees in a new wilderness, for establishing Thanksgiving, now a national holiday. Unacquainted with Pioneer requirements, Lib Stewart Managing Editor the Pilgrims learned to live off the land, to protect themselves from hostile Indians, and to earn for themselves a new life in a land where they could worship as they pleased. Their thanksgiving rites were in appre-
ciation for success in overcoming many obstacles. Today's wilderness on this Thanksgiving Day is hardly the same as it was for the Pilgrims but there are many obstacles of different kinds and the season of Thanksgiving is as much in order today as it was in the 17th century. One of the most important features of our Thanksgiving observance is a switching of emphasis from the wants and seeming needs to the blessings we have– and most of us are pretty well blessed. Thanksgiving is the time to give thanks to God for these blessings.
Holiday calendar of events By ELLIS NOELL Director Special Events City of Kings Mountain
The Christmas holiday season always seems to be brighter in Kings Mountain, whether it’s the shimmering lights throughout downtown or the bright smiles of the little ones, as they greet Santa when he arrives on his Fire Truck Express! “Home for Christmas ~ Kings Mountain” began this Monday evening at 7 p.m. with the annual Children’s Tree Lighting at the Jacob Mauney Memorial Library. The Bethware and North Elementary School Singers, directed by Susan Gray, sang Christmas carols. While waiting for Santa Claus to arrive on the Fire Truck Express, Mayor Rick Murphrey shared a reading from Luke2: 7-14. The children then joined the mayor on stage for the reading of Night Before Christmas. Also participating in this start of the holiday season were Breann Jenkins, Little Miss North Carolina and Sophia Kellstrom, Grand Majestic Miss North Carolina singing a special Christmas song. This year's tree lighting, with help from Santa, revealed a newly redesigned lighting pattern. That evening, prior to the Tree Lighting, down the block from the Library, the Historical Museum hosted a special night run of the trains from 5-7 p.m., part of their “Toys, Games & TRAINS” exhibit. For the second year, the Kings Mountain Downtown MainStreet program will have a huge display of Christmas lights throughout the downtown shopping district. The Christmas lights are once again synchronized to Christmas themed
music and, this year, an array of new digital lighting elements has been added to make this extravaganza really “pop” to the music. The Mayor will throw the switch to light the downtown at 5:30, Monday, Dec. 1, and the lights will remain on in the evenings during the holiday season. The Kings Mountain Family YMCA kicks off the annual “Jingle Bell Rockin’ Run” at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 with a 10k run along the tree-lined streets of the West End Historic District. The annual Kings Mountain Christmas Parade will also be a part of the Dec. 6 activities, beginning at 3 p.m. with over 100 entries including the Loch Norman Pipe Band and the Kings Mountain High School Marching Band. Entries from the “Ghost Busters” white Cadillac ambulance to dignitaries to beauty queens will all be part of the parade. Some of the best local dance groups in all their Christmas sparkles, will be joining the other participants in one of the largest parades in the county. Of course, Santa will be there on his Fire Truck Express! The Kings Mountain Historical Museum will be open for Spirit of Christmas Past from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. before the parade on Dec. 6, and afterwards open for candlelight tours of the Historic Barber and Cornwell Houses after the parade. The “Toys, Games & TRAINS” exhibit and “S” gauge model railway is open now throughout the holiday season. Santa’s Fire Truck Express will also make a stop at the museum on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for a final check on those Christmas lists. Children will have the
opportunity to see a huge interactive train set up. On Saturday, Nov. 22, music came to the forefront at the Holiday Concert at the Joy Performance Center with Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Earlier in the day was a reading of the “Nutcracker” at Mauney Memorial Library and a meet and greet visit by the Gaston Dance Theatre who will be performing at the Joy Performance Center Saturday, December 6 at 7p.m. and Sunday, December 7- at 3 p.m. The Southern Arts Society opened their Christmas season with “Art for Christmas” at the old Southern Railway Station on Nov. 23 from 1-4 p.m. This reception for the public introduced the new 2015 calendars, created by the members. The depot has been restored and transformed providing spacious galleries for over 75 artists selling their fine arts and crafts. Stop by the gift shop, it’s full of artistic, unique gift items handmade by local artists. Affordable art abounds! The “Shop Local” campaign starts in downtown Kings Mountain on Saturday, Nov. 29. Merchants in the downtown area will be offering extended hours and great prices throughout the holiday season. And, on Christmas Eve, luminaries will glow throughout Mountain Rest Cemetery, from 5:30 p.m. until midnight. A “must see” for all the busy shoppers, a place where you will want to slow down and take time to reflect on this special season. Christmas just couldn’t be brighter than when you come “Home for Christmas – Kings Mountain”.
decorate their lawnmowers, tractors, pickups and bikes and participate in the fun Caroling and a visit from Santa Claus feature the holiday event and those
attending are encouraged to take cookies to share in the festivities. Call Doug Sharpe at 704480-1608 for more information.
Costner: lights to glow From Page 1 Grady does the welding and Katie winds the lights around the finished products to add to those from years past. They will keep the lights on until after Christmas each night and each night Santa and his elves will be present to give candy canes to children. It's a won-
derland for people who turn at his home on Margrace Road at Midpines and travel all around his residence to enjoy the special beauty of the holiday season. It's a fabulous show and something the Costners are proud of each season. “People tell us they enjoy our decorations more than McAdenville sights
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Holiday Parades Two Christmas parades are scheduled in the Kings Mountain area December 6. Grover's annual parade will be held at 11 a.m.and it isn't too late to enter by calling Anna Grace Hughes at 704-730-9221. There is no reservation fee. The grand marshal will be retired kindergarten teacher Suzie Keeter of Grover.
City of Kings Mountain Special Events Director Ellis Noell is still accepting reservations for the annual Kings Mountain Christmas parade to be held at 3 p.m. on December 6. Applications are available on the city's website cityofkm. com. The registration fee is $20. Return applications to Karen Tucker, Deputy
and they don't have to drive as far," says Costner. Costner started his first decorating project with just a few lights. Now, Grady and Katie boast the granddaddy of all home decorations and open them to the public from 5:30 until 10 p.m. every night beginning on Thursday.
KM woman: remembered From Page 1 before. Every age of person and from every walk of life attended her services, and many of them were strangers to me.” Terry was a Kings Mountain native who with her husband and two daughters had moved to a new place in Grover in just the last two weeks. She had been employed at the Sub Shop, a sandwich restaurant within the KM Truck Plaza for several months, according to family members. For Terry, family came first. “Her main thing was her children,” said Karen Sellers, an aunt. “She was concentrated on making sure her girls and her husband were taken care of.” That hard work was already paying off, according to Sellers, who said that both Heaven, 17 and a senior at Kings Mountain High School, and Trinity, 9 and a 3rd grader at Grover Elementary, were A students. Terry also was always on the lookout for ways to help others, whether they were relations or not. It seemed like every Christmas she identified others who were less fortunate than herself
– whether they be homeless or going through a particular rough patch – and then go out of her way to help them out. “That’s who she was – very generous and always sacrificing,” said Allison. Allison said she had lot of fond memories of her daughter, including hiking, which was one of their favorite pastimes. Together over the years this passion carried them around and through the tough trails of the Crowders Mountain State Park. And for mother and daughter, wintry and difficult weather posed no real obstacle. Allison said they relished the challenge no matter the conditions. Terry, who was fond of many of the 1960s and 1970s folk and rock acts like Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead, and had a love of the outdoors that was unparalleled. This love took her on many camping trips in the N.C. mountains with her husband and daughters and other family members. Her love of the outdoors was almost as big as her heart, which she used to defend those who she felt were being picked on, family members said.
“She couldn’t stand any kind of discrimination,” said her mother, “She would take up for people.” Terry was delivering her daughters to school the Tuesday morning when her Honda was struck by another vehicle while entering Bethlehem Rd. That collision sent Terry’s car into the path of an oncoming car in the southbound lane. Authorities say that Terry died at the scene. Heaven suffered a broken arm in the crash, while Trinity’s injuries amounted to some scrapes and bruises. All three were wearing seat belts, according to police. A 52-year-old woman driving the vehicle in the northbound lane that struck Terry's vehicle was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. An 18-year-old driving in the southbound lane was not injured in the crash. Funeral services for Terry were held Saturday at a packed Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. She is survived by a brother, Justin, 31, who lives in Gastonia, her mother Wanda and father Alfred “Skeeter” Allison, aunts and uncles, and many cousins.
Make a Difference, Become a Teacher! December 4, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the CCS Central Services Staff Development Center. Regional Alternative Licensing Center Director Penny Powell will offer insight on how to begin teaching while working towards licensure. Visit www.clevelandcountyschools.org for event registration and information.
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Thanksgiving service
■ MEDITATION O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence Josh Tucker with thanksPastor giving; let us St. Matthew’s make a joyful Lutheran Church noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and the dry land, which his hands have formed. O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord,
our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:1-7a Grace to you and peace in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. How do you give thanks? My family has taken time before the Thanksgiving meal for all of us to take turns and share something for which we are thankful. It has been a faithful exercise that helps us not only focus on the positive, God given blessings in our own lives, but also to see the glory of God in each other’s lives. I think that, in sharing what we are thankful for, we realize those things as aspects of our lives where God had richly blessed us as something that
should not be stagnant but rather as things that we are called to be good stewards of. In other words, the very things we are thankful for should not be kept for ourselves, but be shared with God’s people all for the building up of the kingdom. The Psalmist writes of a few ways in which we might give thanks to God: by singing songs of praise, by worshiping God and by kneeling before our Lord. It seems faithful to the author of this Psalm that worship is at the heart of giving thanks. And so when we give thanks to God, we worship God; we experience the blessings he gives us through word and sacraments and then we are called to go out and share those blessings with others. For it is with thankful hearts, we are able to live into
Christ’s commandment to go and make disciples of all nations. It is with thankful hearts that we are able to see the beauty in all that God has made and to feel his shepherding presence in our lives. And, it is with thankful hearts that we are able to experience the love, grace and forgiveness that God has for us. So this week, in the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, I pray that you are able to find something in your life that you can give thanks to God for. I pray that you can sing a song of praise to God for the smallest blessings in your life that help you to grow in your faith and discipleship to the Lord. And I pray that you are surrounded by the love of God as you worship him. May God bless you this Thanksgiving. Amen.
A joint Thanksgiving service by Dixon Presbyterian Church and Victory Baptist Church will be held Wednesday (tonight) at 7 p.m. at Victory Church. Dixon Pastor Randy Patterson will deliver the sermon. The public is welcome.
Hanging of the Greens Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church St., will hold a Hanging of the Greens and a Chrismon service on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Fellowship & Faith
Church Service Directory INGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member KM Senior Center 909 E. Kings St. Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015
Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152 Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.) 704-739-1323
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Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773 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 Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road dixonpresbyterian.com East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215 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
Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496 Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396 Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997 Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206 First Baptist Church
605 W. King Street 704-739-3651
144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888
First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143
Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000
First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072 First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266 Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351 Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062 Grace Fellowship
Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714 Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516 Life of Worship Ministries 405 S. Cherokee St. 704-777-2927 Kings Mtn. Dream Center 1128 York Road 704-739-8496 Tim & Angie Goates, Pastors www.kmdreamcenter.com
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■ LIFESTYLES
Jordan Caroline Owens
Owens named 2014 freshman Homecoming representative at Wingate
ROTARY SPEAKER–Webb Hubbell, who writes, speaks, and advocates publicly on social issues spoke to the Kings Mountain Rotary Club Nov. 20. Hubbell, who lives in Charlotte, is a nationally recognized author and popular lecturer on the US criminal justice system, ethics and accountability, politics and government, life lessons from sports, and the miracle of organ transplants. He practiced law in Arkansas with Hillary Clinton, and was appointed by Pres. Clinton as Associate Attorney General. His first legal thriller, When Men Betray, was published in May. With Hubbell is Ronnie Franks.
Jordan Caroline Owens had the distinguished honor of being named the 2014 freshman class Homecoming representative at Wingate University. Jordan is the daughter of Chris and Tonya Owens and the granddaughter of Dub and Carolyn Blalock and the late Helen Owens. A graduate of Kings Mountain High School, she is majoring in Elementary Education at Wingate. Jordan has a younger sister, Sydney.
Miss Merry Christmas pageant set December 4 The Miss Gastonia Scholarship Association will sponsor the Miss Merry Christmas Pageant on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Cherryville Community Building, 106 South Jacob Street, Cherryville. The pageant is an official event of the Cherryville
Chamber of Commerce's “Christmas on Main Street” activities, which take place from 5-9 p.m. in the downtown area. Girls age 0-19 years from Ga ston, Cleveland, Lincoln and surrounding counties may enter the pageant. Contestants wear a
holiday dress or outfit and everyone receives a tiara. Proceeds benefit the Miss Gastonia scholarship fund. For more information, call 704-827-7277 or visit www.missgastoniapageant. com. The deadline to enter is Dec. 1.
Open Gate Garden club meets The Open Gate Garden Club met November 12 at Boyce Memorial ARP Church for a program on use of herbs by Mrs. Flora Gwynette. Seven members were present. Jessie Collins, hostess, served delicious refreshments. President Lenora Morris presided. Members made plans to attend the 100th birthday celebration of member Louise Roberts on Dec. 14 at Kings Mountain Baptist Church. Mar-
gie Bridges volunteered to check with the city on the club's plans to do plantings in the back parking lot downtown. Gwynette said herbs are used in many recipes and seasonings for pork, turkey, other meats and vegetables. Some of the favorite herbs for recipes are parsley, cilantro, sage, rosemary, thyme, basil, mint, and peppermint. She brought a bouquet of herbs for members to smell and taste and held
a drawing and Jessie Collins won the herb bouquet. Gwynette noted that some herbs are used for medicinal purposes. But if you use herbs for this reason you should use with caution because many herbs are used as medicine. Some extracts are used today. The December meeting of the club will be a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Italian Garden in Kings Mountain. Dot Ham is club secretary.
Cooking Corner Ed. note- The recipes in today's Cooking Corner come from “100 years in the Kitchen,'' a cookbook published by women of First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain.)
CHICKEN DIVINE Sylvia Neisler 3 or 4 chicken breasts 1-10 oz. Pkg. broccoli spears ½ t. lemon juice SAUCE 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/3 cup mayonnaise ½ t. curry powder TOPPING ½ cup shredded cheese ¼ cup bread crumbs mixed in 1 tbs. melted butter Simmer chicken in salt water until done. Debone. Cook broccoli according to package directions. Line casserole with butter. Put in broccoli (drained). Add chicken. Pour sauce over. Top with cheese and bread crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Serves 4.
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Southern Arts Society calendars for Christmas The 30th edition of the hand printed silk-screened calendars by Southern Arts Society artists is off the presses and entitled, “SASI Doodles.” Calendars are available to the public for $20 and frames are also available. Southern Arts Society members have been designing and printing these
limited edition calendars since 1985. Their annual open house Sunday afternoon kicked off the holiday shopping season and those attending viewed a variety of fine art, photography, jewelry, woodwork, wearable art and pottery available for sale in their Art for Christmas Gift Shop. The entire Depot is filled with
fine arts and handmade crafts. There is no admission charge to the art center in the beautifully renovated Depot at 301 N. Piedmont Avenue. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and special Sunday hours through Dec. 21 from 1-4 p.m.
Town and Country Garden Club meets The Town and Country Garden Club met on Thursday, Nov. 13 with Sarah Rhea as hostess at her Lake Montonia home. The Club Collect was read by the 11 members to open the meeting. A delicious meal of chicken pastry puffs, deviled eggs, salad, and pumpkin pie was served by the hostess. Cliff Laurich, guest speaker, presented interesting facts that he had gleaned from “The Drunken Botanist," the book by Amy Stewart. The author has an infectious enthusiasm for the plants, their uses, their history and the botanists who roamed the earth find-
ing them. In the study of yeast, it is surmised that it is everywhere. Beer was accidentally made in a bucket with yeast. Clove is a closed flower from a large beautiful tree. Stems are usually bought but the clove is still used in dental practices as an anesthetic. Gentian, the yellow flowering type, can be used in cooking, salad dressings, pies, and also to flavor hundreds of drinks. Maiden Hair fern stem is used to flavor syrup. Nutmeg and mace grow in 40 foot trees like an apricot. Nutmeg is the nut of the fruit and mace is coating the nut.
Vanilla orchids grow to 100 feet up in trees. Bees pollinate the flowers over two months, then fermentation releases the flavor. Pepper is actually chilli from America but called pepper by Columbus as the dried fruit he was given resembled peppers from India. Spaniards called the sweet form pimento. Florrie Hamrick presided over the business of the meeting which included a discussion of future programs. Susan Gibson presented the treasurer's report. Hamrick reported that members planted pansies in the club's garden spot at the Kings Mountain Post Office.
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Two selected Career-Technical Students for honors chorus honored for achievements
Career Technical students at the four high schools in Cleveland County, pictured, were honored for their achievements recently. Caroline Crawford, Kings Mountain Middle School Chorus Director Sherri Young and Evan Rogers, left to right, are pictured after Caroline and Evan's selection to participate in the 29th annual Middle School Honors Chorus performance Nov. 8 and 9 in Winston Salem. Students from 75 middle schools in the state participated in the choral event. Caroline Crawford and Evan Rogers of Kings Mountain Middle School were among 168 Middle School students from 75 schools in the state to participate in the 29th annual Middle School Honors Chorus Nov. 8 and 9 in Winston-Salem. Caroline is the daughter of Shane and Renee Crawford and Evan is the son of Karen Rogers, all of Kings Mountain. Caroline and Evan had to audition at one of the regional audition sites to make the honors chorus.
A total of 1,027 middle school students auditioned across North Carolina and the two were the students selected from Kings Mountain. After making the honors chorus, Caroline and Evan spent time with their chorus director Sherri Young learning the music that would be performed in Winston Salem. On November 8 the students spent about 10 hours rehearsing and an additional four hours on Nov. 9 prior to the performance at Stevens Center.
On Thursday, November 6, Cleveland County Schools held its induction ceremony of the National Technical Honor Society at Malcolm Brown Auditorium for 213 high school students. NTHS recognizes the achievements of outstanding students in Career-Technical Education. Crest, Burns, Shelby, and Kings Mountain High Schools inducted new members and awarded honor cords to seniors. Tony Fogleman, Career-Technical Director for Cleveland County Schools, provided opening and closing remarks. NTHS presidents from each school led the candle lighting ceremony. Principals from each high school read the names of the inductees.
The ceremony was attended by parents, Career-Technical Education teachers, and Cleveland County Schools’ administrative staff. Membership in NTHS is by invitation only. Students are nominated for membership by a Career-Technical Education teacher. They must be a junior or senior who has demonstrated academic excellence and good character, must have taken four or more courses within one of the North Carolina career clusters (one being an advanced level course), and maintained a required GPA. There are many benefits for NTHS members. Students receive a certificate of membership, a decal, a tassel, membership pin, and a seal that is placed on
their high school diploma. They also have an opportunity to apply for scholarships offered only through NTHS. Students may receive up to three letters of recommendation from the National Technical Honor Society to be used when seeking employment, college admission, or scholarships. These students will again be recognized during each high school’s awards day and graduation ceremonies. NTHS members will wear their purple and white honor cords at graduation. The officers for the KMHS chapter of NTHS for the 2014-2015 school year include: President, Tiffany Harris; Vice-President, Mackenzie Smith, and Secretary/Treasurer, Sarah
Bradshaw. KMHS-NTHS Advisor is Robin Spicer. NTHS members include Austin Anthony, Devin Ayscue, Robert Baker, Zoe Barnette, Sarah Bradshaw, Cole Clampett, Noah Coleman, Gibson Conner, Ashley Curry, Mary Dellinger, Andy Dula, Collin Foster, Zachary Funderburke, Andrew Estridge, Tiffany Harris, Bradley Hodge, Sabrina Inthisarath, Kaylen Ledford, Alexis Lowe, Alex Martin, Marcus McKee, Erin Neisler, Tichina Parker, Trenton Ploeger, Arrick Rithiphong, Miles Robinson, Johnna Scism, Eric Setlock, Mackenzie Smith, Victoria Smith, Logan Stevens, Brittney Tarbush, Heaven Terry, Joshua Tucker, Jacob Warren, Peter Zheng.
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How Seniors Can Quit Smoking with the Help of Medicare and Other Tools Dear Savvy Senior, Can Medicare help me quit smoking? I just turned 65, and would like to quit but need some help. Coughing Connie Dear Connie, Yes, Medicare actually covers up to eight face-to-face counseling sessions a year to help beneficiaries quit smoking. And, if you have a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, certain smoking-cessation medications are covered too. Here are some other tips that can help you kick the habit. Never Too Late Of the 46 million Americans who smoke, about 5.5 million are Medicare beneficiaries. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50 percent of smokers, age 65 and older, indicate they would like to completely quit, but because of the nicotine, which is considered to be more addictive than heroin, it’s very difficult to do. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness, responsible for an estimated one-fifth of deaths in the
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to call a friend or one of the free quit lines, keep your mouth occupied with some sugar-free gum, sunflower seeds, carrots, fruit or hard candy, go for a walk, read a magazine, listen to music or take a hot bath. The intense urge to smoke lasts about three to five minutes, so do what you can to wait it out. It’s also wise to avoid drinking alcohol and steer clear of other smokers while you’re trying to quit. Both can trigger powerful urges to smoke. For more tips on how to quit, including managing your cravings, withdrawal symptoms and what to do if you relapse, visit smokefree.gov and nihseniorhealth.gov/quittingsmoking. If you’re a smartphone user, there are also a number of apps that can help like LIVESTRONG MyQuit Coach, Cessation Nation and Quit It Lite.
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Kevin Mack Classic Friday and Saturday The second annual Kevin Mack Classic will be played Friday and Saturday at Kings Mountain High School. Games will be played in John Gamble Stadium and on KMHS practice fields. The annual event features all of the Kings Mountain Elite Trailblazers teams against top competition from North and South Carolina. In all, 20 teams will be competing. The tournament will be played in four divisions: 6-under, 8-under, 10-under and 12-under. First round games will begin at 9 a.m.
Friday. The tournament resumes Saturday at 9:30 a.m. for the semifinals in each division. The championship round is Saturday with the 6U at 12 noon, 8U at 1:15, 10U at 2:30 and 12U at 3:45. The tournament is held each year in honor of former Kings Mountain High football star Kevin Mack. The running back went on to play on Clemson University’s 1981 NCAA championship team and was the AFC Rookie of the Year and two-time All-Pro with the Cleveland Browns. Mack is still employed in
the Browns’ front office and is a member of the Kings Mountain Elite Board of Directors. He will be in attendance at this week’s games. Kings Mountain’s 8-under and 10-under teams tuned up for the event by participating in the Battle of Rocky Top National Tournament last weekend in Knoxville, TN. Over 400 teams participated. Both KM teams advanced to the semifinals rounds. The 8U team won a second round game over the KM Elite Trailblazers 7 & 8 year olds. See TRAILBLAZERS, Page 11
Bell, Johnson and Crocker offensive leaders in 2014
Xavier Johnson
then she hit two follow shots and a lay-in to turn the game around. Thompson, who along with new players Ka’Myiah Pressley and Tamara Adams scored eight points apiece, drew a lot of attention away from other players with her presence inside which not only included scoring but numerous rebounds, blocked shots and assists. KM carried a 46-16 lead into the fourth quarter. Petty’s dunk sparked a 16-8 first quarter advantage for the Mountaineers. South
Seniors Brandon Bell, Xavier Johnson and Tico Crocker were the offensive leaders for the Kings Mountain Mountaineers during the 2014 football season. Despite missing three games with a shoulder injury, Bell had his second straight 1,000-yard passing season and also led the team in scoring with 12 touchdowns and 72 points. Johnson, who missed all but two games last season with an injury, came back strong this year to lead the Mountaineers with 35 catches for 505 yards and became the school’s alltime leader with 107 catches and 1,655 yards. Both of his records surpassed the marks of 78 catches and 1,558 yards set by Terrance Young of the championship 2008 Mountaineers. Crocker, who played quarterback, slot receiver and defense, was Kings Mountain’s most versatile player and joined Bell as the only two players to top the 1,000-yard total offense figure. Bell finished with 1,712 yards total offense (554 rushing and 1,158 passing), giving him 4,052 yards (1,326 rushing and 2,726 passing) for his two-year career. One of the amazing things about those totals was that he did not play football until his sophomore year. Crocker finished with 1,046 yards total offense (286 rushing, 392 passing and 368 receiving). Johnson’s best year receiving was his sophomore season when he caught 55 passes for 871 yards. His junior year he was injured in the Cleveland County Jam-
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Kings Mountain’s Chaya Hunter attacks the basket in last week’s season opener with South Point at the KMHS gym.
Mountaineers sweep South Point in season opening basketball action Kings Mountain High’s basketball teams swept South Point’s Red Raiders in their season openers Thursday night at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The girls went on a 24-0 run in the final 1:40 of the first half and the first five minutes of the third period to defeat the Lady Raiders 63-22. The Mountaineers started their season off with a thunderous dunk by 6-4 junior Omar Petty and never trailed in defeating the Red Raiders 67-49. Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Forest-
view in non-conference action last night and they will remain at home next Monday for a non-conference encounter with Clover, SC. Coaches Adam Cooke (girls) and Grayson Pierce (boys) used their season-openers to get a good look at all of their players, and all of them performed well. The coaches used numerous combinations as they evaluate talent to decide on starting lineups for the SMAC season which begins Friday, Dec. 5 at East Rutherford. A welcome addition to the Lady Mountaineers is
freshman Leeasia Rhodes, who led all scorers with 18 points. Last year’s number two scorer and top rebounder, junior Tiffani Thompson, played just one quarter because of a knee injury but was a big reason the KM ladies erased a 10-3 first quarter deficit by rallying late in the second period and completely dominating the rest of the game. Rhodes scored the last seven points of the second period as KM rallied from a 10-3 first quarter deficit to carry an 18-12 lead into the half. Her free throw at the 1:40 mark tied the game,
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Tico Crocker
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Breakfast!! Kings Mountain’s Emily Hester signs to play softball at Tusculum College as her parents look on. Standing, left to right, are KMHS assistant principal Julie Rikard, softball coach Craig Short, assistant coach Carmen Scism and athletic director Dustin Morehead.
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JVs open season with win Kings Mountain High’s JV boys opened their basketball season Thursday at home with an impressive 51-12 win over South Point. Coach Nicholas Inman’s Mountaineers got a balanced scoring attack with nine different players getting in the scoring act. Nolan Raby led the way with 13 points. Kavin Mosley added nine, Dylan Thrift five, Madisyn Bolin, Jake Merchant and Mike Toms
four each, Zeldon Roberts and Landry Crawford three each, and Harrison Conner one. Hampton Rhoton led the Red Raiders with five. KJ Rounds scored four, Colby Webb two and Moses Neuman one. Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Forestview Tuesday and will host Clover, SC Monday before going to Ashbrook on Tuesday.
You can sponsor a locker through KMTDC fund raiser Former and present Kings Mountain High athletes, students, coaches and fans can help pay off the new KMHS field house by sponsoring a locker in the new field house, the Bill Bates field house, and the new KMHS women’s softball field house. The Kings Mountain Touchdown Club is $60,000 short of the amount needed to fully fund the project, and for just $300 you can purchase an engraved plaque that will be permanently displayed on a locker. To date, approximately 30 lockers have been sold and most of the plaques are already in place. Plaques can be placed recognizing current or past players of all sports, graduates, in honor and/or in memory of former players, coaches, fans or anyone else. There are approximately 100 lockers in the new field
house and about that many more in the Bill Bates Field House and the new women’s softball field house. When renovation is complete, the Bill Bates Field House will also be for women’s sports. Kings Mountain teams in all sports have won numerous conference, regional and state championships over the years and lockers can be purchased in honor of those teams. Players who were all-conference, allstate, Shrine Bowl, East-West game, etc., and those that set records can also be recognized.w To sponsor a locker in your name or in memory or in honor of someone else, contact Jeff Falls at 704-937-3597 or 704860-1883 or email mjfalls10@ carolina.rr.com You cwan also contact David or Marie Brinkley in care of the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club, PO Box 2017, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Kings Mountain’s full-court press caused a lot of problems for the South Point offense in Thursday’s game at Parker Gym.
KM/SP: Mountaineers and Lady Mountaineers drop South Point in season openers From Page 8
Trailblazers basketball registration Registration is underway for the Kings Mountain Elite Trailblazers basketball program. Onsite registration will be held at the East Elementary School field from 5:306:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Registration forms can be downloaded from www. kingsmountainelite.com. Registration ends November 30. The cost is $50 (include jersey fee). For more information
contact Maurice Tate at 704-460-3433 or Renata Surratt at 704-418-3077. Basketball programs are held for ages 5-6 co-ed, 7-8 co-ed, 8-10 boys and girls, 11-13 boys, and 11-13 girls. Cut-off age date is October 31. There is also an Elite Dribblers instructional league for ages 3-4. The cost is $40. Registration cost for cheerleading is $30.
Kings Mountain’s Kelsey Farmer shoots a long-range jumper in Thursday’s game with South Point at Parker Gym.
KMMS spikers defeat Crest Kings Mountain Middle School’s volleyball team ran its record to 7-1 Monday at home with a 3-1 victory over Crest.
The Lady Patriots had a rough start in game one and went down 25-23, but they came back strongto win 2517, 25-15, 25-17. Kings Mountain was scheduled to host Chase Tuesday.
Point was able to stay even in the second period to go into halftime down by 3224. The balanced attack by the Mountaineers was too much for the Raiders to overcome, though, as KM outscored their visitors 13-8 in the third period to take a 45-32 lead into the final eight minutes. The Mountaineers got a great effort inside, outside and on defense. Big 6-7 inside men Josh Helton and Jacob Skidmore, along with Petty, dominated inside and Nelson McClain and Shawn Adams had great games outside and driving the lane. Kings Mountain’s fullcourt press forced the Red Raiders into numerous turnovers that resulted in Kings Mountain points. Skidmore led the KM attack with 19 points, six rebounds and six blocked shots. Many of his points came on outside shots from the corner. Helton didn’t
KMMS spikers win two games Kings Mountain Middle School’s volleyball team defeated Crest and Lincolnton in Tri-County Conference play
score but grabbed nine rebounds and blocked five shots. Petty contributed 16 points and four steals. Adams, who just joined the team Monday after completing his senior football season the previous Friday, had 15 points and Nelson McClain added 12 points and four steals. BOYS GAME KM (67) – Demetrius Hill 2, Zavier Roberts 3, Nelson McClain 12, Shawn Adams 15, Omar Petty 16, Jacob Skidmore 19. SP (49) – Blake Zieske 24, Miles Neyen 12, Brandon Reeves 9, Nick Grillo 3, Ryan Williams 1. GIRLS GAME KM (63) – Leeasia Rhodes 18, Ka’Myiah Pressley 8, Tiffani Thompson 8, Tamara Adams 7, Shaniya Portee 6, Talajah Hutchens 4, Chaya Hunter 4, Miranda Ellis 2, Kelsey Farmer 2, Martina Edwards 2. SP (22) – No scores available. last week to bring their record to 4-1 in the conference and 6-1 overall. The Lady Patriots defeated Crest Tuesday 25-17, 14-25, 25-23 and 25-20. On Wednesday they swept Lincolnton 25-5, 25-21, 25-11.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
From Page 8 E.P. Mountaineers of West Virginia, 14-0, and lost to the Spring Hill Hawks 14-0 in the semifinal round. In the 9-10 year old division, the Southland Conference champion runners-up defeated the Hopkins County Warriors of Kentucky 22-0 in the first round. The Warriors came in with a 9-1 record. In the second round, the Trailblazers lost a hard fought 8-6 battle to Winston Wood Rams of Ohio, which had an 8-1-1 record. In the consolation game for fifth place, the Trailblazers won 8-0 over the Oak
Ridge, TN Wildcats, who came into the game with a 10-1 record.
12:45 – 6U, loser game 1 vs. KM Elite, field 2. 1:15 p.m. – 8U, loser game 2 vs. Chapel Grove, field 3. 12:45 – 10U, Bessemer City vs. KM Elite, field 1. 2 p.m. – 12U, loser game 1 vs. KM Elite, field 1. 2:30 p.m. – 10U, winner game 1 vs. Forest City, field 3. 3:15 – 6U, winner game 1 vs. KM Elite, field 2. 3:15 – 12U, loser game 2 vs. Chapel Grove, field 1. Saturday’s championship round schedule: 9:30 – 8U, winner game 1 vs. KM Elite, field 2. 9:30 – 10U, loser game 2 vs. Forest City, field 3.
Friday’s schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. – 8U, Bessemer City vs. East Lincoln Falcons on field 3; 10U, Upstate vs. Kannapolis Hurricanes on field 1. 10:15 – 6U, East Lincoln Mustangs vs. West Gastonia on field 2; 8U, Upstate vs. East Lincoln Mustangs on field 3; 12U, Forest City vs. Mint Hill on field 1. 12 p.m. – 8U, loser game one vs. KM Elite, field 3. 11:30 a.m. – 12U, Asheville vs. Kannapolis, field 1.
9:30 – 12U, winner game 2 vs. Chapel Grove, field 1. 10:15 – 8U, winner game 2 vs. Chapel Grove, field 2. 10:15 – 10U, loser game 1 vs. winner game 2, field 3. 10:15 – 12U – winner game 1 vs. KM Elite, field 1. 12 noon – 6U championship, #2 seed vs. #1 seed, field 1. 1:15 – 8U championship, winner pool A vs. winner pool B, field 1. 2:30 – 10U - #2 seed vs. #1 seed, field 1. 3:45 – 12U – Winner pool A vs. winner pool B, field 1.
Thanksgiving is leading day for home cooking fires Cooking is, and has long been, the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries. According to the National Fire Protection Association, home cooking fires peak on mayor U. S. holidays that traditionally include cooking such as Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Easter. NFPA’s “Home Fires Involving Cooking Equipment” report states
that in 2011, Thanksgiving was the leading day for home cooking fires, with three times as many fires occurring on this holiday as any average day of the year. In 2011, there were 1,210 fires on thanksgiving, a 183 percent increase over the daily average. NFPA recommends the following safety tips for cooking on Thanksgiving. • Keep an eye on what you fry. Always stay in the
kitchen while frying, grilling or broiling food. If you have to leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove. If you have any doubt about fighting a small fire: • Just get out. When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire. • Call 911 or the local emergency number from outside the home. NFPA also discourages the use of turkey fryers, a
popular cooking method on Thanksgiving. The use of turkey fryers can lead to devastating burns and other injuries, and the destruction of property due to the large amount and high temperature of oil used. NCPA urges those who prefer fried turkey to look for grocery stores, specialty food retailers and restaurants that sell deep fried turkeys.
From Page 8 boree and did not play until the final two games of the season. But his most memorable game came in last year’s season finale at East Burke when he hauled in 11 passes for a school record 231 yards. Sophomore running back Darian McClain, who also sat out three games with an injury, barely missed the 1,000yard mark. He gained 868 yards rushing and caught five passes for 47 yards to finish with 915 total yards. He also scored 66 points. FINAL ’14 STATS RUSHING – Brandon Bell 108-554, Shawn Adams 11-68, Darian McClain 185868, Jair McCluney 59-339, Tico Crocker 91-286, Dillon Frederick 46-219, Jake Mer-
chant 1-4, Shaun Grier 15-64, Dre Bell 2-13. PASSING – Brandon Bell 86-159-1,158-11; Shawn Adams 0-3; Tico Crocker 3060-392; Jake Merchant 1-1-2. RECEIVING – Shawn Adams 11-91, Darian McClain 5-47, Jair McCluney 1-8, Tico Crocker 30-368, Xavier Johnson 35-505, Dillon Frederick 1-3, Chance Frederick 6-76, Jake Merchant 30-431, Cameron Morgan 1-2. SCORING – Brandon Bell 72, Darian McClain 66, Jair McCluney 24, Tico Crocker 30, Xavier Johnson 52, Dillon Frederick 12, Chance Frederick 10, Jake Merchant 36, Sam Liss 37, Colin Watkins 6, Keenan Baker 6, Shawn Grier 12, Dre Bell 6.
KM Sports This Week Friday, Nov. 28 TBA – High school wrestling, Kings Mountain in Monroe tournament. (Continues Nov. 29). Saturday, Nov. 29 TBA – High school swimming, Kings Mountain in Turkey Invitational at Isothermal CC. Monday, Dec. 1 4 p.m. – High school basketball, Clover at Kings Mountain
(JV girls at 4, followed by JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys). Tuesday, Dec. 2 4 p.m. – High school basketball, Kings Mountain at Ashbrook. 4 p.m. – Middle school volleyball, Kings Mountain at East Rutherford. 4 p.m. – Middle school wrestling, East Rutherford at Kings Mountain.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
You... our customers make us who we are, and we’re most grateful! May your holidays be spirit filled and blessed.
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Where our family cares about your family ‘We thank you for your business and the opportunity to serve you. Blessings upon your holidays.’
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CRMC recognized St. Luke’s Hospital names new Chief Nursing Officer Cleveland Regional Medical Center, part of Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), has been named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission in recognition of its exemplary clinical performance in multiple specialties. The designation recognizes hospitals for attaining excellence in using evidence-based processes that are shown to improve care. This distinction makes CRMC one of only 1,224 hospitals in the United States to achieve the distinction as a 2013 Top Performer. “We’re committed to providing exceptional care based on the highest clinical standards,” said Brian Gwyn, CEO of Cleveland County HealthCare System. “We’re very proud to receive this national distinction, which recognizes our excellence in providing safe, effective, high-quality
care to our community.” CRMC was recognized for achievement in several measure sets: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. To be named as a Top Performer, the hospital achieved the highest levels of performance in providing evidence-based care for the named measure sets. Evidence-based practices include giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, and identifying pneumonia in patients early in their hospital experience. “We know that evidence-based processes lead to better care and, ultimately, to better patient outcomes,” said Gwyn. “Our patients benefit from care that that is based on proven clinical guidelines.” CRMC also maintains Joint Commission certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
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St. Luke’s Hospital officials are pleased to announce Cathy Moore, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, of Kings Mountain has joined St. Luke’s Hospital as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer. Moore brings broad experience in management and operations of patient care with skills, knowledge and experience for organizational development, quality and process improvement, lean initiatives -including productivity and fiscal management, advanced certifications and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the Executive team at St. Luke’s Hospital, Moore served as senior nurse consultant with Transformational Healthcare Consulting, specializing in compliance, quality and pursuit of excellence and also served as content and peer reviewer for nursing educational resources through Wolters Kluwer Health. As the CNO, Moore is responsible
for Emergency Services, Perioperative Services, Geriatric-Psychiatric Services, Rehabilitation, Respiratory Therapy, Quality and Education as well as Intensive Care, Medical Surgical and Orthopedic Care. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be back in a hospital setting. St. Luke’s Hospital has quickly proven to be a very close-knit team, focused on quality and patient satisfaction,” Moore said. “I’m excited to be a part of this community hospital, and I have enjoyed getting to know such a great nursing staff. Together, we will continue to enhance patient care and safety initiatives that were set in motion by Sandy Brooks (former CNO), as well as implement new strategies to execute patient care delivery in the exceptional, quality manner that St. Luke’s is known for.” Moore was the Director of Critical Care Services at CaroMont Health (formerly Gaston Memorial Hospital) for 17 years where, work-
ing closely with staff, physicians and administration, Moore assisted CaroMont Health and staff in achieving a lengthy list of accomplishments for patient care. These accomplishments include organizational growth through new programs and services, improved quality scores by reducing healthcare associated injuries, reduced readmission rates for difficult cardiopulmonary and respiratory diseases, Level III Trauma designation, Magnet designation by the American Nurses Cre-
versity of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and Sigma Theta Nursing Honor Society. A native of North Carolina, Moore lives in Kings Mountain with her husband Eric, where they enjoy outdoor activities, travel, time with family and friends are active in their church. They have two grown children: Cole, a
CATHY MOORE dentialing Center in 2007 and 2011, and multiple disease-specific and advanced certifications. A guest lecturer on numerous topics pertinent to the Nursing profession, Moore has also been published on topics related to diabetes. Moore received her Masters of Science in Nursing Administration and her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the Uni-
3rd year Pharmacy student at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC; and Erica, a 2014 graduate of Appalachian State University, with plans to pursue Physical Therapy. St. Luke’s Hospital is a private, not-for-profit community hospital dedicated to providing exceptional care, close to home.
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Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS Having qualified on the 3rd day of November, 2014 as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of MARVIN BRUCE HAMRICK, deceased, of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Susan Hamrick Scruggs, Co-Administratrix and Sharon Hamrick Jones, Co-Administratrix, on or before the 12th day of February, 2014, or this notice will be
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CLEVELAND COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK OF COURT FILE NO.: 14 SP 284 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF ROBERT R. JOHNSON and wife, PEGGY B. JOHNSON, Mortgagor, to MICHAEL R. MAGUIRE, Trustee; WESLEY L. DEATON, Substitute Trustee, NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BOOK 1682, PAGE 1177 PARK STERLING BANK, successor by merger to CITIZENS SOUTH BANK, Mortgagee. Dated June 29, 2007, recorded in Book 1526, at Page 478 Securing the original amount of $98,400.00 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT R. JOHNSON and wife, PEGGY B. JOHNSON, described above, in the Cleveland County Public Registry; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina on the 15th day of October, 2014, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Shelby, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 3rd day of December, 2014, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 12th day of November, 2014. Susan Hamrick Scruggs, Co-Administratrix Estate of: Marvin Bruce Hamrick 147 Corine Ct., Shelby, NC 28152 and/or Sharon Hamrick Jones, Co-Administratrix Estate of: Marvin Bruce Hamrick 2418 Honey Haven Farm Road Shelby, NC 228152 KMH3642 (11/12,19, 26 & 12/03)
follows: BEING the full contents of Lot No. 3 of the MINOR SUBDIVISION OF JAMIE CAMP as shown on a plat of said subdivision recorded in Plat Book 28 at Page 118 of the Cleveland County Registry. THIS PROPERTY HAS THE ADDRESS OF: PARCEL NO. 26049 1804 DAVID DRIVE SHELBY, NC 28150 This sale is made subject to any excise or transfer taxes, all outstanding and unpaid Cleveland County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price. Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement to the effective date of the termination. This the 15th day of October, 2014. By: /s/ Wesley L. Deaton, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 2459 Denver, NC 28037 (704) 489-2491 KMH3643 (11/19 & 26/2014)
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
At new downtown store, focus is on ‘handcrafted, one of a kind’ items DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Local business owners and Mayor Rick Murphrey joined members of the Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce in welcoming a little royalty to downtown Saturday. The Queen of Everything, a specialty store that showcases the work of local artists as well as offering customized, one of a kind gifts and party accessories held its grand opening at its location at the corner of Battleground Ave. and E. Gold St. Owner Heather Queen says her store is mainly geared toward children, but does offer a wide range of art and collectibles for adults too. The main focus of The Queen of Everything is customized gifts and costumes. Queen said she’s set up to supply, say, a dance academy that’s gearing up for a show with specialized
taking orders. “It was a great time and I really loved the turnout,” said Queen, a West Virginia native who has recently lived in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “I felt that the city has really welcomed us.” Queen has a special treat lined up for the holiday season, too. She’ll be serving coffee and hot cocoa for the Kings Mountain Christmas Parade on Dec. 6 and for the downtown Christmas light show that kicks off in the next few weeks. “I’ve had a lot of jobs, including a country-western DJ and managing a radio station. I’ve also worked as a licensed therapist,” Queen said. “But art is more a passion for me. I just like to make things pretty.” Queen has also made contact with a handful of local artists, whose work will be available for purchase in her store. Coming soon at The Queen of Everything? Art classes for both children and adults.
tutus that are made to order. She provides an order form where customers can dictate what they need, whether it’s for one item or many dozens of them. She can also supply all the things needed for a unique birthday party or wedding reception. She also says that custom gift baskets – complete with candy, wine or champagne, or other goodies, will be a big part of her business. Queen, who has been in the specialty accessories business for years out of her home, said she’s decided to put her ideas to work in a store. And she’s getting a lot of help from her two daughters, Kayla, 22, and 12-year-old Teresa who made most of the tutus on display. “They’re both amazing artists – they can do almost anything,” Queen said. “This is all family run, me and my daughters.” At the ribbon-cutting Saturday, Queen served pizza and cupcakes and was already busy
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QUEEN OF EVERYTHING held its ribbon cutting, sponsored the the Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, Nov. 22. Joining well-wishers, chamber and city officials for the ceremony are (4th from left) store assistant Julissa, children Joseph-10 and Teresa-12, artist Matt Panter (back row), owner Heather Queen and daughter Kayla Mills.
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