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Shipp to be sworn Wednesday morning Ward I city councilman Howard Shipp, who was reelected to another term in city SHIPP elections recently, will take the oath of office today (Wednesday) at 10 a.m. in Council Chambers at Kings Moun-
tain City Hall. Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Tim Moore, Kings Mountain lawyer, will conduct the ceremony to which the public is invited. Other councilmen and Mayor Scott Neisler were sworn Dec. 15 but Mr. Shipp was hospitalized at the time.
New York man jailed on gun, threat charges A dispute that may have been about bus fare quickly escalated Saturday evening, leaving one man SAVAGE behind bars and facing charges of communicating threats, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police responded to the call at 612 Charles St. (a small street located behind Wendy’s on York Rd.) around 9:30 p.m. when the driver of the commercial passenger bus reported to police that a passenger on board was making threats. “He made threats to shoot and stab every one on the bus,” reads the arrest report narrative detailing the arrest of Jullan S. Savage, 28 and a resident of Staten Island, N.Y. When police arrived at the scene, a search of Savage turned up a .22 caliber revolver tucked into his
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waistband. According to the police report of the incident, Savage had been consuming alcohol and/or drugs at the time of his arrest. No one was hurt in the incident, police said. Aboard the bus at the time of the incident were Savage’s three daughters, ages one to three. Savage cooperated with agents from the Cleveland County Division of Social Services and arranged to have the children put in the custody of his mother, who lives in Anderson, S.C., according to police reports. “It all apparently started because he thought the bus company had charged him $20 too much for his ticket,” said Kings Mountain Police Patrol Captain Jerry Tessneer. Savage, whose address is listed as 346 Findley Rd., Staten Island, is currently jailed in the Cleveland County Detention Center. It was not clear what the nature of his prior felony conviction was.
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2015: Year In Review DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
2015 in Kings Mountain was a year of getting ahead and building on success as we saw a new mayor getting elected, the ground broken on a massive power plant and a historically deep run in the football playoffs for the Mountaineers. New faces Former mayor Scott Neisler beat out incumbent and long-serving Mayor Rick Murphrey, who was running for an eighth term. Jay Rhodes defeated incumbent Rick Moore for the Ward 5 seat. Neisler campaigned on a message of more transparency, while Rhodes won over voters by emphasizing his strong background in fundraising. In the same election, three incumbents were returned by voters to serve another four years: Ward I councilman Rev. Howard Shipp, Ward 4 councilman Rodney Gordon, and Atlarge councilman Keith Miller. The 2015 election season was also tinged with the bizarre, with long-shot candidate and convicted felon Eugene “Sherlock” Holmes running on a anti-homosexual platform that drew attention from Charlotte TV stations and national web sites that cover politics. Holmes fared poorly at the polls, garnering just two votes while also managing to get himself arrested at a polling site on Election Day for obstruction of justice, communicating threats and resisting arrest. Powerful Stuff In was a warm July
NEW NEISLER ADMINISTRATION – Pictured is the new Scott Neisler administration. Front row, from left, Tommy Hawkins, Mayor Neisler, Keith Miller, Rodney Gordon and Jay Rhodes. Back row, from left, Mayor pro tem Mike Butler and Curtis Pressley. Councilman Howard Shipp, not pictured, will be sworn-in this morning at 10 a.m. at city hall. (photo by HALEY WILSON)
Justice Newby administers the oath of office to Rep. Tim Moore of Kings Mountain after his election as N. C. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Moore’s sons, McRae, left, and Wilson Moore, right, on either side of their father. morning when then-Mayor Rick Murphrey joined county and state officials in a clearing on the south side of town to tout the Kings Mountain Energy Center as a major cornerstone in economic development. That day they broke ground on an $450 million NTE power plant facility on
Gage Road, a 480 megawatt natural gas electric generating facility will be capable of powering 400,000 homes and touted by city officials as the largest development project in the city’s history. “You’ve made a wise choice in coming to Kings Mountain,” said Rep. Tim Moore, the speaker of the
N.C. House. “There’s a lot of excitement about this project.” The plant is set to be online by early 2018. Representing Us, Speaking for the House The political star of Tim Moore, a Republican who See 2015, Page 3A
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Three challenge incumbent commissioners ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Count down to New Year in downtown KM Mayor Scott Neisler says that timers to “count down to the New Year” are now included on the Fantasy Light Show in downtown
Kings Mountain and everyone is invited to enjoy the spectacular show for a New Year’s Eve celebration. The mayor said that J Olivers, Cherokee Street Grill and Gentle Moon will all be open for New Year celebrants. “We’ve added a sequence to the light show which is called “The Grinch See COUNT DOWN, Page 6A
Locally, there is just one political race with a Primary on March 15 ( Republican County Commissioner.) Three seats are available and four Republicans have filed, so a Primary will be held to narrow the field to three candidates. The three incumbents – Ronnie Hawkins, Susan Allen and Johnny Hutchins, all of Kings Mountain, face opposition in the Primary from Douglas Bridges of Shelby. The Primary will elim-
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ARRESTS John B. Willett Loving husband and father KINGS MOUNTAIN - John B. Willett, age 74, a resident of Kings Mountain, N.C., entered into eternal peace in the early morning of December 24, 2015. He was born in Madison County, NC, son of the late Troy and Maggie Mae Moore Willett and was also preceded in death by a sisBuell Glenn Carrigan, Sr. KINGS MOUNTAINBuell Glenn Carrigan, Sr., 82, of Dilling Street passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of GasDorothy Champion KINGS MOUNTAIN – Dorothy Costner Champion, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at White Oak Manor. Tavia Peterson SHELBY - Octavia “Tavia” Burnette Peterson, 81, died Wed., Dec. 23, 2015, at Hospice of Wendover. A native of New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillian Mullinax Burnette. Milton Andrews Photojournalist SHELBY – Milton Alexander Andrews (A.k.a “M.A., “Andy”, “Mr. Mannella”) died surrounded by his family on December 23, 2015. He was 82 years old. Milton has been described as a brilliant creative force and “fireball” by those who knew him well. In his eight decades on this earth, he blazed a bright trail, leaving his legacy on everything from the US Navy to the Young Democrats of D.C. to the Andrews-Brink Advertising Agency, and eventually to two of the best Italian restaurants the Triangle area has known – Mannella’s and This Side Up. In the last 17 years, Milton’s creative passions were fully realized in his work as a photojournalist for the the Shelby Shopper & Info and Rutherford Weekly,
ters Daisy Duckett and Val Jean Duckett. He was a true Christian man and liked watching sports. John was the retired supervisor and owner of J&W Textiles, Kings Mountain, NC. He was a wonderful husband and father and will be missed greatly. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Burice Williams Willett, Kings Mountain, NC; Sons: Kenny Willett, Gastonia, NC; Chris Willett, Kings Mountain, NC; Daughter: Margaret Anderson and husband Gary, Coffey Springs, AL; Grandchild Cody Willett.
A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 2 p.m., with Rev. James Lockridge officiating. Visitation was from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to the Testa Hospice House, 951 Wendover Heights Dr. Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.
ton County, he was born December 27, 1932, son of the late Arthur Glenn and Eliza Stiles Carrigan. A funeral service was held 1 p.m. Monday. Dec. 28, 2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain.
The family received friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home. Internment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangemengts.
The funeral was conducted Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The family received friends one hour prior to the funeral at
the funeral home. Interment was in Capernaum Cemetery in Waco. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kevin Mathis officiating. The family received friends Saturday, 12:30 to 2 p.m., at the funeral home. Entombment will follow
in Rose Hill Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby was in charge of arrangements
where he was able to tell the stories of the Cleveland and Rutherford County communities. Milton’s joie de vivre survives through his proudest achievements, his children and grandchildren. Milton was preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas Emanuel Andrews and Anna Marie Mannella Andrews and his wife, Roberta Nelson Andrews. He is survived by his sons Cmdr. Nicholas E. Andrews II and wife, Jana of Thousand Oaks, CA, and John N. Andrews of Raleigh, NC; daughters, Amy A. Mills and husband, Damon, of Atlanta, GA, Anna Marie Davidson of Chapel Hill, NC and Elizabeth Andrews of Cary, NC; sisters, Diana Hadesty and husband, Bill Hadesty of Southport, NC. and Marie McGrath of Fredrick, MD; and grandchildren, Kylie Larson, Alexandra Petty, Emily Andrews, Sofia Davidson, Aubrey Andrews, Ayden Petty, Kelsey An-
drews and Collin Petty. The family received friends Tuesday, December 29 at 6pm, at the Cecil Burton Funeral Home, 106 Cherryville Road, Shelby, NC 28150. A Mass of Christian Burial 11am Wednesday December 30, at Immaculate Conception Church, 1024 West Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043. Burial will be at 1pm, Wednesday at Sunset Cemetery with Military Honors. Milton requested that in lieu of flowers, those who wish to pay their respects please bring a bag of groceries to be donated at the local food bank. Donations can also be made directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina: http://www. secondharvestmetrolina.org Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Mr. Andrews Guest Registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com
City council okays meeting schedule Kings Mountain city council approved a meeting schedule for the new year 2016 which included Tuesday 6 p.m. meetings with exception of the Dec. 13, 2016 meeting which will be earlier due to the
holiday schedule. Meetings will be held on Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28, July 26, August 30, September 27, October 25, November 29 and December 13, 2016.
Hospice needs In KM, Shelby Immediate needs for the Hospice Houses, Kings Mountain and Shelby, and for In-Home Care include the following: bottled water, canned drinks, instant coffee, artificial sweetener, snacks for family kitchen, variety packs of cereal, fruit cups, pudding, Popsicles, trash bags 13 gallon size and larger, toilet tissue,
paper towels, Styrofoam cups and plates, cleaning supplies, disinfectants, room deodorizer spray, dish detergents, laundry detergent, small pull ups for men and women, friendly visits, lunch or dinner for patient families and/or 12 hour shift nurses. For additional information, call Sharon Martin at 704-751-3591.
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Diaper Drive through Dec. The Department of Social Services is holding a Diaper Drive “Neighbors Helping Neighbor” through December 31, 2015. Donations of newborn and toddlers pampers are needed. Pickup is available for churches or Boy or Girls Clubs. Contact: G.C. Wray, 704-473-1310 or G. Grier, 704-487-0661 ext. 210. Drop off at DSS of Shelby 2nd floor. The Department of Social Services, 130 S. Post Road, Shelby, NC 28150.
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DEC. 22: Hazel Bradshaw Hawkins, 55, Dallas, DUI, driving while license revoked, $2500 secured bond. DEC. 22: Timothy Lamar Davis, 22, 1900 Alpine Drive, four counts possession firearm by felon, felony, $100,000 unsecured bond. DEC. 25: Tiffany Brooke Rush, 26, Gastonia, obtain controlled substance fraud, forgery, three counts, felony, $10,000 secured bond. DEC. 26: Everette Antoine Mack, 37, Shelby, no operator's license, flee to elude, cyber stalking, $5000 secured bond. DEC. 26: Garrett Clay Fredrick, 22, 803-29 W. King St., assault on a female, no bond. DEC. 26: Jullan Sean Savage, 28, New York, communicating threats, carrying concealed weapon, possession of a gun by felon, felony, no bond. CITATIONS DEC. 17: Xavier Rashawn Banner, 21, Grover, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana. DEC. 18: Chetney O'Bryant Littlejohn, 25, Gastonia, revoked license, no seat belt. DEC. 18: Michael Tyrone Roberts, 39, 205 Waco Road, disorderly conduct. DEC. 18: Douglas Lee Poteat Jr., 42, Dallas, expired tag, no current inspection. DEC. 18: Briana Michole Lee, 26, 711 W. Gold St., no insurance, fictitious registration. DEC. 19: A 17-year-old male was cited for no operator's license. DEC. 19: Christian Julienne Jenkins, 19, Bessemer City, revoked license. DEC. 19: A 17-year-old female was cited for failing to comply with restrictions on driver's license. DEC. 19: Bonnie Joann Poarch, 39, Gastonia, expired tag. DEC. 19: Misty Teaster Bryson, 36, Gastonia, expired tag.
DEC. 19: Jennifer Elaine Helms, 32, 713 Landing St., revoked license. DEC. 19: Mario Deshawn Toms, 23, Gastonia, expired tag. DEC. 20: Howard Trevor Randall, 20, Dallas, expired tag, no current inspection. DEC. 20: Javier Augusto-Gomez Munoz, 54, Cherryville, stop sign violation. DEC. 20: Rodney Mechab Williams, 55, Blacksburg, SC, no seat belt. DEC. 20: Preston Lyndel Brown, 46, 305 Chestnut Ridge Road, no seat belt. DEC. 20: Samuel Jason Fulton, 39, 612 Charles St. Apt. 53, discharging handgun in city limit in the air twice due to neighbors playing loud music. DEC. 21: Dregieona Jomia Roseboro, 22, Charlotte, speeding. DEC. 21: Kathleen Sincox McCurry, 54, 202 S. Sims St., speeding. DEC. 22: Stanley Eugene Brucker, 53, 308 West Mountain St., running red light. DEC. 22: Joe Lawrence Hord Jr., 55, 704 Jackson St., running red light. INCIDENTS DEC. 21: A resident of Gastonia reported credit card fraud. DEC. 21: A resident of Gantt Street reported theft of a $245 I-pad case. DEC. 25: A resident of Charlotte reported theft of currency at a local motel. DEC. 27: City of Kings Mountain, 211 Cleveland Ave., reported $500 damage to a baseball fence gate an bathroom door. WRECKS DEC. 16: Officer J. L. Dee said a three vehicle wreck happened on Phifer Road when Evelyn Morris, 109 Oak Forest Dr., operating a 2014 Jeep, slowed/stopped for traffic. Other drivers were listed as Joshua Helton, 612 Hillside Dr., operating a 2006 Honda, and a 17-year-old male, operating a 2005 Toyota. Property damages were estimated at $6500.
DEC. 17: Officer J. L. Dee said that Brandi Nicole Huskey, 905 Sharon Drive, operating a 2016 Mazda, struck a dog on US 7 Business. Property damage was estimated at $1,000. DEC. 19: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that vehicles operated by Sandra Vause of Shelby and Rhonda Humphries of Clover, SC bumped each other on the US 74 Bypass East-bound ramp at the intersection of NC Highway 161 doing slight damage to the Vause vehicle. DEC. 19: Officer Carpenter said that Jessica Osborne, 906 Grace St., operating a 2003 Dodge, crossed the center line in a curve on Bennett Drive and struck a 2001 Chevrolet operated by John Michael Smith, 28 Bennett Drive. Property damage was estimated at $20,000. DEC. 20: Officer C.E. Lai said that Victoria Rhyne, 328 Scotland D r., was backing from a parking lot at Kentucky Fried Chicken, E. King St., and struck a Hyundai operated by Gregory Lee, Gastonia. Property damage was estimated at $1100. DEC. 21: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Patrick Hill, Stanley, NC, operating a 1991 Chevrolet, was pulling out of the parking lot at Food Lion on E. King Street and hit a 2001 Chevrolet operated by Jerry Caldwell, 731 Pinnacle Road. Property damages we re estimated at $1600. DEC. 21: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Connie Allman, 135 Judy Court, was backing her 2004 GMC at Bojangles on Cleveland Avenue and struck a 1997 Mercury operated by Ricky Dean Cruber, 1002 Jackson Street. Property damages were estimated at $1400. DEC. 22: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Joe Lawrence Hord Jr., 704 Jackson St., operating a 2014 Ford, ran a red light at York Road and Deal Street and struck a 2007 Honda operated by Somphone Houmphaeng, 1527 S. Battleground Ave. Property damage was estimated at $1950.
Medicaid fraud abuse seminar, Jan. 12 Diane Trainor, senior Medicare patrol outreach specialist for the Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIPP) will present a detaileaeseminar pertaining to Medicare fraud and abuse at 11 a.m.
Jan. 12 at the Neal Senior Center in Shelby. Trainor, through the Department of Insurance in Raleigh, will talk about current scams targeting senior residents and the importance of protecting one's
identity and tips on how to prevent from becoming a victim of a scam artists. To attend this seminar, seniors 55 or older must register by Jan. 11 by calling 704-482-3488.
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Kings Mountain High Mountaineers played hard and captured second place in the Western Division state playoffs.
A major cornerstone in economic development was touted by NTE Chief Executive Seth Shortlidge as local, county and state officials broke ground on the Kings Mountain Energy Center south of the city. From left, county commission chairman Jason Falls, Bill Griffin, NC House Speaker Tim Moore, John E. Skvaria, Shortlidge, Senator Warren Daniel and Mayor Rick Murphrey.
Groundbreaking was held at the new Dover Annex of the Patrick Senior Center, a red letter day for the city-owned facility.
This artist’s rendering shows the proposed Catawba Indian resort and casino proposed on Dixon School Road at I-85. From Page 1A has long operated a law practice in Kings Mountain, continued to rise in 2015. He was elected in the winter to be the speaker of the N.C. House, making him one of the three most powerful leaders in North Carolina. Moore scored a victory in January as House Republicans gathered in Asheboro to choose a successor to Thom Tillis, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in the 2014 elections. Moore was one of six lawmakers, including three from the Charlotte area, running for the job. He joined fellow Republicans Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate leader Phil Berger as three of the most influential office holders in the state. To Play or Not to Play In 2015, the people of Kings Mountain and the surrounding area continued to debate the merit of building a casino. But mostly, we waited on any kind of decision from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, upon whom the decision ultimately rests.
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The Catawba Indian Nation announced over the summer that it had been in negotiations with Hard Rock International to provide branding for the proposed casino, which, if built, would likely sit on a parcel of land near the intersection of I-85 and Dixon School Rd. Hard Rock-themed casinos are already in place in ten locations worldwide, including Orlando, Fla., Hollywood, Fla., Las Vegas, Tulsa, Okla., Vancouver, British Columbia, Manchester, England, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians operates the only casino in North Carolina. Harrah’s Cherokee, located in Jackson County near the Tennessee border, began operations in 1997. The leader of the Catawba Indian tribe said his staff has been working on creating partnerships with many tribes, including the Seminoles. A petition to put the parcel of land near Dixon School Rd.’s intersection with I-85 in trust was subFamily Owned & Operated Since 1957
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mitted by the Catawbas in the fall of 2013. A land-intrust petition has triggered a complicated and drawn-out process that involves numerous agencies working together to overcome regulatory, legal and environmental hurdles. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has never indicated any timeline on the decision. A grassroots organization called the Kings Mountain Awareness Group has since its founding in 2013 vehemently opposed the project, holding rallies and vigils that have sought to bring attention to the negative impacts they claim regional casinos bring to the communities they inhabit.
To Pray or Not to Pray Religion and government clashed dramatically in October and November as the Cleveland County Board of Education waded through the tricky issue of whether to open its meeting with a secular moment of silence or a prayer. Prayer won out with the board voting 7-2 to adopt a policy that sought to be inclusive of varying faiths. The panel had for years used a moment of silence to open meetings. Driving the pro-prayer side was a group of law enforcement officials vocal at school board meetings about the importance of
keeping faith close to the workings of school affairs. Many Christian pastors in the area also took to the podium to make their case. A number of representatives from minority faiths, including Wiccans and Muslims, were pushing to keep the moment of silence because they felt the prayers offered would be overwhelmingly Christian and that other faiths would be excluded or marginalized. 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 pleasure 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.” A number of school board members and observers said they felt the policy wasn’t perfect and would probably merit revision once it’s put in practice. A Hero Among Us In June, Kings Mountain was in the national spotlight – if only for a day and a half. The attention of a shocked nation was focused briefly on Cleveland County as authorities closed in on a man suspected of a horrendous mass shooting that left nine dead in a Charleston church just days prior. At the center of that focus was Debbie Dills, an unassuming office manager at the since-closed Kings Mountain florist, who spotted 21-year-old Dylann Roof on her way to work Thursday morning. She quickly notified authorities and Roof was apprehended without incident in Shelby that same morning.
Debbie Dills, right, and her boss at Frady’s Florist, Todd Frady. As the national media descended on both Shelby and Kings Mountain in the aftermath of the exciting capture, Dills quickly found herself in front of CNN, NBC and Fox News television cameras and a sought-after interview subject, including a live satellite interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” Friday. The AME church in Charleston is one of the oldest black churches in the country, and the shootings there rattled the nation. Prosectors are preparing to try Roof with multiple charges of murder and a host of hate crimes. Gridiron Greats It was a year to remember in Kings Mountain football as the home team captured 2nd place in the Western Division of the state playoffs. The Mountaineers travelled to Belmont to take on a dominant Red Raiders team in early December. It was to be their last game of the 12-3 year – falling to South Point in a tough 29-7 loss. As Kings Mountain packed up its gear, they can reflect on a football season that saw them losing to only Shelby (back to back 2A state champions), Crest (back to back 3AA state champions) and South Point (which went on to lose in its bid for the title in the state 3A championship game in Chapel Hill). “I think we played hard,”
said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd. “We probably made more mistakes than we had the last three or four games combined, but South Point deserves some credit for that.” Rocky Mount beat South Point 24-21 in the title game the following week. In 1A action, Plymouth defeated Robinsville 28-20. Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) bested Mitchell (Bakersville) 48-28 to claim the 1AA title. Shelby topped Kinston 57-21 for the 2A crown. In 2AA action, Monroe beat Bunn 38-19. Crest defeated Southern (Durham) 55-21 in the 3AA title game. In 4A action, Rose (Greenville) beat Charlotte Catholic 27-20. At the highest level, 4AA, Mallard Creek (Charlotte) topped Page (Greensboro) 49-6. Big Expansion It was a year in the making, but in October city officials gathered with donors and volunteers to officially open the 5,900 sq. ft. Dover Foundation Annex of the H.L. Patrick Senior Center, which features an upgraded computer services room, a walking track and new exercise facilities. Scores turned out for the grand opening and to see the building’s new features, an expansion that was beginning to be planned about seven years ago. “Seniors are the main See 2015, Page 8A
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Families Advance with Recent Tax Bill, but Corporations Got a Lot More
The end of the year is a time for reflection as well as anticipation. Now that Christmas has gone, it’s time to set forth on the New Year armed with resolve to do better in all areas in Lib Stewart 2016. Managing Editor The new year brings a beginning for the new Neisler Administration, as former Mayor Scott Neisler becomes the city leader after 15 years and former Mayor Rick Murphrey takes on new challenges. We join citizens in wishing them all success in the coming year. Kings Mountain High and the sports community got a tremendous Christmas gift when the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club made the final payment on the David and Marie Brinkley field house. The loan was paid off in 42 months with the community supplying $985,000. The building’s estimated value is $ 1.4 million. The generosity of the community in this project and many others over the years is a reflection of the goodness of
Surprisingly, Congress’s $680 billion holiday-season tax deal will bring some cheer to working families and not just to big corporations this year. Refundable tax credits putting extra cash Frank Clemente in the hands of hardpressed workers and parents were included in a huge year-end gift-wrapped package of tax breaks—the type of bill that usually only offers big rewards to corporate fat cats. Every two years for the past few decades, Washington has renewed a collection of about 50 temporary tax breaks, called “tax extenders.” Even though some of them had been repeatedly renewed for 30 years, the giveaways were deemed temporary to hide their substantial $50 billion annual cost—80% of which benefitted businesses. It’s an accounting trick. Tax cuts supposedly expiring in a year or two don’t make long-range budget projections look so bad, after all. None of these corporate tax breaks are ever paid for—for instance by closing other corporate tax loopholes. All of the cost goes straight to the deficit. Moreover, a repugnant double standard is at work. Any time our side wants even a little bit more in spending to improve public services, conservatives demand it be paid for. They even thumbed their noses at 9/11 responders recently. Conservatives demanded that a renewal of the 9/11 first responders World Trade Center Health Program and a Victims Compensation Fund, costing a total of $8 billion, be paid for in order to be included in the year-end budget package that included $400 billion in unpaid-for corporate tax giveaways. Tax extender legislation has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support. It’s a veritable lovefest between both parties and their corporate contributors.
the people in our area. This past Christmas season has seen many, many churches, individuals, and groups opening their hearts and their pocketbooks to help the less fortunate. Police were delivering Christmas toys in the rain last week to help several hundred children and families in need of a helping hand. Churches were feeding families, buying clothes and bicycles, and the shopping list was long as Santa helpers rushed to get everything ready for Christmas Day. It’s often the simple things that make Christmas. As the strains of Auld Lang Syne, that harbinger of a New Year, is played and sung on New Year’s Eve, we can look back on a year that included progress in the community in a number of areas. During the new year we will look forward to seeing the result of projects undertaken during old year 2015. Many people will make resolutions for New Year 2016. Praying for world peace should be among our top priorities. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Looking back From the Dec. 29,1983 edition of The Kings Mountain Herald The 72 Shriners in the 1-year-old White Plains Shrine Club gave a total of $12,925 to the Crippled Children’s Hospital for Burned Children in Greenville, SC this year. King Winter roared into Kings Mountain and brought a Christmas present that few people liked – the coldest winter in recent history. Clemson football stand-out Kevin Mack of Kings Mountain was voted Best Back in the recent Blue and Gray Classic.
Kings Mountain natural gas customers of the city will get a New Year’s present from the mayor and board of commissioners. Mayor John Henry Moss said yesterday he will recommend to the board at its Thursday meeting that the city absorb the recent six cents per dekatherm hike to the city by the city’s supplier Transcontinental Pipeline Corporation. In this edition of The Herald McGinnis Department was advertising a big after Christmas sale. A 2x5 advertisement noted the 25th anniversary of Darrell and Shirley Austin.
Wade Ford was having a Carolina Close-Out with every Ford car and truck priced for quick sale; Belk-Stevens at Cleveland Mall was having a winter bonus white sale; Jim Testa Chevrolet had a full page ad but it was a Christmas tree and the ornaments were pictures of 25 members of the staff of the dealership; Harris-Teeter had a full page ad offering holiday meats, great groceries and dairy products. Winn-Dixie’s double page grocery advertisement featured turkeys for 55 cents a pound and Hostess hams for $7.49.
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As usual, though, corporations wanted more. Objecting to the (theoretically) temporary nature of their special breaks, this year they pushed to make several of their biggest billion-dollar loopholes permanent. This gave our side leverage to demand major concessions in return. Progressives rallied around two tax credits that are very important to low- and moderate-income households—the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Improvements made to these pro-work and pro-family programs were scheduled to expire in two years. This would have pushed 16 million people—including 8 million children—into or deeper into poverty. Advocates demanded—and won—that any corporate tax cut package had to also make permanent the improvements to these effective poverty-fighting programs. That means a single mom working minimum wage with two kids at home will have $1,725 more in her pocket, for example. Another victory was the renewal of the American Opportunity Tax Credit. It provides a tax credit of up to $2,500 per year for expenses incurred while attending college such as tuition, fees and course materials. This will give a helping hand to millions of families struggling with the costs of higher education. Altogether, the final tax package makes a $250 billion investment in America’s working families. Of course, corporations still got more: more than $400 billion in undeserved tax favors. Among them are two loopholes that make it easier for multinational firms to stash profits offshore in tax havens. The Active Financing Exception was permanently enshrined in law while the CFC Look-Through Rule was extended for five years. It was the AFE that helped General Electric to go five straight years without paying any federal income tax, and in fact See FAMILIES, Page 7A
Setting A Goal for 2016 We hear the same message a lot this time of year. Put the past behind. Look to the future. Let bygones be bygones. Make a new commitment. Claim the new you in the New Year. Glenn Mollette We determine to lose Guest Editorial weight. We decide that we aren’t going to do some things. Or, we decide to start doing something. Life is filled with commitments, failures and recommitments. It’s okay. We all make commitments and then fail to follow through. We diet for a day and then blow it the next. We join a gym and then never get around to working out. We aim to start a new endeavor, a new hobby or a new lifestyle. Sometimes we follow through. Sometimes we don’t. It’s not the end of the world if you’ve broken a resolution. We are human beings filled with flaws and inadequacies. Actually about all of life is trying again and again and again. A part of life is the fun of having a target. We all need to aim our lives in a meaningful direction. Your goal may
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be starting a business, a new career, retirement, writing a book, writing a song, running for public office or just living healthy. Everybody’s goals are different but it’s healthy to have one or two. We all need something to live for. Having a purpose increases our zest and passion for life. Having nothing to work toward leaves us a bit limp in our energy and sometimes hopeless and depressed. After you read this article determine what it is you want to do and go for it. Write your goal down and put it where you will see it often. Some days you’ll get sick of seeing your goal. Other days you will be reminded that you are either doing great or maybe you need to pick up the pace a little in effort. I hope you make your goal in 2016. Good luck. 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. Find out more at www.keepourfreedom.com
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Convicting and Comforting “Their foot shall slide in due time.” Deuteronomy 32:35 At long last we come to arguably the greatest American theologian, GREG MARTIN the Puritan JonPastor athan Edwards. First Presbyterian Most of us had Church to read at least one of his sermons in high school, most likely Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Despite the scary title and somewhat frightening language, it really is a message of hope! It is a sermon which convicts us (yes, ALL of us) of our sinfulness but also comforts us with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Edwards: “And now you have
an extraordinary opportunity, a day wherein Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide open, and stands in calling, and crying with a loud voice to poor sinners; a day wherein many are flocking to him, and pressing into the kingdom of God.” This is a message of hope! A main theme underlying Edwards’ sermons was the need for revival, which Edwards defined as ‘awakening.’ Edwards again: “Revival is the main engine of God’s salvation motorcade, expressed in preparation for Jesus Christ, in Jesus Christ himself, in the gift of the Holy Spirit, in every person who has become regenerated or born again by the work of the Spirit. Revival means nothing more or less than salvation applied and extraordinarily promoted.” God is at work; this is a message of hope!
“He believed his calling as a preacher was not simply to evoke a positive response but to teach biblical truth and engage an appropriate response to that truth” (Josh Moody). Let’s be honest; Edwards’ sermons were long. Really long (by today’s standards, at least). They were challenging. They were biblical. And they called the listener to respond. He did not water the message down. He did not make it more palatable for the audience. He preached the reality of hell. He preached the glory of heaven. Preachers today tell stories. Edwards told THE story! Edwards simply wanted his listeners to know the Jesus that he knew so well. “Thus there is a difference between having an opinion that God is holy and gracious, and having a sense of the loveliness and beauty of that holiness and grace. There is a differ-
ence between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness.” O, taste and see that He is good! We have spent the last few weeks with some famous Puritans: Bunyan, Goodwin, Flavel, Owen, and now Edwards. We often poke fun at the Puritans today, caricaturizing them as stodgy, angry, fun-hating preachers of hellfire and brimstone. Yet it would serve us well to recover the basic tenets of Puritan theology: sin is real, and in Christ’s power we are to be killing it (or it will be killing us), scripture is life-giving (and we are woefully ignorant of it), and God is sovereign (He is God, and we are not!). When we fully understand that God created us for His glory, and not our own, we can then begin to live the abundant life that is promised us by faith in Jesus. Hallelujah, and Amen.
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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member 230 Oak Grove Rd. 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
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773
220 Watterson 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
Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714
Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church 101 Benfield Rd. 704-740-7212
Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516
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
Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000
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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(Ed. Note – The recipes in today’s cooking corner come from “Something Old, Something New,’’ published by the White Plains Shrinettes.)
BROCCOLI SOUP Kim Roper 1 pkg. Frozen broccoli, cooked and chopped 1 can cream of potato soup 1 can cream of celery soup 2 cans milk Combine all ingredients and heat. OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE SOUP Lorena Falls 1 ½ lb. Boneless stew beef 2 quarts water 2 cans tomatoes 2 Tbsp. Salt 1 cup cut okra 1 cup whole kernel corn 1 lb. Butter beans 2 onions 4 potatoes 1 cup cabbage Cook meat in water. Add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook 30 minutes. Add other ingredients. Cook slow at least 2 hours. SPICY ROAST BEEF Betty Sue Morris 2 lbs. Chuck roast 1 tsp. Basil 1 tsp. Oregano Ÿ tsp. Cayenne pepper 3 cups water 1 pkg. Onion soup mix In skillet, brown roast on all sides. Mix remaining ingredients together and put in slow cooker. Add roast. Cook on medium to high heat 6 to 8 hours. If desired, add potatoes and carrots to slow cooker about 3 hours before roast is done.
SAUSAGE QUICHE Aileen Sheppard 2 pie shells 1 lb. Sausage 2 cups milk garlic salt 8oz. Grated sharp cheese 4 eggs onion salt seasoning sale Brown sausage. Place in uncooked pie shells. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. Beat eggs and milk. Pour over sausage and cheese. Sprinkle seasonings over top. Cook 40 minutes at 350 degrees. May use ground beef in place of sausage. OVEN BBQ CHICKEN Scottie Yarbro 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch ½ c. water ½ c. catsup ž c. vinegar ½ c. molasses ½ c. soy sauce 1 clove garlic, mashed 1 frying chicken Blend cornstarch in water in saucepan; add remaining ingredients, except chicken. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring. Boil for 1 minute. Brush sauce on chicken. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 ½ hours or until tender. Do not baste while cooking. ROUND STEAK SANDWICHES Betty Sue Morris 4 cubed steaks salad oil 2 Tbsp. Flour 1 can mushroom soup 4 onion rolls 1 cup water salt and pepper 2 tbsp. Sherry Brown steaks in hot oil; remove from skillet and set
aside. Stir flour into pan drippings; cook until bubbly. Gradually add water and stir until smooth. Add soup, salt, pepper and sherry. Return steaks to skillet; cover and simmer over low heat for 1 ½ hours. Serve on rolls. PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE Luci Bowen 1 large can chunk pineapple, drained 1 cup sharp cheese, grated ½ c. sugar 3 Tbsp. Flour ½ stick margarine, melted ½ c. Ritz cracker crumbs Combine pineapple and cheese. Mix flour and sugar together; add to pineapple. Pour into a greased 2-quart casserole. Cover with Ritz crackers. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE Millie Shytle 1 can French-style green beans 1 can Shoe Peg corn 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped green pepper 1 can cream of celery soup 1 small carton sour cream Mix together. Pour into 9x12 casserole dish. TOPPING: 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese ½ box Cheez-Its, crushed 1 stick melted butter or margarine Mix all of topping ingredients and put on top of casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
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Firefighter Training A few open slots for the Spring 2016 Firefighter Academy are available for firefighter training on the campus of Cleveland Com-
munity College at Brown Emergency Training Center. Call 704-669-4193 for an application.
Kiwanis Club meetings Shelby Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Thursdays at noon, at Smoke on the Square, 5 E. Marion St., or second Thursday at
5:30 p.m., at Dragonfly Wine Market, 101 W. Warren St. Call Pres. David Barker (704) 472-1286 for information.
Mayor Neisler invites everyone to enjoy the spectacular Fantasy Light Show in downtown Kings Mountain on New Years Eve.
COUNT DOWN: to New Year in downtown KM From Page 1A
Stole Christmas� and everything is perfect for a big First Night show,’’ he said. He added, “Count down to the New Year with your friends in downtown Kings Mountain, enjoy the music of Mariah Carey singing “Auld Lang Syne.�
“Let’s all greet New Year 2016 and ring in the new year at the light show,’’ said Neisler. The downtown Fantasy Light Show continues to draw crowds to the Kings Mountain business district. The holiday lights go on at 5:30 p.m. nightly through New Year’s night
Jan. 1, 2016. Park and tune your radio to 101.FM or get out of your car and enjoy thousands of lights synchronized to music. It’s free and the address is Railroad Avenue between Mountain and Gold Streets.
Identity theft is program topic at Patrick Senior Center Caroline Farmer, a representative of the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, will host a seminar at the Patrick Senior Center at 6 p.m. Jan. 25.
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Plaque honoring African American Patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain received by DAR The Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution received the plaque for the marker to be placed at the Kings Mountain National Military Park honoring African American Patriots who participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain. “We are excited to have the marker in-hand and have begun the process of acquiring a stone for placement. Superintendent John Slaughter and his staff at the park have identified two locations which must be approved by the National Park Service,” said Loretta Cozart who is managing the project on behalf of the DAR Chapter. The marker is dedicated to Essius (Esaius) Bowman, John Broddy (Broady), and Andrew Ferguson. One was a free man, one earned his freedom fighting on behalf of his owner, and one was a servant to William Campbell. (That man was later freed for his service.) The proposed new monument will honor these men along with others who served but for whom no records exist. The monument has an estimated cost of $2,200.00 and the Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter held a fundraising campaign in 2013. Donors of the project include: Neisler Brothers, Inc., Kings Mountain Brigade of Friends, Kings Mountain Historical Museum, Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club, Dilling Heating, Inc., Dr. Jeff and Mrs. Priscilla Mauney, CC Communications, Inc., Betty Masters, Libby Putnam, Mary Ellen Stroupe, and Jacqueline Stowe McDaniel. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will provide the remaining funds necessary to complete the project. “We want to thank our donors for their support. Without their generosity, this project would not be possible. When the marker is placed on October 7, 2016, two hundred and thirty-six years will have passed since the Battle of Kings Mountain. It is only right that we honor all who fought for our freedom that day. We invite all our sponsors, descendants, and members of the community to join us for the dedication ceremony on October 7, 2016 at 10 am at the Kings Mountain National Military Park.”
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THREE: challenge incumbent commissioners From Page 1A seat. Kelly Eugene Hastings, NC House of Representatives District 46, which includes a portion of Kings Mountain – is unopposed for reelection. Hastings is from Cherryville. His name will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. Senator Warren Daniel, Republican who represents Cleveland County, faces opposition from Democrats James Cates and Anne Fischer and will face the Democratic winner in November. US Congressman Patrick McHenry from the 10th District, which includes Cleveland County, f aces opposition from two Republicans Albert L. Wiley Jr. and Jeff Gregory, formerly of Kings Mountain. The winner of that race faces the Democratic challenger Andy Millard of Tryon, NC in November. The incumbents and challengers Mary Accor, the first woman chairman of the board of commissioners, former Shelby Police Lt. Willie McIntosh, also a former member, and Doug Bridges, manager of Bridges BBQ Lodge challenge the three incumbents Susan Allen, Ronnie Hawkins and Johnny Hutchins. The three incumbents and Accor are from Kings Mountain, McIntosh is from Lawndale, and Bridges is from Shelby. Both Accor and McIntosh are Democrats. The other four candidates are Republicans. McIntosh served on the board of commissioners for three terms from 1996 to 2006, ran for a seat in 2014 but was defeated. He said his decision to run again in 2016 was an easy one. “I've got a few more years and I think I've got at least four or five years of good work left in me.” He said he will push to build up the upper end of the county. “Shelby and Kings Mountain are great but we need to start doing something to make the upper end prosper and exciting for people who want to come to Cleveland County.” He said that collaboration with the
Cleveland County Board of Education would be an important focus, saying that he would like to see auditoriums in all of the high schools. Mary Shear Accor describes herself as a “out of the box thinker and a trailblazer.” She says that “every citizen matters. We are as strong as the people we serve, so emphasis must be continuously placed on preserving the dignity of our citizens through job sustainability ( jobs with salaries that meet the needs of both small and large families), safe communities, effective schooling, and support of community partnerships, the business sector and nonprofit organizations.” Accor said when she made the decision to file for reelection it was an easy decision because she never stopped serving her county. Accor served on the board from 1998 to 2012 and left after her last term ended to spend more time with her family. She is a retired educator who has served as teacher, principal, and director of special programs. Accor served as President of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and served eight years on the board of directors. She also served on the National Board of Counties and is currently Region 6 Director of the North Carolina Boards of Social Services. Bridges said what while he has never been involved in politics, he has spent 50 years in the customer service industry and “in my mind government is nothing more than customer service. You take people's money and give them their services back.” “Cleveland County has been good to me and my goal is to give back to our community,'' said Susan Allen, who is completing her first term on the board of commissioners. “We have a strong team of commissioners who work well together with the same common goal to look out for the best interest of Cleveland County citizens. We have a lot of activity going on with eco-
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nomic development, infrastructure of roads, the public shooting range, new health department, public services and safety that I would like to continue to work on. This is a great county and there's still more I believe I can do to be a part of making it even better.'' Allen says she wants to see the county continue to grow through new industries, businesses large and small which bring jobs and improve the quality of life. She chairs a retail task force to grow retail business and challenge people to stop spending outside the county. An advocate for youth, she wants to find ways to keep kids off the streets to help them live healthy, productive lives. Johnny Hutchins, currently serving his third term on the board and a former vice-chair and chairman, says he's running again to be a part of many accomplishments in Cleveland County to bring a better way of life for all citizens.'' I have been a voice for the community and I will continue to take a stand for our children and grandchildren,'' says Hutchins. Hutchins has been instrumental in the county's process of building the largest public shooting range in the Southeast by the county partnering with NC Wildlife Commission. He also serves on the county transportation board, the state mining commission, on the boards of the NC County Commissioners Association, the Council of Aging and board of health. Ronnie Hawkins, who has served 15 years on the county board of commissioners and currently in his fourth term, has served as vice-chair and chairman. Community service has been an integral part of his life for 40 plus years. A funeral director for 36 years with Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain, he holds the Silver Beaver award from Boy Scouts of America; the Cleveland County Chamber Bridge Builder award; and the Governor's prestigious award, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. He served on the Kings Mountain school board 12 years, six as chairman, and serves on numerous county boards and committees. His goals, he says, are to serve the citizens of Cleveland County to the best of his ability and to continue to work with all municipalities and maintain good communications with each. Knowing their needs helps the commissioners plan for the future of our county, he adds. He wants to continue to work on economic development, job creation, job diversification, and a special consideration toward tax base
development. ''Tax base development is in my opinion the best way to insure a low property tax rate and be able to continue to provide all the services that our citizens have come to expect,'' he said and to continue to be progressive while using a conservative approach toward expenditures of county dollars. He said there has been no property tax increase in his tenure as county commissioner for the last 15 years. Some of the current achievements of the administration he listed as: The LeGrand Center, a $18 million dollar project by three entities, Cleveland Community College, Cleveland County Schools and Cleveland County Commissioners. He labeled it one of the greatest achievements that has supported economic development, Early College High School and general purpose use for citizens. A new health department is under construction next to the Department of Social Services which will put these two departments on the same campus to better serve those in need of their services; working with the staff of the Animal Shelter, adoptions are on the increase, and the use of euthanasia and the removal of the gas chamber that has been in use for many years; and working to bring employees salaries in line with other counties of similar size. A contest has also developed for the Register of Deeds office in Cleveland County. Debra Mull Harrill, a sales manager from Shelby and a Democrat, and Betsy Selznick Carnage, a business owner from Shelby and Republican, have filed for the office being vacated by Bonnie Reece, who did not seek re-election. Four district court judgeships are also up for grabs and voters will choose their party's nominee for president, governor, U. S. Senate, U. S. House and the state legislature. Voters will also join their fellow North Carolinians in approving or disapproving a Connect NC Public Improvements Bond for two billion dollars ($2, 000,000,000), general obligation bonds to fund capital improvements and new facilities for the state, including new facilities, renovation and rehabilitation of existing facilities for the University of North Carolina System, the North Carolina Community College system, water and sewer systems, the State's National Guard, the Department of Agriculture and Consuer Services, attractions and parks, and the Department of Public Safety.
Voters in the Town of Kingstown in Cleveland County will vote for or against the off premises sale only of unfortified wine and for or against to permit the off premises sale only for malt beverages. Contests on the ballot March 15, 2016 The Cleveland County Board of Elections has issued the complete contests that voters will be considering as well as the preferential ballot for US President. United States President: Mike Huckabee, John R. Kasich, George Pataki, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, Donald J. Trump, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore and Lindsey Graham, all Republicans; Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, all Democrats; and John Hale, Cecil Ince, Gary Johnson, Steven Elliott Kerbel, Darryl W. Perry, Austin Petersen, Derrick Michael Reid, Jack Robinson, Rhett Smith, Barbara Joy Waymire and Marc Allan Feldman, all Libertarians. United States Senate: Larry Holmquist, Paul Wright, Greg Brannon, and Richard Burr, Republicans; Ernest T. Reeves, Chris Rey, Deborah K. Ross, and Kevin D. Griffin, Democrats. US House of Representatives 10th District: Patrick McHenry, Albert L. Wiley, Jr. and Jeff Gregory, all Republicans. NC Governor: Pat McCrory, Charles Kenneth Moss, Clyde Brawley, all Republicans, and Ken Spaulding and Roy Cooper, Democrats. NC Lieutenant Governor: Holly Jones, Ronald L. Newton, Robert Earl Wilson and Linda Coleman, all Democrats. NC Attorney General: Buck Newton, Jim O'Neill, both Republicans, and Josh Stein and Marcus W. Williams, Democrats. NC Commissioner of Agriculture: Andy Stevens and Steve Troxler, both Republicans. NC Commissioner of Insurance: Joe McLaughlin, Ron Pierce, and Mike Causey, all Republicans. NC Commissioner of Labor: Charles Meeker and Mazie Ferguson, both Democrats. NC Secretary of State: Michael LaPaglia and A. J. Daoud, both Republicans. NC Superintendent of Public Instruction: Mark Johnson, J. Wesley Sills , Rosemary Stein, all Republicans, and Henry Pankey and June Atkinson, both Democrats. NC State Senate District 46: Jim Cates and Anne Fischer, both Democrats.
FAMILIES: Advance with Recent Tax Bill, but Corporations Got a Lot More From Page 4A get billions in refunds. Together, the two tax breaks will cost the American people around $85 billion in lost revenue over the next decade. Alternatively, if we didn’t plow $75 billion of that money back into overstuffed corporate treasuries we could guarantee preschool for every low-and moderate-income four-year-old in America for 10 years. Another gratuitous gift called Bonus Depreciation—originally intended as a recession fighter, and not even good at that—will go on for another six years, losing $28 billion in corporate tax revenue. Congress should not be making any corporate tax loopholes permanent or even temporarily extending them. It should be closing them. Over the past half-decade of budget austerity, American families have withstood $2.7 trillion in spending cuts in
everything from senior nutrition to college financial aid to affordable housing. America’s corporations haven’t contributed a nickel in extra tax revenue. Moreover, while corporations enjoy record profits, workers continue to struggle in a slow economy. Working families need a hand. Corporations don’t need handouts. I’m not sugar coating our challenges with a lot of holiday cheer. Progressives won some, but lost a lot, in this big fight. We have a long way to go towards the day when corporations routinely pay their fair share of taxes and families and communities get the public services they deserve. It may sound like a Christmas miracle today, but we can get there. Frank Clemente is executive director at Americans for Tax Fairness. A version of this article previously appeared in The Huffington Post.
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2015: Year In Review From Page 3A
The Kings Mountain Moores went to Raleigh for the swearing-in of the new N. C. Speaker of the House Tim Moore. From left, front row, McRae and Wilson Moore and Sarah Drennan. Back row, Rick Mooore, Tim Moore holding niece Lily Drennan, Jean Moore and Karla Drennan.
Bitter cold hit the area in January 2015 and city officials got ready.
Kings Mountain High and the sports community got a wonderful Christmas gift in December when the Touchdown Club made the final payment on the David and Marie Brinkley Field House with the loan paid off in 42 months with the community supplying $985,000.
cornerstone in our city’s quality of life foundation,” Kings Mountain’s then-Mayor Rick Murphrey said. “We’re proud of what we’ve done at the senior center – the difference is really like night and day between where we are now and where we were during the old caboose days.” The reference was to the old train depot on Piedmont Ave. Built in 1922, it housed an early incarnation of the city’s senior center in the 1980s. When city leaders began to discuss the idea of expanding the senior center around 2008, it was averaging 21 new clients a month. That growth represents an aging population in the area as well as nationwide. “The pain in the growth was worth it in the long run,” outgoing director Monty Thornburg told an audience that included city council members, Main Street Program employees, eventual mayor Scott Neisler, and fire and police officials. Thornburg explained that in the expansion, builders were able to make room for an expanded cafeteria and also a new computer room, which doubled in size from the previous one. Also getting an upgrade was a game room, which features a billiards table and a kind of indoor shuffleboard game. “We’re the only municipality in North Carolina that has its own Department of Aging,” said Thornburg, who has worked at the senior center for more than three decades and his retiring at the end of the year to work full time in the funeral home industry. “The H. Lawrence Patrick Center benefits not just seniors but the entire community.”
City, YMCA Extend Partnership The Kings Mountain and Kings Mountain YMCA agreed to further their long-standing relationship in February. The city council voted to agree to a 20-year lease agreement with the YMCA to lease the city-owned recreational facilities and to allow the YMCA to operate the city’s recreational programs. The YMCA has been operating in Kings Mountain for over 15 years and has been in charge of providing the city with recreation services. The city will pay the YMCA $400,000 for providing recreational services per year, with a two to four percent increase each year. Before council voted, many residents of Kings Mountain and the surrounding area spoke to council about why approving the contract would benefit the city and its citizens. Personal trainer Dee Hunt talked about the community her class at the YMCA has developed, while Nona Thompson talked about the benefits the YMCA has had for her grandson who has Asperger’s, an autism spectrum disorder that affects language and behavioral development in children. Not everyone was in favor of the deal between the YMCA and the city. Maurice Tate feels that the city has changed in the 15 years since beginning its relationship with the YMCA. “I understand that the Y has been the central focus for the city’s recreation services for the past 15 years and we commend you all for that, since the contract was originated,” Tate said. “However, our town has drastically changed since the inception of that contract.”
The historical drama about the Battle of Kings Mountain, ‘’Liberty Mountain’’ again played to crowds at Joy Theatre.
Kings Mountain High’s Mountaineers made a big showing in the second round of football playoffs.
Eight sets of twins started to school this year at East Elementary School where everyone was seeing double.
The Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off by the Kings Mountain Fire Department was a huge success. See more photos on page 6B
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KM High players and team set records in 2015
All-Conference winners, left to right, Jordan Sweezy, Adam Kiser, Weston Harmon, Brian Lysek. (Photo submitted)
KM’s record-setting soccer team celebrates big season The 2015 KMHS men’s soccer team this year had the best record in the history of the 26 year program. Led by All-Conference players Brian Lysek, and tri-captains Weston Harmon, Adam Kiser and Jordan Sweezy the Mountaineers shattered many
KMHS records, including most victories (17), fewest goals given up (32) and most goals scored (80). Lysek, a junior, led the team in scoring with a school record 19 goals. Also recognized were the four players that scored hattricks (three goals in a single
game). Weston Harmon, Brian Lysek, Luke Rikard and Josh Scism all recorded hat tricks with Lysek and Harmon accomplishing this feat twice in the season. Nolan Raby established a new school record with 14 assists. Defensively, the team recorded a school
record 12 shut-outs. Goalkeepers Jarrett Ledford and John Harris combined for the record as they split time in most matches. This team was by far the most talented men’s team See SOCCER, Page 2B
Mountaineers sweep Chase in final pre-Christmas action Kings Mountain High’s basketball teams went into the Christmas break on a high note with a three-game sweep of the Chase Trojans Monday night at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The JV boys doubled the score on the Trojans, 72-36, before the varsity girls and boys won by 64-29 and 8441, respectively. The varsity teams were scheduled to resume play Monday with the girls playing in Spartanburg, SC and the boys hosting the annual Cleveland County Holiday Tournament at Parker Gym. The three-game sweep was a turnaround of sorts
for the KM teams after all of them lost to R-S Central the previous Friday. None of Monday’s games were ever in doubt, as the home teams broke out to big early leads. The JVs improved their record to 2-4 in the SMAC and 5-4 overall. They are idle until January 6 when they host Ashbrook at 4:30. Landry Crawford led the KM attack with 21 points. Eli Paysour added 10 and Lannden Zanders, Caleb Watkins and John Harmon Melton contributed seven apiece. Deondray McCoy scored 16 and Aaron Hamilton eight for the Trojans.
The Lady Mountaineers rolled to a 21-2 first quarter lead and were on top 35-10 at halftime. All 13 of the KM players saw action and 11 of them scored. Freshman point guard Hannah Clark led the way with 20 points and Leeasia Rhodes and Miranda Ellis scored nine each. Alisha Brooks led Chase with seven. The Mountaineers grabbed a 12-0 lead in the first two minutes and went on to lead by 21-4 after one quarter and 46-22 at intermission. The lead ballooned See KM/CHASE, Page 2B
Nolan Raby puts up a lefthand runner in last week’s game with Chase at the KMHS gym. (Photos by KM Herald)
It was a record-setting year for Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers during the 2015 football season. Several players set or tied individual school records, and the team set a mark for the most points scored in a single season with 455. The Mountaineers compiled an overall 12-3 record with all three of their defeats coming to teams that played in state championship games. Junior quarterback Darren Burns broke the single season records for passing yardage (2,669), touchdown passes (25), most yards passing in a single game (357) and tied the record for the most touchdown passes in a single game (5). He will be in position to become the school’s all-time passing leader next season. With 2,767 career yards, he is 1,364 yards away from Jonathan Clark’s career record of 4,131. Wide receiver Jake Merchant became the school’s all-time career leader in receptions and yards receiving when he hauled in 60 passes for 1,102 yards. He now has 1,951 yards on 122 receptions and has another year to pad the record. Merchant fell just eight yards short of Tim Hines’ single season record of 1,110 yards. Sophomore placekicker Micah Randall tied the school record for kicking points (59) and has two more years to go after sole possession of that mark as well as Edward Blackburn’s career mark of 158 kicking points. Senior Dre Bell was the team leader on defense with 121 tackles, 44 tackles for loss and 18 sacks. Jake Merchant led in pass interceptions with eight. Senior running back J’Air McCluney led the rushing attack with 1,068 yards and the scoring with
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Mountaineer varsity, front row, left to right, John Harris, Landon Wright, Mason Nguyen, Chase Yow, Justin Queen, Josh Scism, Josia Schneider, Holden Bullock. Back row, Coach Ted Trahan, Weston Harmon, Riley Coleman, Nolan Raby, Bailey Goodson, Jarrett Ledford, Adam Kiser, Hunter Champion, Brian Lysek, Jordan Sweezy, Coach Dan Potter. Not pictured Luke Rikard, Brandon Quevedo-Johns and Will Robinson. (Photos Submitted)
JV Mountaineers, front row, left to right, Cameron Johnson, Mitchell Hord, Leighton Harris, Gage Moore, Jalen Callister, Julian Bernabe-Hernandez. Back row, left to right, Dane Skeith, Richard Fernandez, Marc Atilano, Ali Murdan, Rushi Patel, Travis Wright, Justin Watkins, Josue Molina. Not pictured Cameron Strickland, Kaleb Williams, Micah Randall, Patrick Burton, Dewi Eagan, Max Johnson, Alex Garcia.
SOCCER: Men’s team celebrates best year in history of the program From Page 1B in KMHS history, said coach Dan Potter. “We had 15 different players start in the defensive backfield for us this season and had 19 different players start at some point in the season,” he noted. “That speaks volumes for the talent level of our players. They reaped the benefits of dedication and commitment as they trained 38 times this summer before official try-outs began in August.
“I couldn’t have been any more proud of their accomplishments this season as they truly understand the relationship between hard work and success,” said Potter. “To see the growth and development of these young men over the years is so very rewarding.” Potter credited the successful season to hard work and his excellent coaching staff. “Ted Trahan, Tanner Deaton, Jack Zyble and Srimaha Rithiphong did outstanding work as they also contributed countless hours
to our season,” he said. Award winners were as follows; Jarrett Ledford - KMHS Shut-out Record Holder (12). Adam Kiser - Iron Curtain Right Award. Weston Harmon - Iron Man Award. Riley Coleman - Dedication / Inspiration Award. Bailey Goodson - Iron Curtain Left Award. Josia Schneider - Soccer Surgeon Award. Justin Queen - Perfect
Team Player Award. Jordan Sweezy - Silent Assassin Award. Brian Lysek - Golden Boot Award. Nolan Raby - Silver Boot Award. “The challenge for our returning players is to continue to build on the success of the 2015 team,” Potter said. “They will go down in history as a very special group of young men.” Returning players are Josh Scism, Will Robinson, Luke Rikard, Brian Lysek,
Hunter Champion, Chase Yow, Mason Nguyen, John Harris, Landon Wright, Holden Bullock, Nolan Raby, and Brandon Quevedo-Johns. The junior varsity team also had a banner year as they recorded a record of 7-6. Coach Srimaha Rithiphong was equally as proud of his players as they also saw great strides in their personal development. “This group of young men have a tall task to follow in the footsteps of the 2015 team, and I believe
they are up to the challenge,” said Potter. The JV players include Dane Skeith, Micah Randall, Travis Wright, Cameron Johnson, Ali Murdan, Rushi Patel, Mitchell Hord, Justin Watkins, Marc Atilano, Josue Molina, Leighton Harris, Richard Hernandez, Gage Moore, Patrick Burton, Dewi Eagan, Max Johnson, Alex Garcia, Kaleb Williams, Jalen Calester, Cameron Strickland, and Julian Bernabe-Hernandez.
FOOTBALL: Players honored for historic season From Page 1B 84 points. RUSHING Darren Burns 60-43, Darian McClain 144-729, J’Air McCluney 206-1,068, Kavin Mosley 15-126, Shaun Grier 82-421, Trevon Wilson 4-13. PASSING Darren Burns 157 of 300 – 2,669 yards, 25 touchdowns. RECEIVING Jake Merchant 60-1,102, Kavin Mosley 37-686, Chance Frederick 27-405,
Madisyn Bolin 22-330, J’Air McCluney 7-82, Darian McClain 5-28, Jordan Trull 4-23,
INTERCEPTIONS Jake Merchant 8, Chance Frederick 2, Marquis Camp 1.
SCORING J’Air McCluney 84, Darian McClain 78, Kavin Mosley 74, Jake Merchant 66, Micah Randall 59, Chance Frederick 28, Shaun Grier 24, Madisyn Bolin 18, Darren Burns 12, Dre Bell 6, Bryan Sanders 6.
FORCED FUMBLES Chance Frederick 2, Dre Bell 3.
TACKLES Jake Merchant 51, Chance Frederick 114, Dre Bell 121, Bryan Sanders 70, Marquis Camp 48.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES Chance Frederick 2, Dre Bell 2. TACKLES FOR LOSS Chance Frederick 18, Dre Bell 44, Bryan Sanders 10. SACKS Chance Frederick 4, Dre Bell 18, Bryan Sanders 7.
Kings Mountain’s Sarah Drennan puts up a short runner in last week’s game with Chase at Parker Gym. (Photos by KM Herald)
Kings Mountain’s Josh Helton makes a good move inside for two points in last week’s win over Chase.
Kings Mountain’s Kavin Mosley goes in for a layup in last week’s win over Chase at KMHS.
Kings Mountain’s Page Rollins drives on a Chase defender in last week’s SMAC game at Paker Gym.
KM/CHASE: Mountaineers sweep Trojans From Page 1B to 63-28 going into the fourth quarter. Big Jacob Skidmore hit three treys from the corner and guard Demetrius Hill added two from behind the arc to spark the early lead. Hill finished with 22 points, including six treys, Skidmore added 17 and Zeke
Littlejohn came off the bench to score 14. Tyrese McSwain and Bruce Squires scored 10 each for Chase. GIRLS GAME KM (64) – Clark 20, Drennan 4, Ellis 9, Hunter 6, McClure 3, Pressley 4, Rhodes 9, Wesley 3, Kelly 2, Roberts 2, Rollins 2. C (29) – McKinney 2, Freeman 2, Brooks 7, Pru-
ett 2, Gordon 4, Bowmer 6, Littlejohn 2. BOYS GAME KM (84) – Hill 22, Skidmore 17, Starr 7, Helton 7, Raby 4, Littlejohn 14, Za. Roberts 3, Ze. Roberts 3, Mosley 5. C (41) – Walker 8, McSwain 10, Brandle 4, Anderson 6, Squires 10, Wood 3.
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Congratulations to Post 155 Junior Legion Runners Up A Note From Tina Champion: This was the best year for KM Junior Legion with 16 wins and 10 losses. Thank you to the players, parents and fans that came out and supported us this season. With a special thanks to Coach Capps, his wife Shannon Capps, Coach Champion and wife Tina Champion.
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Paying Income Tax on Social Security Benefits Dear Savvy Senior, Will I have to pay federal income taxes on my Social Security benefits when I retire? Approaching Retirement Dear Approaching, Whether or not you’ll be required to pay federal income tax on your Social Security benefits will depend on your income and filing status. About 35 percent of Social Security recipients have total incomes high enough to trigger federal income tax on their benefits. To figure out if your benefits will be taxable, you’ll need to add up all of your “provisional income,” which includes wages, taxable and non-taxable interest, dividends, pensions and taxable retirement-plan distributions, self-employment, and other taxable income, plus half your annual Social Security benefits, minus certain deductions used in figuring your adjusted gross income. How To Calculate To help you with the calculations, get a copy of IRS Publication 915 “Social Security and Equivalent Railroad
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return, you probably will pay taxes on your benefits. To limit potential taxes on your benefits, you’ll need to be cautious when taking distributions from retirement accounts or other sources. In addition to triggering ordinary income tax, a distribution that significantly raises your gross income can bump the proportion of your Social Security benefits subject to taxes. How to File If you find that part of your Social Security benefits will be taxable, you’ll need to file using Form 1040 or Form 1040A. You cannot use Form 1040EZ. You also need to know that if you do owe taxes, you’ll need to make quarterly estimated tax payments to the IRS or you can choose to have it automatically withheld from your benefits. To have it withheld, you’ll need to complete IRS Form W-4V, Voluntary Withholding Request (irs.gov/pub/ irs-pdf/fw4v.pdf), and file it with your local Social Security office. You can choose to have 7 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent or 25 percent of your total
benefit payment withheld. If you subsequently decide you don’t want the taxes withheld, you can file another W-4V to stop the withholding. State Taxation In addition to the federal government, 13 states – Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia – tax Social Security benefits to some extent too. If you live in one of these states, check with your state tax agency for details. For questions on taxable Social Security benefits call the IRS help line at 800-829-1040, or visit an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (see www.irs. gov/localcontacts) where you can get face-to-face help. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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Cleveland County Health Department urges community to perform test
Taylor Smith maintains Time for radon testing honor roll at CECHA Taylor E. Smith, an 11th grade student at Cleveland Early College High School, is still maintaining the A Honor Roll for the first nine weeks of school. Taylor's classes include: English III Honors, Chemistry Honors, and her Cleveland Community College Classes are Religion 221, English 111, Spanish 181 and Education 216. While attending Cleveland Early College High School, Taylor has been invited and accepted membership of the following Honor Societies for school: Beta Club and National Honor Society of the Cleveland Early College High School, Sigma Alpha
TAYLOR E. SMITH Pi, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and Gamma Beta Phi Society for Cleveland Community College. Taylor also received the Optimist Award 2015 from the Optimist Club of Shelby
and has been accepted into the Young Black Achievers of Cleveland County. When she graduates it will be with a high school diploma and a two year associate degree simultaneously. Taylor has been accepted in the National Society of High School Scholars due to her outstanding academic achievements. This is a unique leadership program for exceptional high school students across the country. Taylor is the daughter of Bettina Oates and Sherwin Walls and granddaughter of Stonewall and Bettye Oates. Her family, friends and teachers are her support system, says her proud mother.
Bible studies set at Grace Church Two Bible Studies are currently being conducted at Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church Street, Kings Mountain, NC. The study of "I Corrinthians" will resume on Wednesday January 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. ,in the Ladies Sunday School Room. This course is being taught by Rev. Julie Roberts and Rev Dean Smith
and will continue until the course is completed. A new study on the book of "Acts" will begin on Thursday, January 7, 2016 in the fellowship hall. This course is being taught by Ms. Jeannine Fisher and will continue until the course is completed. These courses are free and everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend.
As the turning of the seasons brings colder weather to North Carolina and families close windows to keep warm, it is an excellent time to make plans for radon testing in your home. Radon is the odorless, colorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. The effects upon the families it touches can be just as devastating as lung cancer caused by smoking tobacco. January is National Radon Action Month. Each year upwards of 22,000 people die from radon-induced lung cancer. Roughly 54 percent of those diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are expected to live no more than five years after diagnosis. The Cleveland County Health Department is partnering with the NC Radon program to provide free short-term radon test kits in recognition of National Radon Action Month. A limited supply of free radon test kits are being made available beginning Wednesday, January 6, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the front desk of the Cleveland County Health Department Public Health Annex located at 222 Crawford Street, Shelby, NC. You must be a resident of North Carolina to receive this free radon test kit. Participants will be asked to provide contact information so that health department staff can follow-up about the results of the test. For more information about the free radon test kit, contact the Cleveland County Health Department Environmental Health Unit at 704-484-5130. Approximately 15,000 kits are being distributed statewide. Only one kit per home is needed to determine if your home has a high level. The North Carolina Radon Program website, www.ncradon. org, will have a list of all 110 participating organizations across North Carolina. The
NC Radon Program website will also have a limited supply of kits available. Once the supply of free kits have been exhausted, the NC Radon Program website will return to providing short-term radon test kits at a reduced cost of $6.00; this kit normally retails for $15.00. The North Carolina Radon Program of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services educates families and homeowners about radon gas, how to test for radon gas and how to lower the radon levels within a home. Lowering the radon levels in a home lowers the risk of lung cancer. The North Carolina Radon Program website also contains a new mobile application. Meant to particularly help real estate brokers working in North Carolina, the mobile application will assist the user in determining how many tests have been conducted within a zip code as well as the highest radon level recorded in that zip code. The user of the APP will also be able to locate a certified professional to assist them in testing or fixing the radon issue in their home. The cost of lowering radon levels in a home averages to about $1,500. The North Carolina Radon Protection Section sought help for families that might struggle to meet that expense. The Self Help Credit Union stepped up and created a loan program specifically for radon mitigation. North Carolina homeowners who meet federal poverty criteria may be eligible for forgivable loans from local programs. A link to more information is available on the NC Radon Program web page. Lung cancer can strike anyone, even a nonsmoker. Test your home for radon and lower your family’s risk of lung cancer. For more information visit www.ncradon. org.
GWU Police Captain Larry Thomas keeps building on career, hobby
Carving the keys of life By Matt Renfer Gardner-Webb University
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American job tenure is 4.6 years. Not so for Larry Thomas, who has worked in his current position as Gardner-Webb’s police captain for nearly 40 years. But it wasn’t always that way for Thomas. As a GWU student and graduate, the Shelby, N.C. native assumed a number of surprisingly varied roles. Thomas came to Gardner-Webb in 1960 after attending six different schools between the 1st and 12th grades. At first, he majored in psychology and found himself filling in as president of student government. “As a student, I played football as a linebacker when I weighed only 165 pounds,” Thomas recalls. “Then I was asked to be manager of the basketball team. I didn’t even know what that was. But I took the job, and we had two great years.” Thomas took a break
from school to serve as a medic and psychiatric specialist in the U.S. Army. After returning to Boiling Springs, he graduated with a degree in religion and began working on campus. Prior to serving as a campus police officer and current captain, he worked as sports information director for the public relations office and head of the Bulldog Club, the athletic fundraising arm of Gardner-Webb. Thomas, who never imagined being employed by campus police, first heard of the job by happenstance. “I was working with my brother-in-law building houses and just happened to be over here visiting one day when Chief Washburn, who was head of security at the time, out of the blue said, ‘You wanna come work for me?’ and I said ‘sure.’ That was on a Friday. I started on Monday. Been here ever since,” Thomas said. Along with security-related duties that come with being a campus police captain, Thomas is the University’s locksmith, a position with a skillset he’s devel-
oped since the beginning of his tenure. “The first morning I came in, Washburn threw me a ring of keys. ‘Go find out what these fit.’ That was my start in the key business. I unlocked some doors that hadn’t been unlocked in 10 or 12 years. I’ve loved it ever since,” Thomas said. Times have changed since Thomas began working at Gardner-Webb. Back then, he remembers female dormitories and the library closing at 9 p.m. “I’ve always had three rules: don’t tear anything up, don’t hurt anybody, and don’t park on top of any of my buildings,” Thomas said. “If students followed those rules, we got along.” Right around the time he began working his current position over 35 years ago, Thomas decided to start a new hobby: woodworking. Little did he know his work would be featured in a campus art exhibit decades later. “I started building stuff and just got better,” he shared. “I take wood, cut it apart, put it back together and create. Now I usually
go home and go to the shop until suppertime. Just getting home, taking off the uniform, putting on shorts and a T-shirt and going into my shop is a good feeling. It’s relaxing.” At a point of life when some may consider retiring, Thomas has no plans for that or for ceasing to work. “As long as I’m physically able and enjoy it, I plan on being right here. I’ve still got some good left in me to help out around here. Besides, I’ve got to make money to buy some lumber for woodworking.” Thomas, an avid reader, also plans to continue reading during his retirement. Stacked in his office bookshelves are the entire “Jack Reacher” series and a number of Robert Ludlum books, author of “The Bourne Identity” series. “I like the people here. I’ve always said that I work for the students. I get paid by the University, but I actually work for the students. Most of the kids on campus are like my kids, and that’s the way I treat them. I love this place. It’s a good place to go to school.”
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Decorations! D e c who we are; our favororations! ite team, product, some One of social message, club or the joys of church affiliation, and returning much more. Our family to Kings kept our Christmas tree up M o u n all year long one year in tain for Florida. We changed the Thanksornaments every month to JAMES giving and LOCHRIDGE, JR. reflect a new theme, New 29G, Kamay, Christmas Year, Valentines, ShamNoord, Aruba has been rocks, Easter, Birthdays, all the decAnniversary, Patriotic, orations. We have enjoyed etc. It was fun and provided the light show downtown a unique conversation piece and the street decorations; in our home. It was also a the lights at private homes lot of work, hence the one and the seasonal dĂŠcor in year tenure. LOL! several area churches in But as I ogled the magwhich we have worshipped. nitude to which we go as They decorate in Aruba for people, whether here or Christmas too, but we will in Aruba or elsewhere, to have to wait till next year I brighten our lives, make guess to see it. fashion statements, politiBut people decorate all cal preferences, and on and year long everywhere. on, I began to wonder about In Aruba, we noticed the decorations we should on several strategic corners consider for our souls; the of the capital city of Or- real us. Those values that angestaad, life-size, blue, are really important to us, seemingly ceramic horses that supposedly tell folks on bright green astro turf. about who we really are, are And of course, the na- most often reflected in our tional dresses worn by actions. An old clichĂŠ says, the dancers at the cultural “Actions speak louder than shows are gorgeous. We’ve words.â€? I can tell you that I seen the Carnivale costumes am a Christian, but suspect with colorful headdresses at you would believe it more some of the tourist shows, if you saw me, day to day, and the vendors that cater not just on Sundays, acting to the tourists peddle island like one. wares (probably made in Galatians 5:16 - 26 gives China) to decorate the body us some help with this. It and home. compares the lusts of the Then there is all the dec- flesh with the fruit of the oration we all use everyday Spirit; the worldly, selfish, for which we should all be attitudes and actions with grateful; clothes, shoes, the characteristics lived jewelry, hair dye, hats, etc. out in the life of one who Many times these deco- is yielded to God through rations tell a little about faith in Jesus and walks
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were reminded though of another “tree� that stood on a hill outside Jerusalem many years ago where our Savior died in our place to provide for us and all who will believe, eternal and abundant life. The evergreen color spoke of that quality and longevity of life. The monthly change of ornaments reminded us that God desires to inhabit every aspect of our lives. And from time to time as we celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events, there were presents under the tree to remind us that our forgiveness from sin and the blessings of belonging to God’s family, were a gift from God above. So my prayer for each of us, is that we will daily, all year long, decorate our souls with the fruit of the Spirit made possible as we receive Jesus into our hearts and walk in obedience to His Word. Give it some thought. What decorations are you sporting this year? Submitted by Rev. James T. Lochridge, Jr. on 12/26/15
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2015: Year In Review
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
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Keyboards at Christmas attracted standing room only crowds to First Baptist Church. It was the church’s way of saying Merry Christmas.
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Gaston County Schools Third Annual Hour of Code Program by TODD HAGANS Special to the Herald Students across Gaston County enjoy activities during Hour of Code The five- and six-year-olds in Angela Rimmer’s kindergarten class at Bessemer City Primary School may still be learning how to read, but they have already written their first line of code. Her students, along with more than 2,000 others across Gaston County Schools, had the opportunity recently to learn coding and be introduced to the field of computer science through Code.org and its third annual Hour of Code program. According to Code.org, the program included more than 190,000 registered “events” around the world in an effort to “demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics.” Rimmer’s kindergarteners proved this. Using a program designed for pre-readers, they created codes using left, right, up and down arrow buttons to guide “Angry Birds” characters through a maze. At other schools, older students fit together code “blocks” in programming games that featured characters from the “Star Wars” or “Frozen” movies. While the initiative introduces students to a possible career in computer science, teachers said they chose to participate because it also teaches children important learning skills and supports fundamental elements of the curriculum. At Bessemer City Primary, Rimmer explained that the Hour of Code teaches vital skills for her kindergarten students. She started them with simple puz-
zles, helping them learn how to use a mouse to “drag and drop” pieces on the screen. “This is the basics of coding -- fitting things together,” she explained. As students progressed to the “Angry Birds” game and other activities, Rimmer said they were developing other critical skills: “They are learning how to take a big problem and break it down into steps. This is teaching them that computational thinking.” In fact, Rimmer said the skills that come from coding are so important to her students that she plans to continue these activities during the rest of the school year. “If they start young and you build on those foundations, think about what’s possible for them as they grow up,” she said. That glimpse into the future is what computer lab teacher Kim Costner provided for her students at Pinewood Elementary. During Hour of Code week, Costner made sure that all 509 students were able to complete their first hour of coding during computer class. It inspired Mohammad Jaan, a fourth grader at Pinewood. He said his father was learning how to code, and he wanted to do the same: “I want to be a computer engineer. I like how you can tell the computer in its language what to do.” The chance to try coding can also provide a huge boost of confidence for students who need it, explained Deb Elmore, a Career and Technical Education teacher at Belmont Middle School. She described one student who has struggled in the classroom this year, but
turned out to be very good at coding. “It has transformed his learning skills and given him confidence,” she said. “Now he goes and helps others. He’s proud of himself. It’s amazing, the transformation.” Audra Robertson, an eighth grade language arts teacher at Holbrook Middle School, believes the benefits of coding are worth setting aside class time. She has had her students participate in Hour of Code every year. “It’s a chance for them to try something new. They get the opportunity to work through problems, to fail and try again, and direct their own learning,” Robertson said. “They take it and run. You’re just kind of stepping back and letting them explore.” More Hour of Code highlights ▪ First, second and third graders at Robinson Elementary were introduced to coding thanks to computer lab teacher Janice Kahn: “It gives them a great opportunity to try something they’ve never tried before and maybe opens a door to a future they didn’t know they could have.” ▪ Mount Holly Middle School held a “Parents Who Code” event that allowed students to teach their parents how to code. Jodi Harte, whose twins are sixth graders, said she enjoyed the experience: “When I walked into the library and saw all these Chromebooks I was so impressed… and to see all the parents being able to participate. My kids taught me a lot, and it was fun. It was definitely worthwhile. I love to see the technology in the classroom.”
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