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430 new jobs; $350M investment in economic development

County had significant progress in 2017 Looking ahead to New Year 2018 Eddie Holbrook, Chairman of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, is excited because he sees positive opportunities that will have a major impact on Cleveland County in the coming year.

“This has been a busy year for the board of commissioners,’’ said Holbrook.

He added, “We have been involved with a variety of projects, some of which have been the culmination of years of study and discussion.”

Economic development projects in Cleveland County in 2017 totaled 430 new jobs and $350M in new investment.

Holbrook said the board

EDDIE HOLBROOK Chairman

RONNIE WHETSTINE New member

welcomed new commissioners Ronnie Whetstine and Doug Bridges. Whetstine is filling the unexpired term of the late Ronnie Hawkins. Bridges is filling the unexpired term of Jason Falls who resigned to accept the position of interim county manager effective Oct. 9. Other mem-

STI to celebrate New plant, employees STI, a family-owned textile mill at 822 Floyd Street will celebrate the completion of a 150,000-square foot expansion that will employ at least 100 more people in early 2018, at a ribbon-cutting and open house of the new plant Tuesday, January 9.

The ribbon-cutting of the new plant will be from 2-3 p.m. followed by the open house from 3-4 p.m.

STI currently employs 300 people and is adding more people to the team.

Despite the economic crash and China taking a large share of the marketplace in the early 2000’s, STI has been in continuous operation since 1964.

STI sells to some of the largest names in the home

furnishings industry, such as Drexel Heritage, Corinthian, Bassett, England, Temple, CR line, Klaussner, etc. STI is the manufacturer and distributor of Revolution Performance Fabrics, which has become one of the most in-demand performance fabrics in the home furnishings industry. Unlike many other performance fabrics, Revolution is 100 percent made in the United States and contains no PFC chemicals. STI also stocks and distributes suede, vinyl, leather and decorative trims through their affiliate companies Brentwood Textile, STI Fabric & Trim, Source Asia and JBS Leather.

Recently STI was featured on the award-winning TV series “Informed.”

Vets breakfast Is Saturday, Jan. 6 American Legion Post 155 honors all veterans of the community at a free breakfast on the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at the American Legion building on E. Gold Street.

“You don’t have to be a member of the Post, we want to honor all veterans,’’ said Post Commander Rick Moore. Wives of veterans

are also invited along with Legionnaires.

The next breakfast is Saturday, Jan. 6.

No program is held, just a fellowship time, says Moore.

MLK program Jan. 15 The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be the focus of an inspirational evening of song, worship and dance at the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain on January 15 at 6 p.m.

The Rev. G. M. Floyd, pastor of Vestibule AME Zion

Church of Kings Mountain, will be keynote speaker.

The program is free and sponsored by the City of Kings Mountain Events Department. For more information call 704-734-0333.

DOUG BRIDGES New member

SUSAN ALLEN Vice-chairman

bers of the board are Susan Allen, vice-chairman, and Johnny Hutchins.

Cleveland County government, 2017 at a glance, provided by Chairman Holbrook lists these accomplishments.

• Completion and rollout of countywide pay and classification study.

JOHNNY HUTCHINS Member

• Partnering for Community Prosperity Project-Launch at West End Reach Transportation and Telemedicine Project at Graham School in Shelby.

• Long term sustainability planning through completion of Facility Master Plan and county-wide energy audit.

• Completion of County landfill expansion. Project completed under budget.

• Hosted the 3rd annual Cleveland Cup with approximately 500 registrants.

• Partnership with Cleveland Community College on Foothills Public Shooting Range Training Center.

• Construction of Pavilion at Foothills Public Shooting Complex.

• Began implementation of blended paid/volunteer Fire Department staffing model. Full implementation Jan. 18, 2018.

• Fallston Fire Department joins the County Fire Service District.

• Economic Development projects in Cleveland County totaling 430 new

jobs and $350M in new investment.

• Launch of Charlotte’s Backyard talent recruitment microsite.

• Launch of Pursuit/ Cleveland County Connection magazine. Magazine designed to highlight local employers, updates on education and training and services offered by Cleveland County Government, https://online.flippingbook. com/view/823054/56/ • Continued increase in county fund balance to 18.7%.

• Partnership with Cleveland Community College and Cleveland County Schools to create Dual Tract Advanced Manufacturing Academy.

Looking back at 2017 the year in review ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

The year 2017 is captured in these excerpts of news headlines in the Kings Mountain Herald. There was good news and bad news. Kings Mountain citizens as usual gave more than generously to help others. A pictorial review of 2017 is in today’s Herald and does not include every photograph but gives a looking back of the year that ended Dec. 31.

JANUARY – Kings Mountain Attorney Tim Moore was elected to serve a second term as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the swearing-in ceremony in Raleigh was marked by pageantry, music, family and friends. In November 2016 Moore was reelected 111th Representative representing Cleveland County for his 8th term. When Donald Trump was sworn in as 45th President of the United States Wayne King and his 8-year-old son Noah were there in the nation’s capital to witness the event. In January Kings Mountain had its first snowfall. Ginza, a new Japanese restaurant, opened and Wendy’s remodeled its 2,880-square foot interior.

Two Dr. Martin Luther King

GIFTS TO THE CHIEF -Retiring Chief of Police Melvin Proctor received his service weapon among gifts from city council in a presentation by Mayor Scott Neisler at the recent city council meeting. Front row, from left, Councilman Curtis Pressley, the mayor, Chief Proctor and his wife, Lt. Lisa Proctor. Back row, from left, Mayor pro tem Mike Butler, Councilmen Jay Rhodes, Keith Miller, Howard Shipp, Rodney Gordon and Tommy Hawkins.

Photo by JAN HARRIS events were held, a breakfast ing of city council with public ment started arriving at NTE at Bynum Chapel AME Zion hearing in which five of 13 energy plant off Dixon Church and an evening event speakers said “leave the name School Road and Dixon Comwith a speaker and over 200 as it is.” Changing of the name munity resident Mark Hughes people in attendance. The could deter first responders to got out his camera and made question of renaming Kings emergencies,” said speakers, photographs of the equipMountain Boulevard, which because addresses of residents ment as it passed his house. became a controversial subject and businesses would have to Kings Mountain ranked No. 6 in the community, was on the be changed.

by Smart Assess as one of the agenda for the Jan. 31 meetFEBRUARY – Big equipSee LOOKING BACK, Page 7

2017 Reflections: We moved KM forward Before starting my article this year, I looked back to last January’s article in which I talked about the great SCOTT NEISLER year we had Mayor in 2016. So, my remarks will sound much like a broken record! I talked about us not being an apathetic community and that everyone strives to be the best. I saw that in every phase in our community as well as in all

city employees from the top down. There is such a massive effort to improve things in the city and to make the best decisions that impact us all.

Nothing has changed much in 2017.

So, looking back in reflecting on 2017 there has been a whirlwind of activity in Kings Mountain. We are all so blessed that we have a great work force at the city.

City crews worked tirelessly for months on renovating Shu Carleton Stadium, expanding Patriot’s Park, and creation of a new neighborhood park near Thornburg Drive. This would

not have become a reality had it not been for the dedication of our employees. They were doing these projects while maintaining their daily jobs.

Giving extra to us all to provide new and improved recreation areas for our enjoyment for many years to come.

Renovating Shu Carlton Stadium was a step in the right direction because the Optimist runs a youth football league for our kids at that stadium.

With the addition of our own semi-pro football team, the Kings Mountain Force, their concession proceeds support the Optimist program. Also,

the Kings Mountain Force provides an activity that is unique to Kings Mountain.

Many cities have wooden bat college baseball teams during the summer. But we are unique in that we have the only semi-pro team in the area. Therefore, boosting tourism as many of these teams will eat here and spend the night here. So support your Kings Mountain Force. Support for the Force is support for us all! Their season starts in February. So I hope to see you at the games.

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14 suspects arrested for drug trafficking, Norman says meth spilling into our county

■ OBITUARIES

KINGS MOUNTAIN – Doris Barrett Huffstetler, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, died peacefully on December 27, 2017 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, Shelby, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lozier W. Barrett and Jennie Bridges Barrett. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Roy Huffstetler Sr., sister Faye Huffstetler Lawson and brother Max Barrett, three grandchildren Christopher Harleigh Huffstetler, Roy Lee, “Tripp,” Huffstetler, III, and Jennifer “Jennie” Louise Huffstetler. She was a friend, loving wife, grandmother and great grandmother.

She is survived by her son, Roy Huffstetler, Jr. and wife Melva, Kings Mountain; grandson; Craig Huffstetler and wife Shannon, Kings Mountain; great grandsons; Barrett and Oliver Huffstetler; sister Bobbie Bryan and husband Bud, Charleston, SC; and numerous nieces and nephews The graveside service was conducted Saturday, December 30, 2017, 11 a.m., Mountain Rest Cemetery.

Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain.

The family received friends after the graveside service at the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, was in charge of arrangements.

Ronald Douglas Grigg GROVER - Ronald Douglas Grigg, 72, of Grover, NC, passed away on December 24, 2017 at Kings Mountain Hospital in Kings Mountain, NC. Born in Gaston County, he was the son of the late Catherine Grier.

Ronald was a retired truck driver and was a veteran of the United States Army The graveside service was conducted at 2 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 at Grover Cemetery.

Visitation followed the service at the graveside.

Interment was in Grover Cemetery.

A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, was in charge of arrangements.

KINGS MOUNTAIN – Judith (Judy) Blalock, 76, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 31, 2017 at her home. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Dean Hope and Mary Helen Spake Hope.

Judy was an active member of Advent Lutheran Church. She enjoyed spending time at the beach, reading, and sewing. She was an avid Carolina fan, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was retired from the banking industry.

Surviving are her husband of 57 years Jerry Reginald Blalock Sr.; their children: Reggie Blalock and wife, Dena; Mike Blalock; Lori Blalock Lail; and Jonathan Blalock and wife. Amy, all of Kings Mountain; sisters, Vickie Jonas and husband, Craig, Shelby; and Jackie Bennett of Grover; brother, Tommy Hope and wife, Sara Nell, Cary, NC: seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The memorial service will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church officiated

by Rev. Joshua Morgan. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. at the church prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Advent Lutheran Church, 230 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals. com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.

ALISON MICHELLE SMITH

ASHLEA HAWKINS

ROBIN ANN RHYNE

TONYA CHRIS-ANN MULLINAX

RUBEN GUZMAN

WESLEY CHAD SMITH

ANDY DARREL GREEN

DEIDRE DIANE PEARSON

JOSHUA MICHAEL LIPE

TRACEY LYNN ARNOLD

with aiding and abetting continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Hawkins was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Robin Ann Rhyne, 54, of 639 Highway 74 Business, East Ellenboro, NC, charged with aid and abetting continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Rhyne was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Andy Darren Green, 49, of 722 Andrews Mill Road, Bostic, NC, charged with aid and abetting continuing criminal enterprise and two counts of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Green was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Deidre Diane Pearson, 38, of 3815 Dedmond Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged with aid and abetting continuing criminal enterprise and two counts of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.

Pearson was jailed under a $5 million bond.

Joshua Michael “Bubba” Lipe, 37, of 70 Indian Waters Drive, Old Fort, NC, charged with aid and abet continuing criminal enterprise and two counts of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Lipe was jailed under a $5 million bond.

Tonya Chris-Ann Mullinax, 40, of 840 Jack McKinney Road, Rutherfordton, NC, charged with aid and abet continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Mullinax was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Ruben Guzman, 26, of Spartanburg, SC, charged with aid and abet continuing criminal enterprise and two counts of conspiracy to traffic meth-

DUSTIN BO PEARSON

DENNIS EUGENE MEDLEY

ROMAN GUZMAN

Pictured are 24 pounds of methamphetamine, currency and firearms seized by law enforcement from three counties and the Drug Enforcement Administration after a six-month investigation of a methamphetamine drug trafficking case.

Fourteen suspects were arrested Dec. 27 and more arrests are expected. amphetamine and two counts trafficking methamphetamine.

Guzman was jailed under a $5 million bond.

Wesley Chad Smith, 42, of 122 Durham Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Smith was jailed under a $500,000 bond.

Tracey Lynn Arnold, 54, of 3815 Dedmond Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged with aid and abet continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Arnold was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Dustin Bo Pearson, 30, of Brooklyn Road, Forest City, NC, charged with conspir-

acy to traffic methamphetamine. Pearson was jailed under a $1 million bond.

Dennis Eugene Medley, 35, of 1458 Beachwood Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.

Roman Guzman, 27, of Lexington, SC, charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Guzman is under a $500,000 bond.

Cody Lee Migala, 27, of 685 High Shoals Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged with harboring a fugitive.

Migala is under a $1,000 unsecured bond. No picture available.

hitting a fence owned by the City of Kings Mountain. Property damage included $750 to the fence and slight damage to the car.

DEC. 23: Officer K. L. Putnam said that a deer ran out into the path of a 2012 Nissan operated by William Marion Brakefield, Jr. of Cherryville doing $1000 damage. Brakefield was traveling south on Highway 161.

DEC. 24: Officer K. L. Putnam said that Richard Scotty Brown, 510 S. Cherokee St., operating a 1996 Buick, struck a 2016 Mazda operated by Brittany Ann Hemphill, 619 E. King St., on South Deal Street.

Hemphill was stopped at the intersection of S. Deal and E. King Street. Property damage was estimated at $9500.

DEC. 26: Officer H. W. Carpenter said that Dwayne Lamorte Smith, 805 Boyce St., operating a 2005 Chevrolet, failed to yield the right-of-way and struck a 2004 Chrysler operated by Karen Crawford of

Gastonia. The accident happened on NC 161 when Smith was making a left turn onto NC 161 from the parking lot of Advanced Auto. Property damage was estimated at $7000.

DEC. 27: Officer Jonathan Price said that Michael Dale Brown of Shelby, operating a 1997 Jeep on I-85 north towards NC 161, was not slowing enough to avoid a collision and steered his vehicle in an attempt to avoid collision, went off the roadway and overturned. Brown was not injured.

Damage to his vehicle was estimated at $6,000.

DEC/ 27: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Timothy Scott Mullinax, 213 Bell Road Trailer 6, operating a 2014 Moped, pulled out in front of a 2003 Toyota operated by Glenn Roy Cunningham, 600 Plantation Drive, on US 74 Business at Countryside Drive. Mullinax was transported to the hospital

by EMS. Property damage was estimated at $2,000.

■ POLICE ARRESTS DEC. 22: Christopher Martin Jones, 38, 305 Silver St, second degree trespass and disorderly conduct, $5,000 secured bond.

DEC. 26: Veronika Erin Breland, 22, 600 W. King St., two counts injury to personal property, criminal summons.

CITATIONS DEC. 22: Tammy Kennedy Patterson, 57, 240 Patterson Road, revoked license.

DEC. 22: Rhonda Miller, 511 Baker St., fictitious tag, no current vehicle inspection, no vehicle insurance.

DEC. 24: Brian Leon Hillman, 40, 109 McCarter Drive, no current vehicle inspection, expired tag.

DEC. 24: Brittany Ann Hemphill, 36, 619 E. King St., no vehicle inspection, expired tag.

DEC. 24: Taylor Scott Cash, 702 Huntingtown Dr., possession marijuana, possession drug paraphernalia.

DEC. 24: Linda Hamm Welch, 57, Cherryville, shoplifting, concealment of merchandise.

DEC.25: Saran Marchell Almond, 41, Mint Hill, NC, unsafe movement.

DEC. 26: Veronica Erin Breland, 22, 600 W. King St., no vehicle head lights, no operator’s license DEC. 26: William Joseph Sadler, 36, Gastonia, possession of marijuana and possession drug paraphernalia, revoked driver’s license, open container in passenger area of vehicle.

DEC. 27: Melissa Petty Short, 42, 140 Mary’s Grove Road, no vehicle insurance, revoked tag.

DEC. 27: Jessica Leighann Beason, 35, Bessemer City, expired tag, revoked driver’s license, no current vehicle inspection.

DEC. 27: Dustin Timothy Roper, 31, 204 Jim Patterson Road Unit 1, failure to apply for new certificate of title, no registration of vehicle with Department of Motor Vehicles, failure to carry registration card, no operator’s license, no current vehicle inspection., no vehicle insurance, no tag displayed on vehicle.

DEC. 28: Antionette Latrice Adams, 33, 218 Orr Terrace, speeding.

DEC. 28: John Henry Smith, 112 Yarboro Road, driving while license revoked, speeding, $987.50 secured bond.

DEC. 29: Trevaris Dijoun Winston, 28, 168 Galilee Church Road, no vehicle inspection, fictitious tag.

DEC. 29: A 17-year-old female was cited for expired tag.

INCIDENTS DEC. 22: A resident of Bennett Drive reported that a black Mountaineer bicycle was stolen from her front porch and the screen door damaged.

DEC. 22: A resident of Carlin Drive reported theft of a license plate.

DEC. 23: A resident of N. Cansler Street reported theft of a black and white pocketbook containing assorted items, debit card and check book and currency from her vehicle parked at government building at 115 E. Gold Street.

DEC. 24: A resident of Galilee Church Road reported financial card fraud by someone using his debit card without

permission.

DEC. 24: A resident of Mountain Crest Drive reported a break-in and theft of assorted items and currency totaling over $1100.

DEC. 24: A resident of Loblolly Lane reported that someone shot his front window using a BB pellet gun doing damage to the double pane thermal window.

DEC. 25: A resident of Country Creek Drive reported theft of his vehicle tag.

DEC. 26: A resident of Neisler Drive reported theft of a 4.5 inches tall lighted Christmas palm tree valued at $200.

WRECKS DEC. 18: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Shannon Crawford, 1120 Phifer Road, operating a 2012 Honda, struck a 2006 Chrysler operated

by Carolyn Elliott, 1453 Ike Brooks Drive, on US 74 Business at Cansler and Sims Street.

Property damage was estimated at $1800.

DEC. 22: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Tammy Kennedy Patterson, 240 Jim Patterson Road, operating a 1995 Chevrolet, lost control of her car and ran off the right side of the roadway at Deal Street

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A big drug bust by officers from three counties and the Drug Enforcement Administration resulted Dec. 27 in the arrest of 14 suspects and the confiscation of 24 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1.97 million, a substantial amount of US currency and seizure of 43 firearms.

The numerous search warrants and arrest warrants stem from a six-month investigation of a methamphetamine drug trafficking case by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Sheriff Alan Norman said three of the 14 suspects arrested are from Cleveland County. He said more arrests are anticipated.

“I am extremely proud that our agency has been an integral part of this very successful multi-jurisdictional narcotics enforcement operation,’’ said Norman. He added, “Methamphetamine abuse is the major propellant of criminal activity in Cleveland County.

This operation has brought to bear tremendous resources from many different agencies, who all share the common goal of absolutely destroying the methamphetamine business. We have taken a tremendous step toward that end this week. Through this network, meth was spilling into our county, while bundles of Cleveland County’s cash were being shipped far away. Many of these arrests will likely spend decades in prison. This network is now in shambles and these dealers have no idea what happened to them. When law enforcement agencies come together to fight a common enemy, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

During the operation the following people were arrested: Alison Michelle Smith, 51, 76 Souther Road, Old Fort, NC, charged with conspire traffic methamphetamine and continuing criminal enterprise. Smith was jailed under a $5,000,000 bond.

Ashlea Hawkins, 34, of 1048 High Shoals Road, Mooresboro, NC, charged

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

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Last day to visit train is Saturday The last day to see the ‘Toys, Trains and Games” exhibit at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum is Saturday, Jan. 6.

More than 2,000 visitors from across the region visited the exhibit during 2017.

Highlight of the display is a model train with two running trains and interactive features such as a mailbag exchange, Ferris wheel, a cow on the tracks and hot air balloons. The display also showcases a vintage Star Wars Toy collection on loan from Brent Pasco, a large collection of antique tin toys on loan from Bobby Horne and his grandson, J.J. Culp, a handmade dollhouse created

by Margaret Ledford portraying a Victorian home, Mary “Pucky” Lewis Nantz’s collection of Southern Railway

VISITORS LOVE THE TRAIN - Visitors of all ages love the train at Kings Mountain Historical Museum Above, young visitors learn about the train from Allen Kirby. The exhibit will be open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will end on Jan. 6.

Ephemera and antique toy vehicles on loan from Lorry Hamrick Sr., among other items.

A photo album from this year’s display can be found on the Museum Facebook page at: https://

www.facebook.com/pgKMHistoricalMuseum/ photos/?tab=album&album_ id=1803737106311520

MORE PARKING AT TRAIL - Gateway Trail will soon have more parking for the hundreds of visitors that come to the facility each day. The Trail has partnered with the City of Kings Mountain and city crews will begin clearing the area across from the Trail to handle overflow parking.

Photo by SHIRLEY BRUTKO

FIRST DAY HIKE - It was cold January 1 but the First Day hike sponsored

by Crowders Mountain State Park was the annual fun two-state hike from Boulders Access in the Love Valley community near Kings Mountain to Crowders Mountain State Park and to the camping area in Kings Mountain State Park, SC. Friends of Crowders Mountain, Inc. will meet January 9 at 6 p.m. at the Sparrow Springs Visitor Center, 522

Park Office Lane, Kings Mountain, to elect new officers and hear Park updates. First trail work of the year will be on Jan. 13 from 8-11:30 a.m.

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OPINION

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

TODAY’S QUOTE:

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy New Year 2018 - Look In The Mirror My nephew Jeff, a former Production Manager of The Herald, Lib Stewart Managing Editor has told me more than one time “don’t sweat the small stuff.”

That’s good advice as we end Old Year 2017.

The end of the year is always a time for reflection and anticipation and resolutions will abound to do better in all areas in 2018.

But the end of the year is also a time to thank those people who helped so many. The generosity of this community is amazing, always has been. This past

Christmas has seen many, many churches, individuals and groups opening their hearts and their pocketbooks to help the less fortunate. I don’t see how Santa Claus could have missed any child this year, thanks to the toys and bikes that lined the Training Room at the Kings Mountain Police Department.

Santa helpers rushed to get everything ready for Christmas Day and they did. The Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry, churches, and the Salvation Army were there as always to help the needy.

It’s often the simple things that make Christmas.

As the strains of Auld Lang Syne, that har-

binger 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 results of projects undertaken during old year 2017.

The Herald printed good news and bad news during 2017.

There were fatalities, including a fire in which a man died, and many good people in the community passed away. We will miss them.

Praying for world peace should be among our top priorities in the New Year.

Happy New Year to you and yours!

Are we really interested in character?

Can DemoSenate Democrats crats tar Preshad thought that a ident Donald Republican would Trump and have been appointed other Republicans to fill Franken’s seat, fortheir support would they have of U.S. Senate found a way to procandidate Roy tect him? Why? BeMoore? Will they cause the loss of his DG MARTIN pay a penalty for seat to a Republican endorsing a man would have been a who was credibly accused critical blow to Democratof improper, indefensible ic efforts to slow down the exploitation of young Trump’s agenda. women?

More than 30 years President Trump pulled ago I found myself in out the stops to support the middle of a simiMoore and urge Alabama lar debate. The recent voters to elect Moore, publication of a new book because, as he tweeted, about the political career “Democrats refusal to give of a former South Carolina even one vote for massive congressman reminded me Tax Cuts is why we need how I got involved.

Republican Roy Moore “Capitol Steps and Misto win in Alabama. We step--The Wild, Improbable need his vote on stopping Ride of Congressman John crime, illegal immigration, Jenrette,” written by former Border Wall, Military, Jenrette top aide John Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Clark, tells a remarkable Amendment and more. No story. In the mid-1970s to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Democrat Jenrette was a Puppet!” popular, progressive, ambiDemocrats hope to use tious politician, whose earthe support Trump and the ly success and potential for other Republicans gave for national prominence could Moore to undercut them have been a model for the in future elections. “ReSouth Carolina Congresspublicans,” they will say, man Frank Underwood “support the election of character, played by Kevin child molesters and sexual Spacey in Netflix’s “House harassers if they need their of Cards.” votes in Congress.”

In a review of the new Senate Democrats book in The State newsbolstered this righteous paper, John Monk writes position when they forced that it “brings to life a the resignation of Minnecongressman whose sexual sota Senator Al Franken exploits were the stuff of after several women comlegend and whose drinking plained about his inapproand money issues made priate conduct. him easy prey to the FBI But Republicans can and its hidden cameras. fairly ask if the Demo“Jenrette’s sexual excrats would have acted so ploits--including his sleepdecisively against Franken ing with another woman if the state’s governor had on his wedding night--are been a Republican. If described in depth, as are

his struggles with alcohol, his questionable beachfront land dealings and the FBI. Clark’s detailed account of how Jenrette fell victim to an aggressive FBI sting called Abscam leaves no doubt that he believes heavy drinking and huge debts made the congressman vulnerable to an entrapment that was both predatory and unfair--but also legal.”

My connection to the Jenrette matter arose in 1984 when I was running for Congress, as described in a 1988 book, “Honest Graft: Big Money and the American Political Process,” by Brooks Jackson. In a chapter titled “We’re Not Really Interested in Character,” my naïve conversation with a representative of a liberal political action committee in Washington began when he told me “the kind of candidates they liked included former Congressman John Jenrette.”

Quoting me, the book continues with the question I asked. “How could you support him so enthusiastically, given his character and the things that everybody knew about him?”

And he said, “we’re not really interested in character; we’re interested in votes.”

Even today, I am not sure which one of us was right.

If a bad person’s vote were necessary for the success of a good cause in Congress, what would you do?

Character or the vote?

How did 2017 go for you? Was it a good year or a not so good year? Regardless Glenn Mollette of what Guest Editorial happened you can’t change 2017.

The year is behind us and 2018 is ahead of us.

What can you do to make 2018 a great year?

Make a list of what you want to accomplish in the year ahead. Don’t make it so long that it’s overwhelming. Most people’s list can go on and on and then it becomes a daunting task.

Here are some ideas for you.

Focus on your health.

You can do almost anything if you have your health. Go to your doctor for a physical. Have blood work done. Find our what your numbers are then adjust accordingly. If your cholesterol is high or your sugar level is high you will need to exercise a little more and eat a better diet with more fruit and vegetables and less red meat.

Eating less sugar will probably be a good thing for you in 2018 as most Americans eat too much sugar. I had my blood work done about four days after Thanksgiving.

Everything came back good except my sugar level was 106, which is a little high. It needs to in the nineties. However, I ate at least four pieces of pie over the Thanksgiving holiday. When you go to have your blood work done don’t go right after a blowout-eating holiday.

Remember if you

have your health you feel like doing something.

You can work hard, sell pencils, work retail, work your garden, mow your grass and enjoy life. A lot of sick people have money but they can’t enjoy their money because they threw away their health. Things still happen. Our bodies are flesh and blood and you can lose your health even being a fitness nut.

However, your chances are better if you at least try. Keep walking, keep moving your body, be active.

My father was actually very unhealthy in his eating habits. He was overweight and ate any and everything. He wasn’t big on desserts but was big on anything fried, red meat and lots of squirrels and rabbits.

He was a hunter. He made it to 85 and one of the reasons I believe he did was become he kept moving. He was out in the hills about three days before he died and shot a rabbit from his truck to eat for dinner.

Find ways to keep moving and things to keep your interest. Winter months are tougher for most Americans so be creative in your efforts to keep body and mind active.

Make and Save Money. You can’t take money with you but you can enjoy it here and then leave some for your family. America’s economy is coming back.

There are more jobs now than we have seen in awhile. Some corporations who moved their work to other countries will bring some of their jobs back to America.

Any jobs they bring back will be more than we have had the last sixteen

or so years. There is work to be done in America.

You might have to drive or move to another town but there is money to be made if you are willing to work. Even if you have to work two jobs you can earn a paycheck in America. Every time you get a paycheck put some money aside in your bank. Eventually buy some stock in a mutual fund or preferably an index fund. Unless you have a crisis in your life leave your saved money alone and keep adding to it. Eventually you will have enough for hard times and good times.

Even if you can only save $20 a paycheck this is better than nothing and even a small amount will add up.

Pursue one or two interests in 2018. Fourteen months ago I started taking violin or I should say fiddle lessons. I enjoy it. It’s something to do. I write these columns. It’s something to do. I like to travel. It’s something to do. I hope to write a book in 2018.

It’s something to do. I try to do only what I enjoy but that’s not easy because not everything is enjoyable. There are some parts of life that are tedious, trying and just a pain. This is why you need to pursue a personal interest or two.

Do something you want to do.

Of course there is always more. You have a closet or a garage you need to clean out. You have chores and more chores to get done and most everybody does.

Find time for God in 2018. Most Americans believe in God but spend very little time in spiritual pursuits. When all See MIRROR, Page 7A

Looking back Looking back from the Thursday, Jan. 4, 1990 edition of The Kings Mountain Herald No rate increases for city services are predicted by Kings Mountain city officials for new year 1990. That’s good news from City Manager George Wood, who said Kings Mountain will let bids on $ 3.7M in sewer improvements in about two months and in subsequent months of new year 1990 for the $3.6 M water improvement project and $1.8M electric system improvements will take shape.

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to Emmett Moss’ success story. The 52-year-old city employee was painfully injured when a car slammed into a barricade where he was fixing a broken water line Aug. 12 between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. at the corner of Mountain and Juniper Streets. His co-workers tease that Emmett’s 220-pound frame may have saved his life.

Kings Mountain United Fund volunteers celebrated the conclusion of their largest fundraiser – gifts totaling $126,235.75 for 16 agencies and four Venture grants Tuesday night. Ruby Alexander

was drive chairman for the record collection.

Mrs. Alexander is the incoming United Fund president succeeding Bob McRae. Sports Highlights of the Decade was featured with a full page of pictures in The Herald.

Kevin Mack was honored as Athlete of the Decade; Phil Weathers as Coach of the Decade; Jimmy Littlejohn as Youth Coach of the Decade; and Fan of the Decade was Carl Champion.

Bobby G. Maner was installed as new president of the Kings Mountain Board of Realtors at the recent Christmas banquet of the group,

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■ MEDITATION

New Years Resolution Delusion Happy N e w Year! As we are now three days into 2 0 1 8 , how are your New DR. JONATHAN Year’s M. BUNDON r e s o - Worship Pastor l u t i o n s First Baptist Church holding up? Right now, people pack out gyms and exercise facilities determined to work off Christmas goodies or keep their New Year’s resolution.

By mid-February, however, most

people will have given up. Why? They had the best intentions, but they may have set too high a goal or did not have a plan of action.

Do you have attainable goals this year? If so, do you have a plan to achieve your goals in 2018?

Throughout January, we will explore ways in which you and I can be more successful in achieving our resolution goals in 2018. It is important to note; change will not occur without change. What I mean is this: goals will not accomplish themselves. Personally, I must create a plan of action to achieve the goals I set for myself. Hence, I

have relational goals, intellectual goals, and spiritual goals all of which require a plan. In setting goals, one must be practical. For instance, say you set a goal to run a marathon but have never attempted to run in your life. It would be ill-advised to sign up for a race next week. The goal of running a marathon takes a plan and time to accomplish.

Moreover, it is important to note most of my goals for 2018 involve accountability with someone. An accountability partner can be a great asset and encourager, and you can also reciprocate. Personally, I have co-laborers and encouragers in

my life. Whether it is my exercise group, my spiritual accountability partner, or my wife, each enriches my life and encourage me. The Apostle Paul had Silas as an encourager and co-laborer in Christ. With all this in mind, let us consider Paul’s lifetime “resolution” in Philippians. Paul writes: “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection of the dead.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been

made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:10-14).

As we celebrate Jesus coming to earth to save us, let Christ’s love compel us to know him more and more. Let Christ’s love motivate and strengthen us to accomplish the goals He sets before us.

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Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351

Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road

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

Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997 Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206 First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651

David Baptist 2300 David Baptist Church Rd. • Kings Mountain, NC KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member 230 Oak Grove Rd. 704-750-0171 Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church 830 E. King St. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917

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East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215

Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247

Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773

Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471

Cornerstone Independent Baptist 107 Range Road 704-737-0477

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Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697

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

Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015

David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555

El Bethel United Methodist Church 122 El-bethel Road 704-739-9174

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

■ LIFESTYLES

Kings Mountain Gateway Trail 2017 accomplishments

By SHIRLEY BRUTKO A new member was added to our committee along with several new volunteers.

The Astronomy event was a big success in February gazing at the stars on top of the Plateau with large telescopes!

The 8th Annual Trail 5K/10Mile run was the largest yet held in March with over 225 runners. Handmade pottery leaves made by the committee were the trophies for the run!

The Trail Butterfly Garden sponsored by Duke Energy that was planted in the fall of 2016 has beautiful flowers and is now attracting butterflies & other pollinators.

The 2nd annual Earth Day event partnering with the City of Kings Mountain was held in May at the trail with a huge butterfly release and a tree planting.

The annual Trail Photo competition & exhibit was held at the Kings Mountain Art Center in May. The Story Book Walk sponsored by the library at the trail was a wonderful success during the summer months.

In June the City of Kings Mountain will begin assisting with upkeep of some of the trails.

Work has begun on locating easements for more trail from Galilee Church Road to the Crowders Mountain State Park.

The Eagle Scout project by Caleb Sears was ac-

complished by staining the structures at the trailhead and building new rails for the bridge.

The 2nd annual Ghost Tour was sold out in October, a project sponsored by the trail, the City & the Liberty Mountain Drama.

The annual trail appreciation dinner took place in November and hosted the speaker, the head of the Carolina Thread Trail. Gene White was honored for his support and participation at the trail.

Pottery leaf trophies were made by trail volunteers at

the Kings Mountain Art Center for the March 10, 2018 5K/10Mile run, the 9th annual trail fundraiser.

In December the City of Kings Mountain is partnering with the trail & announced that they would be clearing the overflow parking lot across from the trailhead in January 2018.

Surveillance cameras have been installed at the trailhead parking area at Gateway Trail.

Congratulations Gateway Trail Committee for all your hard work!

(Ed. Note – The recipes in today’s cooking columns come from a cookbook published by Central United Methodist Church.)

MARINATED VEGETABLES LOW FAT HEART HEALTHY Ruby Birmingham 1 head cauliflower, cut up 4 carrots, sliced in 2-inch strips 4 celery stalks, cut in 2-inch strips 2 green peppers, cut in 2-inch strips 3 yellow squash, sliced Fresh mushrooms, if desired 1 bunch broccoli, if desired, cut up In large Dutch oven, put ¼ cup water. Add vegetables.

Mix: ¾ cup vinegar ½ cup Canola or Olive Oil 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt ½ tsp. basil ¼ tsp. oregano Pour marinade over vegetables and heat to boiling. Simmer covered, mixing once in a while, for 5 to 8 minutes until vegetables are tender crisp. Refrigerate overnight.

This will keep well in

Read, Learn, Do and Move at the Library Welc o m e the New Y e a r with programs at the Library.

January SHARON STACK has funfilled events for all ages. Grab a book for those cozy cold days at home or resolve to learn or try something new.

Bring your own craft Wednesday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m. to the Community Room. Join our very own Jo Briggs in making her daily dreamcatchers. Let your imagination soar with this fun, vintage décor.

Free program for adults and teens.

Yoga at noon on Mondays in the Community Room.

Resolved to move this year?

Move with yoga at the library and improve your health. Reservation required.

Storytime Tuesdays (ages 3-5) and Thursdays (0-2) at 10:30 a.m. located in the Library Community Room. Join us for Storytime as we play, sing, read, write and talk as we get ready to read.

Play on Thursday (open to all ages) from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Carolina Room. Join us for a fun time of play, story and craft.

Book Club. A Company of Readers is open to the adult public and meets the last Tuesday of every month

at 5:30 p.m. in the Carolina Room. Read any book you like for the month and share your thoughts. We have both men and women in the group.

It is a great time of food and fellowship, so come be a part of this fun-loving group.

Computer Training Tuesdays from 10-1 p.m. and from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Learn how to create an email account, use Facebook, write using Microsoft Word, and so much more.

Classes are free but space is limited, so register today.

Career Lab Tuesdays 2-4 p.m. Get individualized help writing your resume, searching for a job, and learn about National Career Readiness testing. Drop in to get started.

Meditation 101 with Rhonda Thursday, Jan. 4, 4-5 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Learn how meditation can be fun through art, music, and movement. Adults only. Registration required.

Tracy Peterson and Kimberely Woodhouse book signing Wednesday, Jan. 2 3, 20-1 p.m. I n the Library Community Room. They will speak and sign their latest book, “Out of the Ashes.” Registration recommended.

Afternoon Adventures: Frosty Frozen Science Thursday, Jan. 25, 4-5 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

Enchantments of frost and ice will amaze your senses. Will the touches of Jack Frost influence you? Children 6-12.

Registration required.

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Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day and will be closed Jan. 15 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ABOUT THE LIBRARY – The Mauney Memorial Library is our community’s place to connect, explore and grow. We empower lives and build our community by bringing people, information and lives together. The library, headquartered in Kings Mountain, serves the community throughout the area and is a year-round, integral provider of early literacy and lifelong learning resources and programming. The library also provides a full complement of computer and digital

HOT DOG CHILII Dot Jonas 1 lb. hamburger 2 Tbsp. chili powder 1 Tbsp. paprika 1 small can tomato paste 1 med. onion, chopped 1 Tbsp. salt 1 tsp. garlic salt 2 tomato paste cans water Add all ingredients together and cook on medium heat for ½ hour, stirring often, then low heat for 1 ½ hours to finish cooking. This freezes well.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE Pam Goforth 3 stewed chicken breasts (6 halves, boned) 2 pkg. frozen broccoli, cooked and drained 1 can creamy chicken mushroom soup ½ large carton sour cream ½ cup grated Cheddar cheese Place chicken in bottom of casserole. Place broccoli on top of chicken.

Mix remaining ingredients and place over broccoli.

Top with grated cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

MATAKO’S CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE Peggy Ramey 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs 2 sticks butter 1 cup water 4 Tbsp. cocoa ½ cup buttermilk Combine dry ingredients; set aside. Bring to boil the butter, water and cocoa. Add to dry ingredients buttermilk and eggs.

Mix well. Pour into a 13x9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

ICING 1 stick butter 6 Tbsp. milk 4 Tbsp. cocoa 1 box 4X sugar 1 tsp. vanilla ½ cup chopped nuts Bring milk, butter and cocoa to boil; add vinegar, sugar and nuts. Pour over cake while it’s hot. Let cool and cut into squares.

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LOOKING BACK From Page 1 most affordable places to live in North Carolina. Kings Mountain people were recipients of a number of awards and recognitions. Kings Mountain Little Theatre and Liberty Mountain are seeking volunteers for the 2017 summer production.

MARCH – Kings Mountain Police Department honored Chief Melvin Proctor on his 30th year in law enforcement in the city, 15 as Chief, and the longest serving Chief of Police.

The first homicide investigation of the year in Cleveland County was in Kings Mountain when Kelly Sarvis was arrested in the death of his father, Darren Sarvis. Industrial Commodities announced it is expanding and hiring seven new employees. City council gave the green light for the establishment and operation of Sidewalk Cafes in the municipal service district.

Thoroughbred Partners is moving forward with the renovation at 133 W. Mountain after receiving a rehabilitation grant from the state for $200,000 with plans to invest private funds and open a restaurant in the building, beside the former Griffin Drug, and a sidewalk café. Greg and Sherry Johnson, AFAB Promotions, received a $300,000 rehabilitation grant and plan to spend private funds to rehabilitate the old Roses building at 213 Battleground Ave. A total of a half million dollars was awarded for rehabilitation of these two downtown buildings. Ruth Beam, retired teacher, celebrated her 100th birthday. Gene White has logged 7,135 miles – average of 630 miles a year since 2006 – at the Gateway Trail and before its opening at the city’s walking track. A light dusting of snow turned trees and bushes into a pretty picture but the late winter wonderland didn’t stick around too long.

Sidney Roy Dixon is still cutting hair at the age of 95.

APRIL – During 77 years in Scouting Don Crawford has trained more than 50,000 Boy Scouts, Liberty Mountain Drama officials took battle history to the county schools and held a training session for teachers that specialize in teaching Social Studies and Language Arts at Joy Theatre, Kings Mountain’s Jett Edwards is traveling across the United States on wheels performing for wounded veterans at veteran’s facilities.

City council honored Tommy King, longtime Scouter, with a lifetime service award; The KM Elite Trailblazers now serve 300 youth with founders Maurice and Brandy Tate as leaders, Grills fired up for the KM Firehouse BBQ and KM Fire Department spent weeks preparing for the event which welcomed 49 teams to Kings Mountain; Noah King and his Dad Wayne King attended the White House Egg Roll and were among a group of 2,000 who gathered on the South Lawn of the White House in the nation’s capital in 80 degree weather. A pinwheel garden was planted at the corner lot at the KM Police Department by the KM Woman’s club to raise awareness of child abuse.

MAY - Plastic Products is now located in a building which more than triples the space the industry used in two previous locations in the area, KM’s longest serving police chief Melvin Proctor retired. Relay for Life was held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds and for the first time in recent history KM Relay for Life merged with the county event. The historic old First Union National Bank got a facelift by Stewart Realty Investments and Premier Body Armor is the new occupant.

Frank Stewart spent $250,000 on the renovation and received $7,000 in façade grants from the city. No increases were proposed in the city’s budget

by City Manager Marilyn Sellers. The Liberty Mountain cast started rehearsals. Dr. Frank Sincox made the address at the 2017 Memorial Day service; The charred single wide mobile home of James Partlow was almost completely destroyed by fire and Mr. Partlow died in the fire. The Circle K convenience store was robbed May 30 of an undetermined amount of cash.

No one was hurt.

JUNE – Graduates of the

Class of 2017 at KMHS received $3.1 million in scholarships and 303 students received diplomas June 14. Gretchen Boyles followed a pattern set by her parents and brother and earned the honor of being Valedictorian and Madison Weeks, no. 2 in the class, gave the salutatory address. Public hearing on the city’s $41.5 M city budget was held June 19.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Scism of Bennettsville, SC presented a check for $50,000 to Mauney Memorial Library in honor of his mother, Fern Hovis Scism.

The Revolutionary drama “Liberty Mountain” opened its four-weekend summer run and its fourth season in Kings Mountain. The Kings Mountain Historical Museum and Mauney Memorial Library shared a $49,605 grant to increase the holdings of the library and museum by building the technological capacity and supply the manpower to digitize local historical collections.

Over $9M in county projects were funded in the state budget including $100,000 to Kings Mountain’s Patriots Park for an amphitheater to host events and concerts downtown. Opening Night was full of surprises for a packed crowd attending the Revolutionary Drama Liberty Mountain.

JULY – Superior Court Judge Thomas Davis ruled for the city in the “first round” of a land dispute on Kings Mountain Boulevard that is at the center of a civil lawsuit. Orchard Trace wants to develop over 600 multi-family homes in a Towne Hall concept community. It could mean a $32 million-dollar investment in housing in Kings Mountain.

Brinkley Properties and others are suing the city and Orchard Trace over proposed development of 120 acres of land along Kings Mountain Boulevard and Margrace Road. It was a proud moment for new KMPD Chief Jerry Tessneer when his wife pinned the badge of Police Chief on his uniform.

City Council approved renewal of a five-year contract for City Manager Marilyn Sellers, the city’s longest serving city manager sworn in by former Mayor Rick Murphrey in 2006 The vote was 6-1 with Tommy Hawkins voting no. Candidate filing opened for the November election. In Kings Mountain three council seats are up for grabs and in the county school board race four seats are up for grabs with 13 candidates already throwing their hats in the ring. The school board was the race to watch because of a last-minute vote in the N.C. Legislature which made the race partisan instead of non-partisan and meant that a candidate’s political affiliation is disclosed on the ballot and requiring an unaffiliated candidate to obtain four percent of signatures on a petition that must have been filed by June 30, giving incumbent Kally Falls less than 24 hours to collect the required signature.

AUGUST – The five Democrats running for a seat on the county board of education face a Primary run-off Sept. 12.

Kings Mountain experienced a partial solar eclipse that obscured 98.6% of the sun, the first coast-to-coast eclipse in the US in 99 years. Citizens were rushing to Mauney Library to get special glasses and the US Post office was selling Sun Forever stamps. Mary Jackson Warren celebrated her 104th birthday and was honored by city council.. Kathy Falls, circulating a petition so that her name will be on the November ballot in the school board race, said the Cleveland County delegation to the General Assembly agreed to sponsor a local bill lowering the number of required signatures from 4% of registered voters to simply 500. The Town of Grover got the bad news that Dura Fibers is closing and 89 employees will be out of work.

Kings Mountain beauty Sophia Kellstrom was crowned Miss Gastonia. A local plant eyeing expansion and 170 jobs got a financial boost from the city of Kings Mountain and Cleveland County commissioners with incentive grants. Albemarle Corporation expansion will add 170 new jobs In Kings Mountain and a $20M investment. KM businessman Rick

The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Moore was named to the N. C. Travel & Tourism Board by Governor Roy Cooper. There is a little more pocket change for teachers as they received a 3.5% average raise from the county board of education. A big Beach Blast celebration heated up Patriots Park and had one of the largest crowds ever.

Retired KM District Schools Supt. Dr. Bob McRae was inducted in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. It was back to school for students in 29 schools in Cleveland County.

The KM Historical Museum received a $10,000 donation by David and Marie Brinkley to be used as the Museum stages the 14th annual Reverse Raffle and? Auction in September. property owners say they won round two in the continuing property dispute on Kings Mountain Boulevard. Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell whittled down three of nine allegations by the plaintiffs in the second round of the land dispute which David Brinkley, representing 15 property owners, say they won.

SEPTEMBER – The Historical Museum’s big night in September was a sell out crowd and Bob and Aimee Coleman won the $10,000 grand prize.

City Council by 6-1 vote (Mike Butler voting no) denied Brinkley Properties rezoning request of five properties back to the original zoning of Residential R-10 from Conditional District R-6. The properties are in the ETJ area of the city and in the proposed plan by Orchard Trace for development. The wait is not over yet. The fate of a casino is still undecided and that decision remains, as it has for four years, with the US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC. Kings Mountain people and school children w ere helping with relief efforts for the thousands impacted

by Hurricane Harvey. A seven-member crew of linemen led by Assistant City Manager Nick Hendricks saw first-hand the devastation by Hurricane Irma in Georgia and Florida.

They were dispatched by ElectriCities to Sarasota, Florida where a team of 10,000 linemen worked to restore power.

The five candidates for three council seats and six of nine school board candidates spoke out at a candidate forum at the Woman’s Club. Write-in candidate challenged incumbent Ward 3 councilman Tommy Hawkins.

OCTOBER – The International Grammy-nominated men’s group, Century men, gave a concert to packed crowds at two Sunday shows at First Baptist Church. Cambridge Oaks II Apartments plans to add a total of 80 new units plus a new leasing office building. Thoroughbred Partners wants to lease the former Senior Citizens Park on W. Mountain Street for outdoor seating for a future restaurant.

Monty Thornburg’s brotherin-law Ray Parker was in Las Vegas but not at the outdoor musical festival where 58 people were killed and over 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U. S. history. Businesses were decorating the town in black and gold for Mountaineer Days Heritage Festival Oct. 20-21. County Commissioner Jason Falls resigned to accept the position as interim county manager effective Oct. 9. Early voting started Oct. 19. Bess Hambright (Mrs. M. D.) Phifer celebrated her 100th birthday Oct.13. Her other two Hambright sisters lived to celebrate their 100th birthdays. A second write-in candidate, David Brown filed in Ward 3 to challenge incumbent councilman Tommy Hawkins.

A big KMHS Homecoming parade kicked off activities for Mountaineer Days which city officials pronounced a big success. A chase across state lines and three counties in which multiple shots were reportedly fired at officers ended with the suspect shot and killed on Cleveland Avenue by police in Kings Mountain. The Special Bureau of Investigations identified the man killed as 26-yearold Matthew Allen Whitley, of Jim Patterson Road.

NOVEMBER History was made at Kings Mountain Police Department with the swearing-in of the first woman in the city’s history to rise to the position of Captain and Assistant Police Chief Lisa

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Equipment from Thailand arrived at the NTE Energy plant off Dixon School Road and is the first of the large equipment components to be shipped here.

Proctor. She is the first female to be promoted through the ranks from March 30, 1992 to Lieutenant in 2016. Maliks International, Chambersburg, PA, is asking for satellite annexation by the city of Roadside Truck Plaza on Dixon School Road. Kings Mountain author Mark Hughes was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Political newcomer David Allen is the new face on Kings Mountain city council after a close vote (558-503) with incumbent Curtis Pressley. Councilmen Mike Butler and Tommy Hawkins were re-elected. Two new faces are also on the school board. The four members elected were incumbents Danny Blanton and Phillip Glover, Coleman Hunt and Dena Green. Two projects that are quite visible in Kings Mountain – Neisler Life Enrichment Center and Kings Mountain Rotary Club’s Back Pack food program – received $40,000 each from Gemma Powers Systems sponsored charity golf tournament. The new neighborhood park at Gantt Street and Park Drive was completed in time for Christmas by city workers for children of the area. Adria Focht, the KM Museum and Curator for five years, took a job with the Charlotte Museum of History and is succeeded by Sarah Lynch, who worked at the museum as an intern several years ago prior to receiving her degree.

DECEMBER – WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin was parade marshal for the Town of Grover’s Christmas parade.

The annual Kings Mountain Home for Christmas parade tied in with the celebration of Winter Wonderland and the Jingle Bell Rockin Run, all big success stories in early December. KM Police, Campers Inn RV and Murphey’s Toy Run played Santa Claus to needy children and toys and bicycles went to many children in the area plus the Murphey toy run also supported Masonic charities. Feed the Children Day was Dec. 12 and Cormetech (formerly STEAG) donated $15,000 to bring $75,000 worth of food plus the manpower to distribute food to 400 needy families. A huge truck brought the food to the city’s Cherokee St. Parking Lot and for most of the day families arrived in vehicles to pick up the food in a project coordinated by the city and the KM Crisis Center. The Christmas fantasy lights are different downtown on Railroad Avenue but getting good comments from those who see the spectacle and listen to the music. Free candy to kids was distributed at Patriots Park during the Winter Wonderland extravaganza but parade participants were not allowed to throw candy from their vehicles. Keyboards at Christmas was First Baptist Church’s Christmas gift to the community. Grand pianos were arranged in the sanctuary for two shows so that audiences could watch the pianists’ arms and fingers energetically making music. City councilmen Butler, Hawkins and Allen were sworn-in at Dec. 19 council meeting and Lynda Mattox, the retiring city clerk, swore in Karen Tucker, deputy clerk, as the new city clerk. Patrick Yarns, a 65-year-old industry leader in technical textiles with two facilities in Kings Mountain, is sold to Coats, the world’s leading industrial thread manufacturer with a very distinguished 250 plus year history in textiles. The plant is headquartered in England.

Gilbert Patrick will continue as President. The Christmas lights burned brightly for the last time in Midpines on Mar-

grace Road – but this time in memory of Grady Costner who worked for three decades in a veritable Santa’s workshop in the back of his home creating unique decorations from steel rods, a new piece every year. His wife, Katie, put up the lights while he worked year-round on the decorations.

Charles Costner said it was appropriate to put up a new decoration, ‘’in memory of Grady Costner.’’ While the dusting of snow did not accumulate on streets, there were a few slick spots on the 74 Bypass, Waco Road, and I-85 and police reported several accidents. The Merry Christmas Herald on Dec. 20 included a story about five-year-old baby Mira Frances Wilson, adopted daughter of Briana and Jake Wilson,

who students of Mrs. Wilson fell in love with before she was born and at her death lifted balloons into the air to honor the baby born on June 20. Helen Williams Bullock , 100, a former WAC in the US Army, was among veterans honored by the American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion Post 155. A unique snow village and the creativity of Pat Chapman was also featured as well as a story about how a Christmas wish was filled early for Emily and Emma Cloninger with some help from WBTV’s Molly Grantham and a man who tracked “Molly’s Kids” on Facebook and donated a jogging stroller for Emily to push Emma, who is fighting a congenital brain malformation.

REFLECTIONS From Page 1 Patriot’s Park, but to be honest shaded areas just didn’t exist. With the addition of the adjacent land, we have a wonderful wooded area for picnicking and relaxation.

With the installation of Liberty Falls, the water feature, swings, a walking track that encompasses the park and an amphitheater that will host some of the best outdoor events around. So, Patriot’s Park has now turned into a well-rounded park. For some reason it is a place you want to be.

As if those two projects weren’t enough, the park at Thornburg Drive put the icing on the cake. We were all very pleased the way the first two projects went, but little did we know the impact that this project would have on the neighborhoods kids. They had no areas to play except for the streets when they were introduced to a park with its own football field, basketball court, walking trail, bike track, swings, and pipe to slide down. The sense of accomplishment was different than Patriot’s Park. The city crews that worked on the project improved the lives of those kids.

The two biggest events that truly showed the generosity of our corporate citizens, that stands out in my mind this year, are the two fundraisers for Kings Mountain charities.

Steag now known as Cormetech joined forces with Feed the Children and KM Crisis Ministry to provide 400 families with food and essentials.

Distributing $75,000 worth of goods to help stamp out hunger in Kings Mountain. And Gemma Corporation sponsored a charity Golf Tournament that raised over $80,000 which was divided between two charities. The “Weekend Back Pack Food Program” which is a project to feed chronically hungry children in our local community. And the “Life Enrichment Center” which provides health care and day care services to adults over the age of 18 living with

physical and/or age-related challenges.

In 2017 we rededicated the TJ Ellison plant as the plant expanded from a treatment capacity of 8 million gallons to 12 million gallons per day. The plant had not had any major upgrades to it since 1977, some 40 years ago. So new state of the art purifying equipment has been installed that puts us into the 21st Century in water purification. The new 36” transmission line from Moss Lake became operational which is the most important project the city has embarked on in the last 25 years. This line makes the journey for 8 miles to the storage tanks at Public Works.

It replaces the old 24” line that in due time would have started to fail. It was made out of steel and concrete that is no longer manufactured today. So, repairing it became a major problem. Also, it did not directly supply the tanks at Public Works. It actually fought gravity to spider web through our system to fill the tanks. The new 36” line goes directly to the tanks. So, we have experienced a dramatic water flow increase that in some places increased the flow from 1,400 gallons per minute to 4,000 gallons per minute. That’s important if you are fighting fires. So not only did we gain security and peace of mind with a new transmission line we have improved performance of the whole water system.

There are so many more events and efforts that I could mention. And there is always a risk that I have missed something that is important. So, to help cover all the other great things that have happened in Kings Mountain this year, many thanks to everyone that had something to do with moving Kings Mountain forward. I feel so blessed to represent you because you are second to none! I cannot wait to see what 2018 has in store!

I predict that I will most likely will be writing the same article next year!

MIRROR From Page 4A your friends have walked away and even your family and other loved ones are no longer there for you there is a friend who sticks closer than all others.

There is only one person who can make 2018 a great year for you. Go look in the mirror and look this person over.

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Year-In-Review: Looking Back on 2017

HONORED FOR SERVICE – Jason Falls, second from left, was honored by the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners for his service as board chairman for three years by his fellow board members last Tuesday. From left, commissioner Johnny Hutchins, Falls, county board chairman Eddie Holbrook, who made the presentation of an engraved plaque, and county board vice-chairman Susan Allen.

Photo by KERRI MELTON

Tim Moore re-elected NC House Speaker.

AT INAUGURATION - Wayne King and his son, Noah, are shown in Washington, DC on Friday for the inauguration of Donald John Trump as president. The Capitol is in the background and the seated section where they sat is behind them.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY – Dessie Morrow Loftin and Major Loftin have been married 66 years and their love is still as strong as it was on their wedding day Dec. 22, 1950.

Ruth Beam celebrates 100th Birthday on March 18.

Sophia Kellstrom crowned Miss Gastonia 2018

BLANTON NAMED “CLUBWOMAN WITH A HEART” – Lois Gamble Blanton, right, receives award as “Clubwoman with A Heart” from the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club. Making the presentation is Club President Ann Bennett.

Paula Strange Santinelli is named Kings Mountain Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Chief of Police Melvin Proctor, who is retiring after 30 years with the Kings Mountain Police Department and the longest serving Chief for the past 15 years, is pictured with City Manager Marilyn Sellers at the front door of KMPD. Photo by LIB STEWART

THE FINISH LINE – Pictured are runners at the finish line of the 2017 Wounded Warrior’s Run Saturday at Patriot Jack’s at East King and Canterbury Road. Over 200 runners registered for the benefit for the family of the late Shelby police officer Tim Brackeen.

Photo by ELLEN DEVENNY Jason Falls accepts position as County Interim Manager.

OATH-TAKING- Kings Mountain Chief of Police Jerry Tessneer, left, administers the oath of office to Kings Mountain’s first woman Assistant Police Chief Lisa Proctor who was promoted through the ranks since she joined the KMPD 25 years ago on March 30, 1992.

Photo by LIB STEWART

LONGTIME BARBER- Sidney Roy Dixon, with his shears in hand, gives Rev. Gene Land, retired minister, a haircut at the Dixon barber shop ‘Mr. Sidney’ has operated for 40 years on Bethlehem Road. Dixon has been cutting hair professionally for over 70 years but got experience putting his shears to work as a teenager cutting hair of other teens in the community.

Dixon celebrated his 95th birthday this year.

Gary Smart Sr., the man with the camera at most all sports events at Kings Mountain High School and many events in the city, was surprised with the 2017 Community Spirit Award by the City of Kings Mountain/ The award was presented by Mayor Scott Neisler.

KMHS GRADUATES 303 STUDENTS – Pictured are some of the speakers at the 2017 KMHS commencement exercises at John Gamble Stadium. From left, Kaitlyn Moss, Richard Fernandez, Gretchen Boyles, Kaitlyn Venevongsoth, Julie Rikard, Danny Blanton, Kathy Falls, Shearra Miller, John Yarborough, Tyra Silaphet, Madison Green, Kassidy Hamrick, and Cooper Short. Standing in front of the stage are junior marshals David Friday and Alex Goff.

Photo by GARY SMART

MCRAE CHOSEN FOR NCHSAA HALL OF FAME – Kings Mountain’s Bob McRae, pictured with NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker, will be inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame April 14 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.

Lights burned for the last season in Midpines this December as a Christmas Memorial to Grady Costner by his son Charles Costner. Grady and his wife Katie are pictured in the early years decorating their home and properties for Christmas. The superb workmanship of Mr. Costner in the creation of what neighbors called a “mini McAdenville’’ drew crowds from near and far to Kings Mountain and the Midpines community. Their Christmas lights were a true gift to our community.

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KMTD Club pays off concession stand, making plans for stadium improvement Kings Mountain Touchdown Club last week made the final payment on the new concession stand/rest room project which was financed over a two-year period.

According to Touchdown Club president David Brinkley, the project cost was $335,000.

Now, the club is turning its sights on making plans for renovation of the home stands that will include a new press box, a smaller press box on the visitor’s side and improvements to the bleachers and handicapped seating area.

“We want to thank the community,” Brinkley said. “The people did an outstanding job with donations and support of our golf tournament in pledging and giving money to help

with improvements to the facilities at Kings Mountain High School.

“To date the Touchdown Club has provided $2.2 million in new facilities and improvements for all of our athletic programs.

That’s outstanding, and was possible because of the outstanding support of our community.”

Beginning in June, the club will begin work on a new trophy room in the Brinkley Field House, which will display championship trophies and other memorabilia from Kings Mountain High sports history.

“This will be something our community will be proud of,” Brinkley noted.

Club representatives recently met with Holland and Hamrick Associates

SPORTS THIS WEEK Wed., Jan. 3 4:15 – Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at Crest (non-conference).

Thurs., Jan 4 4:15 – Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at Shelby (non-conference).

4:30 – High school basketball, Forestview at Kings Mountain. JV boys, followed by varsity girls and varsity boys.

6 p.m. – High school swimming, Crest, Shelby and Burns at Kings Mountain.

Fri., Jan. 5 4:30 – High school basketball, Burns at Kings Mountain. JV boys, followed by varsity girls and varsity boys.

Tues., Jan. 9 4:15 – Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at East Lincoln.

BIG SOUTH 3A BASKETBALL STANDINGS (Through Friday, Dec. 29) Boys Ashbrook Kings Mountain North Gaston Stuart Cramer Hunter Huss Forestview Burns Crest

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to begin work on architectural plans for a new press box, which will be more spacious for the working press and announcers, spotters, etc. There will also be a smaller press box on the visitor’s side “so coaches won’t be co-mingling on our side.”

Brinkley said improvements will also be made to seating on the home side.

“The seats are a little outdated,” he noted. He said improvements will probably mean placing a new brick wall in front of the home stands which would match the new concession stand/rest room facility and make the stands more attractive to the eye.

An elevated seating section could possibly be added to the back of the stands to make up the slack

for the loss of a couple rows of seats down front.

Brinkley said the Touchdown Club this fall went to a new meeting format, getting together on the fourth Tuesday of the month from August through November.

Instead of the old format of viewing film and talking to coaches every week during the season, the club had a dinner meeting with the coaches sharing game highlights.

The meetings were kicked off with a meal provided by members of the community, including the Cookin’ Maniacs, Bobby Childers, Smokin’ Mountain Boys Barbecue, and Linwood Restaurant.

“We want to thank all of the people who provided meals and all the members (averaging over 35 a month)

that attended. We have a format now that everybody enjoys,” Brinkley said.

Brinkley said the Touchdown Club, which will begin its 12th year next season, not only is proud of the school’s athletic achievements, but also its academic standing in the county and state.

“Our GPA is one of the best in Cleveland County and in the state,” he noted.

“We’ve won the Wells Fargo Cup (which is given to the school that has the best overall sports success in every conference in the state) for the past three years. We’re very proud of all of our athletes for excelling on the field and in the classroom.”

Brinkley said the architectural plan for the press box and other stadium

improvements should be presented to the Board of Directors in May or June.

“We’ll then start a pledge program and hopefully break ground after the 2018 football season,” Brinkley said.

“We appreciate the support from our citizens and corporations for all the facilities they’ve provided for our students and the community,” he said. “They have really blessed this community.

“We also want to thank the superintendent of schools and the school board for supporting our projects, and thank the local administrators, school staff at Kings Mountain High School and volunteers for all they do to make our athletic programs and facilities the best.”

KM second in tourney, resumes Big South play Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers finished second to a powerful Collins Hill, GA team in last week’s Cleveland County Christmas Tournament at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium.

The Mountaineers were scheduled to resume Big South 3A Conference play last night at Gastonia Ashbrook. The Mountaineers and Green Wave went into the game as the only undefeated (3-0) teams in the conference.

Kings Mountain will return home Thursday night to face the Forestview Jaguars, and will host Burns on Friday before being off a week for exams.

The Mountaineers blew out Gaston Christian 91-31 and Burns 97-44 in the first two tournament games before falling to the Atlanta power 58-45 in the championship. Concord defeated Burns 89-56 for third place and Shelby defeated Crest 79-51 for fifth place.

Collins Hill was hot from the get-go, led by 6-8 Justin Lee who poured in 17 points to earn tournament MVP honors. Kings Mountain led only briefly in the first period, which ended 16-12 in the visitor’s favor. The Eagles led 31-22 at the half and 45-32 going into the fourth quarter.

Collins Hill (14-1) came into the title game with lop-sided wins over Shelby 68-41 on Wednesday and Concord 73-39 on Thursday.

Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers with 16 points. Freshman Kobe Paysour was KM’s only other double-digit scorer with 10.

The Mountaineers reached the title game on Thursday night with their big win over county rival Burns.

Delph scored 18 of his game-high 25 points in the first half as the Mountaineers built a 69-32 halftime lead, forcing a running clock in the second half for the second game in a row.

KM’s Kobe Paysour fires from the outside in Friday’s championship game with Collins Hill, Ga. Photos by Gary Smart

Kings Mountain’s Jerdon Pressley (35) battles hard on the inside against Collins Hill, Ga. In the championship game of the Cleveland County Christmas Tournament Friday at Parker Gym. The Mountaineers placed six players in double figures and cleared their bench for the second night in a row. Eli Paysour scored 14 points and Kobe Paysour, Rasheem Hughes, John Harmon Melton and Zeke Littlejohn scored 10 points each.

The Mountaineers closed out the opening round of the tourney on Wednesday with an easy win over Gaston Christian in a game that saw all of the KM players with game

action.

Delph led the Mountaineers with 20 points, Dontavius Hughes had 17, Eli Paysour 15 and Littlejohn 13.

Kings Mountain’s girls finished fifth in the girls Christmas tournament at Shelby High School. They lost their first round game to Berry Academy of Charlotte 58-48. Berry went on to win the championship.

Berry jumped out to an 18-5 first quarter lead and was never headed. The

score was 33-17 at the half and 40-28 going into the fourth quarter.

Kings Mountain bounced back behind a 21point effort from Hannah Clark to beat South Point 54-30 in the second round, and avenged an earlier Big South loss to Hunter Huss on Friday, 54-40.

Jada Roberts led the KM attack with 16 points, followed by Clark with 13 and Leeasia Rhodes. 10.

All three made the all-tournament team.

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Eli Paysour fires a pass inside for Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers in Thursday’s win over Burns in the Cleveland County Holiday Tournament at KMHS.

KM’s John Harmon Melton fires from the corner in Thursday’s win over Burns at the KMHS gym.

Dontavius Hughes breaks the Gastonia Christian defense for a layup in Wednesday’s holiday tournament at the KMHS gym.

Time to hit the slopes at NC winter sports resorts

Kings Mountain guard Nolan Raby breaks past a Gaston Christian defender in last week’s holiday tournament at the KMHS gym.

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KM’s Zeke Littlejohn puts up a short jumper over two Burns defenders in Thursday’s game at Parker Gym.

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and trails (seven beginner, eleven intermediate, three advanced), a tubing park and ice skating rink. Peak elevation: 5,300 feet. Vertical drop: 1,200 feet. Longest run: 1.5 miles. Lifts include four doubles and one triple. Sugar Mountain also offers a 700-foot, multilane tube run; ice skating; guided snowshoe tour; and public racing program.

Wolf Ridge Ski Resort Mars Hill At a glance: 72 acres of skiable terrain with 15 slopes and trails (four beginner, nine intermediate, two advanced), a terrain park and a tube run. Peak elevation: 4,700 feet. Vertical drop: 700 feet. Longest run: 3,700 feet. Lifts include one quad, one double and two surface lifts.

More Winter Play Hawksnest Snow Tubing and Zipline Course Seven Devils

Hawksnest Resort is a family-friendly winter area that’s home to the largest snow tubing park on the East Coast as well as the longest zip line tour in the nation. The tubing park is comprised of four areas and 30 lighted lanes ranging from 400 to 1,000 feet in length. The zip line course features 20 cables covering more than four miles and is open year-round.

Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing Park Jonas Ridge Take your tube to the top of the hill and hold on for an exhilarating ride down one of the six lanes.

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Cataloochee Ski Area Maggie Valley At a glance: 50 acres of skiable terrain with 18 slopes and trails (44% beginner, 39% intermediate and 17% advanced to expert) and one freestyle terrain park. Peak elevation: 5,400 feet. Vertical

drop: 740 feet. Longest run: 3,500 feet (Upper and Lower Snowbird). Lifts include a double, a triple and a quad. Area offers interscholastic and NASTAR recreational race programs. Nearby Tube World features a six-run tubing park and a Wee Bowl Snowplay Area. The Cataloochee Snow School includes an adaptive ski program for adults and children with disabilities.

Sapphire Valley Ski Area Sapphire At a glance: 8 acres of skiable terrain with two trails (one beginner, one intermediate) and a 500-foot tube park. Peak elevation: 3,780 feet. Vertical drop: 200 feet. Longest run: 1,600 feet. There’s a quad lift for the main run.

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NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 17 SP 357 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF TIFFANY A. KOPRUCH, Mortgagor,

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to C. ANDREW NEISLER, JR., Trustee; ELYSE B. JOHNSON, Substitute Trustee, BOOK 1753, PAGE 1579 Bank of the Ozarks, as successor by merger to First National Bank of Shelby, NC, Mortgagee.

Dated July 9, 2008, recorded in Book 1556, at Page 2226 Securing the original amount of $173,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tiffany A. Kopruch, described above, in the Cleveland County Public Registry; default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina on the 13th day of December, 2017, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Shelby, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 10th day of January, 2018, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING the full contents of Lot Number Two (2) on a plat entitled “Survey for Hall Builders, Inc.” as shown on record in Plat Book 30 at

page 97 of the Cleveland County Registry.

THIS PROPERTY HAS THE ADDRESS OF: 107 Roxford Road, Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086.

This sale is made subject to any excise or transfer taxes, all outstanding and unpaid Cleveland County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price.

Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon the termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This the 13th day of December, 2017. /s/ Elyse B. Johnson, Substitute Trustee 10130 Mallard Creek Rd., Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina 28262 (704) 944-3580 KMH3822 (12-27-17 & 1-03-18)

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Don’t Eat This if You’re Taking That Dear Savvy Senior, If the prescription label says “take with meals,” does it matter what you eat? I currently take eight different medications for various health problems and would like to know if there are any foods I need to avoid.

Over Medicated Dear Over, It depends on the medication. Many meds should be taken with food – any food – to increase their absorption and reduce the risk of side effects. But some foods and medications can interact, reducing the medications’ effectiveness or increasing the risk of harmful side effects.

To stay safe, you should always talk to your doctor or pharmacist to learn the ins and outs of your prescriptions, along with what foods and beverages to avoid while you’re on it. In the meantime, here are some foods you should stay away from for some commonly prescribed drugs.

Cholesterol Medications: If you take a certain statin drug to control high cholesterol like Liptor, Zocor, Altoprev, Mevacor, or generics atorvastatin, sim-

vastatin or lovastatin, you should avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice. Grapefruit can raise the level of the drug in your bloodstream and increase the risk of side effects, especially leg pain.

Blood Pressure Medicine: If you take an ACE inhibitor drug like Capoten, Vasotec, Monopril, Zestril and others to lower your blood pressure, you should limit food that contain potassium like bananas, oranges, tomatoes, spinach and other leafy greens, sweet potatoes, and salt substitutes that contain potassium.

ACE inhibitors raise the body’s potassium levels. Eating too many potassium rich-foods while taking an ACE inhibitor can cause an irregular heartbeat and heart palpitations.

Blood Thinning Medications: If you are taking Coumadin, Jantoven, or the generic warfarin, you should limit kale and other greens, including broccoli, cabbage, spinach, and brussels sprouts that contain vitamin K. These foods can block the effects of these blood-thinning medications putting you at risk for developing blood clots. You also need to watch out for garlic, ginger, vitamin E and fish oil supplements because they can increase these medications

blood-thinning abilities putting you at risk for excessive bleeding.

Antidepressants: If you take a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressant like Marplan, Nardil, Emsam, Parnate, or generic isocarboxazid, phenelzine, selegiline or tranylcypromine, avoid aged cheeses, chocolate, cured meats and alcoholic drinks. These contain tyramine, which can raise blood pressure. Normally, the body controls tyramine levels with an enzyme called monoamine oxidase, but the MAOI antidepressant block that enzyme.

Thyroid Medications: If you take a medication for hypothyroidism like Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid or generic levothyroxine, you should avoid eating tofu and walnuts, and drinking soymilk.

All these can prevent your body from absorbing this medicine.

Anti-Anxiety Medications: If you take medication for anxiety like Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, or generic alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam or lorazepam, you should avoid alcohol. These medications act as sedatives, binding with the brain’s natural tranquilizers to calm you down. But when you mix these

drugs with alcohol, the side effects intensify, and can cause you to feel lightheaded, sleepy and forgetful.

Antibiotics: If you’re taking an antibiotic like Sumycin, Dynacin, Monodox, or generic tetracycline, doxycycline or minocycline, you should avoid dairy – milk, yogurt, and cheese, and calcium supplements and fortified foods – for a couple hours before and after taking the medicine. Calcium in dairy products binds to the antibiotic and prevents your body from absorbing it, making it ineffective.

To find more dietary guidance on the drugs you take, see reliable health sites like MedlinePlus.gov or MayoClinic. org, or consider the excellent new AARP book “Don’t Eat This If You’re Taking That: The Hidden Risks of Mixing Food and Medicine” available at Amazon.com and BN.com for $13.

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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