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City Councilmen swearing-in Tuesday KMPD TOY ROOM - The Kings Mountain Police Department Training Room is nearly full of Christmas bikes and toys for needy children and on Wednesday police will shop for new clothing for some families thanks to the donations from citizens. From left, Lt. Chris Moore, Cpl. Greg McKinney, Cpl. Paul Alexander, Administrative Assistant Landon Hulsey, Jon Bradley, sales manager, and Dan Flanagan, sales associate, both of Campers Inn RV which donated bikes, Cpl. Lance Hamrick and Assistant Police Chief Capt. Lisa Proctor.
Christmas for kids at KMPD Toy Room It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Kings Mountain Police Department Training Room. Thanks to Campers Inn RV who conducted a successful bike ride last weekend in spite of the first winter snow fall in the area. Some areas of the county received more than a dusting of the white stuff. The Waco area received 4-5 inches of snow, according to police, but both police and Campers Inn pronounced the joint weekend event successful. Murphey’s Toy Run, an-
other successful toy drive led by John Murphey, donated toys to KMPD as well as for Masonic charities. “We are most appreciative of Campers Inn RV and Murpheys Toy Run for helping us pack this room to help needy children,’’ said Cpl. Paul Alexander. In addition to bikes, there are dolls, games, footballs and basketballs, and every kind of toy that will delight a child on Christmas morning. In addition, those receiving bikes will also get a helmet presented by the police de-
partment through a recent grant. Today police will “shop with a Cop” for new clothing for needy children thanks to donations by Kings Mountain area citizens. Police play Santa every year as do Campers Inn RV and Murphey’s Toy Run. A total of 85 needy children are on Santa’s list but Alexander says there will be more. He expects Santa’s list will grow to more than 100 next week as police begin the distribution of the toys.
The three newly-elected city councilmen will take their oaths of office Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. at city council’s December meeting at city hall. Mike Butler, Ward 2, and Tommy Hawkins, Ward 3, will take their oaths from Speaker of the House Tim Moore of Kings Mountain and Raleigh. David Allen, At Large Councilman, will take the oath of office from J. R. Rowell, Union County Clerk of Court. All three councilmen were elected for four-year terms. Butler and Hawkins are incumbents. Allen is the new face on the seven-member council which also includes Howard Shipp, Ward 1; Rodney Gordon, Ward 4, Jay Rhodes, Ward 5; and
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Keith Miller, At large. The council, in reorganizing for the new term, will also appoint the city attorney and elect a mayor pro tem. Lynda Mattox, the retiring city clerk, will swear in the new city clerk, Karen Tucker. The Council’s major business of the meeting will be considering an annexation request by Maliks International, Chambersburg,
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PA for voluntary contiguous annexation of Roadside Truck Plaza, Inc., 400 Dixon School Road. President Laeego Khan of Maliks says he plans to renovate the Truck Plaza to include a Sunoco gas station with new pumps, restaurant and upscale RV park and hire seven or eight new employees. Refreshments will be served after the swearing-in ceremonies.
Business to continue
Patrick Yarns sold to Coats Patrick Yarns, a 65-yearold industry leader in technical textiles with two facilities here in Kings Mountain is proud to announce they have come to an agreement to be acquired by Coats. “This is tremendously exciting news for the future of Patrick Yarns” says Gilbert Patrick, President of Patrick Yarns. Coats is the world’s
leading industrial thread manufacturer with a very distinguished 250 plus year history in textiles. It is headquartered in England boosting over 1.5 billion in annual sales and listed as one of the top 250 companies on the London Stock Market. Their current business operates across six continents, with 65 manufacturing sites and
a sales presence in over 100 countries. Rajiv Sharma, Coats Group Chief Executive, said “Patrick Yarn Mills is an exciting acquisition that supports a key aspect of our growth strategy: to identify innovative capabilities that build scale in high technology sectors. It is a dynamic, See PATRICK, Page 7A
SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS - Santa and Mrs. Claus delighted over 100 children at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum Saturday. Mrs. Claus read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and children sat on Santa’s lap to give him their wish list. Another favorite thing to do for the kids was watching the Christmas train.
Bethlehem Village is the place to be Experience Christmas in a new and exciting way at Bethlehem Village on Stony Point Road this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and Dec. 16 from 6-9 p.m. and also on Friday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec.23 from 6-9 p.m. Rather than a traditional live Nativity, the members of David Baptist Church have built an entire village
or at least the market place of ancient Bethlehem. They cleared out a large section of land near the church and visitors who stroll through the village can visit the Inn and crib, the baker’s tent, a potter’s workshop and carpenter’s workplace. Visitors can speak with a scribe at his own workplace and kids can learn to write some Hebrew. While
touring the Village visitors can talk with an artist and get their portraits done. Outside the city walls, there will be a bonfire with seating to enjoy marshmallows, popcorn and hot chocolate. Bethlehem Village is the place to be, according to Youth Pastor Robert Craig who says everyone is welcome.
Some snow accidents on bridges, roads While snow did not accumulate on streets, police reported several accidents occurring on slick roads and bridges.
Police also reported accidents on Waco Road, the US 74 Bypass and I-85. Snow began to fall in Kings Mountain about 2 p.m. Friday and holiday events were called off including the opening of the new city park at Gantt Street and Park Drive scheduled for Saturday
morning. The event will be rescheduled. The snow in big bursts started falling again Saturday morning and ended about noon in Kings Mountain. Neighboring Oak Grove, Shelby, Cherryville and Waco got much more than a dusting.
Grady and Katie Costner 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. File Photo
Christmas in Midpines Memorial to Costner The Christmas lights are burning brightly this holiday season in Midpines for the last time. As a memorial to his father, Grady Costner, Charles Costner has turned the switch on thousands of lights and decoration to the delight of children and adults who marvel at the decorations made by the late Grady Costner. Visiting this Christmas showplace has become
a holiday tradition in Kings Mountain for more than 20 years. Grady retired from his floor covering business and went to work almost full time in a veritable Santa’s workshop in the back of his house in Midpines creating unique Christmas decorations from ¼ inch to 3/8-inch steel rods, creating a new piece every year. He worked on decorations year-round
and his wife, the late Katie Costner, put up the lights. The Costner front yard and back yard and land across the road from the house is a winter wonderland complete with all the trimmings of Christmas and the nostalgic characters, animals, a merry go round, giraffes, dolphins, trees, etc. Charles Costner has added one new piece this See COSTNER, Page 7A
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KINGS MOUNTAIN - Donald Sellers, Sr., 80, of Kings Mountain, went home to be with his Lord on December 7, 2017, surrounded by his family at his home he took his last breath and entered the gates of heaven. Don was born in Kings Mountain, NC to the late George William Sellers, Sr and Alma Bell Sellers. He married Freda “Fritzy” LaRue Sellers on April 2, 1960 and spent his forever with his “Forever Love” Don and Fritzy have four surviving children; Donald Marjerison and wife Amy of Denver CO., Sherri Sellers Fort and husband Hilton of Louisville, KY, Don Sellers, Jr. and wife Sherry of Grover, NC and Leslie Sellers Ramsey and husband Doug of Blacksburg, SC Don retired from the textile industry by holding multiple managerial positions. He was a charter member of Bethlehem Fire Department, a member of the Kings Mountain Police Department and served our country in the United States Air Force and a faithful member of Anew Beginning Baptist Church. Don loved travelling, reading and watching Western Movies but more than anything he loved his wife of 57 years and his family Surviving besides his wife and children are his brothers and sister: Doris Cloninger and husband Ken; Bill Sellers and wife, Brenda; and Junior Sellers and wife, Karen; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren; Donnie and Audrey Marjerison, Denver, CO, Tara Fort Long and husband Chris Nicholasville, KY, Nathan Fort, Prospect, KY, Chelsea Fort Halasek and husband Trent, Shelbyville, KY, Chad Hayes and wife Crystal, Gastonia, NC, Chasity Hayes Hamrick and husband Kevin, Shelby, NC Tray Sellers, Grover, NC Kristen Sellers, Grover, NC, Kylee Ramsey Millwood and husband Stephen, Blacksburg, SC Shanna Ramsey, Blacksburg, SC, Tori Ramsey Gaut and husband, Josh, Blacksburg, SC. Great Grandchildren; Avery, Teagan, Lexie, Morgan, Hailey, Seth, Hayden, Braeley, Camden, Carleigh, Emalee and Baby Tinley. Funeral Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain, NC. The family received friends from 6– 8 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to Anew Beginning Baptist Church building fund, PO Box 1132, Grover, NC 28073. Interment was in Grover Cemetery in Grover. A guest register may be viewed at www.harrisfunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremations, Kings Mountain, NC is serving the Sellers Family.
Retired bank clerk KING MOUNTAIN Frances George Sarvis, 87, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 11, 2017 at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain, NC. Born in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva George. She was also preceded in death by a son, Darren Reid Sarvis; three brothers, Rev. Kenneth George, Harold Dean George, John George Jr. and two sisters, Pansy Cunningham and Melba Wyers. Frances was retired from the banking and insurance industry as a clerk. She was a faithful member of First Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain, NC. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Surviving are her former husband: Ralph Gary Sarvis, two sons, Dana Wayne Sarvis and wife Chris, Cathedral City, CA and Adrian Dean Sarvis and wife Carrie, Garner, NC. two Brothers: Richard George, Virginia Beach, VA and Curtis George, Statesville, NC; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren The funeral service will be conducted Sunday, December 17, 2017, 3 p.m., First Wesleyan Church, Kings Mountain, NC with Rev. Don Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. at First Wesleyan Church prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
William (Bill) Short US Army veteran
KINGS MOUNTAIN – William (Bill) Oscar Short, 65, passed away at Kings Mountain Hospital December 9, 2017. Born in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late JD Short and Doris Camp Short and was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law Bruce Caldwallader. Bill served in the US Army and the US National Guard. He worked most of his life as a carpen-
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KINGS MOUNTAIN Warren Clifton Deese, 75 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 5, 2017 at Kings Mountain Hospice in Kings Mountain, NC. Born in York County, SC, he was son of the late Bernice and Bertha (James) Deese and was preceded in death by his brother Chuck Deese, twin brother Wayne Deese and sister Jodie Griffin. Warren was an avid fisherman, a member of the National Guard and retired from Lithium Inc. He attended Central United Methodist Church in Kings Mountain. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Rippy Deese; son, Mark Steven Deese and wife, Lauri, of Kings Mountain; brother-in-law Michael Rippy and wife, Sherry, of Kings Mountain, several nieces and nephews and other loving family members. The funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at Harris Funeral Home. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain. A guest register is available at www. Harris Funerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, was in charge of arrangements.
Ray Sturgill USAF veteran
S HELBY: Ray Douglas Sturgill, 79, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at his home. A native of Russell County, Va., he was the son of the late Loyd and Agnes Osborne Sturgill. Ray served in the US Air Force and Tennessee National Guard. He retired from Alstom Power, where he worked as a purchasing agent. He was a faithful member of Clearview Baptist Church since 1964, where he served as music director for 50 years, deacon, and church treasurer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 59 years, Paralee Sturgill; brothers, Bobby and Jerry Sturgill; and granddaughter, Christina Evans. He is survived by his daughter, Deborah Evans; son, Ray E. Sturgill and wife Tina, all of Shelby; sisters, Maryann Sturgill, Judy Morris and husband Eddie, and Gaye Phillippi and husband Mark, all of Bristol, Tenn.; brother, Gary Sturgill and wife Emily of Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Daniel Sturgill and wife Emily, Elizabeth Ervin and husband Joe, and Ashely Thomas and husband Andy; and great-grandchildren, JJ Ervin, Gabby Ervin and Karlee Sturgill. The family received friends 12:30-2p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at Clearview Baptist Church Funeral services were held 2p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at Clearview Baptist Church, Grover, officiated by Rev. Barry Miles, Rev. Joe Ervin, and Rev. Billy Boone Burial was in Cleveland Memorial Park with military honors In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Clearview Baptist Church, PO Box 67, Earl, NC 28038. Online condolences: www. claybarnette.com Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby was in charge of arrangements.
Julia Agnes Leonard GROVER - Julia Agnes Leonard, 86 of Grover, NC, passed away on December 09, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC. Born in McDonough, IL, she was the daughter of the late Flaude and Leah Delilah (Unger) Martin. Memorial Services will be announced at a later date A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
Mike Yarbro KINGS MOUNTAIN – Mike Yarbro, 70, died Dec. 11, 2017 at home. He was Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9811 of Kings Mountain and Cherryville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harris Funeral Home.
INCIDENTS DEC. 2: Cash Pro Pawn, 101 S. Battleground Ave., reported that a customer obtained four bikes by false pretense and $40 in currency. DEC. 2: A resident of Shelby Road reported theft of a 2016 Honda with NC tag number EEE-8944. DEC. 4: A resident of Glenn Court reported a break-in to his vehicle and theft of a wallet containing currency and credit cards. DEC.5: A resident of Mill Creek Drive reported that someone was threatening over the telephone and sending threatening text messages. DEC. 6: A resident of County Line Road reported that someone altered a check for $12 with false endorsement. DEC. 7: A resident of Boyce Street reported a first-degree burglary. DEC. 7: A resident of Brooklee Drive reported theft riverhillmonuments.com
of a graphics card, solid state drive, ram drive and mother board from the residence. DEC. 9: A resident of W. Gold Street reported a break-in and theft of a $200 gas powered weed eater and $150 worth of hand tools in a black case. WRECKS DEC. 4: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Sonja Ross Mathis, 546 Patterson Road, Trailer 6, operating a 1996 Honda, rear-ended a 2015 Chevrolet operated by Shelly Dover Deaton, Grover. The accident happened on Phifer Road. DEC. 4: Officer Chris Tate said that Karri Lyn Stanley, 526 Katherine Ave., operating a 2005 Volvo, crossed over 161 North headed east to Woodside Drive as Donna Butler West, Bessemer City, operating a 2005 Chrysler, was traveling north on 161. The Volvo struck the Chrysler on the right rear corner causing damage to both vehicles. Property damage was estimated at $2300. DEC. 5: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Christopher Thomas Hatten, Raleigh, NC, operating a 2015 Ram. backed into a 1996 Chevrolet operated by Pruett Black III, 264 Bess Road. The accident happened on NC 161 when Hatten backed his vehicle in an attempt to change lane. Property damage was estimated at $1500. DEC. 5: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Jennifer Laye, 118 Brook Road, operating a 2002 Merz, as John Keith Creswell, 1514 N. Piedmont Ave., pulled out of the YMCA parking lot turning north on Highway 161. Laye was traveling north on Highway 161. Property damage was estimated at $4,000. DEC. 6: Officer HW Carpenter said that Kristie Harris Simril of Gastonia, operating a 2012 Chevrolet, was attempting to merge into the right lane of US Highway 74 Business and struck a 2007 Chrysler operated by Heath Shehan, 203 N. Sims Street. Property damage was estimated at $10,000. DEC. 6: Officer HW Carpenter said that Jo Nell Conner Gass, 201 Maner Road, operating a 2011 Nissan, turned the wheel too sharp attempting to make a left turn onto Margrace Road and struck a 2008 Toyota operated by Gregory Scott Bell, 323 Landry Lane, attempting to make a right turn onto Cloninger Street. Property damage was estimated at $22,000. DEC. 7: Officer HW Carpenter said that Matthew Phillip Burris, 40 Chesterfield Court, was backing from a private drive onto Monte Vista Drive and struck a parked 2012 Hyundai owned by Diane Mullinax Parker, 403 Hillside Drive. Property damage was estimated at $150 to the Parker vehicle. DEC. 7: Officer HW Carpenter cited Dillon Gregory Ledford, 26, of Gastonia, with no driver’s license and failure to reduce speed after the Ledford 2013 Nissan struck a 2004 Chevrolet operated by William Daniel Shirah, 1558 York Road. The accident happened at the traffic light at the intersection of See POLICE, Page 7A
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ARRESTS DEC 4: Joseph Edward Parise, 49, 6607 Lewis Road, order for arrest, transported to Gaston County Jail. DEC. 6: Matthew James Crawford, 23, 422 Belvedere Circle, resist, delay, obstruct, $2500 secured bond. DEC. 7: Amanda Dean Phillips, 37, 21 Bennett Dr., two counts misdemeanor larceny, criminal summons. DEC. 7: Timothy Lorene Lawing,7, 308 E. Ridge St., failure to appear, larceny of a motor vehicle, felony, $10,000 secured bond. DEC. 8: Marcus Danyell Garvin, 36, Bessemer City, felony possession Schedule II, controlled substance, crack cocaine, possession drug paraphernalia, no bond. DEC. 10: Michael Christopher Henshaw, 49, Gastonia, DWI, $2,000 unsecured bond. DEC. 10: Travis Earl Robinson, 32, 608 Bridges Dr., failure to appear, $2,000 secured bond CITATIONS NOV. 26: Karis Lataska Bess, 401 N. Tracy St., speeding, failure to carry driver’s license. DEC. 4: Johnnie Renee Parise, 52, 6607 Lewis Road, possession drug paraphernalia. DEC. 4: Sonya Ross Mathis, 49, 546 Patterson Road, Trailer 6, failure to increase speed to avoid a collision with another vehicle. DEC. 7: Kelia Willis Lay, 40, 301 Beatties Rod, revoked tag, no vehicle insurance. DEC. 7: A 16-year-old male was cited for no operator’s license and failure to decrease speed to avoid colliding with another vehicle. DEC. 8: Jamie Lee Mullinax, 39, 108 N. Sims St., driving with revoked license, resist, delay, obstruct officer. DEC. 8: Marcus Denyell Garvin, 36, Bessemer City, driving with revoked license, failure to decrease sped to avoid collision with another vehicle. DEC. 9: A 16-year-old male was cited for underage drinking. DEC. 9: Brandon Lee Gordon, 19, Clover, SC, underage drinking. DEC. 9: A 17-year-old male was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
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ter. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Surviving are his wife, Jeanne Allison Short of the home; son, Billy Short; daughter Donna Short Hamrick, both of Kings Mountain; stepchildren: Leanard Todd Turner, Wayne Turner of Shelby and Jonathan Turner of Kings Mountain; three brothers, Steve Franklin and wife, Linda, Randy Short and wife, Faye, and Dean Short and wife Talina, all of Kings Mountain; two sisters, Darlene Caldwallader, Kings Mountain, and Lori Biggers and husband, Jeff, Shelby; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Patterson Grove Baptist Church officiated by the Rev. Dr. Tim Hendrick. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. Interment will be in Patterson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
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FANTASY LIGHTS DOWNTOWN - The Fantasy Lights downtown take on a new look this year and Kings Mountain area citizens and visitors are enjoying the display and music from 5:30 -11 p.m. daily and Christmas week from 5:30-12 midnight. It’s an extravaganza of lights developed in 21st century technology with brilliant colors and graphics on the trees and windows of the Railroad Avenue buildings. Photo by MAYOR SCOTT NEISLER
BIKES AND TOYS – Christmas bikes and toys fill the Training Room at the Kings Mountain Police Department and will be delivered to happy children thanks to donations by the Campers RV bikers and John Murphey’s Toy Run plus contributions from the Kings Mountain community. Bike recipients will also get a helmet from police, a safety promotion which resulted in a grant.
Shoebox gifts total 24,400 Ride for Children Saturday The Kings Mountain community and surrounding area generously contributed to the collection of 24,400 shoeboxes during the national collection of Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, the international Christian relief and
evangelism headed by Rev. Franklin Graham. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 146 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.
The annual ride for boys and girls in the foster care system in Cleveland County will be coordinated by the Windjammers Motorcycle Club and will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cleveland Mall. The ride provides toys at Christmas and mon-
etary gifts for the Children’s Homes of Cleveland County for much needed items all year long such as class rings, pictures, etc. The parade route is down Marion Street through Shelby to Highway 74 and on to Aaron’s House in Lattimore.
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Rev. Joshua Morgan, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church, will deliver the message in the second of three Wednesdays of Advent services. Morgan will speak on the subject, “Hope.” First Church of the Nazarene will host today’s service at 12 noon which will be followed by light lunch. Next Wednesday’s and final Wednesday Advent service will be at First Presbyterian Church at noon with Rev. Ronald Hawkins, pastor of Grover Church of God, using the meditation topic, “Love.” A light lunch will be served. The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association is sponsoring the series of services and invites the public to attend.
The $3,707 check being given by Reid Sipe of Kings Mountain to Sgt. Les Ashby of The Salvation Army represents a year’s efforts at repairing clocks. Sipe’s annual donation comes in memory of his wife and grandson. Photo by Cassie Herndon Tarpley
His donations come like clockwork Cassie Herndon Tarpley Special to all media
Always a tinkerer, long-retired Reid Sipe of Kings Mountain knows how to fix most any kind of broken clock. He enjoys the intimate interaction with all those tiny, complicated parts and whiles away hour after hour in his backyard workshop. More than 10 years ago, he started channeling his skills into fixing a broken heart. He had just lost his 23-year-old grandson, Justin Sipe, to the ravages of cystic fibrosis, and healing came slowly. In his shop filled with ticking clocks, there seems to be a world of order and reason. So in memory of Justin, he decided to donate whatever customers paid him for their clockwork to The Salvation Army. Two years after losing his grandson, Sipe’s wife, Betty, succumbed to cancer and now his gifts serve a dual purpose. Many thousands of dollars later, he’s still donating and now serves on The Salvation Army’s advisory board.
Asked what the work and contributions do for him, Sipe said, “It gives me the satisfaction of helping people who are less fortunate than I have been all my life.” Why did he choose The Salvation Army to receive the money? “A lot of my family members had been officers in the Salvation Army,” he said. “I know that every dollar that goes to the Army is spent very wisely.” “Generosity like Sipe’s is why the Army can do what it does,” local commander Sgt. Les Ashby said, “helping people in our communities when they’re in crisis situations.” Money raised now is not just for Christmas needs, but will help serve needs for rent, utilities, prescriptions and more well into the coming year. WANT TO HELP? Send checks to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1764, Shelby, NC 28151 The Salvation Army is a United Way agency. HAVE A BROKEN CLOCK? Call Reid Sipe at 704734-5527
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School projects Are completed The Cleveland County School System has completed 88 projects at 24 schools totaling $1,166,078.18 with more improvements proposed at schools in new year 2018. The capital outlay project report was presented to the board of education at the November meeting. Locally, Kings Mountain High School had projects completed totaling $219,771.55. and included: purchasing four classroom modular units, football stadium paving and storm drains, pool entrance door replaced, fire alarm at the pool replaced, quad unit site preparation, and locker room door replaced. At KMHS the proposed projects are installation of an integrated fire alarm
system and replacement of seats in Barnes Auditorium. Other completed projects in Kings Mountain schools include: East Elementary, handheld commercial radios and gang charger, $1,395.00; North Elementary, gymnasium door replaced $8,490.00; Kings Mountain Middle walkway railings $4,000. Also at KM Middle sewer line replacement $37,400 and fire alarm replacement modules, $571.00. Proposed at West Elementary is the purchase of a four-classroom modular unit. The biggest project underway is the estimated $13.5 million North Shelby School being built at 309 James Love School Road in Shelby.
First Grade Students at North Elementary School are sponsoring a Can Food Drive during December for needy families in the community. If you would like to help the school is taking up non perishable and can food items until December 20.
Windjammers’ ride an annual tradition
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Starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, hundreds of motorcycles, Marine trucks and a variety of other vehicles will gather at Cleveland Mall in Shelby to prepare for a parade ride down Marion Street, through Shelby and along Highway 74. At 1 p.m., it will be “kickstands up” as the group begins their journey of transporting toys and money in a parade that will ultimately end in Lattimore at Aaron’s House, which is part of the Children’s Homes of Cleveland County (CHCC). The 29th Annual Windjammers Motorcycle Club’s Ride for the Children is a unique Christmas tradition that provides Christmas toys for boys and girls who are in the Cleveland County foster care system, along with a monetary gift that will go to the CHCC. This money will be used for items needed by CHCC residents all year long – school pictures, class rings, clothing and sporting activities. More than $500,000 in toys and monetary gifts has been donated in the past 28 years. “The Windjammers are a very generous and kind group of men and
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women who do wonderful things for the kids at CHCC all year long,” says Margie Christopher, CHCC executive director. “In our world, Santa Claus dresses in leather!” And Santa Claus does, indeed, participate in the ride each year, along with motorcyclists and others from surrounding areas, sometimes including drivers with antique cars and firetrucks. Everyone is welcome to join the parade or to be a spectator along the way. Windjammer member Barnard “Barn Yard” Hamrick urges those interested to join in the ride and to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the event. “It’s an experience that you will never be able to forget,” Hamrick says. “When you see those children’s faces – it will tear your heart out. It is such a good feeling!” Hamrick says the Windjammer Club is very grateful to the community for the support it has shown for the ride through the years. “We wouldn’t have been this successful without the support of the good people of this area,” he says. For more information about the ride, contact “Barn Yard” at 704-477-4959, or Christopher at 704-484-2558. For more information about the CHCC, visit www.chccinc.org or search for “Children’s Homes of Cleveland County” on Facebook.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
■ MEDITATION
It’s that time of the year
Gifts I would like for every Well it’s gift that I give to be as that time of valuable and as useful to year again the receiver as I can make when the it. My budget and my pergiving of ception of the usefulness gifts takes of the gift naturally come c e n t e r into play when I am purstage. I chasing the gift. It requires don’t supJAMES pose that is LOCHRIDGE, JR. me to really do some serious thinking and reflecting. a bad thing “What can I afford that because I am just like most of you the one receiving my gift reading this article; I like to can use?” And of course, I receive gifts. Gifts are most usually am considering just often an expression of love how much my relationship and appreciation for what with the recipient means to you mean to the giver. Of me. To be honest, I can burn course those trinkets and some serious “saw-dust” cards from the Dollar Tree wrestling with these quesmay not always say every- tions. thing that is intended. At And then, what do I do least, I hope not. with those “priceless” re-
lationships? How can I assign a value to those? I could never afford to give my wife a gift or gifts that would come anywhere close to reflecting her value to me. And of course, I have never denied her anything she said she needed throughout the year. If she needs or wants anything, anytime, and we can afford it (and she knows that better than me) then I want her to get it then and not wait till Christmas or a birthday or anniversary. And if it is something she actually needs to help her manage our home (a new vacumn cleaner, a mop or broom, or the like), I certainly don’t see the point of having it giftwrapped and sitting under a tree in the livingroom unused
for a month or more. So you see, there is a real quandry that I face at this time of year and I would imagine that many of you, especially the men, have the same problem. Well, let me know if you come up with an answer. I usually wind up getting my wife a few things that make sense to me, but receive a rather bland, but understanding (“What more can I expect from a man?”) response or another piece of jewelry. Sometimes I strike gold with purchasing a gift that she has made known for a while that she would like to have, but I would have given it to her long before. After all “what’s hers is hers and what’s mine is hers!
Page 5A So though I am glad she is happy, I don’t get a whole heap of joy for surprising her and seeing that surprise and that “ain’t he the best man ever” look in her eyes. But there’s one gift I have no reservations about and I am a recipient of that gift. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by gace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift from God.” Priceless still comes short of describing my abundant and eternal life; forgiveness of my sins, an eternity in heaven, blessings on earth as I apply God’s Word to my life, and so much more. WOW! I am grateful beyond words. And the Good News is that same gift is available to all who repent of their sins and put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. It’s yours for the asking. Selah! Think about it!
Cantata Sunday Dixon Presbyterian Church Choir will sing the Christmas cantata “Emmanuel” Sunday morning at the 11 a.m. worship service. Youth of the Church will present the Christmas program at 6 p.m. at the church fellowship building.
Advent Services There are two remaining Community Advent services to be held. Wednesday, Dec. 13, the host church will be First Church of the Nazarene and Rev. Joshua Morgan, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church, will be speaker on the subject, “Hope.’’ First Presbyterian Church will host the Wednesday, Dec. 20 service with Rev. Ron Hawkins, pastor of Grover Church of God, using the topic, Love.” Rev. Ron Caulder, President of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, invites the public. Dr. John Sloan, Jr., pastor of First Baptist hosted the first service on Dec. 6.
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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
Christian Freedom Baptist Church 260 Range 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
Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan
Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697
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
East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/ KM Hwy. 704-739-7367
Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697
Crowders Mountain Baptist 125 Mayberry Lane 704-739-0310
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
Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. – 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. – Phillipians 4:6-7
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
■ LIFESTYLES
Eoline Hord celebrates 95th birthday at family luncheon Family gathered at the home of Barbara and Corky Fulton of Kings Mountain on Saturday, December 2 for lunch celebrating the 95th birthday of Eoline Keeter Hord. Special guests were: Randolph Madison of Petersburg Virginia, Mrs. Hord's brother in law, his daughter Mary Madison Massey and daughter and son- in -law Kathryn and Ryan Carter of Alpharetta Georgia; Jane Scott Sherrer of York, SC a cousin; Norma and Bill Herndon of Kings Mountain, longtime neighbors of Mrs. Hord; and Betty R. Gamble of Kings Mountain. A buffet lunch was served and a large birthday cake was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Hord is blessed with 5 children, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
The family of Eoline Keeter ( Mrs.D. F.) Hord gather for a family picture during Mrs. Hord’s 95th birthday celebration Dec. 2.
(Ed. Note: The recipes in today’s cooking column come from “Creations from Home,’’ a cookbook published by the Cleveland Home Health Agency, Inc.)
Gray and Emery Railton and Will and Ruby Fulton enjoy their Greatgrandmommie’s birthday lunch.
Eoline (Mrs. D.F.) Hord with two of her 11 grandchildren Dee Hord and Alice Hord Railton.
HASH BROWN CASSEROL Judy Hall 1 (32 oz.) pkg. hash browns ¾ cup margarine 1 can cream of chicken soup ½ cup onion, chopped 1 cup grated cheese 8 oz. sour cream 2 cups cornflakes 1 stick margarine, melted Mix potatoes, ¾ cup margarine, soup, onion, cheese and sour cream. Set aside. Mix cornflakes and 1 stick melted butter. Pour hash brown mixture in 9x13 baking dish. Top with cornflake mixture. Bake 350 degrees for one hour. PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE Sheila Pack 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained 1 ½ cup grated cheese ½ cup sugar 3 T. flour 3 T. pineapple juice TOPPING 1 stack Ritz crackers, crushed 1 stick margarine melted Drain pineapple and save juice. Mix first 5 ingredients together; place in greased Pyrex dish. Mix topping ingredients and pour over pineapple mix-
ture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. CROCK POT HOSTESS HAM Ann Marsh Wash unopened Hostess Ham can thoroughly with dish detergent and water. Rinse well. Remove one end of can. Do not take ham out of can. Turn open end down in crock pot. Add Sun Drop until crock pot is half full. Put lid on pot and cook overnight. Very good. 20-MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE Edna Honeycutt 2 sticks margarine 1 cup water 3 T. cocoa 2 cups plain flour 2 cups sugar Dash salt 2 eggs ½ cup buttermilk plus 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. vanilla Melt margarine, add water and cocoa. Heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, and salt, which have been sifted together. Mix well. Add eggs and mixture of buttermilk and soda. Add vanilla. Pour into an 11x16 inch greased pan. Bake no longer than 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
COSTNER From Page 1A year. It says Memorial to Grady Costner. In the early years of the Christmas gift to the community Grady put up seven breakers and two meters to handle the electricity it took to run the glitter. His monthly electric bill some years ago
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was $1,000 and as he added decorations every year and built new pieces the costs to run the showplace grew. Donations from the public helped defray some of the costs and Santa helped out every evening by distributing candy canes to children. Neighbors said the Midpines showplace was a Mini McAdenville. “It’s a lot closer than driving to McAdenville,’’ said one visitor.
■ POLICE From Page 2A W. Gold Street and NC 216. Property damage was estimated at $10,000. DEC. 8: Officer K. L. Putnam said that Brittany Amelia Moose, Hamptonville, NC, operating a 2008 Honda, was traveling West on the US 74 Bypass and hit ice in the road, went off the roadway and hit a guard wire. Property damage was estimated at $3500 to the vehicle and $3000 to the guide wire. DEC. 8: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Mark Allan Van Buren of Shelby, operating a 2002 Ford, lost control of his vehicle on ice on the bridge on the ramp to I-85 from US 74 spinning over and hitting a 2011 Honda operated by Mary Anna Spears, Heiskell, TN. No injuries were reported. Property damage was estimated at $2500. DEC. 8: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Kerry Megan Keane of Charlotte, operating a 2006 Honda on I-85 North crossed a slick bridge and lost control of her vehicle. The woman said she jumped out of her vehicle and believes she may have been struck by another vehicle. She was transported to a Gastonia hospital for observation. No property damage was reported. DEC. 8: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Kayla Nicole Truett, Dallas, operating a
1998 Chevrolet, lost control of her vehicle due to ice on Waco Road. The driver and passengers were transported to the hospital by EMS. Property damage was estimated at $1,000. DEC. 8: Officer Josh Bryant said that a 17-year-old male said that brakes failed on his 1988 Ford at the stop sign at Mountain Crest and Lake Montonia Road and he ran the stop sin and struck a chain post in the parking lot of Adams Chapel AME Zion Church and the side of the church. Cleveland Brown, 828 Mountain Crest Drive, was inside the church when he heard a loud bang, he said, and ran out to find damage also to the front of his 2002 Ford truck. Property damage to the chain post in the parking area and side of the brick church was estimated at $2,000. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $2300. DEC. 9: Officer Brent Herndon said that Darryl Eugene Crocker, P Pendleton, SC, operating a 2012 Dodge, was traveling south on I-85 in the left lane when a tractor-trailer driver in the right lane merged over into his lane. To avoid a collision, Crocker said he merged left into the grass causing him to lose control and hit the guard rail. Property damage to the Crocker vehicle was estimated at $4500.
Scenes from past Midpines Christmas land.
PATRICK From Page 1A customer focused company and its unique spinning systems combined with our existing technology portfolio will provide a strong market offering.” Patrick Yarns has distinguished itself as a technical yarn spinner in areas of filtration, protective apparel, and specialized industrial yarns. We have also seen great success with our earth friendly yarns we market under our
Earthspun® brand name. “These are the areas of our production Coats wants to leverage their global marketing and promote under the Patrick Yarns name.” Gilbert stated the best part is “they are committed to continuing our current operations in Kings Mountain, and to support our growth in new opportunities for Patrick Yarns and our associates.” The original Patrick Yarn Mills’ plant at 700 South Railroad Ave was originally Kings Mountain Cotton Oil Company and was started in 1904 by Gilbert’s maternal grandfather Gill
Hambright. Gilbert’s father H. Lawrence Patrick, of which the KM Senior Center is named after, converted that business into Patrick Yarn Mills in 1964 first producing mop yarns. Gilbert joined the business after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1977. Upon his return the business grew and morphused into other areas of expertise. Today Patrick Yarns has 10 issued patents, 2 pending and a multiple of registered trademarks and is globally known for its innovations. However one of the facts that Gilbert is most proud of is, that since its
founding in 1964 until today, Patrick Yarns has never laid an employee off due to lack of work. This was highlighted in a Time Magazine article in April 2009. Business at Patrick Yarns will continue with Gilbert on as President of Patrick Yarns, Division Coats Performance Materials. “I see nothing but great opportunities for Patrick Yarns, our associates and our community.” Gilbert said. “Both companies are strong and competitive alone, but together we will be a major factor in the technical textile market”
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
The joy on their faces tell the story of the wonderful season of Christmas by DARON DWYER The joy on the faces tells the real story of the 2017 Jingle Bell Rockin' Run, and each of the 600 participants has a reason why this race brings them such joy. In its 17th year, the race brings together people from all types of backgrounds for many reasons, but to inspire joy is one of the first! It may come because of getting to dress up in costumes and do the race with a friend. It may come because a child is getting to run with their parent or school mentor. It may be because they are completing their first 5k or 10k race or for the seasoned runner, setting a personal record. Others do the event as a group from work, like many corporates in the community did this year. Companies with 12 to 75 runners! Even groups from the Kings Mountain YMCA participated together, as this one group from the Y’s 5 am Fit Frenzy class led by Tina Hollifield. For some of the children, it’s because they work on a costume for several weeks before the race and just can't wait to try to win the costume contest, like thespecial child winner this year. \If you visit the YMCA
Facebook page, Jingle Bell Rockin' Run, you will see that it is filled with smiles. And for every one of those smiles, there is a story The celebrates more than just those who get winners medals, or the fun run kids who all get a medal and inflatable guitar. It celebrates the joy that comes from doing a fun event that promotes health and wellness in this community. It promotes philanthropy from individuals and companies - the spirit of giving to non-profit organizations like the YMCA that make such an impact in the community. It celebrates personal accomplishment, and coming together regardless of race or background. It promotes activity as school run groups from Bethware, KMIS, Grover, and others do the race together. It celebrates the wonderful season of Christmas! Kings Mountain YMCA holds this race every year to bring joy to our community. Sponsors that make it possible, and to this year’ s 600 participants who not only brought their joyful smiles, but on this day, helped create more joy in others as everyone had fun together.
Scenes from the Jingle Bell Rockin’ Run Photos by Daron Dwyer
Start line of the Jingle Bell Rockin’ Run
Child costume winner Fit Frenzy Group
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Our Teachers Are Tops! KM Intermediate School’s Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Tonnie Bearfield & Mrs. Lesia Wilson Mrs. Wilson, who has a shining smile that greets students every day, is a valuable asset to our media specialist and the media center. She is happily married with one son who works for the Sheriff ’s Office. She enjoys her Yorkie, Mollie, as well as her grand puppy, Zane. Her hobbies include reading, walking, and watching Christmas movies. When Mrs. Lesia Wilson, Media Assistant asked what she loves about KMIS and the Mrs. Tonnie Bearfield, Media Specialist media center, she explained how excited she is that she gets to see ALL the students in the school. She stated, “I love my job. When I look up and see a line of children, holding books, wanting to expand their minds, it brings me such joy.” Mrs. Tonnie Bearfield is an exceptional media coordinator who works tirelessly to provide the love and passion of reading to all of the students of KMIS. She is happily married with two daughters, one in middle school and one in high school. Her hobbies including reading, running, and watching her children play their all-time favorite sport, volleyball. When asked what she loves about KMIS and the media center, she stated that she loves it when a student finds a series or author they enjoy so much that they begin to ‘crave’ reading. She also loves to hold Book Talks with students because watching their faces light up when talking about reading is worth it all. KMIS wants to give a special “Thank You” to both of these ladies for the fantastic book fair that was held a week ago. The students enjoyed shopping for items, finding new authors, and learning to love reading. Thank you both for all you do.
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East Elementary Students win awards on Awards Day Heffran and Apollo Setzer; MUSIC AWARDS – Abigail Mull, Kassidy Burch, Jonathan Garcia-Diaz, and Peyton Wood; PE AWARDS – Jerry Neil, Jonathan Garcia-Diaz, and Akeelah Stroud. GRADES 2-4 AWARDS AT AWARDS DAY AT EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIWANIS TERRIFIC KIDS – SECOND GRADE – Quashawn Oliver, Jasmine Suarez, Brayden Hosey, Armoni Smith; THIRD GRADE – Jaiden Borders, Zi Hughes, Jaida Bailey, Sophia Arrowood, Zariyah Oliver, Noah Jones; FOURTH GRADE – Alona Noblett, Cody Bull, Bre Bull, Gavin Floyd, Chavin Barnette, Makayla Martin. PRINCIPAL’S PAL HOMEWORK AWARD – SECOND GRADE – Izabella Adair, Gavin Barrett, Bradley Cruzan, Luke Rowell, Landan Goad, Camren Houser, Kiley Martin, Landyn Mergott, Madison Roper, Nakadin Shelton, Jasmine Suarez, Landon Willis, Westley Barnes, Kendrah Moore, Eliza Cordle, Alayna Crawford, Dane Davis, Harper Hill, Brayden Hosey, Coraline Huntsinger, Audrina Jones, Carter Kelly, Kaidance McCaskill, Landon Moore, Dominic Paysour, Zonnique Roberson, Maddox Robinson, Alyssa Smarr, Armoni Smith, Timothy Stamey and McKinzie Walker. THIRD GRADE – Hunter Black, Jaiden Borders, Daeshawn Camp, Curtis Campbell, Kaylee Clary, Karsyn Criswell, Zi Hughes, Ariel Humphries, Ayven Ingram, Kyra O’Banner, Lillian Parker, Daniel Ramsey, Jazlyn Roseboro, Caleb Watts, Mario Wilson, Wyatt Wooten, Aliceson Simpson, Sophie Arrowood, Jamariana Currence, Alyssa Goode, Ian Hall, Javarein Jackson, Elijah Jones, Greysen Miller, Lilly Nealy, Layla Putnam, Krystaline Strickland, K’Leigh Stroud, Kevin Walker, tony Watson, Levi Rowell, Kayleigh Blanton, Layla Breakfield, Phoenix Calhoun, Madison Clay, JaMari Bess, Chesney Cutler,Nazire Davis, Alana Goode, Kayla Goode, Aiden McDonald, Elijah Perry and Abbey Smith. PRINCIPAL’S PAL HOMEWORK AWARD – FOURTH GRADE – Katelynn Blanton, Lillie Bolin, Cody Bull, Justin Curry, Dominic Davis, Lucas Davis, Ta’Miyah Fordham, Nathan Jackson, Alexis Jones, Gabriel Lubas, Kensen Martin, Sean McCurry, Jayden McDonald, Katelyn McDonald, Alona Noblett, Emarie Pressly, Ayonna Stroud, Anna Wooten, Candice Barrett, Conner Black, Bre Bull, Phylicia Eubanks, Jayden Finley, Gavin Floyd, Justin Floyd, Jordayn Gantt, Shyla Heath, Autumn Heffran, Landyn Howell, Farri Martin, Cydnie McCurry, Coley Peters, Alex Suarez, Taylor Wilson, Jayden Wingard, Chavan Barnette, Alyssa Barrett, Natalie Brown, Abby Cody, Olivia Coplen, Laila Degree, Parker Faircloth, Cambria Fee, McKenzie Foster, Brayden Harvey, Keaton Hedgepeth, Micah Marlow, Makayla Martin, Thomas Phillips, Alley Powers, Karmen
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Monty Marion Harbin Liked the outdoors
KINGS MOUNTAIN Monty Marion Harbin, 67 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on December 11, 2017 at Kings Mountain, NC. Born in Pickens, SC, he was the son of the late Wylie West and Pauline (Caldwell) Harbin. He was preceded in death by his brother James Hunter Caldwell. Monty loved camping, hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Phylliss Harbin; son, Jeffrey Harbin of Kings Mountain and sister Ann Harbin Pardo and husband, Sandy, of Kings Mountain; one niece and two nephews. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
The first annual Singing Christmas Tree will be presented by the Sanctuary Choir of Clover, SC First Baptist Church December 16 and December 17 – Saturday and Sunday - at 7 p.m. at the COAC Building on the Clover Baptist Church campus. Eugene Bumgardner is directing “A Christmas Card Celebration.” The public is invited. There is no admission charge.
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School board swears in four members Monday The Cleveland County Board of Education sworn in four members at Monday’s night’s meeting, two of whom are new faces on the board. Coleman Hunt of Kings
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Cleveland Community College Foundation, Inc. has received grant funds to purchase grain bin rescue materials for use in the Agricultural Machinery Rescue course being offered by Cleveland Community College. Carolina Farm Credit of Statesville has distributed grants from a corporate
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Gemma Power Systems “a gold standard for caring for KM people” Gemma Power Systems was recognized by Mayor Scott Neisler and City Council for sponsoring a highly successful charity golf tournament which raised a total of $89,000 – splitting a pot of money by two organizations in Kings Mountain who help youth and adults. A $44,500 check was presented to the Kings Mountain Rotary Club which has sponsored for several years its Weekend Back Pack Food program and a $44,500 check was presented to Life Enrichment Center of Kings Mountain. “Both these program benefit so many people,’’ said the mayor. “Gemma is the gold standard for caring for the citizens of Kings Mountain.” The Weekend Back Pack program is a Kings Mountain Rotary Club project that provides nutritional meals for the weekend to disadvantaged children in the community and Life Enrichment provides health care and day care services to adults over the age of 18 living with physical or age-related challenges and young adults with physical challenges such as cerebral palsy. Gemma Power Systems is building the Kings Mountain Energy Center at the NTE site off Dixon School Road. The mayor also issued a proclamation that
December 12, 2017 is Feed the Children Day in Kings Mountain and acknowledged Cormetech, formerly STEG, for its donation of $15,000 to bring $75,000 worth of food to be distributed to 400 needy families. The mayor honored two city employees for long service and a city employee for completing certification in the Water Resources Department. In other actions, city council: . okayed a budget amendment in the amount of $36,500 to cover unexpected fiber optic repairs and unanticipated increases in various m ulti-year maintenance contracted related to various software maintenance/ license agreements which were not included in the original IT department budget. . scheduled public hearing for Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. and accept certificate of sufficiency for non-contiguous voluntary annexation petition from Maliks International, Inc – Case No. 2017-VA-1- Parcel 11597. . authorized the mayor to execute a contract with the Kings Mountain ABC Board for law enforcement services being provided by the City of Kings Mountain Police Department. . approved request for the addition of a crosswalk and a 3-way stop sign at the corner of McGinnis Street and Ramseur Street.
GEMMA AWARD - Mayor Scott Neisler presents an appreciation resolution from the city to Travis Arenda, of Gemma Power Systems, Project Manager for Kings Mountain Energy Center, and Roxanne Wright, an employee, recognizing the industry for sponsoring a charity golf course that raised a total of $89,000, a check for $44,500 for each for the weekend backpack program sponsored by the Kings Mountain Rotary Club and the Life Enrichment Center in Kings Mountain.
20 YEAR SERVICE AWARD - Mayor Scott Neisler, left, presents a 20-year service award to city employee Daryl Philbeck who works in the Department of Energy Services.
15 YEAR SERVICE AWARD – Mayor Scott Neisler, left, presents a 15-year service award to city employee Peggy Henderson who works in the Department of Codes/Inspections for the City of Kings Mountain.
CERTIFICATION – Mayor Scott Neisler presents a resolution recognizing Dustin Vaughn, a city employee, for attaining a Grade C-Surface certification in the Water Resources Department.
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How to Divvy Up Your Family Belongings Peacefully and Sensibly Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to distribute my personal possessions to my kids after I’m gone without causing hard feelings or conflict? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and three grown kids that don’t always see eye-to-eye on things. Planning Ahead Dear Planning, Divvying up personal possessions among adult children or other loved ones can often be a difficult task. Deciding who should get what without showing favoritism, hurting someone’s feeling or causing a feud can be difficult, even for close-knit families who enter the process with the best of intentions. Here are a few tips to consider that can help you divide your stuff with minimal conflict. Problem Areas For starters, you need to be aware that it’s usually the small, simple items of little monetary value that cause the most conflicts. This is because the value we attach to the small
personal possessions is usually sentimental or emotional, and because the simple items are the things that most families fail to talk about. Family battles can also escalate over whether things are being divided fairly by monetary value. So for items of higher value like your jewelry, antiques and art, consider getting an appraisal to assure fair distribution. To locate an appraiser, see Appraisers.org or AppraisersAssociation.org. Ways to Divvy The best solution for passing along your personal possessions is for you to go through your house with your kids or other heirs either separately or all at once. Open up cabinets, drawers and closets, and go through boxes in the attic and/or basement to find out which items they would like to inherit and why. They may have some emotional attachment to something you’re not aware of. If more than one child wants the same thing, you will have the ultimate say.
Then you need to sit down and make a list of who gets what on paper, signed, dated and referenced in your will. You can revise it anytime you want. You may also want to consider writing an additional letter or create an audio or video recording that further explains your intentions. You can also specify a strategy for divvying up the rest of your property. Here are some methods that are fair and reasonable: • Take turns choosing: Use a round-robin process where your kids take turns choosing the items they would like to have. If who goes first becomes an issue, they can always flip a coin, draw straws or roll dice. Also, to help simplify things, break down the dividing process roomby-room, versus tackling the entire house. To keep track of who gets what, either make a list or use adhesive dots with a color assigned to each person to tag the item. • Have a family auction: Give each person involved the same amount of play money, or use virtual points or poker chips to bid on the items they
want. For more ideas, see “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” at YellowPiePlate.umn.edu. This is a resource created by the University of Minnesota Extension Service that offers a detailed workbook or interactive CD for $12.50, and DVD for $30 that gives pointers to help families discuss property distribution and lists important factors to keep in mind that can help avoid conflict. It’s also very important that you discuss your plans in advance with your kids so they can know ahead what to expect. Or, you may even want to start distributing some of your items now, while you can still alive. 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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Ms. Byars’ Kindergarten Class Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I want a lot of remote control cars for Christmas. I want one like my daddy and bubba has that runs with gas too. Can you bring my big brother another one too please? I want my sister to get a lot of Barbie dolls. The last thing I want is the PJ Mart Clubhouse. I need a lot of batteries too so all my toys will work. I promise I have been good. Love, Kaiden Dear Santa, I would like a remote control dog, a camera, and a marshmellow shooter. I have been good! Love, Blakely Dear Santa, I would like american girl doll, IPad, gift cards. Nyla Dear Santa, an electric four wheeler, motorcycle. Tony Dear Santa, My name is Destiny. I love my mommy, daddy and baby sister Kelsey and by bubba Michael & all my family. I would like to have toy mermaid, Barbie dolls. I hope all the kids, babies have a great Christmas and the Army’s overseas all parents have a great New Years. Merry Christmas Santa and everyone. Dear Santa, I want a Thomas the train, choo-choo, and race track,
Dear Santa, I want soggy doggy, giggle wiggle giggle wiggle starts with a “w”. Then I want an LOL. LOL is an LOL. Then I want a new phone with an eye password. I want a playhouse, a new hamster cage with no holes in it, a barbie, my own shopkins bookbag, and Netflix. Have a good evening and tell the elves I said hey. Love, Bri Dear Santa, My name is Braylon. I am getting the milk and cookies prepared for you to come. I have been good this year and made good grades and I think that I want a v tech kidizoom, Power Rangers, clothes, Power Ranger Station. Santa Christmas is not all about toys. I want to give back to the community as well. I’ll be seeing you soon. Love, Braylon Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a ipad. Love, Zion Dear Santa, I want you to know that I have been good this year. I have been faithful about cleaning my room and doing my chores. I work hard at doing my homework. I have listened to my parents and have been a good brother to my siblings. This year for Christmas, I would like to get some wrestler figurines. I would also like Superman, Batman, and Hulk figurine. I also like Paw Patrol. I would like to have some
cars, transformers, and some Nerf guns with darts. If this is not too much to ask, please make my Christmas dreams come true. I will be anxiously waiting for you to arrive. Your friend, Lee Dear Santa, I would like a Tablet for Christmas. Thank you, Mya Dear Santa, I woud like some Hot Wheels. Some Hex Bugs and a cool nerf gun and a wooden Thomas train set. Love you Santa, Kenneth Dear Santa, Thank you Santa for bringing me Buzz Lightyear and Thomas the train. This year I want a Mario toy. I love you Santa. Love, Joshua Dear Santa, I hope you get cookies and milk. I want batbot xtreme 3 magic tracks and a Pokemon bag. Love Carsen Dear Santa, My name is Kayla V. I have being really good this year. I want Trolls and Shokins. And new baby. With diapers and my brother Cameron wants a Elf. Your friend, Kayla Dear Santa, I really like your white beard because it is so fluffy. For Christmas I want a Super Hero boy doll and a black truck. I really want the Mary Ellen Kitchen for my sister Markie & me. I love Christmas because it is Jesus’ birthday, and
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Dear Santa, my name is Chelsey, my mommy Jennifer said to send you a letter. All I want is a tablet and toys. This letter is for Santa Love Chelsey Dear Santa Please I want a PS4 with sports games I love you, Bryce Mrs. Harris’ Kindergarten Class Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I know you’re busy, but can I have a horse? I think I’ve been good! Love, Kenley Dear Santa, How are the eves doing? I have been very good this year. I would like to ask for a Furreal tiger, toy bath bombs, and a Hatchimal. Thank you very much. Emma Dear Santa, I want a doll girl, a want a boy doll, I want an airplane, I want a guy pilot. I have been a good girl. Thank you, Audrey
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Page 2B Dear Santa, I would like a dirt bike, a RC racer car, tramoplin and basket ball goal for Christmas. Thank you, Nehemiah Dear Santa, I would like a house that has a kitchen, surprise eggs and bags, and a Uma costume. I would also like the princess carriage to ride on for me and my sister. I love you Santa and I hope you have a good time delivering presents. Love, Baylee Dear Santa, Can you bring me a Iron Man for Christmas? I have been doing good lately. I would also like bat man because he is my favorite Super hero. I want Superman also because he save people from the bad guys and I want to do that too. I would like if you get me another Ninja turtle because they are my favorite cartoon character. This is my list for Christmas hopefully you will bring me everything I want. Benjamin Dear Santa, I want a drone and motorcycle toy and nintendo 2ds. I also want a fidget spinner and kitchen set. Love Riley Dear Santa, Legos, the Last Knight transformers, Transformer toys, movies, clothes, pajamas, Xbox and games, Power Rangers, dinosaurs, four wheeler, books, markers, crayons, TMNT toys, Batman, Spiderman Thank you Joseph Ms. Laney & Ms. Anderson’s 1st Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I want a truck and a traler with a bobcat. I have bin good. I want a robot that can clen up my toys. I want a remot cuntrol ras car. and a pirit ship. Love, Levi Dear Santa, I want a hachbl suprise for Christmas. I want a ice cream set and a new doll. I have been good. Santa I was hopeing for a new toy for my cats. Love, Emma Dear Santa, I want a tablet. I want a tomas the tran toy. I hav bin good this yer. I want a bakwrds tran. Love, Lucas Dear Santa, I want a prinses har and mac up kit. I want a tran tabl with tran and track and peple and trees. Love, Makayla Dear Santa, I want a jojo bow. I want a
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bruther to have a noow black ops game. thank you Santa. Love, Dallas Dear Santa, I want for Christmas a swim to me pupey. I want a toy bird. I will name her Kile. I want some now Lps kitins. I want some now legos toys. I have been good this yir. I love you Santa. Love, Breanna Dear Santa, I want for christmas a hachumuls and lols and Shopckin dolls. We are seubrating houiku this yier. My bruters birthday is close to Christmas. I want to be whith my hul famuly this yier. I want more muny this yier and I want lots of time off of school. Love, Abbi Dear Santa, I want a reborn Babby doll for Christmas. I also want a pet cat. I want a hachamal for Christmas. I have been good this year. I also want a sell phone. Happy Christmas Santa! Have fun at Christmas. I aslo want a kittin. Love, Farrah Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a pupey in my pokit. I want a flawr tea set. My favrit rander is roodovf. I like to get prezes. I rhele want a bard ireem hose. I’m on the good list. This yher I’m goeg to Mack Santa chookes. Love, Elsie Dear Santa, I love Santa. I want a swiming pool. I want sum brbe dolls and a brbe drem has. I want a bathing soot. I love Christms. Love, Ashanti Dear Santa, I want for Christmas a hot will car. We love Christmas. Im beeing on the good list. I can help my mom drecrate the christmas tree. Santa I want a volee boll. Love, Alex Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Yates’ 1st Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I like your job. I want the Amazing Frozn game an a Flash toy and Star wars nerf gun. Love, Mickey Dear Santa, I like it when you say ho ho ho! and I like your job! I want a telescope and rocit shootr and a fish rocit shootr. Love, Kymani Dear Santa, You are nice! I want Baby Alive, doggy that has babies! a doll that is a cheetah girl. Love, Zy’Kira
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Dear Santa, You are so cool! I want a Xbox 360. And a remote control car. Love, Ezekiel
Dear Santa, You are nice! I want a new bike and a pug atrimmer thats orange and green and a lownmower a pushmower and a Blower. thats reelu. Love, Stephan
Dear Santa, Thank you for making toys for children, and i am your best friend. I want a labtop and a Dog and a Barbie cash register. Hatchamil and Baby Alive and Baby Alive food and a Baby Alive bed. Love, Chey’Ann Dear Santa, You are the bests. I want a doggy that has babies. I want a Baby Alive. And a cat. Love, Aubree Dear Santa, I miss you Santa. I want a baby alive and a hatchamil and eight Shepkins packs and a beney boo. and a legowe Shepkin set. and a pack of hatchamil. Love, Anna! Dear Santa, I like you! I want Hatchamils, some Art stuff And A new jump rope. Love, Grayson Dear Santa, I like it when y ou say Ho Ho Ho!. I want a gun case and a dirt bike. I want an xbox 360. I want an a new shus. Love, Javian Dear Santa, Thank you for makeing toys for children. I want Barbies van whith a pool with it and a dog that can say 12 commands the rest suprise me. Love, Hayes Dear Santa, I love you! I want a telescope and a race track for 3. Love, John Dear Santa, I love you so much Santa! I want a Baby Alive and a hatchamil and a Xbox 360 and a baby kitin and a cash register and a doll. Love you. Love, Kalyna
Ms. Morrissette’s 1st Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I am so excited. I really hope I get an XBox a puppy and trcks. I have been very good this year. Love, Landon Dear Santa, I am so excitet its almost crism on my wish list is I relly want a fon, a puppy, and a henstr. I have been very good this year. I hop that I see you sun. Love, Easton Dear Santa, I love Christmas time. on my list is a XBox 36 and a robot for Christmas. I hav bin so nis this yir. Love, Isaiah Dear Santa, I am so excited it’s almost chrismus. I really hope I get a fingerling, a my life doll, and a minecraft game. I have worked so hard at school this year. Love, Irene Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I hope to see you ssone. I want a tablet, a phone, and a barbie. Love, A’Dreya Dear Santa, I Love Christmas time. I really what a fingeling, a LOL boll, and a my life doll. I have been so nice this year. Love, Madyson Dear Santa, I want a Squeezy Hay Hay and a Barbie Dream House. I have been nice. Love, Madelyn
Dear Santa, You are the best! I want a doll and a Hatchamil a doll house and a new bike and a doll cory and a sweset and a stuf animals. Love, Addison
Dear Santa, I realy hope I get a hatchable baby, baby, and a toblet. I hove been so very good this year! Love, Naomi
Dear Santa, I am going to put out carrots for your reindeer and ice crem for you! I want a XBox 360 and the Lego sky pirate ship. Love, Keilan
Dear Santa, I love christmas. On my wish list is a new dirt bike, an XBox, and a remote control car. Love, Rylan
Dear Santa, Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. I want a nintendo swich and super Maio ODYSSEY and the new hotwheels mind racers and new mouthpiece and make sure it’s clear and mak sure it doesn’t have a hook. Love, Ayden
Dear Santa, Christmas is almost here. I really want a new drit bike, an x box 360, fingeling, I hope to see you seen. Love, Trevor
Dear Santa, You are so cool! I wont a swimming pool, XBox 360, candy and Barbie Dolls. Love, Nevaeh Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Santa I want a Jasmine costume, Rapunzal costune, and a computer. Love, Sophia
Dear Santa, I love Christmas! I really hope I get some barbies for Christmas. I have been so nice this year! See you soon. Love, Lyric Dear Santa, I love Christmas time! I really want an XBox and a fingerling and a bike. I have worked so hard at school this year! Love, Amari
Dear Santa, I hope I get a X Box one, a race car, and a puppy. I have been good. I want a motorcycle and a remote control car too. Love, Dakota Dear Santa, Christmas is almost here! I really hope I get a Nitendo DS, minecraft, and a puppy. I have been verey good this year. Love, Josiah Dear Santa, I can’t wat for crismis on my wish list is a penk robot, a pone, and a hacamol. See you soon! Love, Joyrel Dear Santa, I can’t wait until Christmas! I reall hope I get a hamster Play Statin and a DS. I have worked so hard at school this year. Love, Amir Dear Santa, I love Christmastim. I really hope I get on my wish list soon a power wheel monster truck a puppy sum virtuel reality glesse. I have been good this year. Love, Neville Dear Santa, I love Christmas time. I really want a LOL Doll a htchable a chalk bard. I hope to see you soon! Love, Sarah Mrs. Owens & Ms. Jordan’s 1st Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a baby and a pupy. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love, Samiyah Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a hatchable and puppy. Thank you! Merry Christmas! Love Vaida Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a lot of nerf guns. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love, Caleb Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a bike and a playstation. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Jaiden Dear Santa, How are you? I have been sweet this year. For Christmas I would like a xbox one and a nerf gun. Please Santa. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love, Jacob Dear Santa, How are you? I have been kind this year. For Christmas I would like a pup. Thank you for my gifts! Merry Christmas! Love Kenslee
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a bed and American girl doll. Thank you for my gifts! Merry Christmas! Love Lydon Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a zombie nerf gun and fidget spinners. Thank you for my gifts! Merry Christmas! Love Daniel Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a computer and iphone. Thank you for my gifts! Merry Christmas! Love Barrett Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like shoes and charger for my car. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Conner Dear Santa, How are you? I have been sweet this year. For Christmas I would like squishys ice cream and cupcack. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Zaylee Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a iphone and ps4. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Jazmine Dear Santa, How are you? I have been sweet this year. For Christmas I would like a bike and a kitten. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Addyson Dear Santa, How are you? I have been sweet this year. For Christmas I would like a bune skate board and a skoodr. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Hayley Dear Santa, How are you? I have been sweet this year. For Christmas I would like shopkins and a I phone. Thank you for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Serenity Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a doll Harley Quinn ashun figr. Thank you for my gifts! Merry Christmas! Love Hayden Dear Santa, How are you? I have been great this year! For Christmas I would like a tablit and a DS. Thank you Santa! Merry Christmas! Love Jesse Dear Santa, How are you ? I have been awesome this year. I would
like a toy arplane and a trampoleen. Merry Christmas! Love Bentley Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a computer and a toy baby. Thank you Santa for my gifts. Merry Christmas! Love Katelin
Mrs. Salter’s 2nd Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Nevai. I thank you are wrill and I am a good boy. how is your wife is she ok. I hope your wife is ok. And I hope you have a great ckimis. Your friend Aarion Dear Santa, My name is Lilly. I do belive in you Santa because you send elfs to my house and you come to my house my elf comes when I put the star on my tree I love you very very muth Santa I hope your famaly is ok santa I love my elf it is very funt talk to. Your friend Lilly Dear Santa, My name is Nico. Can you get me a XboxoneX and game. You is fuuny. You cool. I wunt some toy. Your friend, Nico Dear Santa, My name is Sage I want a Xbox, Lego Avengers, a lava lamp, a robot, a paintball gun with a target. How is the raindeers doing is rodallf the red nose deer and Mrs. Clous. I want a blered watch. Yor frind, William Dear Santa, I want a pet, hoese, 2 hoverbordse, a bed, a tablet, descendese2 stuf, a BFF LOL poser, more LOL and JOJO and Descendese 2, 1 Dolse, some Descendese cloths and moovey. Your friend, Marley Dear Santa, My name is Gracie. I want makeup and all cauers of my mommy nal poles. How is can your rain deer a fouwmorthags. I want a live black cat and a biger camflosh book bag and a reeg for my mom. A camflosh gun case and a camflosh gun. Aliza 7 Dear Santa, My name is McKenzie. How is the weather in the northpole. Anmerer Doll, Black, new shoes, a computer, tablet, rich, big Mansions. That what i want for christmas. and you can get me the other stuff I want a elf for christmas. Your friend, McKenzie Dear Santa, My name is Shamiracle. I wonder how your raindeer been doing and I hope you are good. And please get this for chrimas and I want you to get this I want a kit and a go car and a toy car. Shamiracle Dear Santa, My name is Channan can I have a dieindot maker for christmas. I love you Sata. I love christmas day. Love, Channan
The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Dear Santa, My name is Kayden I want a ps4 and Legos and a poke’mon board and 100 pokemon. Sinceraly, Kayden Dear Santa, Can i have a xbox1 for Christmas and i hope you know my brothers want it too. Your Friend, Cameron Dear Santa, How is the raindeer doing. I want 5 phone, I want a kid car, I want a dert bike. how is your wife doing. I want a BB gun. I want toys any kind. Your freind, Malik Dear Santa, My name is Braeden. I what A drone that can fly and drife on the ground. I allso what a robot that shots darts and I what a hot weels holistic racer and I what a Slime maker stashin. Your frind, Braeden Dear Santa, My name is Abbie. How are you doing? And I wand a xbox. How is the Noth Pole. And how is Rodof. I’ll leve hot milk and cookies. Your firend, Abbigail Dear Santa, My name is Elyn how is miss closs Santa i want a Amiarick doll and i want the efl to mof pleese Santa plees let the elf mof and i want a new goocart. Your, friend Elyn Dear Santa, My name is Mary. how is your wif has ben doing and I want for Christmas a hvir boud and a boll house and some skas too and a fone too I love you too and a iFone 8 too and do you come to my house too and were wif too tell her I love her too and i wout a bike too. Your Friend, Mary. Dear Santa, My name is Nathaniel. I now you are wele. And I holp you cn come in the chime And put prisents old over the crasmes tree to. And you are nice to everone to. your friend Nathaniel Dear Santa, My name is Emily. I wish for a havarbord for chirms and clos what is it like at the north pole do you like sereil. Your friend Emily Dear Santa, My name is Tyler how is Mis. Santa doing today. I want a cars to play with. do you came to my hoes at nigth. i Jaus want to now with you did’t were not. I went to see you because you ure so famist because all the pepell like you. your Friend Tyler Mrs. Archer’s 2nd Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I would like an I Phone androne and Michale Jordan tennis shoes, Also a tramplion and new xbox with video games. I hope to see you at the mall this year. A hover board would be nice. Love Orlando. Dear Santa, I would like a bike, a tablet, and a phone, and a Nerf gun and a call dute black ops 2 video game, and hot wheels and a xbox live and a diesh
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Page 3B I have cleaned the dishes. Santa can I have a bop make because I like them and I want a skirt Santa and a Barbie doll I would like a ball and some board games to play with. I clean my room to Santa I will leave some cookies and milk. Love Kirsten Dear Santa, Please bring me these toys. A four wheeler, a laptop, Phone, stuffed animals, clothes and jewlery. Please and thank you. Please if you can’t get me something I’ll under stand. Love, Ella B. Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I have helped my mom and dad. I would like the zoomer show pony, the Barbie Dream House, a new Scooter. Also blue jeans, legos, Mario Cart 8. If possible an easy back oven and more emoji pillows. I will leave you some chocolate covered pretzels and some Diet Coke for you. Love, Kayla Dear Santa, I have been really good this year I have helped by mom and dad all year long I would like a X box one a spy drone a nerf lazer gun and som minecraft stufft animals would be nice a stufft Dantdm and a stufft TNT guy. And I need a goldfish. Love Chase Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I would like a trapleed and a shiny new bike. If you could I would like an I phone and playstation. I will make you some cookies and leave them out on the table with a glass of milk. Love A’non Dear Santa, I have been really good Girl this year. I have helped my mom and dad all year long. I would like Legos, an Amaerican Girl doll and the hotel from Amaerican Girl and all the accessories. I would like Twister because my family and I want it so bad. And a new case for my tablet and new gymnastics clothes and shoes, mat, bar, beem. A Justice mackeup bag and mackeup. and new clothes would be nice. Love, Addi Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I would like a pet scorpion, a tarantula, and the Mega Robot spider. I want a Nerf gun and ant farm. I want I robot so I can sey on my sister. I will leave you milk and cookies to eat. Love, Tavian Mrs. Bowman’s 2nd Grade Bethware Elementary Dear Santa, I whant a Baby that looks real and a ipad. Will I get one of your elfs? I what a present for my teacher that she will really like. how are you doing? will thire be a elf in the class room? what color are yor eyes. Love Mia Dear Santa, How is rudeoff? i want a rodid that cleans my mom want legens and my Dab wants a Boxer and a hotud my Dog wants a bed. How are you doing? Do you need a helper?
How many Elfs do you have? Can i get you anything? Tell Rudeoff i said Hi am i on the good list? Love, Kalia Dear Santa, I wonder what you would like for Chitmas. Any way. I would want a playstation 4, football, soccerball, a Xbox 360 and Xbox1, and a Pool table, and a phone and nerf guns and a nerf fishing rod. Kamari Dear Santa, I want a dog for my kuzen hes a dog. i wot a tow trukc. Lucas Dear Santa, I want a rele live pet, shockins and where do you live. Do you have a dog or a cat or both? Do you even have pets? yes no. Love, Isabella Dear Santa, I hope you have a very good chirsmiss Santa and make poeple happy and give poor poeple gifts for chirsmiss. I like you because you give poeple gifts and merry hoy in are harts for Chirsmiss. Makayla Mae Dear Santa, Can you tell the raindeers that they are the best drivers ever and thank you for the presents and I want a nentendo swich and the new mario game I think there mite be a santa game I will play it every day becaus you are in it. Love: Ethan Dear Santa, Hos is my two elf named Jeeng How’s the presents what have you been? I cant wait to see you. your awsome santa clos. thank you for Jeeng I love my elf. Your prety awsome I hope you thank I’d been good. I olso cant wait intil chirismas. I’m going to try to give you a bunch of cookies. Sinserley, Jaxon Dear Santa, Can you bring me phone and how are your elfs today are your rander very strong and I know you are mageckle beacause you don’t make a sound I want a boll how are you I Love chistmas and what do you do when it is not christmas I know you Don’tjust sleep oll Day But what do you do all Day. Love Kaydence Dear Santa, I want a chrismis stuffed anamle. could you bring me a new nerf gun. Santa is the best too your hat is so cool. Your bag is cool. I like you shirt I like santa bered. I like your mashtash. I love you Noah Dear Santa, a pool table and a go cart and dog and a gine pig and a nitendo swich and a Mario onyyse and a Five ningha and stuft anmls and hot weels. Can I see your raindear and what do you do when after chirismis and I want a kinnin. Holder Dear Santa, I what a pool table and a lot on nef gun. a go cared and a kniod and a baod dog and a menckav and a big brivt shget and a tron and slom and macks. do you have a dog. Love Braylon
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Page 4B Dear Santa, Can I have a intendo swich. I hop you have a good chirsmiss. And can I have a PS4. And a minckaft sord. By good Santa. Adam Dear Santa, i want a bike. a doll hows with Brby. i want a phon. i want a happy chrismas. a tramplyn. a swing set. and a pool. for my babby sister to bet beter. who fees the rane dear you or the elf Kaili Dear Santa, I want a gift for my frenda Gabriella she reley wants some slime spliys. and for my famley some nice stuf. wut do you do win crimes in not here do you do toys. wus it the north pole is like is it fun or is it cold or is it cool like youre elf or they cold or ar they warm. and the most of olh is I wish for pise in the world to take kar of my famley. Love Belinda Dear Santa, how are wore Rand ders. I won’t s stufannmels I won’t a apad and a games for XBox360 and a prasintnint that my teacher. Love you Santa and have a vere mere ckrismes. Sarah H Dear Santa, I wil lik to hav a bab aliv I love santa so so so so much he hav gifs he is nis he giv us pezunts Courtney Dear Santa, I would like to have a Bike & a rc car & a i Phod 5 & a tablit case that is till blue and pink to & a till blue iPhon case & pink to with a iPhon 5 blue case till one two & who is your fafrit ranbear. Zoey Dear Santa, I want a new puppy for my friend Belinda and i want a Slime Splice for Belinda and a kitten for Belinda and a laptop for Belinda and a baby raindeer for Belinda and a baby polar bear. I would like to have a laptop and a puppy and a baby raindeer and Slime Splice. Love Gabriella S. Dear Santa, How are you I am fine Do you go evry wer evn china my dogs neds dog toys can you brang my naber Bursayis a dol she dosint have vary much toys I wont a vochrlarly gogls at my moms and a iPod and a ichiroff rodof. Sunserly Jamee Dear Santa, I woat a litte gril makup sate and a Maikibe Doll and close and shoses and JoJo stuf and Habos. and Irinse. Sume Kadye and Adidus shose and Nackils. My dog a toye aksrsisin clos. lipstik and nall polshis stuff for my book bage and sume nowlad pisise and now nopbook some now lagins and som now clos for my dog and a now brush Savannah
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Dear Santa, I want a rc Jeep, toy, drt bik ktm Love, Ashton
Dear Santa, I wont a Tomas craco. I like you Santa. I wot a hot wils crac. My sistr is been in good. tel the els I sad hi. I will giv the randis sum keris. I bin good in skl. Thk you for the toys. Love, Noah
Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Claus have a grat Christmas. I can’t wait to see you. I have been good so please bring me a Descendants 2 Mal bookbag, iPhone 7, Snuggle Tail, Dream tent, emoji bathbombs, bescendants bath bombs. Be safe when you fly! Love, Alayna
Dear Santa, I want Xtoy, drt bik ktm Love, Aiden Dear Santa, I want a poppemae cat ds Love, Jerry Dear Santa, I want a Ipad, PS4, tlefon Love, Annie Dear Santa, I want a gtr, neln itftl Love, Heaven Dear Santa, I want a bik, iPad, bbe dol that cry Love, Brianne Dear Santa, I want babella Love, Morean Dear Santa, I want a bike, tablt Love Tiger Dear Santa, I want a stuft animl snoman, chocola Love, Abigail Dear Santa, I want a mustang and xo4 Love, Aryon Dear Santa, I want a Tabe, Brbedol Love, Lilly Mrs. Hoyle’s 1st Grade East Elementary
Dear Santa, I wote a bruk bike and I wote a xbox 360 and I wote a hellerkoper I wote the game Mod the cob bat And I wote a Achinfiger And it will be batman and blak panter and ded pol Love, Ezra Dear Santa, I want a baby oliv the spaede eater My bruther bin good to he wonts a cpooder and I wont a frost braby and a want a braby car and I want a bick and a art set. I bin good at scool I do all my home work and I want a dorehions book. Love, Caydence Dear Santa, I want a bike that has a stand and a nuther moder sicele and a hachmalse big pack and LOL big sisterse gliter LOL little sisterse and LOL charmfizz barbe plane. Love, Brianna Dear Santa, I wont a telloskop and a dreemhous. and a pige bank. I have bin good. I love you. Love, Hailee Dear Santa, I want a robot dog and a robot cat and a barebe arplan and a big LOL box and a big box of slim and one more thang and a hachmool seet and ther onrs. Love, McKenzie
Dear Santa, I want a bik and a iPad. Love, Anniya
Mrs. Rawls’ Kindergarten East Elementary
Dear Santa, I want a bik, iPad Love, Kaden
Dear Santa, Santa I want a fon becus I nefr hade a fon. Love, Jonathan
Dear Santa, I want a mario, Ipab, car Love, Mathias
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Dear Santa, I wont shoos and a Lago set. My cusins helpe me. A tendow swish. I wont a byc. Love, Dallas Dear Santa, I wot a drt bik. I wot a xbox. Love, Raffal Dear Santa, I wot a noo Lego set. I have bin halppying the clasroom. I llike y ou Santa. Love, Hunter Dear Santa, I whate doctr fill and dill. I whate creepy. I whate mrs. bucit. I whate my little poney. I whate a Borby doll. I whate a Amarken doll. I whate a hachamal. Love, Jenicia Der Santa, I want a Junie B. book. Hachamol. some books. a i pood. a ball. a jackit. and a car ex pocemon. Love, KJ
Mrs. McDaniel’s 2nd Grade East Elementary
Dear Santa, I hope you are well Santa. How are you and the elves doing? Please bring me a kitten. Please bring me a PS4. Please bring me 5,000 diamonds. Please bring me a massage chair. Please bring me a puppy. You are good Santa. Love, Landon M. Dear Santa, I can’t wait to see you. How are you and the reindeers and Elsa and Ruddph? I have been good so please bring me a new tablet, iPhone6, hoverbord, smarttv, kitten, Slime, orbies, bathboms, emoji pilo. I love you Santa and Mrs. Claus. Love, Coraline Dear Santa, How is every one up there? Tell Lilo I love him and I miss him. I’ve been good so please bring me a Nintendo Switch and games, Call of Duty Modern War Fare two, a car, a puppy, hoverboard, pc, motorcycle. I love everyone up there. Sincerely, Maddox
Dear Santa, I hope you have a merry Christmas. I cant wait till you come. I would like a doll high chair. I would love some flash cards. I love you. Love, sincerly Eliza
Dear Santa, I hope that you and Mrs Claus. I mis you twiinkletoes. I wuold lik to have a gymnastics bar, Polaroid camera the blue wan, games, yummy nummies, emoji bath bombs. I love you santa! Love, Harper H.
Dear Santa, Is Rudolph doing Ok? I’ll bring you some cookeis and milk. I would like to have a camper for my and and a xobx1x and a new tablet and a phone and Madden 18 and a new controller for xbox1x. I have missed you. Love, Dominic
Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and the other Reindeer? Tell Petey not to be bad!! Please bring me a iPod, lokai bracelets, red sox comforter, red soc iPod case, red sox shirt, red sox pop socket, four wheeler. have a good chirtmas!!!!! Love, Jane
Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and the other’s? I wish you and Mrs. Claus have a Merry Christmas. I would like a haverdoard. new home. camper. makeup. phone cases. pink bunk bed. puppy. elf. Snuggle tails. dream tent. orbiles. cupe cake bath bombs. I love you. Love, Alyssa S.
Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I will give you some cockes. I would like a phone, I would like a tablet, I would like a iPod. Thank you! Love, Yahzeem
Dear Santa, How are you doowing? How are your reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Hey Santa please bring me a xbox, a phone, and for my dad a raincoat and call of Duty, maden football and a phone case, pop soret, kitten, chapter booke, hoverboard, laptop, a cupchair, a drem tent, reading chair, powerweel. Have merry chistmas. Love, Brayden Dear Santa, I hope you and your rein deer are ok. I hope your and Mrs. Claus are having fun together. Please bring me a blue jean hover board earings, bracelets, lokai bracelet, clothes, elves, massage chair, bike, camper,
DearSanta, How is Rudolph? Is Ginger being good? Please bring me a lokai bracelet, phone case, clothes, Descendants bed set, emoji plushies, pictures, socket, orbies, Taylor Swift doll, Taylor Swift outfits from Look What You Made Me do. Tell Mrs. Claus “Hello.” Love, Jazzmen Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Claus are well. Santa I love you Santa. Am I on the naughty list or the good list. Will you bring me a xBox 360, Nintenet, four N controllers, and to Palice that the light stay on unitl I well cut the thinking off. and a wii Batman 3. and a motortrysle. I Love You, Carter Dear Santa, I love you and I hope you
have a good christmas. I can’t wait to see you. I have been good so please bring me iPhone4, and some clothes and shoes, doll high chair, Iphone4 Phonecases, Smart TV, emoji Plushies. Sincerely, Roberson Dear Santa, I hope you have a nice merry christmas. I can’t wait until It’s christmas an enjoy it. I would like you to bring me hoverboard, Nintendo switch loka bracelet, wilo game set nba live 18 nba 2k 17. I hope you be safe. Sincerely, Jah’Shawn Dear Santa, I hope you have a good Christmas, Mrs. Claus. How is the raindeers, Mrs. Claus. I have been good so please bring me an owl that talks. I have been good so please bring me a cat toy. I have been good so please bring me a pink phonecase. I have been good so please bring me a cumputer. Be safe when you fly! Love, Audrina
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Dear Santa, I been a good boy this year. I want so bad stick bots, wapon pet pack, toy dog lego’s and lego men. I want a banana. Wish you a good Christmas. Love, Landon W. Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. There’s only one thing I want from you and IPhone. Please bring the poor boys and girls close and food. I will leavve you and Mrs. Claus something I hope you have a Happy Christmas. Love, Christian Dear Santa, You can give me anything you want to and make sure the homeless people get something for Christmas. I’ve been a good boy this year. I’ll leave you a suprise under the tree. Love, Bradley Dear Santa, I’ve been a sweet little boy. Please can you get me a Phone and a Play Station 4? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love, Westley Dear Santa, I want for Christmas almost all of the Lego Batman people and a Harley Kwen man and Joker man. I hope you have a good Christmas and give the homeless people presns. I want a Lego zombe. Love, Nakadin Dear Santa, Thank you for the Present last year. Ok Santa here’s what I want for Chrismas. I want a Xbox one X and I want a PS% for Chrismas because I have been good all year and Merry Chrismas. Love, Camren H. Dear Santa, Can you bring me a baby that can eat and a Phone? I have been a good girl this year. Thank you for being hear. Love, Samyra Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. Please help the poor people. Please get me a puppy and some stuff for it. I’ve been begging for anothor one. I wish you a Merry Christmast. Love, Jasmine Mrs. Davis’ Kindergarten North Elementary Dear Santa Claus, Can you bring me LOL Dolls and Borbie house for Christmas. Skye Dear Santa Claus, I want video games for Christmas. Josh Dear Santa, For Christmas I want Super hero Magners. Jose Dear Santa Claus, I want a dirt bike, a four wheekr. Billy
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Dear Sanrclaus For christmas I want a trampoline XBox1 and toy tigr and magic tracks.
Dear Santa, Please bring me a swim to me puppe. Love, Aaliyoh
bring my Dad a new shrt. Please bring me a new star wars. Love, Bentley
Dear Santa Clos For christmas I want a magic house. Sebastien
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a cittn. Love Maralee
Dear Santa, I love your randeers. Please bring my big brudur a DS. Please bring me a nintinoodoo swich. Love, London
De Santa Claus magic trecks, is wut I womt for christmas. Justin Dear Santa Claus, I want...LOL dolls and puzzles for Christmas. Lydia Dear Santa, I want a Minecraft puzzle for Christmas. Also, I want a computer with Minecraft. James Dear Santa Claus For Christmas aquabeads. Madison
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Dear Samta Claus, I want LOL Dolls, a doll house and Magic tracks for Christmas. Lillie Dear Santa Claus, Can you bring me a toy alligator for Christmas. Bratley Dear Santa Claus, For Christmas I want a lot of toys and Elsa castle with. Orlandrea Dear Santa Claus, Can you bring me a Monster High doll house. Aniyah Dear Santa Claus, Can you bring me a brcalet and a necklace. Jatoma
Dear Santa, Please bring me a xbox one. Love Ben Dear Santa Claus, I want a baskatball. Love, Brayden Dear Santa, For Chistmas I want a kol of duty 3. Love Sean Dear Santa For Christmas I want a kittin Love Braelyn Mrs. Mack & Mrs. Humphries’ Kindergarten North Elementary Dear Santa Clas, I want a mini mas clb hs. Terriana Dear Santa Claus Please bring me litlist Pet Sop. Bailey Dear Santa Claus Please bring me babe aliv. Hailey Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a LOL dol. Landry Dear Santa Please bring me Pet Sop hos. Gracie Dear Santa Claus Please bring me a babe aliv. Za’Riyah Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Flipse grl dol. Ilianna
Mrs. Turner’s Kindergarten North Elementary
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Paw Putrl set. Hunter
Dear Santa Claus, I want a front lodr. Preston Dear Santa, For christmas I want xBox one. Taurean
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a bastbol. Conner Dear Santa Claus Please bring me Brbe has. Dakotah
Dear Santa Claus Pleas bring me roller shoes. Evone
Dear Santa Claus, I want a fagr monce. Raelyn
Dear Santa Claus Please bring me PS4. Love, Mikey
Dear Santa Claus, I want a basctbol. Juan
Dear Santa Claus Please bring me a bike. Love, Alden Dear Santa For Christmas I want toy zabra Love Enriq
Dear Santa Claus I want brbe drem hos. Heather
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a tablit Love, Kenai
Dear Santa, Please bring me a grav dgr motr trk. Wyatt
Dear Santa, ragoo Pleas bring me a dragon. Kira
Dear Santa Claus, Plese bring me a fotbol. Jacob
Dear Santa I want a toy fox Rin
Dear Santa Please bring me beg motr tuk Abram
Dear Santa Claus, Aquabeads, LOL Dolls is what I want for Christmas. Aubree
Dear Santa, Please bring me a makup set Love, Sophia
Dear Santa Claus, I want a baby doll Jorrien
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a pug. Love, Kamani
Dear Santa, I love your rander. Please bring my kuzin a baby doll. Please bring me a new batman. Love, Braxton Dear Santa, I love rudoff. Please bring my stistr a twen hachmal. Please bring me a twen hachmal. Love, McKenna Dear Santa, I love your rain deer. Please bring my Mom new shoes. Please bring me a new baby doll. Love, Ka’Myriah Dear Santa, I love your elfs. Please bring my sister a makeup set. Please bring me sum makeup. Love, Peyton Dear Santa, I love your elfs. Please bring my Dad a new job. Please bring me a huvr bord. Love, Will Dear Santa, I love your clothing. Please bring my family a bord game. Please bring me every thang. Love, Braelyn Dear Santa, I love your red suit. Please bring my Mom and Dad a dog. Please bring me a toy. Love, Leonardo Dear Santa, I love Rundolf. Please bring Leonardo a durt bike. Please bring me a bisikle. Love, Xander Dear Santa, I love your elf. Please bring my sistr a twin hachaml. Please bring me a 3 DS. Love, Alexa Dear Santa, I love your sleigh. Please bring my mom a new car. Please bring me a sling shot. Love, Elijah Dear Santa, I love your radirs. Please bring my brudr a toy. Please bring me a electric scootr. Love, Dominique Dear Santa, I love your randeer. Please bring my Dade a TV. Please bring me a nuntindo swich. Love, Noah Mrs. Smith’s 1st Grade North Elementary
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Dear Santa, I want one controler and some games for my 360 Xbox. I hope you can give my mom a flower. I hope you can give my dad Super Powers. and I hope you have a good day Santa Claus. Love, Allen
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poeple and one controler. I hope your elf never been touchst. and i want a WWE 2K16. ad WWE2K15. and WWE2K18. and WWE2K13. Love, Jaden Dear Santa, How are you Santa? Will you bring me theese toys. I want a big dog. I love you Santa. I like too play with Santa. I want a papen. I want food. I want a doll. I want a rabit. Love, Deshanna Dear Santa, I want legos and the lego movie. Please bring books for RJ and a bucket game for Abel. Love, Mason Dear Santa, I would like hot wheels and legos for Christmas. Love, Jack Dear Santa, I want a mac ball. I want a compooter. I want a tablit. I want a dadulive doll. I wish everybody had food. I wish everybody can got friends. I wish everybody can have a home. Love, Kendall Dear Santa, I want a nentendo swich and a controlr mario odsy and for mrandya a dog. How are your ranedeer. I loves ata. Love, Donnie Dear Santa, I with that I had an easy bake oven. I wish for a Flip Zoo. Love, Joettacy Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. This year I would like a blue dinofors terex for Christmas. Love, Seth Der Santa, I hope you are doing well. This year I would like robo dog and robo dinosaur for Christmas. I would like a doll and dollhouse for my sister. Love, Terajee Dear Santa, How are you Santa? Will you bring me theses toys? I want a dollhouse. Will you bring food for me and my mommy? Thank you Santa. Love, Zoi Dear Santa, Will you say hi to rodof for me. Thank you for the presents last year for cristmas. What I want for cristmas is a tall Flipse girl and I want hatchamials. I hope you have a grate christmas. Love, Hannah Dear Santa, This year I would like a Barbie for Christmas. also would you bring for my brathr a toy car and a necklis for mommy. Love, Myranda Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well this year. I would like a Barbie doll for Christmas. Also would you bring a prespats for my mom. Mery Christmes I hope you have a good day. Love, Asjia Dear Santa, I hope that you are doing well. Santa I hope that you are Ok. Santa I hope that you have lots of presnts for me my brother and sister and mom and dad. I want candy and toys. Love, Izzy Mrs. Wyte’s
1st Grade North Elementary Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I’ll leeve you some cookies and milk. Will you bring my sister a Barbie doll? I’d like a phone. Thank you Santa! Love, Joy Barbee Dear Santa, I like your rain Deer. I’ll leeve you some cookies and mike. Will you bring my teechre a letr. I’d like a phone. Thank you Santa! Love, Hudson Rhodes Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I’ll leeve you some cookees and milk. Will you bring my friends a candee cane? I’d like some pokemon toys. Thank you Santa! Love, Marshall Frye Dear Santa, I like your slaye. I’ll leeve you some loleepops and Sundrop. Will you bring my sister a new doll and my mom a dress? I’d like a fone. Thank you Santa Love, Ra’Jay Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I’ll leeve you some chips and coke. Will you bring my cusin a baby dog. I’d like a drone. Thank you Santa! Love, Gracie Morgan Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I’ll leeve you some popcorn and cok. Will you bring my mother a purple reeng? I’d like a bike. Thank you Santa! Love, Xavier Dear Santa, I like your roodolf. I’ll leeve you some chips and hot choclat. Will you bring my kusin a supr hero? I’d like a My little pony. Thank you Santa! Love Hannah Reid Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I’ll leeve you some cokes and hot coculate. Will you bring my sister a doll? I want a turtle. Thank you Santa! Love, Jeremiah Byrd Dear Santa, I like your rain deers. I’ll leeve you some choclate cookis and hot coco. Will you bring my best frind Brooklyn a new pink julr ring? I’d like a new cheerleader baby life doll. Thank you Santa! Love, Leah Duncan Dear Santa, I like your randers. I’ll leeve you some gumes and egg nog. Will you bring my mama and dada jewlre and alien toy doll? I’d like some prank stuf and fone. Thank you Santa! Love, Draven Grigg Dear Santa, I like your mom. I’ll leeve you some muffins and joose. Will you bring my dad a baby? I’d like 100 Davintleys crazy. Thank you Santa!!!!!! I love you. Love, Davintley Simmons Dear Santa, I like your randir. I’ll leeve you some cooces and milk. Will you bring my mom a neclis. I’d like a hors. Thank you Santa! Love, Brooklyn Bolinger Dear Santa, I like your rane deer. I’ll leeve you some Pepse. Will you bring my dad a shirt? I’d like a transfrmr toy. Thanks Santa! Love, Jaden Byrd
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Page 6B Dear Santa, I like your sla. I’ll leeve you some cake. Will you bring my mama a necklas? I’d like a drt bike. Thank you Santa! Love, Xzyvion Dear Santa, I like your hat. I will leave you some doughnuts and milk. Will you bring my sister a iphone8? I’d like a read baby. Love, Tori Elliott Dear Santa, I like your red hat. I will leeve you some chips and juice. Will you bring my mom a baby doll? I’d like phone. Thank you Santa! Love, Kinley Smith
Dear Santa, I love your raindeer I will make some cookies for you this year and some milk I was good this year I want a fake pack of Pokemon and I will give you something this year. Love, Kevin Dear Santa, Sant can you pleas make me 2 stickbots wepin pack and i want a xbox one and i want a snoopy plushy. Love, Layton Dear Santa, This Chrismas I want a Hover board and some beats. I love Chrismas. Love Silas Dear Santa, I want a Scooter 2 will in the ferant 1 will in the back I want a tablet I want a phon. Lover, Parker
Ms. Lewis’s 2nd Grade North Elementary Dear Santa, I wot a Barbie dol jrem has and a Barbie dol. Love, Martina Dear Santa, I want a Baby Dolle. I want a laptop. I want cols. I want shoes. Love, Malaysia Dear Santa, I want a neckless and a new bik and a Doll and skates and a dress and high heels and a scooter and a hover boued and sandals and a IPone 8 and a tadlet and a dollhouse and a minnie mouse and a elsa Doll and a elsa Doll house and Shopkins. Love, Des Dear Santa, I want a tablet, a boy bike whith no tranig wheels abaskaball asoccerball a foot ball and a four wheeler and a hover bord and a baskaball gole and and a scooter and a iPhone and pet dog and an elf on the shelf and a trampoleane. Love, Jeremiah Dear Santa, I no that my other Chistmas list does not have you a present so I’ll give you one ny gift for you is peace and love but here is what I want a vampirina doll please a Amircan girl doll cloths please a movelbal dolphin please a dolphin rescue kit please and a desedece 2 coruntion Ben and mol doll please. Love, Aubree
Dear Santa, I wish for a chip the Robot dog. And a Robot cat. And a new Robot hores. And a Robot Rabbet. Love, Ava Dear Santa, I wish for a Shopkin and Some of makeup. Love, Guiliana Dear Santa, This Christmas I want a Lego set and a Roblox toy. Love, Rey Dear Santa, I want a Play Station, Sponge Bob Squarepants toys, candle for my house. Love, Clayton Ms. Sherrill’s 2nd Grade North Elementary
Dear Santa, I want a Barbie doll. and a cat and a dog. a paw patrol, toy, Mickey Mouse and a doll house. Love, Marie
Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping my mom. For Christmas, I want boots and a watch for my sisteter. I also want a jersey 12. Love, Amiriah
Dear Santa, I want a doll a house puppy, a kitty and a doll barbie. Love, Nivia
Dear Santa, I have been good this year by doing my chores. For Christmas I want a x-box one-s and one for my cousin. Love, Kai
Dear Santa, I wunt the Speshl Shokens and glass dolls and 2 Lps crismus trees a nuther siumis cat Lps food Lps drinks. Lps house Slime pance with hols. Love, Lotus Dear Santa, I want 2 more PS4 controlers 1 gold, 1 army and i want a mokand trol robot i want call of duty ghost ps4. i want a Lego chapter #10. Love, Jarrett Dear Santa, I would like a iPhone and Madden 18 2k18 wwe 18 and laptop and curry socks and Lbron Jame socks and dj set. Love, AJ Dear Santa, Lego-set, skats, huver bord, Robot Lizerd Love, Alex Dear Santa, I would like a angry birds colerring book and a angry birds pants and angry birds shirts and a angry birds set. Love, Emiliana
Dear Santa, I have been good this year by taking the trash out. For chritmas I want a Ninteldo Switch. Love, Logan Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping people. For Christmas I want a computer. Love, Madyson Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping take care of my grandma. I want a horse riding barbie doll and a dreamhouse. Love, Johaunna Dear Santa, I have been good this year by listening to my teacher. For Christmas I want Prescot vs Cam Newton Football game and a wwew ring with everything in wwe. Love, Javion Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping people like my mom and my teacher. For Christ-
mas, I want a p uppy, an Ipad, and a lot of board games. I want a big doll house with dolls. Love, A’mya Dear Santa, I have been good this year by making my bed every day. For Christmals, I want Slimes. Love, Caroline Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping out around the house. For Christmas I want games for a x-box 360. Love, Makayla Dear Santa, I have been good this year by being a friend. For christmas, I want LOLs, Shopkins, Gumme Baers kds and pink Jordens. Love, Italy Dear Santa, I have been good this year by doing my class work in school. for Christmas, I want an x-box 360 and a game called “Slime Rancher.” Love, Jacob D. Dear Santa, I have been good this year by helping people in my neightbor hood. For Christmas I want a romote control monster truck gravdigger a tower wheel mustang knect rollecaster and gocart ps4 car games. Love, TySIan Dear Santa, I have been good this year by listening to my mama. I want a Scooby-doo toy. Love, Hanna Dear Santa, I have been good by taking care of my ba. For Christmas I want a go - cart. Love, Paxton Dear Santa, I have been good this year by doing my homework. I want a Playstation, GTA, Call of Duty games and LPS for Christmas. Love, Samatha Ms. Reid’s 2nd Grade North Elementary Dear Santa, I would like a bike and a Phone. Love, Harlie
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Dear Santa, I want a globe. I want a bike. I want a Lego set Pizza Van. Love, Jacoby Dear Santa, Can I get some tims. and a forwiller. and a new Phone. and a RC car. Love, Santa Dear Santa, I want a segway. I want fake nails. I want a desk. I want a light for my de3sk. I want 1 soft blanket. I want a american girl doll. I want a barbie drem house. Arcal dog. School stuff. I want shoes. Real glasses. Makeup. Name tag. American girl doll stuff. Love, Coleman Dear Santa, I want a Bike Please!!!!!! Love, Moriah Dear Santa, I want an ipod 7. I also, want an American girl doll named Z. I would like a puppy that is a boxer. Also, I want alot of LOL dolls! Love, Kaedyn Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want a big girl car that move by itself. also, I want a Hatchimal tool. Love, Joslyn Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like an xbox1 and a hamster. Love, Payton Dear Santa, I want a Hatchimal. Love, Jessica Dear Santa, I want a Hatchimal. My little sister wants a new dollhouse. My little brother wants a monster truck. Also, my big brother wants an Adventure Lego game. Can my little brother get a new pacifier? Love Genevia Dear Santa, This year I want a new baby set with a new baby Alive. I want to get a new kitchen set. Also I would like a table set and a paint set Love, Makenzie
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Dear Santa I have been good this year. I would like to have my uncall bow bow, my mommy to hil, a set of crucis and a Jojo doll. I wont an American girl doll, highhills that are pink, Jojo bows, Jojo dress, candy cane dress, hair extensions and a candy cane bow, a little gym bar, little alive pet that is a berd and a pink crismis trey. Love Kinsley Dear Santa, I have been Good this year. I would like to have a car, pup, hors, and sum hils and sun pjomus for Chrismas. and sum panes rub bul ball. sum shorsu sum tatops and sum dadeu ril cru. and sum Junie B., and sum moru Junie B., and sum doll and sum choclikit and sum tuoys and sum mor doll and sum moru Junie Bucs. sum crayosu and sum gum and sum tishuppru and sum Junie B and a ril Fon. waginu, banu sum Junie B buvsu and sum covrsis and a nuthru tablit and sum Jesisu and sum Pesu. Audrey Dear Santa I have been gda. I wata Pesfour. I wata nrdgan. I wataa exbox one. I watad fonthree. I wata a tegow one hung legos. I wata batmen. I wata a sapdmen. I wata a pick. I wata dade watremen, catwamen, I wata Pethrs jerserey football helmt I wata football shoes a car. Love Kyelah Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have a ps four, a fon, a jackit, and phone for Christmas. nerf guns, back skrachr, viedio games, tendoswich, new book bag, a book, x box hedset, pesl charepir, bow an arrow, von, a pack of gum, walkie talkies, lazer tag, new shoes, leveon bells jerserey, and a new Football. Love John Dear Santa, I have been gd this year. I would like to have ninj turdl playset, Chuck-E-Cheese oven, and ekmikey Play PSfour, Chuck-E-Cheese Playset LGPhone Christmastree XBoxone LeQuan Dear Santa, I have been ok this year. But you may give me some presents. But I would like to have tickets for a panthers game, a X box, alot of books, a coloring book, pokemon cards, diapers, a santa claus doll, football cards, shoes, a leveon bell jersey and cam newton jersey. Love, Benjamin
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Dear Santa, I have been gud this year. I woud like to have America doll, Jojo bo, and Sim. Love Carson Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have PSfor, xBox, forwieler, ber and a Chucke doll. Brian Dear Santa, I have ben gud. I want a Nrf guns, Crazee cart, Lazr tag, and Pant ball gun for me. Love Devin Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have uncornstanml, ps4, minaral figrore and, pj make figrores, jum, lef stanml, cat stanml, rob cat wiles, figit sinur for Christmas. Love Josie Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have a Jonasck room, a kitchen room and a exrsin room for Christmas. Love it. I love you Lucy Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have huyoj! Barby hals, phon, make up, Scobr trtl, Almarcin girl doll, and I wont two phons, for me and my sistr, and Barb school hals. love Alyvia Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a Lega jrassica world domussarus jr a trex, vulosuraptor, diloforus, a small robbot, some small minions, a ten foot tall dragon, a domusrex toy and a moveing toy shark. I want a Xbox, a chareiter to go wiff it, a scert gone, a swiming pole. Love Easton, 7 years old Dear Santa, I have been good. May I have a robot, tractor and a car. Love Landon. Thack you See you on Chrismas! Dear Santa, I have been goob this year. I would like to have a Lego sut. Love C.J. Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have ziplin, noo video games, punching bag,
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Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been grat this year. I love you santa. What tipe of cokies do you like? I wood like a new 3DS game. That is all I want. Have a safe trip! Your friend, Ezra Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been a turifik kid this year. For Christmas I want amgic stuf! What kinde of cookies do you like to eat? How do you get in my house? From Camden Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been fantastick this year. Hous my elford been reporting to you? I want a gas pawerd monster truck, a Freedy Kruger costum and a Michel Miers costum. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Brock Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been graet this year! Why do elfs make the toys? I want a chocker a gimnastiks mat a toy cat and a toy dog. Merry Christsmas! Your friend, Lyrik
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have kindu been a good boy this year. I wuht a ningur trtl sewr. Mere Christmas! From, Riley
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been a smart boy this year. Your so big! How can you fit down the chimney? Can your elves make me Hot Wheels? From Jonathan
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been a fantastec boy this year. I wont a Powr Rangr. Mere Christmas! From Devin
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you! I have been fantastik this year. I whud luv 2 blue and red Beydladere. I hope you have a safe trip! Your friend, Bryan
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been grate this year. What do your elfs make? I will like a tablet and a new jackit. I will leve you som cold milk and yume cookes. Aariyah
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been good this year. I licen to my mom and my dad. Ples have yoru elfs breng my a air hody tabl and a Batman hous. Have a safe trip! Love, Isaiah
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been graet this year. I clen my room evey day. I want JoJo Bows and I want a iPhone. Wher do you put Roodoff the red noes Readeer? Your friend, Tiffani Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been a terific kid this year. Can you mak my elf Happy do sumtbag crazey tomor? Haw do you get in miy haws? I wot a bubble gum mushin. and a Amercin gri Juley and a JoJo Bowe. Your friend, Harper
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awsum this year. I have been geting a lot of 3s in class. I wuld like to hove a bebe gun I will leve cues. Your friend, Ben
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been awsm this year I will lik to have an ifon, my elf and I will like to have a Brbe hows. I hope you have a Sauf trip. Your friend, Jazzlynn Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been awsum this year. How do your elf’s make all the toys? I wont a Fingorling, a Hatchmol, Jewlry, eairings, and a chocker. Your friend, Addison Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I have been
Mrs. Wilson’s 2nd Grade West Elementary Dear Santa, I have never lost a tooth and I have been wresiling my brother all year. I want a snowball, WWII. I hope you have a great Christmas. Love, Dominic A. Dear Santa, I have bin really good this year. This is what I would lke a few sum-sums and things, Snugulls the alive puppy, Star Wars things and a few other thing plese thank you Santa!! Love, Taylor B. Dear Santa I hope you have been feeling well. For chistmas I want legos and video games and other things. I have been doing well at my new shcool. I like it. Love, Wyatt Dear Santa I have lost a tooth this year. Jazrwarz ender dragn Jack Skelingten. hope you enjho the cookies I put out on xmas eav. Love, Triston C.
Dear Santa. I am Trip I would like all the leganbry Pokemon cards. I would like a charmander stuffed animal. I also want a pobelo pokemon stuffed animal. I hope you have a great Christmas. Love, Trip Dear Santa… I bene working hard to get a numum nail polish set. I hope that you will have a good christmis. Love, Jazzy C. Dear Santa, I know how hard it is, to send like 1m presents, in one night!!!! And remember who whats what, and do you know what I’m going to get? Well i’m going to tell you, I don’t have any nearf guns, well I only have dust guns so can I have alot of nearf guns. (thank you) Oh and I almost forgot! I want cosmo it is a little robot an that is all for now me and my sister and my mawmaw are going to give you some nice warm cookes and some milk. Love, CJ (Christopher) Dear Santa, I have ben wherken rileey hard in school at math and the reeding test. Dear Santa I will leev you koocees and I will feed the Randers. Dear Santa Ive ben tring to be good all these years so I can get some toys this year and I hope you cum to everybody hous. I would really like a JoJo stouf and I want drawing boards and I want Christmes decorations for next year. Love, Brianna Dear Santa, I’ve been working hard at clening my room. Plese brang me a babit maker and the max robot, cool hot weells, and nefe gun that is blue and it has yellow boolits, sooper buble ball that lits up, teen tintens go legos, and I want a best boy and roben frum teen tintens go, pokeman cards, baseball cards. Love, Brantley Dear Santa, I am seven years old. A motorsikl with a key. I have been helping to take the trash out. Santa I hope you are doing good and I love you! Love, Levi D. Dear Santa, I have helped my parents with my dog sens he might have a brin tummer. but anyway I would like a trapalen and a wege and a baril to do gymnastics on o and I forgot I do not know if Ella tolld you this but thank you for Ella she is so fun to have around I hope the raindeer have been good thank you Love, Chloe G. Dear Santa, I would like a small drone, bowing arrow, green muchine, tablet mucinic. I want to be like flash. I want a dirt bike and a cat. Dear Santa if you are real don’t tell me I do not want to know. I know I will not get nothing. I now you wachet me. I bleve. Tell the rinder I said hello. Love, Mikan H. Dear Santa, My name is Samuel. I bleving in you Santa. I want a ben-
Page 7B loometrix and mincraft snowman that has shoots snowbows and stile jaw to that is sepercon. Love, Sam H. Dear Santa, I Like Santa and I Like God to and I want a toy cat and a toy dog and candy too. I Love you Santa Hope you Like my milk and cookies I’m a good Reader. Love, Aubrey H. Dear Santa, I have benn good at dance class. I want a phone, tablet case, cloths, Baby doll, JoJo bows, jackets, brown boots, earrings, books, dogs, glipglos, movies, socks, hairbows, rainbow paper, owl Diaries, pencil poch, rainbow pencils, fake pink hair, fake glasses. I Love you Santa. Love, Aniya Dear Santa, I will give you cookies and a cup of Milk. I want Thomas The Train and track I Love you sants, I Love Christmas I Love Rudolph The rednoes raindear high in The sky Rudolph is The Frist in line. Love, Junior J. Dear Santa I love Jesus. I had lost seven teeth. I’m seven years old. I love my sister she is five years old. I would like a kitey in my pockit toy and lol dolls and a gredy grandy game and for you a great Christmas. Love, Bella Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I did all of my chors. I was nice to Chesie girl my cat. She treated me the same way I did to her. I want a Mega dart nerf guns and a ground drone that you can program with mega darts. I want all of the Legendary and mithicle pokemon cards and a b-b gun with a target and extra ammo. Love, Elijah M. Dear Santa, I would like a puppy but if you can’t get a puppy I would like a dog bed and make two please. I really won’t a squwooshy a lot. Santa I was really thankfel for what I have but I relly won’t these things. and If you don’t mind I would like a new camra. I hope this won’t keep up your time and I hope you have a Mary Chrismuce. See you on Chrismice Eve. Love, Sarah M. Dear Santa, Dear Santa I ben verery good and I ben helping my family working. I am going to tell you all aoubt me. My name is Cailey and I want a real baby puppy. Love, Cailey Mrs. Washburn’s 2nd Grade West Elementary Dear Santa Close, I want a Phone and a gapdr and a bick. Hey Santa Close in I wot you to get eney thak you can make. Thank you Santa… Love, Ariyonna Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. Can I pesce have TheseThings. cutie cars, Babe Alive, puppy, pait set, Omies
inflater, LOL Sprise, hachamals sprise, coten candy macer and a show pony. Love, Cora Dear Santa, I have ben good this year and how many elf elves do you have? I want is a amarcan boy doll and a lote more thin’s and I want my to frout teath thack you so mouch for evry thing you give me. Love, Aliah Dear Santa, I have deen relly goob this year! How meen elves do you have? I wont a Amarkean Grle bool and a ease dake oven. And if I bon’t get all the poreracher stafe I want for my Birthday maye I please have that for Christmas to. And a new fonean please. And that pokeitdook if I also dono’t get that and that litte dakepake for my Birthday maye I have that for Christmas. Love, Seanna Dear Santa, I have been beed this year. How many raindeers do you have. This year for Shristmas I would like a eletrcesotter and lots and lots of bows and a amacane girl doll and a socer ball and a moana doll and a four willer and a harlly queen out fit and a moana out fit and a basket ball and a foot ball and a go carte and a toy hella capter with a ramotte with it. Love, Kytana Dear Santa, I promis I been good this year Santa I want to ask why do you now everthing This year for Christamas I would like a doll and lests go fishing. Love, Julianna Dear Santa, I have been 100% good this year. Santa how many elves do you have and how many toy’s do you’re elves make? Santa I want for curismas is a doll house, a coing mishyn, a ruber band bracelet kit, a basskit ball, some shop kins, a real live kittin cat, glitter panet, and barby’s, thank you xoxo. Love, Teagan Dear Santa, I promise I been good this year. I wanted to ask you how many elf elves do you have. This year for Christmas I would like a new flashlight and a car laser and a call of Dutey game and a call of Dutey gun. Love, Caden Dear Santa, I have been reilly good this year and how many toys do your elves make? this year for Christmas I would really lik…. Star wars legos for Christmas Santa. Love, John Dear Santa, I promise I have been good this year. I wated to ask wat presint do you want? This year for Christmas I would like a new ipad, a new phone, rolrskatse, a skate boord and Mary crismis. Love, Ava Dear Santa, I have been good this year. how many elves do you have? this year for Christmas I would like a nentendo switch super mario addsy a iphone x a amarican flag thats all my present for Christmas this year. Love, Henry
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Page 8B Dear Santa, I promise I have been extra good this year and how many elves do you have any way this year I would like a robot that is small but has a big brain and a nearf canon and lego city Lego set in the jungL and the thingys that are red with tracks on the bodom. Love, Jackson Dear Santa, I know I have been good this year. Wode you Please geve Jesus some Big hug. this year for chistmas i want a mace windo costume and a litsaber i want a phone and tablet and a amaricin flag and some Star wars moves and a lord vader costume qui gonjin litsaber and a pet fish and lots of Star wars stuff and a Dart Bike and a new skoter and Snow Dogs the moves. (name withheld) Dear Santa, I promise I been veree good this yiure. houw miinty cerits do you giv yor randirs a day. I wont a wonce of thunce on tv, a ril dog and a Baby Alav, amercan gurl dol. Love, Victoria Dear Santa, I ben good this yaer and can I have a present Santa? Waht I want crismce is a remote plane. Love, Tyler Dear Santa, I have been very good this yare I promis! what is your favret thing to do in the Northpole. What I wan’t for crismas…well I don’t knkow dut can you suprys me with a lot of things! but I rely want shopcens, toosys and a Amaricen Girl doll and books Girl books. Thank you so, so much. Love, Erika Dear Santa, I have been good this year for you santa and how many elves do you have? and this year for christmas I would like a Amaricane girls doll for this christmas from you santa and happy christmas to you santa. Love, Mya Dear Santa, I promise I will be super-duper nice this year. I would like to ask you a question. how many elves do you have? Thi year for Christmas I would like to have a green cared tablet that has terria toca minis and minecraft on it, a new gen ds with poke mon in and moon, $15, a xbox one and a ton terra and blastaire plushier. Love, Ethan Dear Santa, Iv’e been so good this year. But Iv’e been wanting to ask you how manny elves do you have. For christmas I want an amarican girl doll, an bilda bear, amarican girl sets, and a i pad. Love, Reagan Dear Santa, I promise I been good this year how mene elves do you hav? This year for Christmas I would like a xbox 360. Love, Dean Dear Santa, I have been a good kid this year. how old are you Santa? This year for cristmas I would like a new fourwheller and a nerf gun and hotwheeles. Love, Josiah Dear Santa, I promise I have been good this year. Santa im gonna ask you a qeshton, how old are you. Santa I realy want a var. and a killer
clown costume Love, Will Mrs. Bouchard’s 2nd Grade West Elementary Dear Santa, Is Ms. Claus dong good. For Christmas this year I want a dady doll. and i hope you have a nies tirp to the kids. and i want to have a prety toy. Love, Chloe M. Dear Santa, I hope that Miss Claus is doing fine at the North Pole. For Christmas this year I want a new bike, a real babby twin sisters, and twin babby bulldogs. Marry Christmas to you Santa. I Love you Santa and you are sweet. Love, Lillian Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the North Pol. For christmas this year I want a mormae tel, and a pool, a happy christmas four my mom, and a Arial mermae I want her to hav a gres insid her tel. Love, Jissel Dear Santa, I hope you are doing very well this year. For Christmas this year I want a real brother, a real TV, compyooter. I have been good. Love, Turner Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good. For christmas this year I want a x-box-one Minecraft Bundol and Minecraft Story Mode Season two, and Just Dance. Marry Christmas. Love, Noah Dear Santa, How is Ms. Claus? For Chistmas this year is a iPhone 7, mermaid tail and a lol doll big sister. And you have a happy merry christmas! Love, Reagan S. Dear Santa, I hope your doing good in the north pole. For christmas this year I want a Fnof Mod on my computer, head phones, and under armor shrit pant short an shoes. Have a Merry Christmas and have a safe trip. Love, Harper
Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the North Pole this year. For Christmas this year I want a box of LOL dolls, a pack of Shopkins, and a Amarican girl doll, last I want a diary of a wimpy kid book the get away. I hope your elves are doing great and how is Mrs. Claus doing? I have been nice to my brothers and I made all As on my reporte card this year and I hope you do not fall out of your sled. Love, MaKayla H.
Luke 1 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” 34”How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[c] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.” 38”I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” Mary’s Song 46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.”
Dear Santa, I hope you come to my hoese this year. For christmas this year I want 1# socer net, hachamal, harry potter stuff, ipod, stuff for my sisters they have been good. I have been good! Love, Jovie Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good. For Christmas I want Clue, amkicars, asmo hot wheeles cars. Have a safe trip. Hope you have a happy new years. Love, Davis Dear Santa, I hope you are making my presents. For Christmas this year I want a bernedoodle, the new American girl Tenny, and a beach bike. Iv’e been good this year! Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!! Love, Lila
Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the North Pole. For Christmas this year I want a robotix kit, the same kind of boxing set, and the same kind of mine craft as banks has for an xbox. In my stokin I want pokeymon cards, and a sinece kit. I have ben good this year. I hope you have a safe ride. Love, Wyatt
Dear Santa, I hope you and Ms. Claus are doing good. How are yor elf elves? Are they doing good this yher? I want a baby doll this yher. and a macup set this yher, and a ladtop this yher. happy mare christmas Santa. Love, Ashlyn
Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the North Pole. For Christmas this year I want a iPhone, iPod, tablit, I have been nice to my bothers. Thank you! Love, Julianna
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Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus doing today? for Christmas this year I want a LOL Spries big sister, huverboard, IPhone eight. Merry Christmas. Love, Beauty
Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the North pole. For Christmas this year I want a x box one, Nentendo, Pokmon crads. I made all strat A’s this year. Love, Banks
Dear Santa, I hope you find my new home and here is the things I want for christmas. This year I know I aks for this all the time but I want five chewawas not fake, and a one of thos bonsy balls, and a pare of gofling stuf. Happy Christmas. And a Happy new year. Love, Avery
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Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good in the north pole. For Christmas I want Hot wheels, and a tablet, a cars 3 race track, how is Ms. claus? tell her I said hey. have a safe trip. How do you get in my house I do not have a chimeny? Merry Christmas. Love, Keiston
Dear Sante, I hope you are doing good. For Christmas this year i want a pokemon cras, a fourweeler, capoter. have a good christmas. Love, Gavin
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Luke 2 The Birth of Jesus 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. The Shepherds and the Angels 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14”Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. Scripture taken from the Holy Bible New International Version
Dear Santa, I hope your elves are doing good makeing toys. For Christmas this year I want a phone, new elf, and lol dolls. I Love you Santa. Love, Arianna M. Dear Santa I hope you’r doing well. I have been very good this year. For Christmas I would like a 2DS and rango the video game. I hope that the raindeer have been eating their carrots. We will make some yummy cookies for you. We will see you soon. Love, Jax
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Four KMHS players in All-American Bowl Four Kings Mountain High School football players will compete in the National All-American Bowl in New Orleans December 27-30. They are sophomore running back Ricaylen Mack, who will play on the UC 4 team; junior defensive back Marquis Fewell who will play for Team JR 1, junior running back Jaquelen Brooks who will play on Team
JR 3, and junior offensive lineman James Parsons who will play on Team JR 4. Mack, who will be playing in the bowl for the third straight year, Fewell and Brooks were selected after participating in the Offense-Defense camp last summer. Parsons was recruited by the All-American Bowl recruiters this year. The Offense-Defense
All-American Bowl is the culmination of a week long worth of events. The 12th annual game is just one of the many things the week encompasses. Also included is an All-Star football game showcasing 88 of the top high school seniors in the country and has featured numerous pros such as Heisman Trophy winners Lamar Jackson and Cam Newton. Offense-Defense
Sports has been running full-contact football instructional camps for the past 48 years and currently operates 80 camp locations all year long. Mack, Brooks, Fewell and Parsons all played key roles in leading the Mountaineers to the Big South 3A Conference championship and a 12-2 overall record this season. During the All-American Bowl tryouts Mack
KM 97, East Burke 46
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outs, and Brooks received the All-Star Performance Award.
Mountaineers sweep Concord Kings Mountain swept Concord in a varsity doubleheader Wednesday night in Concord. The Lady Mountaineers bounced back from their only loss of the season a night earlier to defeat the Lady Spiders 56-49, and the Mountaineers notched their second win in a row, 64-59. The Mountaineers fell behind 30-23 at halftime but rallied to tie the game at 38-all heading into the final eight minutes. A 26-21 advantage in the fourth quarter was the difference for the Mountaineers. Kings Mountain placed four players in double figures, led by Nolan Raby with 17 points. Zeke Little-
john added 16 and Adrian Delph and Eli Paysour had 10 points and six rebounds apiece. Raby’s 17 point effort included three three-pointers. Kobe Paysour had six assists and five steals. Hannah Clark scored 23 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists to lead the KM girls. Leeasia Rhodes added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Niya Kelly had 12 points and five rebounds. BOYS GAME KM (56) – K. Paysour 4, Crawford 1, Raby 17, Littlejohn 16, E. Paysour 10, Delph 10, Hughes 2, Pressley 2, Grier 2. Concord (59)
Eli Paysour lays in two of his 25 points in last week’s win over East Burke at Parker Gym. Photo by Gary Smart
Eli Paysour scores 25 to lead KM over Cavs Nolan Raby scored 17 points in Kings Mountain High’s 64-59 victory over Concord Wednesday. Photo by Gary Smart
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Eli Paysour scored his career high 25 points Tuesday night at Parker Gym to lead Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers to a 97-46 non-conference victory over the East Burke Cavaliers. Paysour got plenty of scoring help from Zeke Littlejohn with 24 points and Adrian Delph with 22. Cody Kistler led the Cavaliers with 15. Kings Mountain led 21-13 at the first quarter break and basically had the game over by halftime with a 53-30 lead. The Mountaineers outscored the Cavaliers 27-9 in the third period to take an 80-39 lead into the fourth stanza and played the fourth quarter with the mercy rule in effect. The Mountaineers connected on 11 of 22 from three-point range. Littlejohn hit 4-of-9. Paysour and Delph each hit 3-of-4 and Dontavius Hughes 1-of-1. Delph barely missed a triple double as he grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out nine assists. Freshman point guard Kobe Paysour dished out five assists and
Kings Mountain's Adrian Delph (20) goes strong to the hoop in game with East Burke last week at KM's Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. also had five steals, and Zack Crawford added five assists. East Burke’s girls kept their unbeaten string alive in the opener, defeating the Lady Mountaineers 65-49. It was East Burke’s fourth straight win over the KM five and their 10th in 11
games overall against its former SMAC foe. East Burke led 37-20 at the half and blew the game open with a 15-5 advantage in the third quarter. Riley Haas led the winners with 17 points and Arina Hawkins and Josie Hise added 14 each.
BOYS GAME KM (97) – E. Paysour 25, Littlejohn 24, Delph 22, K. Paysour 6, Crawford 2, Hughes 7, Grier 2, Parsons 4. EB (46) – Kistler 15, Morrison 7, Lail 2, Brittain 4, Melton 6, Teague 4, Smith 3.
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KM SPORTS THIS WEEK Wed., Dec. 13 TBA – High school wrestling, East Henderson and Lincolnton at Kings Mountain. Thurs., Dec. 14 TBA – High school indoor track, Kings Mountain at Polk County Reindeer Games, Colubus, NC. 4:15 – Middle school wrestling and volleyball conference championships, teams TBD. 6:00 – High school swimming, Crest, Ashbrook, North Gaston and
Burns at Kings Mountain. Fri., Dec. 15 4:30 – High school basketball, North Gaston at Kings Mountain. Mon., Dec. 18 TBA – High school indoor track, Kings Mountain at JDL Invitational, Winston-Salem Tues., Dec. 19 4:30 – High school basketball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss. TBA – High school wrestling, South Point, Nations Ford and Hendersonville at Kings Mountain.
MS wrestlers defeat Burns Kings Mountain Middle’s wrestling team edged Burns 43-40 in a TriCounty Conference match last week. Winners for KM were Jordan Moore, Dylan Platt, Cole Irby, Charlie Melton, Peyton Fisher, Malachi
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KM JV team beats East Burke
Welch, AJ Richardson and Chase Ellis. “Everyone wrestled great,” said Coach Jason Bridges. “Even the people that lost were able to battle to lose by decisions. It was an overall great team effort.”
TRI-COUNTY STANDINGS Tri-County Middle School standings through Fri., Dec. 8. WRESTLING W-L East Division West Lincoln Lincolnton Burns Kings Mountain North Lincoln East Lincoln
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West Division RS Central Chase East Rutherford Crest Shelby VOLLEYBALL East Division Kings Mountain North Lincoln East Lincoln West Lincoln Lincolnton Burns West Division RS Central Crest Shelby East Rutherford Chase
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Kings Mountain’s JV Mountaineers posted their first win of the season Tuesday afternoon at Parker Gym, defeating East Burke 52-48. Titus Clark led the Mountaineers with 17 points. Ra’sheem Hughes scored 16 and Orlando Odums eight.
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9-1 8-2 7-3 4-6 1-9 1-9 8-0 6-2 3-5 3-5 0-8
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Kings Mountain dunks Crest and Forestview Kings Mountain High’s swim teams combined for 777 points to defeat Forest view (596) and Crest (275) in a Big South 3A Conference meet Thursday at KM’s Neisler Natatorium. The KM girls accumulated 408 points to 318 for Forestview and 145 for Crest. The KM boys registered 369 points to Forestview’s 278 and the Chargers’ 130. Riley Hazen, Abby Wang and Tristan Stenger were double winners for the Mountaineers. Others finishing first were Dane Skeith, Aly Wang, Chase Brown, Alex Yates, the women’s 200-meter and 200-free relay teams, and the men’s 200 free relay team. Hazen was joined on the winning 200 yard medley relay team by Maddy Demetro, Katie Tucker and Aly Wang. They finished in 2:10.39 to Forestview’s 2:21.29. Hazen was joined on the winning 200 yard freestyle relay by Alex Yates, Abby Wang and Aly Wang. They swam it in 1:58.14 to Forestview’s 2:10.98. Hazen won the 200 yard freestyle in 2:17.32 and the 100-yard breaststroke in
1:20.02, edging teammate Katie Tucker in 1:26.04. Abby Wang won the 200 yard IM in 2:39.08 and the 100 yard frestyle I 1:02.43. Stenger won the men’s 100 yard freestyle in 58:08 and the 100 backstroke in 1:06.56. He was joined on the winning 200 yard freestyle relay team by Chase Brown, Gabe Stroup and Dane Skeith with a time of 1:51.23. Skeith won the men’s 200 yard freestyle in 2:25.87. Aly Wang won the 50 yard freestyle in 28.76. Chase Brown won the men’s 50 free in 28.25. Alex Yates won the women’s 100 yard butterfly in 1:20.25. Finishing second for the Mountaineers were Stenger, Gabe Stroup, Sam Rahan and Skeith in the 200 medley relay; Stroup in the 200 yard IM, Demetro in the 100 backstroke, Tucker in the 100 yard breaststroke, Rohan in the 100 yard breaststroke, Tucker, Abby Wang, Maddy Demetro and Brooke Clark in the 400 free relay and Brown, Bryce Korenegay, Randy Horn and Rohan in the 400 free relay.
Dane Skeith won the 200 yard freestyle for the Kings Mountain Mountaineers in last week’s swim meet at Neisler Natatorium. Photo by Gary Smart
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KM-Shelby postponed
KM Middle School girls Volleyball team play in Tri-County Conference playoffs
The Kings Mountain at Shelby basketball games scheduled for last Friday were postponed because of wintry weather and will be played on January 17 at Shelby.
Senior golfers have 4 matches Cleveland County Senior golfers played four matches recently with Doug Shuffler winning two of them. Shuffler shot a low gross of 73 to win Thursday, Dec. 7 at Kings Mountain Country Club. Benny Grigg won low net with a (81-19) 62. John Wortman was clsoest to the pin on hole five and had the longest putt on hole nine. On Tues., Dec. 5, Shuffler shot a 75 to win low gross at Deer Brook. Shuffler was also low net with a (75-9) 66. Dub Martin was closest to the pin on #12 and Roger Proctor sank the longest putt on 18. At Cherokee National on Thurs., Nov. 30, Sam Leigh and Charles Wall tied for low gross with 74s. Wall (74-11) and Richard Hammitt (81-18) tied for low net with 63s. Wall won with a birdie four on the second playoff hole (#9). Bobby Winn was closest to the hole on #2 and Jim Medlin sank the longest putt on 18. At River Bend on Nov. 28, Richard White was low gross with a 77. Tim Leu, Carroll Spangler and Jerry Carroll tied for low net with 65s. Lew won with a bogey 5 on the first playoff hole (#8). Tim Leu was closest to the pin on #3 and Jerry Carroll sank the longest putt on #9.
Kings Mountain Middle School's girls volleyball team was playing in the Tri-County Conference playoffs yesterday. Game details were not available at press time. Photos by Gary Smart
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Keystone Powdered Metal Company, a leading producer of powdered metal parts, has an immediate opening for a Maintenance position at our facility in Cherryville, NC. This position would be for a continuous 2 x 2 x3 schedule. Qualified candidates should possess the following: • Install, rebuild, and repair production equipment and facilities. • Perform preventive maintenance duties. • Make and repair parts for equipment to the accuracy required. • Disassemble, repair and reassemble equipment and fixtures. • Experience with Cincinnati Presses is desirable. • Night Shift Other duties shall include being able to use measuring equipment: micrometer, calipers, tape measures, dial indicators, telescoping gages, gage blocks. Also, accurately reading and interpreting blueprints for calculation. *Salary based on experience* Keystone offers an excellent salary and benefit package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested applicants should apply online to keystonepm.com Cherryville location or send their resume to:
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Lights go on in McAdenville for the 62nd year By Alan Hodge Last Friday evening’s cool and clear weather formed the perfect scene for the 62nd annual holiday light show in McAdenville- aka Christmas Town USA. The lighting ceremony took place in front of the Pharr family YMCA. The lights will remain on until Dec. 26. As has been the tradition for several years, a student from McAdenville Elementary School threw the switch that turned on over 100,000 Christmas lights and displays in the village. The student that was selected to turn the lights on this year is Dwayne Anthony Cole, III. His parents are Dwayne Cole and Alnita Gordon Cole. He is in Mrs. Shore’s second grade class. He lives in Belmont. He has an older brother. His favorite thing about school is math and reading. His favorite thing to do at home is to watch shows and his favorite is “Teen Titans”. He also likes to ride his bike. His favorite color is red. “This is the best day of my life,” Dwayne said. “I always wanted to do this and knew one day my wish would come true.” Going to see the lights this year? Here are some McAdenville Christmas Lights view-
ing tips. Best time to see the Christmas Lights- If possible visit on Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday or Thursday nights. A tremendous increase in Traffic occurs on Friday – Saturday and Sunday nights. Please remember the timesMonday – Friday----5:30 until 9:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday 5:30 until 11:00 PM. Lights will go off regardless of the number of cars in line. All Christmas Lights in the common areas of town are on timers, which turn the lights on and off at pre-set times. Respect Private ResidentsWalking is a great way to see the Christmas lights, the decorated homes and to hear the sounds of the church chimes. However, when walking through, please stay on the sidewalks and never go in the yards or on porches of our residents. The decorated homes are private residences, please be respectful while walking. Through Questions and Answers How much does it costThe light display is free, no cost whatsoever. Where can I park and what is the cost- There are four parking areas in town; A parking lot is located behind the McAdenville Baptist Church/ Caromont Clinic. Another lot is located on Poplar Street,
behind the small business area of town. A large parking lot is located beside the lake in the heart of Christmas Town. A parking lot beside the McAdenville Elementary School is a great place to park for those entering from US Highway 29-74. Feel free to park at any of four locations at no cost. How long is the route thru Christmas Town- The route is approximately 1.3 miles long, on weekends it may take 30-45 minutes to drive the full route, most weeknights it will take less time. Entrance and Exit PointsThere is only one route through Christmas Town. If you enter town from Interstate 85, once you get to the town limits, continue through town until you reach U.S. Highway 29-74. At this point you will leave Christmas Town. If you enter town from U.S. 29-74 (coming from the Charlotte area) continue through town until you reach Interstate 85. At this point you will leave Christmas Town . Are hayrides permittedYes, however, the wagon etc. used for the hayrides must be pulled by a Motor Vehicle. Animals pulling Wagons, Horseback Riding etc. are not permitted on the Christmas Town Route. Are the light turned on in Inclement weather- Yes, more then 30 timers throughout
A full moon rose over McAdenville adding to the holiday atmosphere. Photo by Steve Rankin
No sooner had the Christmas lights been turned on than a conga line of cars formed in McAdenville. town turn the lights on and off regardless of the weather conditions.
I have a dog, are animals allowed to walk thru Christmas Town with their owner?
Yes, however, all animals must be on a leash and controlled by their owner.
9th Annual Annual Parade 9th Parade&&Christmas ChristmasFestival Festival Friday, December 1st the City with a Heart brought warmth to the hearts of many this Christmas season. The City of Bessemer City hosts a Parade and Christmas in the City Festival every year downtown. A tradition in many Gaston County cities, the Christmas Parade brings pride and citizenship to all Bessemer City residents. This year’s Parade featured Public Safety, local non-profits and churches, Citizen and Business of the Year (Chamber of Commerce), local schools, Carolina Panther Drumline “PurrCussion” and Mascot Sir Purr, and the headliner Santa Claus! In addition to the annual Parade, Bessemer City strives to encourage fellowship through a City Festival called Christmas in the City, which takes place immediately following the Parade. Performances included entertainment from local schools, music from the Carolina Quartet, a phenomenal performance from “PurrCussion” and “Sir Purr”. Interested in more programs hosted by the City of Bessmer City? Visit us online at ww.besswemercity.com or facebook.com/ bessemercity to view additionalevents and exclusive footage of the 2017 Annual Parade and Christmas in the City Festival.
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Bessemer City Parks & Recreation Senior Services Upcoming Programs Join the Bessemer City Parks & Recreation Department's Senior Services Division for a program on caring for a family member with alzheimer's disease and related dementia Monday, January 22, 2018 from 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM at the Kiser Senior Center. The presentation, prepared by Tiffany Long with the UNC School of Medicine, will discuss the different types of dementia, available treatment options, how to manage behavioral changes, available resources, and more. This program is free and open to families and caregivers. Also, consider attending a program on food expiration dates Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 11:00 AM- 12: 00 PM at the Kiser Senior
Center. That little date stamped on food packages may not be as accurate as you think—and you could be wasting money because of it. Have you throw out eggs just because the carton said they were a week past the expiration date? Have you tossed a box of uneaten onion soup mix for the same reason? Chucked an outdated can of corn? Then, like 90 percent of Americans, you have thrown away your food unnecessarily—and your money, too. Do you need assistance with your heating bill? The Department of Health and Human Services offers a one-time payment toward the cost of your heating through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program.
The program is available Dec 1 (for specified households) and January 1 for all households. The program ends March 31, 2018. You may apply at 330 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Gastonia. You must meet income and assets requirements. The payment goes directly to your heating vendor. For more information, call 704 862 7909. Representatives will be on site at the Kiser Senior Center, 123 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Bessemer City on Wednesday, January 17th from 10:00 AM– 12:00 PM to take applications for this program. Contact the Kiser Senior Center for more information regarding the following programs (704) 729- 6465.