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rE EE a Se ES July 3,1997 ry 2 QUEEN FOR A DAY - Lena Ware McGill was crowned Queen of Peggy's Restaurant during a sur- prise birthday party Friday night. From left, Tim Hord, Billie Hicklin and Joe Robinson present McGill with her flowers, crown and banner. McGill crowned queen at 91st birthday party For several hours Friday night Lena Ware McGill, 91, RR was a Queen. She wore a crown on her shead, a banner over her party dress and carried a long- stemmed bouquet and her run- way was the dining room of Peggy's Restaurant where she kissed and hugged the patrons as they congratulated her on her birthday and crowned her Queen of Peggy's Restaurant.. "l was never so surprised in my life,” said McGill as Peggy's owner Tim Hord presented her the banner and crown. Billie Hickman, pianist for the special COUNCIL From Pg 1A "I think this really stinks," said Mayor Scott Neisler. "They're trying to take the au- thority away from us and they've made this thing a politi- cal powder keg now. We'll do everything we can to kill this bill." . "The Clary bill is nothing like the bill we submitted about an- nexing our own properties at the lake," said Maney. lake authority that would for the first time include lake prop- erty owners on a board which would also set fees based on audits of the city's lake expens- es. L : The bill would not allow Kings Mountain to ban recre- ation on the lake - a possibility officials are considering if prop- erty owners don't pay fees. The bill, as proposed by Clary, would give a five mem- ber board - two members from Kings Mountain and the other three reptesenting the Moss Lake Home Owners Association and county com- RATES AS LOW AS 1.9%" Clary wants to create a new program, and co-owner Joe Robinson presented the flowers - from Secret Garden. Hord said his staff wanted to surprise Mrs. McGill not be- cause she was a regular Friday . night customer but because "she is such a gracious, lovely lady." McGill never misses Friday night supper at Peggy's because she says she enjoys the good fellowship, good food and the music program featuring Jim Belt and other local singers and musicians who play on Thursday and Friday nights for large crowds at the popular , restaurant. mission - the responsibility for addressing issues related to us- er fees, lake patrol and the oper- ation, maintenance and im- provements ‘at the lake. The new plan would require fees to be used only for lake expenses that primarily and directly ben- efit the property owners and would require that fee money be kept in a separate account and a biennial audit to check use of the money. If an audit found that property owners were being charged excessive fees the city would reimburse the property owners the amount determined to be exces- sive. _ And the fees can't be used for expenses related to public swimming areas and buildings, water treatment and reservoir functions. These, says Clary, are the city's responsibilities. "I think this is the fairest way to settle this dispute to avoid a long court battle that would prove costly for lake property owners and for the City of Kings Mountain," said Clary. Clary's new piece of legisla- tion allows annexation of only the city water plant and lake “dam. The city had asked for an- FOR 60 MOS. MSRP: $15,030 MSRP $21,440 At 91, Mrs. McGill still drives her own car and visits every day with her husband, retired - druggist John L. McGill, 92, at . White Oak Manor. They attend Sunday School every Sunday at = the nursing home and Mrs. McGill is in her pew at Boyce Memorial ARP Church for ‘Sunday worship services. Mae Sue McGill said she picked up Mrs. McGill Friday night for the party and never breathed a word about the sur- prise presentation and the cake. A Kings Mountain native and former teacher and Board of See McGILL, 9A nexation of the lake which the city built after passage of bonds and a 90 percent surcharge on Kings Mountain water cus- tomer bills nearly a quarter cen- tury ago. The Moss Lake Authority ) was changed several years ago to a Moss Lake Commission and permanently disbanded last February by City Council. The rules of the former Lake Authority prohibited citizens who didn't pay taxes to Kings Mountain from sitting on the lake board. Moss Lake residents live outside the city limits, pay county taxes, buy water from Upper Cleveland County and pay lake user fees to Kings Mountain. Neisler says the city is op- posed to outside the city mem- bership on the authority. Clary blames the present con- troversy over poor advice to City Council from management on revision of lake fees, some of ~ which had not been updated for years. City officials say the new fee schedule is necessary to run the lake. Mike Bolt, spokesman. for Moss Lake Property Owners, at DONALD FORD o: Cherryvilles rox UPTO « $1500"; * PLUS TAX, TAG, & FEES - REBATE TO DEALER - ON APP. CREDIT ** ON SELECTED MODELS - USED CAR BLOWOUT SALE 1989 CHEVY 1992 PLYMOUTH 1992 HONDA 1994 GEO SUNDANCE Auto, Air, T-tops - 2,995 - CIVIC £n 14.9¢ Stereo METRO 5 Speed, Air 1 3,900 1995 - Cre 1301310) Parts & Service: QUALITY CARE ‘Where the Quality Contirues EY 3b 7:30 am-5:00 pm Mon.-Fri. ESP EER 0 1 oTN EEN 3H 8:30 am-7:00 pm Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:00 Sat. - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD RHODES From 1A i Crusade before the Crusade be- gins. "We need about $13,000 to meet our goal and I am confi- dent that Kings Mountain citi- “zens will rise to the challenge," he said. Rhodes says the Crusade of- | fers citizens an opportunity to ‘| learn from each other and to { ing effort but in the choir, to usher, to counsel or just to par- ticipate. "It's a neat opportunity for people to come together at John | Gamble Stadium, not only for those who do not know the Lord as Saviour but for every- | one to make a recommitment of faith," he said. This week Rhodes and his team are contacting churches for pledges. He said the re- sponse is good. Other workers on his committee are Jo Ann ‘Hall, Greg Moore, Dorothy Byers, Gary Smith, Hal Glass,. Pattie Cash, Jean McAbee, Gene Richard, Margie Bridges, Corky Fulton and Dan Bagwell. A banker for 15 years, Rhodes came to Kings Mountain from Lincoln Bank in Lincolnton. He is active in the Rotary Club, United Fund, Kiwanis Club and volunteers to broadcast high school football and baseball games for Radio : Station WKMT. Son of Marie Rhodes and the late Merrill Rhodes, he is mar- ried to Sandra Bailey Rhodes said his group has been unable to negotiate with city officials and have advised the property .owners to pay the new fees un- der protest but meantime they have hired a Charlotte lawyer. Bolt and 14 other Moss Lake residents were present for Monday's special meeting of Council but did not ask to be on the agenda and were not recog- nized by the mayor. LEASE " From 1A ‘where property owners had not paid lease fees. Moss Lake, Kings Mountain's water source, is about 5 1/2. - miles outside Kings Mountain's city limits. With 58 miles of shoreline, it is one of Cleveland County's fastest growing resi- dential sections. : "We are leasing about a half acre of city property for about $250 a year in the area's fastest growing locations,” said Putnam who said the city owns the eight foot vertical shoreline described as a control strip 636 to 744 feet above sea level. and they have two children, Jason, a sophomore at N. C. State University, and Jonathan,’ a freshman at Gardner Webb University. He and his family are active in First Baptist Church and he is a deacon and Sunday School teacher. "My faith is an extremely im- portant part of my life and lean- ing on Jesus is my life," said Rhodes. 104 E. Warren St : Shelby, NC = (704)481-1776 ‘ Page 3A atulag; Gloria Wheeler Slycord on making the President's List for the Spring Quarter 1997 at Cleveland Community College. We're proud of you! Your: Family: Travis, Tripp, Lynn, Josh, Mom & Dad. Ladies Clodhier 1013 Union Rd. Gastonia, NC : (704) 861-1990 Edward Jones invites you to attend How To Invest Through Investment Clubs *Discover the advantages of investing through an investment club + * Take home guidelines on how to choose stocks * Hear success stories and lessons learned from other clubs “Date: Tuésday, July 8.1997 Time: 7 to 8 pm Location: 203 Battleground Ave. This program is FREE, but seating is limited. To reserve your seat, or for more information, please contact this office soon. ,Call or stop by today. » William M. Marcellino 203 S. 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