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Local group
attends NC
inauguration
Cleveland County was well
represented at the recent inau-
gural ball of Governor Mike
Easley in Raleigh. Local digni-
taries who attended the event
included Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Dedmon, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Morgan, Joe Morgan, Stuart
LeGrande; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mills, Democratic Chair from
Cleveland County Betsy Wells,
second vice-chair Rosalinde
Hunt, Waco vice-chair Betty
Padgett, Anthony Brown, Casar
chairman Steve Padgett and
Mrs. Judy Padgett. U.S. Senator
John Edwards was also in atten-
dance.
Inauguration day began with
a, drop in breakfast with
Secretary of State Elaine
Marshall. The Cleveland
County group then witnessed
the inauguration ceremony on
the Capitol grounds. Music was
provided by the N.C. Central
University Jazz Band. The inau-
guration began at 11 a.m.
Demons, Deuces
lead in duckpins
Dilling’s Demons increased
its mixed duckpin bowling
league to six games Tuesday
night with a 8-0 sweep of Ducks
R Us.
Dilling (14-2) got a 106 line
and 308 set from Mark Midgette
and a 106 line and 300 set from
John Dilling. Ducks R Us (8-8)
were led by Greg Evans with a
137 line and 370 set.
In another match, Mark's
Martyrs (8-8) defeated Chris’
Crusaders (2-14) 6-2. David
Jaroszewski led th winners with
a 148 line and 387 set. Zeke
Rybczyk had a 111-312 and
Mark Abernathy 110-312. Chris
Hullender led the Crusaders
with a 121 line and 321 set. Ed
Philbeck had a 116-315 and
Irene Ruley 110-307.
Double Deuces grabbed the
early lead in the first week of
the third quarter of Thursday
night action, sweeping Dead
Weight 8-0.
Greg Evans turned in another
in a long line of spectacular per-
formances with a 174 line and
443 series. Irene Ruley added a
117 line and 322 set, and Billy
Myers had a 115 line and 317
set. Mark Abernathy had a 126
line and 307 set, and Bonnie
Warren had a 115-308 for Dead
Weight.
Tommy's Them defeated the
Half Timers 6-2. Tommy Barrett
led the winners with a 120 line
and 348 set, and Zeke Rybczyk
had a 119-323. Allen Myers led
the Half Timers with ¢ a 136 line
and 365 set.
All shapes and sizes
can compete in wrestling
By PHIL WEATHERS
One of the great aspects of
the sport of wrestling is that
you can be almost any size or
shape and -
participate.
Another
positive as-
pect is that
wrestling
does not re-
quire a lot of |
equipment. A
wrestler’s ba-
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January 11, 12001
will blow his whistle to stop the
action.At this point wrestlers
move back to the center of the
mat to start again.
Some schools may have more
than one mat. If so, teams may
practice during the week on one
mat and use the other one for
their matches. Teams generally
hold practice in a gym or
wrestling room. Dual team
matches and tournaments are
usually held in the school’s
gym.
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Shady coves such as this one on Moss Lake and farm ponds have been getting a thin coat of ice
recent mornings. Even though it looks thick enough to skate on, doing so is very risky. Kings
Mountain fire chief Frank Burns says stay off the ice.
Walking, playing on icy
ponds can be dangerous
The recent frigid tempera-
tures have brought an addition-
al complication besides frozen
pipes and other cold weather
woes. More than an aggrava-
tion, frozen ponds and creeks
can also be deadly.
According to Kings Mountain
fire chief Frank Burns, the dan-
ger of people, especially chil-
- dren, trying to either skate on
or cross frozen water is a very
real one.
“It takes many days of below
freezing temperatures for a lay-
er of ice thick enough to sup-
port a person or even an animal
to form,” Burns says. “Do not
try to walk on frozen water, no
matter how cold it is.”
According to Burns, ice can
give way with little or no warn-
ing. Should you find yourself
falling through the ice, grab on-
to ice around you and kick and
pull your way out of the water.
A more immediate threat of
ice involves our pets. Burns .
says the Kings Mountain Fire
Department has responded to
animal rescues on ice ponds be-
fore.
“If you live near a frozen
body of water and have pets,”
Burns says.”Make sure when
they are outside they are on a
leash.” ai
Having a leash allows you to
keep your pet nearby, plus,
should the pet fall in the water,
you haye something to pull it
out with,
Anyone who falls in water
this time of year should seek
immediate medical help.
Frostbite and hypothermia are
real possibilities and require
treatment at once. Call 911 as
soon as you can for help.
For more information on win-
ter ice safety, call the Kings
Mountain Fire Department at
734-0555,
10-dig dialing put on hold
The 10-digit phone dialing that
was scheduled to begin Wednesday
in the 704 area code has been post-
poned until at least January 24. The
delay was set by the state util es
Commission to allow alarm com-
panies more time to complete their
transition.
Many alarm systems are pro-
grammed to dial just seven-digit
phone numbers when activated.
Firms said they needed more time
to get ready for the switch to 10-
digit dialing.
The Utilities Commission heard
from the N.C. Alarm Systems
Licensing Board in a December 22
petition when they asked for a six-
month postponement. The board
estimates that more than 180 com-
panies provide alarms for more
than. 200,000 homes and, businesses
the! carrent 704 aréa code. Ce
some alarms can-be repro--
grammed from a central location,
others must be reset for 10-digit di-
aling on-site.
The delay in starting 10-digit di-
aling in the 704 area code was giv-
en with a comment that the alarm
companies should have been work-
ing on their problem sooner. The
. Utilities Commission is investigat-
ing how long a delay will be neces-
sary. They could delay mandatory
10-digit dialing another 60 days
MERGER
From 1A
ings account. The money that
went to Middlebrooks came
from the taxpayers of Cleveland
County. Given the fact that the
merger issue has been going on
for over a year and still has not
reached resolution, the question
arises- are the monies paid to
Middlebrooks the absolute only
extra cost that has been borne
by taxpayers for the situation?
“The fees paid to
Middlebrooks are the only extra
expenses,” said Cleveland
County fiance director David
Deer.
Cleveland County manager
Lane Alexander echoed Deer’s
statement.
“To my knowledge, the
lawyer fees are the only other
expenses,” he said.
For some folks, those com-
ments just don’t wash. Anti-
merger activist Kathy Falls said
she felt the amount of
Middlebrooks’ bill seemed low.
“I don’t believe that’s all he
has been paid or that has been
spent on merger,” Falls said.
“What about the court costs and
things such as Middlebrooks’
trips to Raleigh?”
Another aspect of the merger
money issue is the disposition
of the funds that have been tak-
en in since the former county
commissioners made their bud-
get last June. According to
Alexander, at that time it was
assumed merger would go
through so the county budget
and 62 cents tax rate and 16
cents supplemental tax were
set accordingly.
“The budget was set and
adopted before the stay was put
into place at the end of June,”
Alexander said.
Since then, according to
Alexander, the money that’s
been taken in that was original-
ly earmarked for merger has
been distributed to the schools
countywide on a monthly basis.
“They get one-twelfth of their
budget each month,” he said.
That money came from the
first revaluation of property in
Cleveland County in five years.
Though the property tax rate re- -
mained steady, the school tax
rate went up to 16 cents per
$100 in valuation. For people in
Kings Mountain that was a
drop of three cents in Kings
Mountain and six cents in
Shelby. Taxpayers out in the
county saw their rate go up six
cents.
If merger doesn’t take place,
some people in the county are
calling for a taxpayer refund.
Commissioner Mary Accor says
that she would rather study the
matter, and its legal and long-
term ramifications rather than
just say OK right now.
“We can’t just give the money
back in two days,” Accor said.
“We have to get the final deci-
sion on merger and then dis-
cuss the options.”
beyond the new January 24 dead-
line or come up with another solu-
tion.
Ten-digit dialing in the 704 area
ibd
code means that. any number 2
called within that are must be pre-
fixed with the area code- even if
it’s just next door. Also, incoming
calls from within the 704 region
must also have the prefix to be re-
ceived. The 10-digit method was
determined to be necessary due to
the rise in the use of cell phones,
pagers, fax machines, modems and
other communication devices with-
in the 704 area code.
KM wrestlers win
opener over Jags
Kings Mountain High's
wrestlers defeated Forestview
49-15 in their opening
Southwestern 3A Conference
match Tuesday in Gastonia.
KM hosts South Point Friday
at 7 p.m.
103 - Asa Harris (KM) d.
Murdock 11-4; 112 - Cedric Hunter
(KM) tech fall Turner 19-4; 119 -
Mike Bell (KM) won by forfeit; 125
- Vince Keller (KM) p. Holder; 130-
Matt Bridges (KM) $i Banke 15-5;
135 - Shane Short (KM) p.Stroup;
140 - Brandon McClain (KM) d.
Perez 17-6; 145'- Tanner Putnam
(KM) d. Bough 9-4; 152 - Erickson
(FV) d. Tyler McDaniel 5-2; 160 -
Vance (FV) .d. Kino Reynolds 8-6;
171 - Crawford (FV) d. Derek
Carroll; 189 - Adonis Matthews
(KM) d. Maddox 7-4; 215 - Johnny
Gillard (KM) d. Johnson 7-3; Hwt -
Shane Smith Fv) won by forfeit.
t's Payback Time!!
Won't be long now,
Mike Goins.
The Big Day
will be here
soon.
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plastic and is lined with foam. It
sic need to
participate are a uniform, a pair
of shoes, headgear, and a mat.
The standard wrestling uni-
form is called a singlet. It has &
tight fit, which helps reduce the
chance that the wrestlers will
grab each other’s uniform. It is
illegal to grab clothing during a
match.
A good pair of wrestling
shoes is also essential. Most lo- |
cal sporting goods stores can
obtain these for you or you can
order them through various
wrestling publications or web-
sites.
Tidbits:
Let's take a look at some key
wrestling terms. These are just a
few that you may hear or see
take place in a match.
Pin - Amove used by a
wrestler whereby his oppo-
nent’s shoulders are held firmly
to the wrestling mat for a spe-
cific time.
Stalling - A situation whereby
a wrestler stays away from his
opponent or does not force any
action.
Neutral position - This is
where two wrestlers are on
their feet-and are not engaged.
Half-nelson - This is a com-
mon pinning hold that is very
effective if used correctly. This
is also a common hold that you
will probably see during the
course of a match. You may
hear coaches yelling to their
wrestlers to “shoot their half”
during a match, referring to the
half-nelson.
When a match begins you
may notice the protective piece
of equipment that covers the
ears and the side of the
wrestler’s head. This piece of
equipment is called headgear. It
is generally made of a hard
also comes with an adjustable
chin strap that helps hold the
headgear in place.
During the match you may
occasionally notice the head-
gear of the wrestler come off.
When this happens the official *
may stop the match to allow the
wrestler to put the headgear
back on. When you attend a,
middle school, high school, or
college match you will notice
wrestlers wearing headgear.
Individuals wrestle on a mat.
Mats generally are in school col-
ors and may feature the school’s
mascot on it: You will also no-
tice lines and circles on the mat.
In the center of the mat there
are two lines where the
wrestlers meet to start the
match. A large circle is marked
near the outside of the mat.
Wiestlers must compete within
that circle) If the wrestlers get’ Wi
outside the circle the official
The National Amateur
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in 1976.
A date you may want to
* mark on your calendar is
February 23,24. This is when
the North Carolina High School
Athletic Association Wrestling
Tournament will be held in
Charlotte. The tournament has
been held in Charlotte for the
last several years. More on this
later.
Remember to get out and
support your favorite team.
Here's hoping to see you at the
mat!
(Phil Weathers, a Kings
Motintain Schools administra-
tor, is former wrestling coach
at KM Junior High).
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