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~ Spark Plug
Denise Buchanan Heads
Dropout Prevention Effort
At Kings Mountain Senior High School the program
is called "Spark Plug" and it is geared to helping "at
risk" students stay in school.
Denise Buchanan, English and math teacher of ex-
ceptional children, says the program, in its first year, is
definitely working.
"We can
see a big differ-
ence already in the
50 sophomores, 30
juniors and 20 se-
niors who were
identified early
this year and
{adopted by 20
teachers who dis-
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mum of six units each year to graduate in the 12th
grade. Referrals by teachers last spring identified the
group as potential drop-outs.
"Helping kids feel better about their lives is one aim
of the program too," says Buchanan who said kids
3! need a special contact person at school to steer them in
hy. the right direction, if for instance there is drug suspi-
§ cion, if the student has failed a grade or has been ac-
ki tive in -school and out-of-school suspension programs.
"Our teachers get together for brainstorming ses-
sions to help one another and we keep progress charts
on each student, even though the student is not aware
he or she is being signaled out for special attention,"
she said.
At KMSHS, the student population is 783, includ-
ing 298 sophomores, 256 juniors and 229 seniors.
Next year the high school population will also include
freshmen.
See Spark, 6-A
Tree Lighting
The lights on the traditional Christmas tree at
Mauney Memorial Library will be turned on Friday at
6 p.m. to officially open the yule season in Kings
Mountain.
Electrical crews from the city, assisted by the five
school children who won prizes for drawing the pretti-
est tree, will turn the switch which lights up the 40-
foot tall tree, a landmark which almost came down last
year but remained standing after citizens protested the
Library board's decision that the tree had outlived its
usefulness. The pine tree withstood Hurricane Hugo in
September when the storm uprooted a big oak beside it
and tore down many other trees on Piedmont Avenue.
Billboards Bann
Kings Mountain City Council Tuesday night banned
new off-premise advertising billboards within the cor-
porate limits and extra-territorial jurisdiction.
The action by Council will not affect existing bill-
boards but will prohibit construction of more.
No one spoke in opposition to the new ordinance
during public hearing.
Wilson Griffin, chairman of the Planning & Zoning
Board, said the new sign regulations come at the rec-
ommendation of the Planning & Zoning Board. The
city has a moderate amount of billboards now and the
action is just a step to stop new construction before
billboards become a problem in the city.
"We've been concerned about our thoroughfares and
especially the proliferation of signs along the U. S. 74
by-pass and that was the reason for the recent180-day.
moratorium asked by the Planning Board on new bill-
A Real YAP-per
boards," said City Manager George Wood. The mora-
torium would have expired Dec. 13.
Wood said the new rule covers only advertising bill-
boards that are located off the advertiser's property. It
would also leave untouched those billboards already in
town.
"We're not forcing anyone to do away with existing
signs,” Wood said.
The amended ordinance spells out that display light-
ing of outdoor advertising signs shall be shielded so
as to prevent the direction of such light into any struc-
ture used primarily for residential purposes and no ro-
tating, revolving, or intermittent lighting devices shall
be attached to, or made a part of, any outdoor advertis-
ing sign.
The ordindiice also states that no person shall con-
struct or maintain any sign within 600 feet of the near-
scores, were retained once or more and came from the
9th grade with little or no units and must carry a maxi-
above, presents a set
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honored Monday.
Ronnie Hawkins, Kings
Mountain funeral director, was
honored for his volunteer service
with The - Youth Assistance
Program of Cleveland County, Inc.
Monday night when he and his
successful youth "match" were pre-
sented a set of friendship hearts
and graduation certificates.
The local "match" was one of
three cited during the program by
Tip Boinest, Chairman of the YAP
Board, and Melanie McDaniel,
Executive Director.
The three matches were Christie
Lane and Susan, Randy McSwain
and Todd and Ronnie Hawkins and
Eric. These matches have been to-
gether an average of four hours per
week for one year.
In October 1989, YAP celebrat-
ed a successful match between
Glenn Hairston and Joey.
The Youth Assistance Program
ear a g
Mountain volunteer Ronnie Hawkins and his youth match Eric. Three Cleveland County matches were
Ronnie Hawkins Is Cited
For Youth Volunteer Work
of Cleveland County, Inc. is a
Governor's One-on-One Volunteer
Program.
McDaniel said YAP is dedicated
to serving the youth of Cleveland
County. Volunteers are needed to
work one-on-one with troubled
youth to provide a positive role
model. McDaniel invites interested
volunteers to call 482-2315 or 482-
3144.
The awards ceremony included
dinner at Western Steer in Shelby.
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eading
Slated Friday
City Utilities Supt. Jimmy Maney will present cer-
tificates from the city to the five K-1 art winners from
East, West, North, Grover and Bethware Schools. |
"This is just something the city wanted to do to get
us in the holiday spirit," said Maney who invites the
“public to attend.
Electrical crews put up Christmas decoration on
downtown streets this week and holiday greetings at
entrances to the city.
The traditional holiday parade, sponsored by the
City Parks and Recreation Department, will be held on
Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and feature Santa Claus as the star.
Chamber Seeking Director
Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce will begin
interviewing soon for an Executive Director, a new po-
sition.
President Bobby Maner said the Chamber has re-
ceived two dozen applications and will soon begin the
task of interviewing and then narrowing the list for the
final selection.
"We are elated that so many people are interested
and have sent resumes," he said in a newsletter to
members of the Chamber. "I'd like to think from all
these applications that we will find Kings Mountain a
good one."
| Maner said the Chamber has unanimously endorsed
the Crisis Ministry underway by the KM Ministerial
Association to provide a direct source of help for
needy citizens. The program will offer financial help,
medical assistance, counseling and education through
other groups, food and clothing and plans to hire a
full-time director to run the program at the Community
Center. A food bank currently operates at the
Community Center.
In the membership letter, Maner reported that both
political forums sponsored recently by the Chamber
gave the voters in the KM city election and District
School Board election an open look at the candidates
and their views. "I think we did just that and we'll
pledge to continue it in the future elections to come,"
he said. Maner said the City Council forum came on
the heels of Hurricane Hugo and was not as well at-
tended as the School Board forum which was a packed
house.
Donations to the Kings Mountain Empty Stocking
Fund almost doubled this week, with $860 now in the
fund at Home Federal Savings and Loan. :
Donations last week totaled $405. The pievious
total was $455.
Marian V. Canipe of Charlotte donated $10 after
reading recent stories about needy people in the
Herald.
"I am a former resident of Kengs Mountain and a
subscriber to the Kings Mountain Herald," Mrs.
Canipe wrote in a brief letter accompanying her dona-
tion. "As I am still concerned for the local citizens
there, I was heart broken after reading the recently
published stories of so many people in need.
"I sincerely hope that my donation will help bring
some measure of happiness to these deserving people.
"I will be watching the new totals in the paper each
week with great interest."
The Empty Stocking Fund was organized recently
as a special Christmas division of the Kings Mountain
Ministerial Association to help insure that needy peo-
ple--particularly children--in the greater Kings
Mountain area have a merry Christmas.
Donations may be made in memory or in honor of
someone or may be made anonymously if the donor
does not want his or her name published in the paper.
All donations are tax deductible and may be taken by
Home Federal Savings and Loan and deposited in the
special account there, or they may be mailed to the
Empty Stocking Fund, P.O. Box 1491, Kings
Mountain, N.C. 28086.
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Stocking Fund Is Growing
est edge of the right-of-way of the primary highway
system without first obtaining a permit from the N. C.
Department of Transportation as required by the North
Carolina General Statutes and that no person shall con-
struct, relocate, erect, alter or otherwise maintain a
sign (except for directional information signs; tempo-
rary real estate signs; temporary construction signs;
memorial plaques, cornerstones, historical political
signs) without first obtaining a permit from the admin-
istrative official of the city. Nonconforming signs
which are destroyed or damaged by 50% or more of
their value shall not be rebuilt or repaired except in
conformance with the new ordinance.
In other actions, Council:
See Ban, 3-A
United Fund Inches
Closer To 1990 Goal
Kings Mountain United Fund inched closer to its
$121,500 goal this week as the big industrial division
topped its goal with pledges of $91,237.00 or 115% of
goal of $79,700.
With only about $3,000 to go in a campaign which
sought a 5% increase over 1989, chairman Ruby M.
Alexander said that plans
for a big victory celebra-
tion will be made by
United Fund Board of
Directors Dec. 18 at a
meeting called by UF
President Bob McRae at
noon at Holiday Inn.
Ernest Rome, chair-
man of the industrial
committee which in-
cludes Maude Norris,
,000. :
e industrial gifts were Commercial
Intertech with $18,478.32; Mauney Hosiery/Cleveland
Hosiery with $13,200; and Anvil Knitwear with
$10,635.88. Also making sizeable contributions were
Reliance Electric, $8,750; Spectrum, $6,542; Sadie
Mills, $5,848 and Parkdale Mills, $5,026.
"We are so pleased with the response by industry,"
said Norris, noting that some industries increased their
contributions five times over their giving in 1988.
"We have had so many people working this year to
make this drive a success and I just can't praise them
enough," said Mrs. Alexander.
Two other divisions in the campaign, the schools
and advance gifts, are also over the top. J. C. and Edie
Bridges, co-chairmen of the advance gifts division, re-
ported $5488 or 112% of goal and Ronnie Wilson,
schools chairman, reported $7375 or 105% of goal.
"We think that all our divisions will be over the top
by this Friday," said Alexander who encourages those
people who had not made a donation to do so while
encouraging division leaders to wrap up the campaign
this week.
The Dec. 18 meeting of UF directors will also in-
clude a report from the nominating committee, audit
report and campaign summary.
Last week's contributions:
Anne and Dmitri M. Pouchak, $10.00
Arnold and Marian V. Canipe, Charlotte, $10.00
Anonymous, $100.00
Anonymous, $100.00
Anonymous, $100.00
Anonymous, $25.00
Anonymous, $50.00
Anonymous, $10.00
Last week's total, $405.00
Previous totals, $455.00
Grand Total, $860.00
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