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POLICE CHIEF FOR A DAY-Senior Girl Scout Sabra Gaffney of Troop 200 was "Police Chief For A Day" during Girl Scout in Government Day Monday and she and nine other Scouts assisted in various city departments. Sabra is pictured with KMPD Captain Bob Hayes. Others participating were Fire Chief Genora Taylor, City Manager Jackie Houston, Personnel Manager Elizabeth Dilling, Recreation Director Heather McDowell, Finance Director Stephanie Huffstetler, Public Works Director Debbie Dalton, City Engineer Sarah Dilling and Water Plant Director Katie Subler. Scouts as good as gold Midas had the touch, but most people have to work hard to ac- quire gold. Girl Scouts certainly do when they go for the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award that they can eam. This year, the Gold Review Board has approved 30 Gold * Award projects - three times the usual number. This is even more remarkable when one realizes the commitment. of. time, energy and intelligence these Senior Girl Scouts make when they go for the gold. There are five major require- ments for the Girl Scout Gold Award, and they must all be earned as a Senior Girl Scout. Requirements 1-4 must be com- pleted before a girl begins work on the Gold Award project. The re- quirements are: 1. Earn 4 interest project patches. 2. Earn the Career Girl Scouts are hi had its first ever Annual Giving Campaign. Connie Gibbons Senior Girl Scout pin. 3. Earn the Senior Girl Scout Leadership Award. 4. Earn the Senior Girl Scout Challenge. 5. Do a Girl Scout Gold Award project. The Girl Scout Gold Award pro- ject is an extension and a combina- tion of all that has been learned during a girl's years as a Girl Scout. The first 4 requirements help to develop skills, practice leadership, explore career possibil- ities and self-understanding. Six weeks before a girl expects to start her requirements for her Gold Award project, the initial ap- plication for the Girl Scout Gold Award must be sent by the Gold Award Review Board. If approved, the Senior Girl Scout then begins with the charge that it bring special contributions to others and that she personally feels the project is im- portant. long time member of the board of directors, is serving as chair of this year's "Friends for the Future" of Gastonia was the chair for the = “campaign-whieh runs-February 15 - campaign which exceeded its $10,000 goal. The Pioneer Girl Scout Council receives approxi- mately -50% of its funding form United Way agencies in Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford and Lincoln counties. Other monies come from the Girl Scout Cookie Sale and special event/program fees. Gibbons, past president of the Pioneer Girls Scout Council and a March 31. She has enlisted area co- ordinators to help in the campaign. Midge Yelton, Pat Hardin and Mary Jane Daily in Rutherford; Becky Causby and Claudia Rose in Cleveland; Dee Land and Margaret Upchurch in Gaston. Lincoln County will have a letter campaign, potential donors and Pioneer's Council's "Golden Girls" will have the opportunity to share the projects that helped them reach the Girl Scout Gold Award at a special event which is a part of the Older Girls Weekend, May 24- 26 at UNC Charlotte. Before their parents, peers and proud Girl Scout leaders, the girls will describe how it felt to teach a handicapped child to swim, develop a fire safety pro- gram for all ages in the community and to have reading programs in a child care center. Girls in Gaston County whose service applications have been ap- proved are: Michelle Camp, Shannon - Cloninger, Emily Punch, Susan Arthur and Meredith Troutman. Debbie Glaze of Belmont has earned the award and will receive it at the special Gold Award event at UNC-Charlotte. givers friends of Girl Scouting having been identified by a special Lincoln County task force. In asking for a contribution for the "Friends for the Future" cam- paign Gibbons says, "As individu- als there is little we can do to change the course of our society, but we can invest in those pro- grams that we can see make a positive difference. Girl Scouting is one of these. A contribution to Girl Scouting is an investment... an investment in the future of girls and the future of our world." Does it still pay to own a home? During the 1980s many people found that buying a home, waiting a year or so and then selling it was the best "get rich quick" strategy around due to skyrocketing home prices. At the very least, real estate has always been a good, safe in- vestment. But with the slowing economy and sluggish markets in many areas of the country, some potential homebuyers are asking if it still pays to own a home. A recent article in Fortune mag- azine, however, states that the eco- nomic advantages of home owner- ship remain "hard to beat." "Real estate is still a respectable shelter for savings," concurs Charlene Ellis, president of the Kings Mountain Board of Realtors. Add the rent you would pay if you did- n't own--plus the generous tax breaks still allowed under federal and some state laws for mortgage interest payments and property tax- es--and the family home looks pretty good." The monetary value of home ownership is measured by both the equity built over the years and the tax benefits. "These are tangible benefits realized from the time you buy until the time you close on a sale," says Ellis. "In addition, prospective home owners should consider the less tangible benefits such as privacy, independence and establishing roots in the communi- ty." many economists predict that in the 1990s home prices will stabi- lize and rise slightly faster than in- flation,-continuing-to-make-home ownership a good investment. Further, the forecast is that in- comes will rise faster than home prices. "This is good news for renters,” says Ellis. "Buying and selling homes in the 1990s will probably not make you rich, but the purchase of a home will pro- vide a strong base from which your net worth can grow," "Prospective home owners view paying off a mortgage as a forced savings plan," Ellis says. ":You eq- uity then gives you extra borrow- ing power--important to consider if you're planning on sending chil- dren to college. In addition, you'll probably own a paid-up home when retirement rolls around which will greatly lower your Fertilize trees Prune roses prepare beds "Mushroom compost" Cool Weather Crops Cabbage, Cauliflower, Red Sail Lettuce, Broccoli etc. $8.50 per flat or 75¢ per pk. is GARDENING TIVE Think Spring! What to do first? "Weed & Feed" your lawn housing costs. When you trade down to a smaller home, you may walk away with a sizeable amount of cash besides." And what about those who pre- dict an unstable housing market in the 90s? "The best way to hedge the uncertainty of future housing costs is to pay them in advance-- become a homeowner now," Ei says Pansies - All Colors $8.50 per flat or 75¢ per pk. LAUREL HILL Nursery Greenhouse Florist LOWER SPENCER MT./DALLAS RD. 824-3514 Mon.-Sat. 9 am-5:30 pm Closed Sun. MovterCord Educational issues discussed The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and the Wake County Board of Education hosted representatives of area school sys- tems, governmental agencies, and chambers of commerce on February 26, for a discussion ses- sion aimed at building consensus among the groups regarding educa- tional issues which should be given priority in the current General Assembly session. The meeting was held at the Education Center of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The program featured represen- tatives of boards of education, county commissions, and chambers of commerce who shared ideas for building effective coalitions among the various segments of communi- ties towards the end result of pro- viding better schools for children. Ronald Aycock, Executive Director of the « North = Carolina Commissioners Association, and Gene Causby, Executive Director of the North Carolina School Boards Association, provided per- spectives on coalition building from their organizations. Kings Mountain district Board Chairman Billy King and Superintendent Bob McRae repre- sented the Kings Mountain District Schools at the meeting. KM employees participate in course Three City of Kings Mountain employees participated in a munic- ipal basic electric meter school Feb. 20 and 21 in Gastonia. Meter Readers. Charles Bullard and Terry Bullock and Finance Director Jeff Rosencrans attended the workshop. Linemen and service technicians new to the metering profession had two days of instruction in the me- chanics of meters and meter test- ing. Students also learned some basic formulas, equations and ter- minology associated with electrici- ty and its metering. The school, sponsored by ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. and the N.C. Association of Municipal Electric Systems, was an opportunity for the linemen and technicians to supplement their working knowledge of meters with a textbook understandings of the basic principles and theories in- volved in metering. Course instructor Don Stanley is an electrical engineer with the City of Wilson. He is responsible for the engineering division of the city's electrical utility department. Wilson and Kings Mountain are public power communities and are responsible for the operation and maintenance of their electric distri- bution systems. Both cities are members of ElectriCities, a non- profit organization that provides technical, administrative and pro- fessional assistance to its 65 mem- ber cities. 3 Services - 1 Stop "We specialize in Leather Works" S.L. KIM SHOE REPAIR & DRY CLEANING Two Locations: Eastridge Mall eMidtown Mall LR XY Mon.-Sat. 10-8 ® Store Manager: Jim FULL EACH PIECE *125 QUEEN 2-PC. SET $299 KING 3-PC. 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