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PEE op Gain. oie rer SIA a vs wer we — SAVE BIG! RENEW YOUR HERALD SUBSCRIPTION AT MOUNTAIN FEST THIS SATURDAY. SEE PAGE 8A 6A State playoffs Class of '92 Graduation Edition Section C VOL. 104 NO. 22 Mountain Fest Saturday in Kings Mountain will be kicked off at 9 a.m. by runners in a 10-kilometer, 5- kilometer, and mile fun run and at 10 a.m. in a brief opening ceremony followed by an hour concert by "Mink." Mayor Scott Neisler and Chamber of Commerce President Ruby Alexander will welcome visitors to the city. Cindy Wood will sing "The National Anthem," accompanied by "Mink." But that's not all that the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce has planned for the day's event. Alexander says Mountain Fest is projected to be Chamber puts KM on cable A 30-second commercial adver- tising Kings Mountain as a "great place to live" is being aired by Jones Intercable and the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce this week. Briefly, the video shows color shots of religious, sports, school, and community activities, touting the city as "a place to look into and a place you should know about, a great place to live only 25 milgs from Charlotte and offering hidden treasures for many people." The video shows people at play and at work, a shot of Moss Lake, beautiful homes, a church, and schools. The Kings Mountain Board of Education met Monday morning to go over redistricting plans and to hear bids on the North School li- brary addition. There was much discussion on the choice of plans to bring all schools within the plus or minus 5 percent of racial balance. The sys- tem-wide figure taken in April of 25.3 percent was used to determine the goals for each school. Nine plans were formulated and presented to the board for consider- ation. The ninth plan was finally approved with a four to one vote. Board member Billy Houze was the sole vote against the plan. He felt that the figure at North of 31.9 percent was not acceptable. Lutz KM Coming from a family of teach- ers, Juanita Lutz, Kings Mountain School District Teacher of the Year, had visions of becoming a teacher while growing up. "I just dreamed as a child grow- ing up to be a teacher," she said. Her grandfather taught in a one- room schoolhouse, she said, and used to tell her stories of walking 20 miles to school each day. "Fascinating," she said. What makes her such a good teacher? It's probably because she loves to teach. "I'm never happier than when I'm in here teaching," she said. She usually in her third-grade class- family. Thursday, May 28, 1992 one of the city's biggest-ever fun events for the whole The mayor urges Kings Mountain area citizens to take their families to all events of the all-day event. "We appreciate what the Chamber committees have done to bring special exhibits for our enjoyment and hope that Mountain Fest will be one of the biggest celebrations ever held in our city,” said Neisler. A big car show at KM City Stadium, a model rail- road display at the Depot Center, a historical display at the old Post Office, and food, crafts, and entertain- ment covering the block of East Mountain Street in front of the old Post Office arc sure 10 please every ~ am. in front of First Federal Sf member of the family . In addition, a Fire Safety House donated by Home Builders Association of Cleveland County will be set up on the grassy area beside the Kings Mountain Police Department for children to learn first-hand how to exit a burning house. Kings Mountain Fire Department will be on hand to operate the exhibit. Geeper Howard, race chairman, said the Mountain Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086 +35¢ Mountain Street. run. Fest road race will start at Mountain and Cansler Strects and wind through the Crescent Hill residential section. The registration booth will be set up at 8 : Chamber of Commerce President Ruby Alexander, Mayor Scott Neisler, and Charles Alexander stand in front of the Depot, setting for, a big model, train exhibit free to the public: Saturday. Mr, Alexander is a: member of the exhibit committee led by Glenn Anderson. BB&T sponsors the unique show, po ents "I don't like us beginning out of percentage,” said Houze. Others on the board commented that the percentages and figures would fluctuate once school began in the fall. "We may not be able to attain the goal year after year," said Dr. Larry Allen, assistant superinten- dent. "It pretty much takes a year to judge," said Supt. Dr. Bob McRae. "We can't go on the first month of school." Plan nine calls for the following moves: 24 students living in the City, Cansler, Tracy, Ellis, Parker and Watterson Streets, and Cook and Campbell Circles area will move from North to West School; Teacher room at West by 7:30 a.m. and as soon as the students file in, she be- gins teaching whether the bell has rung or not. She also spends two or three hours a night on planning. "We don't waste a minute,” Lutz said. Lutz said a good teacher and loving to teach go hand in hand. "I believe that every teacher must possess the personal trait es- sential for continued happiness in teaching and that is having a gen- uine love for children and a desire to work with them," she said. She has taught at West for 17 years, 21 all together, counting her first four years in Catawba County. School Board to reassign si students in Chesterfield Apartments, behind the VFW and Pierce Street will move from West to Bethware; and students living on Crocker Road will move from Grover to Bethware. Those moves will bring North's percentage down from as high as 38 percent this year to 31.9 per- cent. And it will increase Bethware's to be closer to the sys- tem-wide figure of 25.3 percent. One advantage to the approved plan, said McRae, was it didn't call for a move of students who had to move last year. "It's not ever desirable to move children,” he said, "but at least it spreads the impact of the children who have to move." of Year Lutz graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College and grew up six miles from Kings Mountain. "This was really home for me," she said. Lutz is a firm believer in society, including parents and community, getting involved in the educational process. "I'm seeing less and less empha- sis put on education in our society," she said. "Society has changed, not our teaching. . . . I'm believing more and more that it takes a whole village to raise a child. "I respect each individual stu- dent in my classroom. I am most See Lutz, 3-A Allen said the board plans to monitor the situation at North more closely and control it more effi- ciently by using the transfer policy. Minority: students will not be al- lowed to transfer into North while, at the same time, nonminority stu- dents will be encouraged to trans- fer into the school. Under the approved plan; all schools except North will meet the board's goal of plus or minus five percent. The board heard bids on the ‘North School library project and accepted the bid from Barton Contractors, Inc., of Gaffney, S.C. The estimated cost was placed at around $180,000. The accepted bid was $123,753. JUANITA LUTZ [Pere eee Gwen Feemster, 35, will bc one of the proudest among the 315 graduates who receive their diplo- mas Sunday from Gaston College. The Kings Mountain woman made a career change in February 1987 which changed her life. A ho- tel reservation clerk since her grad- uation from KMHS in 1974, she applied for a job five years ago at Gaston College and has worked full time since as a sccretary and two years in the evenings as a student. The first member of her family to graduate from college, she went back to school after raising a child as a single mother. Kristi, a ninth grade student at KMHS, helped her mother with her toughest subject, mathematics. Mother and daughter are honor students and Gwen re- ceives the award as Gaston's "Most Outstanding Student.” "It's been tough and challeng- ing," said Feemster, who resides with her daughter at Carolina Gardens Apartments. Her cffort has been rewarding. She graduates with the highest G.PA. of 3.4 among students in the Social Services Department Education changes life and after graduation plans to trans- fer to the Adult Education Department of ‘Gardner-Webb College and work toward a B. S. degree in human services. Her goal is to open a home for underprivi- leged geared to women her own age who want to better themselves. As sceretary to Kings Mountain resident Melba Huffstetler in Gaston College's Department of Human Resources, Gwen describes herself as a Girl Friday, handling with case the paper work for scver- al departments and serving also as See Feemster, 3-A GWEN FEEMSTER Runoff Tuesday Light timed by the American Athletic the big races like the Charlotte says Howard. Entry fec is S1( on race day. Participants my Chamber of Commerce office the Depot. Southern Bell is if IR 53k ; 8g | & The race W ww EH hd co Sex [EB - = & 1, z < = 12 EN he 5 = = at Ser hE << HH f SH Ww Ed See Fest, 3-A =< hp 3 Cg) ¥ Ove is expected A light vote is being predicted in Tuesday's run-off primaries both by political observers and the can- didates themselves. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. at the No. 4 Township polling places: East Kings Mountain at the Community Center; West Kings Mountain at The National Guard Armory; Bethware at David Baptist Church Fellowship Building; Grover at Grover Rescue Squad; and Waco at Waco Town Hall. Cleveland County Democrats will return to the polls Tuesday to determine two nominees from among four candidates for seats on the county board of commission- ers. Cleveland County Republicans, in a state-wide runoff, will choose between two nominees for Superintendent of Public Instruction. In the county commission race, incumbents Joe Cabaniss and Jack Spangler, and challengers Cecil Dickson and Sam Gold face off for the two Democratic slots on the November general election ballot. In the May 5 primary only E.T. Vanhoy collected enough votes to avoid a runoff, leading the field of 11 candidates for three seats up for grabs on the board. Vanhoy and the two top voteget- ters Tuesday will face Republicans Charlie Harry, incumbent; Johnny See Runoff, 3-A Money, merger big issues The four Democratic candidates for two seats on the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners agree that the county board should not initiate a merger of the county's three school systems: The two incumbents--chairman Joe Cabaniss and two-term mems ber Jack Spangler--face two stronf; challengers running for change’ in the persons of political newcomers Cecil Dickson, owner of Dickson Auto Supply in Shelby, and Sam Gold, carpenter for Duke Power Company. Spangler is a business- man and truck driver from Lawndale and Cabaniss is director of business development for First Carolina Federal Savings Bank in Shelby. A third Democrat, former high- way patrolman E. T. Vanhoy was the only one of 11 Democrats to win a clear majority at the May pri- mary. Vanhoy and the two winners of the Democratic runoff Tuesday will face Republicans Charlie Harry, incumbent, Iohiiny Short, and Robert Williams in November. See Issue, 9-A Kings Mountain to run natural gas to Woodbridge City Council told Woodbridge property owners Tuesday night they can expect a gas contract by March 21,1994 with tentative com- pletion date for gas lines in place by Fall 1994. The action came after a two- hour executive session and fol- lowed a letter from Byron Hendricks of Woodbridge Homeowners Association pushing for a commitment from the city. Woodbridge wants to buy gas from Kings Mountain but if Kings Mountain won't supply it they said they would go to Shelby. Mayor Scott Neisler said a ball- park figure for the construction of the line is $200,000. "If enough people tic on to the line the line . would soon-pay for itself.” Neisler said he thinks about 16 property owners are interested in gas at this point but once the city makes a decision where to run the linc--from Stoney Point Road or Oak Grove Road--that others will want to tie-on. i Woodbridge residents have said the city has hedged for some months on their requests for gas extensions. "We thought it only fair and rca- sonable to give them some dead- line to go on," said Neisler, By direction of the board, City Manager George Wood will draft a letter to the Homeowners Thursday. ] Council also authorized Wood (0 = accept the low bids on street im- of provements on City Street and¥ Waco Road. City Council axes shrubbery City fathers won't spend S2100 for shrubbery on Country Club Drive anytime soon. "How can we justify money for beautification when we can't raise employees and repair streets,?” asked Ward 2 Commissioner Jim Guyton. "We turned down Arts Council and Little. Theatre requests and need to pay for sewer lines,” he said. "Let's look at other projects besides landscaping.” The vote was 6-1 against accept- ing the low bid for low line shrubs to replace the crabapple trees that city crews removed from Co runs in the median, City N George Wood recommend@d (hat ainte- nance and give better visibility. Council approved @licr public hearing a request fordrezoning of 4.08 acres from Bafret!'s Floor Covering for anguddition on Compact School R@#d. No one op: posed the rezonigk. Councilman See City, 9-A
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