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EE An 1993 From Page 1-A County Commissioners voted to expand the board to seven seats with five elected from districts. Popular KM jeweler Frank Rippy, 76, died in Asheville. APRIL Former Oakland Raiders star Mickey Marvin spoke at the KM ‘Sports Hall of Fame banquet. Inductees were the late Coman Falls, Freddy Smith, Richard Gold and the 1945 KMHS boys basket- ball team. Two Texas men - Ambrosio C. Escamilla and Isidro De Leon Rodriquez, were arrested in KM on felony charges of conspiracy to traffic marijuana and trafficking marijuana. Hardees celebrated 20 years in KM by opening a new restaurant on King St. Billy Houze resigned from the School Board. Six people applied to replace hi. Bob Hayes announced his retire- ment after 32 years with the KM Police Dept. A week later, he changed his mind. Eight minor deficiencies at Moss Lake dam were cited by state offi- cials in their annual dam inspec- tion. Thirty-five property owners at- tended a KM City Council meeting to protest proposed multi-family apartments in Ashbrook Park. MAY The new Firestone plant opened on I-85. Miss N.C. Heidi Williams visit- ed Bethware School. KM Schools approved the use of video cameras on buses and the use of hand-held metal detectors to search students suspected of carry- ing weapons on school grounds. Connie Allison was appointed to the KM School Board. - The School Board approved an extra penny of supplemental tax to stop sales by students in grades K- 8 Kayla Newton, who was born Jan. 26, was diagnosed with three rare diseases at Carolinas Medical Center. Pharmacist Carl Wiesener, 74, retired after a quarter of a century of service and over 200,000 pre- scriptions filled. Thirty searchers combed the woods off Farris Road for Linda Black, who was reported missing. She was later found’ dead ‘near Van | Oakwood subdivision in the Dixon Community threatened to take their case to Superior Court after devel- oper Mike Brown decided to place trailers in the neighborhood. Mary Accor was named interim principal at Bethware School. The temperature hit 100 degrees. Bill Hager was named coordina- tor of the accelerated learning lab at KMMS which was designed to increase the school's support of at- risk students and lower the dropout rate. A search began at Moss Lake for 34-year-old Viengkeo Sinnorai, who went under the water and ap- parently drowned trying to save his daughter from drowning. The child had fallen into the water trying to retrieve a life jacket. The girl was rescued by a passing boat. Sinnorai's body surfaced several months later. Badcock HOme Furnishing Centers opened in the Westgate Plaza. Harris Teeter and Carolina State Bank were robbed. Paquito R. Brown of Gastonia was charged with the armed robbery of Harris- Teeter. Ken Hamrick opened the Hungry Bull Steak House on King St. The new Bridgestone/Firestone plant was dedicated. The Lisa and James Adkins Family was dealt a double blow. They came home from Ohio for the funeral of Mrs. Adkins father, James Donald Biddix on Wed., July 21. When they awakened the next morning they found that their infant daughter, Alisa Danielle, was not breathing. She was rushed to KM Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Former KM and Grover Commissioner Norman King died at the age of 64. Almost all property owners were smiling when two zoning classifi- cations were approved by KM Council which means only single family dwellings can be built in Ashborok, Belvedere and Temple Bark subdivisions. A barge and pump operation was approved for Moss Lake, authoriz- ng Delta Aggregates Inc. to pro- rid Dyke Road. Graduation exercises were held for 250 KMHS seniors. : Cleveland County Commissioners banned smoking in all county public buildings. JUNE The KMHS baseball team won its second state championship in five years, defeating Asheboro in a best-of-three series at Lancaster Field. A 2.5 percent pay hike was in- cluded in the city's 1994 budget. County Commissioners ap- proved raising the county property taxes by six percent on a 3-2 vote. In: the same meeting, Commissioners Cecil Dickson and E.T. Van Hoy urged consolidation of the county's three school sys- tems. Bob Rop was named publisher of the Kings Mountain Herald. Tommy Barnette retired after 16 years in the furniture business. The School Board approved a half-million renovation plan for Central School. Jim Causby, Supt. of Polk County Schools, was guest speaker at the second annual KM Education Summit. Chief Warren Goforth was urged by a number of citizens to run for County Sheriff, but said he would remain here. Forty-four charges were filed against juveniles for stealing thou- sands of dollars in merchandise and vehicles, and damaging cars and trucks and Deal Street Pool. JULY Tempers flared at the KM Zoning Board members when board members and city council- men differed on zoning matters. The Plonk Property on Battleground Ave. was rezoned for a convenience store to be build. Mike Heath opened the store in November promising to have the lowest gas prices in town, and the prices immediately dropped to less than 90 cents per gallon. Jones Intercable announced that its earlier agreement to sell to Alert Cable would not be consum- mated. Jay Rhodes was named chair- man of the 1994 United Fund cam- paign. Members of East Gold St. Wesleyan Church helped distribute Bibles in Russia. Nineteen families in the cess 100,000 tons of sand annually for the next 10 years for its asphalt plant in Gastonia. AUGUST A back yard Bible School at Pine Manor was held for over 100 residents. It was sponsored by People's and Second Baptist - churches: The ity ln repairs at Moss Lake and lowered the water five to six feet to dol | minor repairs along ~ the beach and shoreline. Sue Davis of KM was named as one of Gov. Hunt's Volunteers of the Year. She volunteers at Western Carolina Center in Morganton. Asst. Supt. Larry Allen retired from KM District Schools but agreed to work 12 hours a week to look after facilities, transportation and the capital outlay portion of the budget. Employees of Eaton Corp. shipped eleven thousand pounds of food, cleaning materials and other supplies to flood victims in Iowa. C.J. Gault was honored as a 50- year Mason. Grover Board approved regulat- ing the use of land inside the city limits by creating a Planning Board. Dr. Sam Houston was named head of a 25-member Standards and Accountability Commission aimed at improving education op- portunities in N.C. public schools. Phyllis Ann Chambers, 38, un- derwent her second liver transplant at Research Center of the University of Virginia'in hopes of saving her life. She died several weeks later. ony 434° LOSE WEIGHT WITH CHINESE THERMO-CHI A Fourteen Day Herbal Thermogenesis Weight Control Program for Men and Women Thermogenesis is the process of raising body temperature to speed up the body's metabolism which increases the burning of fat. Recommendation: él Take 2 Weeks Rest 1 Week The Cleveland County Red Cross held its first Bone Marrow- thon. David Hancock resigned as City Recreation Director. KM cop dog Tank helped nab a bank robbery suspect in Bessemer City. Jake Dixon retired after 36 years with Home Federal Savings Bank. Popular KM musician Myrle McClure retired after 37 years as organist at Central United Methodist Church and moved to Chambrel Retirement Village in Williamsburg, Va. SEPTEMBER City adopted a limited smoking policy in city buildings and banned smoking in vehicles owned by the city. A memorial service was held for Viengkeo Sinnorai at First Presbyterian Church. Second Street Extension water, sewer and street projects were awarded for $237,767.50. Joe King was elected chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board. Ollie Harris was appointed to the Commission on Children with Special Needs by N.C. Senate President. ‘em Marc Basnight. Stricter énforcement of rules and regulations at Vor Lake was initi- ated after the second drowning in a two-month period. Carl Howell, 48, of Shelby drowned when he was thrown from his bass boat. Students at KMHS and KMMS joined a nationwide prayer for peace around the school flag poles. Seventeen improvements to rights-of-way were granted by the Moss Lake Commission. A watchdog committee, "Citizens for Good Government," formed in Grover to keep an eye on City Council. The School Board discussed goals for the coming year at a re- treat in Boone. KM educator Greg Payseur filed a discrimination suit against the KM Board of Education. Payseur contended that Supt. Bob McRae and the Board violated a federal law when they bypassed him for a promotion. Six KM students were suspend- ed after fights broke out at the end of the school day. Charles Webber, KM's first per- sonnel director under the city man- ager form of government, resigned to take a similar position in Monroe. Ollie Harris was named to the Governor's Smart Start Board of Directors. KM Hospital trustees voted to affiliate with Carolinas Medical Center to allow the hospital to take advantage of a network of medical staffs from the two Carolinas. OCTOBER ; Rick Murphree and Jerry White won seats in the City Council elec- tion. Ralph Grindstaff and Dean Spears own in run-offs in November. Grover Town Board approved a $286,900 water project. County Commissioners voted 3- 2 to kill an earlier plan to create a minority commissioner district. Chief of Police Goforth request- ed that City Council approve new life jacket requirements at Moss Lake. The KMHS band and chorus participated in the bicentennial cel- ebration at the University of North Carolina, but plans for them to play at President Clinton's speech fell through. The School Board endorsed a new KMHS policy to turn over all students involved in fights to local magistrates for prosecution. The School Board approved ask- ing the County Commissioners to back a $300,000 loan from the Dept. of Public Instruction's State "DEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS LAGE TARGETS 0) HRY 3335-F. S. York Rd. (Hwy. 321) Gastonia, NC 28052 (704) 853-2708 (803) 222-3941 SUNSHINE HERBS 1027 W. OAKLAND (BEHIND TAM'S TAVERN) ROCK HILL, S.C. (803) 366-4252 BETTER HEALTH Il HERB SHOP 129 W. Wilkinson Bivd., (HWY 74) Main Street Crossings/Belmont, N.C. 28012 OE VE] SUNSHINE HERBS 117 W. Mountain Street KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (704) 739-3776 Literary Fund so they could go ahead with the Central renovation project. (The commissioners ap- proved backing the loan and the State School Board approved the funds in December). The School Board approved KM Middle Schools’ request to require students pass six subjects in order to be promoted. Richard Nunez, 26, of Cloninger St. was charged with felony child abuse after his 11 1/2month daugh- ter was admitted to the hospital. The daughter later died and the charges were changed to murder. Moss Lake Commission request- ed a full time police officer to step up enforcement and assure safety at Moss Lake. Two people were injured in a shootout at Chesterfield Apartments. Two KMHS students - Michael Novell Smart and David Lee Bell Jr. - were sentenced to 30 days in the county jail for their participa- tion in fights at KMHS on Sept. 23. Verbatim Optical Corp. an- nounced it would cease operations at its Grover plant on Dec. 31. Former Senator and District Court Judge Jack White died at the age of 68. The KM Tech Prep program was judged best in the state. A three-year-old child visiting in KM died at KM Hospital of appar- ent respiratory problems. Dr. Frank Sincox said James Donald Folds of Bradenton, Fla. had had previous episodes and previous hospitaliza- tions for respiratory illnesses. The KM Ministerial Association's forum for School Board candidates drew only three of the seven candidates and about 35 citizens. NOVEMBER Plato Goforth, a member of KM High's first football team in 1921, died. Ronnie Hawkins, Billy Houze and Connie Allison were elected to the School Board. Tim Rowland, Robbie Sides and Noel Spivey were elected to the Grover Board. Popular KM beautician Bessie Bumgardner retired. KM School Board announced that metal detectors would be used at basketball games. KM Lake Commission approved request from 14 property owners wanting to make improvements while the lake level was down. A new gas line to serve 40 cus- tomers on Oak Grove Road was completed at a cost of $87,000. , Bruce Clark was named City Recreation Director. Thursday, January 6, 1994 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 5A Several local fires were under investigation, including a fire at Hungry Howie's Pizza and a house fire on Cherry St. An aneurysm was fatal for Dave Gentry, a 16-year-old KMHS stu- dent/athlete. R.V. Degree, a custodian at Bethware School, was suspended for taking a gun to school. He later resigned to keep from being fired. KM hunter Chip Cash was al- most fatally injured in a fall from a deer stand. He was unconscious for several weeks at Carolinas Medical Center but made a remarkable re- covery and came home for Christmas. The Bee Sharps, a local barber- shop quartet which includes Tim Miller, Jerre Snow, Chip McGill and Andy Neisler, sang the THIS IS YOUR FREE HEARING CHECK-UP COUPON LAI IBGE SALE Experience the season as it re- ally sounds! 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