Page 4B-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, June 16, 1994
| Social Notes
Darleen Ruff president of Jaycees
2 Darleen Ruff of Kings Mountain
was installed as president of
Cleveland County Jaycees at the
annual awards/installation banquet
recently.
+ Ruff focused her address on the
need for Jaycees to work together
as a team and as a family in caring
about each other as well as the
community they serve.
. She said some of the annual pro-
jects of Jaycees are a children's
Christmas party, a Cleveland-
Rutherford Kidney association golf
tournament, Duke Cancer Center
raffle, Cleveland County Young
Miss program, March of Dimes
Walk America and a Thanksgiving
food drive.
Other officers are Meranda
Hendrick, management develop-
ment vice-president; Patty Grigg,
individual development vice presi-
dent; David Dellinger, membership
development vice president; Tracy
Green, state director; Kim
Barnette, secretary; Patricia Russ,
treasurer; Al McFarland, chaplain;
Robbin Lee, head local director;
Tammy Upton, local director; and
Caroline Moore, chairman of the
board. Amy Johnston, community
development vice president; and
local directors Maurice Roseboro
and Isaiah Russell were unable to
attend the installation banquet.
Ruff said new members are wel-
come. Contact Ruff at 937-3622
for membership details.
Jaycees tap
Hurt, Tate
Rick Hurt, ) verter President of
the Cleveland County Jaycees, and
Jim Tate, former Vice-President,
were inducted into the Junior
Chamber International Senate at
the North Carolina Jaycees' year-
end convention May 13-15 in
Greensboro.
A Senatorship confers life mem-
bership and is an award given to
members for outstanding service to
the Junior Chamber on the local,
state, national and international
level.
Hurt is a former member of the
Elkin Jaycees and Tate is a former
member of Kings Mountain
Jaycees.
= Since its inception in 1952, over
45,000 Junior Chamber members
in more than 90 countries have
been honored.
Awards are won
by area Jaycees
le
veland County Jaycees won
year-end awards at the annual in-
stallation banquet recently.
President Caroline Moore pre-
sented certificates of appreciation
to Rick Hurt, Isaiah Russell,
Chetha Lee, Dale Beaver and Al
McFarland.
The Presidential award of honor
went to Jim Tate, Brodie
Thompson, Kim Barnette, Tammy
Upton, Darleen Ruff, Patricia Russ,
Sharon Jackson, Patty Grigg, Tracy
Green, Tina Anderson, Sally Kuhl,
Robbin Lee and David Dellinger.
Project of the Year awards in-
cluded Young Woman of the Year,
Tammy Upton, chairperson;
Director of the Year Robbin Lee;
Officer of the Year Sally Kuhl,
Community Development Vice-
President; and Jaycee of the Year
Patricia Russ.
Gifts of appreciation went to
Sharon Jackson, chairman of the
board; Caroline Moore, president;
and Mary Schott, guest speaker.
Aging Council
plans programs
The following activities have
been announced by the Cleveland
County Council on Aging. All ac-
tivities are at the Shelby Senior
Center, 408 E. Marion St., unless
otherwise indicated. For more in-
formation call Tracy Davis at 482-
3488.
B Covered dish luncheon,
Friday, June 17, 12 noon. Brenda
Wellman from Duke Power will
present the program, "Making Life
a Little Easier," providing informa-
tion about their many services, in-
‘cluding equalized payment plans,
medical alert, and third-party noti-
fication. Take your favorite cov-
ered dish for lunch.
HB Free blood pressure check,
Tuesday, June 21, 12 noon-2 p,.m
BW Pizza and movie day, Friday,
June 24, 12 noon. "Aladdin" will
be shown. Pizza, salad bar, dessert
and tea for $3. Call ahead for reser-
vations.
B Free blood pressure check,
Wednesday, June 22 at 9:30 a.m. at
Belwood Senior Center.
® Sing For Fun, Thursday, June
23,2 p.m. :
= Retirement seminar,
Wednesday, June 29, 8:30 a.m-1 :30
p.m. Open to ages 55 and older. $3
includes workshop materials, re-
freshments and lunch. Pre-register
by June 27.
Singing on Mtn.
Sunday, June 26
The annual "Singing on the
Mountain" will be held Sunday,
June 26 at Grandfather Mountain.
The Greens of Boone will serve
as the host group, and will be
joined by The Telestials, The
Primitive, The Spencers, The
Kevin Spencer Family, The
Singing Cookes, The Spokesman,
“The Might Gospel Enforcers,
Tommy Faile, The Heavenly Way
and The Movin' Up Quartet.
Millard Fuller, founder and pres-
ident of Habitat for Humanity
International, will bring the mes-
sage at 2 p.m.
"The Singing on the Mountain"
is a day-long gospel gathering held
outdoors at the foot of 6,000-foot
Grandfather Mountain in Linville.
Considered to be the largest tradi-
tional music convention of its kind
in the Appalachians; music begins
at 8:30 a.m. and continues through-
out the day with a break at 2 p.m.
for the sermon. Families are invit-
ed to take lawn chairs and picnics
and make a day of seeing old
friends and enjoying the perfor-
mances by top Southern Gospel
groups.
Admission is free, and camping
is available on the grounds.
Grandfather Mountain is located
on US Highway 321, one mile
from the Blue Ridge Parkway at
Linville. For more information,
phone 733-4337 or 733-2013.
No sew seminar
at county office
"Windows in a Minute: The
Secret Behind No Sew Curtains”
has scheduled a seminar for
Monday, June 20 at the Cleveland
County Office in Shelby from
6:30-9 p.m.
The seminar is also slated for
June 21 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the
Hamton Inn in Gastonia. The cost
is $15 for people who do not have
a booklet, and $8 for those with a
book. Advance reservation is pre-
ferred. Those registering in ad-
vance will receive $2 off admis-
sion.
Also, a video of "Windows" is
available. The video shows the
ideas that are in Janis Martin's,
book, Windows in a Minute," plus
several other new ideas. The video
sells for $14.95 including tax and
mailing.
For more information on the
seminar or a copy of the book or
video, call Janis Martin at 263-
5888 or write Janis Martin, 4537
Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia,
NC 28056.
Chapter officers
attend Jaycee College
Cleveland County Jaycee
President Darleen Ruff and five
other chapter officers attended the
North Carolina Jaycees local offi-
cers' college June 4 at High Point
University.
Over 500 Jaycees from across
North Carolina attended the two-
day seminar, according to State
President T.W. King.
. "The Cleveland County Jaycees
and President Darleen Ruff are to
be commended for showing the ini- .
tiative to attend this year's leader-
ship college," said King. "I'm sure
the ideas and techniques they
learned will prove to be a real ben-
efit to both the members of their
chapter and to the community they
serve.
Other local chapter members at-
tending the leadership college were
Meranda Hendrick, Patricia Russ,
Kim Barnette and Sharon Jackson.
Bike ride to raise
funds for association
Registration is being accepted
for the third annual Blowing Rock
Wilderness Ride, to be held
Saturday, August 6 in Bowling
Rock.
Participants will cycle 36 miles
on the backroads of the area
through some of the most beautiful
scenery anywhere. Participants will
see woodland streams, waterfalls
and beautiful mountain meadows.
The ride is considered moderate-
ly difficult. Participants will need a
bicycle geared for climbs and
downhill areas. A helmet is re-
quired. This is a supervised ride
with support vehicles, sag wagon,
Junch and rest stops provided.
Proceeds will benefit American
Lung Association of N.C. pro-
grams. For additional information
or a free brochure, telephone the
regional office at 1-800-892-5653.
Activities slated
at Crowders Park
The following activities are
scheduled this weekend at
Crowders Mountain State Park. For
more information, call the park of-
fice at 853-5375.
A night hike will be held
Saturday at 9 p.m. Meet at the park
office. A park volunteer will lead
the hike and explore what noctur-
nal wildlife roams the park after
closing. Wear good hiking shoes.
The hike is limited to 20 people
and will last 1-1 1/2 hours.
A program on medicinal plants
will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Meet
at the park office. Participants will
learn that many plans have docu-
mented medicinal uses and almost
half of prescription drugs contain
at least one ingredient from nature.
Participants will find out about
some of nature's remedies on a
park walk with a ranger. Wear
comfortable shoes. The program
will last about an hour.
Food workshop
is set for June 21
Nancy Smith, Home Economics
Extension Agent, will present a
program on tips for preparation for
tasteful, healthy foods, recipe con-
versions and substitutions, shop-
ping for healthy foods and under-
standing new food labels June 21
at 7 p.m. at Lucille Tatum Center,
959 Osceola St., Gastonia.
The program is free and open to
the public. Seating is limited to 75
persons. Call 865-1214 to register.
Cheerleading camp
planned at Abbey
Belmont Abbey College will
host a cheerleading day camp for
girls 6-16 August 1-5. Camp direc-
tors will be Selena Martin and
Brooke Young.
Cost per camper is $120 and en-
rollment is limited.
To register, call 704-825-6672.
Patterson reunion
set at Holiday Inn
The descendents of Arthur
Patterson Sr. and families will hold
their annual reunion Sunday, June
19 in the Magnolia Room at the
Kings Mountain Holiday Inn, lo-
cated at I-85 South/York Road.
The family will meet at 12:15
p.m. for a social half hour. Buffet
lunch will begin at 12:45.
Dr. Bob Patterson will be guest
speaker. The speech will feature
Price Patterson and Lee Patterson.
For more information, call
Maude Patterson at 739-3562.
L-T to present comedy
at dinner-theatre
"Barefoot In The Park" will be
presented by the Kings Mountain
Little Theatre at dinner-theatre
Friday and Saturday at the
Woman's Club.
A 6:30 p.m. reception will pre-
cede the 7 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m.
show.
The $15 ticket includes dinner and
the three-act comedy by Neal
Simon.
Chuck Wilson is directing the
show which was presented recently
as the theatrical group's last play of
the current season.
ALA reschedules
its June meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary
has postponed its regularly sched-
uled June 16 meeting until
Thursday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the
American Legion Building.
The meeting has been resched-
uled so that members can attend
the annual state convention of the
Auxiliary this weekend in
Greensboro.
New officers will be elected and
installed at the June 30 meeting at
which Arlene Barrett and Lou
Ballew are hostesses. Members of
the nominating committee are
Arlene Barrett, chairman; Myrtle
Christenson and Hilda Goforth.
Schenck on duty at Camp Lejune
Marine Pfc. Jeremy D. Schenck,
son of Grover L. Whitworth of 524
Tobe Bridge Rd. and Brenda K.
Schenck of 214 Tobe Bridge Road,
recently reported for duty with
Headquarters Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, Marine Corps
Base, Camp Lejeune.
He joined the Marine Corps in
May 1993.
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