Page 8A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursd ‘ay, August 25, 1994
Bo Maner, left, Youth Assistance Program volunteer, Melanie McDaniel, Director, and Kings
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Mountain Fire Chief Frank Burns, right, also a YAP board member, are pictured with one of the newest
participants in the program, nine-year-old Donnie.
YAP volunteers help
troubled kids succeed
Kings Mountain insuranceman
Bo Maner is a YAP and loves it.
That's the Youth Assistance
Program, a one-on-one program
initiated by Governor Hunt in 42
counties in the state, including
Cleveland.
Maner got interested in YAP as a
board member but on June 7 he
was matched with a nine-year-old
boy and the two have become fast
friends. The two include Donnie's
brother, Dwayne, six, in most of
their activities away from school.
Playing video games, swim-
ming, watching baseball on televi-
sion, going to the movies and an
automobile race and touring the
KM National Military Park and
Schiele Museum are a few of the
fun activities they have enjoyed
this summer.
Melanie McDaniel, Executive
Director of the Cleveland County
program, said volunteers like Bo
and Kings Mountain Fire Chief
Frank Burns, also a board member,
are role models for a program
which started in 1982 in which
troubled young people, some of
whom are referred by the courts,
are matched with adults who give
time and energy so that young lives
can be redirected.
"Being a friend is one of the best
things a volunteer can do for a
child," said McDaniel.
McDaniel said that grades im-
prove, as well as self-esteem, as
children are encouraged to stay in
school. The program results in a
boy or girl altering delinquency
patterns and leading a more pro-
ductive life.
McDaniel said that six more vol-
unteers are needed for three girls
Red Cross bloodmobile
to visit KM September 8
The Red Cross bloodmobile will
return to Kings Mountain
September 8 for a visit at First
Baptist Church on West King
Street.
Donors will be processed from
1:30-6 p.m.
Special blood collections during -
the month of September will also
include: September 11 at St. Paul's
Baptist Church, 3-7:30 p.m.; Red
Cross Chapter House, 1:30-6 p.m.;
Cleveland Community College, 9
a.m.-1:30 p.m.; and Zion Baptist
Church, 2:30-7 p.m. b
KMHS girls tennis team
beats Crest 5-4 in opener
Kings Mountain High's girls ten-
nis team opened its season Tuesday
with a 5-4 victory over Crest.
Coach Diane Dooley's ladies
will host Cherryville in a non-con-
ference match Thursday at 3:30.
(Singles)
Jackie Houston (KM) d. Melissa
Smith 6-1, 6-0; Kiley Glenn (C) d.
Amber Jordan 6-1, 7-5; Amanda
Keen (KM) d. Jennifer Cantrell 11-
5, 6-2; Jill Scherger (C) d. Sarah
Tignor 7-5, 6-1; Christy Greene
(C) d. Vickie Prasongphine 6-2, 4-
6, 5-7; Nikki Ormand (KM) d.
Laura Wiggins 7-5, 6-1.
Brooke Melton
is three years old
Brooke Melton, daughter of Jeff
Melton of Julie Barrett Smith, both
of Kings Mountain, will celebrate
her third birthday August 29 with
two parties with families and
friends. ;
She is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Melton and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Allison, all of Kings
Mountain, and the late James
Barrett. She is the great-grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Melton, Eva Moss and the late J.D.
Moss, all of Kings Mountain, and
Opal Regalia of Maryland.
(Practice Singles)
Sally Hamrick (C) d. Lindsey
Edsall 8-4; Katie Phammalinh
(KM) d. Thea Allen 10-8; Saray
Cisneros (C) d. Jada Williams 8-6;
Talia Gangoo (KM) d. Heather
Monteith 8-3; Susan Blanton (C) d.
Kimberly Belt 6-0, 6-0; Saray
Cisneros (C) d. Kristen Miller 8-3.
(Doubles)
Houston-Ormand (KM) d.
Smith-Cantrell 6-0, 7-5; Jordan-
Tignor (M) d. Glenn-Scherger 7-5,
6-2; Keen-Prasongphine d.
Hamrick-Wiggins 8-4.
(Practice Doubles)
Greene-Allen (C) d. Williams-
Edsall 8-2; Blanton-Glenn (C) d.
Belt-Miller 6-3.
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and three boys 9, 11, 12, and 14.
Positive male and female models
can best serve these children by
helping them learn to handle frus-
trations and anger, learn positive
lifestyles and attitudes and respect
parents.
Volunteers must be 18 years of
age, have transportation, and be
able to spend at least four hours per
week for a year with their new
friend. They are also required to
complete a training session of six
hours and furnish four references.
Youth Assistance Program of
Cleveland County matches adult
volunteers with young people be-
tween the ages of 7 to 17 years of
age who are referred by juvenile
court, law enforcement officers or
other child oriented agencies.To
find out more about the program
and how to volunteer, call 482-
2315.
"Due to trouble at home, in
school or in the community, many
youth are in need of a one-on-one
relationship,” said McDaniel.
"YAP works and we'd like for
other caring people in the commu-
nity to become involved and feel
the rewards of helping a child."
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Skinner first woman
president at Gaston
Dr. Patricia Skinner of Ohio has
been named Gaston College's sixth
president.
When she takes office
September 1, Skinner will be
Gaston College's first woman pres-
ident and the only woman leading
a North Carolina community col-
lege. I
Skinner was one of three final-
ists interviewed for the position
and one of over 60 who applied for
the job. The college began its
search last February.
Gaston College has been without
a president since November 1993
when Dr. Wayne Scott resigned af-
ter 13 years as the college's leader.
Since that time Dr. Paul Barrier,
vice-president of human resources
and development, has served as in-
terim president.
Skinner comes to Gaston with
20 years experience as a college in-
structor and administrator. Most re-
cently, she was vice president of
academic and student affairs at
Clark State Community College in
Springfield, Ohio, a position she
held for seven years. She has also:
been a continuing education direc-
tor, a cooperative education coordi-
nator, a researcher and an instruc-
tor of business and office
administration.
A community college graduate,
Skinner earned an associate degree
form Lake Michigan College, B.S.
and M.A. degrees from Western
Michigan University and a Ph.D. in
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from the Ohio State University.
Gaston College at Dallas is a
two-year community college and:
part of the North Carolina
Community College System. It’
was founded in 1964 and is accred-
ited by the Southern Association o
Colleges and Schools to award as-
sociate degrees. The college enrolls
approximately 6000 students each
year in the curriculum programs
and over 20,000 each year in cor-
porate and community education
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Year to date 43.74 37.43
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Maximum temperature 86 (29th, 20th) 99 (22nd)
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