a an neo} A et Shines Ere ey a a Pa gr pr nw v Thursday, January 25, 1996 - THE KIN Senate OUNTAIN HERALD - Page 5A 3 Shelby's C.C. Guy files for State Recently retired Shelby busi- ness executive C. C. Guy has filed as a candidate for the North Carolina Senate District 37. Guy, who is seeking public of- fice for the first time, is challeng- ing incumbent Dennis Davis, also a Republican, in the GOP Primary in May. Walter Dalton, Rutherfordton lawyer, has filed for the Democratic nomination for the 37th District Senate seat. Filing deadline is February 5. "I believe that my experience and success in business as well as my strong financial background as a certified public accountant and chairman of a corporation traded on the New York Stock Exchange will provide the citizens of the NC Senate 37 in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties a strong knowledgeable, and effective voice in the 1997 session of the North Carolina Legislature," said Guy in a filing statement. "As a businessman I know what it takes to operate a fiscally sound and profitable company. As a tax- paying citizen I know that state government needs to adopt those principles of spending restraint, ef- ficient operations and right-sizing. State government also needs to bet- ter evaluate the programs and ser- vices it funds and alter those that are not fulfilling their goals. We as citizens can't afford the luxury of paying for programs that don't work and we can't afford to allow lawmakers to raise our taxes be- cause they have pet projects they want to fund and certainly can't af- ford to elect state legislators who vote for high spending, irresponsi- ble and unacceptable budgets," said Guy. Guy says the current state bud- get is bloated with wasteful expen- ditures and pledges that with his 20 years of professional experience he will closely scrutinize and question the budget. During his campaign Guy said he will emphasize constituent ser- vice, ways to prevent crime, eco- Board of Education workshop Friday The Kings Mountain Board of Education will hold a workshop Friday beginning at 8:30 a.m. and one of the major items on the agen- da is input by board members for the meeting agenda for the joint meeting of all three boards of edu- cation in the county February 19. Chairman Ronnie Hawkins said that Dr. Earl Watson, Superintendent of Cleveland County Schools, and Dr. Steve Curtis, Superintendent of Shelby City Schools, prepared a tentative agenda .based on a recent discus- sion by the 15 representatives of the three boards in Shelby regard- ing some of the items they would like to see discussed. The boards are expected to talk about current areas of cooperation among the boards, including such areas as Vocational Education, stu- dent services, exceptional children, sports medicine, transportation, staff development, ACTIVE and Head Start. Other areas of discussion could include such topics as early birth education, jointly sponsored voca- tional classes, support of the busi- ness community, local funding and merger issues. The agenda is expected to in- clude closing statements by board chairmen, each of whom is inviting input from the public and encour- aging the public to attend the meet- ing February 19 at 7 p.m. in rooms 1138 and 1139 at Cleveland Community College in Shelby. The meeting was proposed in September by the Shelby Board of Education. Both Cleveland County and Kings Mountain school offi- cials agreed to meet as long as all board members were allowed to at- tend and the meeting was open to the public. Dr. Jack Hamrick, chairman of the Shelby City School board, will moderate the meeting. Tommy Greene is chairman of the Cleveland County School Board. Dr. Bob McRae is Superintendent of the Kings Mountain District Schools. "We hope to have open dialogue on funding and educational oppor- tunities," said Hawkins. Schools to apply for Job Ready grant The three county schools sys- tems are jointly applying for school-to-work grant funds for up to $150,000 for Job Ready, Pathways to Career Success. Kings Mountain District School's Vocational Director Sheila Sisk said the grant application will be submitted in February. She said only 20 grants will be awarded across the state and if the local systems don't get an imple- mentation grant they are hopeful they would qualify for one of the 50 planning grants would would range from $12,000 to $25,000. The funds would be used in grades K-12 and are an addition to the Tech Prep continuing grants for students in ninth grade through Community College. School to Work: would link the systems with school based, work based and connecting activities and would enable the three systems to enhance their apprenticeship pro- grams, joo, shadowing and the re- cent summer program, Teacher Academy. The new program would also in- volve business and industry. Currently, a curriculum is being written which would be taught at Crest High School by business leaders. Sisk said that the Vocational Department has plans to hold a similar course at Kings Mountain High School if represen- tatives of the business and industri- al community are interested in teaching it. The competitive grant is an out- growth of the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994 which was created to help state and local- ities develop a program or system to make education more relevant to the skills in the knowledge of the work place and to help the students with their transition from school to career, thus the name, Job Ready. Ledders from a’ consortium of the Cleveland County, Shelby and, Kings Moiifitain School Systems are in process of fine tuning the grant application which must be in the State office of Public Instruction by February 19. Thursday night the Cleveland County Economic Development Commission is expected to ap- Cleveland Memorial goes regional Trustees of Cleveland Memorial Hospital, at their meeting Monday, voted to change the organization's name to Cleveland Regional Medical Center. The change is the result of an extended discussion between trustees, medical staff and hospital administration. "I believe the new name will more accurately reflect the mission of the institution and I am confident that our community will appreciate the change," said Jim Rose, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The new name contains the word "regional" because of the extended area from which the medical center draws its patients. "Our patient base is from a pop- ulation of over 120,000," said John Young, President. "Since Cleveland County's population is somewhere around 90,000 people, the other individuals in the patient base come from a regional draw. Besides the large patient base, the medical center has all of the See Hospital, 8-A NEW IN helpful information. Southern Hospitality Southern Hospitality would like to extend a warm welcome to you as newcomers in Cleveland County. Call us for free “Welcome Kit”, including many significant free gifts from local businesses and professionals. We also have a free Civic and Community Literature packet that is filled with TOWN? Shirley Lail PO. Box 362 Shelby, NC 28150 Tel: 434-6017 Jenny A rT su Sut tm Sw un sn inter Clearance Sale! «@_. Bring this ad in for '*10 OFF any $100 purchase Large Selection of Boys’ & Girls’ Winter Dresswear, Sportswear, Shoes & Gift items 25% - 50% OFF - Lin's Children's Shoppe 105 w. Warren S1.0n The Square-Uptown Shelby 482-1254 3] Expires Feb. 10, 1996 prove a resolution in support of Job Ready. Al Moretz, of King Mountain, will make the presenta- tion. TTR TT AND HOME CENTER 100 S. Cansler St at East King St. 739-5461 ' to ONE FREE KEY nomic development, education, government size and cost reduc- tions and tax relief for citizens. Guy supports the decrease of the cost and size of state government, the decrease of many government regulations, support tax reductions for the middle class and reductions in the income tax rates for corpora- tions, reform public education to include stronger basic skills and discipline , seek longer and tougher prison sentences for convicted murderers, drug dealers and other criminals and push innovative criminal justice reforms. Guy retired in 1995 as president of RSI Holdings Inc. of Shelby. He is former chairman of Delta >. PA oS Se S—— 1 fa ad 90 Days Same As Cash OAC Woodside Industries Inc. 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