December 5, 1996
THE KINGS MCUNTAIN HERALD
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Weddings
MRS. JOHN PAUL MATHIS
(Catherine Page Moreau)
Moreau-Mathis
University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill
was the setting Saturday for the wedding of
Catherine Page Moreau and John Paul Mathis.
The Rev. Robert E. Dunham officiated the cere-
mony for which Dr. Wiley S. Quinn was organist
and Stephen Lytle was trumpeter.
Dr. David Humphreys Moreau gave his
daughter in marriage. She wore her mother's for-
mal wedding gown.
Laurie Grace Ballenger of Washington, DC was
maid of honor and bridesmaids were Cynthia
Hutton Ferrell of Richmond, Va. and Amy Allison
Moreau of Raleigh.
The three attendants wore green taffeta sheath
gowns of Hunter green topped with a green vel-
vet jacket.
Child attendant was Kelley Allison Mathis.
Dr. Charles Ray Mathis of Houston, TX was best
man.
Groomsmen were Christopher James Canfield
of Chapel Hill, Richard Pugh Davis of Houston,
TX, David Stewart Moreau of Raleigh and Joseph
Thomas Ruzicka of Milwaukee, WI.
The bride's parents entertained after the cere-
mony at a reception at Carolina Inn.
Mary Mathis and James Davis hosted the re-
hearsal dinner Friday evening at Chapel Hill
Country Club.
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MAXINE SHORT AND RUSSELL PUTNAM
..on wedding day Nov. 30, 1946
MR. AND MRS. B. RUSSELL PUTNAM
..on 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 30,1996
Kings Mountain's Micheal Wilson
has lead role in "The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker," a classical
holiday ballet, will feature
Kings Mountain student
Micheal Wilson in the title role
December 13-15 by Gaston
Dance Theatre at Myers Park
Center Auditorium - Gaston
College.
Experience the magic of
Christmas as the stage sparkles
with stunning sets, swirling
snowflakes and whimsical char-
acters.
A junior at Kings Mountain
High School, Micheal, 16, is in
his third season with Gaston
Dance Theatre. He is the son of
Jeep and Tonya Wilson of Kings
Mountain and has one brother,
Adam. He is the grandson of
Furman and Margaret Wilson
and Dick and Helen Sisk and
great-grandson of Charlie and
Eula Mae Cobb, all of Kings
Mountain.
At KMHS Micheal is active in
the Kings Mountain Band, Pep
Band, Beta Club, French Club
and Science Club. He is also an
avid clarinet player and was
first chair in the state of North
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Carolina last year.
Micheal has spent two sum-
mers at the North Carolina
School of the Arts studying un-
der Duncan Noble and Adam
Miller. For the past two sum-
mers he has received full schol-
arships to the Houston Ballet
Academy where he had the op-
portunity to train with Ben
Stevenson, Artistic Director for
the Houston Ballet.
Also featured in the large cast
is Marlowe Higginbotham, 10,
daughter of John and Punkin
Higginbotham of Grover and a
fourth grader at Montessori
School in Bessemer City.
Marlowe has a sister, Sissy
Morgan, and a brother, Brandon
Morgan. She is a piano student
of Linda Dixon and is active in
First Presbyterian Church and
has worked with the Little
Theatre in numerous produc-
tions.
In the first scene of the show
Micheal appears as
Drosselmyer's nephew. Music
rings throughout the house of
the Stahlbaums in Nuremburg,
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Germany. In scene two, Clara,
played by Barbara Yarbro,
dreams she is being terrified by
the Mouse King. Micheal as the
Nutcracker goes’ to battle
against the Mouse King. When
the battle is won Micheal be-
comes the Nutcracker Prince.
Then Clara and the Prince are
entertained. After the magical
dances, Micheal carries Clara
back home where memories of
he wonderful dream adventure
will always remain in every-
one's heart.
Tickets are available at Belk's
at Eastridge Mall. Reserved seat
tickets are also available. Show
times are 8 p.m. on December
13; 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on
December 14; and 2:30 p.m. on
December 15.
Gaston Dance Inc. is a funded
affiliate of the United Arts
Council of Gaston County and
is supported in part by The Arts
Fund of Gaston County and
The Grassroots Arts Program of
the North Carolina Arts
Council, a state agency.
DIXIE VILLAGE
Putnams honored at family dinner
on their 50th wedding anniversary
The children and grandchildren of B. Russell
Putnam and Maxine Short Putnam held a family
dinner in honor of their 50th wedding anniver-
sary November 30. ’
The couple met at Patterson Grove Baptist
Church where they are still active members. They
were married on November 30, 1946 at the home
of the bride. They have four children and 10
grandchildren.
Their children are Roger D. Putnam and wife
Libby, Gerald E. Putnam and wife Stella; Debbie
P. Van Dyke and husband Richard, all of Kings
Mountain, and Teresa P. LeMaster and Haile of
Gaffney, SC.
Grandchildren are Laura Putnam, Jim Putnam,
Susan Putnam, Lee Putnam, Russell Putnam,
Jordan Van Dyke, Meredith Van Dyke, all of
Kings Mountain, and Katie Falls, Hunter Falls
and Sara Beth LeMaster of Gaffney, SC.
The Putnams have lived on Oak Grove Road all
their married life. A reception in their honor will
be held at a later date.
NUTCRACKER - Micheal Wilson, kneeling,
the Nutcracker Prince, and Emily Eckerd,
who has portrayed Clara, are pictured in a
scene from the holiday classical ballet, "The
Nutcracker," which opens December 13 at
Gaston College by Gaston Dance Theatre
and features Wilson in the title role.
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