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Council
to lock in
gas price
1h a special theeting Monday
night, Kings Mountain City
Council authorized City
Manager Jimmy Maney to lock
in a natural gas purchase price
for a 12-month period in hopes
of saving money for the city
and its customers.
Maney spent most of the day
yesterday working with compa-
nies that supplies natural gas to
the city.
Maney said now is the time
to plan for next year's supply.
He said natural gas prices fluc-
tuate by day to day trading on
the market, and a number .of
factors can push prices up or
down.
"It's conceivable that this
earthquake in Iran can push gas
prices up,” he said. "As we
- move into the summer months
and get a hurricane...it could
drive prices up. If we get a late
winter storm over the next cou-
ple or three weeks that can
drive prices up.
"There's a window of oppor-
tunity where these prices are
being traded," he said, "and you
have to try to select that win-
dow with the lowest price and
lock it in over the next 12
months."
Maney said the city did not
lock in a price last year, and it
was costly.
"The wholesale cost of gas
went up tremendously, as a
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next 12 months that's what our
price will be. Based on yester-
day's market, the average citi-
zen who uses 110 cubic feet per
month could, just in December,
January and February could
have saved about $60 or $70
over those three months."
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Tuesday's warm temperature and break from recent heavy rains provided the perfect opportunity
for Kings Mountain people to get outside for work and play. Rodney Jordan stayed busy cleaning
the sidewalk and street in front of the Dr. Jeff and Priscilla Mauney residence on Piedmont
Avenue. The blooming Bradford Pear trees along the street also give a hint that spring is just
around the corner.
Symphony to perform at KMHS
Under the baton of Assistant
Conductor Janna Hymes-
Bianchi, who is recognized as
one of America's promising
young conductors, the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
will present a concert Tuesday
at 8 p.m. at Barnes Auditorium.
The Charlotte musicians will
be joined in "An Evening of
Music" by the Kings Mountain
High School Symphonic
Chorale under the direction of
Eugene Bumgardner, Sharon I.
Young and Brooks Clary.
The public is invited. Tickets
are $8 for adults and $4 for stu-
dents and senior citizens and
may be purchased at the
schools or at the door.
"We hope that everyone will
join us in this outstanding con-
cert," said Hallie Conner of the
school staff.
The Kings Mountain choral
group will sing Mozart's "
Regina Coeli" and Faure's
"Cantrique de Jean Racine” and
Rutter's " O Be Joyful."
Members of the KMHS
Chorale are Ebony Adams, Beth
Alexander, David Angeles,
Kenny Baldonado, Emily
Ballard, Troy Barnes, Crystal
Bell, Kendrick Bell, Steven
Bentley, Brandon Bolin, Jessica
Branham, Mary Brown, Ben
Bumgardner, Dee Byers, Marlon
Byers, Brad Callahan, Tabatha
Carman, Heather Causby, Holly
Chapman, Kia Degree, Jeremy
Dennis, Elizabeth Dilling,
Cayce Dixon, Becky Dodge, Lee
Echols, Vanessa Elliott, Heather
Eng, Haley Gingles, Kirston
Gingles, Angharad Glidden,
Jenny Goforth, Sloan Goforth,
Kristie Gordon,- Melissa Gore
and Jacquie Hall.
See Symphony, 7-A
'South Pacific’ set at KMHS
South Pacific, the 10th Broadway musical done
by the drama, choral, and ‘bad programs at Kings
Mountain High School will be performed this
weekend at B.N. Barnes Auditorium.
The times will be Friday and Saturday at 7:30
p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. The cost is $7 for
adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
The vocal and orchestra director, Gene
Bumgardner, has helped with the last nine musi-
cals. Mrs. Sherry Young is the assistant music di-
rector and accompanist. Brooks Clary, choral stu-
dent teacher from Appalachian State University,
is the assistant vocal director. Betsy Wells, veteran
KMHS drama teacher, is the director.
South Pacific was first produced on Broadway
in the 1950s and then was made into an award-
winning movie. It is currently in revival through-
out the United States. The music was written by
the famous team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein.
The play is set on two South Pacific islands
during World War II. The plot evolves around the
romance of the Navy nurse Nellie Forbish (Molly
Blanton) and the Frenchman Emile de Becque
(Brett Wells); and Lieut. Joe Cable (Brad Philbeck)
and the Polynesian girl Liat (Namkhang
Phannareth). The story deals with the age-old
emotions of love, prejudice and bigotry.
"Famous songs include "Some Enchanted
"Younger Than:
Springtime,” "Dames," "Bloody Mary," "Cock-
Evening," "Happy Talk,"
Lattimore.
Eyed Optimist," "Dites-Moi," "My Girl BAck
Home," and "Wash That Man Out of My Hair."
The major dance and song is "Honey Bun" which
highlights Nellie and Luter Bills (Sloan Goforth).
Other major characters include Bloody Mary
(Jaime Sherrill), Ensign Dinah Murphey (Cshediiz
Coleman), Ensign Janet MacGregor (Sarah
Bunch), Ngana (Chrissy Dalton), Jerome (Yuuki
Nishiyama), Henri (Hiroki Nishiyama), Capt.
George Bracket (Joe Page), Commander William
Harbison (Jon Cooke),
Lattimore), Professor (Chris Holland), Lt. Buzz
Adams (Josh Page), Yeoman Herbert Quale (Tyler
Ellis), Shore Patrolman (Corey Hovis), and Lead
Nurse (Jennifer Kies).
Stewpot (Danny
Other nurses include Jenny Goforth, Jamie
Caulder, Ronna Caulder, Kim Neason, Athena
Muter, Meline Miller, Chenoa Montgomery,
Kimberly Belt, Ann Glidden, and Mindy Belt.
Seabees/ Sailors include Corey Hovis, Obbie
Clayton, Jamie Hall, Tyler Ellis and Danny
Mariners are Philip Leonhart, David Roberts
and Josh Sellers.
Others who are dancers are Heather Farrell,
Crystal Weston, Erica Day, DeAnna Humphries,
Candice Robbins and John Humphries. =
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NFL legend
to speak at
Hall of Fame
Champion, Bates,
Smith and Gordon
are 1997 inductees
The 10th annual Kings
Mountain Sports Hall of Fame
banquet and induction ceremo-
ny will be held Monday, April
14 at 6:30 p.m. at Kings
Mountain High School.
The special 10th anniversary
event will include the induction
of four individuals, recognition
of two Special Achievement
Award, and the first annual pre-
sentation of college scholar-
ships to two deserving Kings
Mountain High School student
athletes.
Roman Gabriel, former NFL
Most Valuable Player, will be
the guest speaker.
The 1997 inductees include
longtime Kings Mountain sup-
porter Carl Champion, former
KMHS and UMass basketball
star Carl Smith, former KMHS
football and wrestling standout
Chuck Gordon, and former
KMHS head football coach Bill
Bates.
Special Achievement Awards
will be presented to the 1996
Southwestern 3-A Conference
champion KMHS cam
The Hall of Fame is also
working on a 10-year anniver-
sary video featuring previous
Hall of Fame induction cere-
monies. The videos will be
shown during the banquet por-
tion of the event and members
of the public will be able to pur-
chase copies. The proceeds from
the sale of videos will go to-
ward the scholarship program.
Tickets which include both
the banquet at the KMHS cafe-
teria and the induction ceremo-
ny at B.N. Barnes Auditorium,
will go on sale soon for $10.
They can be purchased from
members of the Hall of Fame
Committee or at the door.
Roman Gabriel, now a radio
voice for the Carolina Panthers,
is one of the most sought-after
motivation speakers in the area.
He is a member of the North
Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
and the National Collegiate
Football Hall of Fame and is a
member of the Quarterback
Legends and Gridiron Greats
Golf Tour.
' ROMAN GABRIEL
Gabriel attended New
Hanover High School in
Wilmington where he was All-
State in football, baseball and
basketball. He was offered a
professional baseball contract
by the New York Yankees but
accepted a scholarship to attend
North Carolina State University.
He graduated N.C. State with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
1963. He was a Scholastic All-
American as well as two-time
football Al ican. He w
to Wolfpacks' All-Time
Team and was selected as the
All-Time Top North Carolina
State Player by the fans.
His 16-year NFL career was
with the Los Angeles Rams and
the Philadelphia Eagles. He was
an All-Pro for four years, The
rams' Most Valuable Player
three times, the 1969 NFL Most
Valuable Player and Pro Bowl
MVP. While with the Eagles, he
was voted the NFL's Comeback
Player of the Year and chosen
Man of the Year in Philadelphia
in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Upon re-
tirement in 1977 he had accu-
mulated 31,000 total yards and
201 touchdown passes.
Gabriel has remained active
in sports as a coach, color ana-
lyst, sportscaster and sports
management executive. He has
coached on the college level and
in the USFL with George Allen
and Dick Coury. He has been
president of two minor league
baseball teams, the Charlotte
Knights and the Gastonia
Rangers. He served as General
Manager and consultant to the
World League entry in Raleigh
CAST OF SOUTH PACIFIC - Kings Mountain High drama students pictured above are putting the
final touches on the Broadway musical South Pacific, which will be presented this weekend at
Barnes Auditorium. Front row, Chrissy Dalton, left, and Yuuki Nishiyama. Second row, left to right,
Sloan Goforth, Brett Wells, Molly Blanton, Namkhang Phannareth and Jaime Sherrill. Back row,
Chris Holland, John Cooke, Joe Page, Brad Philbeck, Danny Lattimore, Josh Page.