October 30,1997
The Kings Mountain Herald
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RYAN & REBEKAH ROSS
Ryan and Rebekah Ross
Ryan and Rebekah Ross, son
and daughter of Rodney and
Amy Ross of 211 Chadwick
Drive, Kings Mountain, were
one year old October 2. They
celebrated October 4 with a par-
ty at their home. A Mickey and
Minnie Mouse theme was used.
Other children attending the
party were Amanda Mitchell,
Brandon Mitchell, Clay
Mitchell, Autumn Ruppe,
ALEX REYNOLDS
‘Alex Reynolds
* Alex Mackenzie Reynolds,
son of Brad and Leigh Anne
‘Reynolds of 806 Monroe
Avenue, Kings Mountain, was
one year old September 29. He
[celebrated with a "George of the
{Jungle" party on September 28.
Fog dogs, cake, and ice cream
were served.
Special guest was his five-
year-old sister, Meagan
ISuzanne. Other guests included
[Rodney and Vicki Gordon and
idaughters Catherine and Carol.
i Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry White and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Reynolds. Great-
igrandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Jones, Linard Bumgardner
iand the late Annie Bumgardner,
land the fate Warren Reynolds.
JOHN ARENAS
John Arenas
John Hawkins Arenas, son of
John and Kim Hawkins Arenas
of Murrells Inlet, SC, was one
year old October 2. He celebrat-
ed with a party September 27.
He is the grandson of Tommy
and Kay Hawkins of Kings
Mountain and Dr. Soledad
Sambrano of Bethesda,
Maryland. Great-grandparents
are Ruth Baity of Kings
Mountain and Teresa Arenas of
El Paso, Texas.
Party guests included his
cousin, Steven Thomas Allen,
his Aunt Zena and Uncle Brian
Allen of Charlotte; his Aunt
Tonya and Uncle John Carroll of
Pawleys Island, SC; his Great
Aunt Etha Bumgardner of
Kings Mountain, his nanny, Dot
Putignano, and friends,
MacKenzie Johnston, Mary
Clare Brophy, Nora and
Yasmine Bennani, Robert and
Renee Conley, Elizabeth Rowell
and their parents.
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Miranda Dixon and Mason
Dixon.
Grandparents are Richard
and Nancy Ross of Kings
Mountain, Virginia Cawood of
Mt. Airy, MD, and Tom and
Patty Cawood of Spring City,
TN.
Great-grandparents are Fred
Conner of Kings Mountain,
Austin and Margaret Condon of
Mt. Airy, MD, and Hazel Smith
of Spring City, TN :
BRADY NORMAN
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Brady Norman
Brady Keith Norman was five
years old October 7. On his
birthday he shared cupcakes
with his kindergarten class and
a cake with his after school care
group. He also celebrated with
a trip to Toys R Us and a family
party at Red Lobster in
Gastonia.
Saturday, Oct. 11, a party was
held for Brady from 5-7 p.m. at
Patterson Springs Town Hall.
The party was planned around
a Batman theme complete with
Batman decorations including
matching plates, cups, napkins
and table covers. The cake was
decorated with a Batman scene
and figure and served with ice
cream, hot dogs, chips, and cup
cakes.
During the party children en-
joyed games with prizes and
each child was given a favor
bag with loot to take home.
Children also enjoyed
Halloween decorations and
treats including a bubbling pot
of "witch's brew" and a basket
of eyeballs. Guest came in cos-
tume with the guest of honor
masquerading as Batman.
Other characters included
Robin, Spiderman, Snow White,
a princess, a ninja, an angel, a
witch, and a race car driver.
Brady is the son of Keith and
Patti Norman of Earl. His
grandmother is Mayor Arrie
Ellis of Earl. Other guests in-
cluded his brother, Clay and fi-
ance, Mandy Kee; Uncle Bruce
and Aunt Aleta Nestlerode and
cousins Lizbeth and DEstiny of
Blacksburg, SC; Uncle Paul and
Aunt Brenda Dunlevy and
cousin Shane of Kernersville;
cousin Heather Dunlevy of
Greensboro and boyfriend, Eric;
Chelsea, Brandie, Kayla, and
Joann Penner of Kings
Mountain; Kayla and Tyler
Parker, Aaron Lee, Kyle Young
and family; and Daniel Dover.
BRAD ALLEN
Brad Allen
Brad Allen, son of Sandi W.
Allen of Kings Mountain, was
nine years old October 15. He
had a family celebration.
Brad has a sister, Brittany, 10
years old; and a brother, Trey, 6
1/2 years old.
Grandparents are Albert and
Cinda Woodberry of Grover.
MATTHEW HORD
Matthew Hord
Matthew Hord, son of
Dwayne and Jennifer Hord of
Kings Mountain, was five years
old October 14.
He celebrated October 12
with a party featuring a-Batman
theme. Hot dogs were served
with a Batman cake.
Matthew has two sisters,
Kristina and Ashlee, and one
brother, Cameron.
Grandparents are Donald and
Lore Fite and Dick and Linda
McClain, all of Kings Mountain.
Chamber Magazine
wins high rating
The Cleveland County
Magazine, an official publica-
tion of Cleveland County
Chamber, won a superior rating
in competition with materials
from organizations of similar
size at the Southern Economic
Development Council's 1997
Literature and Promotional
Material Awards Competition
in Winston-Salem.
The annual competition in-
cluded 300 entries from 87 dif-
ferent organizations from 17
states and recognized the
Southeast's finest economic de-
velopment and promotional
material designed to attract and
retain business and industry
and promote tourism and
growth in the communities they
represent.
According to SouthComm
Publishing Company, publisher
of the Cleveland County
Magazine, entries were judged
by a panel of media and eco-
nomic development profession-
als. The judges scrutinized all
materials, looking for excellence
in five areas: overall creativity
and impact; copy /narrative; ap-
propriateness of message; pre-
sentation of information and
clarity of message.
FALLFEST
Children's Council at Second
Baptist Church will sponsor a
Fallfest Friday at 6 p.m. in the
fellowship building. Hotdogs
will be served from 6-6:30 p.m.
followed by games and treat
bags for children.
Cooper, Crawford
winners at festival
Rev. Edgar Cooper, retired
Lutheran minister, and Mrs.
Wilson Crawford, active garden
club member, won the top
awards at the recent Kings
Mountain Woman's Club Fall
Festival.
Cooper won the sweepstakes
ribbon for the most blue rib-
bons in horticulture.
Crawford won the Tri-Color
or Best of Show award.
Cooper's yard on Crescent
Circle and Crawford's yard on
Sherwood Lane in Kings
Mountain reflect their green
thumbs and creativity.
Chrystine Carroll won the
award of merit for her dish gar-
den.
Other blue ribbon winners in-
cluded Debbie Mauney, who
led the field with four; Marion
Thomasson, Betty Gamble,
Louise Roberts and Chrystine
Carroll, three each; Elizabeth
Arthur, Sue Jean McCluney,
Ginny Arnette and Jessie
Collins, two. each; and Flo
Davies and Sue Drye, one each.
Blue ribbon table arrange-
ment awards went to Town and
Country Club headed by Lou
Ballew for table artistry; Open
Gate Garden Club headed by
Flo Davies. The awards for
niches went to Ethel McGinnis,
Esther Muench, Mary Pat
Elledge who won the creativity
award and Eloise Crawford
who won the Tri-Color and Best
in Show award.
Energy assistance
available in county
Fuel assistance applications
will be taken for the 1997-98
Low Energy Assistance
Program at the County Office
Building beginning November
3. The program provides a one-
time cash payment to eligible
households to help pay energy
cost.
The gross monthly income
and number of household
members to qualify are: one
person household, $685; two
person household, $920; three
person household, $1,155; four
person household, $1,389; five
person household, $1,624.
hFoadStamprapplicants:will
be mailed an application. They
must be signed and returned to
the energy office before
November 14.
Applicants should take proof
of income, information about
savings and checking accounts,
other assets and verification of a
social security number. Low in-
come assistance is not a first
come, first serve program.
Applications will be taken
November 3 through
November 14. Checks will be
mailed out to eligible house-
holds from Raleigh in February
1998.
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TOP WINNERS - Rev. Edgar Cooper and Mrs. J. Wilson
Crawford were top winners in the recent Woman's Club Fall
Festival which featured floral arrangements and horticuture en-
tries.
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To The Voters
Of Ward 4
It is a physical impossibility for me to meet and talk with every
voter in Ward 4. The only way I know to make my position,
projects and programs known to you, the voter, is through this
ad.
If elected as your Ward 4 Commissioner, there are several
{ programs and projects I will work during my term of office.
Recreation: Continue to completion the upgrading of our
Recreation Facilities and Programs.
Strict codes enforcement as it pertains to clean up and
beautification particularly the entrances into the city.
Encourage City Council to work with downtown property
owners to clean up, paint up, and beautify their property in
order to present our downtown area a place people would enjoy
visiting and shopping.
Continue the street resurfacing program.
Work with business and industry to locate in Kings Mountain.
Work toward keeping the tax and utility rates as low as possible
while maintaining services and fund balances as required.
Work toward expanding utilities where needed.
An active on going surface drainage program.
Work for fair, impartial, and common sense codes enforcement
not enforcement by harassment.
A program for a utility payment plan for the disabled and senior
citizens on fixed income.
These are a few of the programs and projects I will work for
during the term of my office.
You the voter can rest assured I will listen to your concerns and
complaints and follow through with action that is legal and
above board to find a solution to your problem or concern.
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COUNCILAWARD 1!
*No Tax Increase in FY 97-98 Budget
*No Utility Increase in FY 97-97 Budget
*Master Plan for Recreation Including New Olympic
Size Pool, Davidson Park & Community Center
| Renovation
I | «Council Meetings On-Air (WKMT) & Citizen
Recognition at Meetings
|| ePlayed key role in bringing Cleveland & Gaston
| | County Industry to the City’s Utility Service Area &
I | the Development of Johnson Industrial Park
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