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Shirley Brutko wins
photography contest
Shirley Brutko won the $250
first prize in the color division in
the recent Shelby Art League 1998
Juried Photography Exhibition at
Cleveland Community College.
Her picture was of a horse trot-
ting past a huge tree on the farm of
Roger and Julie Miller of Kings
Mountain.
Juror Sam Wang, Professor of
Photography at Clemson
University, said the photo was "not
an easy thing to do - the subject
certainly isn't new, but the gesture
of the horse in relation to the over-
hanging tree limbs give a nice,
fresh feeling."
The exhibition continues
through May 6 from 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and 8
a.m.-4 p.m. Friday at the Gallery
on the campus of CCC.
Other works on display by local
artists include "Out in Front" by
Luther Baker of Kings MOuntain;
"Sitting on Art" by Shirley Brutko
of Kings Mountain; and "Solar
Eclipse" by Majorie Falls of
Grover.
Numerous other works of area
artists are on display, and much of
it is for sale at the conclusion of
the exhibition.
Lake Commission
meeting on Thursday
Moss Lake Commission will
meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at
City Hall for a continuation of
budget talks.
City Planning Director Steve
Killian said the board hopes to
come up with some concrete
recommendations about user
fees and how to deal with delin-
quent fees to take to City
Council for action.
KMHS schedules
parent conferences
Parents of Kings Mountain
High School students may have
conferences with teachers on
Thursday, March 19 from 3-7
p-m.
Appointments are not neces-
sary as parents will be able to
schedule conferences once they
arrive at the high school. If par-
ents prefer to rearrange ap-
pointments, they may do so by
calling 734-5647. Student report
cards for the third grading peri-
od will be available for parents
to pick up.
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BRYAN KISER
Bryan Kiser selected
KMMS teacher of month
Bryan Kiser, 7th grade
science/reading teacher, has been
selected Teacher of the Month at
Kings Mountain Middle School.
Kiser holds a degree in 6-9 edu-
cation with a concentration in sci-
ence from Gardner-Webb College.
His hobbies are wood carving
and hiking.
Kiser said he became a teacher
because "I have always enjoyed
helping people and teaching has
given me an avenue in which to do
this. I have always enjoyed Science
and want to share my enthusiasm
with others. As a teacher I have
had the opportunity to attend many
educational workshops which have
helped me with my understanding
of Science and children."
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Shirley Brutko's winning photo
KMHS Class of 1973
plans May 9 reunion
The Kings Mountain High
School Class of 1973 will hold its
25th anniversary reunion May 9.
A picnic will be held from 11
a.m.-1 p.m. at shelter #2 at Lake
Crawford. A supper/dance will be
held from 7 p.m.-midnight at
KMHS.
RSVP by April 1.
For more information or if you
do not receive an invitation, call
Avis Morrow at 739-6363.
Grover celebrates
Black History Month
Grover School recently enjoyed
a celebration commemorating
African-American History Month.
One of the highlights of the cele-
bration was a visit by storyteller
Evelyn Cumberlander. She enthusi-
astically recited several African-
American folktales such as "Hearty
Hardhead," "Tar Baby," "Brer
Rabbit," and "The Drinking
Gourd," which she began with a
melodic song to illustrate the story.
Mrs. Cumberlander has been the
guest storyteller for these events
for the past two years. She is an
employee of the #3 Township
School in Earl.
The celebration continued with a
feast of "soul food" that was pre-
pared by members of the faculty
and staff. The aroma swept through
the air all day as employees helped
themselves to tasty dishes such as
cabbage, cornbread, stew beef,
rice, potato salad, fried chicken,
pinto beans, sweet potato custard
and pound cake.
KM girls softball
team splits games
Kings Mountain High's girls
softball team braved the cold
weather last week to get in a pair
of nonconference games, but they
called off their scheduled confer-
ence opener with R-S Central
Tuesday because of cold, wet
weather.
The Lady Mountaineers fell to
Ashbrook 11-1 last Tuesday but
bounced back on Thursday to whip
Shelby in a five-inning game, 17-6.
Julie Robbins went 2-for-3 and
Kate Pascoe was 1-for-3 against
Ashbrool. Kim Parker was the los-
ing pitcher. ;
"We played a fairly good game,"
said Coach Susie Hughes. "It was
freezing cold but I got to see some
good stuff. We held with them until
the sixth inning and then things
kind of fell apart.”
Kings Mountain broke open a
close game with 11 runs in the fifth
inning to defeat Shelby. Ashley
Wilson and Kim Parker shared
pitching = duties for the
Mountaineers.
Toni Loftin, Amanda
Johnsonbaugh, Julie Robbins,
Csherian Coleman and Christi
Worcester led the hitting with two
hits each.
"We played well, but it:was so
cold,” Hughes said. "Being able to
perform in the cold has been rough
on the girls, but overall we're not
looking that bad."
Police running radar
again next week
In an effort to crack down on
speeders, Kings Mountain
Police will run radar from 7:30-
11 a.m. in five designated loca-
tions next week and will also
set up at random on other
streets in the city.
Captain M.H. Corn listed the
following schedule for next
week: Monday, Linwood Road;
Tuesday, North Sims Street;
Wednesday, West Mountain
Street; Thursday, Phifer Road;
and Friday, North Cleveland
Avenue.
Program on "Taxes"
features meeting
Jim Hendricks, of the
Cleveland County Tax Office,
was guest speaker at Tuesday's
meeting of the Kings Mountain
Chapter AARP at the Senior
Center.
He talked about property tax
and how taxes are assessed, col-
lected and how the money is
spent.
Five members reported on a
recent training session they at-
tended in Gastonia. They were
Dean Westmoreland, Hilda
Goforth, Margaret Ratterree,
Marvita Spann and Carolyn
Bell.
County Commission
denies Shea request
Tuesday night the Cleveland
County Commissioners denied
a request from Shea Park owner
Eric Holm to be allowed to keep
four primates at the Upper
Cleveland facility.
The commissioners voted to
enforce the county's ordinance
banning such animals as pri-
mates from Cleveland County.
The Health Department will
continue investigating the situa-
tion.
Also on Tuesday the commis-
sioners voted to ask Cleveland
County's representatives in the
state legislature to allow a refer-
endum on a one percent local
option sales tax. If that request
passes the state legislature, vot-
ers in Cleveland County will
likely vote on the tax in a refer-
endum later this year.
The board also agreed to
move an historic log cabin in
Kings Mountain to the Broad
River Greenway. The move will
preserve the log cabin for
tourist visits.
The commissioners meet
again April 7 at the county ad-
ministrative office building in
Shelby.
Board endorses
"Children First"
The Kings Mountain Board of
Education has unanimously en-
dorsed "Children First," the
campaign to raise funds for a
new children's wing at Jacob S.
Mauney Memorial Library.
The action was taken at the
March meeting.
"The Kings Mountain District
Board of Education recognizes
the need for and highly values
the development of reading
ability in its children and works
cooperatively with the ].S.
Mauney Memorial Library in
several efforts to promote read-
ing among its students," says
the resolution.
Letter to the Editor
GIVES PROGRAM AT SCHOOL - Evelyn Cumberlander gives
program at recent Black History celebration at Grover School.
VOTE
Tom
Bridges
7
NC House
District 48
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Equipment available locally
To the editor:
Hello diabetics!
Medicare and other insurance
companies are now footing the
bill for blood and glucose moni-
tors, lancets, and other equip-
ment needed to achieve good
diabetic control.
You hear on T.V. how these
tools can be ordered from
places far away. Well, the truth
is that we can get these supplies
from our local pharmacist - peo-
ple we know and trust. Believe
me, our pharmacist do more
than is required to sell
medicines because they care.
Let's keep our money at
home. If you need free diabetic
monitoring equipment, ask
your doctor or pharmacist.
Everette B. Thombs
WINS PINEWOOD DERBY - John Hanna of Blacksburg, SC
shows off his trophies he won in his first Pinewood Derby. John
is a member of Cub Scout Pack 139 in Hickory Grove, SC. He
placed second out of 35 Cubs and Scouts. He is a home-
schooled first grader. He is the son of Jay and Gaye Hanna, and
has a brother, Noah. He is the grandson of Pete and Shirley
Caveny of Kings Mountain.
KINGS MOUNTAIN WEATHER REPORT
(Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller)
March 11-17 Year Ago
Total precip. 21 1.39
Max. one day 19 (17th) 1.19 (13th)
Year to date 18.91 14.15
Low temp. 20 (11th) 32 (15th)
High temp. 72 (14th) 79 (11th)
Avg. temp. 42.6 55.4
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