Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / June 25, 1998, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
n—- : a By June 25, 1998 The Kings Mountain Herald Page 3A MANER from page 1 An only child, Bob said he quickly became acclimated to a big family with his Neisler and Sommers in-laws. “Red and Henry and I are just like broth- ers,” he said. Bob was in graduate school at Carolina with intentions to get his doctorate but the Korean War in- terrupted his education and he served a 41 month stint with Uncle Sam’s Navy. After the War he thought about returning to school to earn his doctorate but he and his wife had a young son and decided to relocate to Kings Mountain to be near relatives and to open an insurance business. “We never regretted that deci- sion because we love our home- town,” said Bob, relaxing in the family business on York Road with his partners and sons, Bobby and Frank Maner. Daughter, Sa- rah Maner Lawrence, is a phar- macist in Elizabeth City. The Maners have one grandson, Jo- seph Martin Maner, 8. Active in First Presbyterian Church, Bob is a teacher in the men’s Bible Class, an Elder and a former Clerk of Session. He is also a former Jaycee. Because of his love for people and community, he joined the Red Cross blood program as a volunteer. Family and church are high priorities for the popular busi- nessman who says he has no plans for retirement. “I've been offering a service to people for 43 years and I plan to keep doing just that,” said Maner, who enjoys people. On a recent morning, a visitor to Maner’s of- fice was Stokes Wright, retired mail carrier.. Callers to the popular insur- ance business used to ask for Bobby Maner and Bob (the senior member of the firm) would come to the telephone. “Bobby Frank is my name but after our son Rob- ert joined the business people started calling him Bobby and then our son, Frank, joined the business, so I just answer to Bob,” he laughed. * When he isn’t selling insur- ance, Bob likes to fish for trout. He and his fishing buddy, Dr. Charles Adams, made a big catch recently at their favorite fishing spot near Marion. “We turn ‘em loose but last week Chuck bagged 43 and I got 22,” laughed Bob. Nothing is better for relaxation than sitting on a creek bank, says Maner. But giving blood is also the best gift a person can give to his fel- lowman. “The life you save could be your own,” says Maner. I Recently Visited Your Cemetery And I Was Taken By Your Beautiful Rose Garden. Unie lminn ily Parents Are Buried Another State. Could Purchase A Rose Bush In Their Memory. % Oh, definitely yes! That's one of the reasons we're here. Our main focus is customer service and this is one area where we are reaching out to the needs of Greater Gaston County. + The Rose Garden can be used as a place to memorialize loved ones who are buried elsewhere. Many people have relocated to our area from out of state but now consider Gaston Coun their home. Providing a local memoria for a loved one enables family and friends to remember and reflect. + Thank ol for considering our Rose Garden. We've had so many wonder- ful visitors and glowing comments about our Rose Garden. Many thanks to others who have Sore by to see our beautiful display of 56 varieties of roses. + We invite you to come by and visit to see just how peaceful and wonderful our Rose Garden really is. Remember, it is the first and only scattering garden in Gaston County. reer 1462 Armstrong Ford Road / Belmont 825-7171 Bargains Galore In The Herald Classifieds! The Red Cross bloodmobile returns to Kings Mountain Thursday for a one-day visit from 1:30-6 p.m. at First Baptist Church and the needs are criti- cal. "We are at emergency level for O Positive and O Negative donors and at critical status for B Positive donors," said Sandi Bolick, Blood Program director. Bolick said as the July 4 holi- day approaches the Cleveland County Chapter of the American Red Cross is encour- aging blood doors to make a blood donation to help prevent blood shortages that threaten to occur around major holidays. "Patients who need blood de- pend on 1,500 donors each day, - Bloodmobil NS every day in the Carolinas Region," says Bolick. "When we lose collections because of a hol- iday, our blood supply drops sharply. Our main concern for the holiday week is to ensure that the blood supply is ade- quate to support the thousands of patients in our area." To show appreciation for blood donors who make the time to donate close to the holi- day, the Red Cross will give special Red Cross t-shirts to ev- eryone who comes to donate between Monday, June 29 and Monday, July 6. To make an ap- pointment other than respond- ing at the local visit, call 1-800- GIVE LIFE. Blood donors must be in good health, at least 17 years of age, and weigh more than 110 pounds. There is no risk of con- tracting an infectious disease from donating blood. You can donate whole blood every 56 days. "Ninety-five percent of us will need blood or a blood “product by the time we reach the age of 72 yet only 5 percent of the total population donates blood," said Bolick. Bolick said hospital patients require an ongoing blood sup- ply. For instance, coronary artery bypass surgery requires 1-5 pints; other open heart surgery up to 50 pints and or- gan transplants up to hundreds of pints. DIXIE VILLAGE ave up fo City Council is expected to settle a controversial zoning re- quest Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. : Last week the planning and zoning board stipulated a 10th conditional use in a zoning re- quest it will recommend to Council from Butch Kerns to build condominums on his property on Williams Street. The additional conditional use is that the access area for the new units would have to come from Sipes Street instead of Williams Street after neigh- bors of Williams Street objected, citing traffic. The developer said the cost would be higher to use Sipes Street which would mean a road would have to be cut to ac- e in KM tod ay Rezoning request on Council agenda cess the property. The Kerns property is located at the back rear corner of the White Oak property on Sipes Street. In the motion, member Lou Ballew stated that the recom- mendation from the planning board would be not to access the existing paved portion of Williams Street to the north but access Sipes Street. Also Tuesday night City Council is expected to approve the 1998-99 budget. No one spoke at the recent public hear- ing. Council is also expected to act on recommendations from the Moss Lake Commission to es- tablish a $100 late fee to lake property owners who don't pay their leases by July 1. STORE OPENS SATURDAY 9 AM! ~ SATURDAY ONLY! i drm rm a gi Throughout The Store On Items For For The Entire Family! e Ladies’ & Men’s Sportswear ¢ Jewelry * Swimwear * Sleepwear ¢ Dresses © Ladies’ & Men’s Shoes ¢ & More! Free Popcorn & Pr 7am-2pm - Entertainment For The kids 11am-1pm! | a Ta a
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 25, 1998, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75