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Mrs. Penland, 98,
still loves to fh
Ask Evalena Elsie Nelson
Penland what her favorite sport
has always been and she will
tell you it's fishing.
Penland, 98 on Monday,
September 21, met her hus-
band, the late Naval officer
Ernest A. Penland, on a fishing
trip and they spent many fish-
ing and camping trips together
in California, Texas and North
Carolina until his death in 1981.
Penland, although confined
to a wheelchair at Country Time
. Inn, Crowders Mountain, rolls
herself all over the unit where
she has been a resident since
June 1996. Although her memo-
ries are dim and her hearing
failing, she loves company. Her
family held a birthday party for
her Sunday with cake ‘and all
the trimmings.
Although the Penlands, who
were married for 45 years had
no children, Evalena has family
in this area. Native of La
‘Grange, Mo., she lived most of
her married life in the Imperial
Valley of Southern California,
Holtville, and moved to Gaston
County, the birthplace of her
husband, following his death.
Penland outlived her twin
brother Herbert and older
brother, Julius. She has one
stepdaughter, Jean P. Hulick of
Shelby; nieces Evalena Vaughn
of Dallas and Ann Vokt of |
Supply and nephews R.D.
Penland of Rock Hill, SC, Fred
Penland of Gastonia and Robert
Penland of Ruston, La.
Country Time's Activity
Director Sandy Ewing says
Penland never misses a music
program at the facility, loves to
eat and is in apparently good
health:
She doesn't talk much, ac- §
cording to her friends, but
Evalena loves to watch televi-
sion and if anyone mentions
fishing she gets her pocketbook
in hand and is ready to travel.
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CELEBRATES - Evalena Penland, 98, is assisted by Sounry,
Time" Activity Director San Ewing to the dining room for her,
birthday party. :
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and censor on the blackboard of
the Social Studies Classes at
Kings Mountain High School.
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would probably have given dif-
ferent answers to impeachment
and censorship," said Whisnant.
“Asked if students should
wear uniforms to school, they
gave a resounding "no" accord-
ing to the teacher.
Whisnant, who teaches 60
students in grades 9-12, said
most students take their- opin-
ions after their parents.
"But of course they have all
been watching television and
reading the newspapers in Te-
cent weeks and are developing
their own opinions," said
Whisnant who said the students
have not discussed perjury as-
pects of the Clinton case, only
meanings of such words as par-
don, reprieve, censor, amnesty,
Cabinet and bureaucracy,
among others.
- Pictures of hs Presidents of
“the United States are on the
walls of the 9th grade class-
room.
Democrats plan fund raiser
The Cleveland County Health
Department received the Glaxo
Wellcome Child Health
Recognition Award last week at
the North Carolina Public
Health Association's annual
meeting.
The department was among
11 local health departments and -
Glaxo’
individuals that
Wellcome awarded for their in-
! novative efforts dnd feamwork
to improve child health in
North Carolina.
Cleveland County Health
Department received the Local
Health Department Recognition
Award for its leadership and
development of Alliance for
Health, a voluntary organiza-.
tion of not-for-profit health care
providers and agencies de-
‘signed to improve health of
children in Cleveland County.
Goals for the Alliance include
increasing the.number of check-
ups for children up to five years
old and services for at-risk chil-
dren. :
Health Department wins award |
| The Century Club will host a
fund-raising dinner =, "Fun
‘Night for. Democrats,”
~ September 24 at 6:30 p.m. at
North Lake Country Club in
Shelby.
Keynote speaker is Ruth
Crowder McSwain, a Cleveland
County native and motivational
speaker.
The cost is $100 and includes
a dinner of prime rib, chicken,
vegetables, casserole, dessert,
. bread and drinks. There will be
door prizes and drawings:
For more information cali
Sally Royster at 484-1931 or
Betsy Wells at 739-1585. .
Other upcoming activities in-
clude:
Sept. 28 - Candidate forum at
Cleveland Community College.
Oct. 1 - Grand opening of
Democratic headquarters.
Oct 1-10 - Booth at the
Cleveland County Fair.
Oct. 3 - District Democratic
women's meeting, 10:30 a.m,
Cleveland Country Club,
Shelby. The cost is $10.
Oct. 22 - Walter Dalton fund
raiser at Marvin Hamrick Barn.
Oct. 17 - Cleveland County -
Democratic rally at the
Fairgrounds. Cost $10.
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a beautiful arrangement of
dried flowers for the table.
A brief business meeting was
conducted which included re-
minders of the Woman’s Club
Fall Festival to be held October
* 21. The Kings Mountain Garden
"Club will participate by deco-
rating a table and several nich-
es. Several themes were dis-
cussed for the niches which will
be judged. Another important
date to remember is the
‘Southern Christmas Show to be
held November 12-22.
Mrs, Broadwell presented the
. guest speaker, Cliff Laurich of
CJ's landscaping. He recently
installed the Broadwell’s sprin-
kler system. He brought many
beautiful plants to show as he
discussed landscaping plans for
the yard. Several garden club
members also added great land
; Scaping tips.
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september 24, 1998
KM firemen plan
“The Great Escape’
Firemen, ori in conjunc-
‘tion with the nonprofit National
\Fire Protection Association and
fire departments throtighout the
‘United States and Canada, will
implement the first ever North
American fire drill, "The Great
Escape" during 1998 Fire
Prevention Week October 4-10.
"The Great Escape’ is a con-
certed effort to get citizens ac-
tively involved in fire safety,
. specifically home escape plan-
ning and practice, says Fire
Chief Frank Burns. Firemen are
encouraging local residents to
develop escape plans and prac-
tice them on Wednesday,
October 7, at 6 p.m.
‘Burns says "The Great
. Escape" is a fun activity for en-
tire families to participate in
during Fire Prevention Week
but it also could save lives.
"If a fire breaks out in your
(home, 'you and your family on-
¢ When'you hear the term "The
Great Escape" images of
"Houdini ‘and disappearing acts
may come to mind.
Kings = Mountain Fire
Department is announcing that
the "Great Escape" will take
place in Kings Mountain this
October but they're not plan-
ning to make local residents
disappear.
KM’s Ka
-ly have a few minutes to escape
safely. Home fire escape plan-
ning and practice ensure that
everyone in the household will
know how to use that small
window of opportunity effec-
tively and get out alive,” Burns
says.
Local firemen will also spon-
sor. a drawing contest in the
fourth grades of the elementary
schools. Students will be asked
to draw an escape plan for their
home and the winners’ names
will be placed in a nationwide
drawing for a trip for four to
Disney World. Prizes will go to
local winners from the sponsor-,
ing fire department. Deadline is
October 16 for students to com-
plete the drawings.
Burns said that surveys by
the National Fire Protection
Association reveal that only 16
percent of respondents who had
escape plans actually practiced
them.
"The findings demonstrated
that most people are not well
prepared if a fire does occur in
their home," says Burns. "Our
hope is that The Great Escape
motivates people to begin
thinking about fire safety in a
positive, practical way and to
start practicing their home es-
‘cape plans regularly, at least
twice a year."
ty Rountree selected
AP Scholar by College Board
Katy Amanda Rountree, 1998
graduate of Kings Mountain
; g H-i'g h
School, has
been named
an AP
Scholar by
the College
Board in
recognition
of her ex-
ceptional
achieve-
ment on the
- college-lev-
+ ROUNTREE
el - Advanced Placement
Examinations. Approximately
“23 percent of American's gradu-
ating seniors have taken one’ or
more AP examinations. Only
about 13 percent of the more
than 635,000 students who took
the examination in May 1998
performed at a sufficiently high
level to merit such recognition.
Rountree qualified for the
award by completing three or
more AP examinations, with
grades of 3 or higher.
AP Examinations, which stu-
dents take after completing
challenging college-level cours-
es at their high school, are grad-
ed on a 5-point scale (with 5
the highest). Most of the na-
tion's colleges and universities
award credit, advanced place-
ment, or both for grades of 3 or
higher. More than 1,400 institu-
tions award a year of credit
(sophomore standing) to stu-
dents presenting a sufficient
number of qualifying grades.
There are 32 AP Examinations
offered in 18 subject areas, each
consisting of multiple-choice
and free-response (essay or
problem-solving) questions.
The College Board is a not-
for-profit association that sup-
ports academic preparation and
transition to high education for
students around the world
through the ongoing collabora-
«tion of its member: schools, col-
legs, universities, “edutational
systems, and organizations. In
all of its activities, the Board
promotes equity through uni-
versal access to high standards
of teaching and learning and
sufficient financial resources so
that every student has the op-
portunity to succeed in college
and work. The College Board
champions - by means of supe-
rior research, curricular devel-
opment, assessment, guidance,
placement and admission infor-
mation, professional develop-
ment, forums, policy analysis,
and public outreach - educa-
tional excellence for all stu-
dents.
Mountaineer volley hall team
knocks off 4A state nein:
Kings Mountain High's vol-
leyball team won three more
matches during the past week
to run its record to 7-0 in the
Southwestern 3A Conference
and 19-1 overall.
Last Wednesday, the Lady
“Mountaineers knocked off the
‘defending state 4A champion
West Charlotte, 12-15, 15-9, 15-
3, 15-10.
Christie Brinkley led the KM
attack with 16 kills and 17 de-
fensive digs. Csherian Coleman
had 14 kills and 19 digs and
Jacquie Hall added 12 kills and
eight blocks. Renee Hall had
nine blocks, Lee Putnam eight
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blocks, and D Chapman 38 as-
sists.
“This was just a great win for
us,” said KM Coach Diana
Bridges. “West Charlotte has a
very good team. Theyre proba-
bly the best competition we've
seen. I was really pleased with
the win.”
Kings Mountain defeated
East Mecklenburg 15-0, 15-8, 15-
5 in another non-conference
bout Saturday morning at the
KMHS gym, and then the
Mountaineers traveled to R-S
Central Tuesday to knock off
their closest SWC rival, 15-3, 15-
7, 15-9. Brinkley had seven kills,
Cole nine, and Jacquie Hall 12.
Renee Hall had six blocks and
Chapman had 28 assists.
“That was a big victory for
us,” Bridges said. “I hope it will
help us seal the conference
championship.”
Kings Mountain travels to
East Rutherford today and
hosts Burns Tuesday.
YARBRO
From 8A
ty.. Ethel's house also is decorat-
ed in some of the ceramics,
decoupage and needlework she
has enjoyed over the years as a
longtime homemaker. She nev-
er stops her activity. At night
she still enjoys crocheting dish
towels while she watches televi-
sion.
"God has been good to me |
and family and friends are very
special to me," says Yarbro.