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SERVING SENIORS - Volunteers with the Kings Mountain Senior Center lunch program prepare
to serve up another meal. Pictured left to right; Helen Lowery, Hilda Goforth, Inell Mobley, Mary
Jamerson, Roberta Brown, Annie Mitchum, Essie Carroll. Not pictured; Martha Taylor.
Center serves the multitude
Thanks to the hard work of elderly is served every day at
staff and volunteers, a warm Kings Mountain Senior Center.
and nutritious luncheon for the One of the Senior Center's most
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broccoli cutlets, salad and cake.
All menus are planned by a li-
censed dietitian.
The amount of work that
goes into putting on a daily lun-
cheon for one hundred folks
means that Jordan can't do it all
alone. Like many of the other
programs at the Kings
Mountain Senior Center, volun-
teer workers are an important
part of the job.
"I just enjoy helping other
people,” said four year lunch
veteran Annie Mitchum. Her
friend Helen Lowery likes
working with the shut-ins part
of the program. |,
"It's good to help the ones
who can't make it here," Lowery
said.
"Getting everyone fed and
cleaning it all up on time, that's
what we do best."
successful programs, the meal is
served in the dining room and
also delivered to shut-ins.
Senior Center Site Director
and luncheon supervisor is Ann
Jordan.
"We serve anywhere from 49
to 65 people at the Senior
Center every day." Jordan said.
"We also send out about 35
more meals to folks who can't
get here."
Recent changes have taken
place in how the Senior Centers
puts the food on the table.
"We used to cook all the
meals here," said Jordan. "Now
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brings the food already pre-
pared and boxed."
A scan of the menu for last
week showed a variety of good
things including New Orleans
red beans, oven fried chicken,
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Mark Eaker comes home to Kings Mountain, bringing with him 12 years of
real estate experience. Mark graduated from Kings Mountain High School in
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SERENADING THE SENIORS - Members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church pre-school sing
Christmas carols for folks at the Kings Mountain Senior Center last Wednesday.
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December 17, 1998
FEET FIRST - Retired school teacher Hester Haynes volunteers
at the Kings Mountain Senior Center by helping seniors like Joe
Howell with foot care.
Mrs. Phifer entertains
Open Gate Garden Club
Mrs. Menzell Phifer enter-
tained the Open Gate Garden
Club on'Décember 9: Nineteen
members enjoyed delicious re-
freshments a nd the beautiful
Christmas decorations in the
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President, welcomed members.
Mrs. Raymond Talbert read a
clever poem about “Twas the
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Garden Club calendars were
distributed.
A beautiful arrangement
“Magi of Christmas” was made
of pine, holly, nandina berries
and pine cones.
The Ways and Means
Reid marks 25 years
with First Citizens
Jean Shear Reid is celebrating
her 25th year with First Citizens
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a financial
service man-
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Mountain.
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Committee held a silent auction
which consisted of baked goods
and an assortment -of itiee-arti-
cles.
Four pretty poinsettias were
won by Mrs. Paul Ham, Mrs.
John Houze, Mrs. Paul
McGinnis, and Mrs. Phifer.
Mrs. Phifer gave each
member a beautiful ceramic an-
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