Summer Reading Club
begins Friday at library
There will
be magic
around
Mauney
Library as it
kicks off
“Rounds and
Rounds of
Stories” in the
Summer
Reading Club
Friday at 10
a.m. in
Josephine E.
Weir
Auditorium.
Midyette Magic of Shelby
will present a dramatization of
“She’ll Be Comin’ Round the
Mountain.”
The kickoff program will offi-
cially begin the Summer
REading Club and children can
begin their vacation reading.
Children’s Librarian Christy
Key will distribute reading logs
and Summer Reading Club but-
tons featuring the mascot
Boomer. ;
Boomer is a creation of noted
author and illustrator, Glen
Rounds. Rounds has donated
his art work to the State Library
for use in the Summer Reading
Club. He has written and illus-
trated over 135 books for chil-
dren, including “The Three
Billy Goats Gruff,” “Ol Paul the
Mighty Logger,” and “Mr.
Yonder.” ;
Born in 1906 in a sod house in
the Badlands of South Dakota,
‘Rose
Turner
Librarian
Rounds grew up in Montana
where he learned to draw. His
art work is characterized by a
love and appreciation of ani-
mals, nature, and the environ-
ment. He now lives in Southern
Pines with his wife, Betty. At
the age of 93, he is still drawing
and writing. His new book
“Beaver” was recently released.
So here we go, ‘round and
‘round the library with Rounds
and Rounds of Stories. There
will be programs for all age
groups, with 9 to 12 year olds
meeting Mondays at 10 a.m., 3
to 5 year olds meeting Tuesdays
at 10 a.m., and 6 to 8 year olds
meeting Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
The play group will continue to
meet Thursdays at 10 a.m. and
Smart Start materials will be
available from 9 a.m. until 6
p-m. as usual.
The Summer Reading Club
will end with a Storytelling
Festival July 24. Storytellers
from the area will meet with the
children who have met the re-
quirements for completion of
the program and who will re-
ceive certificates. Storytelling
session will be held throughout
the morning. Children are en-
couraged to make up their own
_ stories and tell them in a special
session.
This summer will be packed
full of fun and adventure. So,
see you ‘round the library. You
won't want to miss it.
New books on the millennium
Books on the millennium at
Mauney Memorial Library:
Bowers, Barbara, et al. “1000 Years,
1000 People; The Men and Women
Who Charted the Course of History
for the Last Millennium”
(Kodanska International, 1998).
Here is a list of 10,000 of the
most important, influential, and in-
triguing figures of the past millen-
nium.
Colbert, David, ed. “Eyewitness to
Ameriga: 500 Years of American
History in the Words of Those Who
Saw it Happen” (Random House
Inc. 1997).
From 500 years of diaries and
memoirs, letters and reportage, the
editors have pieced together a fas-
cinating montage of our nation that
offers new perspectives on familiar
and not so familiar events.
Crichton, Judy. “America 1900; The
Turning Point” (Henry Holt &
Company, 1998).
This sweeping narrative, filled
with humor and compassion,
opens New Years Day, 1900 and fol-
lows an electric group of men and
women over the course of one re-
markable year.
Duncan, David Ewing. “Calendar;
Humanity’s Epic Struggle to
Determine a True and accurate
Year” (Avon 1998).
In this irresistible volume, the
author takes us on an extraordinary
journey through man’s reckoning’
of time. y
Edelman, Benard. “Centenarians;
The Story of the TWentieth Century
By Americans Who Lived It”
(Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1999).
This is a dazzling tapestry of life
in America that weaves together
rich and poor, black and white, im-
migrants and native born
Americans.
Filder, Deborah G. “A Century of
Women; The Most Influential
Events in the Twentieth Century
Women's History” (Carol
Publishing Group, 1999).
This book chronicles those
events that have revolutionized
womanhood, and hence, society as
a whole, in the past 100 years.
Howard, Michael and William
Roger Louis, eds. “Oxford History
of the Twentieth Century (Oxford
University Press, 1998).
Of all the centuries in recorded
history, none has seen more change,
none has ended more differently
than it began, than the 20th century.
In this ambitious book; distin-
guished historians survey the mo-
mentous events and the significant
themes of the 20th century.
Reston, James. “The Last
Apocalypse; Europe at the Year
1000 (Doubleday, 1998).
The decades around AD 1000
marked a chaotic turning point in
European history. This is an en-
thralling popular history of how
threatened Christian kingdoms
converted, conquered, and slaugh-
tered their way to dominance and
by doing so ushered in a new civi-
lization.
Y2K
Bourne, K.C. “Year 2000 Solutions
for Dummies” (IDG Books, 1998).
With very clear instructions and
precise examples, the author brings
you a compete, proven plan for
dealing efficiently with your year
2000 compliance problems - from
identifying the problem to imple-
menting a successful plan of action.
Feldhahan, Shaunti Christine.
“Y2K; The Millennium Bug”
(Multnomah Publishers 1998).
What's the real story going to be
on January 1, 2000? The author, a
noted financial analyst, shares her
valuable insights in a thoughtful,
down to earth, and often entertain-
ing manner on how the bug will re-
ally affect our lives.
Falls is national
honor roll winner
The U.S. Achievement
Academy has
recognized
Allison Falls of
Kings
Mountain for
academic
achievement
as a United
States National
Honor Roll
Award winner.
Allison,
who attends
Kings Mountain Middle School,
will appear in the United States
Achievement Academy Official
Yearbook, which is published
nationally.
The USSA National Honor
Roll Awards provide honor roll
students with many benefits
and services and is a great trib-
ute to a student’s dedication,
talent, and ability.
Allison is the daughter of
Russ and Kathy Falls of Kings
Mountain. Grandparents are
Lillian Boheler of Kings
Mountain and Tommy and
Cynthia Falls of Tampa.
FALLS
KM educators
attend seminar
Judy R. Whisnant, a K-5 mu-
sic teacher at North Elementary
School; and Nancy R. Hughes
and Hilda L. Kiser, first grade
teachers at Bethware
Elementary School, recently at-
tended a seminar at the North
Carolina Center for the
Advancement of Teaching in
Cullowhee.
They all participated in
“Appalachian Spring
Wildflowers.”
NCCAT provides a year-
round series of residential semi-
nars and teacher-scholar pro-
grams for teachers and
professional development activ-
ities for teachers and staff in se-
lected school systems. Teachers
engage in stimulating scholarly
activities and professional net-
working to renew their vitality
for teaching and learning.
Loeal students make
dean’s list at L-R
Three Kings Mountain stu-
CONGRESSWOMAN VISITS SCHOOL - Congresswoman Sue
Myrick recently addressed the Middle and Upper School at
Gaston Day School. Pictured, left to right, are Richard
Martinez, Head of the Middle School; Marlowe Higginbotham,
sixth grade president; Rep. Myrick and Ms. Julia Wall, Head of
School. Marlowe is the daughter of Councilman and Mrs. John
Higginbotham of Grover. She is a sixth grade honor student at
Gaston Day.
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Special Talents...
Daywind Gospel Recording Artist, Brian Free, of
Douglasville, GA. will be here in Kings Mountain, NC
for an evening of worship and ministry. Brian is a
former member of Gold City Quartet. He also formed
the quartet, Brian Free and Assurance. He is now
spreading the gospel message in solo ministry.
Faith Baptist Church
1009 Linwood Road, Kings Mountain, NC
Friday, June 11,1999 7:00pm
A free-will offering will be received during the concert
for the ministry of Brian Free. For more information
call Sandy Wilson at 704-739-6515 or Rev. J.R.
Robbins at the Church 704-739-8396
Everyone Welcome!!
dents were named to the dean's
list for the spring semester at
Lenoir-Rhyne College in
Hickory.
To make the list one must
have a cumulative grade point
average of 3.5 or bett v, with no
grade below C, and n. :t carry
at least 12 hours of lette ;rad-
ed courses.
Area students on the list were
Misty Smith of Grover, nursing;
Autumn Edsall of Kings
Mountain, business administra-
tion; and Michelle Fujita of
Kings Mountain, occupational
therapy.
Local students make
Isothermal dean’s list
Robert Max Morrow of
Grover and David Edgar Ellis of
Kings Mountain made the
dean’s list for the spring
semester at Isothermal
Community College.
To achieve the honor, a stu-
dent must be enrolled in 12 or
more hours of study and main-
tain a 3.25 (B plus) grade point
average out of a possible 4.0.
Local students earn
honors at East Carolina
Kings Mountain students
were among over 4,900 students
earning academic honors for
the spring semester at East
Carolina University.
Stephanie Lee Ruppe, daugh-
ter of Vicky Bell Szucs and Jerry
Dean Ruppe, made the
Chancellors List. To make the
list one must make all A’s (a 4.0
grade point average).
Trenton James Testa, son of
Gilda Haskett of Gastonia and
James Testa of Kings Mountain,
made the dean's list. To make
the list one must earn a 3.5
grade point average with no
grade lower than C.
Israel Weber Angeles, son of
Teresa Weber Angeles and
Orlando David Angeles of
Kings Mountain, made the hon-
or roll. The honor roll includes
students with a 3.0 grade point
average with no grade below C.
Teacher attends
NCCAT seminar, ;
Larry Moore of Kings
Mountain, grades 7-9 French
teacher at Southwest Middle
School, recently attended a sem-
inar held in Charlotte presented
by the North Carolina Center
for the Advancement of
Teaching.
Moore was one of 19 North
Carolina teachers participating
in "The American South at Year
2000: Enduring Myths and
Emerging Realities."
The seminar was conducted by
Jerry Franson.
Jor-el Caraballo
honor award winner
The U.S. Achievement
Academy has recognized Jor-el
J. Caraballo of Grover as a
United States National Honor
Roll Award winner.
Caraballo, who attends Kings
Mountain Middle School, will
appear in the United States
Achievement Academy Official
Yearbook, which is published
nationally.
The USAA National Honor
Roll Awards provide honor roll
students with many benefits
and services and is a great trib-
ute to the student's dedication,
talent, and ability.
Caraballo is the son of Jorge
and Andrea Degree Caraballo
of Grover. Grandparent is
Zenobia J. Degree of Kings
Mountain.
GRADUATE - Kisha T. Babb is
a graduating senior at Johnson
C. Smith University with a B.
S. degree in Computer Science
Engineering. A member of
Beta Kappa Chi National
Honor Society , she is also on
the Dean's and Honor’s List.
Saucier selected
for youth forum
Stephanie Saucier of Kings
Mountain is scheduled to par-
ticipate in the 1999 National
Youth Leadership Forum on
Medicine from July 4-14 in
Philadelphia, Pa.
Saucier is a member of the
Class of 2000 at Kings Mountain
High School.
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