12 cups salad spinach
12-16 ounces cooked turkey
or chicken breast, cut
into 1/2-inch cubes
1 can (15 ounces)
Garbanzo beans,
RECIPES Fire on the Mountain
Prescribed burn will restore KM battlefield landscape to 18th century look
2 > Kings Mountain National tection and cultural landscape when conditions are favorable Rangers advise that it is diffi- ing regime is established for the
rinsed, drained Military Park will be conduct- restoration. Recent research for fire personnel to conduct the cult to give an exact day for the = management of the cultural
1 can (15 ounces) ing a prescribed burn on the identified the need for pre- burn for the desired effects. The burns, as weather conditions landscape, visitors can expect to
Blackeyes or Navy battlefield and the immediate scribed fire to restore the land- benefits of prescribed fire are will dictate the time in which see a forest similar to that of the
beans, rinsed, drained
2 cups small broccoli
florets
1 large sweet apple (red
delicious), cored,
unpeeled, cubed
area surrounding the battlefield
within the next two weeks. The
burn is the first of many pre-
~ scribed burns that will take
place over the course of the next
five years. After years of re-
1
scape to that of the 18th century.
A vascular plant survey further
supported the use of fire as a
management tool. The study in-
dicated that the heavy fuel layer
was contributing to the decline
immeasurable. Prescribed fire
will greatly reduce the heavy
fuel loads that currently exist as
a result of forest pests and
Hurricane Hugo. It will also
enhance the biodiversity of the
the burn will take place. A strict
burning prescription will be fol-
lowed to implement all burns
within the park.
Visitors will be prohibited
from the burn area. Therefore,
18th century. In Dr. J.B.
Landrum’s book, “Colonial and
Revolutionary History of Upper
South Carolina,” the landscape
was described in the following
1/3 cup dried cranberries search and planning, the parkis in the park’s biodiversity. forest which will be beneficial the battlefield trail and the hik- ~~ manner: “Up to the breaking
Gl ready to implement the use of - The inherent danger for a to the wildlife populations ing trail to Browns Mountain out of the Revolutionary War,
1/2 cup walnut pieces prescribed fire as a manage- catastrophic wildfire increases within the park. Botanists re- and the Clarks Creek Trail will the woodlands in the upper re-
Apricot-Ginger Ht heht tool each year across the country cently in the park indicated that be closed during the burn. gions of South Carolina were
Dressing (recipe follows)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Combine spinach, turkey,
Garbanzo beans, Blackeyes,
broccoli, apple, cranberries and
walnuts inssalad bowl; pour
Apricot-Ginger Dressing over
and toss. Season to taste with ~~
salt and pepper.
Apricot-Ginger Dressing
Makes about 11/4 cup
Combine 3/4 cup fat-free
ranch dressing; 1/2 cup apricot
preserves or jam; 1 teaspoon
Dijon-style mustard; and 3/4
teaspoon ground ginger.
Refrigerate until ready to use.
Grainy Mustard Chicken
This simple, elegant dish could
not be simpler to make. The recipe
is for 4 breasts, but you could just
as easily make 20. Just increase the .
mustard, honey, and soy sauce in
the same proportions to accommo-
date larger amounts.
. 4 boneless, skinless
chicken breasts
3 tablespoons grainy
Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons honey
11/2teaspoons soy sauce
Place chicken breasts in a
glass or ceramic container. Ina
small bowl, mix mustard,
honey, and soy sauce.
Spoon 3 tablespoons of the
mustard mixture over chicken,
making sure all surfaces are
covered, and refrigerate the rest
to use later. Marinate for at
least 20 minutes but preferably
for several hours inthe refriger-
ator. i
Preheat breasts in one layer
on a broiler pan. Pour remain-
ing marinade and reserved
sauce over them.
Broil about 3-4 inches from the
heating coil for 10-15 minutes,
checking to see if done after 10
As in many other federal and
state agencies, the park will uti-
lize the prescribed fire program
to assist managers in forest pro-
due to fuel build-ups caused by
insects damage, violent storms,
and drought. Prescribed fire,
unlike wildfire, is practiced
Odyssey Film and Video
shoots safety video in KM
Odyssey Film and Video
. Production recently completed
_ a safety video for Dixie Lawn
Service, Gastonia. Dixie is the
largest right-of-way mowing
. service for the states of North
Carolina and South Carolina.
With almost 300 mowing trac-
tors in the fleet, Dixie Lawn se-
lected Odyssey to produce a
video showing proper tech-
niques for safety.
“We had planned on shooting
all the principal photography
‘on I-85, however, with all the
construction in the area, we
moved the shoot to Highway 74
~ By-Pass between Oak Grove
Road and Shelby Highway at
Reliance,” stated Ellis Noell,
Executive Producer with
Odyssey.
The finished eight-minute
video will be showcased to all
drivers at Dixie Lawn as part of
a safety orientation campaign.
Odyssey, based in Kings
Mountain for the last six years,
produces television commer-
cials and corporate videos.
Clients include Cleveland
Regional Medical Center, Eaton
Corporation, River Bend Golf
Club, N.C. State University,
Hospice, and Special Olympics.
the inventory of vascular plants
would increase by a minimum
of 100 plants after the pre-
scribed burns.
carpeted with grass and the
wild pea vine...while flowers of
every description were seen
growing all around.
Visitors to the park can expect
to see a burned area until the
native grasses start to regener-
ate after the burn. Once a burn-
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Author Anne Vilen (center) from Cullowhee held a workshop on therapeutic writing Monday night
at Kings Mountain High School. Among the crowd who attended were students Mary Kaylor (left)
and Amanda Mitchell.
KM students attend seminar
by noted
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer ..
Nearly two dozen students,
teachers, and parents had the
unique opportunity Monday
night at Kings Mountain High
School to attend a seminar on
the therapeutic value of writing.
The special presentation, made
possible by a grant from the
.and developing the writer with-
author Anne Vilen
“I like to write stories,” said
tenth grader Amanda Mitchell.
“We're having a writing test '
and this seminar will‘ help me.”
Vilen’s work explores the
right of everyone to tell their
own story, and the right to be
deeply heard
“When we claim these rights,
we reveal our heart's truth,”
said Vilen. “We discover a
experiences, even if they origi-
nally didn’t make sense,” said
Vilen. x
Vilen’s workshops emphasize
emotional honesty, community,
and non-judgemental feedback
as the keystones for discovering
in.
The Kings Mountain High
students who attended Vilen’s
minutes. 4 servings North Carolina Arts Council, a workshop expressed a desire to ~~ meaning in our past and write a
Calories per serving: 193 CALEB YARBRO ALEX & DEVIN SANDERS state agency, was led by noted better their writing skills. passage to our wildest dreams.”
total; 13 fat; 4 sat-fat. author Anne Vilen of
Frozen Sweet Cherry Sorbet Caleb Yarbro Alex & Devin Sanders Cullowhee.
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tablespoon lemon juice * fourth birthday February 27. old on March 14. They celebrat- in a wide variety of formats, Commercial * Residential
Puree cherries, sugar and - Dalmatian cake and fire truck er, Dora Bridges. Friends and “Writing can be about sur- : i
lemon juice in food processor pinata. They visited Fire station family HE and enjoyed a vival,” Vilen said. “Even Kings Mountain
i or blender. Pour into 2-quart #14 in Columbus, GA where construction site cake. though some write for publica- 704-692-0410
saucepan; bring to boil and they toured the station and got Grandparents are Billy and tion, ultimately writing is al- If no answer, leave voice mail
cook 3 minutes. Cool thorough- 4, fry out the fire equipment Beverly Small of Kings ways therapeutic in nature.”
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shallow 8-inch baking pan; -
freeze 11/2 hours or until edges
A firemen’s theme was held.
He and his guests enjoyed a
Guests included Lisa
Dasinger, Hope Wilson, Haskel
ed March 11 with a party at the
home of their great-grandmoth-
Sanders of Kings Mountain,
and Tim and Teresa Bynum of
workshop leader in schools,
and skills as a storyteller.
therapy has taken her into
places such as Elderhostel,
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Hunter Cain, Blair Wilson and
Emma Webster.
Grandparents are Haskel and
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