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ERT raw FIRE rs aiaas ners nsoy pans Tir = F137 fig (rik August 24, 2000 ZACHARY MELTON Zachary Melton celebrates birthday Zachary George Melton, son of Kevin and Erika Melton of Kings Mountain, was four years old August 7. He celebrated August 5 with a hot dog supper with a Scooby Doo, theme. “Children enjoyed ice cream and cake, and a baseball pinata full of candy. Guests included Morgan and Nathan Sheppard, Magan Surber, Taylor Day, Amy Day, Abbey and Brenn Kates, Travis and Karly Kistler, Kristi Martin, Jon-Michael Hamrick, Josh Huskins, Cody Carpenter, and other family and friends. Grandparents are Merrill and Jean Randall and John and Deborah Melton. Great-grandparents are George and Mary Melton, . Howard Randall, Jean Wharmby, and Clint and Ruby Day. Artwork sought for Kings Mountain show Area artists are invited to dis- play their works at Kings Mountain City Hall September 14 through October 13 at the “Over the Mountain Sports Art Show.” The event is sponsored by the Cleveland County Arts Council. ‘The event will kickoff at a special reception at City Hall on September 14, from 7-8:30 p.m. The show will be delivered September 6 as part of the “Good 4 You Festival” in down- town Kings Mountain. All types of artwork with a sports theme are welcome. This can include original paintings, drawings, sculpture, fiber, art prints and photos. Creativity is encouraged and themes can in- clude anything even remotely related to sports. Just a few of the subjects can be fishing, hik- ing, birding, skiing, etc. Four hundred dollars in prize money will also be awarded. For more information, call the Cleveland County Arts Council at 484-2787, or Shirley Brutko at the Cleveland County Chamber office at 739-4577. RA dg Oca f achary Johnathon | July 30, 2000 9 Lbs. 6. i i ZACHARY HUMPHRIES Zachary Humphries born on July 30, 2000 Mr. and Mrs. John Humphries announce the birth of their son, Zachary Johnathon, Sunday, July 30, 2000 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He weighed nine pounds, 61/2 ounces and was 22 inches long. Zachary has an older sister, Mikayla, who is four years old. ‘His mother is the former Kristy Braswell of Gastonia. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Braswell of Gastonia and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Humphries of Kings Mountain. His great-grand- * ‘mother is Mae Humphries of Kings Mountain. Late great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Styers and Thomas Humphries of Kings Mountain, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Braswell and Mr. and Mrs. Jancer Sams of Gastonia. Food distribution at KM Senior Center The Kings Mountain Senior Center will give out USDA commodities at the center on Tuesday, September 12 from 1-3 am. Only those persons ages 60 and older who preregister on August 29, 30 and 31 from 9-11 a.m. are eligible to receive food. * “Preregistratioh can’ be'complet- ‘ed by calling the ci center ‘at734- 0447. When calling, give your name, address, social security number, telephone number, ex- _ act income, and number of peo- ple in the household. Stewart to preside at Legion Convention American Legion Auxiliary National President Lib Stewart of Kings Mountain will preside over the 80th annual American Legion Auxiliary Convention, September 2-7 at the Midwest Express Center in Milani, Wisconsin. More that 2,000 delegates from the Auxiliary are expected to attend. NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR BRIDGE NO. 14 ON NC 161 OVER I-85/US 29 Project 8:18012101 B-3437 Cleveland County The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold the above Citizens Informational Workshop on September 12, 2000 between the hours of 4 PM and 7 PM in the Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 West Gold Street, Kings Mountain. Interested individuals may attend this informal workshop at their convenience during the above stated hours. Department of Transportation representatives will be present to answer questions and receive comments relative to the proposed project. The purpose of this workshop is to present information, answer questions, and receive comments regarding this project. Information received from the public will be used in conjunction with the environmental document being developed for this project. Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Drew Joyner, P.E., P.O. Box 25201, Raleigh, NC 27611, phone (919) 733-7844 ext. 269. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop to comply with the American Disabilities Act. To receive special services, please contact Mr. Joyner at the above address:or phone number or fax (919) 733-9794 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. KMH 2211 (8:24,31;9:7) Homecoming Sunday at Victory Baptist Homecoming will be held Sunday, August 27 at Victory Baptist Church, 106 S. Battleground Road, Kings Mountain. Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m. and worship service is at 11 a.m. A covered dish meal will be served immediately following the worship service. Kings Mountain Park to host encampment Kings Mountain National Military Park will be hosting an encampment of Overmountain Men Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27. The group will conduct demonstrations of 18th century military weapons and other camp life activities throughout the weekend. The group will al- so conduct impromptu inter- pretive talks about the battle of Kings Mountain and the forces that defeated Major Patrick Ferguson on October 7, 1780. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, the'commander of the Company of Overmountain Men, Grant Hardin, will present a dramatic presentation entitled “A Visit from John Sevier.” The presentation will center on the life of John Sevier and the late summer of 1780 when Major Ferguson issued his proclamation to the people across the mountains to cease their resistance to the British Crown Kings Mountain National Military Park is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more in- formation, call Chris Revels at 864-936-7921. HAYES From 1A stantial amount.” The suit says that conduct on the part of the defendants was “extreme and outrageous.” «+ The damages sought by Hayes are: $10,000 against the City of Kings Mountain for compensatory damages, $10,000 against Jimmy Maney as puni- tive damages, and $10,000 against the city as punitive damages. The suit also asks for “appropriate equitable relief, in- cluding but not limited to rein- statement of his position with the defendant City of Kings Mountain, benefits and other equitable relief to which the plaintiff may be entitled.” Other relief sought by the suit includes reimbursement of at- torney fees, expert witness fees, a trial by jury, and any other costs connected with the suit. “He believes he has a valid case and will pursue it vigor- ously,” Hayes’ attorney Deaton said . “I can’t comment further at this time.” Epa nd dS ty #00 GARY STEWART / THE HERALD A huge Maple tree in the front yard of Hilda Goforth of the El Bethel Community split into and; came crashing down during Friday afternoon’s storm. Violent storm hits KM BY ALAN HODGE Staff Writer Flashbacks of Hurricane Hugo came to many Cleveland County residents Friday after- noon when a brief but violent storm swept across the area. Building up steam as it devel- oped in the North Carolina mountains, the storm roared down on the Piedmont region like a runaway locomotive. “The winds were really whip- ping around,” said Kings Mountain amateur meteorolo- gist Kenneth Kitzmiller. “I esti- mated their speed at 60 miles per hour.” At his backyard weather sta- tion, Kitzmiller said he mea- sured just .25 inches of rain from the blow. “I was disappointed in the amount of rain,” Kitzmiller said. “The wind made things look like it was raining more than it actually was.” The storm was caused by an upper level disturbance from an area of lower pressure that went upward over the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. Evaporating pre- cipitation in the disturbance set up the winds. Like most citizens of Kings Mountain and surrounding counties, Kitzmiller had a cleanup job to do after the storm passed. “My yard was full of little limbs,” he said. “I also had three heavy flower pots and some lawn furniture blown over.” Kings Mountain police and fire fighters had relatively few problems with the storm. Police reported no special incidents with the weather. Fire depart- ment Lt. Bill Ware said his men mostly dealt with downed pow- er lines and limbs on trees. No fires were reported caused by the winds. Cleveland County as a whole : took a number of hits from the storm. Emergency Management director Beau Lovelace said damage was moderate, but widespread. “There were a lot of totaled outbuildings and sheds across the county,” Lovelace reported. “There were also a lot of trees downed and across roadways.” According to Lovelace, crews from several rescue squad and fire departments teamed up with the DOT to clear road- ways. “It was a wicked storm,” Lovelace said. Power outages were another . byproduct of Friday's action. Both Gaston and Cleveland counties had quite a few homes without power until Saturday morning. Kings Mountain Hospital had to go on generator power for about 45 minutes: According to Duke Power; there were 12,400 outages in . Gastonia, 4,200 in Shelby, and 70,000 in Charlotte. Kings Mountain had 1, 500 customers without power from the storm, but most were back on line within a few hours." “Our whole crew came in and worked very hard to re- store power,” said Kings’ Mountain electric department director Nick Hendricks. “The fact that more lines weren”t: down is due to our tree tring- ming work.” Hendricks also said that the worst hit part of town was in the area around the Winn-Dixie and Kings Mountain Couitry Club. ne Published every Thursday Pinndialy postage at Kings Mountain, NC 28086’ USPS 118-880 by Republic Newspapers; Inc. , rr Postmaster, send address changes to: P. O. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Phone (704) 739-7496 Fax (704) 739-0611 Office: 824-1 East King Street ® Kings Mountain, NC 28086. E-mail: kmhnews@aol.com KINGS MOUNTAIN (VITKRE BANDON. cieovesstsrsserssutossonssinsarninsisssrnatinennionsens ibnsinsansors os Publisher Gary STeWaLL.....iclicshinneitiisicsismssn tris rassisisngrasesssmrenvesstasssssasias Editor Alan Hodge Staff Writer Stacy Godfrey Kale.......... drveinssareries we Advertising Manager Shelley. Campbell...c.ccoisisserivnessenss Seretteend ‘Composition Mrrager Mail Subseripiioh Rates Paysbled in Advance. All Prices include 6% NC State Sales Tax. Gaston & Cleveland County Other NC Counties Outside NC NN NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION Republic #4 1 Year 6 Months $21.20 $13.78 $22.26 $14.84 $26.50 $1643 Newspapers, Inc. 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