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The Kings Mountain Herald
CHRIS PULLEN
E2 Chris Pullen on
duty in California
E2 Chris Pullen of Kings
Mountain is home on leave
from U.S. Navy duty at
LeMoore, CA.
Pullen, a 1999 Kings
Mountain High graduate and 2
former employee of Eaton
Corporation, joined the Navy in __.
August 1999. He completed
eight weeks of boot camp at
Great Lakes, Illinois, and at-
tended A School advanced
training in Pensacola, FL.
In California, he is a member
of Squadron VFA 125 and is en-
rolled in West Hills College.
He is an Aviation Hydraulic
Mechanic.
Donnie Hough aces =
#8 at Country Club
Donnie Hough scored a hole-
in-one Sunday on the par three,
8th hole at Kings Mountain
Country Club.
He used a 5-wood on the 190-
yard hole.
He was playing in a four-
some with Jack Acheson, Shane
Adams and Pete Lovell.
Arts groups receive
Grassroots funds
Several local arts organiza-
tions recently received grant
funding through the Grassroots .
Art Program of the North
Carolina Arts Council. The
funds are provided by the
North Carolina Legislature on
a per capita basis for each coun-
ty. Cleveland County received
$25,433 for the 2000-2001 fiscal
year. J
Cleveland County Arts
Council serves as the
Designated County Partner for
the Grassroots funds and sub-
granted $16,533 to 15 local orga-
nizations for various art pro-
jects. The funds are available
+ annually to non-profit, tax ex-
empt groups whose purpose is
to promote and develop art in
the community. Grassroots Arts
Program funds must be
matched with cash from local
sources spent on community art
programs within the same fiscal
year. Fiscal responsibility, accu-
rate reporting, and evaluation
procedures are also part of the
eligibility requirements.
Local Grassroots recipients
and their amounts are: Carolina
Foothills Handmade
Association, $600; Cleveland
Community College, $1,600;
Cleveland County Arts Council,
$3,703; Cleveland County
Choral Society, $1,000;
Cleveland County Girls Club,
$600; Council on Aging, $300;
Friends of the Library, $1,000; -
Greater Shelby Community
Theatre, $1,700; Kings
Mountain Little Theatre, $1,300;
Kings Mountain Mural
Committee, $630; Life
Enrichment Center, $250;
Partners with Kingstown Youth,
$600; Shelby City Park
Carrousel, $750; Shelby Negro
Woman's Club, $1,500; Uptown
Shelby Association, $1,000.
Halloween carnival
slated at KM YMCA
Kings Mountain Family YM-
CA will host a Halloween carni-
val Saturday, Oct,. 28 from 1-5
.m.
There will be a costume con-
test, games, haunted maze, and
other activities.
Non-members will be able to
“join for a coin” during the car-
nival.
For more information, or to
volunteer, call 739-9631.
220th Anniversary
Battle of KM
Kings Mountain National
Military Park announced re-
cently that the Guilford Militia
and and Lockes Militia will
recreate activities of an 18th
century military encampment
as part of the commemoration
of the 220th Anniversary of the
Battle of Kings Mountain.
Visitors will be able to experi-
ence the encampment on
Saturday, October 7 and Sunday
October 8.
The Guilford Militia has
been assisting the park with the
- commemorative activities for
nearly 17 years. The camp will
feature militia drills along with
musket and rifle firing. The
group will perform other activ-
ities such as cooking, bullet
making, button molding, and
basket weaving. A field hospital
will be set up for the regimental
surgeon who will be discussing
18th century military medicine.
Also featured Saturday will
ibe the 3 p-m. arrival of the
Overmountain Victory Trail
- Marchers and 4 p.m. cere-
monies commemorating the
Battle of Kings Mountain.
~ Authors Dr. Bobby Moss and
Dr. Dan Morrill will be signing
copies of their books as well as
: ~ giving lectures on the battle.
~~ Moss will speak on his work
“The Diary of a Loyalist
Surgeon: Dr. Uzal Johnson” at
10 a.m.and Morrill will speak at
2 p.m. Morrill is the author of
“Southern Campaigns of the
American Revolution.” :
There is no admission charge
for the events. For more infor-
mation call the park at 1-864-
936-7921.
Dilling named UNC
Davie Scholar
Sixteen University of North
Carolina freshmen have been
named William Richardson
Davie Scholars.
The Davie Scholarship, estab-
lished in 1989, is valued at
$2,500 for in-state students. The
scholarships were named after
the member of the N.C. House
of Representatives who spon-
sored the bill that chartered the
University of North Carolina in |
1789. 3
Davie Scholarships were
awarded based on academic ex-
cellence, leadership ability, and
potential for success at UNC-
CH. Recipients are invited to
participate in the College of
Arts and Sciences Honors
Program.
Marylee Hoyle Dilling, of
Kings Mountain was among the
recipients. She is the daughter
of David and Mary Hoyle
Dilling and is a 2000 graduate
of Kings Mountain High
School.
Greg Evans bowls 400
sets in mixed leagues
Greg Evans turned in a pair
of 400 sets in Mixed Duckpin
Bowling action Thursday and
Tuesday night at Dilling
Heating.
Evans bowled a 82 line and
411 set Thursday to lead the
Double Deuces to a 6-2 win
over the Half Timers. John
Dilling had a 120 game and
_ Allen Myers a 301 set for the
Half Timers ;
In another match, the Dead
Weights defeated Tommy's
Them 6-2. Chris Hullender had
a 158 line and 389 set, and Mark
Abernathy added a 135-367 for
the winners. Tommy Barrett
had a 127-346, Zeke Rybczyk a -
127-340, and Ed Philbeck a 122-
332 for Tommy's Them.
After four weeks of action,
the Half Timers and Tommy's
Them lead the way with 20-12
records, followed by the Double
Deuces 16-16, and Dead Weight
8-24. . :
Evans bowled a 149 game
and 407 set Tuesday to lead
Ducks R Us (16-16) to a 6-2 win
over Dilling’s Demoris (12-20).
Mark Midgette had a124 line
and 361 set, and John Dilling
added a 130-325 for the =
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Chris Hullender bowled a
128 line and 361 set; and Ed.
Philbeck had a.117-323 to lead.
Chris’s Crusaders (22-10) toa 6°
2 win over Mark’s Martyrs (14-
18). Zeke Rybezyk had a’129
line and 340 set, and Mark ~~
Abernathy added a 124-311 for
the Martyrs.
Confederate parade
planned October 8
A Confederate parade will be
held Sunday, October 8 at 1
p-m. in downtown Kings
Mountain.
The parade is sponsored by
James Otis Martin and The
Independent Freedom Party.
Anyone wishing to participate
may call Martin at 739-4072.
The parade entries will gath-
er in the back parking lot off
Cherokee Street, travel south on
herokee to Gold, and turn
LUE RSS Cold Street. Tt will |
proceed to Battleground
Avenue and turn right, go north
to Mountain Street and turn
right onto Mountain, travel to
Piedmont Avenue and turn
right to Gold Street, turn right
onto Gold Street back to j
Cherokee Street, turn right onto
Cherokee Street, and disband in
the Cherokee Street area. :
Martin said over 100 units,
including cars, trucks, motorcy-
cles, wreckers, and horses are
expected. There will not be any
walking units.
Kings Mountain High football coach Dave Farquharson, center, presents player of the week
awards to Jamal Byers, left, and LaDricus Gingles for their efforts in last week's win over
Forestview. Byers led the rushing with 122 yards and Gingles had eight tackles and blocked a
Forestview extra point attempt in overtime.
Smoking won't be
Short cuts from the world of sports:
Bl Kings Mountain High
School will begin enforcing
its policy against smoking in
the stands at this week's
football game.
At every home game this
year, the school has made
announcements promoting a
smoke-free environment, but
Principal John Yarbro says
the school has received “in-
creasing complaints” about
folks smoking in the stands.
A designated smoking area will be roped off
near the entrance to the KMHS baseball field. All
smokers must use that area .
“This will be a change of procedure for the
fans,” Yarbro said, “but we hope everybody will
try to communicate and make everybody aware
of this.”
Gary Stewart
Bl The Cleveland County School Board Monday
night began discussing the problem of school
transfer by athletes.
The discussion, no doubt, was prompted by the
recent uproar over the transfer of running sensa-
tion Josh Brown and a couple of his Burns team-
mates to Crest.
One of the ideas discussed was Saduiing trans-
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ferring athletes to sit out'a year of competition. i
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No School Board should have the authority to
impose such a penalty on a kid. School transfers
are authorized by adults - and those adults (prin-
cipals, superintendents, counselors, etc.) - are act-
ing on policy approved by the School Board.
School systems have zero tolerance poli~ies on
everything else - they can have zero tolerance on
transfers; all transfers, not just those involving
athletes.
This problem can be dealt with very simply:
You go to the school in the district where you -
live. If parents want their children to attend an-
other school, they should be willing to move into.
that district.
: Gastonia + High Shoals + Alexis . Lucia + Stanley
Cramer
allas + Lowell + McAdenville = Belmont
. Bessemer City . Cherryville Clover
in + York + Lincolnton + Shelby + Ranlo
allowed in stadium
Hl One couldn’t blame Kings Mountain native
Shon Byers if he’s wondering “what if” right now.
Byers, the former KMHS state wrestling cham-
pion and a world class wrestler for the U.S. Army,
was the favorite to represent the U.S. in the
Olympics heading into the recent Olympic Trials.
He is the reigning U.S. Wrestler of the Year,
having accumulated more points that any other
U.S. heavyweight in world class tournaments.
But in the semifinals of the Olympic Trials, he
was in command of the match until he suffered a
back injury which resulted in him not being able
to turn, and he lost by a point.
Rulon Gardner, who was in the other semifi-
nals match, went on to win the Trials, and ulti-
mately the Gold Medal in the Olympics.
BW Coaches from Davidson College were on the
KMHS sidelines last Friday night, coming espe-
cially to see 6-4, 235-pound offensive lineman
Brad Lifford of Forestview. :
But the coaches were also impressed with
KMHS quarterback Matt Ash, who gained 117
yards rushing and scored two fourth period
touchdowns to help spark a Mountaineer come-
back which resulted in a 28-27 overtime victory.
HM Former KMHS running back Anthony
Hillman scored his first collegiate touchdown in a
recent home loss to Mars Hill. The Bulldogs try to
break a three-game losing streak this Saturday at
Elon. : : : 1
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WM This week’s Mountaineer tailgate show trivia
questions. Get the answers by reading The
Herald sports pages and come to the
WKMT/ Herald Tailgate Party Friday night prior
to the KM-Burns game. The first person to give
the answer will win some good prizes.
1-Inlast year’s KM at Burns game, a KM run-
ning back tied a 22-year school record by scoring
five touchdowns. Name him.
2 - A Burns player recently kicked a state-
record 60 yard field goal. Who is he?
3 - Burns and KM have been playing each other
since 1968. Who leads the all-time series?
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