NES Lime gh CARRE TRI ae a September 12, 2002 SOCIAL BRIEFS CAMRYN KING Camryn Hope King celebrates birthday Camryn Hope King, daughter of TJ and Christy King, was one year old September 11. She celebrat- ed Saturday with a Rubber Ducky party at her home. Camryn’s grandparents are Tommy and Patricia King of Kings Mountain and Vickie Conner of Rock Hill, SC. Great-grandparents are Harold and Beth Freeman of Rock Hill, Jessie Lewis of Kings Mountain, Mae Elders of Fort Lawn, SC, and the late Ellis and Maude King of Kings Mountain. She is the great-great- granddaughter of Emma Hagood of Greenwood, SC. Zachary Humphries celebrates birthday Zachary Johnathon Humphries, two-year-old son of John and Kristy Humphries of Kings Mountain, was one year old July 30. He celebrated July 28 with a party at his home. He has a sister, Mikayla, 6. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Braswell of Gastonia and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Humphries of Kings Mountain. Great-grandmother is Mae Humphries of Kings Mountain. His late great- grandparents are Thomas Humphries and Mr. and Mrs. John Styers of Kings Mountain, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Braswell and Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Sams of Gastonia. KMMS girls win 17th straight game The Kings Mountain Middle School girls softball team defeated Lincolnton 22-4 Tuesday for their fifth straight win this year and 17th in a row over the past two seasons: Angel Loftin was the win- ning pitcher. Shriners BBQ is September 21 The annual White Plains Shrine Club barbecue will be Saturday, September 21 beginning at 10 a.m. at the corner of York Road and Gold Street, Kings Mountain. Proceeds go to Shriners Hospitals. Advance tickets may be purchased from any member of the White Plains Shrine Club or at City ‘Auto and Truck Parts. Haynes to speak at AARP meeting Forest City artist Clive Haynes will speak at the Tuesday, September 17 meet- ing of thé Kings Mountain Chapter of AARP. The group meets at 2 p.m. at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center. Haynes painted the murals on the side of the Plonk Brothers and Minit Grill buildings in downtown Kings mountain. The October meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on October 8. Paul Burns will speak on long-term care. The Chapter’s birthday party at White Oak Manor will be held on Thursday, October 10 at 3 p.m. Dixon reunion is September 22 The annual reunion of the descendants of Robert Barnett and Frances Watterson Dixon will be held Sunday, September 22 at the Christian Ministry Center of First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain. Dinner will begin at 1 p.m For more information call Norma S. Atkinson at 803 222-4664. SENIOR NOTES Shed cates AB ve The Kings Mountain sen- ior center has scheduled the following events for September and October. Unless otherwise indicated, all events are at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life and Conference Center, 909 East King Street, Kings Mountain. For more infor- mation call the Center at 734-4477. HM A special program “Dispel the Myths About Long Term Care” will be held Tuesday, October 8 at 2 p-m. Paul F. Burns, senior long- term care specialist, will be the speaker. The focus of the program will be to provide education on long term care, and how to help protect sav- ings and help protect family and friends from the added burden of providing and paying for long term care. HM The annual mountain trip is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 14. Seniors should be at the center no later than 7:45 a.m. The group will leave at 8 a.m. and enjoy the picturesque fall foliage on the way to Shatley Springs Inn for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Prior to lunch the group will visit one of the famous “frescos” and after lunch, they will stop by the cheese factory for a tour and shop in their outlet store. The Kings Mountain. Herald Choral Society auditions tonight Auditions for the 2002 Christmas concert “A Choral Christmas Tapestry” will be held at 6:3C p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at Unity Place in Gastonia. Persons interested in audi- tioning should call Karen Guzek at 864-8028. Weekly rehearsals will be held on Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on the third floor of Unity Place. The concerts will be Friday, Dec. 6 at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens tree light- ing, Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14. Grover reunion set September 21 A “Grover Kids Reunion” for persons ages 50 and older that grew up in Grover will be held September 21 at First Baptist Church in Grover. The event will begin at 2 p-m. A barbecue dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. The meeting is an informal gathering “to renew old friendships, talk about our days in Grover, introduce our families and just have an old fashion good time,” according to Martha Herndon Wright, one of the organizers. Persons planning to attend should contact Mrs. Wright at (864) 895-2307 as soon as possible. Reenactment, music set at Military Park Kings Mountain National Military park will host a variety of special events on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15. Both days, the Backcountry Militia will hold an encampment and conduct living history demonstrations. They will perform camp activities such as cooking and food prepa- ration, military drill, and musket firing. The encamp- ment is open from 9-5 Saturday and 9-3 Sunday. A special feature of the encampment will be a med- ical surgeon portrayed by Michael Williams. Williams has appeared at numerous reenactments and living his- tory events to demonstrate this trade. During the Revolutionary period there was no distinction between doctors, surgeons and phar- macists. All physical provid- ed all of the services. Saturday, the Miller-Rowe * duo will perform its final concert of the year at 7:30. They play classical, Celtic, Appalachian and early American music with the classical guitar and hammer dulcimer. All events are free and open to the public. The park bookstore carries a large’ selection of Revolutionary War and Colonial toys, gifts and books. Miller-Rowe cas- settes and CDs are also available. For more information call 864-936-7921 or visit www.nps.gov /kimo. Arts Society plans art show Southern Arts Society will host the Gateway to the South Art Show. Deadline for entries is October 6. Art may be taken to the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce between 1-5 p.m. For a prospectus call A.B. Snow at 739-5917. KM Class of ‘92 reunion Sept. 27 The Kings Mountain High Class of 1992 will hold its 10th year reunion September GROVER from 1A. taer sie ot state’s Clean Water Bond funds, are awarded under three project categories: unsewered communities grants of up to $3 million designed for communities without a central waste- water treatment facility; supplemental grants of up to $400,000 to assist cities and towns with projects already under way; and capacity building grants of up to $40,000 to conduct the planning phase of water and wastewater projects. “It will give us a chance without spending that money to see what needs to be done,” Grover Mayor Bill Favell said about the grant. “We can see what “needs to be done and try to get it done. Grover was awarded a capacity building grant and it can be used for planning water and sewer improve- ments. The town had to pay $5,000 to apply for the grant. Capacity building grants can be used to prepare a capital improvement plan, : The group will arrive back pid at the Center at 5:30 p.m. FEEDS HILLSIDE i We carry a complete 3.4% Fat Monday-Friday 8:30-6 Saturday 8-2 a line of Bartlett Horse ”) 4 fos econ) 13.5% Pellet Horse Feed Weaver Halter with Leather Overlay .. $19.95 Mon. - Fri. eniors $22.00 wn Un 18 Hole Rates: $28.00 after 1:00 - $25.00 at. & Sun. $38.00 After 1:00 pm $33.00 + Senior Monday engineering reports, master water /sewer plans and fea- sibility studies: «= Thirty-nine grants total- ing $1.4 million were approved for projects in Alexander, Avery, Beaufort, Bertie, Caldwell, Caswell, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Currituck, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Lenoir, Lincoln, Madison, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pender, Pitt, Polk, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rutherford, Transylvania and Wayne counties. Favell said the town will come up with a list of things it would like done to improve the water/sewer system and then submit that to the engineers to study the feasibility of the options. One thing Favell said he would like to is update the town’s current system. He said the town has a lot of older pipes that need replacing. Friday, Favell met with a representative from the Forest City engineering firm to discuss the grant award. 27-28. On Friday, Sept. 27 class- mates will sit together at the KMHS homecoming football game at 7:30 p.m. at John Gamble Stadium. KMHS (734-5647 ext. 16). Alzheimers support group sets meeting The Alzheimers Support Group will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Life Enrichment Center, 1270 Fallston Road, Shelby. On Saturday, Sept. 28 there will be a 12 noon pic- nic at the Jake Early Sports Complex located on the Dr. Gary McFarland will discuss “Living with Chronic Disease Burnout.” grounds of the KM YMCA. 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