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The Kings Mountain Herald
The Gathering builds community
BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
Every evening this week, the
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Gathering, which involves
many area churches. On
Saturday, it will continue its
food ministry by distribut-
ing another truck load of
food to families in need.
This is the second year the
church has hosted the
Gathering. Last year, 17 dif-
ferent churches participated
in the event. The Gathering
began on Monday and will
go until Friday. The meet-
ings take place at 7 p.m.
each night and last for
approximately two hours.
“Last year was a really
great meeting, and we're
expecting no less this year,”
‘said Rev. Roger Woodard, of
Family Worship Center.
The meetings serve to
“build community aware-
ness” of the various denomi-
nations, said Woodard.
“We're letting folks know
that we are reaching out and
trying to draw the various
awareness of the variety of faiths
denominations together,” he
said.
The food ministry began
at Christmas with the Merry
Christmas, Kings Mountain!
project. Since that time,
those involved have been
looking for a warehouse out
of which to continue the
project. Recently, the group
had a warehouse donated
on a monthly basis, meaning
~ that they can now run the
food ministry once a month.
The project is faith-based
and does not receive any
kind of aid from the govern-
ment. At Christmas, the
group distributed over 400
boxes of food to area fami-
lies. The food will be dis-
tributed to those who have
vouchers. Those who are
interested in receiving a box
of food or who know of
someone who needs one can
contact their local church for
more information on obtain-
ing a voucher.
Church planning
fundraiser for Phifer
BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
Don Phifer finally
received his liver transplant
at the end of March. He is
doing extremely well, and
his friends are continuing
their fundraising efforts to
complete the payments for
the procedure.
“We're getting real close
to our goal,” said Kim
Blanton, part of the DeLiver
Dollars for Don campaign.
The goal for the group is
$150,000, which is the cost
of the transplant. So far,
they have raised a little over
$124,000.
On Saturday, the group
will be holding a yard sale
at Boyce Memorial ARP
Church in Kings Mountain
to raise more money for the
effort. The yard sale will
start at 7 a.m. Ham biscuits,
coffee, and other drinks will
be sold, as well. The yard
sale will include some furni-
ture and possibly some
antiques, as well. This is the
first fundraiser the group
has held since Phifer
received his transplant.
Phifer himself will be
present at the yard sale. He
has continued to improve
since his operation, and his
doctors have been gradually
reducing his medication,
said Blanton.
“He's doing great. He
hasn’t been released to come
back to work yet,” she said.
The DeLiver Dollars for
Don campaign organizers
have been raising money for
Phifer for a long time. They
have held several fundrais-
ers in the area. In fact, they
held a yard sale last year, as
well, and raised approxi-
mately $6,000 then. While
they do not expect to raise
as much this year since they -
are not selling chicken pies
as they did last year, they
still hope to raise a couple
thousand at least, said
Blanton.
June 19, 2003
ANDIE L. BRYMER/HERALD
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peach pie during weekend a Backcountry Militia encamp-
ment at Kings Mountain National Military Park.
Activities around the county
FREE FLICKS
The James Bond spy thriller
“Die Another Day” will be
shown Saturday at the Joy
Theater in downtown.
Sponsored by the Kings
Mountain Little Theatre
Board, the movie starts at
7:30 p.m.
The movie, staring Pierce
Brosnan and Halle Berry, is
rated PG-13.
Popcorn, snacks and
drinks will be available at a
modest cost. Admission is
free and open to the public.
SHELBY THEATRE
The Greater Shelby
Community Theatre and the
Cleveland Community
College Student
Government Association
will present “Annie Get
Your Gun” June 20-22 and
June 26-28.
The production features
Helen Turpish as Annie
Oakley, Travis Bridges as
Frank Butler, Jerry
Bumbaugh as Charley
Davenport and Taffy Allen
as Dolly Tate. Mike
Rosenberg is the director.
Performances will be held
at the Cleveland
Community College audito-
rium at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults
and $8 for seniors and stu-
dents at the door.
Discounted advance tickets
are available at the
Cleveland County Arts
Council and Arnold’s
Jewelry. Groups rates are
available.
For more information, call
704-480-8495 or visit
www.GSCT.org.
Fourth annual Over the Mountain
triathlon planned for this Saturday
BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
The fourth annual Over
the Mountain triathlon will
take place on Saturday,
beginning at 8 a.m.
Approximately 300-350
competitors have signed up
to compete. Currently the
city is looking for volunteers
to help with the event.
“It takes a lot of volun-
teers,” said Ellis Noell, spe-
cial events director for the
city.
Volunteers will help keep
the participants safe by
directing traffic and meeting
them at the finish line, as
well as signing people in at
the start of the event. Those
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The triathlon is part of the
North Carolina Triathlon
series, which is the largest
triathlon series in the United
States. The Kings Mountain
race is the smallest in the
series, in part because it is
the newest. However, the
race has grown every year it
has taken place. A total of
approximately 10,000 people
take part in the races each
year.
“This is a very successful,
recognizable race series,”
said Bill Scott, of Set-Up,
Inc., an organization that
produces triathlons. “A lot
of people come into town
for it. Most of these people
have never been in Kings
Mountain before. This is
what brings them in.”
The Kings Mountain race
is an Olympic-distance
triathlon, which means that
the distance of each portion
of the race is the same as the
distance of those in the
Olympics. The triathlon
involves a one-mile swim,
40K bike ride, and a 10K
run. The Kings Mountain
triathlon is becoming known
for its scenic atmosphere in
each leg of the event.
“The competitors love this
race. It’s one of their
favorites in the series,” said
Scott.
“Last year the participants
were so excited. They were
really impressed, the ones I
talked to, with Kings
Mountain,” said Noell.
Many of the competitors
come from other states, like
Virginia, Tennessee, South
Carolina, and Georgia. One
competitor is even coming
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“We enjoy showing off our
community,” said Mayor
Rick Murphrey. “We look
forward to having a lot of
fun this year.”
The Kings Mountain
triathlon is unique because it
is a point-to-point race. The
participants swim in Lake
Moss, bike through the
parks, and run from down-
town Kings Mountain out to
the high school and back.
Hosting the triathlon is
very good for the local econ-
omy because triathletes tend
to bring in a lot of money.
The average triathlete is 38
years old, with a Master's
degree, and a $150,000 a
year income. The triathletes
tend to spend money on
restaurants, hotels, and gas
while they are in town.
Some may even relocate or
bring business to a town,
like Kings Mountain, if they
decide they like the area,
said Scott.
“You never know what
will happen,” he said.
Training for a triathlon can
take many hours during a
week. Those who do choose
to participate in the races
need to be able to take time
off work so that they can
train and compete. Most of
those who are able to do
that are also able to set their
own schedules at work.
Many lawyers and doctors
participate in the events, for
example.
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