The Kings Mountain Herald
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Eleanor Scharf has been a member of the Kings Mountain Woman's Club for 52 years.
Scharf recognized for
52 years service to club
Twenty-nine members of
the Kings Mountain
Woman's Club and four
guests met Monday, March
22 for their monthly meet-
ing.
Billed as Eleanor Scharf
Night, the club paid tribute
to Ms. Scharf, who has been
an active member for 52
years. She was presented a
bouquet of red roses and a
gold key to the clubhouse.
During the meeting, Anne
Gamble read a remembrance
of Lib Mayes, who died on
February 29.
Betty Cash was presented
the “Busy Bee” award for
the month for the most vol-
unteer hours contributed.
Betty Gamble was recog-
nized as Volunteer of the
Year. She volunteered a total
of 575 hours in 2003. The
total number of hours con-
tributed in 2003 to volunteer
service from club members
was 2,259, and it: was. felt,
that many more hours were,
not recorded. irri
Sonya Fleming of the
Cleveland County Abuse
Prevention Council present-
ed the program. She used
lots of statistics such as say-
ing every 15 seconds in the
U.S., 100 women are beaten
or killed. Not all victims are
women. North Carolina had
70 domestic homicides dur-
ing 2003.
A shelter named “The
Lighthouse” is used by
abused women and a men’s
shelter (only used at night)
is called The Lighthouse.
Funds for sustaining the
shelters are provided by
United Way, grants, church-
es and other organizations.
No money is budgeted for
food or supplies, but various
groups provide necessities.
Club women had brought
paper goods and breakfast
food for the shelters and at
the April meeting all depart-
ments will make a concerted
effort to collect needed sup-
plies.
The Abuse Council also
provides a Crisis Line, coun-
seling, a children’s program,
and court advocacy. She
appealed for volunteer help
and stated many ways peo-
ple could help. Over 400 vic-
tims in Cleveland County
were assisted in 2003.
Six members had attended
the State Arts Festival in
Winston-Salem March 20. Jo
Ross and Peggy Baird were
winners in the sewing.and ,.
quilting division.and Lois ,
Blanton in photography.
Several members will
walk for Relay for Life on
April 30. Easter baskets have
been made by the six
departments and are placed
in businesses with the
money going to “Operation
Smile.” Drawing for basket
winners will be held on
April 9.
A yard sale will be held
Saturday, April 30 from 8
a.m.-12 noon with proceeds
going to the scholarship
fund. Anyone with items to
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donate should take them to
the clubhouse on Friday
evening.
Sam Lockridge will speak
on recycling at the April 26
meeting. The Conservation
Department will serve as
hostess. The meeting will be
held at 7 p.m. at the KM
Historical Museum with the
museum director speaking
on clothing worn in the
early 1900s. Woman's Clubs
are preparing for the 100
year celebration in 2005.
The State Convention of
Woman's Clubs will be held
at the Renaissance Hotel in
Charlotte April. 22-24.
Persons desiring to attend
should call Karen Bunch,
president.
Members of the Hole
Life Department served as
hostess for the evening.
Magnolia Garden Club
hears Arbor Day program
- The Magnolia Garden Club met at the
home of Susan Kiser on Phifer Road on
March 23. Twelve members and one visitor
were present.
Refreshments were served by the hostess.
The meeting was called to order by presi-
dent Glenda Colburn.
Under old business, Sue Drye gave a
report on the flower garden at the corner of
Gold Street and Battleground Avenue,
which is the project of the garden club.
A program was presented by Margie
Bridges on Arbor Day. The very first Arbor
Day took place on April 10, 1872 in
Nebraska. Julius Sterling Morton, a journal-
ist and politician originally from Michigan,
planned Arbor Day, which is a special day
that has been set aside for planting and car-
ing for trees.
Each state has its own month set aside for
Arbor Day. North Carolina celebrates on the
first Friday following March 15. The pine is
the state tree of North Carolina.
Most states celebrate in March and April.
Hawaii celebrates in November and Alaska
Activities
celebrates in May.
Mrs. Bridges ended the program by read-
ing the poem “Trees,” written by Joyce
Kilmer. In the mountains of Graham
County, a 3800 acre tract of land of the most
beautiful forest in America has been dedi-
cated to Kilmer as a living memorial. The
natural forest was dedicated on the 18th
anniversary of Kilmer’s death in France
during World War I. A bronze plaque has
been placed on a granite boulder, which
states:
“Joyce Kilmer, 165th Infantry, Rainbow
Division, Soldier and Poet, Author of Trees,
Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Dec. 6, 1886,
Killed in action in France July 30, 1918.”
A visit to Stowe Botanical Gardens in
Belmont has been planned for the April
meeting.
Two beautiful arrangements, “Signs of
Spring,” arranged in pitchers, were
arranged by Glenda Colburn and Esther
Muench.
The meeting closed with the reading of
the collect by all members.
set at senior center
VR Pi Ge es
The following activities
are scheduled at the H.
Lawrence Patrick Senior Life
and Conference Center. All
senior citizens ages 60 and
above living in the Kings
Mountain school district are
encouraged to participate.
For more information call
the senior center at 734-0447.
Bell at 734-0447 at the
Patrick Center or Shirley
Bridges at 482-3488 at the
Council on Aging.
BM Registration for the next
Creative Reading and
Writing class will be April 5-
8 in the Patrick Center
lobby. The class will begin
the week of April 19.
BM Registration for the
spring Computers for
Seniors class will be April 5-
8 in the Patrick Center
lobby. Persons should regis-
ter as soon as possible
because the class fills up
quickly. The class will begin
the week of April 19.
HM Senior Tar Heel cards
are free to seniors ages 60
and older. They entitle the
owner to discounts at vari-
ous places in North
Carolina. To obtain a card
call the Center and make an
appointment with any staff
member.
HM The annual Cleveland
County Senior Games will
be held in April. Information
and registration packets are
available at the Patrick
Center or by calling Carolyn
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