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Page 2B The Kings Mountain Herald April 15, 2004
Blood drive today annual spring consignment GingerThistle
. sale planned for Saturday, .
at Boyce Memorial May 15 at 108 E. Mountain at Broad River
Bhi :
The Kings Mountain Proceeds benefit the club’s There will be a concert by
Kiwanis Club and Boyce Clothing Chest Project, GingerThistle from 2-4 p.m.
Memorial A.R. Presbyterian (hich provides basic cloth- Sunday, April 18 at Broad
Church will hold an River Greenway.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The essay winners from the Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter with Mrs. Betty
Potter are left to right; Katie Elizabeth Bridges, Joshua Vassey, Marlowe Higginbotham,
and Chasiti Jordon Falls.
School essay winners
recognized by DAR
Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter of
- the Daughters of the American Revolution
met recently at Mauney Memorial Library.
Fifteen members and one CAR member
were present.
Vice Regent, Betty Potter, called the meet-
ing to order and welcomed essay winners
and their guests. Margaret Ledford led the
Ritual and American’s Creed. Betty Masters
‘led the pledges to the US and North
Carolina flags and the group sang “The Star
Spangled Banner.”
The National Defense report by Robin
Meyer encouraged each member to exercise
his or her vote on election day. She also
paid tribute to troops that protect the coun-
Potter then introduced essay winners who
each read their essay. Marlowe
Higginbotham told of “A Day in The Life Of
Christopher Columbus.” She was the chap-
ter and District II winner in this contest.
Marlowe is an 11th grade student at Gaston
Day in Gastonia. She has also completed
her application for membership in the
Children of the Revolution.
Katie Elizabeth Bridges from Kings
Mountain Intermediate School was the fifth
grade winner. Chasiti Jordan Falls was the
seventh grade winner from Kings Mountain
Middle School, and Joshua Wayne Vassey
was the eighth grade winner from the
Saturday,
April 24
9-11 a.m.
Dixon Tire Service
301 E. Marion Street
Refreshments will be served
Middle School. They each presented an
interesting essay entitled “The Louisiana
Purchase.” i
Refreshments were served,
followed by a short business session. Betty
Masters read the minutes and gave the trea-
surer’s report.
The club’s new set of Patriot Index books
are here.
The slate of officers for the next year were
announced, including Regent- Loretta
Husky Cozart; Vice Regent- Betty Potter;
Second Vice Regent- Hilda Goforth;
Chaplain- Margaret Ledford;
Secretary- June Higginbotham; Treasurer-
Betty Masters; Registrar- Betty Masters;
Historian- Robin Meyer; Librarian- Patricia
Plonk; Corresponding Secretary- LeeAnn
Hendricks; Honorary Regent- Louise
Roberts.
Delegates to State Conference May 21-23
are Betty Masters and Loretta Cozart.
Information regarding the NCSDAR June
14-16 bus trip to Cumberland Gap, KY for
the placing of a plaque honoring Daniel
Boone was presented to the membership.
One member of the chapter will attend this
ceremony.
The names of three prospective members
was presented to the membership and were
approved.
to discuss everything a woman should know
about car care services.
e Checking fluids
e Signs of car trouble
TIRE
PERFORMANCE CAR & TRUCK ACCESSORIES
Women’s Life Center
Health and Education
* Car pulling
e Different sounds
. Bad belts
e Othér important info
Cleveland Regional Heart Center
Carolinas HealthCare System
American Red Cross blood
drive today at the church
from 1:30 to 6 p.m.
Donors must be at least 17
years old, weigh at least 110
pounds and be in general
good health. Donors should
take a picture identification
or blood donor card.
Trail work day
at Crowders Mtn.
Crowders Mountain State
Park needs volunteers to
work on the Kings
Mountain Ridgeline Trail,
the trail that will eventually
connect Crowders Mountain
and Kings Mountain State
Park.
The volunteer work day is
scheduled for April 17 from
8 a.m.-12 noon.
Work groups will meet
and leave from the visitors
center. Wear work clothes
and good hiking
boots /shoes. Take gloves,
water and a snack.
To volunteer, call the park
office at 853-5375 and leave
your name and telephone
number.
Jr. Woman’s Club
seeks consignors
The Kings Mountain
Junior Woman's Club is
seeking consignors for its
ing items for needy children
at all elementary schools in
the city:
For more information call
Carol Maxwell at 739-3609.
Aquatic zoo set
at Crowders Mtn.
An aquatic zoo program
will be held Saturday, April
17 at 10 a.m. at Crowders
Mountain State Park
Participants will learn
about insects and other crit-
ters that live in the lakes and
streams of the area.
Knowledge of insects can
help one’s luck while fishing
and can be used to decide
what types of lures and bait
to use.
If time permits there will
be a demonstration of fly-
tying and materials used to
tie “flies.”
For more information, call
the park at 853-5375.
Spring wildflowers
at Crowders Park
A spring wildflowers pro-
gram is scheduled for
Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m.
at Crowders Mountain State
Park
Meet at the visitor's center
for a hike around streams,
the lake and road shoulders.
Call the park at 853-5375
for more information.
GingerThistle is husband
and wife team Ben Seymour
and Becky Cleland. They
perform traditional Celtic
and Appalachian folk music.
" Meet at the Phifer Cabin.
Crowders Friends
to meet April 20
Friends of Crowders
Mountain will meet
Tuesday, April 20 at 6 p.m.
at Crowders Mountain State
Park.
The first thirty minutes
will be a time for socializing
and meeting new members.
At 6:30, James Oxley of
Meadowbrook Nursery /We-
Du Natives in Marion, will
speak on “Native Azaleas
and Companion Plants.”
Oxley has been a nursery-
man for over 20 years and
possesses a wealth of knowl-
edge and experience in
growing and propagating
native trees, shrubs and
wildflowers, with special
emphasis on native azaleas.
For more information, call
the park at 853-5375.
Deadline
Deadline for social news is
12 noon Monday. Items
received after deadline may
run in other parts of the
paper if time and space per-
mit.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Troop 908 of Resurrection Lutheran Church recently made 24 fruit baskets for senior
citizens and widows for Easter. Front, Mary Asgari. Second row, Brittany Lysek, Kellie
Ford, Naeemah James, Sara Borov. Back row, Hannah Almond, Kiersten Johnston, Ashton
Treece, Lakita Knox, Emily Bell.
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