November 24, 2004
The Kings Mountain Herald
Page 5A
Kings Mountain High School Spanish Club members Jason Carpenter, left, Josh Moore, °
Andrew Haskett and Kelly Peeler unload food donations for Crisis Assistance Ministry
Friday afternoon.
Crisis Ministry depends
on donations to help needy
‘BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
A disabled woman's car engine stopped
working. Repairing it meant no money for
utilities. A single mother who has looked
for work for a year can’t afford
Thanksgiving dinner. A couple facing unem-
ployment and a job related injury can’t pay
their utility bills.
These are the stories of some of the people
-Kings Mountain Crisis Assistance Ministry
helps. The money comes from churches,
individuals, industry, the United Way and
the bell ringing campaign which starts
Friday.
Churches, civic groups and students from
Kings Mountain High School will collect
money at Food Lion, Harris Teeter and
Winn-Dixie from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 18.
Beginning Dec. 2 they will be at the stores
on Thursdays from 2 to 8 p.m.
Last year’s fundraising goal was $8,000.
This year officials are hoping for $12,000.
“It’s very important. It’s the only
fundraiser we have,” said ministry director
Becky Lineberger.
She’s watched as industry closings and
rising fuel prices have forced folks who
have never before been in need to ask for
help. So far this year the ministry has given
away $84,208 in assistance.
Friday afternoon students from Kings
Mountain High School’s Spanish Club
dropped off $120 and several hundred cans
of food. The students voted unanimously to
make the ministry a project both this year
and last year. They collected the money and
food from fellow students.
“Some families don’t have a lot of money
to buy food for Thanksgiving or Christmas,”
said Jennifer Lingg, club vice-president.
The non-profit ministry is under the
umbrella of the Kings Mountain Ministerial
Association but has its own board.
Donations may be mailedsto P.O. Box 1335,
Kings Mountain, North Carolina 28086.
More bell ringers are needed. To volunteer,
call 704-739-7256.
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Activities set at KMNMP
Several activities are
scheduled for Thanksgiving
weekend at Kings Mountain
National Military Park.
The park’s Backcountry
Militia will set up a militia
camp typical of the frontier
troops who fought at Kings
Mountain. Joining them
will be the Hesse Kassel
Jaeger Korps, a re-created
German unit.
The encampment is open
to the public from 9-5
Saturday and 9-3 Sunday.
On Saturday from 1-4:30
p.m., the park will also open
the Howser House for tours.
Located in a remote section
of the park, the 1803 stone
house is open to the public
once a year. Visitors may
experience early American
holiday traditions as the
house will be furnished and
decorated for the holidays in
1803 style.
The Howser house is
accessible from Rock House
Road, In the event of rain
the house tours will be can-
celled.
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instructional hours, nine cal-
endar months, a minimum
of 10 annual vacation days,
the same number of legal
holidays as designated by
the state Personnel
Commission for State
Employees, no Sunday work
days and a mandatory staff
vacation day on Veterans
Day.
“The calendar keeps get-
ting more complicated each
'year,” David Gross told the
board.
Moore said his office had
already gotten calls from
parents asking about the
2005-2006 calendar.
Officials are not optimistic
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East Elementary Principal
Jerry Hoyle was recognized
as principal of the year for
Cleveland County Schools.
He now advances to region-
al competition.
Schools were recognized
for receiving Artists in
Schools grants from the
Cleveland County Arts
Council. Locally, Gene
Bumgardner at Kings
Mountain High received a
$500 grant for a musical
composition software grant.
Cindy Cooke received $450
to be used at Grover and
Bethware for the Show Me
Emotion program; Kim
Duckworth, Grover
Elementary, Now Showing:
Library Showcasing Young
Artists, $275; Jewell
Kendrick, KMHS,
Shakespeare's Upstart.
Crows Perform, $200; Anne
Mauney, KMMS, Connecting
Culture and Clay, $250;
Charlene Maxey, North
Elementary, Building
Communities That Work,
$200 and Robin Spicer,
KMHS, Light's Way, $225.
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Christmas program
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School will have its tradi-
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