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The Kings Mountain Herald
January 13, 2005
Fairview Lodge 339
installs new officers
Fairview Masonic Lodge
#339, AE & AM. of Kings
Mountain, held installation
of officers Saturday night at
the Masonic Lodge.
B. Toney Wells was
installing officer.
After installation and
prayer, all officers and the
attending public were invit-
‘ed into the dining hall
where tables of delicious
refreshments and pick ups
were served by The Order of
The Easter Star, Chapter
#123.
Fairview Lodge
meeting Monday
Fairview Masonic Lodge
#339, A.E. & A.M. of Kings
Mountain will hold an
Emergent Communication
Monday, January 17 at 7
am. ;
A meal will be served
6:30 p.m.
All members and qualified
Mason are invited to attend.
Trash pick up
delayed next week
Because of the Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday
Monday, the City of Kings
Mountain has altered its
trash pick up schedule for
next week.
Monday's route will be
-30 picked up on Tuesday;
Tuesday’s on Wednesday;
at Wednesday's on Thursday;
and Thursday's on Friday.
For more information call
the Public Works
Department at 734-0735.
Fairview Masonic Lodge #339, A.F. & AM. of Kings Mountain, held installation of officers
Saturday. Left to right, Freddie Delling, Junior Warden, Past Master of 2004, Travis
Hawkins, Eddie Yarbro, new Master for 2005, Keith Clark,Senior Warden, Thomas Tindall,
Chaplain. Second row, John Eddie Bridges, Senior Stewart, Norman Smith, Senior Deacon,
B. Toney Wells, treasurer, Bobby Rucker, Installing Marshall, Bobby Tumbleson, secre-
tary, and Johnny Hutchins, Junior Deacon. Not pictured John Grant Jr., Tyler, and Richard
Williams, Junior Stewart.
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back in the U.S. was a sirloin
steak at Logan's restaurant.
Collins describes Iraq as a
nation without spring or
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fall. In October the blistering
heat suddenly turned cold,
he said.
While there he met a few
Iraqis who worked with U.S.
forces as interpreters. :
Despite their ability with
language, the barrier was
still too great to truly get to
know the people, Collins
said.
Collins” mother Ronda
said her son now seems
more appreciative of what
he has.
“They don’t waste any-
thing,” Collins, said of the
Iraqi people. He has
watched them reclaim dis-
carded shoes, pillows, sheets
and food.
Collins said he believes
the war in Iraq is necessary.
He says some villagers
would clap for him and fel-
low soldiers as they rode
down the street.
“You don’t see that on
TV,” he said. “It helps you
realize you're doing good.”
The role of women was
new to Collins. They
worked at home and in the
fields but rarely entered the
community.
Both parents say they are
proud of their son.
“He was keeping our free-
dom. I prayed for him every
night,” Forest Collins said.
His mom also looked to
her faith.
“I trusted him in the
Lord,” she said.
Collins’ four-year-old son
Logan would look at a
photo of his dad before
going to sleep each night,
telling him “good night”
and to come home.
Collins is grateful for the
support of family, friends
and co-workers at FMC in
Bessemer City. His dad also
works there.
The 1997 Kings Mountain
High School graduate has
been in the National Guard
for seven years.
Anyone knowing a sol-
dier who recently returned
from Iraq is asked to call
Andie Brymer at 704-739-
7496 or e mail abrymer
@kingsmountainherald.com
with contact information.
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income taxpayers age 60
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Mountain Senior Center,
909 E. King St.
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February and March.
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