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The State Board of Elections recently approved the appointments of Steve Wells
(Grover), Ovella Jones (Shelby), and Ruth Wilson (Kings Mountain) to the Cleveland
County Board of Elections for 2005-2007. After being sworn in, the board selected Steve
Wells as Chairman and Ovella Jones as Secretary.
City breakfast salutes
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
abrymer@kingsmountainherald.com
Kings Mountain hosted a breakfast for
its industrial utility customers Friday
morning at the Patrick Center.
Standing in front of a banner which
read “We appreciate your business,”
Mayor Rick Murphrey called Kings
Mountain “utility driven.” The town is
one of eight in North Carolina to pro-
vide gas, water, electric and sewer.
Murphrey updated the industry rep-
resentatives about a new substation
under construction in the Margrace
community and the city’s peak shavings
plants which reduces the cost of electric-
ity purchased from Duke Energy.
“We're able to save a tremendous
amount of money,” he said.
‘KM industrial customers
ANDIE L. BRYMER/HERALD
Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey
addresses industrial utility customers dur-
ing a breakfast Friday.
Murphrey introduced other elected
officials, department heads and staff
who attended the breakfast.
ARRESTS
Jamie Hagans, 35, 526
Waco Road, larceny, felony
forgery of instrument,
felony uttering forged
instrument, $1,000 secured
bond.
James Ansel, 47, 617
Charles St. #7, assault on
female, released on written
promise.
CITATIONS
Juan Acosta, 57, 900
Second St., speeding 52 in 35
zone.
Albert Smarr, 47, 123
Linwood Rd., operating
motorcycle without a license
or endorsement, failure to
register vehicle. *
Albert Smarr, 47, 123
Linwood Rd., driving while
license revoked, speeding 35
in 20 zone.
Albert Smarr, 47, 123
Linwood Rd., no insurance,
failing to stop at stop sign.
Sherry Asbury, 36, 1413 S. .
Battleground Ave., expired
registration plate, expired
inspection. ;
Kristy Huffman, 35, 124
Apt. C Cherokee St., driving
while license revoked.
Bruce Gooley, 53, 731 Ray
St., driving while license
revoked.
David Crawford, 21, 710
Sipes St., driving while
license revoked.
Michelle Parker, 325
Ebenezer Rd., speeding 80 in
65 zone.
Robin Wood, 46, 120
Peoria Lane, expired regis-
tration plate.
Randall Howell, 23, 307
Scotland Dr., expired inspec-
tion.
Maurice Nicholes, 25, 510
N. Cansler St., driving while
license revoked.
INCIDENTS
Tawana Strong, 5004-1
: Pennington Place, reported
larceny of medication.
Kelley Colvin, 701
Woodside Dr., reported that
someone used a blunt
instrument to break the
windshield of his vehicle.
Damage was $300.
Food Lion, 1320 Shelby
Rd., reported larceny of food
valued at approximately
$270. nat
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James Epps, 911 Linwood
Rd., reported that someone
entered a storage building
and stole a motorcycle val-
"ued at $14,000.
Kings Mountain Housing
Authority, 201 McGill Ct.,
reported that someone shot
holes in.a window, causing
$120 damage.
American Red Cross, 210
S. Piedmont Ave., reported
that someone painted
objects on the building.
Gail Peterson, 108 Afton
Dr., reported a break-in at
her residence.
Sherra Hinton, Apt. 216
Parrish Dr., reported that
someone entered her resi-
dence and stole money and
games, total value $1,995.
. WRECK
A vehicle driven by Colt
McAbee of Kings Mountain
was rear-ended and side-
swiped by a vehicle driven
by Schrenda Gamble of
Bessemer City at the
entrance to the Movie
Gallery on King St. Damage
‘to the Gamble vehicle was
$1,200 and damage to the
McAbee vehicle was $800.
Artist Brutko paints
unique KM Daylily
By ANDIE BRYMER
abrymer@kingsmountainherald.com
A local artist has cap-
tured the Kings Mountain
Daylily in watercolor.
Shirley Brutko is selling
signed, numbered, limit-
ed edition prints in addi-
tion to book marks and
note cards featuring the
lily.
Iron Gate Gardens
owner Van Sellers propa-
gated the Kings Mountain
daylily, a very large yel-
low flower with ruffles on
the edges.
Garden clubs and indi-
viduals are cultivating
and multiplying the
plants, and they can be
seen in the early summer
at the local post office.
Brutko has her own
Kings Mountain Daylily
garden and enjoys photo-
graphing and painting
the flowers in her yard.
Brutko has painted sev-
eral scenes from this area
including the Cleveland
County Fair, Boggs
Cotton Gin, Kings
Mountain range, the
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s BRIEFS
The Patrick Senior
Center is seeking boxes for
its commodities distribu-
tion. The size box that copy-
ing machine paper comes in
is needed. Staff will pick up
the boxes upon request or
they may be dropped off at
the center before 10 a.m.
Monday. For more informa-
tion, call Sharon Eaker at
704-734-0447.
The Gaston Symphonic
Band will begin rehearsals
for the fall-spring concert
season today from 7:30 to 9
p.m. at Grier Middle School
in Gastonia.The band is
open to anyone who has
previous training playing
‘brass, woodwind or percus-
sion instruments. For more
information, call 704-866-
9762 or visit gastonsym-
phonicband.org.
Shelby Community !
Theatre will hold a public
30th anniversary celebra-
tion, September 17 at 7 p.m.
at the Cleveland County
Arts Council. Events
include a retrospective trib-
ute to 30 years of theatre
excellence, a one-act play,
and presentation awards.
Admission is free. For more
information call 704-480-
8495.
Crowders Mountain
State Park will host a late
summer lake hike Sun.,
Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. A ranger
will lead a hike around the
lake. Meet at the fishing
pier. The program will be
cancelled if it rains. Call
853-5375 for more informa-
tion.
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CONTRIBUTED
Shirley Brutko has created watercolor prints, bookmarks
and note cards featuring the Kings Mountain daylily.
Mauney House and the The Kings Mountain
Lake Montonia road sign. Daylily cards, prints and
“I love doing local bookmarks are available
things,” she said. at the Kings Mountain
Brutko says the artwork Historical Museum,
and research which goes Cleveland County Arts
into it helps preserve the =~ Council and the Patrick
area’s history. Center. ’
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