Thursday, July 6, 2006
Shank’s greatest
reward is making
parents proud 1B
Sharon Wilson
Cleveland County
CNA of the Year 3a
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Herald
Vol. 118 No. 27
Since 1889
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Renee Woody
Risk Watch
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HOMEFRONT
Trash ordinance
in effect in county
A new Cleveland County Solid
Waste Ordinance that went into
effect July 1 requires vehicles be
covered by effective means dur-
ing transportation to prevent
blowing of materials from the
vehicle.
According to Health Director
Denese Stallings, “effective
means” includes, but is not limit-
ed to, durable, heavy plastic or
canvas tied down or secured to
cover all the load. Loads consist-
ing of bulky waste, white goods,
lumber, pallets and crates do not
have to be covered but shall be
secured with rope or tie-downs
to assure spillage does not occur.
“Covered” shall mean encased
by tarpaulin, camper cover,
metal cover, rigid cover, plastic,
canvas or other suitable material,
which is secured to prevent
spillage, leakage or materials
blowing from vehicles. Solid
waste in plastic bags shall not be
considered covered.
Any person violating the terms
of the ordinance shall pay the
following: $25 fine for a first-
time violation; $50 for the second
violation; and $100 for the third
and each subsequent violation.
Council recognizes
employees, champs
City Council honored the
achievements of two individuals
and the KMHS softball team at
last week's meeting.
Plaques were presented to
Cathy Maney, celebrating her
25th year as an administrative
assistant with the city, the family
of the late Jimmy VanDyke, long-
time supervisor in the pump
maintenance department who
died of cancer, and the KMHS
softball team, 3A state champi-
ons for the second consecutive
year. Council appointed 13 citi-
zens to serve on various boards,
including Pat Childers and Dean
Spears to a two year term on the
Tourism Development Authority;
Mary Neisler to the Historic
Landmark Commission; Raeford
White, Emmanuel Goode, Dwain
Lynch, Odus Smith and Tim
Spicer, city representatives on
the Moss Lake Commission, and
Keith Wherry and Steve Perry,
Moss lake representatives on the
commission; and Barbara
Bridges, Robert Curry and Marie
Brinkley, trustees to the Mauney
Memorial Library Board.
RADAR WATCH
Kings Mountain Police will be
running radar next week at the
following locations:
Sun. - Linwood Rd.
Mon. - NC 161.
Tues. - NC 216.
Wed. - Waco Rd.
Thurs. - Watterson St.
Fri. - Gold St.
Sat. - Fulton Dr.
*KMPD runs radar every day
on I- 85 and US 74 Bypass:
Billie Whestine, 78
Larry Lefevers Sr., 63
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Obituaries 4A Sports 1B
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Fabulous Fourth
Double
rescue
KM man rescues women from
wrecked car, two days later he is
hospitalized after freak accident
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
On June 4 at 10:41 pm a black SUV, driven
JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD
KM Residents watch in amazement as the fireworks go off at Kings Mountain Family YMCA's
ball field on the fourth. Below, Kristian Adams sits with her grandfather A.J. Adams.
Thunder and lightning, then fireworks
light up the KM sky at annual celebration
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Mother nature started light-
ing the sky before Kings
Mountain had a chance to
shoot off fireworks for the
Fabulous 4th celebration at the
Walking Track, Tuesday night.
The thunder rolled in a little
~ before 9 pm and the lighting
danced across the sky in
response. As the winds picked
up and the storm drew closer,
many people started to leave.
But there was still hope for the
Fabulous 4th.
KMPD Sgt. Lisa Proctor
came on stage a little after 9
pm to announce the beginning
of the program. “Let’s get this
parade on the road,” she said.
The Honor Guard led the pro-
cession with cub scout troops
92 and 95, the Loch Norman
Pipe Band, representatives of
the 505th NC National Guard,
Dale Putnam dressed in deer
skins and a red fox hat as the
Over Mountain Man, and
Mayor Rick Murphrey on
horseback in full
Revolutionary War garb, in
tow. They marched around the
track with a slightly quicker
step, and some of the crowd
See Fireworks, 3A
by Kelly Ball and carrying Julie White both
of Kings Mountain, missed a curve, hit a
bank, flipped and landed on its hood in the
middle of Patterson Road.
Jeff Cavender was headed
home that evening from
the grocery store when he
came upon the car, rocking
on its hood. He slammed
on his brakes and skidded
to a stop just a few feet
from the wreck.
Acting on instinct, he —em—
threw on his amber lights, “| didn’t
attached to the roof of his
truck, and built in strobe care what
lights, jumped out and It took to
headed to the car. get them
“Are you ok?" How qui”
many are in there?” he
yelled through the win-
dow. “Two,” replied the Jeff Cavender
shaky voice. TE,
Cavender heard a sizzling sound and was
sure that the car would soon explode in
flames. The headlights on the SUV were
knocked off during the wreck. So aside from
the lights on his truck, it was pitch dark. His
only thought was, ‘I have to get them out of
the car.” He called 911 and told them that the
ladies were trapped and he was not sure if
he could get them out. But while he was
talking to them he realized that the window
was cracked just enough for him to get his
fingers underneath it.
“While I was getting my fingers under-
neath it, she was inside trying to unroll it at
the same time,” he said. “So we got it
unrolled just far enough for them to be able
to slide out of it.” He dragged them out,
praying for the vehicle to not explode until
they were safe. Ball and White were con-
scious but in shock.
“I thought the vehicle was going to catch
on fire and it was upside down,” he said,
adding that the sight of the ladies trapped
scared him. “I didn’t care what it took to get
them out, I was going to get them out.”
Cavender had special lights on his truck
for his job, which is to caution other drivers
on the roads of wide or oversized loads, and
See Cavender, 4A
Church to be dedicated Saturday night
New Life Family Worship Center built by God, volunteers
Sanctuary of New Life Family Worship Center on Waco Road, Kings
Mountain. The building will be dedicated during a special service
Saturday night at 6 o’clock.
offices, conference room, sound
room, spacious kitchen and even a
small cafe where small groups can
A million dollar-plus church built sit around and eat or drink coffee
almost entirely of donated materi-
als and free labor will be dedicated
Saturday with a 6 p.m. service and
open house.
New Life Family Worship Center
on Waco Road began in a small
building which once housed
Putnam's Store. The 125-member
church is growing by leaps and
bounds and the construction proj-
ect has taken three years.
Robert Eng, pastor, has been
speaking to a packed house of 100
people in a 600-square foot sanctu-
ary for the past six years. The new
10,000 square foot facility will
include a 4,000 square foot sanctu-
ary as well as a children’s church,
while they discuss the programs of
the church
Saturday’s praise and worship
service will be led by Dr. Ricky
Poteat of Forest City, who is District
Supervisor of the International
Church of Foursquare Gospel.
Tours of the facility will also be
given. The public is invited.
Regular Sunday worship services
will begin in the new church on
Sunday morning. The present
church will be turned into a youth
center.
The church has only $20 in gas
money in the new metal building,
which was donated by a church in
Chester, SC. All of the studs, tile
See New Life, 2A