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Three weddings held in the -
ommons area at Kings ~~
ountain Historical Museum
rought history to life on
turday. Historians with
Carolina Foothills Historical
emonstrate the joy and pain
of a Civil War wedding cere-
mony.
At 11 am reenactors Ron and
renewed their vows in histori-
cal military fashion. A happy
occasion, prompted with a
__caution to the two by fellow
~ reenactor Terry Helmes. “Are
you sure you want to go
through with this? You know
we are in a time of war,” he
said, with Bible in hand. The
two were wed. ;
~~ Asimilar ceremony with the
same caution and air of fore-
_ boding was held at 1 pm with
_ another real-life married cou-
ple Joshua and Mary
. Pennington. The “I dos” were
said and the ceremony was
sealed with a kiss. Fellow reen-
actors who stood two by two
_ in lines behind the couple
drew their sabers to form a
tunnel for the newly weds to
escape to married bliss. But
their escape was thwarted.
Instead of a honeymoon, a
~ page (Melissa Helmes) ran
onto the scene bringing the
worst wedding present they
could have hoped for - the call
to arms. The new husband's
troop had to deploy immedi-
ately. Pennington said he need-
ed more time, he was just mar-
new wife were a
_ apart, she to be comforted and
he to fight. With a future so
uncertain, many soldiers of the
_ era who chose love were
whisked away too soon. Few
returned home to the happily
ever after they once dreamed
of. :
The last ceremony was held
~ at 3 pm. All ceremonies were
conducted on the steps of the
Barber Log House, where the
Barber daughter actually wed
a Civil War soldier over 150
years ago, with a similar fate.
After the weddings, reenactors
spoke with those in atten-
dance. Relaying the fact that
over 3.5 million horses and
mules were killed during the
Civil War along with thou-
sands of soldiers, the men
were full of history and they
said it comes with the territory.
© “I've learned so much just
' being a reenactor,” Mr. Helmes
said. He added that good and
bad could be found on both
sides. The Confederate soldiers
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(presiding).
were not Sealy Rebels because
they fought for their central
government in the South. The
Union soldiers also fought for
their central government in the
North. Both sides heroically
fought and bravely died for
what they believed was the
good of their country at the
time, he said, like our own
Cleveland Blues ty
soldiers from the Kin,
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who i to rk Re tale,” said
reenactor David Smith, also
known by his colleagues as
“Smithy.” He joked about
them being $0 incorporated
into the history they live, say-
ing that if the power were to
go out, they wouldn't know it.
“We do this to let the people
know of the soldier’s dedica-
tion and what they went in
to,” Mr. Helmes said. All of the
spectators who came to watch
the Civil War weddings
walked away with a piece of
that education on the Civil
War “wedded” front.
The Carolina Foothills
Historical Reenactment Society
does not bring the past to life
for self-glory, monetary gain or
to cast a light on which side
was “right.” “We do it for the
Nes ik
love of history and for the love
of community,” Mr. Helmes
said, adding that through their
reenactments they hope to
bring travel and tourism back
to the area as well.
Are you ready to say 'l do’ again, this time In tho middie of a war? Reenactors put on a Civil War
- wedding at KM Historical Museum Saturday moming. Clockwise, Hi: Joshua Pennington
Danie! Holmes, Paviy Camp, David Smith, on Desk, Wary Pemnington (bride) si fany Hetmes
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PV2 Hunter Blake Yarboro grad-
uated from basic training at Fort
SC on March 30.
Yarboro will further his training
at Fort Eustis, VA and proceed to
Fort Benning, GA for Airborne
training before his assignment to
a permanent duty station.
He is a 2006 graduate of Polk
County High School, Columbus,
NC
PV2 Yarboro is the son of
Johnny and Sonia Yarboro of
Columbus, NC, formerly of
Kings Mountain. He is the
grandson of the late George and
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April 19, 2007
Open Gate Garden
Club hears program
on global warming
Twelve members of the Open
Gate Garden Club and one guest
met April 11 at Boyce Memorial
ARP. Church with Margie
Bridges as hostess.
After a delicious dessert
course was served, Olivia
Mayhew, President, welcome
members and guest and the Club
Collect was read in unison.
Peggy Baird gave a program
on the “Environment in Crisis,”
stating that Global Warming and
climate change are probably the
“most severe problem that is fac-
ing us today, even more serious
than the threat of terrorism.”
She said causes of climate
change and man-made global
warming affects the entire plan-
et. The burning of fossil fuels
releases carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere where carbon pollu-
tion blanket the earth, traps in
heat, and causes global warm-
ing.
Electricity generation is the
biggest single source of man-
made CO2 pollution and steps
can be taken to slow global
warming by using energy effi-
cient technology and renewable
energy resources like wind and
solar power.
Around the world, climate
change is threatening wildlife
like Polar bears. Global warming
causes pervasive damage to the
environment. Among the associ-
ated environmental impacts are
biodiversity loss, sea level rise,
increased drought, spread of dis-
ease, changes in freshwater sup-
ply and an increase in extreme
weather events.
Mrs. Baird stated that people
can reduce global warming
through landscaping homes for
energy efficiency, buying a
hybrid car, carpooling, reducing
garbage, using recycled paper
and planting trees.
She also brought to the mem-
ber’s attention the greenhouse
effect and how it affects climate
and environment.
Betty Alexander gave timely
tips. She said to sow seeds of
green beans, corn, cucumbers
and set out tomato and pepper
- plants in mid to late April. Avoid
blossom-end rot on tomatoes by
mixing in a handful of lime to
the planting hole of each plant.
Melba Boyles announced that
the club would go to the gardens
at Tryon next month.
Margie had an arrangement of
beautiful blooms of different
flowers that were in her yard.
Esther Plonk hosts
Magnolia Garden Club
Mrs. Esther Plonk entertained
the Magnolia Garden Club
members at the recent meeting.
President Maxine Bennett wel-
comed 10 members: and guest 0h
speaker Bob Scoggins.
Scoggins presented a program
on pruning and thinning Crepe
Myrtles, Camellias and other
shrubs. He advised when to
prune shrubbery and what fer-
tilizer to use.
The business meeting opened
with the Club Collect. Minutes
were approved and the treasur-
‘er’s report heard. Flower
arrangements . made by Mrs.
Geneva Caveny and Mrs. Kay
Davis were critiqued. Specimens
were presented and team points
were counted.
After the meeting, Mrs. Plonk
served a delicious dessert plate.
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