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LOCAL
The Kings Mountain Herald
Hospice waits on approval
of certificate to come to KM
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
In a grove of peach trees, near the intersection
of Phifer Road and Kings Mountain Boulevard,
lies the site of the new Hospice house in Kings
Mountain.
Although the ground on this five-acre tract of
land, overlooking the western mountains, has yet
to be disturbed, over half of a million dollars has
already been pledged to bring Hospice to Kings
Mountain. :
State Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland)
announced on Friday the City of Kings Mountain
received a $130,000 wastewater grant from the
NC Rural Center to expand sewer service to the
new Hospice location.
But before any land is cleared or any of the
donations or grant can be put to use the state
health department must first grant a Certificate of
Need. Hospice at Wendover, officials, in Shelby,
were anxiously waiting on Friday to hear back
from the Certificate of Need application that they
sent to the state in May.
Final decision on the legal review was sched-
uled for Friday. But Les Brown, with the state
CoN review board, said that the decision of
whether or not to grant Hospices request has
been extended. He added that he expects a ruling
in the next few weeks.
Many letters of support from citizens, express-
ing the county’s need for a second facility, were
affixed to the 42-page application. And although
the new KM Hospice Home hinges on approval
of the CoN, more funds will be needed to bring
the dream to life.
The 15,000 square foot facility is expected to
cost over $4 million in capital expenditures.
Hospice has reserved a total of $570,000 in
pledges as follows:
Courtyard, water feature $100,000
Chapel $75,000
Family sitting area #1 $75,000
$50,000
Nurses station
Four patient rooms $50,000 (each)
Family quiet room #1 $40,000
Children’s playroom $30,000
Site plans for Kings Mountain's Hospice House
include eight private patient rooms, complete
with sofa beds, television /entertainment centers,
private baths and patios; a living room; a chil-
dren’s playroom; a dining room; a patient spa
room; two porches; family sitting areas; and a
small chapel. Plans also outline a large confer-
ence room, complete with audio and video capa-
bilities, and a commercial kitchen that the com-
munity will be able to use. Local architects
Holland & Hamrick are in charge of the design
and floor plans.
When Hospice announced its plans for build-
ing a new home in Kings Mountain in March,
“representatives said that for certain donation
amounts, individuals or groups could name a
room. Commemorative plaques, within the facil-
ity, will bear the donor’s names.
For $600,000 a family, business, group or indi-
vidual can have the honor of naming the entire
Hospice facility.
Other naming and donation opportunities are
still available as follows:
Conference room $250,000
Living room/entrance $150,000
Dining room $150,000
Family sitting area #2 $75,000
Four patient rooms $50,000 (each)
Commercial kitchen $50,000
Family quiet room #2 $40,000
Nurse manager office $30,000
Two front porches #30,000 (each)
A total of $2,175,000 in donations, in addition to
funds, sought from grants, are expected to help
establish Hospice’s new home in Kings
Mountain.
“We intend to begin construction in January
2009 and still anticipate serving the first patient
in January 2010,” said Hospice Executive
Director Myra McGinnis, who grew up in Kings
Mountain. .
What to do if Hurricane Hanna comes
REBECCA PISCOPO
rpiscopo@kingsmountainherald.com
Hurricane Hanna, which had been reported as a
tropical storm Tuesday morning, is regaining its
strength and is expected to hit the coast between
Savannah, Ga. and Myrtle Beach, SC as a category
two on Friday, according to early reports from
PRNewswire in Raleigh.
Weather reports Tuesday Digh suggested the
storm may hit strongest east of 1-77. But whichever
‘way the hurricane blows, here are some tips, from
several agencies, to help keep you safe and pre-
pared.
BM Check with your local news outlets for shelters in
your area. Mayor Rick Murphrey said that in emer-
gency cases they have opened up the Neisler Red
ross Center, behind Kings Mountain Baptist
Church on Piedmont Avenue, and the fire station as
shelters in the past. He said that if the weather war-
rants such action, and upon advice from emergency
personnel, they will contact local news media to
inform the people of shelter locations.
HM Place grills, outdoor furniture, bird baths and
feeders inside. They can become dangerous during
high winds.
HM Check to make sure you have ample supplies of:
flashlights and batteries, candles, lamps, matches,
first aid kits, and canned or packaged food that can
be prep] without cooking.
HM Have several days supply of drinking water.
BM Make sure you have a full tank of gas.
BH Unplug appliances. Alvarh advanced surge-
protectors may protect your home during most
storms, it will not prevent damage from lightning.
BM Have a weather radio or other battery-powered
radio or TV handy. Pay attention to the television or
radio broadcasts for more information. ;
HM Prepare for heavy gales by boarding windows.
HM Put important papers in watertight containers.
M Fill your bathtub with water for sanitary purpos-
es.
September 4, 2008
Bethlehem Baptist
Church Disaster Relief
team brings aid to La.
REBECCA PISCOPO
rpiscopo@kingsmountainherald.com
Hurricane Gustav barreled
towards Louisiana last week-.
end as a category three hurri-
cane. As many as 80,000 people
fled New Orleans to escape,
what many feared might be a
repeat of Hurricane Katrina.
ousands trickled into shel-
ters in upper Louisiana and in
border states. The mayor of
New Orleans has asked folks to
wait until parishes are declared
safe before they return.
But Lawrence Bolin and his
wife, Juanita Bolin, of Kings
Mountain, didn’t wait. On
Monday morning, the Bolins
and Robert and Denise Dodge,
members of a disaster relief
team at Bethlehem Baptist
Church, packed up an 18-
wheeler, with a mobile kitchen
that can feed up to 20,000 peo-
ple, and headed south to pro-
vide relief.
The mobile disaster relief unit
is provided by the North
Carolina Baptist Men, accord-
ing to Aloma Falls, who is also
on the Relief Team.
In a telephone interview on
Tuesday, she said that her team
members - were - traveling
through Shocco Springs, Ala.,
waiting for instructions from
Gaylon Moss, President of the
North Carolina Baptist Men, as
when to enter Louisiana.
“They are out of the way of
the hurricane. Gaylon is in con-
stant touch with FEMA and the
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Red Cross,” Falls said adding,
“The North American Mission
Board tells him where to send
the kitchen.”
Accordin to Monday's
Charlotte Observer, the NCBM
could dispatch as many as 40
more members on a bus from
Charlotte to serve and cook
food.
“Anytime the kitchen goes
out, they (volunteers) go and
set it up. Then they call out the
feeding team to go and do the
feeding,” Falls said.
She said as many as 4,000
eople are volunteering across
C to help those troubled by
Gustav. In fact, more members
of Bethlehem'’s 10-person relief
team could travel to the Gulf.
“We keep our bags packed.
We're a very active group. It’s
not a vacation, but we do a lot
of things when we're serving
the Lord,” Falls stated.
What appears to be good
news for New Orleans is that
the new levy system stood solid
against urricane Gustav,
which was expected to be much
worse.
The Mayor of New Orleans
said on The Today Show Tuesday
morning that Katrina definitely
taught them a lesson. Those
who. didn’t have cars were
loaded onto buses. As many as
90% of the City of New Orleans,
was evacuated.
Now Kings Mountain and the
rest of the Carolinas may need
to look to its own shores for
Hurricane Hanna.
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