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Tr Page 8B The Kings Mountain Herald DeVane builds walkway to earn ‘Eagle’ by ELIZABETH STEWART staff writer Eagle Scout Camden DeVane chose a unique project to complete final preparation for the cov- eted Eagle. The son of David and Kim DeVane has built a walkway which runs from the back of the Kings Mountain Historical Museum ( the old Post Office) to the Barber Log Cabin. It took the Kings Moun- tain High School senior 1 1/2 weeks to complete the project. The walkway is graveled and has a compacted sand foundation. After high school graduation, DeVane plans to use his construction and engineering skills since he plans to major in an engineering discipline either at Wake Forest University, N. C. State University or UNC at Chapel Hill. DeVane has been a Boy Scout for six years. A member of First Baptist Church and Troop™ 92 of First Baptist Church, he has risen quickly to the rank of Eagle, the highest and most distinguished award earned by a Boy Scout which reflects deter- mination, dedication and leadership. Kings Mountain City Council on Tuesday rec- ognized DeVane with a resolution and certificate. Mayor Rick Murphrey congratulated DeVane for “exceptional commitment and hard work in achiev- 1 1» stewart Photo ing the rank of Eagle and for outstanding work in Camden DeVane is shown with the walkway visitors to the Kings Mountain Histor- constructing as an Eagle project a walkway at the ca] Museum and the Barber Log Cabin can use. He designed and built the walkway Kings Mountain Historical Museum.” to earn his Eagle Scout rank. *See dealer for details. All prices plus tax, tag and $389 admin. fee. 0% on approved credit through CFC. 2009 Jeep 0% 0% Wrangler 20098 eep GCommamader 20098 cep (Gram Cherokee 2008) Ghrysler B00 Employee Pricing + 0% + Rebates! IT's THE RicaT TiME...IT's THE RicET PLACE 2339 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia NC | CHRYSLER mp www.mckenneydcj.com | Jeep Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Safety glitch causes power outage By EMILY WEAVER Editor A brief power outage in Kings Mountain just before noon on Monday was not caused by the city’s usual cul- prit - the squirrel. City Electric Director Nick Hendricks said that the outage, which he estimated lasted about 30 minutes, was just a safety glitch that oc- curred during a yearly main- tenance check. He said that the department usually runs maintenanee tests on all of its equipment this time of the year. During one of those checks on Monday, he said, that one of the regulators, which act as a safe guard to let the: system know when something is awry, was acti- vated. When it came online, the breakers sensed that acti- vation and automatically closed for protection. Safety features and de- vices are plugged in through- out the department to protect the system, workers and the public. “We have state-of-the-art, great equipment and we keep it that way through mainte- nance,” Hendricks said. He added that they plan to finish up their annual checks on Monday and he does not anticipate any reoccurences. Nine circuits feed power throughout the city, Hen- dricks said, and only two of those circuits were affected on Monday. The two circuits that went down provide power to the downtown area and to the area around North Elementary. Margrace slated for National Register Come and learn more about the history and architectural re- source of the Margrace Village neighborhood at a National Register informational meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. at City Hall Firemen’s Training Room. The National Register nom- ination for the Margrace Mill Village Historic District is now complete and will be presented to the National Register Advi- sory Committee for review Feb. 19. Davyd Foard Hood, archi- tectural historian who prepared the nomination, and Decca Johnson, National Register Co- ordinator for the North Car- olina State of Historic Preservation Office, will attend the meeting to present informa- tion and answer questions about the proposed Margrace Village Historic District. The meeting is sponsored by the Kings Mountain Historic Landmark Commission. For more information con- tact the City of Kings Mountain Planning and Economic Devel- opment Department at 704- 734-4595. Schools Continued from B4 ferent school and will need to apply for a new transfer if they live out of the new school’s attendance zone; and those on ap- proved transfer from out of county and these students must apply for a new trans- fer each year. Lee Wilson, as John Adams, Seth Barkley as Ben Franklin and Kevin Dedmon as Thomas Jeffer- son delighted the packed room of parents and teach- ers with excerpts from “1776” which they pre- sented in N. C. Theatre Contests and won awards for excellence in acting and excellence in costumes and wig design. Seniors at Shelby High School, they are drama students of Kathy Burgin and Steve Padgett.
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