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Page 3A The Kings Mountain Herald I rp i RP I SY WPT TOTS spy rey By EMILY WEAVER «| Editor Habitat for Humanity of Cleve- "| land County started building it’s largest home yet-a five bedroom, two-bath house—in Kings Moun- ' | tain last week for a family in need. ae RED mE = 1 os Cn Sa ~ George Hatch of Kings Moun- tain, who has served on Habitat’s board of directors for nearly five years, said Monday, that it could be one of the largest homes they’ve built in his time with the local agency. oe contributed by Helen Hatch Volunteers from Central United Methodist Church and George Hatch, of Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland County, gather around the new Habitat for Humanity house foundation on Dilling Street. Left to right, are Jerry Depew, George Hatch, Huitt Reep, Jim Potter, Betty Potter and Ann Reep. A foundation for lives Habitat home taking shape in Kings Mountain Burney Drake, Habitat’s church relations chairperson, confirmed it. On land donated to the project by the City of Kings Mountain, volunteers will gather each Thurs- day and Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (weather permitting), to con- struct the home; set at 316 N. Dilling Street. The foundation was completed by a hired contractor, who also graded the property, a little over two weeks ago. Habitats regular - construction volunteers, all with experience in building, gathered at the site last Thursday and started putting up lumber for the floors. Eight volunteers started work on the project last Thursday and more will be needed to finish con- struction. Able-bodied volunteers are invited to come out and receive instructions on how they can help build a home for a grateful family. Central United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church of Kings Mountain have contributed funds for the project, according to Helen Hatch, George’s wife. “This home is being sponsored by the Methodist churches in Cleveland County, but we would love to have people from all faiths join in the build,” said Stephanie Crosby, former executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Cleve- land County. Drake said that they five re- ceived matching funds from a Duke Endowment Rural Develop- ment grant for the project. “We can use more volunteers, ‘including people to provide meals for the crew (on Thursdays and Saturdays),” Crosby said. “We welcome donations from any individual, business or church. We are all volunteers and depend on donations to keep ‘building houses and giving hope to fami- lies,” Drake said. In addition to volunteers and meals, HHCC said that they also request: prayer for volunteers and for the family, and church com- mitments to help with financing. George Hatch, who has also worked in Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland County’s resale shop in downtown Shelby, said that they have sold more than $150,000.0f materials in the store that have led to donations that help fund the cre- ation of these needed homes. On average, he said, Habitat has helped build two to three . houses a year for local families. “We are excited for Kings Mountain, the family and for the opportunity that this construction provides for church missions,” Drake said. “We are seeking all the support we can as we continue to end poverty housing in Cleveland County.” “Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, afford- able housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate “donors provide money and materi- als to build Habitat houses,” ac- cording to HHCC'’s website. “Partner: families themselves | invest hundreds of hours of labor — ‘sweat equity’ — into building their homes and the homes of oth- ers. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.” + Last year, with the help of vol- unteers and donations, Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland County built four homes. I YN YY NT RTT '“‘programs,” *" Murphrey said. ElectriCities: City takes top honors in all contests The City of Kings Moun- tain ran away with Public - Power Awards of Excellence in every key category pre- sented recently at an Elec- triCities banquet. Twenty ‘nized for receiving awards of “excellence in‘ seven divi- 'si0DS. Only five out of those 20, including Kings Mountain, “took honors in all contests. . “We thank the mayor and . the city council for their sup- port,” said’ city Manager Marilyn Sellers, who at- tended the awards banquet ‘with the councilmen. “It was a team effort. As a mayor, I’m very proud of I""the city’s associates and all who have worked on these * Mayor Rick AH seven trophies were on display Tuesday night at the city council meeting. * The “Grassroots” award ‘was given to the city’ in recognition of efforts by "Kings Mountain in legisla- ‘tive issues important to pub- I lic power, initiation of local "grassroots events and partic- ! ‘ipation in federal and state © ‘legislative events. The city won the “Eco- “nomic Development” award * “for initiatives by the city in “economic development ef- forts, including industry re- cruitment leading to job creation, and implementa- ‘tion of economic develop- ment studies. The “Communications” “award was bestowed to the city for having outstanding towns and cities were recog- customer communications, including the use of bill in- serts to communicate infor- mation to customers and use of innovative strategies to communicate policies. The City of Kings Moun= tain was given the “Cus- tomer Service” award for showing outstanding cus- tomer service efforts, includ- ing residential customer programs. Also included in the criteria for the honor was having designation of a cen- tral point of contact for com- mercial customers and holding a customer apprecia- tion event, which the city holds as a special breakfast at the senior center each year. The communities with “Customer Service” acco- lades demonstrated a com- . mitment ~~ to amending policies to meet the needs of their customers during the recession and extremely cold weather the region experi- enced in January. The city was also recog- nized as a “Key Accounts” winner, The Key Accounts award recognizes efforts by the city with their key busi- ness customers, including advanced training by key ac- count representatives, com- munication =~ with key accounts customers and lo- cally sponsored events. The “Energy Efficiency” award was given to the city, recognizing efforts by Kings Mountain with energy-effi- cient building programs, en- ergy ' education, energy audits and participation in Front row, I-r, Mayor Pro Tem nEiney Gordon, city Maviger Marilyn Sellers, Mayor Rick Murphrey, Councilman Rick Moore. Top row, I-r, councilmen Mike Butler, Howard Shipp, Houston Gorn, Dean Spears and Tommy Hawkins. NC Green Power. The City of Kings Moun- tain was also named a “Training” winner. “Training” award recognizes the city’s commitment to on- going staff education and training by attending Elec- triCities-sponsored training sessions, completion of a continuing education or tu- ition-reimbursement pro- gram and in-house training opportunities. The city has hosted six training schools for Elec- triCities members over the past.two, years. “Over the last five years, The our linemen have attended over 50 classes,” said Nick Hendricks, director of the city’s electric department. Hendricks and three of the linemen on his staff have also taught several classes with ElectriCities. Sellers. and. Hendricks agreed that it was pretty spe- cial to clinch every award up for grabs. “We're pretty proud of that,” Hendricks added. Special, too, is the city’s role in public power. Kings Mountain purchases electric- ity, wholesale, from Duke Energy and uses its peak Public Power Week Oct. 3-9 Public Power Week is set for the week of Oct. 3-9. City Electric Director Nick Hendricks said that they have several ac- tivities planned for the week. He and his staff will be visiting kindergartners at Bethware, East, North and West elementary schools, beginning in late September, to teach them about public power and electricity. The students will be invited to join a coloring contest. The winner will be announced at the Public Power tent during the «Gateway Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9. The winner will also be recognized by Mayor Rick Murphrey at the following city council meeting. At the Gateway Festival, Hendricks said that they will have displays, contests and give-aways, during which the public can snag free energy kits. The city will also host a Lineman’s Rodeo, where linemen will compete in contests, such as pole- top rescues and switch change-outs. Clarification The name is the same, they are both assistant principals in the same great KM schools and they the same. even attend the same church, but the Julte Rikards, who appeared in last week’s Herald, are not one in Julie Kendrick Rikard, the wife of Matt Rikard, is the new assistant ‘principal at Kings Mountain Mid- dle School. Julie Yarbro Rikard, no relation, wife of Quinton Rikard pf Kings Mountain, is the returning assistant principal at Kings Moun- tain High School. generation plants, over 500 miles of electrical lines and three substations to manage and distribute power to over 4,500 customers. The elec- tric utilities are locally- owned, = operated = and managed by the city. Kings Mountain is one of" fewer than 100 municipally- owned electricity providers in the state. “We’ve been a member of ElectriCities 25 years,” Hendricks said. ElectriCities is, the serv- ice organization that pro- vides customer service and safety training, emergency . ~and technical assistance, communications, govern- ment affairs and legal serv- ices to public power communities. ; “It was created to give us a voice in legislation,” Hen- dricks said, adding that being a part of ElectriCities is a “big benefit to us and the city.” BE The Kings Mountain Herald, | Cherryville Eagle & Banner News WILL BE CLOSED in observance of Labor Day / Deadline for all Dll ni and Classified Ads ) for the week of September 8" {i will be at 12:00 pm / 7. on Thursday, September x i offices will re-open with regular hours on Tuesday, Sept. rina £Neg Ait t | Sn Sans. i Vo Wh) i bait iho ain A decks hh a ai x Bes, rn mo NEA SAA Ml hE A 1 aha 20 Man a A de i in Be a
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