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A Wednesday, October 20, 2010 LIFESTYLES The Kings Mountain Herald Working Women’s Conference to raise money for Senior Center Saturday event to deal with challenges Jrom becoming a an Geren to uncluttering bie - By EMILY WEAVER Editor Four talented guest speak- ers, presenting programs on making a bold career move, rising from employee to en- trepreneur, selling yourself in today’s job market, and un- cluttering the cluttered lifestyle, ‘will headline the “Working Women’s Confer- ence” at the Patrick Senior Center Saturday. © The 10 a.m.-2 p.m. confer- ence will also feature a fash- ion show by Emmie’s Consignment, door prizes, lunch from McAlister’s Deli, vendors, entertainment and networking opportunities. Tickets for the conference for $25 each can be purchased at the Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St., and online at http://kmwomensconfer- ence.ticketleap.com/fundraise 1. For more information, call 704-734-0447. The event is sponsored by “Annie’s Girls” and will be held in memory of Annie Lee Blair Mitchem. Proceeds will benefit the senior center - one of Mitchem’s favorite places. She volunteered at the center and participated in many of its programs and activities. “She loved that place and loved the people there,” said Mitchem’s daughter Kather- ine Hardy Pendergrass. After Mitchem passed away in a tragic car accident on Oct. 23, 2008, Pendergrass wanted to find a way to honor her mother and the place she so loved. Last October, she held her first fundraiser at the center, presenting a program on some of the lessons she learned from her mother - les- sons she put into a book she authored. She signed copies of the book, “Words to the Wise about...Money; A Collection . of True Stories”, at the event. The light-hearted manual was dedicated to Pendergrass’ mother, “who always said, ‘It ain’t how much you bring in; it’s how much you let out.” _ Keeping the spirit of her mother’s kind heart and giv- ing nature alive, the second annual fundraiser this Satur- day will offer even more les- sons geared especially toward women. Caroline Rogers, who is pursuing a master’s in Pas- toral Counseling from Liberty University, will present a pro- gram on “Time for Change: Making a Bold Career Move”. This Spartanburg mother of two, who has been married to her “best friend for 16 years”, said that several years ago she felt God calling her into the ministry. She chose teaching instead. “Even though I closed my Holly Sweat ears to God’s will concerning His plans He still blessed my choice to teach immensely,” Rogers said. “I found great success within my classroom and enjoyed the close prox- imity of being on the same campus as my children. “However, after five years I couldn’t close my ears any longer. I knew something was missing and it was then that I stepped out into the unknown, surrendering my plans to ” she said. “I quit my Fall Festival planned for Oct. 20 Good food, homemade jellies and jams, yummy baked goods, and crafts that will delight festival-goers are sure to please Kings Mountain area citizens at- tending the annual Fall Fes- tival at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club today (Wednesday). Doors open at the club- house on E. Mountain St. at 11:30 a.m. for lunch in the dining room and for the bazaar, children’s art ex- hibits, and much more on the first floor of the clubhouse. Lunch will be served from 11:30 am.-1:30 p.m. and supper will be served from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at $10 for adults and $6 for children. The menu will feature turkey or ham with all the trim- mings, dessert, tea coffee. The Fall Festival attracts Judgement House Final showings this weekend at FBC-KM Members of Kings Mountain’s First Baptist Church are approaching the second and final weekend of this year’s presentation of Judgement House. The Judgement House se- ries of dramatic presenta- tions demonstrates life and death issues that resonate with today’s headlines. The focus of the presentations is life beyond the grave, and how the decisions we make in everyday life can have eternal consequences, said Reg Alexander, of Regal Ad- ventures Creative Ministries, who helps put on the pro- gram each year. More than 125 volunteers See Judgement House, 5A photos by EMILY WEAVER/HERALD Sue McCluney, left, and Nancy Ross check out the table displays at last year’s KM Woman's Club Fall Fes- tival. The display they stand at was done by Suzy B’s, who took third place. At right: Gloria Summers gets some homemade bread from .the indoor hazaar at last year’s Fall Festival. a large crowd each year and festival-goers say it’s the place to meet and greet old friends and new friends. - The Woman’s Club Fall Festival, known as the Floral Fair in earlier years, show- cases the talents of many volunteers and is probably “the oldest continuing event in the history of the city. | Wife, Mother and Grandmother o Chair, Cleveland County Board of Commissioners fl * 10 Year Cleveland County Board of Education Member / Vice Chair § © Organist, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Piano and Organ Teacher § + Graduate UNC-Charlotte fl © Past President Shelby Breakfast Rotary Club Your Cleveland County Board of Commissioners is committed to attracting businesses and bringing jobs to our citizens § * Duke Energy Cliffside Power Plant * Clearwater Paper Company | Solaris Industries » Foothills Commerce Center » Southern Power Company * Duke Energy Training Center § * T-5 Data Center Park * LeGrand Center / Early College High School Great things are happening in our county. Vote to Re-Elect Jo Boggs to the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners Paid for by the committee to Re-elect Jo Caroline Rogers teaching job and have spent the past year digging my heels into graduate level Bible and counseling classes, all of which have stretched me to lengths I never dreamed pos- sible.” Rogers said that she plans to become a counselor in the pastoral ministry, “equipping those in crisis with tools to overcome their obstacles.” Patsy Turner, owner of Good Things Consignment and More, will present a pro- gram on how she went “From Employee to Entrepreneur”. She resides in Clover. Holly Sweat, director of Workforce and Career Devel- opment at Cleveland Com- munity College, will present a program on “Selling Yourself _ in Today’s Job Market”. Sweat’s professional ca- reer led her down interesting paths - as executive director of The Center for Professional and Personal Growth in At- lanta, Ga., as leader of a suc- cessful private practice in Atlanta for six years, as a cli- nician for an Employee Assis- tance Program, as director of Career Services at Gardner- ‘Webb University for 11 years, as a psychotherapist and as a director at CCC. She has 23 years of suc- cessful experience supporting individuals to actively man- age their career directions and personal choices through cus- tomized development plans.. ‘Sweat has presented sev- eral programs at local, state and regional conferences on various topics such as leader- ship and management devel- opment, communication skills, professional presenta- tion skills, resume and inter- viewing skills, etiquette and more. Sweat resides in Nancy Abasiekong Shelby. Nancy Abasiekong, also of Shelby, will lead a program on how to “Un-clutter the Cluttered Lifestyle”. She is an extension agent, working with family and consumer sci- ences, at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension office in Cleveland County. She joined the Cleveland County Cooperative Exten- sion staff over 30 years ago from the Mecklenburg County Cooperative Exten- sion office where she worked as a community resource de- velopment agent. Abasiekong earned her Gerontology Certificate from Western Carolina University, her Master’s degree in Home Economics from. UNC- Greensboro, and her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics Education from Berea College in Berea, Ken. As an extension agent, she handles housing and environ- mental issues, human devel- opment and aging, family resource management, and community and volunteer de- velopment. She is married to Aniedi Abasiekong and has two grown children: Stacie and Michael. “We hope this conference is the beginning of an annual event for women,” Pender- grass said. For those who cannot at- tend, donations and contribu- tions can still be made to the senior center, a non-profit in- stitution. All donations are tax deductible, : Mt. Zion Baptist Church was another favorite place for the late Ms. Mitchem. Pen- dergrass said that they hope to . also do something in honor of their mother for the church. Let me heip you get the best coverage to fit your needs. Knowing you're covered is just a call away. & CALL ME FOR A QUOTE TODAY John Caveny | 210 East King St. 8! Kings Mountain 8 (704) 739-3953 cavenyj@nationwide.com Nationwide’ On Your Side Auto Home Life Business ©2008-2010 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Affiliated Companies. Nationwide Life Insurance Company. Home office: Columbus, Ohio 43215-2220. Nationwide, the Nationwide Framemark and On Your Side are federally registered service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Not available in all "Sues states. We offer non-Nationwide homeowners insurance products only in FL. I PE 10am-5 pm Historic Court Square WERE RS LTTE Taste Shelby’s famed Liver Mush and learn new _recipes. Mack's Liver Mush will sell their famous sandwiches. * Husband Calling Contest * Cooking Demonstrations § TourClevelandCounty.com *Media Sponsors: Whats Up Shopper, WGWG, Cleveland Headline News * Taste Tests 704-482-7882 at 10:00 am. * Pumpkin Painting Shelby Shelby Fall Festival October 23 Children’s & Pet Events begin * Pet Parade - 10:30.am U * Children’s Costume ptown Parade - 11:30am Uptown / Shelby: org | “We Grow | What We ~ Sell” Local Farmers Market offers fresh produce, spreads, baked goods and free samples of many foods. 8am-1pm. PREC EEN SA ATI SRD Bid 5 ad
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