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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 FROM Page 4A “It’s more real than we thought,” she said. “On TV it looks fake,” Brucker added. But seeing your teacher come to school: the next day wearing a neck brace, seventh grader David Gamble had to admit, “it’s real”. Students Tanner Davis, Gamble, Sellers, Brucker and Ponder spoke with enthusiasm of the matches they’ve witnessed. A few noted that if Mr. McDonald doesn’t beat the “Sheik”, there’ll be no living with him after this. They know how competitive he gets. The Duke Blue Devils flag he has hang- ing in the room taunts Brucker — an avid Car- olina Tarheel fan — on a daily basis. Some of his students have returned the taunts lately with playful digs of their own about the “Sheik” and the fosardownt Mr. McDonald faces. In the running Last Friday, McDonald was warming up for the match with students in his running club at KMMS. They ran down to John Gam- ble Stadium next door at the high school and ‘formed lines on the track. He led them through exercises that warmed up their mus- | cles for the workout they were about to face. What a workout! He charged them to run up the hill and down the stairs of the sta- dium’s home side, again and again. Then he told them to run a couple of laps around the track. They did it. Even though some were clearly tired, like he was tired in the ring, they soldiered on under the guidance of this soldier. In pep talks before and after their work- outs he told them why it matters to keep going, to push for a strong finish and to be the champions in their own lives. Not everyone in the club is going to be a star athlete, he explained after school, but everyone needs to learn how to overcome ad- The Kings Mountain Herald RANGER: (0 take no prisoners versity and how to face challenges. When asked if the two gold belts that sit behind his desk in the classroom were tro- phies he won in his wrestling matches with the EWA, he laughed. “It’s a funny story,” he said. One afternoon a few weeks ago, he needed cash to renew the license tag on his car. He popped over to a nearby toy store and looked for something quick to buy to get cash back on his bank card. And there he saw it, shining in the aisle. It was a plastic belt that shone like gold and was inscribed with the words: “Heavyweight Champion”. He bought it for laughs and brought it into his classroom. It sits on top of a metal filing cabinet next to another toy. belt, that a-student found and brought him. That belt has a WWE logo that spins he pointed out with a smile. He’s challenged his students with selling tickets for the event on Friday night. Each student who sells five tickets earns a home- work pass. It’s a win for students and for Hospice. i Many of his students will be watching from the sidelines as he takes on “The Sheik from the Middle East” Friday night. And like Rocky’s Adrian, his wife of 16 years Amy McDonald will be watching too, cheering for a champion. Whether McDonald wins or not in the ring, his students believe in him and in that . way this teacher is already a champion. You can see it in the signs that hang in the school’s halls. You can hear it in the steady chants of “U-S—A, U—-S—A”. You can see it in the determination of his students who continue running and climbing hills, even when they’re tired. They’ve got that same sparkle of deter- mination in their eyes that he has — the eyes of a tiger...the last known survivor stalking his prey in the night. CLUBS: offer students outlets FROM Page 4A He told them that since they started in the running “club, they’ve come a long way. “I'm proud of all of you,” "he said. The club started with there because they chose to be. One student, Austin But- ler, has even made his own shirt sporting the running club and the Army logo. He’s offered to make Mec- Donald a shirt. “Everything I do, I want nearly 40 students. Although it’s down to about 30 now- the students it hosts are not there because they drew the “short end of a stick. They are Friday. to do the best I can,” Mc- Donald said, after school on The students seem to be heeding that same calling in Contact me for a quote today. § John Caveny 210 East King St. Kings Mountain (704) 739-3953 cavenyj@nationwide.com Austin Butler shows off the shirt he made in honor of his Running Club at KMMS. his club. KMMS Principal Aaron come up with a club idea and the students were offered a . list of clubs to choose from. Attendance is up on Fri- days, he says. The ‘clubs range from tasks in running to commu- nity service, in watching classic movies to writing po- THANKS for Making U . ° Xo fie and in yearbook to tid ig Nationwide’ | 75" i “power of fp or 20 ae years Insurance Words). The school hosts 29 Source: AM BEST Lines PC. Products ti fatiomwid pany and Affiliated Companies. Columbus, OH. clubs i mn all. 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SHOWCASE: hosts largest participation ever, 53 businesses FROM Page 1 tracts its largest crowd of exhibitors. * ‘Presenting sponsors are Warlick & Ham- rick Insurance, Kings Mountain Hospital and First National Bank: Sponsors are Premier Federal Credit Union, Kings Mountain Woman's Club and City of Kings Mountain. Food sponsors are Food Lion East, Food Lion West, Linwood Restaurant, Big E Restaurant, Center Street Tavern and Smoke- - house, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Subway. "Scoop" Dixon of Gardner-Webb Univer- sity made the award presentations, also rec- ognizing Chamber Ambassadors, and | Sponsors: "Main Street," the theme for the expo, features a wide range of services that pro- mote local business, drawing interest from both exhibitors and daily visitors to city hall to appreciate the creativity expressed by each merchant advertising products that fit the theme. FROM Page 2A “They have uninterest- ing artwork to grab the eye.” * “Worst of all, they lack personality.” In order for companies to see 3 to 1 or better ROI, Bel- lune said that advertisements must have at least of these five elements: » “A strong and irre- sistible offer your target au- dience can’t resist.” * “Eye-catching artwork to draw their eyes from the clutter on a page.” e “Intriguing . headlines and subheads that make you read on.’ » “Copy that energizes your target audience to buy.” * “A compelling call to action that will get them off the couch (and out to your store).” 3 Bellune shared some of the 196 dynamic words that - he’s found to offer a punch in advertisements. An ad is your salesman, he said, make it work for you. “There are thousands of successful weekly newspa- pers so they must be doing something right,” he added. “They are distributed in * zones which means you can ‘reach a more geographically- suitable area. Use a strong call to action with a special offer so when readers call you can track the results...It is read by the customers you want in the community you serve.’ Kings Mountain Herald and Mountaineer Partnership Inc. sponsored the event. “Mountaineer Partner- ship exists to grow your business, that’s why we’re here,” = MPI President Suzanne Amos told the audi- ence at the start of the pro- SEMINAR: reveals magic of advertising gram. She mentioned that a re- cent survey showed an esti- mated $34 million in sales have been lost in downtown Kings Mountain to other outlying cities. MPI is hop- ing to help businesses chop away at that figure. Ron Isbell, publisher of the Herald, reminded the crowd that the best way to bring new customers into your business is to advertise. FUNDRAISERS: set to help kids with cancer FROM Page 1 and the brother of Melissa and Brittany all of Kings Mountain. In efforts to raise money for Baucom and his treat- ments, there will be a spaghetti supper at Kings Mountain High School Fri- day, Feb. 25, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria. : Tickets are on sale at the high school for $7 each. Justice is the son of Roxy and Jeremy Harris, the brother of three-year-old Symphony Harris, and the grandson of Roger and Sandy Greene of Kings Mountain. The family, who lives in | Doyou love Nascar? Then you don’t want to miss a minute of this seasons action! VIER, 2010 Winner - Denny Hamlin 16 ‘June 26 Infineon Raceway 2010 Winner - Jimmie Johnson Daytona 500 history & 2011 No. Date Channel .- i February 12 Daytona bel FOX asi 2010 Winner - Kevin Harvick ~~ February 17 Daytona Twin Duels Speed 2010-Winners - J, Johnson/K. 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The physi- cians work in partnership with primary physicians as well as hospital physicians. Sanger also operates a clinic in Shelby. Dr. Boyette specializes in cardiology and cardiovascu- lar disease with expertise in clinical and consultative car- diology, non-invasive cardi- ology and cardiac catheterization. Dr. Patel specializes in cardiology with expertise in clinical, preventive and con- sultative cardiology, cardiac catheterization, stress testing with nuclear imaging, echocardiograms including stress and transesophageal echocardiograms. Dr. Lieu specializes in cardiology with expertise in clinical cardiology, echocar- diography, nuclear cardiol- ogy, diagnostic ‘cardia¢ catheterization and cardiac CT. After the open house, the hospital also hosted the Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce After Hours attended by a large crowd.
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