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JOHN DILLING
SOMEWHERE: the ducks
The Kings Mountain Herald
FROM Page 3A
In other actions, council:
+authorized Mayor Rick
Murphrey to submit an Eco-
nomic Infrastructure pro-
gram grant application for
$99,250 and an Industrial
Development Fund Utility
account grant for $94,287
for a waterline ‘associated
with the expansion of
Chemetall Foote,
nexation petitions from
T5@XKings Mountain LLC (
Project Roosevelt) to extend
the corporate limits, a 54
acre tract, on Riverside
Court in Northwest Kings
Mountain and annexed prop-
erty of Dennis and Lou Ann
Goforth on Shelby Road.
+Okayed several com-
mittee appointments, includ-
ing Joni Smith and Ken
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
WALLACE: gets two grants to improve downtown buildings
Landmarks Commission;
Mickey Corry, commission-
ers Howard Shipp and Rick
Moore, mayor pro tem Rod-
ney Gordon and Steve Kil-
lian to the redistricting
committee to work on place-
ment of = newly-annexed
areas in city wards; and reap-
pointed Ragan Harper to the
ABC board.
+Approved use of the
for a concealed weapons
class for the public for Sat-
urday, April 9, and Sanndews :
April 23.
+Set public hearing April
26 at 6 p.m. to consider a
CDBG close-out on a water
project on Battleground
Road, and to consider a re-
quest from John Young to re-
zone property at 809 E. King
St. from General Business to
+Formally approved an-
Pfleiger to
the Historic
Kings Mountain firing range
Residential. f
REMEMBERING: JD Barrett, police chief and councilman
FROM Page 2A :
Barrett met his wife, Arlene Schnei-
der, while on furlough from the Navy
and the Corydon, Indiana native be-
came his bride 56 years ago. In Kings
Mountain they raised two children:
Cheryl, who is married to Randy But-
ler, and David, who is married to Carol
Fleming Barrett. Grandson Morgan
Alexander Barrett was his Grandpa's
pride and joy. Arlene retired as secre-
tary at First Presbyterian Church and in
retirement like her husband started vol-
unteering in a number of organizations.
Jackie Barrett was hired as a patrol-
man at the Kings Mountain Police De-
partment in 1956 by the late Chief
Hugh Logan, Jr., was promoted to ser-
geant in 1968, lieutenant in 1970, cap-
tain in 1974, and chief in 1983. He
retired after 31 years in law enforce-
ment, promoted through the ranks to .
the top job in the department.
He saw a number of his friends and
co-workers become officers and chief,
including Warren Goforth, Bob Hayes,
Richard Reynolds and Houston Corn.
Upon retirement in 1987 Barrett got
into politics and ran for a seat on Kings
Mountain City Council; he won his first
two-year term in 1987-89. He was re-
elected to a second two year term in
1989-91.
Jackie Dean Barrett will not only be
missed by his immediate and church
family but by scores of Kings Mountain
area people and local police whose
lives he touched as he passed our way.
still fly for the great John Diling. ’
FROM Page 2A
North Carolina.
Dilling’s desire to keep duckpin bowling alive went
much farther than Kings Mountain. He became a duck-
pin bowling advocate nationwide and served many
years on the Board of the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress. His success on the lanes and his dedicated
leadership nationally led to his induction into the Na-
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress Hall of Fame. He has
also been honored by the Kings Mountain Sports Hall
of Fame,
John bowled in Kings Mountain leagues for about
60 years. If he didn’t carry the highest average every
year he was, as Dizzy Dean would say, “right up there
amongst them.” w
As years passed John’s eyesight dimmed but he con-
tinued to bowl and enjoy the fellowship at the lanes.
When he couldn’t see the pins other bowlers would tell
him which ones were standing and, more often than not,
he‘d knock some of them down.
John always encouraged the other bowlers and he al-
ways promoted them. Until his health deteriorated, the
first thing John did on Wednesday mornings was to
bring the bowling score sheets to The Herald and tell
me, “Okay, here’s the bowling scores, you can put the
paper out now.”
John Dilling was a bustness and bowling icon in
Kings Mountain, but of first importance he was a great
man who was a friend to many and will be greatly
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missed.
Every time duckpin bowlers gather for league action,
John’s presence will be missed. But as long as there is
duckpin bowling in Kings Mountain he will be there in
spirit.
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Part of a tree fell on a house on the corner of Gold and Tracy streets - damage from a heavy thunderstorm that rolled through
Kings Mountain early Tuesday morning.
STORM: paves damages, outages in its wake Tuesday morning
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out from the force and pressure of the
gales. “It was a really bad storm,”
Stewart said.
A teacher at a'local roan
where Stewart works said that a win-
dow blew out in her home, too. No
one was hurt.
. But many local families were
awakened by the storm. Kids sought
comfort with their parents while some
sought shelter away from windows.
‘Along - Goforth Road, trees
blocked driveways and landscaping
equipment stood next to shreds of
metal where a shed once stood.
On Tuesday afternoon, the city
conducted a test, of its emergency
alert siren system.
Duke Energy was overwhelmed
with blackouts, but the city was lucky
in that regard.
City Manager Marilyn Sellers said
that there were only a “handful” of
outages: reported by city customers
Tuesday. She said that workers in the
electric department ventured out after
the storm around 2 a.m., looking for
electric disruptions.
Only finding a few, Sellers credits
the city’s great tree trimming prac:
tices, keeping infrastructure upgraded
and sheer luck for most of the limbs
falling away from the lines.
"Duke Energy has requested assis-
tance from the City of Kings Moun-
tain’s Electric Department to restore
power to its customers. Sellers said
that city linemen and electricians may
be sending aid today.
As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 154,724
Duke Energy customers were without
power. More than 5,000 of those were
disruptions in Cleveland County.
CITY: seeks public input on future trail as part of Thread
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back on the draft implemen-
tation strategies. Representa-
eager to talk to participants
about the project.”
For more
information
tact Marcie Campbell in the
Kings Mountain Planning The
Department by email at mar-
County Thread Trail).
Carolina Thread
Trail is a 15-county, two-
tives from the county, Kings
Mountain, the Thread and
project consultants LandDe-
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Initial plans for the con-"
nection include a route from
Moss Lake to the old Ben-
nett Brick building near the
high school, along a creek,
down Landing Street, to Pa-
triot’s Park and then to the
Patrick family property
along Battleground Ave.
‘where it will hook up with
part of the Gateway Trails.
The public is also encour-
aged to get involved by sub-
mitting feedback through an
online survey. To participate,
visit the project site at
www. wikiplanning.org,
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state initiative designed to
inspire and facilitate the cre-
ation of a regional network
of trails, blueways, and con-
servation corridors that will
grow together over time
linking more than 2.3 mil-
lion citizens. With technical
resources and catalytic fund-
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communities will plan and,
implement their portions of
this green interstate system.
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