Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Pictured are instructors for Farm Safety Day attended by Agriculture students at Kings Moun-
tain High School. Seated: Dewey Cook; standing, from left, Jonathan Pitman, Craig Mayes,
agriculture teacher, Harry Sain, Wayne Yarbro, Thad Allen, Perry Davis, Gordon McDaniel,
Ronald Hawkins and Mitchell Smart.
Eighty-five Kings Mountain High School
9-12 agricultural students learned about farm
safety from the experts Thursday as the
Cleveland County Farm Bureau hosted Farm
Safety Day.
Tractor safety, fire safety, first aid skills,
and electrical safety were the topics of
demonstrations as the students walked
through the various stations of interest in and
outside the Agriculture Building. >
Wayne Yarbro and Thad Allen talked
about how to operate a tractor safely, while
Rutherford Electric Corporation representa-
tives Jonathan W. Pitman and Gordon Mc-
Daniel stressed the importance of electrical
safety with their, timely demonstrations.
EMT Ronald Hawkins encouraged students
to be “sun safe” and avoid possible skin can-
cer. He emphasized head protection with
hats, and said that hearing loss is preventa-
ble by protecting your ears during loud noise,
and your eyes by wearing eyeglasses, among
other safety and health tips. He also said that
Negus to host
blood drive
Kings Mountain High
School senior, Josh Negus
has aspired to be a medical
doctor all his life.
His love of the medical
profession was his reason for
scheduling his senior project
as a community blood drive
to be ‘held Sunday, April 17,
from 2-5:30 p.m.
The Community Blood
Center of the Carolinas will
"Josh Negus
long sleeves were a must as well as hats
while working out in the sun.
Hawkins said that 99% of outdoor acci-
dents in the county occur when people use
weedeaters and don’t wear goggles to protect
their eyes. He said that flying debris can
heavily damage a person’s eyes. He also sug-
gested that outdoor chores should be done in
the hot summer months in early mornings or
late evenings.
Dewey Cooke, the county’s fire marshal,
demonstrated how to use a fire extinguisher
properly. Farm Bureau representative Harry
Sain said that the group of instructors also
travel to Burns and Crest High Schools to
give similar programs to agriculture students,
sponsored by the Bureau directors and vol-
| unteers. :
Fatal Vision, a program sponsored by
Farm Bureau, will return to Kings Mountain -
High May 12, at Crest High on May 5, and at
Burns High on May 26.
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All the blood collected at
the blood give-in will help
patients at Kings Mountain
Shelby.
Josh and his family are
members of First Baptist
Church. |
After high school gradu-
ation, Josh will enroll at East
Carolina University ‘in
Greenville. He is excited that
eight years from now he will
_ Hospital and Cleveland Re-
“gional Medial Center in’
be at the vacant former Dol-
lar General building across
from Kings Mountain City
Hall to process donors. To
make appointments call 704-
739-0515 or ' email
tesn2001yahoo.com, or log
onto www.cbcc.us/donate
and enter the sponsor code
SeniorProject.
“Just drop in,” ‘says
Negus, the son of Teresa and
Marty Negus of Kings
Mountain and grandson of
Joann Smith and the late
Odus Smith and Mary Ann
Katz and the late Albert
Negus. The whole family, in-
cluding Josh’s younger
brother, Austin Negus, a 6th
grader, are enthusiastically
supporting the project.
“Organ donations” was
the theme of Josh’s term
paper in the 11th grade-and
this year he contacted the re-
gional blood collecting cen-
ter. CBC is also urging
contributions as “a pint for a
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Hines named
Scholar Athlete
Tim Hines, was named Mc-
Donald’s/WOHS Scholar
Athlete of the Month. Hines
is a senior at Kings Moun-
tain High School.
attain his lifetime goal and
night” which means that for become Df ToshNeans.
each donation in March and
April, CBCC will make a
contribution to support the
families of sick children say-
ing at the Ronald McDonald
Burton to host
workshop on
House of Charlotte.
Another incentive for melanoma
Se i Hm Jessica Burton, a senior at
ay I : Kings Mountain = High
merchants have donated raf-
fle gifts for drawings to be
held during the blood drive.
They are Bridges Hardware,
Body Junction, J. Olivers,
Timms Furniture, Farmer’s
Furniture, KM Florist, Pa-
School, is hosting a free
workshop for anyone inter-
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Anyone who loves the
beach, outdoor sports or tan-
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will host a. guest speaker
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