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gs Volume 123 « Issue 35 » Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Classic Gifts & Interior Design Services | 146 West Mountain St., Kings Mountain Ph. 704-730-8409 # Fax 704-730-8410 Temper Tantrum EMILY WEAVER/HERALD Congressman Patrick McHenry talks debt with a crowd at KM City Hall. Tremors felt in KM A 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Virginia at 1:53 p.m. Tuesday, sent tremors through Kings Mountain and a majority of the east coast. Marti Mongiello, innkeeper of The Inn of the Patriots, said that his father felt the tremors in Pennsylva- nia about 20 seconds before he felt it here. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered in Louisa, Va., 39 miles northwest of Richmond, at a depth of about 1 km. Reports indicated that tremors were felt as far north as Canada. The See TREMORS, 7A Rockin’ out downtown to make a wish Jammin’ for Wishes concert Sept. 3 wm EMILY WEAVER Editor As a junior at Kings Mountain High School, last year, Isaac Pearson raised $1,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and for part of his senior project by throwing a multi-band concert at J. Oliver’s Coffee Shop. The event was called Jammin’ for Wishes. It was a hit. This year, he hopes to round out his senior project with an even bigger jam session at Patriots Park and at _ other places downtown. The goal is ~ to double last year’s donations. On Saturday, Sept. 3, Jammin’ for Wishes will feature live music rang- ing in genres from Gospel, Bluegrass and Jazz to Indie Rock and Rock-n- Roll performed by a total of 10 bands at the Gazebo in Patriots Park from noon to 10 p.m. With $50 donations from busi- nesses and friends of the Make-A- Wish Foundation, bands will perform 10 minutes of live music in’ front of shops downtown throughout the See CONCERT, 7A Kids head classroom — School bells ring T hursday — Melinda Cannif, kindergarten teacher, shows two new students their names on their owls. Left to right, Mrs. Canniff, Kaitlan Wilson, 5, Kaitlan’s sister Alyee Wilson, 6, and Alexis Michael, 5 (infront). back to the EMILY WEAVER Editor promise. In his defense; Mensnry. said it could have been worse. KYRA TURNER/HERALD : ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com School bells ring and school buses roll Thursday morning for 15,600 Cleveland County students and a staff of 2,100 plus, including 1,100 teachers, a slight decrease in the teaching staff from last year. "It's exciting, we're ready to go," See SCHOOL, 7A Schools In a well-attended Wednesday night Town Hall meeting in the council chambers of Kings Mountain City Hall, tempers flared. The question of the night was why did con- servative Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry vote to raise the debt ceiling? On Aug. 1, by a vote of 269 to 161, the House agreed to raise the debt limit to $2.4 trillion in exchange for a promise of no tax increases and a cut of $21 billion in discre- tionary spending. Local Republicans Rep. Sue Myrick and McHenry voted for the com- McHenry faces flack over vote to raise debt ‘ceiling’ Page 6A - With the nation's looming debt, the climbing deficit, and threat- ened ends to Medicare and Social Security, McHenry. told the audience, “I think it's important we have a fact- based conversation." House Speaker John Boehner "was at the table when Obama said he wanted something like $800 billion in revenue and he said 'I need $400 billion more’. Boehner walked away. You didn't see them behind closed doors. There were no TV cameras when I See McHENRY, 6A Brown seeks city approval for RY park = ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com The controversial rezoning of a tract of land on Raven Drive is a‘fhajor agenda item for the seven member Kings Mountain City Council Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Council Cham- bers at City Hall. "This isn't a subdivision I'm trying to “build, it's an RV park," developer Mike Brown told the city planning and zon- ing board at its Aug. 9 public hearing on his request for a conditional use permit and rezoning from Residential 10 to R-20 a portion of his property at the former Park Yarn - Mill/Glen Raven site on South Battleground. By vote of 7-1 the planning board recommended to city council to deny the rezoning because of "deficiencies in the design and enforceability of the proposal." If city council says "no" to rezoning, the Brown request can't come back to the planning board for six months. Reportedly Brown has been lobbying council members to take a look at his proposal for a primitive park. He has con- “sistently stated, durin® two lengthy planning board hearings, that he is eyeing 25 parking spaces to start with until he finds the park idea works. After his first appearance before the planning board in July, the board listed 13 specific sugges- tions for a revised site plan. "The board took a hard look at the proposal and voted on four findings of fact," said Plan- ning Director Steve Killian. Among the major concerns expressed by the board was sanitation. Brown gave no timetable for bathroom facilities. "T have to take baby steps," Brown responded to questions." can't spend another half million dollars on this property now." Speaking for his Macedonia Baptist Church congregation against the rezoning, Pastor Michael Horne called the pro- posal "almost laughable" because of incompleteness. See BROWN, 7A KM educators, ‘best of the best’ we ELIZABETH STEWART i libkmherald@gmail.com “The Best of the Best” is how Cleveland County -Supt. Dr. Bruce ¢ Boyles recognized teachers and: the three top educators in the county at the district-wide recognition breakfast at Cleveland County Auditorium Friday morning in Shelby. “This is a dream come true for me,” said Jennifer Bumgardner, West Ele- mentary third grade teacher, who said she was humbled to be so recognized after only five years of teaching. Henry Gilmore, KM Intermediate principal, commended teachers for doing a great job in educating our chil- LIB STE WARTHERALD ~ dren as he accepted the award as Out- standing Principal of the Year. See EDUCATORS, 7A Cleveland County Schools Supt. Dr. Bruce Boyles, second from left, congratilates Christy Dawkins, left, teacher assistant of the year, Jennifer Bumgardner, teacher of the year, and Henry Gilmore, principal of the year, as the school district honored top educators Friday. THM TEL TR A TE TT 209 S. Battleground Ave., Kings Mountain * 704.739.5411 ni 002 1 an www.alliancebanknc.com o MEMBER FDIC
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