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Legion hangs
The Kings Mountain Herald
Special Rotarian
lights
on tree for Veterans
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
McGill honored
Dr. John McGill, (seated) a Rotarian since 1958, was honored with a special award
Thursday, November 17. He was named an Honorary Rotarian for his outstanding service
to Rotary and the community. Presenting the award were (L to R) Rotarians Dr. George
Plonk, Hazel Thrift, JoAnn Hall, Larry Hamrick, and Club President Myra McGinnis
Joyce Kale, president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155, puts lights on a Christmas tree
that will honor veterans in front of the American Legion Building on East Gold Street. The
Auxiliary invites the public to trim the tree with a donation for each light and the name of a
veteran.
The Christmas tree in front of the American Legion Post 155 on East Gold will soon be
trimmed with lights honoring veterans.
"We want to place the names of our local veterans, those living and deceased, on a
lighted tree," says Joyce Kale, American Legion Auxiliary president. But the public's help is
needed.
Kale said that any donation, $1 or more, for each light will be appreciated and all pro-
ceeds will be earmarked for veterans, those locally in musing homes and at VA hospitals i in
the state.
The lights on the large tree located at the side of the Legion building will add holiday
decor to the red berries already on the tree.
Contact Kale, Lou Ballew, Arlene Barrett, Myrtle Christenson, or Norma Bridges with
the names of veterans and to donate to the project.
Christmas at the Fair
There are a few vendor
spaces still available for this
year’s Christmas at the Fair
December 2nd, 3rd and 4th
at the Cleveland County
Fairgrounds. Inside booth
sizes are 8x8 for $100 and
8x16 for $150. Booths come
with a table and two chairs.
Outside 10x16 booth spaces
are also available for $150.
Christmas at the Fair will be
from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday, De-
cember 2nd and 3rd and
from 12 noon until 6 p.m.
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Natural Tips to Prevent a Cold
Continued...
#7 Eat Foods Containing Phytochemicals:
"Phyto" means plants, and the natural chemi-
cals in plants give the vitamins in food a su-
percharged boost. So put away the vitamin pill, and eat dark green,
red, and yellow vegetables and fruits.
#8 Eat Yogurt: Some studies have shown that eating a daily cup of
low-fat yogurt can reduce your susceptibility to colds by 25%.
#9 Don't Smoke: Statistics show that heavy smokers get more severe
colds and more frequent ones.
#10 Cut Alcohol Consumption: Heavy alcohol use suppresses the im-
mune system in a variety of ways.‘Heavier drinkers are more prone to
initial infections as well as secondary complications. Alcohol also de-
hydrates the body -- it actually causes more fluid loss from your system
than it puts in.
#11 Relax: If you can teach yourself to relax, you can activate your
immune system on demand. There's evidence that when you put your
relaxation skills into action, your interleukins -- leaders in the immune
system response against cold and flu viruses -- increase in the blood-
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on Sunday, December 4th.
Cost for this year’s event
is $3 for adults 13 and over,
$1 for children 6-12, and
free for children 5 and
under; or attendees can
bring three cans of food or
one new toy for donation to
underprivileged children in
Cleveland County and get in
free.
There will be a petting
z00, a children’s area with
inflatables, tram rides,
lights, music and Santa
Claus. Area church groups,
choirs, quartets or individu-
als are invited to sing at this
year’s event. Sign up by
calling the fair office at 704-
487-0651. Non-profit or-
ganizations and churches
are invited to have an 8x8
booth for free. For more in-
formation, call the fair of-
fice.
Metal.
Mayor Murphrey works to keep KM beautiful
It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. Mayor Rick Murphrey was knee-deep in
mud on Wednesday, Nov. 16, planting pansies at an entrance to the city near the Armory.
It was an effort to Keep Kings Mountain Beautiful. His wife, Sandra Murphrey is president
of the Keep Kings Mountain Beautiful committee.
The money for the pansies was raised from recycled cans that are collected behind the
city’s no. 2 fire station. The recycled cans were traded for cash at C&C Scrap Iron and
EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
Y gets ready for 11th
~The Kings Mountain
Family YMCA is gearing up
for its 11th annual Jingle
Bell Rockin’ Run, signing up
runners, volunteers and
sponsors for what organizers
predict will be the best race
et.
This year’s event, featur-
ing a 2-mile race and a 600-
meter fun run for kids, and a
5K and 10K walk/run for all
ages, will kick off at 9 a.m.
~ on Saturday, Dec. 3rd, hours
before the city’s annual
Christmas Parade down-
town. The race will start at
the corner of Gold St. and
Railroad Ave. Southern Ex-
perience will rock the stage
with tunes. Precision Timing
Systems. will calculate and
record the results. This
year’s event will also feature
* a costume contest, visit from
Santa, a cornhole tourna-
ment and a pre-race Vendor
Fair during packet pick-up.
Each participant is in-
vited to pick up their packets
for the race on Friday, Dec.
2, from 3-7 p.m. in the gym-
nasium at the Y. Several ven-
dors, including Prescriptions
Plus and 1 Life Nutrition
Health and Wellness, will be
stationed in the gym on Fri-
day. 2
On race day, every child
participant will be awarded a
medallion. Top runners in
each age division for the SK
and 10K races will also be
rewarded. The best child and
adult in a costume will also
get a prize.
The Y’s second biggest
annual fundraiser, Jingle
Bell Rockin’ Run supports
the Y’s We Build People
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Scholarship fund. One of the
goals of the YMCA is to turn
no one away due to inability
to pay. Through the scholar-
ship program, the Y offers fi-
nancial assistance to
individuals and families so
that YMCA programs are ac-
cessible to every person re- -
gardless of age, gender,
religion, ethnicity or income
level.
The Y welcomes “Phan-
tom Dashers”, monetary do-
nations from people who
want to contribute, but for
some reason or another can-
not run. Organizers are also
seeking volunteers and spon-
sors for this year’s Jingle
Bell Rockin’ Run.
To volunteer or become a
sponsor contact Candice
Hyde at chyde@cleve-
coymca.org or call 704-739-
9631. To sign up for the'race,
visit www. ptstiming.com or
register in person at the
Kings Mountain YMCA.
Early registration ends Nov.
28.
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Bells will
soon be
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ringing
Christmas bells will ‘start
ringing for benefit of the Kings
Mountain, Crisis Ministry this
weekend and continue week-
ends through Dec. 17.
Iris Frady, Executive Direc-
tor of the Crisis Ministry, said
People’s Baptist Church volun-
- teers will ring the bells from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. and Chestnut Ridge
Baptist Church volunteers will
ring the bells from 2-6 p.m. at
Roses on Shelby Road. On Sat-
urday volunteers from KM Ro-
- tary Club will ring the bells
from 10 a.m.-6.p.m. at Ingles
and New Life Family Worship
volunteers will ring the bells
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Roses.
Frady said that during the
Kings Mountain Christmas pa-
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