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All eyes on
Charlotte
p= ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail.com
All eyes are on Charlotte
this week where the Demo-
cratic National Convention
i$ taking place.
Robin Smith, as a dele-
gate, will be sitting on the
front row at Bank of Amer-
ica. Stadium for Barack
Obama’s acceptance speech
Thursday night. Betsy Wells,
of Kings Mountain, is
among a large number of
Cleveland County volun-
teers who are finding the
DNC “exciting and one of
‘the most accessible conven-
tions in history.”
“I attended the free, fam-
ily-friendly ~~ CarolinaFest
Monday, have been helping
with registration and I am
excited to be able to hear the
‘ Day with a festival, which
although dampened by rain,
First Lady speak on Wellnes-
day,” said Wells.
Forty-nine Cleveland
County. Democrats will
board a bus Thursday for
Charlotte and President
Obama’s address. The bus
will pick up people in
Shelby and Kings Mountain.
Mrs: Wells said she has
helped to get credentials for
area people to attend.
Festivities for the con-
vention kicked off Labor
attracted thousands to Trade
and Tryon Street. The North
Carolina Party at the
NASCAR Hall of Fame at-
tracted crowds on Sunday.
Wells called the party “spec-
tacular.”
See EYES ON
CHARLOTTE, 7A
Patriot Day, 9/11
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. Patriot Day observance - September 11, 2011.
The City of Kings Mountain will observe Patriot Day on
Tuesday, September 11. This solemn anniversary is an an-
nual commemorative service for those who lost their lives
on September 11, 2001. ’
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-standing mountain in the world on he continent of Africa. Not pictured is Mark Patterson.
Area Rotarians Michael Cheng, Atlen-Langley; Dr. Bryan Baker, and Tom McNichols, left to right, are pictured on Moun,
Mitchell, a practice climb for their September climb for polio eradication to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free:
Climbing for a cause
ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Too much!is at stake for Dr. Bryan
Baker and 29 other Rotarians from Ro-
tary District 7680 not to make it to the
top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest E
“to my physical limits but we're climb-
freestanding mountain in the world.”
** The Kings Mountain dentist, for 22
years a member of the Kings Mountain
Rotary Club, Michael Chepg, Allen
Langley, Tom McNichols and Mark
Patterson, all of the Shelby Rotary
Club, are practicing together - exercis-
ing, training, climbing - and they’re
ready to summit the peak as a group
and be the first Rotarians to plant a Ro-
tary flag ont Mt. Kilimanjaro on the con-
tinent of Africa.
“We’ve climbed Kings Mountain,
Crowders Mountain, and Mount
Mitchell and we're ready to go to Tan-
zania, Africa on Friday, Sept. 7,” said
Baker. The climb is set for Sept. 10-15.
Says the busy, versatile, three gen-
eration dentist, “T know I’ll be pushed
ing for a cause that I became excited
about eight months ago and that’s to
raise over $100,000 to support the
worldwide eradication of polio.’ I am
a part of this climb because I believe in
the cause and look forward to the diffi-
cult challenge and experience.”
In Kings Mountain Bryan and his
brother, Steve, are partners in Baker
Dental Care at 703 E. King St., Suite 9,
following in the footsteps of their
grandfather, Dr. L.P. Baker who
founded Baker Dentistry (1907); their
uncle Dr, Bob Baker, 1940’s, and their
"father; Dr. Thomas Baker, 1961. Bryan
Baker joined the practice in 1988 and
Steve Baker followed in’ 1991.. The
move to a more modern facility was
part of our 100 year plan,” said Bryan,
adding that with all the modern esthet-
ics ‘light years away from the old of:
fice.’
Since 1985, Rotary has contributed
more than $1 billion and countless vol=
unteer hours to the protection of more
than two billion children in 122 coun:
tries. Polio remains endemic in four
countries - Afghanistan, India, Nigeria;
and Pakistan, although other countries
See ROTARIANS, 7A
“This was a very dark day for Americans and the world”,
stated Rick Murphrey, Mayor of Kings Mountain. “We will
never forget the attack on so many innocent people” Mur-
phrey continued, “and we honor those whose lives were lost
and stand proud of our service men and women who con-
tinue, to this day, to defend and fight for the freedom we have
here in America.”
The observance will be held on the plaza in front of Kings
Mountain City Hall, 101 West Gold Street at 12 Noon, Par-
ticipants will include the presentation of colors by the Kings
Mountain Police Honor Guard, an invocation by Police Chief
. Melvin Proctor, Pledge of Allegiance by Fire Chief Frank
Burns and the National Anthem by Shana Adams. Mayor
Murphrey will speak followed by a moment of silence and
the memorial ringing of the Fire Bell.
Annexation requests
revisited, find favor
By EMILY WEAVER
Special to The Herald
‘Two voluntary satellite
annexation requests shot
© down by Kings Mountain
City ‘Council at its July meet-
ing returned to the agenda
Tuesday night and, this time,
found favor with the board.
B&D Enterprises, repre-
senting Tom’s Family Mart
and three parcels on a little
more than an acre of land at
the intersection of Stoney
Point and Oak Grove roads,
were denied annexation by a
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vote of 4-3 in July. ’
On Tuesday, they ‘were
welcomed into the city limits
by a vote of 6-1. Councilman
Tommy Hawkins gave the
sole “no” vote.
Yash Patel, the owner of
Grandpa’s Store, represent-
ing nearly 3.4 acres of land
in the Bethlehem Commu-
nity was also denied city en-
trance by a vote of 4-3 in
July. On Tuesday, his request
was granted by a 4-3 vote.
Councilmen Mike Butler, °
Keith Miller and Mayor Pro-
tem Rodney Gordon voted
“no”.
The requests were turned
down in July in part to con-
cerns Over emergency re-
sponse time to the
properties, which lie about
See ANNEXATION, 7A
Friend, leader, warrior; Justice laid
to rest during August 29 ceremony
- Photo by. Charlie Smith
Soldiers accompany the flag draped casket carrying the body of Us Army Specialist James Justice after a procession to Kings
Mountain, August 28th.
US Army Specialist
James Justice, 21, who was
killed in combat in
Afghanistan two weeks ago,
was remembered as a moti-
vated, caring, friend, leader
and warrior in funeral serv-
ices in Kings Mountain Au-
gust29."
Justice, who died Aug.
17, 2012 at Landstuhl Re-
gional Medical Center in
Germany, had strong ties
with both Kings Mountain
and Cherryville.
He grew up *in Kings
Mountain and was active in
New Beginnings Church of
Christ-and resided in Cher-
ryville with his family until
he joined the military. He
and his wife and three chil-
dren resided in Italy before
his deployment a little over
30 days ago.
The young airborne rifle
team leader was a member
of C Company, 1st Battal-
ion 503rd Infantry regiment,
173rd Airborne . Brigade
Combat Team. He was shot
during an insurgent attack in
Wardak Province August
14.
Flags at half staff in
Kings Mountain and Cher-
ryville, a procession that
traveled from Douglas Inter-
national Airport through the
town of Cherryville and
then to Harris Funeral Home
in Kings Mountain: and a
second processional from
the Kings Mountain church
to Mountain Rest Cemetery
where he was interred with
full military honors marked
a final farewell to a hero.
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