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oO 0 @ H > The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net October 17, 2012 wy CH 7 + = CL OMe] &° a LA Avin gt Be VRS 4 Ex Py El rs Town and Country Garden Club held its October meeting at the N. C. Arboretum in Asheville. The members visited gardens of native North Carolina plants. The Bonsai Gardens and metal statues were of particular beauty. Pictured are Ann Ward, in front, with (I-r) Dot Dixon, Cheryl Butler, club president; Susan Gibson, Brenda Sipe and Connie Bell. McGinnis receives Peter Keese award ~~ Myra McGinnis, Chief Executive Officer at Hospice Cleveland County for 18 years, has won the Peter Keese award from The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care. The award was presented at the re- cent conference in Greenville, SC.’ McGinnis is the daughter of Mar- garet McGinnis of Kings Mountain and the late Dick McGinnis. Ms. McGinnis joined Hospice Cleveland County in 1990. During her first year as executive director in 1994 a total of 207 patients and fam- ilies in Cleveland County received hospice services. In 2011, over 750 patients and their families benefitted from the care Hospice Cleveland County provided. During her leadership, Hospice Cleveland County has grown from a staff of 25 to a staff of over 125 and is JCAHO accredited. The hospice office, beginning in an uptown train depot in Shelby was relocated to a 12-acre campus in 1996. The admin- istrative building houses all clinical and clerical staff. Situated on the same property is Wendover, a 16 bed inpatient/residential facility. Through the support of the Kings Mountain community and the diligence of fi- nancial management in 2010, Hos- pice Cleveland County built an additional eight bed inpatient/resi- dential hospice house in Kings Mountain. Envisioning a community that re- ceives excellent health care, Ms. McGinnis helped develop a compre- hensive Palliative Care program under the umbrella of Hospice Cleve- land County. Over 60% of the pa- tients served by the palliative care program are transitioned into the hos- ~ pice program. Hospice celebrated 26 years of op- erations last November and has served over 8,000 patients in Cleve- land County. Last year hospice and palliative care programs provided care to 61% of the people who died in Cleveland County. Rev. Thomas to continue ministry, worship in Virginia Technology Free Jamboree Nov. 3 Summer Miller, 17, is planning a Technology Free Jamboree, a family fun day, for her KMHS senior project Nov. 3. There will be plenty of games, give-aways, a Hal- loween costume contest and trick or treats from 4-8 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Walk- ing Track. Firestone Fibers & Tex- tiles Company is sponsoring the fun day by kicking off'its Breast Cancer awareness program and Summer, who is hosting the Jamboree, is asking for donations to make it a big success and has re- ceived a $100 donation from Wal-Mart, Her mentor is Tonya Richards. In addition to the fun event Summer is inviting donations of warm winter clothing for the needy and these items will be donated to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry. : Miller is the daughter of Robert and Rhonda Miller of Summer Miller Kings Mountain. An honor student at Kings Mountain High School, she is active in. Renaissance Club, National Technical Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, HEX, the health occupation class, Tri- M (Chorale), and is a mem- ber of Chesthut Ridge Baptist Church. Call Summer at 704- 718-1002 for more informa- tion or to help with the project. Hughes to speak at KM Historical Museum The Kings Mountain His- torical Museum’s current ex- hibit, Reflections from Civil War Soldiers, will be on dis- play until November 9, 2012. The exhibit showcase the personal letters and papers written by soldiers of the Civil War. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Kings Mountain Historical Museum will host local author Mark Hughes for the presentation, A Con- federate Soldier Goes to War on Tuesday, October : 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.. In his pro- gram,” A Cleveland County Confederate Goes to War,” Hughes uses photographs taken during the Civil War to tell the story of a young Con- federate soldier who enlisted in the first unit. raised in Cleveland County, NC. Mark Hughes is widely rec- ognized as the authority on Civil War cemeteries. The only author to publish books on both Union and Confed- erate cemeteries his books include: Bivouac of the Dead, The Unpublished Roll of Honor, and Confederate Cemeteries (2 vols.). His lat- est book, The New Civil War Handbook, has been called “a long overdue update of a classic.” In addition he has written articles on a variety of subjects. Copies of Hughes’ book, The New Civil War Handbook, as well as other Civil War and mili- tary titles are available for purchase in the Museum’s gift shop. Rev. Lee Thomas, pastor of = First . Presbyterian © Church for 10 years, has ac- cepted the call to Olivet Presbyterian Church at Staunton, Va. and will as- sume his new duties Nov. 4. “It is with mixed emo- tions that my family and I move from First Presbyte- rian and Kings Mountain,” said Thomas, 39, who was Associate Pastor of Cook’s Memorial ‘Church in Char- lotte before moving to . Kings Mountain. He is a graduate of Montreat Col- . lege, Class of 1996, and Union Theological Semi- nary, Class of 2000. “We have so many good friends in this community and my pastorate at First Presbyterian Church has been such a joy,” said Thomas. His wife, the for- mer Amy Austin, teaches at East - Elementary School and she and their two young daughters, Marina, who will be 7 in December, and Miley Margaret, 4, will join the pastor in Staunton before Christmas. Two sons, Austin and Hunter Ware, will continue their’ schooling at Kings Moun- tain High where Austin is a senior and Hunter is a jun- ior. Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of Shirley Austin of Kings Mountain and the late Darrell Austin. Thomas is the son of Eric and Lazette Thomas of Union County. Thomas’s love and ap- preciation of music has been recognized by many in the community who have heard him play a number of musical instruments, ® in- cluding piano, organ and guitar. He said that music ur? 1B isi 8% 8 10" Ridge Cap..... 18.95 — br 2 ten ei ls nm lg m20-2649 Materia For Storage Buildings Desks a. 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Department of Commerce last week it will lay off approximately 120 workers beginning Dec. 28 and continu- ing in phases to April 30, 2013. “Unfortunately, Telerx has been informed by one of its clients that the client will not be renewing its contract,” the commerce department letter stated in addressing the reason for the layoffs. The entire Kings Mountain site of employ- ment is not being closed. HEE OE ER ‘Make 238 Cherokee Street part of your Thanksgiving Day Traditions” Pre-Order your Smoked Turkey, Smoked Brisket, or Smoked Boston Butt - Call Today ... 704-739-1292! Smoked Turkeys - range from 10-14 pounds ... $45 Swen Brishat - wil be sold sliced by the pound .$13.50/b. Smoked Boston Butts... $35 Butts will Include slaw & BBQ sauce and can be left whole, chopped, or pulled The lat day to pre-order will be November 15th by 3pm. * Great Food e Great Service * Great Fun Pa DN CHEROKEE STREET -www.cherokeestreettavern.com Published every Wednesday Periodicals postage at Kings Mountain, NC 28086 USPS 931-040 by Gemini Newspapers, Inc. Postmaster, send address changes to: P. O. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 : Phone (704) 739-7496 ¢ Fax (704) 739-0611 Office: 700 East Gold Street * Kings Mountain, NC 28086 E-mail: kathy.kmherald @ gmail.com Wendy Isbell - Publisher wendy.kmherald @gmail.com ‘Lib Stewart - Staff Reporter lib.kmherald@ gmail.com A Gary Sh a re ry Sports Editor i 7 gel Rick Hord - Sales Manager Lisa Zyble - General Operations Manager Graphics & Composing Wayne Conner - Business Manager Kathy Reynolds - Circulation/Classified Mail Subscription Rates Payable in Advance. 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