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December 12, 2012 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Nine non-profit organiza- tions from Cleveland County, including two from Kings Mountain, received grants totaling $12,100 from the Cleveland County Com- munity Foundation at a luncheon Wednesday at Cleveland Country Club. Kings Mountain Rotary Club was awarded $1,100 for a community backpack program providing children in need with food for the weekend. The project started with 25 children two years ago and has grown to 100 this year as several churches have partnered with the civic club to provide staple food for children who otherwise might be hungry. Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry received a grant of $1,500 for energy assistance. Accepting the grant, Direc- tor Iris Frady said that many jobless families need help in heating their homes this win- ter. Washington Outreach Ministry Inc. of Waco was awarded $1,500 to purchase food for a food pantry. Shoal Creek Baptist Church received $1,100 for its Helping Hand pantry pro- gram. Shelby Salvation Army received $1,100 to provide emergency -and crisis relief including utilities, food and shelter. Junior Charity League of Shelby was awarded $2,500 to purchase clothing for chil- dren in need. Council on Aging of Cleveland County Inc. was given $2,500 to purchase food for the Meals on Wheels program. Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council Inc. re- ceived $1,100 for emergency shelter for women and chil- dren. Carolina Cross Connec- tion received $500 to pur- chase supplies to make home repairs to residents in need. Representatives of the nine organizations thanked the Community Foundation, giving brief remarks about how charitable giving is es- pecially needed during an economy that has put many people out of work. Cleveland County Com- munity Foundation is an af- filiate of Charlotte-based Foundation For The Caroli- nas. From it first contribution in 1985 the Cleveland Bells are ringing for local families in need Bells are ringing at Kings Mountain’s In- gles, Love’s Fish Box and Food Lion, to sup- | port the Kings Moun- | tain Crisis Assistance | Ministry. Jerry Depew | of the Kiwanis Club fi took his turn at the In- [§ gles bell and bucket last Saturday. The an- | nual Bell Ringing cam- paign raises money to | help the indigent with emergency assistance in the form of food, clothing and utility bill help. All bell ringers ===————Fr are volunteers and all proceeds ad go to wo help local people and families that are in crisis. Photo by HELEN HATCH Thanks for reading the Herald! MLK Day photo contest The City of Kings Mountain will host a photography con- test in observance of Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2013. The theme will be “Faith”. The competition is open for residents of Cleveland County and students in the Cleveland County school system; there will be cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both adult and student divisions. “The competition is taking its cue from the Martin Luther King, Jr. quote ‘Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ” said Ellis Noell, Special Events Director for the City. “We are encouraging young and old to share their vision of Faith and believe that this subject matter will provide great latitude in artistic interpretation,” Noell added. Photographic prints will be accepted or submissions can be made digitally through submission of a disk mailed to or dropped off at City Hall, or e-mailed to ellisn@cityofkm.com. Deadline for submission is Friday, 5 p.m., January 18, 2013. Eligibility and rules are available at the City’s website, www.cityofkm.com or by calling Lynda Mattox at 704-734-0333. The exhibit and reception with the entrants will open Jan. 21 at Kings Mountain City Hall lobby at 6 p.m. The lobby will serve as the gallery for all the submitted photographs with winners announced at 7 p.m. The exhibit will be in the City Hall lobby in January and move to the Patrick Center in February for Black History month. The event is produced in cooperation with the Cleveland County NAACP. The Kings Mountain Hewld | WILL BE CLOSED Dec. 24 & 25 in observance of Christmas WE WILL ALSO BE CLOSING at 12 pm Dec. 31 and will remain closed Jan. 1, 2013 in observance of the New Year Due to the Christmas and New Years holidays our papers will publish on Thursday instead of Wednesday the weeks of December 27, 2012 and January 3, 2013 J © 2 © YY © J J qe NE \v | Yl J 9 PIR" 2% J | 8 ~~ Deadline ~ for all Display and Classified Ads for the week of Dec. 27 will be at 5 pm on Wednesday, December 19! Our office will re-open with regular hours on Wednesday, Dec. 26 LJ \v a NO County Community Founda- tion has grown into a phil- anthropic organization Page 3A KM Rotary, Crisis Ministry receive $1,000+ in grants managing 29 funds with total charitable assets of over $2 million. Library to celebrate 75 years! Happy Birthday, Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library! Join the Library Board of Trustees, City of Kings Mountain. representatives and staff in celebrating 75 years of service to the citi- zens of Kings Mountain on Friday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m until 4 p.m. Birthday cupcakes, party hats and balloons will be given away as long as sup- plies last. Library scrap- books and historical documents will be on dis- play. First funded by the City of Kings Mountain in Octo- ber of 1937, the library began at the urging of the new publisher of the Kings Mountain Herald, Hayward Lynch, upon moving his family from Charlotte. Prominent families in Kings Mountain soon joined the Lynch family’s efforts and the Kings Mountain Library. was formed. In 1937 the City of Kings Mountain appropri- Deadline for all Display and Classified Ads for the week of Jan. 3 will be at 5 pm on Wednesday, December 26! Our office will re-open with regular hours on Wednesday, Jan. 2 s MOTHER Trerald i.) td ET ETY 8 &F 7 8 \®, ated $300 for the library which began operating out of the basement of City Hall. Libraries grow and, in 1947, the Mauney family purchased the Hord Mansion as a memorial to their par- ents for the purpose of'a home for the library. The de- partment operated as a li- brary and a teacherage in the upstairs rooms of the build- ing for unmarried teachers in the area until the 1970’s. Mary Jane Carbo, the first professional librarian was hired in 1981. Rose Turner (1983 to 2004) and Sharon Stack (2004 to cur-' rent) have served as Library Directors. A new brochure detailing the library’s rich history has been published this Decem- ber. Be sure to ask for it at the library service desk. The Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library is a municipal li- brary founded in 1936 and funded in 1937 by the citi- zens of Kings Mountain. First Visit FREE* Includes consultation, examination & x-rays ~ Acupuncture - FREE* Consultation Published every Wednesday Periodicals postage at Kings Mountain, NC 28086 USPS 931-040 by Gemini Newspapers, Inc. Postmaster, send address changes to: P. O. 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