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December 19, 2012
Smiths come home to KM for the holidays
Two families in Kings Moun-
tain got a special Christmas pres-
ent when they learned that their
children and grandchildren were
coming home for the holidays
from Schweinfurt, Germany.
Dana and Greg Smith have
been home for Christmas only
twice in the 11 years they have
worked in Germany where both
are licensed ministers. Greg, son
of Joann Smith and the late Odus
Smith, ministers to the military,
and Dana is a special education
teacher at a school attended by
children from military families.
“We love what we do,” says
Mrs. Smith. For them, she says it
has been a calling.
The family came back to the
States for a special occasion on
Saturday at Lee University in
Cleveland, Tennessee. Their son,
Jonathan, 20, received his degree
in business education and all his
family were in attendance, includ-
ing his younger brother, Gregory,
who is a student at Lee University,
and their sister, Heather, who is a
first year student at a college in
Alabama.
Dana and Greg Smith will be
visiting his mother and her par-
ents, Raymond and Brenda Couch,
until Jan. 5 (Dana’s birthday)
when they fly home to Schwein-
furt.
Dana and Greg Smith were
high school sweethearts at Kings
Mountain High School where he
graduated in 1980 and she gradu-
ated in 1982.
Greg’s church is an “interna-
tional congregation” of 85-90
members who speak 14 different
languages. His sermons are in
English but a German translator is
also required for all services.
There are few Americans in the
congregation since the Army base
closed in that location, about a 40
minute ride from the Smith home.
Their church members are Ger-
mans, Africans, Asians, and Rus-
sians. Dana currently teaches 16
special education students but she
fears the school will probably
close next year. She formerly
taught children of military fami-
lies at a school in Kitzinten, Ger-
many.
“My husband and I love Ger-
many and the work we are able to
do there,” said Dana.
But she adds, “we always like
to come home t00.”
Greg, Jonathan, Heather, Gregory and Dana Smith, left to right, are home
i.
for Christmas in Kings Mountain for only the second time in 11 years that
Greg and Dana Smith have lived in Germany.
TOYS FOR TOTS - Pictured, from left, Cpl. Todd McDougal, Cpl. Doug Shockley, Capt. Derek Johnson, Chief Melvin Proctor, Sgt. Chris Moore, Ptl. Chris Gra-
ham, and CID Secretary Toni Mode with Santa Claus. The big conference room at Kings Mountain Police Department is filled with toys to be presented to
needy children on Christmas Eve. This is the 8th Christmas that KMPD has collected toys for a merrier Christmas for children, in a project led by Sgt. Lisa
Proctor, not pictured, and members of the detective division.
Moore reappointed
Rep. Tim Moore, (R-
Cleveland), Kings Mountain
lawyer, has been reappointed
as Chairman of the House
Committee on Rules, Calen-
dar, and Operations of the
House.
The appointment was an-
nounced by House Speaker
Thom Tillis, R-Mecklen-
burg.
Moore will continue his
role as one of the most influ-
ential members
House, overseeing the
schedule and flow of legisla-
tion and interpreting the
rules of the chamber.
Moore is beginning his
of the
6th term in |
the North
Carolina
House of
Represen-
tatives.
“The
leaders of A
the major Rep. Tim Moore
House
committees will work hard
to protect the interests of
their constituents and all
North Carolinians,” Speaker
Tillis said. “I am eager to
work with them this session
to make North Carolina a
better place to live, work,
and raise a family.”
FooD INSPECTIONS
Facility Inspections
Dec. 10-14
Cleveland County
Health Department facili-
Clty posts
holiday
hours
The City of Kings Moun-
tain — will be closed on Mon-
day and Tuesday, Dec. 24
and 25 in observance of the
Christmas holiday.
Garbage service for the
week will be as follows:
Monday and Tuesday
garbage will be picked up on
Wednesday, Dec. 26.
Wednesday garbage will be
© picked up on Thursday, Dec.
27 and Thursday garbage
will be picked up on Friday,
Dec. 28.
Recycling service will be
changed as follows: route 6
and 7 will be picked up on
Wednesday, Dec. 26, route 8
and 9 will be picked up on
Thursday, Dec. 27, and route
10 will be picked up on Fri-
day, Dec. 28.
ties’ inspections included
the following in Kings
Mountain Dec. 10-14.
Linwood Restaurant,
Cleveland Ave., 90.0; 238
Cherokee Street Tavern, 99;
Food Lion Deli, Shelby
Rd., 97; and Food Lion
Meat Market, Shelby Rd.,
96.5.
POLICE
From page 2A
Piedrahita, 21, Gastonia,
speeding.
DEC. 14: Ashley Melton,
24, Lincolnton, speeding.
DEC. - 14: Naykevious
Woods, 22, Gastonia, speed-
ing, expired tag.
DEC. 14: Thomas Todd,
42, 116 Cloninger St., expired
tag.
DEC. 14: Brooklyn Cierra
Davis, 21, Gastonia, red light
violation, revoked license.
DEC. 16: A 17-year-old
male was cited for running a
red light. :
DEC. 16: Dang Elise
Long, 40, 111 High Ridge Ct,
revoked license.
INCIDENTS
DEC. 10: A resident of W.
Mountain St. reported that
someone tried to use his check
for $4,764.97 to make a bank
payment.
DEC. 10: Ingles Market,
2111 Shelby Rd., reported
shoplifting of energy drinks.
DEC. 11: A resident of
Temple Street reported a
« break-in and theft of a Playsta-
tion Three, Xbox 360, and
Ipod.
DEC. 11: A resident of S.
Sims St. reported theft of a
pickup truck.
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SURVEYING COMPANY
Joseph A. Gray
Professional Land Surveyor
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
jagraysurvey@gmail.com
(C) 704-692-7036
DEC. 12: CVS Pharmacy,
1017 Shelby Rd., reported that
a customer presented a forged
prescription to obtain oxy-
codone.
WRECKS
DEC. 8: Officer M. J.
Howard charged Luther
Thomas Estes, 48, with DWI,
driving while license revoked
and hit and run after an acci-
dent on US 74 Business.
Howard said that Caitlyn
Suber, 111 Canterbury Dr.,
had stopped her 2000 Chevy
at a red light at the intersection
of US 74 Business West and
Kings Mountain Boulevard
Photo by ELLIS NOELL
when a 1995 Dodge operated
by Estes struck her vehicle in
the rear. Estes attempted to,
leave the area on foot but was
~ located a short distance away.
Property damages were esti-
mated at $4,000.
DEC. 12: Officer F. L. Wit-
tington said a 1993 Chevy op-
erated by Wendy Rucker,
1051 Mountain Crest Dr,
rear-ended a 2008 Kia oper-
ated by Crystal Creamans,
Olin, NC, at the intersection of
King St. and Goforth Rd.
Property damages were esti-
mated at $4,000.
DEC. 13: Cpl. K. Putnam
Chief says
‘Be
watchful’
Kings Mountain police
say hackers are still stealing
personal information on
credit and debit cards in this
area. “Be watchful, says
Chief Melvin Proctor.
Mayor Rick Murphrey
said his card was hacked ata
gas station this week and the
perpetrator used it to buy
merchandise at a store in
Gaffney, SC.
Proctor suggests that res-
idents use checks or cash if
possible. Target areas for the
hackers.appear to be grocery
stores and gas stations.
One incident of financial
card fraud was reported by a
local bank this week.
The chief and Det. Todd
" McDougal are both victims
of hackers. They have found
out from the Secret Service
and other investigators that
the recent hacking of bank
cards isn’t only happening in
Kings Mountain but nation-
wide.
McDougal says that no
local business “is to blame,
it isn’t anything any of them
have done wrong.” He said
police have found out that an
unknown entity, possibly
one as far distant as over-
seas, is hacking computer
systems everywhere.
alg
said that Tharon Alexander of
Shelby, operating a. 2007
Chevy, reached to the floor
board to pick up a soda bottle
and his vehicle rear-ended a
2007 Ford operated by Mary-
beth Bell Back, 758 Bell
Road. The accident happened
at the traffic light at US 74
West and Kings ‘Mountain
Blvd. Property damages were
estimated at $4500.
Candlelight Christmas
Eve Communion Service
December 24th ® 6pm
KM YMCA
Featuring:
Special Hammer Dulcimer Music
with John Mason
Community Invited ® www.arisechurch.net
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