Wednesday, May 29, 2013
thriller” at the Joy June 7-15
What happens when a middle aged
stock broker decides he wants to be a
private detective? Well, for Henry
Flemming (Frank Lattimore), it’s ab-
solute hilarity.
When Henry comes home and tells
his wife Karen (Bridget Allen) he’s sold
the firm and bought a detective agency,
she is less than pleased. With screwball
neighbors Suzy and Stan (Dawn Rickus
and Sean Whitworth), Karen deals with
the annoyance of a g rowing number of
dead bodies in her living room. Will
The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net
“Flemming: An American
Henry survive his strange new choice
of profession?
Director Georgiana Wright invites
you to come and find out at “Flemming:
An American thriller.” Also featured are
Caroline Allen, Dave Allen, Jeff
Cooper, and Ryan Dever.
Performances are scheduled for Fri-
day and Saturday, June 7 and 8 and
June 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sun-
day, June 9, at 3 p.m. at the Joy Per-
formance Center, 202 S. Railroad
Avenue in Kings Mountain. Adult tick-
ets are $10 and senior citizens/students
are $8. Reservations may be obtained
by calling the box office at 704-730-
+9408 or at tickets@kmlt.org.
Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Inc.
is a volunteer-based, 501(c) 3 non-
profit community theatre and is a
funded affiliate of the Cleveland
County Arts Council. KMLT programs
are partially funded by a Grassroots
Grant from the North Carolina Arts
Council. Visit us at www.kmlt.org.
AREA STUDENTS IN LEADERSHIP
SOCIETY - Julia Bolton, Lydia Eaker, Anna Marie Vagnozzi and Elizabeth Eaker, left to
right, are among 117 Cleveland Community College students inducted in the National Society of Leadership & Success. Not
pictured Tanya Edmondson, Megan Robinson, Iverson Stroud, Alexzandrea Tyson and Barry Webster.
Pageant winners announced
A group of girls won pag-
eant titles during two Gaston
County spring festivals — the
Cherry Blossom Festival in
Cherryville and the Down
Home Festival in Bessemer
City.
The Miss Cherry Blos-
som winners were Bitsy
Miss Clara Allen, Baby Doll
Miss. Addyson Morehead,
Tiny Miss Jenna Hallman,
Little Miss Brooke Silver,
Young Miss Alyssa Johnson,
and Majestic Miss Erica Car-
penter. The runners-up were
Danielle Thomas, Brylee
Ghantt, Cheyenne Warlick,
Addison Sheely and Rachel
Price. Autumn Beard, Alyssa
Hallman and MaKenna War-
lick were the princess award
winners.
The Cherry Blossom sig-
nature award winners were
Erica Carpenter, Rachel
Price, MaKenna Warlick,
Addison Sheely, Brylee
Ghantt, Clara Allen, and
Danielle Thomas. Cheyenne
Warlick was the overall sig-
nature winner and Clara
Allen was the first applica-
tion award winner.
The Miss Down Home
winners were Bitsy Miss
Ansleigh Herring, Baby Doll
Miss Addyson Morehead,
Miniature Miss Ava Conner, |
Tiny Miss Jenna Hallman,
Little = Miss Caydence
Maudlin, Junior = Miss
Cheyenne Niederer, Teen
Miss Erica Carpenter, and
Majestic Miss Kinsley McK-
innish. The runners-up were
Clara Allen, Brylee Ghantt,
Harper Hill, Alyssa Hallman,
Taylor Paputseanos, Adri-
anna Hayes, Danica Wright,
and Kaiden Baker. Payton
Tuesday, May 14 was the
“Last Chance” book sign-
ing at Mauney Memorial
Library. Stephanie =
Walsh, left, of the Kings
Mountain Historical Mu-
seum, and Sharon Stack
of the Mauney Memorial
Library, were on hand to
sign copies of the book
they co-authored ~ “Im-
ages of America — KINGS
MOUNTAIN.” Walsh, di-
rector and curator of the
Kings Mountain Historical
Museum has resigned
due to her-husband’s job
transfer.
Pittman, and Jersey were the
princess award winners.
The Down Home signa-
tures award winners were
Adrianna Hayes, Harper Hill,
and Kinsley McKinnish.
Erica Carpenter was the
overall signatures winner and
Adrianna Hayes was the first
application award winner.
The next youth pageant
for girls 0-19 years is Miss
Fourth of July on Wednes-
day, July 3, in Cherryville.
For more information visit
www.missgastoniapageant.c
om :
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A tour of local sites
of the American
Revolution
by Alan Hodge
Staff writer
Rare indeed is the individual
in either Cleveland or Gaston
counties who doesn’t know that
one of the pivotal battles of the
American Revolution took place *
on the slopes of Kings Moun-
tain. What is less apparent to
most folks however, is the fact
that there are many more sites in
and near the two counties be-
sides the National Military Park
that have connections with our
"nation’s war for independence.
With that in mind, let’s take
a tour of some Revolutionary
War locations in our region that
are off the beaten path.
Patterson Springs in south-
ern Cleveland County is a quiet
community with a long history.
Six miles south of the cross-
roads of NC 226 and NC 180 is
the former site of a Revolution-
ary War-era site once known as
Graham’s Fort. Now occupied
by a house that is part modern
and part antebellum, the “fort”
was actually a large log cabin
built by Colonel William Gra-
ham.
Graham was quite a charac-
ter. In addition to being a strong
proponent of liberty, he was also
a delegate to the Fifth Provincial
Congress. In September 1780,
Graham and his family and
friends were attacked inside
their fort by local Tories. In the
ensuing fight, four Tories were
wounded. The next month, Gra-
ham found himself fighting at
Kings Mountain. ;
Next stop is the town of
Grover. Located on US 29 near
Grover are historical markers
that pinpoint two places that
British soldiers were in evidence
during the Revolution. The first
marker indicated where troops
of Major Patrick Ferguson
bivouacked on Oct. 4 and 5,
1780 before they made their
way to Kings Mountain. The
other marker points to the spot
where Lord Cornwallis and his
men entered North Carolina in
January 1781 on their second in-
vasion of North Carolina.
While in Grover, another in-
teresting place to visit is the old
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
Cemetery. Located on a dirt road
off Elm Street, the cemetery
holds the remains of one of
Cleveland County’s most illus-
_ trious patriots, Colonel Freder-
ick Hambright (1727-1817).
Born in Germany, Hambright
had prior to his service in the
Revolution been an Indian
fighter. A new marker at the en-
trance to Kings Mountain Na-
tional Military Park on SC 216
touts some of Hambright’s
achievements.
Also near the military park
entrance on SC 216 you will
find an interesting home. Lo-
cated off aptly named Rock
House Road is a fine stone
structure built in 1803 by Henry
Houser. Though the house itself
is post-Revolutionary War,
House was a veteran of that con-
flict who fought in the north.
Near the house are the graves of
Houser and his family.
In the city of Kings Moun-
fain is another cemetery with
Revolutionary War connections.
~ Located. off Afton. Drive is a
graveyard that contains the re-
mains of patriot Preston Goforth
(1739-1780). A native of
Rutherford County, Goforth was
killed in the Battle of Kings
Mountain: In an interesting
twist, Goforth had three brothers
who were also killed in the bat-
tle—fighting on the side of Loy-
alists.
Leaving Kings Mountain on
NC 161, go about two miles and
turn left onto Long Creek Road.
Near where the road crosses
Long Creek is the Washington
Iron Furnace. This furnace was
used during the Revolution to
manufacture cannonballs and
other implements.
Outside Bessemer City in
Gaston County is the Tryon
Community. Created in 1769 by
the colonial assembly, Tryon
County once stretched from the
shores of the Catawba River all
the way to the mountain. Be-
cause it was named for one of
King George’s pals, Royal gu-
bernator William Tryon, the
county was dissolved in 1799
leaving only its name.
During the Revolution, citi-
zens of the Tryon community
areas got together and drew up a
set of proclamations on August
14, 1775 that spelled out their
displeasure at the way things
were going between England
and the colonies. Though the
document didn’t go quite as far
as the Mecklenburg Declaration
of Independence, the Tryon Re-
solves nonetheless vowed that
its drafters would fight for their
freedoms if it came to that.
While they were at it, the folks
of Tryon also decided they
would get muskets, powder and
ammo from their patriotic
friends in Charleston, SC.
Today, a stone and bronze
marker to the Tryon Resolves
can be seen. The marker was
erected by the DAR and lists the
names of those who signed the
document.
Near the Tryon community
is Pasour Mountain. Just off NC
279, Pasour Mountain was orig-
inally known as LaBoone
Mountain for the LaBoone fam-
ily who lived there. During the
Revolution, the LaBoones, who
were Tories, sometimes sought
shelter in a cave. Eventually
they felt local patriots’ displeas-
ure and skeedaddled.
One of the best sources for
information about places in
North Carolina and their War of
Independence connections is
“Touring North Carolina’s Rev-
olutionary War Sites” by Daniel
Barefoot. An attorney and resi-
dent of Lincolnton, Barefoot has
gathered his vast knowledge of
the Revolutionary period in our
state together in a volume pub-
lished by John F. Blair of Win-
ston Salem.
WINGS Cancer Support
Group
June 3 6 pn.
CRMC Cancer Center
A support group for patients
with all types of cancer. For
more information, please call
980-487-3025.
ihfant and Child CPR Class
June 3 6 p.m.
CRMC Women’s Life Center
Conference Room. For parents and
other infant/child caregivers.
Fee: $10/person or $15/couple
To register, please call 980-487-3983.
Breastfeeding Support
Group & Mom to Mom
Support Group
June 5 10 a.m. — Noon
CRMC Center for Lifelong Learning
Open to all breastfeeding mothers
and nursing babies and expectant
moms who are interested in
breastfeeding. For more information,
please call 980-487-3887 and
980-487-3983 to register.
Healthy Hearts Support
June 5 Noon
CRMC Gina C. Suttle Wellness
Education Suite T. R. Harris
Wellness Center
“Weight Loss”
For more information, please call
980-487-3659.
Pink Ribbon Network
June 6 12—1 pm.
CRMC Oncology Board Room
A gathering for newly diagnosed
breast cancer patients.
Lunch served. To register, please call
980-487-3757.
Bridges
June 10 2 —3 p.m.
CRMC Cancer Center
A special educational program
to aid recovery during the post-
operative period after a mastectomy
or lumpectomy. Register two weeks
after mastectomy or lumpectomy by
calling 980-487-3757.
Some programs may require pre-registration
or appointments. Some require a fee.
Locations may change without notice.
Bridges
June 24 2 — 3 pms
CRMC Cancer Center
A special educational program
to aid recovery during the post-
operative period after a mastectomy
or lumpectomy. Register two weeks
after mastectomy or lumpectomy by
calling 980-487-3757.
Life as a Suicide Survivor
June 25 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cleveland County Library
Conference Room 104 Howie Drive
This program is for anyone who has
suffered the loss of someone close to
them by the taking of their own life.
FREE Car Seat Check
Thursday, June 4
3-6pm.
Wal-Mart Parking Lot, 705 E Dixon Blvd.
Free car seat inspection and safety belt fit test. For more information,
please call 980-487-3826.
SAFE SITTER CLASSES
Safe Sitter Classes are offered for teens age 11 and older.
Cost is $40. All sessions will be in TR Harris Conference
Center at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Please call
980-487-3826 to register!
Dates are:
June20 9a-4:30p
July 30 9a-4:30p
August 13 9a-4:30 p
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