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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Dinosaurs, gorillas, and bears, oh my! Sound like fun? Then a trip to the zoo may be for you... The North Carolina Zoo- logical Park is located in Asheboro in Randolph County, in the -Uwharrie Mountains near the geo- graphic center of the state, approximately 75 miles west of Raleigh. On a bright June day, PR Mgr Rod Hackney led a tour to the food prep facility at the North Carolina Zoo. The workers prepare veggies and some fish for various ani- mals, working from a ship- ment of five tons of frozen fish, fresh bottles of cow’s blood for the vampire bats , and live mealworms and crickets. Inside the Zoo, Hackney pointed out the rocks and boulders for the under-con- struction children’s play area, where Cristal McGee was finishing the rock. She also does a large amount of the finishing in the park. Frank Valadez was con- | structing the wire mesh and rebar base in the new, top-of- the-line polar bear exhibit. Next was the dinosaur ex- hibit, which Rod said helped to draw their largest crowd in 2012. The dinosaurs are built by Billings entertain- ment in Texas. They are computerized and air pres- sure creates their movement. This is a great part of the Zoo to see! The gorilla exhibit has some pretty rare items: 10- month old baby gorillas Apollo and Bossama, and another due any day. The go- rillas eat an all vegeterian diet and are fed by workers who throw the veggies from platforms overlooking the exhibit. Open seven days a week, the zoo is a dazzling natural habitat park with 1,600 North American and African - animals; 53,000 plants from two continents; a huge col- lection of public art; five miles of walking trails; and presents multiple opportuni- ties to ‘connect’ with wildlife. Contributed information & photos by BILL WARD The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net We have a winner! James Owens, at right, ‘holds the mandolin he won in a raffle at a blue- ‘grass and gospel concert !Saturday in Patriots Park. {Owens is a member of The {Gospel Hymn Boys, which provided entertain- ‘ment along with two other ‘acts at the concert. . Also pictured, from left to right, are James Ramey, Hospice of Cleveland County VP of Access Patti McMurry and Keith Ramey, a member of the Timberidge Bluegrass .:Band and the mandolin’s maker. Other prizes of- fered by Jammin J’s Pizza Factory, Love’s Fish Box, Mi Pueblito, Bojangles, Pizza Hut and Kelly's Seafood were also raffled off at the fundraiser to benefit Hospice of Cleve- land County. Linebergers © Linebergers BLACKBERRIES Peaches! Tomatoes! Veggies! Linebergers Hwy. 275 E., Dallas 704.922.8688 Hours: M-F 9-6 « Sat 9-56 Sun 12-3 Linebergers © Linebergers Linebergers ® Linebergers CRErAETeE]iid QPCR ErEETe lit | GRAY SURVEYING COMPANY Joseph A. Gray Professional Land Surveyor (0) 704-739-1644 (C) 704-692-7036 Kings Mountain, NC 28086 jagraysurvey@gmail.com Page 7A Young writer wins study abroad spot in Israel Will Harris and girlfriend Ashley Dailey are both travelling overseas this summer to participate in school-related pro- grams. Will is off to the Mideast to take journalism and his- tory classes. Ashley will spend a month in Central America studying anthropology. College student with KM connections hopes to sharpen skills, learn more about Mideast culture DAVE BLANTON . dave.kmherald@gmail.com Will Harris is combining his love of travel, writing and photography in a study abroad program this summer that will put him in journal- ism and history classes by day and the larger classroom of a bustling and vibrant Tel Aviv by night. The rising senior at Geor- gia’s Valdosta State Univer- sity arrived earlier this week in Israel’s second largest city to take part in a one-month program at Hebrew Univer- sity, where he’ll take courses in international reporting and the history of Zionism. The place and curriculum appear to be a good fit for Harris, an aspiring writer who has an eye toward work- ing as a war correspondent down the road. The majority of his schoolwork in the small Mideast nation will be reporting on Israeli and Palestinian culture and poli- tics and the people who in- habit the often contentious region. Kings Mountain is some- what of an adopted home to Harris. His mother, Jan Har- ris, heads a downtown revi- talization initiative called Main Street that functions as a department of the city’s government. The family is originally from Georgia. Harris is no stranger to in- ternational travel. He has been to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where his fa- ther works as a consultant, and the two of them from there took a trip to Singa- pore. He’s also already been making his way through the world of professional jour- nalism, having worked his way up from a staff writer to managing editor at Valdosta State’s student-run campus newspaper “The Spectator,” which he says has a staff of about 25. Harris spent the weeks before the trip reading up on the history of Israel and preparing for the classes he’s slated to take. He was also scrambling to find a way to rig his smart phone for over- seas use. Chatting in a down- town office last week, he said he was excited about the op- portunity to meet new people and learn from some of the best in the business. “They’re from all over the world,” he said, referring to the students participating in the program. “It’s going to be an interesting group of peo- ple when we meet in the air- port.” The international report- ing class is taught by several journalists and professors, in- cluding Linda Gradstein, a freelance reporter in Israel who reports for public radio, AOL News and Slate and Ilene Prusher, a foreign cor- respondent for the Christian Science Monitor. One section of the seven- page syllabus hints at the in- tensity of the coursework. “Students will go into the community to find and report stories that would be of in- terest to an international au- dience,” it reads. “Students will also attend press brief- ings and meetings with Is- raeli and Palestinian officials, community leaders and other sources.” Only a few semesters ago, Harris was majoring in polit- ical science and planning to attend law school after col- lege. “That didn’t suit me. I think what I’m doing now is more interesting to me.” He’s an English major now. Over the winter, he ap- plied for the study abroad program, got the nod from his college advisor and then for months he waited on some good news, saying he was nervous about missing out on such a golden chance. He says that after much con- sideration he chose Tel Aviv over the other choice, Istan- bul. " Will’s not the only mem- ber of his family beefing up his education over the sum- mer. His younger brother Alex, who is 16, earned a spot in a Stanford University program where he’ll take classes in mathematics and social media. Harris’ girlfriend Ashley, also an English major at Val- dosta State, will be traveling overseas - as well. She’ll spend a month in Belize par- ticipating in an anthropology research program. John Caveny 210 East King St. May 2010. Not ali Nationwide affiliated companie insured by a mutual company, is On Your Side and Jol 100 ale ery In the Nation, we play favorites. Instead of one company for auto protection, another for home and another for life, you can just go with the one that offers the protection you need. Where you could save up to 25%, just for trusting one company to help protect all the things you ove. We put members first, because we don’t have shareholders. Join the Nation of one-stop shoppers. Join me in Kings Mountain. 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