Wednesday, July 10, 2013 CANDIDATES: pack election office From page 1A water/sewer project im- provements and the fiber optic line are big projects he wants to see completed. Said Falls, “The reason I * ran for the school board four years ago is because I felt we needed a parent influence on the board, a regular person that can relate to the average * person and I listen.” She added, “It’s very important that parents and teachers have someone to talk to about issues.” Falls said she’s strong on returning phone calls and answering emails and she, along with other board members, visit all 29 schools in the district during the year. “ Being on the school board is more than going to a meeting and we meet and visit with stu- dents and talk with teachers at the schools,” she added. Falls has served three years on the Head Start pol- icy council and is active in Cleveland County Schools Educational Foundation. Married to Jeff Falls for 28 years, they have three sons, Jordan, 29; Brandon, 16, a junior at Kings Mountain High School, and Zachary, 12, a 7th grader at KM Mid- dle School. Terms of Falls, George Litton, Dale Oliver and Philip Glover are up this year. Spears, 78, Councilman, of 301 Maner Road, Ward II Councilman Michael Eugene Butler, 66, of 806 Rhodes Ave., and Tommy Hawkins, 69, Ward III Councilman of 905 Woodside Dr., said they are running on their records of long service to the Kings Mountain community. Spears have served on city council 16 years, includ- At-Large The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Dean Spears, Mike Butler and Tommy Hawkins, left to right, pay their filing fees at the Boar of Elections Office Friday at noon as they seek reelection to city council seats. Director of Elections Debra Blanton assists candidates. ing two four year terms and four two year terms on the board, initially serving in Ward 4. A life-long resident of Kings Mountain, he is a retired building contractor and a member of First Bap- tist Church. Retired from the US Navy and US Navy Reserves, he served in Korea and Vietnam. He is married to Betty Watterson Spears. They have two children: Michael Spears and Robin (Mrs. Tim) Spicer, three grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Butler has served three two year terms and one four * year term from Ward II and is running for another four year term on city council. A life-long resident of Kings Mountain, he owns and op- erates Butler Auto on East King Street and is a member of First Wesleyan Church. ¢ He is a Vietnam era veteran of the US Army who served in Thailand. Butler and his wife, Kathy, have two chil- dren Jason Butler and wife, Annie, and Bryan Butler and wife, Stephanie; and four BEACH BLAST: water, sand. music & fun set for July 20 From page 1A ice cream competition and the big beach ball drop. A variety of amusement rides will be open all day until 10 p.m. when the event ends. Events Coordi- nator Ellis Noell said that 50 ven- dors will be set up 10 * KMH file photo crafts, and collectibles will also be for sale. For more information visit www.cityofkm.com or call 704-734-0333. Beach Bust is set to begin at a.m. Saturday, in Patriots Park of- July 20, in a i vari f de fing a varie > downtown Kings Lebanese to bar- Mountain at becue and Italian ice to funnel cakes. Unique art, Patriots Park ER Pails aa grandchildren. Hawkins, who retired from Campbell Soup Com- pany, is a life-long resident of Kings Mountain. He is seeking his second four-year term on city council from Ward 111 and is active in First Wesleyan Church. He is married to the former Kay Baity and they have three daughters: Kim (Mrs. John) Areans of Rye, NY, Zena (Mrs.Don) Johnson of Kings Mountain and Tonya (Mrs. John) Carroll of Pawley Is- land, SC and five jgrandchily dren. Other Cleveland County residents filing on Friday in- cluded: Cleveland County Water Board: Don Melton, John Z. Taylor and Amy Elliott Bridges, all incumbent com- missioners. Waco alderman — Patti Ellis Norman, incumbent. Casar Town Commis- sioner — Tommy McNeilly and Scott White. Offices up for election are the mayor and three commissioners. Shelby City Council — Kevin Allen, Ward 5, incum- bent Neil Blanton and Den- nis Bailey, both of Ward 4. Offices up for election are Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5. Filing .on July 8th was: Doris Weaver, incumbent SCHOOL BOARD: names Morehead new KMMS Principal From page 1A Zion Baptist Church in Shelby. : Hun- n lel] gradu- ated from In- dianalf Univer- | sity of Penn- sylvania anid taught four years at Burns Middle School while [& ¢ 01° pr Brian Hunnell pleting his master’s degree at Gard- ner-Webb University. He was assistant principal at Washington Elementary for six years and then principal of West Elementary School five years. He earned his Doctorate in Education from Gardner-Webb in 2008 and has been principal of KMMS two years. He and his wife have two chil- dren. Mickey Morehead Photo by LIB STEWART incumbent board Kathy Falls has filed for re- election. School councilwoman from Fallston where the mayor’s seat and two council seats are up this fall; Sharon Martin in Kingstown who filed for council. The mayor’s seat and those of three council members are up this year; and Philip Glover, incum- bent, who has filed for re- election as a county school -board member. Four seats are up on the school board this year. Filing ends at noon July 19 at the Board of Elections Office, 215 Patton Drive, Shelby. Although turnout for off- year elections tends to be low, the candidates to date ‘say they are out pumping hands and distributing cam- paign literature. Page 3A Raccoon tests positive for rabies A raccoon on the property at 104 Myers Street June 26 has tested positive for rabies. Cleveland County Department Health Director Dorothea Wyant said the case is the fifth in Cleveland County in 2013. Wyant said that during the next six months anyone living in the vicinity of 104 Myers Street need to make sure that all cats, dogs, and ferrets have a current rabies vaccination. North Carolina State Law requires all cats and dogs to have rabies shots at four months of age and require a booster every three years. Wyant said residents need to make sure their animals are under their direct control. Animals that are allowed to run loose are at risk of coming into contact with a rabid animal. If your animals are exposed to a rabid animal and not vacci- nated, the animals will have to euthanized or quarantined for six months. ‘Best Backyard Burger’ contest Backyard “grillmiesters” are invited to bring their gas grills out to Patriots Park during BeachBlast July 20th to compete in grilling hamburgers to be judged as the “Best Backyard Burger.” The grilling competition will be limited to 20 teams that - will grill hamburgers on their gas grill and compete for the “Best Burgers of BeachBlast.” Teams will be provided two pounds of ground beef to prep and grill beginning at 10 a.m. Set up time begins at 9'a.m.-9 a.m. with grilling starting no later than 11 a.m. Three hamburgers, approximately 1/3 pound each, will be submitted to the judge’s area no earlier than 12 noon and no later than 12:30 p.m. Awards ceremony, with prizes for first, $300; second $200; and third $100 will be at 2 p.m. Entry fee is $20 per team. Any sauce or combinations of flavors and ingredient cans be used to season the hamburgers. Recipes are appreciated but ingredients must be shared. A special area will be set up at Patriots Park for the teams, each with a 20 foot by 20 foot area for a small canopy of chairs, prep area, coolers and the team’s gas grill. Corporate and service group sponsorship is encouraged. No competi- tion teams are allowed. The competition is sponsored by the City of Kings Moun- tain TDA, VEW Post 9811 and Ora Meat Market, to benefit - the VFW Veteran’s Relief Fund. Board OKs Central America trip for KMHS Spanish Club The Cleveland County Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a Summer 2014 trip to Costa Rica by the Kings Mountain Spanish Club. KMHS Spanish teacher Casey Shirey had answered ques- tions in a previous session about the proposed trip, which would require students to raise their own money. “Once the insurance companies got back to them and an- swered the questions (about liability) everyone was on board with this idea,” said Greg Shull, the director of communica- tions for the school system. Cleveland County students will head back to class August 26. Teachers will report back to work August 14. Sponsored by Kings METRE Merald July 20 Patriots Park Kings Mountain Benefitting Relay for Life All Proceeds will ‘benefit Relay for Life, The Green Banana Project Name: E-mail: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Vanilla Category you are entering: (Circle only ONE, fill out a separate application for each category you enter.) Chocolate and Nut There is a $5 entry fee for the Crank-Off. Entrants are required to bring one (1) gallon of their ice cream for tasting by the public. This is IN ADDITION to the one (1) gallon required for judging. Registration will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 20 at Patriots Park, downtown Kings Mountain. Judging and public tasting begin at 1 p.m. Bring your own table, paper towels, etc. Tasting cups & spoons provided. Entries pre-registered by July 12 receive Ice Cream Crank-Off apron. All entries must be received by July 17. To pre-register, fax this form to 704-739- 0611 or email to wendy@greenbanana project.org Entrants may sign below to release their winning recipe, if they are chosen, to be the Green Banana Ice Cream Specialty of the Year, which allows it to be used to create ice cream products for the benefit of Green Banana Project fundraising. Signature is not required to participate. Fruit Gourmet You Made What!! - Outrageous!! *No unpasteurized products or raw eggs may be used in the recipes. 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