Wednesday, July 17, 2013
u BRIEFS
THE CRUCIBLE —
Greater Shelby Community
Theatre is presenting Arthur
Miller’s “The Crucible” Fri-
day and Saturday at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 p.m. at Cleveland
Community College. “The
Crucible” is the retelling of
the Salem Witch Trials but it
also explores deeper issues
about community and per-
sonal responsibility. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $8 for
seniors/students. Local peo-
ple who have season tickets
at The Joy also have re-
served parking.
RONN WINTER — psy-
chological entertainer, will
present “Fate of Mind” at the
Joy Performance Center on
Saturday, Aug.10, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for general
admission with VIP tickets
$30. Tickets may be pur-
chased at ronnwinter.show-
clix.com. For further infor-
mation go to www.ronn
WwW liniter. com}
facebook.com/ronnwinter
entertainment, or call 864-
9160-9442.
A FREE CHILDREN’S
HEALTH SCREENING —
will be hosted by Sams Club
Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11
am. -3 p.m. to help parents
and kids get ready for back
to school. The screenings
will offer free tests and kits,
which are valued at $50, will
include take-home DNA Kit,
child safety ID kit, dental
tablets, body mass index
BM, blood pressure and vi-
sion screening. The event
will be held at Sam’s Club
locations with a pharmacy.
To find a club near you, visit
www.SamsClub.com/clublo-
cator :
CHALLENGE: as filing heats
up in race for City Council
From page 1A
put a cap on the $35 million
budget,” said Mullinax. He
said he is anxious to see the
new water line from Moss
Lake to town completed, and
more benefits for senior citi-
Zens.
“I want to see more recre-
ational facilities for youth in
Kings Mountain and as a vi-
sionary I want to see our city
grow,” said Pressley, 47. He
said that he would push
water and sewer and all
needs of citizens and is run-
ning to give voters a choice
at the polls.
Both Mullinax and Press-
ley are life-long residents of
Kings Mountain.
Pressley, son of Betty
Pressley and the late Norman
Pressley, is a graduate of
Gardner-Webb University
with a B.S. in Management
Information Systems. He has
been employed the past five
years at the N.C. Education
Lottery in Charlotte. He is
married to Evelyn Roberts
Pressley, daughter of Bar-
bara and Belton Roberts of
Kings Mountain.
The Pressleys have three
sons, Jerdon, Belton and
Devin and reside at 711 Oak-
land Street in Kings Moun-
tain. They are active in
Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Mullinax, son of the late
Jeanette and Carl Mullinax,
is Site Manager of Battlefor-
est Apartments in Kings
ib
Jerry Mullinax
Curtis Pressley
Mountain. He formerly con-
ducted a gospel music radio
program at Station WCSL in
Cherryville and WKMT
Radio in Kings Mountain for
a number of years. He served
in the US Army for two
years during the Korean
Conflict. He has three sons,
Tim Mullinax of Kings
Mountain, Todd and wife,
Lynn Mullinax of Shelby
and Tony and wife, Melissa
Mullinax of Waco, and two
grandchildren, Ryan and
Hannah. He is Baptist.
RAIN: halts some activities
From page 1A
Kings Mountain. They raise
about 200 head of cattle, she
said.
Eagan reports that her
rain gauge has been indicat-
ing about an inch and a halfa
day, which she says is very
high. :
John Etters
paving company is strug-
gling in the wet weather,
saying he hasn’t seen a sum-
mer as rainy and muddy as
this one in his 26 years in the
business.
“It’s been pretty rough
these last few weeks,” he
said.
Etters, who has a crew of
about four people, says he’s
been keeping his eye on the
rain gauge, too, and says its
_ shown nine inches of precip-
itation in the last two weeks.
The almost daily rain
that’s slashed through the re-
gion is getting in the way of
leisure time activities, too.
Nothing kills a basketball
game or a day at the golf
course like a relentless
downpour.
“We’re way, way ahead
of average rainfall,” said
John McGinnis, the tempo-
rary manager at the Kings
Mountain Country Club as
he peered outside the pro
shop into a soaking after-
noon shower last week.
Some golfers have played
through — or waited out —
some of the lighter rain, said
McGinnis, who added that
the course hasn’t suffered
any extensive flooding. But
for others when the sky starts
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said his °
dropping water on their fun,
they call it quits.
“Oddly enough, it hasn’t
hurt our business too much.
If you’re lucky enough to
catch that (four hour) win-
. dow you can beat it some of
the days.”
July is historically the
wettest month in this state,
according to the State Cli-
mate Office of North Car-
olina, with November being
the driest.
There’s no sign the higher
than normal rainfall is letting
up anytime soon. There’s a
40 percent chance of show-
ers today and rain is likely
every day for the next six
days, according to The
Weather Channel.
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REAL TO REEL: {0 start rolling next Wednesday
From page 1A
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday evenings plus a 1:00pm Saturday
matinee.
Real to Reel is a competitive film
festival with monetary awards pre-
sented to the winners in both the pro-
fessional and amateur categories. The
Best of Show Award will be $1,000.
The professional winners will receive a
$500 award. Amateur winners will re-
ceive a $250 award.
Audience members will be allowed
to vote on their favorite film each night
with one winner selected at the end of
the festival. Join us as we showcase
this year’s winners and other entries
created by independent filmmakers
from around the world. You might be
one of the first to see a future Oscar
winning film!
Returning again this year is the
silent auction, which runs during the
festival. Items such as scripts from
movies, trips to famous movie loca-
tions, movie passes and lots of other fun
and unique movie memorabilia will all
be available to the highest bidder at the
July 27th.
end of the festival. There will also be
Question/Answer sessions with all vis-
iting filmmakers and special giveaways
throughout the festival.
Everyone is invited to attend the
wrap-party and awards presentation
after the final film on Saturday night
Some of the films are of a mature
theme and parents are encouraged to
call the Arts Council if they have ques-
tions or concerns.
The schedule of events is shown
below and also can be found by visiting
www.realtoreelfest.com
Films to light up the silver screen
A synopsis of next Wednesday's shows
Charlie Wu’s stuck in a
rut. He’s an accountant who
dreams of being something
more, something he truly
loves, but he can’t or won’t
quit his job to become his
“authentic self.” One night,
Charlie has a dream that
changes his entire life.
This is the description of
“The New Charlie Wu” by
filmmaker Bob Pondillo of
Tennessee who will be in
Kings Mountain at the Joy
Theatre next Wednesday
night at 7 p.m. for the show-
ing of his 30-minute short at
the opening night of the Real
to Reel Film Festival.
“The New Charlie Wu”is
among five shorts, two doc-
umentaries and one anima-
tion to light up the silver
screen on opening night of
the festival expected to draw
films and filmmakers from a
wide area.
Andrea Puente, writer
and director, and Curtis
Adair, producer, describe
“An Extraordinary day,” as a
must see six minute short.
Touring his rundown neigh-
borhood, eight-year-old
Oscar takes on the challenge
of capturing genuine smiles
through the lens of a camera
he found in the city.
“Wings” was produced in
North Carolina by Tay
Nikonovich, Adam Perry di-
rector and Ryan Hibbett
writer. Two young brothers,
Elliott and Luke, are stuck at
home with their depressed
mother after their father dies.
They only have each other,
but Luke becomes a bully as
he tries to be man of the
house. Elliot decides to fin-
ish building a pair of wings
that he and his father started
to build together before he
passed away. He brings the
wings to school for show
and tell day, but only gets
laughed at. Tired of feeling
tapped, Elliot takes the
wings to the top of the
school to discover whether
or not they will work. Will
EA
he
this daring act inspire the
family to come back together
once again?
The 17-minute documen-
tary “Reporting on the
Times: The New York Times
and the Holocaust” was
filmed in New York by
Emily Harrold, director, pro-
ducer and editor.
Inspired by Laurel Leff’s
award winning book “Buried
by the Times,” this film ex-
plores how the New York
Times handled reports of
The Holocaust during World
War IL It also explores why
The Times, a Jewish owned
newspaper, buried more than
1,000 articles in its back
pages. Was it simply an
oversight? Or did the pub-
lishers and editors fear an
American Anti-Semitic
backlash? Through inter-
views and testimony of a
Holocaust survivor, histori-
ans, journalists and Ameri-
can citizens who lived
through World War II, “Re-
porting on The Times” en-
courages audiences to
reevaluate America’s place
as the great Liberator. The
film also asks viewers to
consider the power of the
press in creating change.
“Alienation.” A 3 minute,
38 second animation filmed
in Spain, is ‘based in the
street background of Valen-
cia City, a connection be-
tween the walls of one of the
best street artists at the mo-
ment, Escif. The animator is
Silvia Carfpizo.
“Baldwin,” a 12-minute
short written by Sam New-
some and produced by Ash-
lee Franklin® in North
Carolina is the story of a boy
who desperately wants
someone back in his life, and
the odd companion who at-
tempts to become that some-
one.
“Cello Tales” is a 75-
minute documentary from
Luxembourg, directed and
written by Anne Schiltz and
produced by Anne
Schroeder. The cello — more
than just a musical instru-
ment. ¥
“Death of Eurydice” is a
15-minute short from North
Carolina written by Ryan Hi-
bbert with Gabriela Quiroz
director and Brandon White
and Katelin Fasano -Perry
producers. Set in the 1800s,
the death of Eurydice tells
the story of Orpheus a prodi-
gious pianist, and his wife,
Eurydice, a happy couple
living in a sinister house.
Real to Reel Schedule
Wednesday, July 24 - 7pm-until
An {Extraordinary Day
Wings
The New True Charlie Wu
Reporting on the Times
The NY Times and The Holocaust
Intermission
Alienation
Cello Tales
Baldwin
Death of Eurydice
Thursday, July 25 — 7pm-until
Ditching School to Whistle
Brightwood
Lil Tokyo Reporter
Parts
Intermission
Maiden Flight
Bathanti
Wicked Silence
Franky and the Ant
Friday, July 26 — 7pm-until
My Home
Link
The Last Ocean
Intermission
Dr. Gutman's Eulogy
Overlooked Suspect:
What if 0.). Didn't Do [t?
Cold Turkey
Saturday, July 27 — Matinee 1pm
Where the Wolves Lie
What Remains
A World of Difference
Ed
Chairworks
Intermission
Spring Eddy
Saturday, July 27 — 7pm-until
Spagetti For Two
Imagine
Unbrellacorn
Brain Power
Oh Willy
Intermission
Wet Behind the Ears
PG Short
G Short
PG Short
PG-13 Documentary.
G Animation
G Documentary
G Short
PG Short
G Documentary
PG Short
PG Short
G Animation
G Animation
G Documentary
PG Documentary
R
G Animation
PG Short
G Documentary
P6-13 Short
R Documentary
R Short
Short’
PG Short
G Animation
PG-13 Animation
R Short
R Feature
G Short
PG Short
G Animation
PG Documentary
PG-13 Animation
R Feature
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