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Wednesday, October 3, 2013 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net Page 9B PATRIOTIC - Teachers and students at Resurrection Lutheran Church Pre-School showed their patriotism on September 11 by wearing red, white and blue to classes. Seniors connect with Internet, computers Dave Blanton dave.kmherald@gmail.com J The journey from student to teacher has come easily to Pat Bolte. When a spot opened this spring to teach a computer skills class for seniors at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center, she stepped right into the role after more than a dozen years as a student in the free class. “When I started (taking the classes) I didn’t know anything,” the sixty-six year old retiree says. “I started from scratch.” Since then, she has spent a great deal of her free time exploring the world of com- puters and the Internet. She’s also enrolled in many other classes over the years, in- cluding a few at Cleveland Community College and Mauney Memorial Library, which offers a free class in researching genealogical records. Now she says has several computers at home and is-comfortable enough with them to take them apart and put them back together again. Bolte’s approach to teaching is fairly straightfor- ward: she works one-on-one with the students until they learn what they want to learn. And she doesn’t spend time trying to teach the spreadsheet Excel or other elements of Microsoft’s Of- fice suite to the students who come to class because she’s learned from experience that there is little interest in such . subjects. “I just go with the flow,” she said. “Because if I don’t, they're gonna leave.” After she covers the ba- sics about using a mouse and a keyboard, Bolte simply tries they’re interested in.” Those interests vary as much as the range of topics found on the internet, she says, but some of the most popular activities for stu- dents in the senior center class are researching infor- mation about car parts, look- ing up recipes, sending flowers for a funeral or an anniversary and hearing about local goings-on. Most new students arrive not knowing much about e- mail, which many have found to be a great tool for keeping up with far-flung children and grandchildren. Sarah Manning is one of Bolte’s most enthusiastic students. “I’ve learned a good bit since being in the class,” said the retiree who has been tak- ing classes there for several months. Manning admits to being a neophyte when she first enrolled, but now says she can look up anything she wants and has a lot of fun poking around the Internet. Although she’s had a computer and'an Internet connection at home for about 10 years, Manning said she was not really getting much out of it until she picked up - “to find out. what Pat Bolte has heen ushering other senior citizens into the dig- ital age through a Tuesday and Thursday computer skills sglass at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center since spring. Bolte herself is always learning more, she says, sometimes through other classes in the area and sometimes just by fig- uring things out on her own. some of the basics in the sen- ior center class, which is held every Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Still, Manning maintains a healthy suspicion about at least the pitfalls of being on- line. “Sometimes computers are the worse thing you have because people can hack into you,” she said, referring to the potential of identity theft and other privacy concerns that can affect Internet users. For most students the class affords an opportunity to cruise online offerings like newspapers from around the world or to delve into the seemingly boundless world of games that can be found across the web. That’s the case for Charles Sellers, who spends hours tinkering with — and sometimes mastering — pop- ular games like Candy Crush and a bowling simulator. Both are stimulating, he says, and he’s really able to connect with the bowling game because he still visits the actual lanes when he can. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Sellers, who’s been active in the .computer lab since March. “The people who at- tend the class can really learn a lot. They find out whatever they need to find out.” : many of the games that are found online, such as bowling simulators and Candy Crush. Carroll reunion BBQ for Bessemer City Crisis Center Sunday, Oct. 6 Descendants of John William and James Edward Carroll, the sons of Edward and Barbara Evans Carroll, will hold their annual re- union Sunday, Oct.6, with a covered dish luncheon at 1 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church fellowship hall, 612 N. Cansler Street. All family and friends are invited to at- tend. Call 704-739-4337 for more information. Leave message if no answer. The Bessemer City Crisis Center will sponsor its annual barbecue sale on Friday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Otis Merchandise Gallery, 105 E. Virginia Avenue. 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To place an order call the FISHWAGON 0059-39) North Shelby in line for new building North Shelby School is in line for a new building prob- ably in five years and up- grades are proposed at eight other schools in facilities up- grades discussed at the re- cent meeting of the Cleveland County Board of Education. John Yarbro, Assistant Supt. For Operations, said 20 people from each of the four attendance zones toured the schools and are making rec- ommendations for new school construction, which will take several years. The most recent school construc- tion projects completed were a new Shelby Middle School, Central Services of- fices and Turning Point Academy. Yarbro estimated that the North School project could be as. expensive as the Shelby Middle School proj- ect. Phase I projects are top priorities and Phase 2 proj- ects are facility upgrades. The Phase 2 projects in- clude upgrades at Bethware Elementary, Grover Elemen- tary and Kings Mountain High School. Building age issues and : buildings not connected at Bethware are being looked at. Grover has a building that uses steam heat and renova- tions are needed. A new classroom addition is pro- jected at Kings Mountain " High that has had 12 mobile units since 1999. Renovation of the football stadium press box, concession stands and restroom facilities are also proposed at KMHS. Gateways to the South exhibit at Arts Society Southern Arts Society will present “Gateways to the' South," the annual art competition and exhibit opening with a public recep- tion on Saturday, Oct.12, from 4-6 p.m. Featured prominently in the exhibit are landscapes, historical sites, and the peo- ple and places that reflect our Southern history and cul- ture. ; Thirty-two local artists have entered over 70 works of art in this year's show. Artists have reflected on Southern history with both traditional as well as con- temporary approaches to the subject matter. The work will be judged by Michael Grady, professor of studio art at Ap- palachian State University. - He is an exhibiting artist, | writer and educator. Awards will be presented - at 5 p.m. During the opening reception. This is a free - event. will be on display through “Gateways to the South” Nov. 15. Southern Arts Soci- ety (at the Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings - Mountain, Gallery and gift | shop hours are Tuesday - through Saturday ( 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.) Admission is free. For more information call 704-739-5585. Festival Saturday at St. Matthew's St. Matthew's Lutheran Church is sponsoring a Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 4 which is free to the public and a community-wide event fun for all ages. Games, face-painting, UNITED STATES ' bounce houses, prizes and - Pastor Josh Tucker. loads of fun, according to “The welcome mat is out - for everyone to attend from 2-4 p.m.," says the pastor. 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