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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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KM teen saved in choking incident — Letters fo the Editor —
=: DAVE BLANTON
| dave.kmherald@gmail.com
When Chad Gunter, Jr
. was having dinner with his
family at a Gastonia restau-
rant last week, his family was
taking the normal precautions.
= The teen’s mother and father
had chopped up his ham-
burger into small, manageable
pieces because of a longstand-
ing difficulty with eating and
swallowing.
But it was clear that some-
thing was very wrong. Then
the 14-year-old, who suffers
_from Down Syndrome, was
distressed and began motion-
ing to his chest. His mother
asked him if he could breathe
and at first he nodded yes.
Within moments, though,
+ they knew he was choking. As
5
Chad Sr. and mother Robin
sprang from their seats to rush
to their son’s aid, the commo-
tion caught the attention of a
dentist sitting at the table next
. to them at Cheddar’s Casual
Cafe.
Dr. Artie Cooper could see
"that Chad was choking and
quickly got in position to give
Southern Chew, a newly-
opened restaurant at 238
Cherokee Street, got its name
because the Boheler family
wants diners to enjoy South-
ern cooking “where it’s as
good as your mommas” and
enjoy the hospitality.
Jimmy Boheler and his
mother, Debbie Boheler, have
26 years in the restaurant
business, Jimmy with 16
years of restaurant experience
and his mother with 10 years
of catering experience.
+ Southern Chew is open for
“breakfast and lunch — 6:30
a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and 11
2 am.-2:30 p.m. Sundays.
The menu advertises clas-
sic favorites and good ole
+ Southern cooking and the
Jimmy Boheler, owner-man-
=.~NSDAR
ager of the new Southern
Chew, is pictured with his
mother, Debbie Boheler.
the Heimlich maneuver. He
kept it up until the food was
ejected from Chad’s wind-
pipe.
“I’ve never had to use it,
but I remembered it when I
needed it,” Cooper told the
Gaston Gazette a few days
after the Tuesday incident.
Chad did not need medical
attention afterward, and he
was able to finish his dinner
with mom and dad, who qui-
etly picked up the doctor’s
dinner tab on their way out.
The Gunters, who live in
Kings Mountain, have always
exercised caution around
meal time.
“Due to a choking scare
when he was only a baby, we
have always practically
pureed his food,” Chad senior
said. “Only over the past few
years or so, we have been
chopping his food into pieces.
Gradually the (small) ones
have eventually turned into
bites no bigger than a thumb-
nail. One of his doctors had
said that with his food having
been ground-up for so long,
he will basically have to re-
restaurant features catering
services. The community can
reserve the restaurant in the
evenings for special events
such as receptions, birthday
parties, reunions, etc. Mrs.
Boheler is planning tea par-
ties, cookie decorating, etc.
during the upcoming holi-
days.
A native of Kings Moun-
tain, Jimmy Boheler is the son
of Debbie and Steve Boheler
learn to eat.”
Over the course of his
childhood, Chad has become
what doctors call texture.
averse. He has come to prefer
his food to be ground up. He
won't eat, say, a piece of raw
carrot or a potato chip. Now
the Gunters are trying to teach
him to eat food more nor-
mally.
“We would like to send
out our deepest gratitude to
W. Arthur Cooper, DDS!”
Chad Gunter said. “He has
been a true guardian angel for
our son.”
When Chad Jr. was just six
months old, there was a chok-
ing issue that struck fear into
his parents’ heart. When he
was rushed to the hospital,
doctors were able to dislodge
a potentially life-threatening
mucus plug. For a while after
that the infant wore a life sup-
port system that monitors his
heart beat and air intake.
When he was about three
years old there was another
scare. That’s when his parents
started grinding his food up.
Otherwise, Chad is a
of Kings Mountain and is
married to the former Emily
Ballard. They have one son,
Carter James, four months
old. Jimmy is grandson of
Shirley Guyton and the late
Jim Guyton and the late
Charles and Lillian Boheler.
' Jimmy has a brother, Justin
Boheler, who is married to
Margaret Mauney Boheler.
Jimmy graduated from
Appalachian State University
Welcome Battle of KM Chapter, SAR!
: On behalf
of the
1 Colonel
Frederick
Hambright
Chapter,
4 NSDAR, I
Loretta Cozart would like to
welcome the
Battle of
* Kings Mountain Chapter,
SAR to our community.
Special thanks to them for
inviting us to share in the
formation of their chapter on
Monday, October 7, 2013. It
was heartwarming to see all
folks from the community,
across the state, and nation
who attended this event. It
was a long time in coming
and was much anticipated
by everyone.
This year, the Col. Fred-
erick Hambright Chapter
celebrated our 97th anniver-
sary and we welcome our
patriot brothers to promote
the study of history and pa-
triotism in our community
and celebrate the work of
our ancestors in the forming
of our nation.
Having grown up in
Kings Mountain and having
descended from a patriot at
the Battle of Kings Moun-
tain, it was a pleasure to be
included in this event. Mon-
day was a sad day for those
of us who make our annual
pilgrimage to the Kings
Mountain National Military
Park to honor those who
fought for our freedom at
the Battle of Kings Moun-
tain. With the government
shutdown at our National
Parks, we were unable to
celebrate the 233rd anniver-
sary of the victory at the bat-
tlefield. It was a sad day,
indeed. However, we were
pleased to have the opportu-
nity to honor our patriot an-
cestors in some way. EVEN
if we couldn’t visit the bat-
tleground itself.
The Battle of Kings
Mountain was a significant
battle in the Revolutionary
War. Current historians have
begun to tack on the phrase
. “in the south”.
Loretta Cozart is a for-
mer resident of Kings Moun-
tain and is Regent of
Colonel Frederick Ham-
bright Chapter DAR.
Chad Gunter, Jr.
healthy kid who loves attend-
ing school at Kings Moun-
tain’s ~~ Grace Christian
Academy and has several ex-
_tracurricular interests, includ-
ing cheerleading and
participating in the Special
Olympics. He also loves
video games and movies and
recently acted in a Shelby
High School production of
“The Lion King.”
Southern Chew serves up southern home cooking
with a degree in Communica-
tions and Business Manage-
ment.
New signs are going up at
the restaurant this week.
Boheler said that citizens
have welcomed them warmly
and he’s ready to cook their
favorite foods.
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only ask that you do the same.
BEAUFORD BURTON
Kings Mountain
To the Editor:
At our October meeting the Kings Mountain Minis-
terial Association agreed to voice our opposition to the
building of a casino near Kings Mountain. Our hearts
break regularly as we try to minister to families, chil-
dren and individuals whose lives have been devastated
by various vices, poor choices and abuse. Though
there is no “Thou shall not gamble” verse in Scripture,
there are numerous verses that caution against “the
love of money”, the inability to “serve God and
money.” God's plan for us to eat from the “fruit of our
labor” and so on. We pray that such a blight will not
come to our community. Business leaders, take a drive
to Cherokee and take a look all the CLOSED motels
and businesses.
Granted. When folks gamble, someone usually
wins. But we all know that the losers far outnumber
the winners. The “get rich quick” mind-set presented
by gambling usually does not work out for most folks.
Even more, it often provides an entrance or encourage-
ment to many self-destructive habits that lead to mis-
ery for the “loser” (and also those who depend upon
him/her), prison and even suicide. ;
The death of one loser or the destruction of families
or the neglect of one child really worth so-called “eco-
nomic boost”? Will we have to learn the hard way? We
pray not.
KINGS MOUNTAIN MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Rev. James Lochridge, Second Baptist Church
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