Wednesday, November 6, 2013
KM photographer
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wins top State Fair prize
DAVE BLANTON
dave.kmherald @gmail.com
Mickey Moten is on a roll, having
already picked up two first place pho-
tography prizes in what began as a
hobby just two years ago.
Earlier this year, a highly detailed
close-up of a striped horse fly he cap-
tured using a special lens won the $200
grand prize in a contest put together by
a North Carolina nature magazine.
Then, last week he pulled down top
prize for amateur photography at the
State Fair in Raleigh with the same
shot, which centers around the tiny
thousand-eyed insect.
“I’ve just gotten into photography
again over the past year or so. Macro
photography has opened my eyes to a
whole new world I never noticed be-
fore, and as a result, I’ve gained a new
appreciation for these small creatures.”
“The Wildlife in North Carolina”
contest attracts photographers of all
types, many of which use tens of thou-
sands of dollars in equipment to get the
perfect shot, according to the maga-
Zine.
Not Moten, though. He used a $400
camera, some homemade equipment
and a little ingenuity to come up with
the winning photograph last June, a
shot so strong that it was a unanimous
choice among the magazine’s four
judges. The prize for best photo in that
contest was also $200.
Moten, 43, says he has no immedi-
ate plans to drop his amateur status.
“I enjoy all genres of photography,
and like the challenge of learning more
about them, but for now, I guess this
happens to be my strongest area,” he
said. “I am the most intrigued by macro
photography. It’s really cool to me that
you don’t have to spend a lot of money
and go to exotic locations to find inter-
esting subjects to photograph. The
most amazing things are usually being
stepped over right in your own back-
a few years ago.”
yard and if you take the time and look
down, you may find them. I’m no dif-
- ferent than anyone else in that respect
... I stepped over the little bugs and spi-
ders without a second thought, until I
started getting into macro photography
children. He works at Kings Moun-
tain’s Baldor manufacturing facility as
an automatically programmed tools
technician.
The details of the camera and equip-
ment used for the winning close-up of
the horse-fly: Panasonic DMC-FZ100,
108mm (600mm equivalent) Raynox
DCR-250 macro lens, ISO 100, f /8,
1/640 of a second, YongNuo YN-560
Speedlite with homemade diffuser).
Moten and his wife Yvette have two
Wastewater agreement approved
City officials approved a
wastewater agreement with
the Town of Grover last
Tuesday night, an initial 20-
year contract for sewer con-
nections.
The contract has the po-
tential for 40 years and
Grover Mayor J. D. Led-
ford, who was at the meet-
ing, said he and his board
hopes the contract will last
40 years and more.
Grover Town Board
voted Oct. 21 to contract
with Kings Mountain for
sewer connections for the
town, squashing its plans to
expand the Grover Indus-
tries wastewater treatment
plant on Linden Street.
The rate to be charged
will be the same as Kings
Mountain’s inside residen-
tial rate. The present average
discharge of waste water is
estimated to be 50,000 to
60,000 gallons per day. The
contract gives the town the
ability to increase the dis-
charge up to a maximum of
200,000 gallons per day.
Grover’s construction
cost is expected to be
$1,283,400 compared to
$1,936,000 if Grover fixed
up the Linden Street plant —
a savings for the town of
over a half million dollars.
Town Board met in
Grover Monday night with
the engineering firm of W.
K. Dickson on how to pro-
ceed. Grover officials have
The Perrigo Company has initiated a vol-
untary, nationwide product recall to the retail
level of 18 batches of its acetaminophen infant
suspension liquid, 160 mg/5 mL, sold in 2 oz.
and 4 oz. bottles with syringes in a box under
the store brand products listed below. The re-
call is being initiated because of the remote
potential that a small number of packages
might contain an oral dosing syringe without
dose markings. The correct syringe should
have a white or yellow plunger with specific
dose markings for 1.25 mL, 2.5 mL, 3.75 mL,
and 5 mL. If the product’s syringe has these
dose markings, consumers can continue to use
the product while following labeled use in-
structions.
Using an oral syringe without dose mark-
ings can result in inaccurate dosing, especially
in infants who could mistakenly get too high
a dose.
This OTC product is indicated for the relief
been working with the engi-
neers on the Harry family-
donated Grover Industries
plant which council had
hoped to refurbish and triple
the town’s capacity to
process waste water. How-
ever, upgrading aging lift
stations and plant upgrading
is costly. A 27% sewer in-
crease hit Grover residents
and officials had to m make
a decision on sewer infra-
structure.
In other business, Council:
+awarded a downtown
incentive facade grant of
$5,405.81 and a customer
inducement grant for $1,000
to Rick Greene, 233 Chero-
kee St., for renovations of
Flowers by Falls, 233 S.
Battleground Avenue. The
repairs are to be done by Tab
Breakfield, the Awning
Shop, Martin’s Electric,
Hamrick Welding & Fabri-
cation and Richard Greene.
+After public hearings
Council reduced (from five
to three) the number of off
street parking and loading
spaces if a shopping center’s
majority tenant is a super-
market store; accepted the
Planning Board’s recom-
mendation to amend a zon-
ing ordinance text
amendment that would ex-
clude solar farms in Light
Industrial and Heavy Indus-
trial zones. A solar farm is
considered the same as a
power generation facility
whose primary purpose is to
create energy and distribute
the energy off-site. The Pan-
ning and Zoning board saw
solar farms as appropriate in
some paces and having a
minor role in the area for en-
ergy creation.
+adopted ordinance
amending the conditional
use permit site plan for de-
veloper Tommy Hall, Eagles
Gate which essentially is a
change that allows the de-
veloper to reduce the set-
back of 35 lineal feet to 33
lineal feet in one area of the
development.
By vote of 6-1 (Rick
Moore voted no) allowed
Bhogilal Mistry to withdraw
one rezoning application
and submit a request for
conditional use of property
at 716 Cleveland Ave. The
board scheduled the new
hearing for Nov. 26.
+adopted ordinance for
“handicap parking” (two
spaces) near the intersection
of Cherokee Street and West
Gold Street in the city’s
parking lot on Cherokee
Street.
+appointed David Bean,
Holiday Inn Express, to fill
the unexpired term of Luther
Wright on the Kings Moun-
tain Tourism Development
Authority.
+set public hearing for
Nov. 26 on request of Noell
Roberts to consider a draft
Recall on infant, childrens acetaminophen
of fever and minor aches and pains and can be
used in infants, children and adults. These re-
called products are sold by distributors nation-
wide and distributed through retail stores.
If the oral dosing device contained in the
package has dose markings, no action is re-
quired, and the consumer can continue to use
the product consistent with the label instruc-
tions. If the package contains an oral dosing
device that does not have dose markings, the
consumer should not use the product and
should call Perrigo’s Consumer Affairs De-
partment, toll free, 1-800-719-9260. Con-
sumers should contact their physician or
healthcare provider if they have any questions,
or if they or their children experience any
drug product.
problem that could possibly be related to this
Babie R Us, Care One, Equaline, Equate,
Health Mart, Kroger, Publix, Rite Aid, and
Walgreen carry this product.
amendment to keep a lim-
ited number of chickens in a
residential zone.
+set Nov. 26 to public
hearing to consider the pro-
posed Phase II Stormwater
Ordinance as well as the
proposed Soil Erosion and
Sedimentation Control Ordi-
nance.
+adopted ordinance ap-
proving no parking from
7:30-8:30 a.m., 2:30-3:30
p.m. Maner Road from Rhea
Street to Jolly Street — both
sides of the road.
+approved use of the
Kings Mountain Training
Center and Firing Range for
a concealed weapons class
for the public on Saturday,
Nov. 16.
+adopted ordinance
amending the zoning text,
KM Preservation and En-
hancement District, to allow
Jan Harris, Downtown Main
Street Director, to serve on:
the design review advisory
committee which advises on
the matter of a project con-
forming with the zoning or-
dinance standards for
downtown preservation and
enhancement.
+honored Captain Derek
Johnson, 25 year employee
of Kings Mountain Police
Department, with a framed
certificate of appreciation
for long service.
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BUSTED: eighty-five
charged in drugs probe
From page 2A
bond.
Virgina C. Ledbetter,
Lawndale, possession of
schedule IV controlled sub-
stance, possession of drug
paraphernalia, $2,500 se-
cured bond.
Anthony C. Hoover,
Shelby, possession of
methamphetamine, posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia,
$2,500 secured bond.
Amanda B. Herndon,
Lawndale, possession with
intent to sell and deliver mar-
ijjuana, possession of
methamphetamine, posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia,
$5,000 secured bond.
Chatham L. Coxton,
Shelby, felony possession of
cocaine, possession of drug
paraphernalia, $5,000 se-
cured bond.
Karen D. Carter, Shelby,
exceed pseudoephedrine lim-
its, $7,000 secured bond.
Timothy J. Bell, 411 St.
Luke Church Rd., Kings
Mountain, exceed pseu-
doephedrine limits, $7,500
secured bond.
Mary H. Melton, Moores-
boro, exceed pseu-
doephedrine limits, $3,000
secured bond,
Christy W. Clay, Ellen-
boro, possession of mari-
juana, possession of drug
paraphernalia, $7,500 unse-
cured bond.
Austin R. Smith, Casar,
possession of drug parapher-
nalia, $2,000 unsecured bond.
Lindsey C. Braswell, 647
Bell Rd., Kings Mountain,
possession of drug parapher-
nalia, $2,000 unsecured bond.
Anna M. Goforth, 246
Goforth Road, Kings Moun-
tain, manufacture metham-
phetamine, possession of
precursor materials, $2,500
secured bond.
Michael J. Mathis, 29
Bennett Dr., Kings Mountain,
possession of marijuana, pos-
session of drug paraphernalia,
$7,500 unsecured bond.
Eddie D. Heath, Shelby,
possess with intent to sell hy-
drocodone, sell/deliver hy-
drocodone, possession of
drug paraphernalia, $3,000
secured bond.
Sheila A. Goode, 111
Afton Drive Lot # 6, Kings
Mountain, possess with intent
to sell Xanax, sell/deliver
Xanax, $20,000 secured
bond. :
Kaleb D. Hill, Shelby,
possess with intent to sell
marijuana, sell/deliver mari-
juana, possession of drug
paraphernalia, resist/delay or
obstruct an investigation,
possess counterfeit controlled
substance, sell/deliver coun-
terfeit controlled substance,
$3,000 secured bond.
Jamie L. Griggs, 816 Mar-
grace Rd., Kings Mountain,
possess with intent to sell
methamphetamine, sell/de-
liver methamphetamine, pos-
session of drug paraphernalia,
$25,000 secured bond.
Jason T. Blackman, 816
Margrace Rd., Kings Moun-
tain, possess with intent to
sell cocaine, sell/deliver co-
caine, possession of drug
J. Davidson,
paraphernalia, $10,000 se-
cured bond. ;
Stephen A. Mims, Shelby,
possess with intent to “sell
methamphetamine, $1,500
secured bond.
Jason K. Barker, Grover,
possess with intent to sell
oxycodone, sell/deliverioxy-
codone, $1,500 secured bond.
Leslie H. Gibson, 109
Rustling Winds Dr., Shelby,
possess with intent to sell
morphine, sell/deliver mor-
phine, possess with intent to
sell hydrocodone, sell/deliver
hydrocodone, $15,000, se-
cured bond.
Aaron W. Washington,
Shelby, obstruction of justice,
$2,500 secured bond.
Andrea L. Robbs, Cher-
ryville, possess with intent to
sell cocaine, sell/deliver co-
caine, $1,500 secured bond.
Edward W. Moss, 207
Stony Point Rd, Kings Moun-
tain, exceed pseudoephedrine
limits, $7,500 secured bond.
Tasha N. Moss, 202
Fairdale Street, Kings Moun-
tain, exceed pseudoephedrine
limits.
Youthon T. Redmond, 510
Cherryville Rd., exceed pseu-
doephedrine limits.
Katie A. Lattimore,
Shelby, exceed pseu-
doephedrine limits.
Brandon M. Justice,
Shelby, possession intent to
manufacture marijuana, drug
paraphernalia, $5,000 se-
cured bond.
Jonathan D. Humphries,
111 Ada Street, Kings Moun-
tain, possession of drug para-
phernalia, $2,000 unsecured
bond.
Darren W. Blevins, 1035
Bethlehem Church Rd,
Kings Mountain, possess
with intent to sell marijuana,
sell/deliver marijuana, pos-
session of drug paraphernalia,
$5,000 secured bond.
Joshua C. Ledford, Casar,
possession of methampheta-
mine, possession of drug
paraphernalia, $6,000 se-
cured bond.
Robin D. Dorsey, Shelby,
possession of marijuana, pos-
session of drug paraphernalia,
$1,000 unsecured bond.
Wanda E. Moss, Shelby,
possession with intent to sell
Hydrocodone, no bond.
Arrest warrants stemming
from Operation Prescribed
Epidemic are still outstanding
on the following individuals:
Robert W. White, Jr,
Travis L. Little, Roy T. Har-
ris, Vicky M. Rosato,
Christopher Ledford, Bradley
Scottlin R.
Scott, William M. Gentry,
Brandy A. Bolin, Timothy L.
Wilson, Jr., Aleasha B. Walls,
Jasmine Smith, William A.
Jenkins, Jr, Claudette M.
Sisk, Samuel J. Scoggins,
Steven M. Clay, Todd Owen,
Richard M. Webb, Dustin M.
Hoyle, Brittany D. Milborn,
Austin T. Callahan, Elbert C.
Shelley, Louis S. Black; Kris-
ten N. Rogers, Bobby R.
Cline, Samuel J. Fulton,
Michael J. Halter, Chasity S.
Holland, Devonta O. Nance,
Jason R. Gilliam, Carl N.
Gilliam, David M. Lockridge,
Jr. and Adam T. Goforth.
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