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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Page 3A City council hears more casino talk gu DAVE BLANTON {| dave.kmherald@gmail.com The Kings Mountain City Council met Tuesday to approve a handful of in- frastructure measures, schedule a public hearing on a possible zoning change and tweak a five-year capi- tal improvements program. But before the council’s regular business could get under way it heard from a number of citizens opposed to a proposed Catawba In- dian casino. “The jobs won’t be worth it,” said Grover resi- dent Tim Stalcup. “Jobs are paid for by millions in gam- bling losses.” Stalcup was joined by half a dozen others who di- rectly questioned the city council’s and the mayor’s judgment in throwing their support behind a proposed casino. The city council last year signed an open letter of support for the project. At- large council member Keith Miller has said he is op- posed to the casino and has appeared at every meeting of the Kings Mountain Awareness Group, a local organization that has sought to raise awareness about what it sees as the negative impact of a regional casino in Kings Mountain. As has happened at pre- vious council meeting, many of those took to the podium to make a plea to the council to rescind its support of the development. “A casino is like a drug,” said Johnathan Coffee, of Shelby, who said that gam- bling leads people to resort to embezzlement and other crimes. “I ask you — how can that be good for this community?” The Catawba Indian tribe’s application to put land near the Dixon School Rd. I-85 exit is pending with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In its regular business, the council authorized awarding a bid for engineer- ing services for the Stormwater System Map- ping Project to Joel E. Wood and Associates. Following a July 26 bid conference, Joel E. Wood Associates was picked over four other firms. The council also author- ized awarding a $299,600 contract to Katalyst for Data Center Infrastructure that will “virtualize, centralize and update servers”. And it adopted a resolution award- ing financing for Data Cen- ter Infrastructure updates to city servers to BB&T in the amount of $299,600 with an interest rate of 1.85 percent with a financing term of five years. The panel moved to schedule a public hearing during the Sept. 30 city council meeting for zoning plague recognizing her 25 years of service with the City of Kings Mountain. ordinance text amendment. It adopted a resolution to amend the 2013-2018 Fiscal Years Capital Improvements Program for additional sewer project. Scheduled a public hearing during the Sept. 30 city council meet- ing to discuss changing the zoning designation for a property located north of the intersection of Shelby Rd. and Countryside Rd. The city is considering changing the zoning from Residential to Light Industrial. Stanley and Dorothy Joyner have asked the city to consider re- zoning the property, which sits on 9.04 acres. The council also voted to spend $27,378 to install se- curity cameras at Mayor Rick Murphrey Children Park and Patriots Park. Council members wished Free on Three: Trike N.C. Brotherhood of the Third Wheel president Jim Annon stands next to one of many trikes he’s built. : DAVE BLANTON | dave.kmherald@gmail.com All manner of funky three-wheeled vehicles were streaming over area roads this weekend for the East Coast Trike-In, held at Hound’s Campground on S. Battleground Ave. Trike enthusiasts traveled from as far away as Florida and Kentucky to catch a glimpse of what their fellow road warriors had built and modified in the last year. A trike is any three wheeled street-legal vehicle. They are often modified from mo- torcycles, but can be built by hand. They often use air- cooled VW engines, but many have been built around the engines of other compact and full-size cars. The number of variations is nearly infinite. Saturday’s judging including 14 classes of trikes. The event was sponsored by the N.C. Brotherhood of the Third Wheel, a group that boasts about 100 mem- bers. Participants rolled into town on Friday — many using campers and other kinds of RV for their ex- tended stay in Kings Moun- tain. Saturday featured a morning parade through downtown Kings Mountain, a judged trike show, awards, games and raffles. For Jim Annon, who is the president of N.C. Broth- erhood of the Third Wheel and a Kings Mountain resi- dent, trikes are mostly all about fun and ingenuity. He uses a stock Volkwagen drive train to power his black two-seater, which has Library, SASI partner up Mauney Memorial Library and the Southern Arts Society are partnering this fall to present a trio of classes. Wednes- day, September 10 — Turn Clay into Something Cool. Wednesday, October 8 — Get to Glazing. Wednesday, No- vember 5 — Pickup Fired Piece and talk about what you learned. Classes will be held at the Southern Arts Society Depot from 5:30 until 7:30pm for each session. Students will need to commit to all three classes. Space is limited so con- tact the Mauney Memorial Library today to reserve your place. 704-739-2371 option 3. Photos by Dave Blanton a long extended Harley Davidson front fork. But there’s another reason he fa- vors trikes over their two- wheeled brethren. “My wife is scared to death of motorcycles,” Annon said, adding that his trike gets every bit of 40 miles to the gallon. “But on this thing, she’ll ride for hours.” Traveling to Kings Mountain from haul New- berry, S.C., was no big for E.L. Smith, who said he drives his monster trike all over the southeast and has logged tens of thousands of miles along the ribbons of fellow councilman Howard Shipp a happy birthday (Wednesday). Mayor Rick Murphrey congratulated American Le- gion Riders and their fundraising efforts. He also declared Aug. 21 American Legion Riders Day in Kings Mountain. The city is looking ahead to a Patriot Day service at City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 11. A month later, on Oct. 11, the city will play host to the Gateway Festival, a day- long fall festival that cele- brates Kings Mountain being designated by the Na- tional Park Service as the “Gateway City” to all three area parks. Four city employees were recognized for their long service at Tuesday’s meeting. Sharon Eaker, ad- a the East Coast Trike-In. interstate that run through the region. Smith was the owner of the most high- powered trike at the week- end gathering. He built his 12-foot long trike around a huge 582 horsepower Mopar engine. “It’s - different,” said Smith while sitting comfort- ably in his vehicle’s broad front seat. He says he can’t brag on the gas mileage, though. His “Lightning Trike” only gets about 10 mpg. While some of the trikes were small and minimalist, others were the products of elaborate design dreams that HN BRIDGES iPLEASEAVOTE NOVEMBER{47%2014! : johnbridgesfordistrictattorney@gmail.com Paid For By Friends To Elect John Bridges For District Attorney? TE 2a Mayor Rick Murphrey, at right, presents Sharon Eaker with a Mayor Rick Murphrey, at right, presents Willie Inman with a plaque recognizing his 25 years of service with the City of Kings Moun- tain. Mayor Rick Murphrey, at right, presents Beverly Moschler with a plague recognizing her 25 years of service with the City of Kings Mountain. ministrative assistant with the Department of Aging, has worked for the city for 25 years. Willie. Inman, an equipment operator, is a 25- year’ veteran. Beverly 8 festival comes Moschler, the city’s Finance Director, also has 25 years. William Sipe, an auto me- chanic crew leader who was not in attendance, was rec- ognized for his 15 years. to KM fo Don Embler of Thomasville navigates blindfolded through a bucket-dragging contest on Saturday at are aimed to catch the eye of others. Tim Nine said his “Roman Chariot” has been featured in magazines and newspapers all over the country. The front tire sits under the front two feet of a full-size carnival merry-go- round horse while the back end is bucket shaped and roomy like a chariot. The chariot-styled trike is pow- ered by a 1993 Nissan 4- cylinder engine. Whether * they’re stock trikes or vehicles modified over years, some of the rides on display at Hounds Camp- ground over the weekend were works in progress. “One day it’s gonna be pretty,” said Judy Bethel, who lives in Spartanburg, and said she’s still putting the finishing touches on her trike, which for now she has nicknamed Ug. “But right now it's Ug.” International Demolition Derby Sponsored by Boiling Springs Fire and Rescue Saturday, September 6, 2014 Saturday, September 13, 2014 7:30 pm Bar H Arena Boiling Springs, NC ~ Admission ~ ; Adults - Advance $10 Gate $12 Child (6-12) - Advance $5 Gate $6 5 Under 6 FREE Info: 704/434-2866 www.barhevents.com
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