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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Page 3 Record 1,800 tour KM Historical gOgrTuarIES Museum duri ng popular toys y Doris Vinesett Rosie Lee Smith Charles Strickland games and trains show Kings Mountain Histori- cal Museum just concluded their twelfth annual Toys, Games & TRAINS exhibit. Over the years, the exhibit has become a holiday tra- dition for many families throughout the region. This year, a record num- ber of over 1,800 visitors enjoyed the exhibit and the Museum’s signature holiday events free of charge. Each year the exhibit draws in a growing number of “regu- lars” — the faithful children that come day after day to see the trains during the seven weeks they are on dis- play. For some kids, they just can’t get enough of the trains. The members of the Pied- mont S Gaugers, the club that sets up the train dis- play each year, are excited about his trend and hope that many of these children will maintain their interest so they can carry on the model railroading hobby for future generations. Most of the club members developed their love of model trains at a very young age, and find Bigge Young Owen Romesherg learns how to inerdiz the trains with “Uncle Bill,” a member of the Piedmont S-Gagers model train club. it extremely rewarding to share their passion and ex- pertise with budding train enthusiasts young and old. Bill Ware, a local mem- ber of the club and the Show Coordinator for this display — affectionately known by the children as “Mr. Bill” or “Uncle Bill” — often lets the regulars come inside the track so they can learn how to operate the trains for themselves hands-on. Bill’s father and uncle bought him his first train set and started ; Get started early at Campers iy of Kings Mountain ¢ where yow’ll find all special show pricing going on now. counts Of The Year!! Hitndress of new and used RVs to choose from. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. teaching him the tricks of the trade when he was 2 years old, sparking a love for trains he’s carried with him throughout his lifetime. Owen Romesberg, age 2, visits the Museum al- most daily during the train exhibit. After his parents taught him that when the “OPEN?” flag is out in front of the museum, that means the exhibit is open, he sweetly asked Museum staff members, “can you please just leave the flag out all the time?” Another regular to the train display is little Caleb Wright, who loves to see all the different trains the club members bring to run, but is by far the most elated when he sees Thomas the Tank Engine chugging down the track towards him. Know- ing that Thomas is Caleb’s favorite, the club members will bring Thomas out to surprise Caleb when he comes to visit. Other regulars to the train exhibit include Wesley Rayfield, who comes to the Museum nearly every day after school lets out, and J.J. Cult, who, for several years now, has been squeez- ing visits to the trains into his busy school and after- See RECORD, Page 6 Da Fd rt 8 = Service lay - Saturday Mond SHELBY - Doris Ear- wood Vinesett, 79, of Maple Springs Church Rd., died Thurs., Jan. 1, 2015, at Peak Resources of Shelby. Funeral services were. held at 1 p.m. Monday at Flint Hill Baptist Church. The family received friends on Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, and other times at the home of her son, Cliff, 744 Skinner Road, Shelby. Burial is at Cleveland Me- morial Park KINGS MOUNTAIN - Rosie Lee Smith, age 95, resident of Kings Moun- tain, NC went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2015 at Cleveland Pines, Shelby, NC. A graveside service was at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Tuesday, Janu- ary 6, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robbie Moore officiating. Family visited with friends immediately following the service in the cemetery. In- terment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. KINGS MOUNTAIN - Charles Earl Strickland, 78, died Sun., Dec. 28, 2014, at Brian Center of Gastonia, Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday at Clay-Bar= nette Funeral Home Chapel of Kings Mountain. The family received friends one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home. Clap-Barnette JFuneral Home Rhema Ministry Giveaways Tuesday, Jan. 13 Rhema Outreach Ministry will hold giveaways on January 13th from 1-5 p.m., no later, that includes food, cloth- location. ing and some toys at 624 East King Street in Kings Mountain, the former florist shop Jumping: info new year with fitness goals From Page 1 their own individual exer- cise routines. Susan already hits her home treadmill about once a day. Mike is an avid out- door walker. She’s looking to add Zumba and possibly water aerobics. He wants to add free weights to his walking and to work on his endur- ance. On Monday, the cheer- ful couple was getting a tour of the Y from Daron Dwyer, who aimed to “help them reach those goals and inspire them to make some new ones.” Kevin Osborne, Vice President of the Cleveland County YMCA and the di- rector of the Kings Moun- tain facility, said he’s seen the usual new year’s surge in new members. “We’ve gotten 10 new members in just the first four days of the year,” he said. “’New Year. New ‘You’ — that’s the saying. Of course, if you stick with it, you’ll see results. It takes a couple of times to create a habit.” Longtime Y member Jim Tessnear agrees. Jan. 1 didn’t represent the start of new exercise goals for him, though. The 67-year-old Duke Energy retiree and |S Army veteran. has been a four-times- a-week regular at the Kings Moun- tain YMCA since joining in 2000. He also regular hits local roads on his Fuji touring bi- 8 cycle for 10 to 12 §¥ mile runs, although he concedes he backs off of those rides during the colder months. “Exercise is work, but you get results,” said the trim and smiling Tessnear, .who maintains a meticu- lous workout diary to track his progress with: weights and other machines month over month and year over year. Some this January are seeing themselves start completely over — a kind of 0-60 run at going from out of shape to in shape. “It’s been too long, and I have no excuse,” said 38-year-old Joseph Marti- nello, a plumber who lives in Oak Grove and works in Shelby. Martinello, an ex-jog- Jim Tessnear hits the elliptical ma- chine at the Y on Monday afternoon. - ger and weight-lifter said he’s planning to use a day off Thursday to check out CrossFit in Kings Moun- tain, which incorporates endurance and weight train- ing with group classes and teamwork to burn fat and build muscle. “I used to do all that stuff pretty much every day and I was, because of daily exercise or whatever, just eating better and feeling better. I’ve made 2015 my catch-up year. I need to lose about 30 pounds.” Jobs: expansions top 2015 city goals City Manager Marilyn Sellers and Mayor Rick Murphrey, above, look over the construction NILE work at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center expansion. The improve- ments are expected to be completed during the second quarter of new year 2015. : From Page 1 around the building which will mean that exercisers Harris Funeral Home, Inc. 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We offer the most experienced staff with a dedication to all of our friends and neighbors. ~ Phone - 704-739-2591 ¢ Fax — 704-739-7601 Obituaries and condolences online at www.hatrisfunerals.com A= a x can walk inside the build- ing as well as outside the building when construction is completed. A new 100% handi- cap accessible playground will open later this month beside the KM Family YMCA and adjacent to the Mayor Rick Murphrey Children's Playground and is the first such facility in the county. The city will take bids for the big water plant ex- pansion and rehabilitation project with target date for completion in December 2015 and will see com- pletion of the new 36 inch water line from Moss Lake to town in December 2015. These projects are made possible via a $34 million dollar loan from the state. The 20 year loan is interest free to the city. Photo by ELLIS NOELL Kings Mountain Energy Center off Dixon School Road is expected to begin construction by NTE En- ergy in the second quar- ter of the new year with groundbreaking slated for April 1. During the 34 month construction period, a total of 300 construction jobs will be available. Cleveland County is on track to have a new health department building in 2016 which will also house the county's Department of Social Services. Cleveland County's § shooting range is set to begin construction soon as bids were finalized at the recent commissioner meeting. Late spring is the projected opening date for the 3-D archery course, a 250-yard rifle and 50-yard pistol and shotgun range.
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