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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 ~The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Withrow’s Funeral Home designated by city as local historical landmark Withrow's Funeral Home was designated by the city as a local historical landmark by Mayor Rick Murphrey and city council at a recent council meeting. Tuesday night's city coun- cil meeting at city hall. Kenneth Withrow , President of Withrow Fu- neral Home, accepted the plaque from the mayor who said n appropriate signage will be put up outside the building at 309 E. King Street. The historic property was the first brick building in the city and its architec- tural design represents the building style of the 1910s built by the Joseph Ander- son Falls family. It was also formerly occupied by Sisk Funeral Home in the early 1940s. The mayor said the city was delighted to designate the property as a local land- mark, the city's first local historical designated prop- erty. 1900s. Below Withrow family members at recent grand opening. Withrow’ s Funeral Home, above, has been Tesi a local landmark, the city! s first local historical designated property. It was the residence o f the J. A. Falls family, built in the early Photo by LIB STEWART Pioneering women of Cleveland County by Adria L. Focht Curator, Director * Kings Mountain Histor- ical Museum is presenting a new exhibit, “Pioneer- ing Women of Cleveland County February 7-May 23, 2015. This exhibit celebrates women’s history in Cleve- | land County and the sur- rounding region from the Revolutionary War to the present day. The exhibit focuses a spotlight on the women whose courageous acts helped to turn the tide of the revolution, as well as on our “founding mothers” — the women who helped estab- lish and maintain our area’s | (Photo courtesy of Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library) history fits into the broader narrative of women’s history throughout the nation. infrastructure, industries, hospitals, schools, churches, and civic organization.s The display will also show- case local women who were groundbreakers and leaders in their professions, and re- flect on how our unique local Learn about Kings Mountain’s own “Rosie the Riveters” at the Pioneer- ing Women of Cleveland County exhibit! Page 3A Eagles Among Us (Ed. note — This is the fifth in a series of articles by Scouter Jim Ferebee on Eagle Scouts in the Kings Mountain area.) By JIM FEREBEE Jay Rhodes was born in Baltimore, MD in April 1949. He grew up in Glen Burnie, MD. Boy Scout troop 857 in the Baltimore Area Council. He served his troop as a Patrol leader and as a Senior Patrol leader and was elected to the Order of the Arrow, Scout- ing’s honor/service society. Over his scouting ca- reer he attended Leadership Camp at Broadcreek Scout Reservation. He earned 26 merit badges and was ~ awarded his bronze palm. His Eagle Scout rank was awarded to him in 1962 at the age of 13. It is very unusual for a scout to reach this level at this young age. While he never attended Scout Summer camp he was active in his troop in their camping and hiking outings. Some of his memories of scouting activities are hik- ing trips being accompanied by a goat that belonged to a fellow scout and the com- petition among his fellow scouts to achieve the Eagle rank. Five scouts in his troop received this award at the same time. Jay joined | JAY RHODES After finishing high school Jay earned a BA in Business Admin from Tow- son State College, an MBA from Winthrop College and graduated from the Banking School of the South at Loui- siana State University. Basketball and sports in general, have been a big part of Jay’s life. He played high school basketball at Glen Burnie High school, and collegiately at Towson State College. After grad- uating from college he had a 12 year basketball coach- ing stint serving as the head coach at Charlotte Latin School, Montreat-Anderson Jr. College, and started the intercollegiate athletic pro- gram at Limestone College. Following his coaching experience he worked ex- tensively in the banking in- dustry to include The Bank of Gaffney, Gaffney, South Carolina, Lincoln Bank, Lincolnton, North Caro- lina, Carolina State Bank in Kings Mountain and IM- PACT Financial Services. Jay is blessed with a wife, Sandy, of 42 years, 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. He accepted Christ in September of 1973. Jay was: . elected as a deacon in Ist Baptist Church Lincolnton and serves in the same po- sition at 1st Baptist Church Kings Mountain. He has served also as a SS teacher, SS Director, and has had the opportunity to go on 2 mis- sion trips to Haiti and 3 mis- sion trips to Honduras. In addition to his vo- cational and church work Jay has served his com- munity as a past president of Cleveland County Hos- pice, Chaired the Capital Campaign for KM Hospice House, Advisory Board of Life Enrichment Center, Advisory Council of Cleve- land County Healthcare sys- tem, and KM United Way. While looking back on his scouting experience Jay commented that Scouting gave him the opportunity to develop leadership skills and made him more compet- itive. It fostered his enjoy- ment of hiking, walking and jogging. Three CNA's honored for setvice hy BAYDA Kimberly Russell Kings Mountain resi- dent Kimberly Russell and Shelby residents Thomas Rabon and Tracey Read were all recognized last year as BAYDA Home Health Care Certified Assistant (CNA) Heroes. YOUR OPINION MATTERS Let your voice be heard by completing the The data collected from this survey will be used to plan for programs and services to meet the needs of residents of the county for the next few years. All of the data is confidential; your responses go directly to inpu \ the Survey Monkey site and no one in Cleveland County will be able to access any specific individual. At the close of the survey, you will be offered the opportunity to participate in an incentive program 2015 Cleveland County Community Health Assessment { replies answers Survey Available: February 2, 2015 - February 28, 2015 Electronic Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015ClevelandCountyCommunityHealth Assessment Paper Surveys Available: Cleveland County DSS, Cleveland County Health Department, Cleveland County Manger’s Office, Hospitals - front desk (Shelby & Kings Mtn.), Public Libraries, Senior Centers and YMCAs. Questions: anne.short@clevelandcounty.com SMAs =Allia anc “PUN ance Thomas Rabon This national honor is awarded quarterly to CNAs who demonstrate the com- pany's core values of com- passion,excellence and reliability. They were cho- sen from more than 19,000 employees in 22 states and will be competing for National Hero of the Year in Philadelphia in May. “I am so thrilled that three of the National Heroes all came from our local of- fice in Shelby, but I am cer- tainly not surprised," said Prepare for PROM! $40 off special order tuxedos with this ad Chadirich s Formalivear 806 West Warren Street Shelby, NC 704-487-0471 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Wednesday and Saturday 9:30 am - noon Thursday February 12 Saturday February 14 Kings Mountain Weekend Weather Friday February 13 Sunday February 15 Sunny/Windy - 51° Mostly Sum -41° 0% Chance of 0% Chance of 0% Chance of precipitation precipitation precipitation Night time Low 18° Night time Low 21° Night time Low 17° Mostly Sunny - 50° Sunny - 35° 0% Chance of precipitation Night time Low 18° Serving the community for over 36 years! SHELBY DENTAL CARE CENTER {formeny known as Young & Assoctates) 1429 hs gn Street, SL NG 704, ve IRL Ait OneDaySmileDentures.com Tracey Read BAYDA Director Melissa Beale. “Tom Tracey and Kimberly had built strong relationships with their cli- ents, showed them love and compassion, and helped to improve their quality of life. All three of them are so de- serving of this recognition.” CNAs provide personal care assistance such as bath- ing, grooming, light house- keeping, meal preparation and companionship care is available up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Black History Month program Ellen Fullenwider and her famous puppet“Rufus” will be the featured guest at Black History Month at Grover Elementary School * Friday, Feb. 20, at 1:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Fullenwider is a mem- ber of Mt. Calvary Church in Shelby. The public is in- vited. Backyard Poultry workshop Laura Worden, area Ex- tension agent for the N.C. Cooperative Extension will conduct a free two- hour workshop on “Rais- ing Backyard Chickens” on Tuesday, March 19, from 7-9 p.m. at the James War- ren Citizens Center, 115 W, Main Street, Lincolnton. The public is invited.
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