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Wednesday, August 12, 2015 The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Page 3A BANNER TO VIETNAM WAR VETERANS - The city of Kings Mountain is a commemorative partner with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration and Vietnam Veterans and Mayor Rick Murphrey officially presented a banner to Jim Medlin, chairman of Kings Mountain Vietnam Veterans Chapter, Monday morning at Patriots Park. The banner will go up at Patriots Park. Major General James T. Jackson, retired, is the Director of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration. Pictured with loca veterans, front row, are city councilmen Rick Moore, far left, and Keith Miller, holding the plaque, and back row, the mayor and Medlin holding the flag surrounded by a large group of veterans. Photo by LIB STEWART National Night Out held on Tuesday Santanna Marlowe, Micah Marlowe, Josiah Nunez, A'nyah Stevenson and Chase Smith sign up for back packs and receive giveaways at the city's annual National Night Out Tuesday. National Night Out Tuesday was law enforce- ment's way of saying they won't stand for crime. Embracing the true spirit of community policing, city officials and police held a zero tolerance party at Pa- triot's Park in which they thanked the community and the city presented shirts and other giveaways to the children and police cooked hotdogs for the crowd. “We support family values," Mayor Rick Mur- phrey said in welcoming the crowd. “Law enforcement — police, sheriff's depart- ment, highway patrol, Gas- ton rurals — local firemen and rescue personnel — are your friends, they risk their lives every day," The mayor also recognized city coun- cilmen Rodney Gordon, Keith Miller and Tommy Hawkins and the choir of Christian Freedom Baptist Church who presented spe- cial music. There were talks on safety and 100 kids can start back to school with new back packs distributed to by Christian Freedom Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Chambers, pastor of Christian Free- dom Baptist Church, gave the invocation. The KMPD Honor Guard, under direc- tion of Sgt. Bob Myers, advanced and retired the colors. “This is a time for city Photos by LIB STEWART and law enforcement and first responders come to- gether," said KMPD Cap- tain Jerry Tessneer. He added,”Our crime rate has been down for the last 10 years and its because you people of the community call us." Tessneer said the city had applied for two grants and received body cameras and funds to update computers. “These grants saved the city $50,000," he said. Captain Joel Shores ex- pressed the county sheriff department’s thanks to the community for support and praised that department's great working relationship with Kings Mountain law enforcement. VFW yard sale and bake sale is Saturday If you’re looking to sup- port a local veteran’s group, Saturday presents the perfect opportunity. Kings Mountain’s Vet- erans of Foreign Wars Post 9811 is hosting a Yard Sale and Bake Sale this Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. There organizers say they’ll have an array of de- licious cakes, pies and pas- tries for sale, as well as lots of knick-knacks, souvenirs and useful tools for sale. The event is being organized by the post’s Ladies Auxiliary. The VFW, located on 3800 Margrace Rd., is also home to a 9-ball “break and run” tournaments every Thursday at 4 p.m. For questions about the yard sale or bake sale and other events at the VFW, call 704 750-4230.s After School L g Center 110 Rollingbrook Road pn. Mountain, NC Now taking applications for Fall Session. The school is for students ages 4-13 and has been operated by Beverly Oates-Jones for five years. The program provides homework, tutorial, and skills needed for End of Grade Testing. Call (704) 739-2889 for more information. Christian Freedom Choir performs at National Night Out KMPD honor guard advances the colors. Photos by Haley Wilson and Lib Stewart FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS LOCALLY HERE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN Baker Dental Care Preventative, Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry Just a few benefits of Dental Implants: * Improved appearance. Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth. * Improved speech. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that your dentures might slip. * Improved self-esteem. Smile again and feel better about yourself. * Durable. Implants are very durable and with proper care, can last a lifetime. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SCHEDULE YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT CALL US AT 704-739-4461 : 703 | E Rings. St., Suite 9, Kings Mountain ¢ www. BakerDentalCare. com 1 |
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