IV kmherald.com LSE ote DT ETT TE eS Volume 127 eo Issue 33 ¢ Wednesday, August 19, 2015 15¢ Honors at annual TD club dinner David and Marie Brinkley were honored by the Kings Moun- fain Touchdown Ciub Thursday night. The handsome, new field house at Kings Mountain High School was named in honor of the Brinkleys who led the fundraising effort for the facility. File Photo Head «MHS football coach Greg Lloyd presents a plaque to Gary Stewart, retired Herald editor and longtime sports writer for his contributions to Mountaineer athletics by hav- ing the road through the campus renamed in his honor. DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald @gmail.com Supporters of local high school football welcomed the start of KMHS’s new season Thursday night at the Touchdown Club’s an- nual BBQ dinner, where they met the 13-man coach- ing staff, learned of new concession stand plans and honored several people who have played big roles in 'K.M. athletics over the years. About 100 members of Photo by Charlie Smith the athletics booster club gathered in the state-of-the- art Brinkley Field House, which was completed last year and recently named in honor of husband and wife David and Marie Brinkley. David is the founder and president of the Touchdown Club. He spearheaded a fund- raising drive that began four years ago to replace the ex- isting field house. The 12,000 square feet facility includes a kitchen, See HONORS, Page 3A Moving day for two city offices Two city offices are now located in different city buildings. Human Re- sources and Main Street/ Events switched places. The Human Resources Department is now located on King Street beside of Mauney Memorial Library. Randy Patterson is HR Di- 98525700200 rector, Teresa Patterson is HR administrative assistant, and Lareina Carpenter is Health/fitness coordinator. The Main Street program has moved to the second floor of City Hall. Main Street Director Jan Har- ris and Events coordinator Haley Wilson share the of- fices formerly occupied by Human Resources. City Manager Marilyn Sellers said that open house would be held at both of the offices in the next several weeks. INSIDE THIS WEEK See page 1B : DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com In less than a week, more than 15,000 students will walk through the doors of Cleveland County public school classrooms. And by all accounts, teachers, who returned to their classrooms in the last two weeks are ready for them. Schedules have made, syllabi have been prepared and rooms have been dec- orated. Across the Kings Moun- tain zone, where about 4,000 students will join teachers and administrators in ushering in a new year, there’s been a buzz or ex- citement and anticipation in those still empty classrooms and hallways. “I’ll be preparing them for the next stage in life, which for them is interme- diate school,” said Carol Ann Saldo, a fourth grade teacher at North Elemen- tary, adding that she re- JULIE RIKARD New KMHS Principal painted her classroom with fresh colors to kick off the new year. For Saldo, it’s a return to teaching after an absence that lasted much longer than a summer. She left strictly classroom work three years ago to be North’s curricu- lum technology coordina- tor, a role she held for two years. 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So what’s in store for Saldo’s 19 fourth graders this year as they settle in to her classroom, which has on its walls posters illustrating angles, weight and mass, temperature and time. They’ll get an education Fourth grade teacher Carol Ann Saldo, at right, chats with librarian Beth Sellers at North School last week. The two were husy getting the library and classrooms ready for the rush of new students Monday. Girls State was ‘amazing’ i ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald @ gmail.com Johana Sellers, 17, was prepared to run for the of- fice of city manager at Girls State, the American Legion Auxiliary's premier program, one of the most respected and coveted learn- ing programs in the United States. Her mother, City Man- ager Marilyn Sellers, gave her some suggestions. Jo- hana took along a book of city ordinances and a cou- ple of mock agendas and beat out eight other girls for for KM’s Johana Sellers JOHANA SELLERS the job in Blue City, one of five mock cities at Girls See GIRLS STATE, Page 8A KM man charged in rash of break-ins Kings Mountain Police have arrested a suspect in the rash of break-ins from early July to mid-August at several Kings Mountain businesses and churches. Detectives arrested Tim- othy Bryan Moore, 42, 125 McGinnis Street, on August 10 on five felony charges and on August 11 on warrants for three misdemeanor charges. Moore was jailed in the Cleveland County Detention Center on $25,000 secured bond. Moore faces 10 counts felony breaking and en- tering; thee counts felony breaking and entering place of worship; 10 counts felony See KM MAN, Page 8A Prayer walk Sunday A prayer walk will be held at all Kings Moun- tain schools Sunday, Aug. 23, beginning at 5 p.m. The prayer walk will be conducted at all schools in Cleveland County and citizens are urged to go to a school nearest them to partici- pate in the walk. Museum fundraiser only 3 weeks away Ken Nantz buys two tickets to the September 12 fundraiser of the Kings Mountain Historical Museum from Reba Harper. “Tracks Through Time," the Kings Mountain Histor- ical Museum's 12th annual and big fundraiser, will be held Sept. 12 at the H. Law- rence Patrick Senior Life and Conference Center and tickets are on sale at $125 for an evening which in- cludes dinner for two, auc- tions, prizes, entertainment, and a one in 300 chance to take home a check for $10,000. “We are blessed to be in a small, close-knit town at schools A prayer leader will be at each school to begin the prayer walk with prayer requests. “Never has our coun- try, families and schools where it's easy to call on your family, neighbors and friends to give what they can and most are eager to chip-in," said fundraiser chairman Priscilla Mauney. She added,” That's how the Museum has grown and thrived for 30 years." Museum Director Adria Focht said the annual fund- raiser produces half of the Museum's yearly operating budget in one evening al- though the event takes a See MUSEUM, Page 8A at 5 p.m. needed prayer more than now," said a organizer of the walk. Church groups are in- vited to take part in the walk. 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