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April 18, 2012.
Latest News
It’s time again for the Annual Foothills Merry Go Round Festival! Once again, 2 days of carnival fun at the Shelby City Park on April 28th and 29th.
Slideshow
Volunteers at the Neal Senior Center Volunteer Appreciation luncheon on Friday, April 13, 2012.
Opinions
By: By: Evangelist W.C. “Dub” Dellinger
Preachers should speak with meaning. You don’t have to shout every word you say, but do something to get the attention of the congregation. Some use a motion of the hand. Sometimes just a pause will help.
Obituaries
John Jonas Royster, 82, went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 13, 2012 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, N.C.
Lindsey Hope Mullinax, 25, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center comforted by her family and friends after a courageous battle with brain cancer.
Nancy Anne Scullen Farland, 67, 200 W. Carolina Street, Blacksburg, died at home.
Rev. Melvin Wright Stallings, age 96, formally of Baber Road in Rutherfordton, NC passed away on April 14th 2012 at the Hospice House of Kings Mountain.
Bobby Lee Luckado, 72, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Carol Dover Valentine, age 69, resident of 108 Water Oak Street, Kings Mountain, NC died April 17, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC. She was born in Cleveland Co. NC to the late William Harold Dover and Elizabeth Royster Dover.
Mr. Clarence Beaver, 77, of Tiney Road, Bostic, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Hospice House, Forest City.
Darren Stewart Holt, 41, of 138 Ball Park Road, Lawndale, died Tuesday,
April 17, 2012.
Dorothy “Dot” Lewis Ledford, age 80, resident of 605 Jackson Street, Kings Mountain, NC died April 17, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospital, Kings Mtn. NC.
Emily Diane Bright Davis, 37, of 335 Grindal Ford Road, passed away Saturday, April 14th, 2012, at her residence.
Florence Cushman Davies, age, 95, resident of Summit Place, Kings Mountain, NC died April 12, 2012.
Mrs. Frankie Black Brown, 76, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
Mr. James Rex Bridges, 77, of 125 Ball Park Road passed away Thursday, April
12, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Jeanette Whisnant Patterson, age 93, resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away April 12, 2012.
Mr. Joe Borders, 89, of Shelby, passed away at White Oak Manor on 4-11-2012. He was the son of
the late Robert Franklin Borders & Laura Lee Hamrick Borders.
Joseph "Joe" Taylor Wall, 82, of 414 MH Camp Hwy, Grover, passed away
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at his home.
Lee Junior Smith, 66, of 217 Moriah School Rd. in Casar, died April 16, 2012
at Peak Resources in Shelby.
Lillian Roper Boheler, age 85, resident of 904 Sharon Drive, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.
Mavis Lindsay Hunt, 79, of 655 Mt. Zion Church Rd, Casar, passed away
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby.
Michael Randall, 62, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends.
Noel Wilson Lightsey, age 79, a resident of 309 Landry Drive, Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2012 surrounded by his family at his home.
Ora V. Norman Oaks, 91, of 324 Vic Randall Rd, Lawndale, died Sunday, April
15, 2012 at her residence.
Rita Blackwell Phillips, 49, of 142 Black Rock Road, passed away Tuesday, April 17th, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Sheila Ann Pennington, 47, 402 W. Lime Street, Blacksburg, SC, died April 13, 2012, at home.
Sports
Kosa
The retirees fished Lake Norman last week with some pretty good catches. David O’Shields and JR Henry won with 9.95. They also had big bass of the day with a 2.50 largemouth. James Haynes and Tommy Wess took second, with 7.70 and Ronnie Humphries getting third with 7.55. This week they head back to Lake Wylie.
Welsey Piper shot this nice gobbler, with a 12 gauge shotgun, in Gaffney, SC during his very first hunting trip. Welsey is an eleven-year-old student at No.3 School.
By: Gary Miller ~ outdoortruths.org
Spring is made for the outdoors. It seems that everything that inspires us has its beginnings outside. Whether you hunt, fish, hike, bike, run, play sports, garden, or simply mow your grass, it feels empowering to engage in all of these under the clear skies and in the clean air of springtime.
Church News
Friendship UMC, Fallston
Friendship United Methodist Church invites children to Kingdom Kids, a Wednesday night children’s ministry. Bring your child for Bible lessons, music and lots of fun. Every Wednesday night from 6:00 until 7:00 pm. The Church is located at 111 Friendship Drive, Fallston, NC. For more information contact Bethany Clay at 704-538-9243.
Neighborhood Calendar
Parkinson Support Group, Neal Sr. Center
A Parkinson Support Group Meeting will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Neal Sr. Center, 100 Harris Dr., Shelby. Sgl. Doug Murph 704-487-8822.
Church Directory
The annual Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association concert, once again, brought out hundreds on Saturday, April 14.
Did you know that North Carolina has more than 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries? And all those beneficiaries are served by more than 850 volunteers and coordinators from the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program. That amounts to almost 1,800 beneficiaries for every volunteer.
Part of the 38th North Carolina Troops Civil War Re-enactors, (l to r) Bobby Harris of Statesville; Rafe Royal of Wilkes County and Jerry Roberts of Yadkin County.
History came alive out back of the Kings Mountain Historical Museum on Saturday, April 14, between the historic Robert Barber and George Washington Cornwell open houses.
Cole's mother, Ellen, came out to to thank everyone. She said she was "at a loss for words by the help people have provided."
Two month and two days ago, February 19, Timothy Cole Parker, a 16 year old very popular young man passed away in his sleep. His family and friends were shocked and felt denied.
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