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KM Woman’s Club Breakfast CommunityWide Thanksgiving Service at FBC Kings Mountain, with Santa November 23 Get into the festive spirit with a special Christmas event: Breakfast with Santa at the GFWC NC Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, on Saturday, November 23 , at 7:30 a.m. The clubhouse is at 108 East Mountain Street, in Kings Mountain. Start your day with a delicious breakfast served in the dining room. Then head upstairs for a magical photo session with a professional photographer. Your digital snaps will be edited to perfection, and you can choose from 3 poses for just $15 or 5 poses for $20. The finished product will be delivered to you promptly within 48 hours. While the little ones are picking out gifts for mom and dad in the Elf Closet (all items are 2 for $3) the adults See SANTA, Page 2A
Sunday, November 24 The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association invites everyone to a CommunityWide Thanksgiving service on November 24 at 6 PM. The service will take place at First Baptist Church Kings Mountain and includes pastors and congregations around the
Breakfast with Santa begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 23.
By Loretta Cozart
Hark the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King! The City of Kings Mountain is honored to bring a living nativity to Patriots Park featuring live animals courtesy of Circle M Livestock Safari Park on Saturday, December 7, from 5-9 PM at Patriots Park Drop by Patriots Park after the parade and stroll by this special production celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Mary arrives in Jerusalem on a donkey
North Pole Express Carriage Ride Tickets go on sale Dec. 2 The community gathers for a Thanksgiving meal together. Photo by Margo Plonk with your neighbors. This year’s locations are: • Jefferson Park in Shelby • Hope Community Church in Shelby • Holly Oak Park in Shelby Feeding Kids of Cleveland County was started in 2016 out of the homes of several families who wanted to make a difference in the lives of students in need in our community. Its mission is to help kids and families in Cleveland County survive and thrive.
This meal is a community effort to unite the community for a shared meal and fellowship. A primary goal is to have as many Cleveland County businesses, churches, organizations, groups, and individuals as possible embrace this idea of serving, providing and coming together to enjoy a meal with one another. For more information, contact Feeding Children Cleveland County at info@feedingkidscc.org.
Shop Small Business Saturday, November 30 in Kings Mountain Small Business Saturday is November 30, and KM Forward is excited to bring together local shops and encourage our community to shop locally—with a little added incentive! Here’s how it works: For every $10 spent at participating businesses, customers will receive one entry
be a community choir. Finally, there will be a love offering to support the crisis ministry center. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to help people in our community. First Baptist is located at 605 W. King St., Kings Mountain. See ad on page 2A.
Living Nativity: Joyous new addition to Christmas, Kings Mountain
KM Community Table Thanksgiving Meal Nov. 27 Feeding Children Cleveland County, in partnership with Albemarle, the Kings Mountain Family YMCA, Mauney Memorial Library, Martin Electric, Nestlewood Realty, and The Davidson Association, is hosting a Community Table Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday, November 27, at 4 p.m. The event will take place at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. In case of inclement weather, the meal will be moved indoors. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day. It’s so much more than food; this is an opportunity to grow as a community and share a meal and fellowship! So, invite your neighbors! This year, the meals will occur at three Cleveland County locations at 4 p.m. All are invited to come and enjoy this meal
community. Reception will follow the service in the Christian Ministry Center. The featured preacher will be Pastor Brad Bridges of Patterson Grove Baptist Church and Dr. Jonathan Bundon will lead the music. Additionally, there will
ticket into a drawing with three major prizes: • $500 gift card • $250 gift card • $100 gift card Participating businesses will collect and deliver their customers’ tickets to the Joy Theatre by 7 p.m. The drawing will be held at 7:15 p.m. If you are a local business owner and want to join in, email promotions@kmforwardnc.org to sign up by
Thursday, Nov. 21. A list of participating businesses will be posted on KM Forward’s social media on Friday, November 22. KM Forward thanks businesses for being a part of our thriving local business community. They also thank our community for supporting local businesses. Together, let’s make this Small Business Saturday a day to remember.
The North Pole Express Carriage Rides are back this Christmas season, courtesy of KM Forward. This year, rides will be held on December 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2024, from 5 to 9:00 p.m. The route will move back to Railroad Avenue loading at the Joy Theatre’s Liberty Mountain Garden. Carriage rides will move down Railroad Avenue, turning right on West Gold Street, right on South Tracy Street, right on West Mountain Street, and back on South Railroad Avenue. Two carriages, one carry-
ing 4 passengers and one carrying 8 passengers, will run each Saturday evening. Tickets for the first night of North Pole Express Carriage Rides, December 7, will go on sale Monday, Decem-
ber 2, at 3:00 p.m. Limited walk-up tickets will be available each night. Tickets can be purchased at www.kingsmountainevents.com.
Christmas Kings Mountain Parade scheduled for December 7 It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Join us as the City of Kings Mountain presents the “Christmas Kings Mountain” Parade, presented by CaroMont Health, on December 7 at 3:00 pm. The parade will begin on East King Street near KFC and proceed down West King Street, turning on South Railroad Avenue to Patriots Park. Over 100 entries are expected for the parade, including the Kings Mountain High School Marching Mountaineers, the Catawba Shrine Club’s Gator Patrol, the jolly ole elf himself, Santa Claus, and many other surprises. The 2024 Grand Marshal will be
The Christmas Kings Mountain Parade will bring smiles like these to everyone’s faces! Photo by City of KM announced soon. The Christmas Parade will impact various roads, beginning on King Street (74 Busi-
ness) at the intersection of Deal Street, west down King Street, and then south on See PARADE, Page 2A
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