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City of Kings Mountain held the official ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of Streetscape, Phase 2A. City Manager Marilyn Sellers cut the ribbon as city council members, city employees, local merchants, contractors, and citizens looked on. Photo by Christy Conner
Honoring Veterans Mountain Rest Cemetery will shine bright with luminaries for Christmas on Friday, December 23 until Sunday, December 25. City of Kings Mountain invites everyone to drive through the cemetery to enjoy the luminaries. The King Street Gate will be open until 11 p.m. each night to allow you to drive thru and enjoy. Photo by City of KM
KM City Council meeting schedule for 2023 The regular schedule for monthly meetings of the City Council for the City of Kings Mountain is adopted at the December regular meeting each year. The meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and are held in Council Chambers at City Hall. The schedule for 2023 is as follows: • January 31 • February 28 • March 28 • April 25 • May 30 • June 27 • July 25 • August 29 • September 26 • October 31 • November 28 • December 12 The agenda package for each meeting, in its en-
tirety, is available at https:// www.cityofkm.com/159/ City-Council the Friday afternoon prior to the meeting. Regular meetings are live streamed each month and may be found on the “City Council” page on the City’s website at www.cityofkm.com. Citizens may address Council during the appropriate times, as defined on the agenda. Signup sheets are available on the table located in the lobby for those who wish to speak. The City of Kings Mountain would like to ensure that people with disabilities can access its meetings, programs, and activities. Should you require assistance to participate in a meeting of the City of Kings Mountain City Council, contact the City Clerk at least 5 business days before the event.
City schedule for the holidays City Offices will be closed Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Garbage
collection for week of December 26 will be delayed one day. The following week, City Offices will be closed Monday, January 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year Holiday. Garbage collection will also be delayed one day.
Wreaths Across America Day By Loretta Cozart
On December 17, at noon, Colonel Frederick Hambright DAR Chapter, along with GFWC Kings Mountain Woman’s Club and Shelby Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron honored veterans interred at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Over 1,300 veterans now reside at the cemetery, and nearly 800 of them had wreaths placed during the ceremony. After the posting of colors by Shelby Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron, NCSDAR State Recording Secretary and Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter WAA Committee Chair Renee Bost introduced See WREATHS, Page 4A
All branches of the service, along with POW/MIAs were honored at Wreaths Across America at Mountain Rest Cemetery on December 17. Photos Loretta Cozart
Casino, patrons, and partners donate 1,500 toys to local children Employees and patrons of Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain and casino consultant Delaware North have donated more than $6,000 worth of toys – 1,437 toys in all – to the regional Toys for Tots campaign to provide holiday toys to deserving children in York and Cleveland counties. This is the second consecutive year that the casino and Delaware North have coordinated the Toys for Tots drive at the casino. Jennifer Elberson, director of marketing for the casino, oversaw the promotion of the drive with donation boxes placed at the casino. The donation was coordinated with regional representatives of Toys for Tots and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, which operates the program nationwide. “On behalf of Catawba Two Kings Casino, I want to
thank our patrons, employees and Delaware North for helping make this a very successful second year of contributing to Toys for Tots,” said Kathy George, president of the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority. “These toys are going to help many children in Cleveland and York counties have a wonderful holiday who otherwise might not have.” “Delaware North has supported the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign at some other casinos we operate across the country, so we were excited to be able to join the Catawba Two Kings Casino employees and the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority in this effort,” said Chuck Kilroy, lead consultant for Delaware North.
Catawba Two Kings Casino’s presentation of toys collected for Toys for Tots, a program operated nationwide by the U.S, Marine Corps Reserve. Pictured L-R: Front to Back: Kathy George, president of the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority; Marine Sergeant Linda Scott; Trent Troxel, vice-president of the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority; Erik Palmer, finance consultant with Delaware North; Associate Marine Jeff Tanguay, who oversees the regional campaign for York County; Jennifer Elberson, director of marketing for the casino; Marine Sergeant Major Tommy Ayers; Marine Sergeant Ed Egan; Dr. Jimmy Magar, who leads the Cleveland County Toys for Tots campaign; and Marine Sergeant Scott Smith. Photo by Delaware North
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