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Earth Day April 22 at Gateway Trail
These youngsters watch as the butterflies awaken and fly away.
The City of Kings Mountain in partnership with the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day by hosting an Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 22nd, 2023. Free activities will be provided by various community organizations and vendors. Enchanting creatures from the world of Sigmon Theatrical will roam the trail. Dino Encounters by Ross plan to bring some very cool dinosaur friends to the event. Woody the Owl will be there too. Other attractions will include an Animal Petting Zoo, Instrument Petting Zoo, Balloon Art, Face Painting, Wood Working, Food Vendors, Upcycle Artisans, and Entertainment by The Medicine Crow Duo and the Ful-
ton Family. The Butterfly Release is by far a crowd favorite! Make plans to help release 200 painted Lady butterflies back into their natural habitat. This activity supports the national and environmental cause to save our pollinators. Extra parking is across the street from the trailhead and along Quarry Road. Come out, celebrate our beautiful earth, and enjoy a walk on the trail! This special event will begin at 11:00 am. For more information on the Earth Day, contact the City of Kings Mountain’s Special Events Department at 704-730-2101, or visit their website at www.KingsMountainEvents.Com. You may also visit their Facebook page at @cityofkmspecialevents.
Dinosaur rides are available for the youngsters. Photos by City of KM
Farce of Nature debuts at KMLT April 28 Hord Mansion on its centennial in April 2023. Photo by Loretta Cozart
Hord Mansion celebrates Centennial Kings Mountain residents visited the Hord Mansion to celebrate the building’s 100th birthday on Wednesday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. A steady stream of visitors dropped in throughout the day, keeping library staff
busy as they shared this once beautiful home and its history with the city’s residents. Approaching the front steps to the mansion, flowers decorated each side of the entryway. Once inside, See HORD, Page 5A
Kings Mountain Little Theatre will continue its season with the comedy, “Farce of Nature,” directed by Amy Hardin on Friday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. This play is sponsored by the Jim and Penny Larson Family KMLT is pleased to announce that performances are scheduled for April 28, 29 and May 5, and 6 at 7:30 PM with matinees on Sundays, April 30 and May 7 at 3:00 pm. The non-stop hilarity of this Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas. Meet D. Gene Wilburn (Greg Dixon), the owner and proprietor of the Reel ‘Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. Well, it used to be, but lately
business is down, tourists are few, and the lone guest who’s just checked in—an extremely jittery Carmine DeLuca (Tim Evans) from Chicago— is only there due to a location shift in
the Witness Protection Program. Doesn’t anybody just want to fish anymore? Certainly not D. Gene’s frustrated wife, Wanelle (Denise McCoy), who’s fed up with their lackluster romantic life. She’s taken drastic steps to improve it through hypnotic suggestion; and, for the life of him, D. Gene cannot understand why his pants keep falling down. D. Gene’s feisty sister Maxie (Mary Grace Keller) has her own problems, chief among them battling ageism to resume her career in law enforcement. a task that’s going to prove to be much harder than she bargained for, since she keeps losing both her gun and the bullets. And See KMLT, Page 5A
Mt. Olive Baptist Church food giveaway helps those in need By Loretta Cozart
Seeds for a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers are available for citizens to pick-up at the library.
Seed library is open at Mauney Memorial Library The seed library at Mauney Memorial Library is restocked and ready to go. They have a wide variety of open-pollinated heirloom seeds. Let's get growing,
Kings Mountain! Seeds are free to all community members! Sign up one time, then you may take up to 10 packets of seeds per season. Right now, they have a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and flower seeds, and they will add more soon.
On Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Mt. Olive Baptist Church (MOBC) held their food giveaway at 146 Dixon School Road, helping those in need from the community. The event is held every other week at the church. The program is supported by Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, and church members served 60 families in three hours. The church’s website shares, “With such abundance in our country there are people going without food each night here in our community. MOBC Ministries serve the underserved in our community as compelled by our Savior Jesus Christ
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Steve Watkins and Pauline Elliott sharing food with the community. Photos by Loretta Cozart We’re here to serve!” Between visitors, volunteers filled bags with groceries. Laughter filled the
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