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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 37th Year • Issue No. 17 • April 30, 2020 "Striving To Help Small Businesses Succeed!" MON.-SAT. 10AM-10PM SUNDAY 11AM-10PM 814 S. DEKALB ST., SHELBY, NC 704-482-6681 704-482-6681 BLIZZARD BLIZZARD of the of the MONTH BR O WNIE DOUGH DOUGH OUR DRIVE-THRU IS OPEN! OUR DRIVE-THRU IS OPEN! We Appreciate Your Business and We Are Here to Serve You. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! DQSHELBY.COM DQSHELBY.COM 2-pc. Chicken Strips Small Sundae Cheeseburger MIX MIX & MATCH MATCH ANY TWO ANY TWO Pretzel Sticks with Zesty Queso w Any Size Soft Drink Si S f D S Regular Fries R l F i p H IE IE HELLO HELLO BR O WNIE DOUGH BR O WNIE DOUGH 2 FOR FOR $ 4 SUPER SNACK SUPER SNACK NEW ANY SIZE NEW ANY SIZE MISTY SLUSH MISTY SLUSH NEW CHILI DOG NEW CHILI DOG A new local organization is coordi- nating efforts to make sure that veter- ans at several local cemeteries will be honored on Memorial Day this year. The Sons of The American Legion (SAL) Squadron 82, along with The American Legion Post 82 and Auxiliary members, are planning to place US flags on the graves of veterans buried at Sunset, Webb Memorial and East Side cemeteries in Shelby. In order to accom- plish this task, the groups have been busy over the past few weeks mapping and identifying the graves of the veterans in those cemeteries. "We decided earlier in 2020 to take on this project, and we decided to keep going even with the quarantine – it's actually a good project to do right now because it involves being outside and the volunteers can practice social distancing while they work," says project organizer and SAL Squadron Commander Jack Weller. Weller estimates the group will recog- nize and place flags on more than 1,150 veterans' graves. "We started with sectional maps of each cemetery, and then we walked through each one and marked on our maps where each veteran was buried," says Weller. "We tried to locate every veteran from the Revolutionary War through the war on terror." Weller says the volun- teers in the Legion group were asked to respect the 6-foot social distanc- ing rule during the mapping process. "It worked out quite well," he says. "Everyone was able to do their work and still stay safe. We were also very lucky to have such great weather during our excursion." Now that the cemeteries have been mapped, the groups will make plans to place the flags on the graves sometime around Memorial Day. In addition to the three cemeteries covered by the Legion groups, Cleveland Memorial Cemetery will place 600 flags along the cemetery roadway to honor veterans. Those flags will be available for families to place on the grave of a loved one. "The Cleveland County Veterans Administration does a program at Cleveland Memorial on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend," says Weller. "Our current plans are to meet at Sunset and Webb Memorial -- starting at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020, for a brief ceremony at each cemetery, and then to place the flags on the graves we identified during the mapping." Founded in 1932, the national orga- nization of SAL was established to honor the service and sacrifice of Legionnaires. SAL members include males of all ages whose parents or grandparents served in the US military and were eligible for American Legion membership. Members of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion comprise the Legion Family, which has a combined membership of nearly three million. The local SAL group, which is associ- ated with Post 82 in Shelby, was organized in the fall of 2019. The organization cur- rently has 32 members. "We have one member, Cy Cook, who is the 10-year-old grandson of a Legion member, and he volunteered to be Sargeant at Arms, just like his granddad is for the Legion Post," says Weller. "We are continuing to meet by Zoom and via con- ference calls to coordinate the logistics of getting the flags ordered and coordinating the placing of the flags. We are excited about honoring veterans this Memorial Day." For more information about SAL, search for "Sons of The American Legion Squadron 82" on Facebook or contact Weller by text or phone at 704-473-5282. Legion organizations map veterans' graves Legion member Ned Cash and SAL members (State Senator) Ted Alexander and Zach Parker were among 18 volunteers who mapped the Webb Memorial Cemetery on April 21, 2020. Legion Auxilary members Jean Lankford and Linda Quinlan joined a group of 27 volunteers to map the graves of veterans at Sunset Cemetery on April 25, 2020. N.C. TRACTOR & FARM SUPPLY 299 Railroad Ave., Rutherfordton • 828-288-0395 Mobile: 828-429-5008 • mf1dpshehan@gmail.com SALES • SERVICE • PARTS IF YOU BUY ANYWHERE ELSE YOU WILL PAY TOO MUCH! IF YOU BUY ANYWHERE ELSE YOU WILL PAY TOO MUCH! PROUDLY SERVING RUTHERFORD, CLEVELAND, GASTON, LINCOLN, POLK COUNTIES AS THE AREAS HOMETOWN MASSEY FERGUSON DEALER. Great Selection Great Selection