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“Cleveland County’s #1 Advertising Source” Black & Blue Festival July 24th • 10:00am-7:00pml Black & Blue Festival SaturdaytSa urday, Ju y 24th • 10:00am-7:00pm A celebration of the Blackberry Harvest and Bluegrass music benefi tting many local charities. lb John Beam Road • Vale, NC For Directions shelbyinfo.com Our 27th Year • Issue No. 29 • July 22, 2010 FOR GREEN GO FOR THE THE Get Spotted Picking Get Spotted Picking UpYour Copy Of $100 WIN WIN 100 See Page 34 For DetaiSee Page 34 For Detailsls KM’s 2010 BeachBlast Sat., July 24 shelbyinfo.com www.woodmillwinery.com 704-276-9911 Kings Mountain Hospice House Ribbon Cutting & Open House Hospice Cleveland County celebrated the Ribbon Cutting & Open House of their new facility located at 321 Kings Mountain Boulevard in Kings Mountain on Sunday, June 27th from 2pm to 4pm . Approximately 300 people attended the event and enjoyed refreshments by Charles & Nancy Scism, homemade peach ice cream by Joe & Barbara Edwards, and special music by the Rock Springs Bluegrass band. Rick Murphrey, Mayor of Kings Mountain, presented Myra McGinnis, Executive Director of Hospice Cleveland County, with a Proclamation to the City of Kings Mountain. Other presentations included a check presentation from John Harris, Harris Funeral Home, toward naming the Chapel in honor of his late grandfather Ollie Harris. Jay Rhodes, Capital Campaign Chairman, thanked everyone for their contributions and noted there are still naming opportunities available. For more information on the Kings Mountain House, including ways you can help, please call 704-487-4677 or visit our website at www. hospicecares.cc. Hospice Cleveland County exists to provide high quality skilled com- passionate care and support for patients with life-limiting illness, their families, and the community, regardless of ability to pay. Entrance to the new Hospice Cleveland County location. f h l kb Flint Hill Sweet Potato Pie Sweet Potato Pie A Deeper Shade of Blue d Bluegrass music benefi tting many local charities. Flint Hill Kevin Richardson & Cuttin’ Edge Admission $10 • 12 & Under Free A Deeper Shade of Blue Kevin Richardson & Cuttin’ Edge music and the fun – that’s life along the Grand Strand! The water, the sand, the sun, the On Saturday, July 24th, Kings Mountain, NC will feel more like Ocean Drive as the City celebrates, for the 11th year, BeachBlast. This event brings the beach experience downtown to Patriots Park. BeachBlast will begin at 10 am and beach music fans can shag into the summer night with music at the Gazebo by The Extraordinaires, Jim Quick & the Coastline Band and The Band of Oz. The water features include the Rotary Splash Pad, the 30’ spray fountain and rounds of Water Wars. This free event will start with com- petition in the Teenie Weenie Bikini Contest (from newborn to six years old), along with a watermelon eatin’ contest, a high heel road race and the Big Beach Ball Drop scheduled throughout the day. Show off your skills during a beach volleyball open competition. We provide the sand, the net, the ball and you provide the talent! Join in or bring a team. A variety of amusement rides and games will be open all day until 10 pm when the event ends. For the adults, a beer garden will be close by as well as the many downtown retail shops and restau- rants that will be open throughout the day. A variety of food vendors, from Philly cheese steak sandwich- es to barbecue and from Italian ice to ice cream, will be available for every palate. Also, over 50 art and craft vendors will line Gold Street downtown Kings Mountain with their unique art, crafts and collectibles for sale. For more information, call 704- 734-0333. THINK GREEN! Please Recycle This Paper! EVERY DAY! EVERY DAY! 814 S. Dekalb St. • Shelby, NC 704-482-6681 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10am - 10pm - Sunday 11am - 10pm dqshelb .com dqshelby.com Dr. Becky Love (Hospice Board President), Rick Murphrey (Mayor of Kings Mtn.), Jay Rhodes (Capital Campaign Chairman), Greg Melton (Holland & Hamrick Architects), Roger Holland (Holland & Hamrick Architects), Myra McGinnis (Hospice Executive Director), Evelyn West (first Hospice Executive Director that started Hospice in the 80’s), J.A. West (Evelyn’s husband), J.T. Scruggs (Hospice Board Vice President, standing behind Evelyn West) prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon. The Rock Springs Bluegrass band provided some great music. JB Ellis Locksmith Donates $500 To Local Homeless Shelter Over 300 guests visited the new Hospice Cleveland County facility. Choose From The Sweet Deals Menu JB Ellis Locksmith in Shelby, recently raffl ed off a Liberty safe and donated the money to the homeless shelter. Pictured above left to right: Jamie Nolen of JB Ellis, Cathy Robertson of the homeless shel- ter receiving the donation and Tim Edwards, winner of the safe. JULY BLIZZARD OF THE MONTH Buy One Blizzard at 1 of Equal or Lesser Value For Only 25¢ On Tuesdays! Buy One Blizzard at Regular Price and Get Regular Price and Get 1 of Equal or Lesser alue For Only 25¢ On Tuesdays! Offer Expires Aug. 10, 2010 25 Flavors To Choose From! l $ 0 Feature Include: Bands Include: Feature Bands 1 Week 1 Week Left! Left! Only Only THURSDAYS 29,000 COPIES 29,000 COPIES THURSDAYS

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