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Thursday, September 1-September 7, 2022 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 9 Early-Bird Tickets til Sept.28th Coming Soon!! Save the Date!! e Date! e Date!! SEPT. 29 SEPT. 29 th th - Oct. 9 - Oct. 9 th th INTRODUCING INTRODUCING FREE SHOWS FREE SHOWS WITH ADMISSION WITH ADMISSION "BRING YOUR TOOLS AND PULL YOUR PARTS,WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED!" 4805 Anthony Farm Rd. • Kings Mountain, NC (Beside Hwy 74 East) 704-739-4633 704-739-4633 WE BUY JUNK VEHICLES! WE SELL USED VEHICLES! _ 704-487-8114 • DonGibsonTheatre.com 318 South Washington St. • Shelby, NC UPCOMING SHOWS MENTION DISCOUNT CODE 9911 For A 10% Ticket Discount When Ordering Online Or In Person. ©CommunityFirstMedia ©CommunityFirstMedia PAM TILLIS Saturday, September 24 th 8:00 PM Tickets Available JOE HENRY AND MARK O'CONNOR DUO Friday, October 14 th 8:00 PM Tickets Available JAMES GREGORY Friday, September 23 rd 8:00 PM SOLD OUT CLEVELAND COUNTY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY Saturday, September 17 th 7:30 PM Tickets Available Frid 8:00 PM SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO S D LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD OUT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT UT U CLEVELAND COUNTY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY 231 E. Marion Street 231 E. Marion Street Shelby, NC Shelby, NC 704-477-1426 704-477-1426 Local help with your Local help with your Medicare questions. Medicare questions. claudiamvaughn@gmail.com claudiamvaughn@gmail.com Golden Solutions Golden Solutions Insurance, Insurance, LLC LLC Claudia Vaughn Claudia Vaughn Licensed Licensed Sales Agent Sales Agent ©Community First Media Community First Media 356 East Main Street, Lawndale 704-538-0508 Mon-Fri. 7:30am-5:30pm; Sat. 8am-4pm www.mainstreethardwareinc.com SUMMER SUMMER CLEARANCE CLEARANCE OVER 20 MOWERS IN STOCK! A FULL SUPPLY HARDWARE STORE! Regular $549.00 Back to school sale! GAS GRILL NOW NOW $499.99 $499.99 Locally Owned & Operated According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, there is now an av- erage of 78 sex trafficking cases every year in North Carolina, and Charlotte is the number one city. But the region also plays into this statistic, due to the highway corridors leading into the city, including i-85 and U.S. 74. As the U.S. anti-trafficking movement has grown in their understanding of this diverse and complex crime, they are learning more about how specific people, such as medical professionals, teach- ers, truck drivers, and restau- rant personnel, in addition to friends and family members, can help identify and report possible trafficking. Every- one can help by learning the types of trafficking and pay- ing attention to the people around them. Who is Most Vulnerable Anyone can experience traf- ficking in any community, just as anyone can be the victim of any kind of crime. While it can happen to anyone, evi- dence suggests that people of color and LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience trafficking than other demo- graphic groups. Generational trauma, historic oppression, discrimination, and other societal factors and inequi- ties create community-wide vulnerabilities. Traffickers recognize and take advan- tage of people who are vul- nerable. People may be vulnerable to trafficking if they: • Have an unstable living situation • Have previously experi- enced other forms of vio- lence such as sexual abuse or domestic violence • Have run away or are in- volved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system • Are undocumented immi- grants • Are facing poverty or eco- nomic need • Have a caregiver or fam- ily member who has a sub- stance use issue • Are addicted to drugs or alcohol Who Are the Traffickers There is no evidence that traffickers are more likely to be of a particular race, na- tionality, gender, or sexual orientation. They may be family members, romantic partners, acquaintances, or strangers. How Traffickers Lure People In Stories become weapons in the hands of human traffick- ers — tales of romantic love everlasting or about good jobs and fair wages just over the horizon. Sometimes, the stories themselves raise red flags. Other times, traffickers or potential traffickers may raise red flags during recruit- ment. Here are a few situations that might raise concerns: • A would-be employer refuses to give workers a signed contract or asks them to sign a contract in a lan- guage they can't read. • A would-be employer col- lects fees from a potential worker for the "opportunity" to work in a particular job. • A friend, family member, co-worker, or student is newly showered with gifts or money or otherwise becomes involved in an overwhelming, fast-moving, and asymmetric (e.g., large difference in age or financial status) romantic relationship. • A friend, family member, or student is a frequent run- away and may be staying with someone who is not their parent or guardian. • A family member, friend, co-worker, or student is de- veloping a relationship that seems too close with some- one they know solely on so- cial media. • A family member, friend, or student lives with a parent or guardian and shows signs of abuse. Human Trafficking can be closer to home than you think In my area, fl ea markets are more popular than the mall. On any given Saturday or Sunday, cars and trucks will line the highways. They are full of people who are willing to walk down dimly lit paths where vendors sell everything from hamburgers to hardware. The prices at these places are always negotiable and tax is always included – or maybe even disregarded. These places have always given common folk opportunities to take what they have and sell it, or trade it for something they want more. It's as much a gathering place as anything. When I was young, I had a friend who was a wholesale knife dealer. He would always let me know when he came through town so I could meet him and buy his knives. I usually came away with ten or fi fteen that I could use for trade bait. In those early years, I learned to trade the hard way; usually coming away with something worth less than I paid for it. Since those days, I have bought many knives, guns, hardware, and hamburgers at my local fl ea market. I probably lost a lot of money but gained a lifetime of lessons and memories. I can remember taking my son to his fi rst fl ea market. He had never been to a "store" where the price wasn't really the price and where the guy selling something was just as interested in buying something. He had a good time. Days like these continue to remind me how important it is for me to pass down some traditions to my children and grandchildren, even if those traditions will eventually be lost by a new generation. And some of them need to be. That's the problem with most of us as we get older; we think tradition is always truth. In fact, sometimes we fi ght over traditions more than we do truth, especially in our churches. As a result, we lose the next generation. Truth is never negotiable. It can stand alone or be housed in a church, castle, or correctional institute. It is truth. Its author is God. It does not change. Tradition is negotiable. It is man-made. It can change. And if it hinders people from getting to the truth, it must change. Are you building your life on truth or on tradition? Are your greatest convictions based on truth or tradition? The best way to answer these questions may not be to ask yourself, but your children. They will either see a truth that is alive and good for all generations, or one that has been replaced by the dead traditions of days past. By By Gary Miller Gary Miller Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ GARY MILLER Gary has written the Outdoor Truths article for 20 years. He has also written four books which include compilations of his articles and a father/son devotional. He also speaks at wild-game dinners and men's events for churches and associations. gary@outdoortruths.org PIANO LESSONS Ages 8 to 80 Ages 8 to 80 ED SPANGLER PIANO SHOP 118 Addie Lane • Shelby, NC 704-692-4693 shelbypiano.com or ed.spangler@aol.com CALL AND SIGN UP TODAY! Learn to Play the Fun Way IS YOUR PIANO OUT OF TUNE? WE TUNE PIANOS AND CAN FIX THEM ALSO. See TRAFFICKING pg. 10 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:1-3