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Thursday, December 1-December 7, 2022 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 9 Tracy Blanton, Keean Hamrick, C.J. Hamrick, Chad Blaton, Brystol Hamrick, Taylor Hamrick, and Wes- ley Hamrick at the Boiling Springs Christmas Parade on November 27th. Jeff Melton photo Earl Scruggs Center Announces Newberry & Verch Holiday Cheer Tour Concert on Dec. 15 Growing up, musicians Joe Newberry and April Verch absorbed traditions of home and hearth - in his Missouri Ozarks and her Ot- tawa Valley of Canada. The holidays have always been a special time of year for both, with the lure of family and friends, festive decorations, gifts under the tree, and al- ways.... music. So now, each year the duo sets out in a modern day sleigh (with four- wheel drive) to perform their eagerly antici- pated holiday tour. Original songs join time- less hymns. Stories warm the heart and give a twinkle to the eye. Lively fi ddle and ban- jo numbers combine with traditional dance steps to illustrate happy times when people made their own fun at the holidays, and all year long. Make your holiday concert list, and check it twice... Newberry and Verch are coming to town! Joe Newberry grew up in a family full of singers and dancers. He took up the guitar and banjo as a teenager and learned fi d- dle tunes from great Missouri fi ddlers. April Verch grew up listening to her Dad's country band play for dances in the Ottawa Valley. She started step dancing at age three and fi ddling at age six. Both Newberry & Verch became masters of their traditions and tour the world with their respective bands and projects. Yet they never forget the roots of their music, that connection to the people in the audience, on the dance fl oor, to the com- munity sparked by a good song. For these veteran performers who come from distinct traditions and parts of the world, their collaboration is fueled by their kindred passion for bringing people togeth- er to celebrate traditional music. Blues and ballads stem into Canadian regional styles and originals. Their voices blend in harmony, their tasteful instrumentals prove that these masters have nothing left to prove, and then their feet kick up the dust in perfect rhythm... and together, they make you remember why this music existed in the fi rst place. Newberry & Verch are excited to perform at the Earl Scruggs Center for the fi rst time! They will be bringing along their recording project, "On This Christmas Day" (released December 3, 2021 on Slab Town Records) which features some of the most requested music from their holiday tours! This special holiday show takes place on Thursday, December 15 at 6:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Tickets for the show are $25 and may be purchased online at www. earlscruggscenter.org/events, by calling the Earl Scruggs Center at 704.487.6233, or in person by visiting the ESC's gift shop. The Earl Scruggs Center, located on the historic court square in the heart of Shelby, NC, is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm, with extended hours until 6 pm on Wednesdays. Cleveland County residents receive free admission on Wednesdays. Learn more about the Earl Scruggs Center by visiting www.earlscruggscenter.org. Submitted by Mary Beth Martin Musicians April Verch and Joe Newberry will preform Music of the Season from Canada to the Ozarks at Earl Scruggs Center on December 15. Bassmaster Elite Angler Assists Eagle Scout With Fish Habitat Project Not unlike the small success rate of those who aspire to be professional anglers, only about four percent of all Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Troop 100 Eagle Scout candidate Walton Moore and Bassmaster Elite Series angler Matt Arey, both of Shelby, N.C., are among the very few to achieve the lofty goal in their respective pursuits, and they're currently working together to improve fi shing habitat on their home lake. Moore has spent a large portion of his life trout fi shing in western North Carolina but lives and bass fi shes on Moss Lake where the habitat project is taking place. Arey spends time fi shing there when he's not chasing Bassmaster Elite Series trophies and credits the lake for shaping his successful bass fi sh- ing career. "I didn't actually know about Walton's project until I was driving past the Boy Scout building in my Tundra and saw the artifi cial trees piled up. I knew exactly what they were," Arey said. "I had to fi nd out more. And that led me to ac- tually going and meeting all the Scouts during their next work day." Moore heard about the need for improved aquatic habitat through his Scoutmaster and local landscape architect, Fred Blackley, but it was up to the 17-year-old to develop designs, gather materials and secure approvals for placing the artifi cial trees in Moss Lake. Troop 100 has now built 100 artifi cial trees and plans to sink them with supervision from Arey before the end of the year. GPS coordi- nates will be recorded to document their loca- tion. Arey will direct the Scouts on where they will likely attract the most fi sh and improve the catch rates on the reservoir located west of Charlotte. "I'm recommending we place them in 20 locations, with fi ve structures per location, in depths ranging from 12 to 20 feet of water," said Arey. "The cool thing is, they're made of materials that won't decompose over time, and they're pretty snag-free from lures." Man-made brushpiles and boat docks cur- rently serve as the most-fi shed habitats on Moss Lake. Finesse jigs, topwater lures and small swimbaits are common lure offerings on the reservoir. "I'd probably recommend casting a crankbait at these structures once we get them plant- ed," said Arey. "For now, I'm just super proud of all the kids in Troop 100 and the community members who helped Walton make this proj- ect happen. "It's defi nitely a legacy kind of project Wal- ton created, and the kids even humbled me by asking me to autograph a few of the trees before we sink them." Arey is coming off a strong season on the Elite Series, where he notched a sixth-place fi nish in the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year race and fi nished sixth in the fi - nal event of the season. He hopes to continue that momentum when the 2023 season kicks off on Florida's Lake Okeechobee Feb. 16. Submitted by Emily Harley, B.A.S.S. Communications Manager, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Matt Arey of Shelby, N.C., is working alongside Eagle Scout candidate Walton Moore to improve fi sh habitat on Moss Lake. Photo by Alan McGuckin Emergency Winter Shelter Opens Thursday, December 1 Providing Emergency Shelter for People in Need during Extreme Weather Conditions Cleveland County Res- cue Ministries (CCRM) is welcoming men who seek overnight emergency shelter during the winter months at their men's res- toration building, located at 706 Julius Street. Intake begins at 4:00PM every day and a total of 30 beds will be provided. This year the shelter will be open- ing one month earlier, with services lasting from De- cember 1st – March 31st. The Men's Overnight Emergency Winter Shelter is an emergency service that is put into effect every year to prevent individuals from spending the night in extreme cold and poten- tially freezing to death. All individuals will receive a hot meal at night, break- fast in the morning, warm blanket, and a place to sleep for the night. "This is how we are help- ing people." said Micheal Woods, the Executive Di- rector of CCRM, as he takes pride in this service. "We are grateful knowing that we are keeping people safe, fed, and alive." If you have questions, wish to donate, or would like to volunteer at CCRM, you can obtain more infor- mation by calling Cleve- land County Rescue Mis- sion at (704) 481-1889 or visiting their website at https://clevelandcoun- tyrescue.org/ Cleveland County Rescue Mission (CCRM) is dedicat- ed to serving the homeless and poor populations of Shel- by, and Cleveland County, NC. By providing access to ba- sic needs as well as opportu- nities for restoration, personal growth, and development, CCRM enables people to be- gin their journey out of crisis and into self-suffi ciency. For more, visit https://cleveland- countyrescue.org/ Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. Proverbs 19:17