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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 40th Year • Issue No. 21 • May 25, 2023 Our Offi ce will be Closed Mon., May 29 For Memorial Day REMAX SELECT Each Offi ce is Independently Owned and Operated Contact Me To View My Current Listings Contact Me To View My Current Listings or To List Your Home! or To List Your Home! MARVIN BIDDIX MARVIN BIDDIX Realtor Realtor ® /Broker /Broker Cell: 704.466.1944 Offi ce: 704.487.7653 marvinbiddix@remax.net 500 W. Warren Street Shelby, NC Join each and every Tuesday from 4-8 pm for an evening of delicious eats, refreshing drinks, and fun. If you're a food truck vendor and would like to share your delicious eats with our community, call us today at 704-487-0651 to reserve your spot. Stay in the know by following us at Facebook/CLEVELANDCOUNTYROCKS Food Truck Tuesdays are here at the Food Truck Tuesdays are here at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds! Cleveland County Fairgrounds! 1751 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC 1751 E. Marion Street, Shelby, NC FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS Pool a gem; noted as one of the premier swimming facilities in the South by MICHAEL E. POWELL CF Media michael@cfmedia.info Several Shelby city officials, staff members, and other inter- ested individuals came out on Monday, May 22 to the 11:30 a.m. grand reopening of the Shelby Aquatics Center. The SAC is located at 850 West Sumter St., at Shelby City Park. Once things got started, Mayor Stan Anthony wel- comed everyone, saying he was pleased to see so many turn out to view the newly reno- vated facility and pool area. City Councilman Charles Web- ber gave the invocation, ask- ing God's blessing on the work and the endeavors by all who contributed to the renovation project. Parks and Recreation Direc- tor, Mr. Charlie Holtzclaw, who has been with the City for 43 years, gave a brief project over- view, also thanking those who gave of their time and talents to see the job done and done well. According to a small hand- out, the Shelby Aquatics Cen- ter "…opened in June of 1996." It is noted for being, as per the handout, "…one of the pre- mier swimming facilities in the South." The huge pool is a 10-lane, Olympic-size pool and "…has a rim flow system without gutters, (an) automatically maintained chemical system, a Colorado Timing System, a three-meter diving board and a one-meter board over the deep end." Holtzclaw also noted, from the flier, a teaching and training pool was also completed "for small children and (for) teach- ing swim lessons." Additionally, it was noted on the flier and handout there is a covered picnic pavilion, a full kitchen/concession area, and a bathhouse, all of which are part of the pool area. Said Holtzclaw, quoting from the prepared flier, "Each year thousands of people use this facility, which is open to the public from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend." Additional reno- vation project in- formation is as follows: Architect – CHA Consulting; Contractor – Sos- saman Construc- tion; (the Project began in Septem- ber 2022; (has) 20,000 square feet of concrete (sur- rounding the pool); (has) 44,000 gal- lons of water in the training pool; (has) 660,000 gallons of water in the Olym- pic pool; (includes) new one- and three- meter diving tower s; new coping stones and tiles in the pools; new roof shingles and gutters on the pool building; new restroom fix- tures; new filtration control panels; plumbing and electrical upgrades; and new flooring and counters in the bath house. City of Shelby Public Informa- tion Officer, Chip Nuhrah, noted the 27-year-old pool was losing as much as a million gallons of water a month. "There were many cracks in it and it was wearing out. It needed See CENTER, Page 2 Grand reopening; ribbon cutting at Shelby Aquatics Center held May 22 Shelby Mayor Stan Anthony speaking at the Monday, May 22 Grand Reopening of the Shelby Aquatics Center. A host of Shelby City Council members and City staff helped Mayor Stan Anthony (center, w/shears) cut the ribbon at the Monday, May 22 Grand Reopening of the Shelby Aquatics Center. (photos by Michael E. Powell/CF Media) The newly renovated, Olympic-sized pool at the Shelby Aquatics Center.