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Page 24 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 Let Your Voice Be Heard.... If you have concerns with the way our Government Representatives are representing you.... ★ Contact the Congress ★ ★ President Barack Obama 202-456-1111 – White House – http://www.whitehouse.gov.com ★ Senator Richard Burr (R_NC) DC Phone - 202-224-3154 – DC FAX 202-228-2981 http://burr.senate.gov/publicindex.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm ★ Senator Kay Hagan (D_NC) DC Phone - 202-224-6342 – DC FAX 202-228-2563 http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact ★ Representative Patrick McHenry (R_10) DC Phone - 202-225-2576 – DC FAX 202-225-0316 http://mchenry.house.gov/zipauth.htm ★ Representative Sue Myrick (R_09) DC Phone - 202-225-1976 – DC FAX 202-225-3389 http://myrick.house.gov/zipauth.shtml Civic Info www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, December 2-December 8, 2010 NEIGHBORHOOD South Mountains State Park Programs 12/4 – Saturday – “Skulls and Skins” – 11 am - 12 noon. Look for a Park Ranger and his interesting display of skulls and skins at the Visitor Center. Drop by and hear about some of the animals that call South Mountains State Park home. 12/4 – “Where Am I? How to Use a Map and Compass” – 2 pm. Join a Park Ranger to learn the fundamentals of map reading, identifica- tion of land features, and compass use. Bring a compass if you have it, and meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/5 – Sunday – “Where Am I? How to Use a Map and Compass” – 2 pm. Join a Park Ranger to learn the fundamentals of map reading, identification of land features, and compass use. Bring a compass if you have it, and meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/11 – Saturday – “Christmas Wintergreen Hike” – 11 am & 2:00 pm. Join a Park Ranger for a walk along the Hemlock Nature Trail and learn about some of the plants that stay green all year long and plants that are used for traditional Christmas decorating. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. KIWANIS CLUB – SHELBY - Every Thursday - Lunch meeting held at the Country Club from 11:45 until 1:00 - 86 year old club. Join the ranks of Professional Business Men and Women! Newcomers that join receive the first quarter free. Lunch and program are provided. Leadership starts here! ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SHELBY Breakfast - Tuesdays at Cleveland County Country Club 7:30 - 704-487-1120 SHELBY Lunch - Friday 12:00 Cleveland County Country Club KINGS MOUNTAIN Thursdays 12 noon at Kings Mountain Senior Center BOILING SPRINGS - Mon Lunch - 12 noon at Ritch Banquet Hall at GWU LIONS CLUB SHELBY - 2nd & 4th Tuesday - 6:00pm - Cleveland Country Club - 704-482-0135 SHELBY COMMUNITY - 1st & 3rd Monday - 7:00pm - Jackson’s Cafeteria - 704-482-8581 KINGS MOUNTAIN - 2nd & 4th Tues. - 6:30pm KM Woman’s Club - 704-739-7616 LAWNDALE - 2nd & 4th Tues. - 7:00pm Lawndale Community Center BOILING SPRINGS - 1st & 3rd Mon. - 7:00pm - GWU Fallston - 1st & 3rd Thurs. - 7:00pm - Dub’s Barber Shop EXCHANGE CLUB SHELBY - Meets 2nd & 4th Monday at 6:00-Jacksons Cafeteria • 704-418-2711 CIVITAN CLUB - 1st & 3rd Wed. - 12 Noon - Cleveland Country Club TOASTMASTERS - 704-434-0639 OPTIMIST CLUB 1st & 3rd Thursday at the Days Inn - SHELBY • 704-482-5658 KINGS MOUNTAIN • 704-739-0296 JR. CHARITY LEAGUE - 704-481-9751 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE - 704-484-4976 or 704-482-2050 ELKS LODGE #1709 - 704-487-5247 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD - 704-481-8668 SHELBY WOMAN’S CLUB 704-482-1163 - 2nd CLEVELAND CO. VETERANS COUNCIL 704-538-5544 Cleveland County Club UPPER CLEVELAND CO. CHAMBER 704-538-8805 - 1st Mon. every month - 7:00 pm Brackett’s Cedar Park VETERANS ASSOCIATIONS AMVETS 704-482-7471 VFW SHELBY - 704-487-4873 Kings Mtn. - 704-750-4230 AMERICAN LEGION Post #155 - 704-739-6387 Post #82 - 704-482-7416 WR Gary Fallston Post #527 - 704-538-7191 DAV 704-482-8066 AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY POST 82 704-482-1163 AMVETS AUXILIARY 704-487-6118 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 704-487-7545 SCV - 4th Tues. 6:30 pm Jackson Cafeteria VFW CHERRYVILLE Post #5200 704-445- 3933 DAV AUXILIARY 704-482-8066 VFW AUXILIARY 704-487-7103 To Get Your Club Information Included In Shelby Shopper & Info Civic Listings Call 704-484-1047 Thurs. of every month 12:00 pm 12/12 – Sunday – “Christmas Wintergreen Hike” – 2:00 pm. Join a Park Ranger for a walk along the Hemlock Nature Trail and learn about some of the plants that stay green all year long and plants that are used for traditional Christmas decorating. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/18 – Saturday – “Christmas Wintergreen Hike” – 11 am. Join a Park Ranger for a walk along the Hemlock Nature Trail and learn about some of the plants that stay green all year long and plants that are used for traditional Christmas decorating. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/18 – Saturday – “Bark, Buds & Twigs” – 2:00 pm. Winter tree and plant identification Hike. Learn about the plants around you and how they survived the winter. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/19 – Sunday – “Bark, Buds & Twigs” – 2:00 pm. Winter tree and plant identification Hike. Learn about the plants around you and how they survived the winter. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area. 12/26 – Sunday – “Skulls and Skins” – 2 pm - 3 pm. Look for a Park Ranger and his interesting display of skulls and skins at the Visitor Center. Drop by and hear about some of the animals that call South Mountains State Park home. South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountains Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC 28612. (South Mountains State Park is located south of Morganton off of old Highway 18.) We welcome the community to join us for our monthly educational interpretive programs. Call the park office at (828) 433-4772 or www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo for more information. American Red Cross Bloodmobile 12/1 – Wednesday – Purolator EFP – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – 1022 Industrial Drive, Shelby, NC. Make an appointment call 704- 406-1001. Free Cleveland Mall Chic Fil-A coupons and Red Cross ornaments. 12/2 – Thursday – Cleveland Ambulatory Services, 10:00 am- 2:30pm - 1100 North Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28150. For an appointment call 704-482-1331. Free Red Cross Ornaments! 12/3 – Friday – Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - 2:00pm- 6:00pm In Loving Memory of Theresa Long – 220 N Watterson St., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons and Red Cross Ornaments! 12/3 – Friday – New Hope Baptist Church – 2:00pm-6:30pm – 2621 Blacksburg Road, Grover, NC 28073. For an appointment call 704-482-1068. Free Red Cross Ornament! 12/4 – Saturday – David Baptist Church – 9:30am-2:00pm – In Loving Memory of Zoe Bachman - 2300 David Baptist Church Rd - Kings Mountain, NC 28086. For an appointment call 704-482- 6339. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons and Red Cross Ornaments! 12/8 – Wednesday – Cleveland Community College – 137 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28150. Free Coffee Mugs and Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons Cleveland Regional Medical Center and Kings Mountain Hospital Fundraiser Events 12/6 – Monday – Cleveland Regional Medical Auxiliary “Tree of Hope” Tree Lighting Ceremony – 4:00 pm in lobby of Cleveland Regional Medical Center. 12/8 – Wednesday – Kings Mountain Hospital Auxiliary – “Tree of Love” Tree Lighting Ceremony – 5:00 pm – in lobby of Kings Mountain Hospital. For Volunteer Services for CRMC and KMH call 980-487-3889; CRMC Lifeline call 980-487-3333; fax 980-487-3037; or email: gnor- man@carolinas.org. Council On Aging/Neal Senior Center BINGO – Each Monday Night (except holidays) – Doors open at 5:30 (no admittance after 7:00 pm. Jackpot up to $500.00 – Public invited 12 years old an up. Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. 12/2 – Thursday – Blood Pressure Check – 1:00 pm - 12:00 pm at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. 12/3 – Friday – Senior Center Cinema – 1:00 pm - at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. “It Happened on 5th Avenue” starring Don Defore, Charlie Ruggles nad Victor Moore. Enjoy the movie free with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the Food Pantry otherwise cost will be $1.00. Concessions will be sold during the movie. EIGHBORHOOD CALENDAR Guidelines For Submitting Community Events ALENDAR Please be sure to include the Event Name, Complete Address where event will take place, and Phone Number for contact, plus description of the event. Also, please include a contact person responsible for your info/event for us to contact if we have questions. e-mail: events@shelbyinfo.com 12/9 – Thursday – Christmas Party for Adults 55 and above – 9:30 am - 11:15 am at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. All Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and Group Homes for senior adults as well as all church groups for adults are encouraged to attend. All volunteer, Council on Aging members and participants are welcome to attend. You must pre-register prior to 5:00 pm on Monday, December 6, for the Senior Center to make appropriate arrangements. Please call the Senior Center at 704-482-3488 to register. 12/15 thru 12/31 – Open Enrollment for Medicare D – 8:00 am - 5:00 pm – By appointment only! At Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. SHIP volunteers will be available to assist you. 12/16 – Thursday – Blood Pressure Check – 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. 12/17 – Friday – Christmas Feast – 12:00 noon at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Come by the Senior Center to register and pick-up ticket or call Mary Hamrick at 704-482-3488. Cost $7.50 per person. 12/31 – Friday – New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance – 6:30 p.m. - 12:30 am at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Tickets are now on sale at the Senior Center, please come by the Senior Center to pick-up your tickets and reserve your seat. Cost: $25.00 per person or $45.00 per couple. Includes: Dinner, Dance, Party Favors and a Midnight Toast. Music by Frank Love Orchestra. Reservations must be made by 5:00 pm on December 29. For further information call 704-482- 3488.. Hospice Cleveland Co. – Upcoming Events 12/2 – Memory Making with Ornaments – Thursday – 10:00 am - Noon or 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Please RSVP to ext. 166 if you plan to attend. This workshop will be held at Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC. Relay For Life We will have a Relay for Life float in the Shelby Christmas parade. We want to invite any cancer survivors who are interested to ride on the float. Relay for Life supporters are also welcome to par- ticipate by riding or walking with the float. Anyone interested should contact Lucille Holland at 704-300-6781. Crest High School Relay for Life Team – Saturday, December 11th – 9 am - 12 pm at Crest High Gym. A variety of wrapping paper, bows, and ribbons will be available. Bring presents to Ed Peeler Gymnasium at Crest High School. Donations will be accepted for our service. New Support Group for Depression and Bipolar Disorder Now people living with depression or bipolar disorder will have a new place to find hope, help and support. The local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will host regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support group meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8:00pm at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Shelby. DBSA support groups are open to anyone who is diagnosed with a mood disorder, has a family member or friend who is diagnosed, or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). DBSA support groups are not run by professionals, but instead offer peer-to-peer support which is an important component of recovery from mental ill- ness for many people. DBSA is the nation’s leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. The organization has over 400 independent local chapters that operate over 1000 self-help support groups around the United States. For More Info call 704-472-0596 or visit www.dbsalliance.org/foothills. Carillon Assisted Living One local event you don’t want to miss is “Shop ‘Til You Drop” A unique shopping event that brings together over 20 vendors from the area with unique gift items for you and everyone on your Christmas list! We invite you to join us at Carillon Assisted Living of Shelby on December 2nd from 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. Mary Kay Cosmetics, Designer Clothing & Handbags, Personalized Christmas Ornaments, Unique Gift Baskets, Scarves, Celebrating the Home, Planning with Purpose, Thirty-One Gifts, Premiere Jewelry, Shoes, Antique Decorative Tractor Seats, Jewelry, Simply Silver, R & B BBQ, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Perfumes, Hats, Wood-Burned Artwork, Items & Personalized Plaques and a ton of other unique items and gifts! We are located at 1550 Charles Road in Shelby. For more information about the event please call Jennifer Fredell- Centofanti at (704) 471-2828 Auditions for Hats, the Musical! AUDITIONS for HATS, the Musical! Greater Shelby Community Theatre is holding auditions for HATS, the Musical, which celebrates women over 50 and the mission of the Red Hat Society. Auditions will be held Friday Dec. 3 from 7:30-9 and Sat. Dec.4 and Sun. Dec. 5 from 2-5pm in the basement of the CC Arts Council,111 S.Washington St., Shelby. There are singing roles for seven middle-aged women. Please come prepared to sing. Email janet@ gsct.org for more information. Continued on Page 26