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Thursday, March 17-March 23, 2011 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 Let Your Voice Be Heard.... If you have concerns with the way our Government Cil O A i /N l S 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 27 NEIGHBORHOOD CALENDAR Council On Aging/Neal Senior Center The following events are taking place at the Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC 28150, unless otherwise noted. Bingo Each Monday Night (except holidays). Doors open at 5:30 (no admittance after 7:00pm). Jackpot up to $500.00 – Public invited 12 years old and up. AARP Tax Assistance - Now through April 15, 2011 - Thursday and Friday each week - 10:00am – 3:00pm - You may call the Senior Center (704)482-3488 to set up an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood Pressure Check - March 17, 2011, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm Mini Health Seminar - Program presented by: Healthy @ Home. Topic: “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”. Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required. Call 704-482-3488. Dine Around - Shelby Cafe - (S. Lafayette St., Shelby), Thursday, March 24, 2011, 5:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, please call the Senior Center @ 704-482-3488 by Tuesday, March 22. 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 - Deerbrook Restaurant - 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 County Club Thurs. of every month 12:00 pm CLEVELAND CO. VETERANS COUNCIL 704-538-5544 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 4th Friday Night Dance Theme - Irish Eyes Are Smiling - For seniors, 55 and above. Friday, March 25, 2011, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Music will be provided by Sixteenth Avenue Band. Cost is $5.00 per person. Covered Dish - Friday, March 25, 2011, 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Everyone is invited to attend. Bring your favorite dish and join in all the fun. Everyone must bring something to share. No takeouts. Donations will be accepted and are appreciated to cover cost of tea, plates, cups, etc. Writing Memoirs - Friday, March 25, 2011, 9:00-11:00 a.m. (Runs every Friday for 8 weeks). Classes will be taught by: Nancy Bottoms. Pregistration required. Call 704-482-3488. AARP Safe Driving Class - Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 10:00- 12:00 noon & 1:00-3:00 pm. For more information or to register for the class call 704-482-3488. There is a fee of $12 for AARP mem- bers or $14 for non-AARP members to cover the cost of materials. Autism Awareness Group Meetings Autism Awareness Group will meet at 6:30 pm the last Tuesday of every month at Boundless Miracles, LLC, 820 South Post Road, Shelby, NC. For more information, contact Cherrie Little at (704) 480-8774 or (704) 300-8017. American Red Cross - Cleveland County MARCH BLOOD DRIVES Sunday, March 20, Westview Baptist Church, 500 Melody Dr., Shelby, 11:30 am-3:30 pm. In honor of Seth Strickland and in loving memory of Larry Revels. Wednesday, March 23, Hopper’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 415 W. Graham St., Shelby, 2:30 pm-7:00 pm. Free gifts! HEALTH & SAFETY CLASSES at Red Cross office, 333 Fallston Road, Shelby. Call for more information 704-487-8594. Tuesday, March 22 - Adult CPR/AED, 6:00 PM Tuesday, March 31 - Infant & Child CPR, 6:00 PM 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 diag- nosed, 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 illness 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. Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Lincoln Co. Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Lincoln Co. Senior Center, Room 319, Lincoln Campus of Gaston College, 511 Aspen St., Lincolnton. Members also meet the third Wed. of each month 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to work on our community projects. Habitat For Humanity Cleveland County Habitat is now accepting applications for a Habitat Home. Applicants must currently live in sub-standard housing, have suf- ficient income to pay for an interest-free mortgage, live in Cleveland County for the past 12 months, and contribute sweat equity. Call Shelby Gettys at 704-482-6200 to request an application or pick one up at the Habitat ReStore, 323 W. Grover St., Shelby. Submitted by: Barbara Schafer, Chairman Family Selection Committee, Habitat for Humanity Cleveland County 704-480-6082. Respite Services Available ComServ, Inc. operates a licensed respite care program at a home in Shelby, NC. This program serves children and adults with intellectual/development disabilities. We accept CAP-DD funding and state IPRS funding. Center-based respite is available on an hourly or overnight basis. This program is for families or care provid- ers from the western region of NC. For more information, please call Jerri at 704-487-4550. Guidelines For Submitting Community Events 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 Cleveland County Library News Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held at the Cleveland County Mall in Shelby on March 18, 9am – 8pm; March19, 9am – 8pm; and March 20, 1pm – 4pm. All proceeds will go toward buying new books. The Library Book Club meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm in the Conference Room at Cleveland County Memorial Library. All are invited. Internet Email Classes are being offered this month at Cleveland County Memorial Library. They will be on March 21, 5:30 – 7:00 pm; March 22, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm and March 23, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Call 704-487-9069 ext 0 to sign up for one of the classes. Genealogy Computer Classes are being offered this month at Cleveland County Memorial Library by members of the Broad River Genealogical Society in conjunction with the library. There will be three classes: Getting Started, What You Need To Do First, taught by Debby McIntyre, Thursday, March 24, 6pm – 8pm; Heritage Quest taught by Heather Robbins, Friday, March 25, 10am – 12pm; Ancestry.com Library Edition taught by Ann Wright, Saturday, March 26, 10am – 12pm. Call the library at 704-487-9069 ext 0 to sign up as space is limited. Please bring your own laptop. Eight laptops will be available here – first come – first served! Register early. BOOK SALE – An ongoing book sale is being held at the back of the library. Stop in for some great deals: books are 25 cents each or 5 for a dollar. Shelby Parks & Recreation 2011 Baseball & T-Ball Sign-Ups Sign-ups for baseball (leagues 8-17 years) will be held now through Friday-April 1st. Sign-up hours are 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Friday. Special sign-up day will be Saturday, March 26th from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sign-ups include Pee Wee Baseball (8-10 yrs), Little Tar Heel Baseball (11 & 12 yrs), Junior Tar Heel Baseball (13 & 14 yrs) and Senior Tar Heel Baseball (15-17 yrs). League ages are as of May 1st, 2011. When signing-up, a player must have a parent or guardian present and a copy of their birth cer- tifi cate, if they did not play in the league last year. A $22 registration fee if player lives inside the city limits of Shelby or a $37 registration fee for all others is also required at sign-up. Both new and returning players must sign-up in order to be eligible to participate! Players involved with AAU or USSSA are welcome to register and play with City Park Leagues. T-Ball sign-ups (ages 5, 6 & 7 years) will be held Monday, April 4th through Friday, May 6th. League ages and reg- istration requirements are the same as those above. For more info call the Park Offi ce at 704-484-6811 or visit us on the web @ www. cityofshelby.com/parks. Pennies From Heaven Art Show & Silent Auction The second annual Pennies From Heaven Art Show is now open at the Cleveland Mall. Visit facebook.com/ PenniesfromHeavenFB. For more information contact pennies- fromheaveartshow@gmail.com. The Pennies From Heaven Art Show & Silent Auction benefits the Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association. Greater Shelby Community Theatre The Greater Shelby Community Theatre will present “HATS the Musical” at Keeter Auditorium in the Cleveland Community College campus. With music written by Pam Tillis and Kathie Lee Gifford, this production promises to be a fun-filled evening for women over 50 and their friends and families. Production dates are March 18 & 19 at 7:30pm and March 20 at 2:30pm. Discount presale tickets are available at Badcock & More, Max Hamrick Ins., Arnold’s Jewelers, Neal Senior Center and the Arts Council. Sell-out crowds are expected, so upon ticket purchase, please call 704-480-8495 to reserve seating. Tickets will be available at the door ($10 senior/student, $12 adult), but seat- ing is not guaranteed without reservation. For this production only, KMLT season tickets will be admitted but not reserved. Visit wwww. gsct.org or call 704-480-8495 for more information. Big Big BBQ Comes Back To Burns On Saturday March 19, the Burns FFA will hold the second annual BIG BIG BBQ. It will be held from 4 to 7 pm in the Burns High School Cafeteria. Plates cost $8 with dine-in or carry-out options available. All proceeds will benefit students who are going North Carolina FFA Camp this summer and two students who are going to Japan with the North Carolina FFA Association. Spring Excursions at the Carrousel & Rotary Train Shelby City Park is offering six days in March for school groups to ride the Carrousel and/or the Rotary Train for free. No ticket or operator fee for groups who make a reservation during these days and times. The dates are March 22-24, the second and fourth weeks of March on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Call now to reserve a time that will work for you. You must reserve a group time one week in advance. Space is limited. This is to thank school and other groups for their patronage during the year. Schools, day cares or other groups may call the Shelby City Park Office at 704-484-6811 to reserve a time to come. For other dates other than our regular scheduled operating hours, you may set up a time to come and pay a $20.00 operating fee for each ride plus 50¢ per ride. Continued on Page 28