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Page 28 - 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 Cil O A i /N l S www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, March 31-April 6, 2011 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. 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 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 HEALTH & SAFETY CLASSES at Red Cross office, 333 Fallston Road, Shelby. Call for more information 704-487-8594. Thursday, 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. They will teach and encourage those interested in the art of quilting and are open to new members. Meeting include a business meeting, show-and-tell, and a program related to quilting. On April 6th, Doris Phillips presents ‘3-D Flower Making’. Members also meet the third Wednesday 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. 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. Disabled Amercan Veterans - Chapter 18 The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18, meets the first and third Saturdays of every month at 1138 E. Marion St., Shelby, to assist veterans. Coffee and doughnuts will be available for veterans. A claims officer will be available. DAV, 704-600-6411. Poor Man’s Lunch To Benefit Relay For Life The Blue Oval Ford Club is cruising for a cause and you’re invited to eat lunch with us. Friday, April 1, 2011 from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Cleveland Regional Medical Center in the T.R. Harris meeting room - enter at the Cancer Center. Lunch includes all you can eat pintos, slaw, cornbread, ice tea, dessert and condiments for a donation of only $5.00. For information contact Rick Dobbins 704-418-2192. 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 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 par- ent or guardian present and a copy of their birth certifi 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 registration 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.cityof- shelby.com/parks. American Cancer Society Bark For Life The Cleveland County American Cancer Society will sponsor “Bark For Life” on April 2, 2011, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Registration starts at 12:00 pm. This event is sponsored by the Warriors of Hope team and will be held at Piedmont Park in Lawndale, NC. You are invited to participate in the 1 mile walk with your canine beast friend! This is an enjoyable event which provides valuable contributions to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and offers a testament to the care and love shared between dogs and families. Please bring your canine companion and come for fun and games! Registration is $15.00 per canine/person early registration. $20.00 per canine/per- son registration the day of the event. For a registration form contact: 704-487-4301, Debbie Hendrick ext. 14 or Stacy Beaver ext. 11. Or email: dhendrick23@carolina.rr.com or stacy@carolina.rr.com. Lost Playwrights Of Western NC Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will meet Saturday, April 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Kapplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Library. Anyone interested in any aspect of the- atre or creative writing is encouraged to attend. There is no admis- sion fee and no dues required. Kings Mountain Women’s Club Attic/Yard Sale The Kings Mtn. Woman’s Club, 108 E. Mtn. Street, will hold an Attic/ Yard Sale on Saturday, April 2 from 8:00-12:00 noon. Household goods, clothing and much more will be available. Profits goes to the $1,000 scholarship the club gives to a deserving senior at KM High each year. Lost Playwright Of Western NC To Meet Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will meet Saturday, April 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Kapplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Library. Anyone interested in any aspect of the- atre or creative writing is encouraged to attend. There is no admis- sion fee and no dues are required. Kings Mountain Hospital A Masquerade $5 Jewelry And Accessories Sale will be held at the Kings Mountain Hospital main lobby on Monday, April 4th, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and Tuesday, April 5, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Cash, credit cards and payroll deduction are available. Sponsored by the volunteers of the Kings Mountain Hospital. Pinto Bean Supper Fundraiser Lawndale Historical Society and the Lawndale Fire Department will be having a Pinto Bean Supper on Monday, April 4, at 5 pm at the Lawndale Community Center. Proceeds from the supper go toward the restoration project for the Fire Departments 1960 fire truck. They will be serving pintos, homemade livermush, slaw, onions, cornbread, dessert, and drink. $6 per person or a family of more than 4 eats for $25. Carryouts are available. For more informa- tion call Betty Hord 704-538-7212. CRKA Gospel Singing At Second Baptist, Shelby Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association is presenting a Gospel Singing Friday, April 8, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 1114 S. Lafayette St. Groups: His Glory, Mercy’s Touch, 4 Annointed. The concert will be in memory of Susan Renee Ledford. A love offering will be taken. Bar-B-Que Benefit For Bobby Jones & Phil Lovelace A Bar-B-Que Benefi t will be held for Bobby Jones and Phil Lovelacee (retired Shelby fi refi ghters and cancer patients) on Saturday, April 9. Music will be provided by Ocean Blvd., 6-9 p.m. at Shelby City Park. The menu will consist of BBQ, slaw, baked beans, hushpuppies, des- sert & drink. $10.00 plates. Advanced tickets are available. Eat in or take out. 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