Shelby Shopper Shelby NC
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Thursday, April 28-May 4, 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 Cl l d C t S h 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 27 NEIGHBORHOOD CALENDAR Cleveland County Schools...Kidz Around Summer Camp We are currently taking registrations for Summer Camp. The program is designed to provide supervised care for children in grades K-5 including rising Kindergarten and rising 6th grade students. The cost will be $85 per week for the first child and $80 for each addi- tional child attending from the same family; $10 for Kidz Around T-Shirt fee; $30 registration fee required for each child and is N0N- REFUNDABLE. Children in the summer program may participate in the Cleveland County Schools Free Lunch Program. We will have Arts/Crafts, Recreation, Swimming, Field Trips, Good News Club, and Organized Games/teaching sportsmanship and fair play. For more information please call our office at 704-476-8379. Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Lincoln Co. 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 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. We are here to teach and encourage those interested in the art of quilting; visitors and new members are welcome. Meeting include a business meeting, show-and-tell, and a program related to quilting. Please join us on May 4th. Members also meet the third Wed. of each month 9 am to 3 pm to work on our community projects. For more information call Judy Smith at 704-747-2192. Grace Christian Academy Students Changing the World “One Pair At A Time” The student council has been working on a proj- ect called, “Soles 4 Souls,” where they have raised more than 400 pairs of shoes for the less fortunate in other countries. This opportunity enabled the entire student body to be a part of the Nashville-based char- ity orgabnizations, with their mission aimed at giving back to those in need. The school is accepting all types of shoes, sizes, styles and they do not have to be new or in pristine condition. All classes and grade levels are participating in the drive. You can drop off your donations at Grace Christian Academy, located at 260 Range Road, Kings Mountain, NC. For more information you can visit www.soles4soles.com. Journey – Partnership For End-of-Life Issues Invites you to Coffee & Conversation with Paula Parker, Adult Medicaid Intake Supervisor, Cleveland County DSS Bob Crosswhite, Elder Law Attorney, Crosswite Ashley & Johnson, PLLC, Statesville, NC. Our Topic: “Elder Law”, Legal issues pertaining to aging and the elderly. 5/12 – Part I: Paula Parker – “Medicaid Eligibility” – Thursday, May 12 – Noon - 1:00 pm – Neal Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC 5/19 – Part II: Bob Crosswhite – “Protecting Your Assets - Common Mistakes” – Thursday, May 19 – Noon - 1:00 pm – Patrick Senior Center, 909 East King Street, Kings Mountain, NC Free and open to the public. Light refreshments sponsored by: Sterling House Shelby and Carillon Assisted Living. This is a quar- terly speaker series that Journey will be presenting on End-of-Life Issues. For more information, please contact Len Byers at 980-487- 3855. 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. 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 BLOOD DRIVES Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M., Patrick Senior Center, 909 East Kings Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-Fil-A Coupons. Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - First Baptist Church, Lawndale, NC 28090. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-Fil-A Coupons! CPRCLASSES CPR Class Schedule (You have to prepay and register before day of class in order to be in a class!) Call 704-487-8594 and ask for Carrie to learn more about Blended Learning (BL) classes online. Thursday, May 5, 2011, Adult/Infant & Child CPR/AED Cleveland County Memorial Library 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. The book for the month of April is “The 19th Wife” by David Ebershoff. Microsoft WORD Classes are being offered this month at Cleveland County Memorial Library in the Meeting Room. They will be on Thursday, April 28, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm and Friday, April 29, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Call 704-487-9069 ext 0 to sign up for one of the classes. 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 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. Weekly Story Time - Every Thursday Morning Read To Your Bunny infants to 2 years, 10:00 – 10:30 am Tot Time - 3 years – 5 years, 10:30 – 11:00 am The theme for the month of April is Let’s Go Fishing. For more info, call Barbara Wakefield at 704-487-9069 ext 233 What’s Happening in Cleveland County? 4/28 - 30 – Mystery Art Exhibit and Sale – Mon-Fri 9 am - 5:30 pm, 1st Sat of every month 10 am - 2 pm. – This is your chance to purchase “mini-masterpieces” by local artists. The catch is, you won’t know who created the work until after you purchase it. Join us for one of our annual favorite events, a who-done-it of miniature pro- portions. Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, 704-484-2787, www.ccartscouncil.org 4/29 – Ronnie McDowell at the Don Gibson– 8 pm – $28.00 – Performance at the Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington Street, Shelby, 704-487-9114, www.DGshelby.com 4/29 - 30 & 5/1, 6, 7, 8 – Welcome to Mitford – Fri. & Sat. 7:30 pm & Sun. 2:30 pm – Presented by Greater Shelby Community Theatre, on the campus or Cleveland Community College, 137 S. Post Road, Shelby, 704-480-8495, www.GSCT.org 4/30 – Streamside Hike – 2 - 3 pm – Join a Park Ranger at the Jacob Fork Parking Area for the hike along the streamside. Watersheds, flora, fauna, water quality and some early blooming spring flowers will be focused. South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mtn. Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, 828-433-4772, www. ncparks.gov/visit/parks/somo/main.php 4/30 - 5/1 – 13th Annual Foothills Merry Go Round Festival – Sat. 10 am - 9 pm, Sun. 1-6 pm. $5 per day. Enjoy carnival rides, games and food for the entire family. Free concert stage features regional artists and live entertainers, finishing up the evening with fireworks on Saturday night. Shelby City Park, 850 W. Sumter Street, Shelby; 704-484-6476; www.CityofShelby.com/Park Shuttle ser- vice is available for all Shelby events on April 30. 4/30 – Arts on the Square – 9 am - 4 pm – Juried art show of regional artists. It is sure to be a great day of fun for artists and arrt connoisseurs alike from the residents of western NC, Charlotte and beyond. It if our mission to promote artists and the growth of the arts in our portion of the state. Shelby Uptown historic court square area. 704-487-0256, www.BuffaloCreekGallery.com - Shuttle service is available for all Shelby events on April 30. 4/30 – 2nd Annual Kings Mountain Gateway Trials 5 K Run Walk & Fun Run – 8 am – 5K Run, $20/Race Day $25 – Walk & Fun Run starting at the Kings Mountain Gateway Trails, 807 Battleground Avenue, Kings Mountain 705-739-7455, wwwkmgate- waytrails.org 4/30 – 6th Annual Vineyard Blessing & Muscadine Jubilee – 10 am - 6 pm – Wine tasting and over 40 art & craft vendors. Wood Mill Winery, 1506 John Beam Road, Vale, phone, 704-276-9911, www.woodmillwinery.com 4/30 – Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Assoc. Presents: Aaron Tippin – 7 pm – Tickets $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door. Live in concert at the Luz-Yelton Convocation Center, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, 704-481-9535 Life Enrichment Center Events DNR, living will, healthcare power of attorney: What do they mean? Family caregivers of adults are invited to attend a discussion of end-of-life issues Tuesday, May 17, at the Life Enrichment Center in Shelby. Topics will include DNR, living will and healthcare power of attorney. The program is free of charge and open to the public. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. but late comers are welcome and will end by 7. A sitter service is available for the adult who needs care, but a reservation is required by May 10 by calling 704.484.0405. No reservation is required to attend the meeting. For questions, please call 704.484.0405. Auction of furnishings to benefit Life Enrichment Center A fundraising auction will be held Saturday, May 21, at 10 a.m. at the former Life Enrichment Center building at 103 T.R. Harris Dr. in Shelby. Thornburg Auction Co. will be selling dining tables, chairs, gliders, hardwood doors, art work, office furniture, washer and dryer, chest freezer, medical equipment, sofa tables and kitchenware. Preview is at 9 a.m. the day of the sale. Payment is by cash or check. All proceeds will benefit Life Enrichment Center, a not-for-profit adult day care and health service. Questions? Call 704.484.0405. Benefits of exercise for Parkinson’s will be meeting topic The benefits of exercise in dealing with Parkinson’s Disease will be the topic for the regular quarterly meeting of the Parkinson’s Support Group Tuesday, May 24, at the Life Enrichment Center in Shelby. This meeting is free of charge and open to those diagnosed with Parkinson’s and their care partners. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., a new time for the group. Life Enrichment is located at 110 Life Enrichment Blvd., just off Fallston Road in Shelby. For questions, call Linda at 704.484.0405. Continued on PagE 28