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June 9-June 15, 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 C ilO A i /N lS 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 29 NEIGHBORHOOD CALENDAR Council On Aging/Neal Senior Center 6/10 – Covered Dish – Friday at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Bring your favorite dish and join us for the fellowship and fun. 6/15 – AARP Car Fit Program – Wednesday at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. By Appointment - AARP representative will be available to help mature drivers find their perfect fit. 6/16 – CPR Training and First Aid Training – Thursday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 22 at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – 1:30 pm. Classes are open to the public - Cost $10.00. Please call the Senior Center at 704-482-3488 to register. Trained instructors from Healthy at Home will be demon- strating the proper emergency response techniques. 6/17 – Soda Shop – Friday – at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Milkshakes or Old Fashioned Ice Cream Soda’s. No charge for ice cream but dona- tions would be accepted and especially appreciated. Call 704-482- 3488 if you plan to attend. 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 704-600-6411 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 704-600-6411 VFW AUXILIARY 704-487-7103 To Get Your Club Information Included In Shelby Shopper & Info Civic Listings Call 704-484-1047 6/17 – Parking Lot Flea Market – Friday at Council on Aging/ Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – 8:00 am - 12:00 Noon. Any vendors interested in a spot, call Lisa Abernethy at 704- 482-3488. 6/23 – Dine Around - “Showmars” – Thursday at Showmars, 1500 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby – 5:00 pm. You must sign-up prior to Tuesday, June 21. Please call the Senior Center at 704-482-3488 if you plan to attend.` American Red Cross June Open & Closed Blood Drives Thursday, June 6, Elizabeth Baptist Church, Red Cross Chapter Building, Fallston Rd., Shelby. 2:00 pm-6:30pm. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A cou- pons! Appointments only please 704-487-7609. Friday, June 10, Telerx-Employees Only Please - 110 Commerce Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC. 12:30 pm-5:00 pm. Monday, June 13, Walgreens, East Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC 28150. 3:00 pm-7:30 pm. Free Gifts! Tuesday, June 14, First Baptist Church in Grover. 403 Cleveland Ave., Grover, NC 28073. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A coupons! Wednesday, June 15, Cleveland Community College, 137 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC 28150. 11:00 am-3:00 pm. Free Red Cross T-shirts and free Cleveland Mall Chick-Fil-A coupons! Thursday, June 16, PPG - Employees only please, 8:00 am-12:30 pm. 940 Washburn Switch Rd., Shelby, NC 28150. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A coupons! Free Red Cross T-shirts! Thursday, June 16, Landmark Baptist Church, 1724 East Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC 28152, 3:30 pm-7:30 pm. Free Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A Coupons! Things To Do in Cleveland County? • Broad River Greenway programs and events 704-434-2357, www. BroadriverGreenway.com • Cleveland Community College events 704-484-5316, www.cleve- landcommunitycollege.edu • Cleveland County Arts Council events and exhibits 704-484-2787, www.ccartscouncil.org • Gardner-Webb University 704-406-4448, www.Gardner- WebbUniversity.edu; sports schedules can be found at GWUSports. com • Greater Shelby Community Theatre production schedule 704-480- 8495, www.gsct.org • Joy Performance Center performance information 704-730-9408, www.kmlt.org • Mauney Memorial Library information 704-739-2371. www. mauneylibrary.org • Kings Mountain Historical Museum events and exhibits 704-739- 1019, www.KingsMountainMuseum.org • Shelby City Park Events and Carrousel & Train 704-484-6811, www.CityOfShelby.com/Parks • South Mountains State Park activities 828-433-4772, www. ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo • The Don Gibson Theatre schedule and ticket information 704-487- 8114, www.DonGibsonTheatre.com • Uptown Shelby events 704-484-3100, www.UptownShelby.org • Williams Observatory open to the public dates and times 704-406- 3804, www.gardner-webb.edu/astro • YMCA Family Events schedule can be found at www. CleveCoYMCA.org 6/10 – Bodies, Building & Books – (art work due on the 10th ) Opening reception 6-16 6:30-8:00pm. Exhibit dates 6/16-7/2-2011. Exhibit focuses on public work produced by graffiti, tattoo or comic artists. Cleveland County Art Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, 704-484-2787, info@ccartscouncil.org 6/16-7/21 – Graffiti, Tattoo & Comic Book Art Exhibit – Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, 1st Sat of every month 10 am – 2 pm. Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, 704-484- 2787, www.ccartscouncil.org 6/17 – Joe Ely at the Don Gibson – 8pm – $26/50 – Performs at the Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington Street, Shelby, 704- 487-8114, www.DonGibsonTheatre.com 6/18 – Family Fun Nights at the Fair Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 1751 East Marion Street, Shelby, 704-487-0651, www.ClevelandCountyFair.com 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 6/23-25 – All-American High School Football Games – History of the the American Bowl was founded in 1996 to give athletes the opportunity to compete against the best of their level in an all star game setting. The All American Bowl was created to fill the void of the lack of all star games available to athletes in High School. Held at Kings Mountain High School, 704-692-7292, www.clevelandcoun- tysportscommission.com 6/28 – Carolina Junior North Carolina Tennis Classic Level 4, Cleveland Country Club, 1360 East Marion Street, Shelby, 704-482- 1711,www.ClevelandCountyTennis.com Hospice Cleveland County Events “Reflections” – This grief support group meets for six weeks in the evening and is most beneficial if all sessions are attended. No cost and open to anyone who has lost a loved one. Please RSVP to ext. 166 if you plan to attend. Tuesday: June 14. 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC. 6/10 – Community BBQ – Friday at Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby – 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm. $9.00 per plate (1/2 Chicken, Slaw, Pickles, Baked Beans, Roll, and Dessert). Chicken prepared by Doug Fortenberry. Drive-Thru or Dine-In. For tickets call 704-487-4677. Proceeds go to support Hospice Cleveland County. South Mountains State Park Programs 6/11 – “What’s in the River” – Saturday – How many different kinds of critters live n the river? Join a Park Ranger in the stream to turn over some rocks and learn more about what you might find there. Come prepared to get wet!! Meet at the Visitor Center at 11:00 am. 6/11&12 – “The 10 Essentials” – Saturday – What items should you always carry with you when hiking? Meet a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 2:00 pm to learn about the “10 Essentials”. 6/12 – “Animals of the South Mountains” – Sunday – Join a Park Ranger to learn about the many animals that call South Mountains home. The program will begin at 2:00 pm in the Visitor Center audito- rium. 6/18 – “Birds of Prey” – Saturday – Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 11:00 am and learn about some of the birds of prey found in the South Mountains. You will learn about the distinguishing characteristics of these animals, and find out why they are called birds of prey. 6/18 – “Animals of the South Mountains” – Saturday – Join a Park Ranger to learn about the many animals that call South Mountains home. The program will begin at 2:00 pm in the Visitor Center audito- rium. 6/19 – “Tree ID Hike” – Sunday – Join a Park Ranger for a 1.0 mile hike along the Hemlock Nature Trail. Tree identification will be the focus of this hike. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 11:00 am. 6/19 – “Birds of Prey” – Sunday – Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 2:00 pm and learn about some of the birds of prey found in the South Mountains. You will learn about the distinguishing characteristics of these animals, and find out why they are called birds of prey. 6/25 & 26 – “Black Bears: Majestic Creatures of the Wild” – Saturday – How dangerous are black bears? Can we co-exist? Why are black bears so unique? What should I do if I see a black bear? The program will begin at 11:00 am in the Visitor Center. 6/25 – “The 10 Essentials” – Saturday – What items should you always carry with you when hiking? Meet a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 2:00 pm to learn about the “10 Essentials”. 6/26 – “Animals of the South Mountains” – Sunday – Join a Park Ranger to learn about the many animals that call South Mountains home. The program will begin at 2:00 pm in the Visitor Center audito- rium. 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 for more information. 1st Annual Cruzin For Christ, Lawndale Come join us for our 1st Annual Cruzin for Christ to be held at Lawndale Park on June 11. The car show will start at 5:00 pm and ending at 9:00 pm. All makes and models of cars, trucks, motor- cycles are welcome. There will be live music, hamburgers, hot dogs, bbq (which starts at 12:00 pm until sold out) and the Dairy Queen Ice Cream trailer!!!! There is a $10 registration fee and you can pre- register by calling 704-470-7668. All sorts of activities and vendors will be available. “God should be our steering wheel. Not our spare tire.” ps: This is in conjunction with the Lawndale Fest which is held annually the second Saturday of June. Second Annual Masonic Charity Ride Casar Lodge 579 will have the Second Annual Masonic Charity Ride on Saturday, June 11. Check in from 11am until 1pm at Casar Park. 25.00 for single rider 35.00 for double. All Proceeds will go to the Masonic Home for Children. For more info call Eric Newton at 704-692-8503 Continued on Page 32