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"Cleveland County's Favorite Newspaper" BENEFIT 5K Fun Run / Walk 5 shelbyinfo.com Our 29th Year • Issue No. 7 • February 16, 2012 2 Your National Connection to Local Media KM Historical Museum Salutes A Century Of Girl Scouts FISHING FISHING With Bruce Camp See Page 18 Receive Our Digital Edition Digital Edition Every Thursday By Email eceive Our Every Thursday By Email FREE! To Register FREE! egister For Our Digital Flip Page Edition or Our Digital lip Page Edition The Girl Scouts of America are about to celebrate a century of service and the Kings Mountain Historical Museum is present- ing a great exhibit to commemo- rate the last 100 years! The Girl Scouts organization was founded by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912. The membership now embraces over 2,303,388 young ladies and over 878,904 adults. Current estimates are 3.5 million collectively. This youth organization for girls in the United States and Americans living abroad describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated soley to girls." Although nationally known for it's cookies, camping and crafts, Girl Scouts of America, in reality, is the nation's largest leadership development organization that is offered for girls. Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts after she had met Robert Baden-Powell (the founder of the Boy Scouts) in 1911. When she returned to Savannah, Georgia she made a telephone call to a dis- tant cousin declaring,"I've got some- thing for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and shelbyinfo.com PRESENTED BY CMS, SES AND CHS March 3rd • 9:30 AM SEE PAGE 10 FOR INFORMATION Kings Mountain Historical Museum Administrative Assistant, Norma Drewery at the Girl Scout we're going to start it tonight." The rich and productive history of the first 100 years is now being show- cased in Cleveland County at Kings Mountain's Historical Museum. It is an awesome display. The exhibit has artifacts, uniforms, information and even some keepsakes, celebrating the event, for sale. This is a show not to be missed and it's very educational. The Girl Scout Promise: "On my INSIDE INF INSIDE INFO Bible Study by Dub Dellinger ............................32 Bob's Carolina Weather .................................38 Bruce Camp's Fishing Report .......................18 Business Service Directory ......................36 & 37 Church Directory.......................................20 & 21 Church Events ...................................... 21 & 31 Classifieds ................................................. 2-38 Crossword Puzzle ..........................................22 Crosswords with Richard Prow .....................11 Inquiring Photographer ......................................28 Just A Pinch Recipes ........................................12 Local Music with Justin Harper ........................... 2 Kids Corner Page ..............................................22 Neighborhood Calendar ................................... 29 Obituaries ..................................................14 & 30 Outdoor Truths by Gary Miller ...........................18 Outdoor World ...................................................18 Pet Page .............................................................. 8 Real Estate ...............................................24 & 25 Senior's Lifestyle Pages ...................................... 6 Sportsman's Corner ..........................................19 Suduko ...............................................................22 Things To Do ........................................................ 2 Word Search ......................................................22 exhibit of local interest. The picture in front of her is the Girl Scout Senior Troop 200 at the dedication of the Kings Mountain Monument in 1969. The troop received a Readers Digest Grant to help fund the monument. honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout law." The promise is often recited at Girl Scout troop meetings while holding up the three middle fingers on the right hand, which is the Girl Scout sign. The Girl Scout Law states: I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong and responsible for what I say and do, to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout. The entire Girl Scout program contin- ues to produce giving and caring young ladies and is a positive force in our society. The Kings Mountain Historical Museum deserves your support. This is a very special exhibit for a very special organization. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Large groups should call ahead: 704-739-1019. –M.A. Andrews Buy One Blizzard At Regular Price Get One Of Equal Or Lesser Value For Only ON TUESDAYS shelbyinfo.com 99¢ 704-482-6681 814 S. Dekalb St. • Shelby, NC HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10am - 10pm Sunday 11am - 10pm dqshelby.com FEBRUARY BLIZZARD OF THE MONTH An old photo showing two Girl Scouts with founder Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low (in center). The first Girl Scout troop meeting was held with 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia. The exhibit includes the original Girl Scout tan uniform. The hat was later introduced in 1928. Chocolate Cherry Love Blizzard 29,000 COPIES 29,000 COPIES THURSDAYS THURSDAYS Local shelbyinfo.com Visitisi