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Neighborhood Calendar Sept. 21, 2017

Walk For Hope 2017
Save the date! "Walk For Hope 2017", Saturday, September 23, 2017, Historic Uptown Shelby, Earl Scruggs Center. 5K and Celebration Walk. Schedule of Events: 7:00am - 5K Check in, 8:00am - 5K Start time; 8:15am - Walk Check In; 9:15am - Walk Kick-off; 10:30am - Celebration & Butterfly Release. To register visit Levine Cancer Institute Front Desk or online at www.racesonline.com/events/run-walk-for-home-5K. Please register by September 20, 2017. 5K - $15 Pre-Registration and $20 Day of Registration; Celebration Walk - No charge. Proceeds benefit cancer patients through the Because We Care fund in Cleveland County. Questions: call 980-487-2604.
Faith Harvest Church Health Fair
Faith Harvest Church Community Health Fair will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017; 11:00am - 2:00pm, at Jefferson Park, 1001 Buffalo St., Shelby, NC. Featuring free blood pressure checks, health and wellness demonstrations including basic life support, self-defense and aerobic dancing, economic and business development, educational referrals, a dedicated 'Healthy Habits' component for youth, a free lunch and much more. For more information, call 704-300-0771. The event is free to attend!
Cleveland County Branch NAACP
Join the Cleveland County Branch NAACP to hear from the area businesses. 8 to 10 of Cleveland County businesses will join us to inform us of the services they offer. We will find out where they are located and how they will benefit the community where you live. Canaan Memorial Ministry, 300 Ross Grove Road, Shelby, NC 28150; Sunday, September 24, 2017, at 4:00 pm.
Lincoln County Parks & Recreation
With the end of summer approaching, the East Lincoln Community Center will resume their normal schedule with the following activities: Walking: Daily 8:30-11:30am; Pickleball: Monday 1-4:45pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 1-3pm; Basketball: Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30-4:45pm; Senior Basketball: Thursday 3:30-4:45pm; Volleyball - Friday 1-4:50pm.
Block Smith Gym, 130 Rhodes Street, will be reopening for the fall/winter season on Monday, September 25, 2017. It will open at 8:30am, Monday through Friday for walking. Pickleball will be held on Tuesdays, Senior Games practice/events will be held on Wednesdays, and Chair Volleyball will be held on Thursdays. Check out the Lincoln County Parks and Recreation & Lincoln County Senior Games Facebook pages for more information.
"Meet the Author" The Library at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
"Meet the Author": Cleveland County Author, Zachary L. Freeman, a Mooresboro resident and first time author and illustrator, invites you to a book signing for "Inside the Imagination of a little boy, Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 4:30pm in The Library at Ruby C. Hunt YMCA, 1322 Patrick Avenue, Shelby, NC. He created this children's book to show the unique way his son saw the world using his imagination. Opportunities to purchase and autograph books, children's activities, and a chance to check out library books.
Friends of the Park Annual Golf Tournament
Shelby City Park will be holding the "Friends of the Park Annual Golf Tournament" Saturday, September 30, 2017. Compete to be the winning team on the Friends Loving Cup! Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Teams; Closest to the Hole, Longest Drive and $10,000 Hole In One Contest. $40 per player. Mulligans and Throws available, $5 each. Green and Tee Sponsorships available $100. 8:30am - Texas Scramble. All sponsors and players are invited to eat lunch at 12:30pm! Lunch available for non-players and guests while it lasts (conscience sized donation). More Information? Contact: Richard Degree, Golf Course Manager, 704-484-6823, richard.degree@cityofshelby.com or Sally Royster via email, sallyhuntroyster1@gmail.com. Please visit our website: www.cityofshelby.com/parks-and-recreation. Make your tax deductible contribution to Friends of the Parks Proceeds will benefit our 4th Grader Carousel Christmas & City Park youth sports! Royster Memorial Golf Course.
Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society
The Cleveland/Lincoln County Rose Society will sponsor their 44th Annual Rose Show on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The rose show will be at the Cleveland County Agricultural Office, 130 South Post Road, Shelby, NC. (Hwy 180 next to Food Lion.) Entries will be accepted 7:00 - 10:00am. There is no registration fee and you do not have to be a member to enter roses. The rose show is open to the public 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Rose arrangements will be for sale and all show table roses for sale to the public when the show closes at 4:00pm on Saturday. The rose show is their gift to the community and they hope the public will 'take time to stop and smell the roses'. For more information or a rose show schedule, go to our website: clevelandlincolnrose.com and like us on Facebook: Cleveland Lincoln County Rose Society.
4th Annual Belwood Run for Hunger
The 4th Annual Belwood Run for Hunger 5k Run and Walk to benefit The Lord Provides Soup Kitchen will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017. 100% proceeds goes to support ongoing Ministry for Upper Cleveland County sign up at racesonline.com or can email mail in registration form. Contact stglpn@gmail.com or call 704 678 6029.
Shelby City Park & Rutherford County Senior Center Trip
Shelby City Park and Rutherford County Senior Center are taking a trip to the The Great Smoky Mountains by way of Train Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Taking a bus with Travel Lynx, load train in Bryson City where they will ride to Dillsboro, have lunch in Dillsboro, return back to Bryson City, back on bus and return home. Leaving Shelby City Park at 7:30am; and leaving Rutherford County Senior Center at 8:00am. Leave Bryson City around 4:00pm to return to Rutherford County Senior center around 7:00pm and back in Shelby around 7:30pm. The cost is $95 per person and includes bus ride and ticket on train. This does not include lunch in Dillsboro. Sign up at Shelby City Park or Rutherford County Senior Center. Please pay with cash or check and make check to Travel Lynx. The deadline is Friday September 29, 2017. Please visit: www.cityofshelby.com/parks.
Broad River Greenway Equestrian Poker Run
The Broad River Greenway Equestrian Poker Run will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at College Farm Trail Head, 2470 College Farm, Shelby, NC. Rain date will be October 21, 2017. Questions? Contact kduren@broadrivergreenway.com or brgreenwayrider@gmail.com.
Movie Premier Event to Help the Homeless
The Cleveland County Rescue Mission (CCRM) on Buffalo Street in Shelby has joined with PureFlix Studios and AMC Theatres to bring a red carpet movie premier to Shelby on Wednesday, October 18, 2017! Two showings of the anticipated "Same Kind of Different as Me" will take place at the AMC Classic 10 at the Cleveland Mall at 7:00 and 7:30pm before the movie opens to the public on October 20, 2017. CCRM has a limited number of tickets to the movie, and is offering a group discount to groups of 10 or more! All proceeds from the Red Carpet Premier will go directly to addressing the homeless needs in our community. The movie "Same Kind of Different as Me" is based on the inspiring true story of international art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in hopes of saving his struggling marriage to Debbie (Renee Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the most remarkable journey of their lives. Jon Voight plays Hall's father, with whom he reconciles thanks to the revelations of his new life. Guests may call Jocelyn Hill at (704)751-1255, Barbara Wray at (704)751-1256, or Marsha Carsner at (704)751-1260 to purchase tickets over the phone. Tickets are $20 for individual tickets, $18 each for groups of 10 or more. Every bit of the proceeds from the sale of tickets goes directly to the Cleveland County Rescue Mission's recovery and rescue programs. For additional information about Cleveland County Rescue Mission, please contact Jocelyn Hill at the Cleveland County Rescue Mission at 704-751-1255 or jocelyn@myccrm.org. Secure donations can be made online at www.myccrm.org.
Journey Partnership for End-of-Life Issues
Journey Partnership for End-of-Life Issues invites you to the 3rd Annual The Many Faces of Grief, Thursday, October 19, 2017, 5:30pm - 8:00pm, at Cleveland County Public Health Center, 200 South Post Road, Shelby, NC. Come early to visit vendor booths, register for door prizes, and refreshments. For more information, please contact Gabriela Staley, Gabriela.Staley@carolinashealthcare.org or 704-512-6596. The Winokuer Center for Counseling and Healing Presentation starts at 6:30pm.
Family Caregivers Appreciation Brunch
The Shelby Mission Camp in partnership with ACCES (Accessing Cleveland County Elderly Services) will host a Family Caregivers Appreciation Brunch on Thursday, November 2, 2017, 11:00am till 1:00pm. The brunch will be held at the Shelby Mission Camp, 302 Sharpton Drive, Shelby, NC. All family caregivers and one guest are invited to attend at no charge. The purpose of this brunch is to give caregivers a break from the stress of caring for a loved one with a time of good food, fellowship and entertainment. There will be door prizes and information booths by organizations dedicated to ministering to our seniors and handicapped. For more information and to reserve your place please call: Shelby Mission Camp, David Brown 919-422-9990 or Janet Brown 919-337-2342; Care Solutions, Jane Wright 980-487-4777; Life Enrichment, Russ Putnam 704-484-0405.
CC Second Annual Veteran's Day Parade
The Cleveland County's Second Annual Veteran's Day Parade will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017, at 10:00am. Route begins at Lafayette and Graham Streets in Uptown Shelby. Includes bands, floats, Veteran organizations, city and county officials, classic vehicles and more. Parade followed by Veterans' Day Service on Shelby's Historic Court Square at 11:00am. Organizations or individuals wishing to participate, please register by calling 704-435-1516 or email mccoyv@bellsouth.net by November 3, 2017. All Veterans are welcome.
Sign Up for Nurse-Family Partnership of Cleveland County
The Nurse-Family Partnership of Cleveland County provides a free nurse to help expectant moms care for their baby through their second birthday. The nurses in our county help moms feel prepared and confident about becoming a mom for the first time. A Nurse-Family Partnership nurse can give them the support, advice and information they need throughout pregnancy and after their baby arrives, all for free! Check out www.NFPMoms.org or call/text 704-332-0111 to sign up.

REUNIONS
Burns High School Class of 1977 Reunion
The Burns High School Class of 1977 will be holding their 40th Class Reunion the weekend of October 6 and 7, 2017. The price is $35 per person. On Friday, October 6, at 8:00pm: Ice Cream Meet and Greet at Knob Creek Orchard, 6471 Fallston Rd., Lawndale, NC 28090 in Toluca before the BHS Homecoming game. On Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 7:00-11:00, going to the LeGrand Center, 1800 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC, for the big party with heavy Hors D'oeuvres and DJ. The LeGrand is located behind Cleveland Community College. Please make checks payable to Jeff Weathers and mail to Jeff Weathers, P.O. Box 487, Lawndale, NC 28080.
Shelby High Class of 1961 Birthday Celebration
The Shelby High graduating class of 1961 is holding a 75th birthday celebration for their members on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Golden Corral. The gathering is informal and will probably last from 10:00am to 2:00pm or so in the Golden Corral Meeting rooms. Enjoy visiting with classmates at Shelby High from 1957 to 1961. For more information contact David Dobbins at davedobb@aol.com or call via phone at 704-418-2483 or Van Morrow at 864-587-0186 or email vanmorrow@hotmail.com.
KMHS Class of 1971 Reunion Luncheon
Kings Mountain High School Class of 1971 Reunion Luncheon will be held at Italian Gardens Restaurant, 213 East King Street, Kings Mountain, NC, on Saturday October 28, 2017, at 11:00am. Honorary Seating at the football game on Friday, October 27, 2017. Dutch treat. Please feel free to bring a spouse or friend. Please help pass the word. For more information, join their online group at www.facebook.com/KM Class of 1971 Reunion or text/call Susan Fite Lovelace at 704-616-5675.


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