| Neighborhood Calendar August 22nd Edition |
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Council on Aging/Neal Senior Center
“Bingo” - At Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC. 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.
Thursday, August 22, 5:00pm: “Dine Around” at Kelly’s Fish Camp, 1204 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC.
South Mountains State Park
South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountains Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC will have these Upcoming Environmental Programs:
August 15 : “Bats”. Are bats blind? Do they fly into your hair? Do they turn into vampires? Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center to learn some Bat facts and have an opportunity to view some Bats.
South Mountains State Park is located south of Morganton off of old Highway 18. The community is welcome to join them for their monthly educational interpretive programs. Call the park office at (828) 433-4772 for more information.
Cleveland County Bloodmobiles
08/20/13 @ Shelby Presbyterian Church - 226 E. Graham St., Shelby, NC. 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
08/21/13 @ Cleveland Community College - 137 S. Post Rd., Shelby, NC. 11:00 pm and 3:30 pm.
08/27/13 @ Central UMC - 200 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC. 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
Hospice Cleveland County
Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC, 704-751-3573. Calendar of Events:
“Reflections” Sharing Group - No cost and open to anyone who has lost a loved one. If you plan to attend one of our groups, please make every effort to attend all six sessions. Please RSVP to ext. 163 if you plan to attend. Tuesday Evening, August 27, 5:30pm - 7:00pm, Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building.
Children and Grief Workshop - Participants will learn how children perceive death at different developmental ages and how to help them cope with the pain of grief. Please RSVP to ext. 163 if you plan to attend. Thursday, August 22; 11:30am - 1:00pm, Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building.
Casar Masonic Lodge 7th Annual Golf Tournament
Casar Masonic Lodge will sponsor its 7th Annual Golf Tournament Captains Choice, August 24, 8:00am, check in at 7:00am. Shotgun start. At Pine Mountain Golf Course, 2961 Pine Mountain Drive, Connelly Springs, NC 28612, to support the Masonic Children’s Home and Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Four Man Team, $200 per team entry fee. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, longest drive, and longest putt, closets to hole (Par 3s). Free golf towels to the First 48 Entrants. Mulligan’s & Tee Busters $5 per member. Lunch provided. All USGA Rules apply, exception you may improve your lie one club length through the green. Contact: Eric Newton, 704-692-8503; Kenny Warlick, 704-538-5588; Marty Gee, 704-472-2386. Tee-Box Sponsors $100 each.
8th Annual Grape Stomp Festival, Vale
The 8th Annual Grape Stomp Festival will be held Saturday, August 24 & Sunday, August 25, at Woodmill Winery, Inc., 1350 John Beam Road, Vale, NC. Over 80 vendors are expected to attend selling art, handmade crafts, wood turning, pottery, nursery plants, jewelry, purses, quilts, homemade fudge, dips & sauces,etc. Children activities include inflatables, face painting, gem mining, wagon rides, rock climbing, petting zoo. Our Annual Grape Stomp Competition will be held on Saturday and Sunday, so come out and try your fancy footwork on some grapes to see if you can win! Photo opportunities will be available. Our local Lincoln County non-profits will be providing various foods for the event. The Lincolnton Lions Club will be selling brooms, kazoos, patriotic badges, and raffle tickets… Complimentary Wine Samples and Winery Tours will be available both days. Free Admission/Free Parking/Rain or Shine Event/No Pets Allowed. If you’re interested in becoming a vendor for this event or times of festival, please call 704-276-9911. Limited Space available.
Children’s Miracle Network Golf Tournament
Children’s Miracle Network Golf Tournament Sponsored by: Walmart Store 1034 and Walmart DC 6070 to benefit: Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Helping Local Kids. It will be at Deerbrook Golf Course, September 4, 9:00am. Captain’s Choice (4 person Team). Entry Fee $200 per team/ $50 per person. Fee includes: Cart, green fees, goodie bags, and lunch. Mulligan Package: $50, this includes 8 per team. Prizes: Longest Drive, Closest to Pin, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, door prizes, and special drawing. Contact Scott MacDougal or Kathy Thomas at DC 6070, 704-487-2531; Mandy Champion or Mike Ramsey at Store 1034, 704-484-0021. All entry forms should be received by August 29. The field is limited, first come basis! Limited to 32 teams. Payment by check payable to Children’s Miracle Network. Address: Wal-Mart Distribution Center, attn: Lynn Francis, 200 Wal-Mart Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
Shelby Police Department
Shelby Police Department “Citizens Police Academy” Fall 2013 Dates are September 5 - October 24. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about the Police Department and meet their employees. The classes will be held at the following location: Utilities Operations Center, 824 W. Grover Street, NC, 6:00-8:00pm. Applications available at the Shelby Police Department or online at www.cityofshelby.com. Visit facebook: www.facebook.com/shelbypolice. Class Schedule: Sept. 5: Welcome, Department Organization; Sept. 12: COP Unit, Records/Dispatch; Sept. 19: Recruitment, Traffic Division; Sept. 26: Firearms, SRT, Self-Defence; Oct. 3: CID, Crime Scene; Oct. 10: DA’s Office, Narcotics Division; Oct. 17: Canine Unit, Code Enforcement; Oct. 24: CrimeStat, Crimestopers, Graduation.
Community Yard Sale & Country Breakfast, Lawndale
Zion Hill Baptist, Church, 8173 Old NC 18, Lawndale, five miles south of South Mountain State Park will be having a community yard sale and country breakfast on Saturday, September 7. Breakfast begins at 7:00am and the yard sale begins at 8:00am until noon. Rent a space for $10. You keep all your profits. Call 704-538-8551 by August 18th to rent a space. Breakfast is always the first Saturday of the month and plates are only $5.
Pregnancy Resource Center of Cleveland County “Walk for Life”
Pregnancy Resource Center will be having it’s annual “Walk For Life”, Saturday, September 7, 9:30am - 11:30am, at Bethel Baptist Church, 606 S. DeKalb Street, Shelby, NC. The Walk for Life is an annual event that allows individuals, families and churches within the community to participate in the life saving work of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Cleveland County. Funds raised help the Center provide alternatives to abortion for moms, dads and families facing crisis pregnancies in Cleveland County. The Walk for Life also reminds us that there is still work to be done in the fight for the unborn, and that everyone who participates is making a difference. Call to sponsor a walker or become a participant in this year’s event. For more information please call 704-487-HELP (4357).
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Alliance on Mental Illness, will be offering a Free Mental Illness Education Class that will benefit parents, grandparents, spouses, adult children, siblings and friends of individuals with: Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Co-occuring Brain Disorders and Addictive Disorders. These six once a week series of 4-1/2 hour classes are structured to help families understand and support individuals with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family member volunteers who know what it’s like to have a loved one struggling with one or more of these brain disorders. There is no cost to participate in this NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program. Over 300,500 people in the US, Canada, Italy and Mexico have completed this course. Starts Sunday, September 8, 1:00-4:30pm, United Way of Rutherford County, 668 Withrow Rd., Forest City, NC. Call Betty Frye at 704-434-5166 or 704-583-0845, bafrye@carolina.rr.com. For family members and cargivers only. Registration required. Classes limited to 15 persons.
Broad River Genealogical Society of Cleveland County
The Broad River Genealogical Society of Cleveland County will be having a public presentation on September 8, 3:00pm at the Neal Senior Center in Shelby. We will have the Lincoln Center from Bostic, Rutherford County speaking on why they believe Abraham Lincoln was born in Rutherford County. We will also have Doug Mayes long time anchor on WBTV channel 3 and WSOC channel 9 to introduce our speaker. Mr. Mayes will show a short video from 1990 that was on WSOC on the Lincoln Center. All visitors are welcomed, and we will have light refreshments after the presentation. Mark your calendars.
Kings Mountain Historical Musem Fundraiser
Kings Mountain Historical Museum will once again host their “10th Annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions Fundriaser”, Saturday, September 14, 2013. Tickets on sale starting August 16, 2013. The new location this year is the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center, 909 East King Street, Kings Mountain. Doors open at 5:30pm. Join your community for a fun night in support of the museum! With your $100 ticket purchase you not only get dinner for 2, but a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000. Tickets will also be drawn for many great door prizes. All paid ticket holders are eligible and need not be present to win. Be sure to check out both the Live & Silent Auctions. We have something for everyone this year, from stunning diamond bracelets to sports memorabilia signed by your favorite players. An array of delicious home-baked cakes will also be up for auction. To find out more about the event, please visit the Reverse Raffle & Auctions page on the Museum’s website www.kingsmountainmuseum.org and Facebook page, or call (704) 739-1019. Adria L. Focht, Director & Curator, Kings Mountain Historical Museum, 100 East Mountain Street, P.O. Box 552, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. director@kingsmountainmuseum.org. The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is recognized under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization as described in section 501(c)(3).
Hospice Cleveland County Has Immediate Needs
Hospice has immediate needs: Small adult pull-ups, home fire extinguishers, Boost and nutritional drinks - all flavors. Cups: Styrofoam or plastic: 16 oz, 12 oz. Salt, pepper, seasoned salt, cooking oil, Maxwell House coffee, coffee filters, liquid or bar soap. If you wish to send a donation write check to: Hospice Cleveland County; to my attention and I will send you a receipt; call me and I’ll pick up the donation or you can bring the donation or items requested to our administrative office in Shelby. Again, thank you for your on-going Hospice support. Sharon Martin, 704-751-3591, Coordinator of Community Outreach.
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Lincoln County Senior Center, Lincoln Campus of Gaston College, 511 Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC, in room 319. We are here to teach and encourage those interested in the art of quilting. Visitors and new members are welcome. We also have a new class that meets on the second Thursday of each month from 10:00am to 3:00pm to provide one to one instruction to beginning quilters. Contact Linda at 704-483-2778 for more information on this class.
Parents Without Partners, Shelby
PWP meets every Monday night at 7:00 pm. at the Shelby Presbyterian Church for educational programs and at other times as scheduled for monthly social activities including: dances, plays, and concerts. The dances are held at the American Legion from 6:30pm - 10:00pm. every 1st & 3rd Thursday night of the month. For more information, call Connie at 704-487-1268 or Jo Ann at 704-538-9559.
Solid Rock Community Garden in Lawndale
If you enjoy gardening and want to help provide nutritious food for our neighbors - please join us at the garden on Monday evenings 6:30pm through the growing season. The garden is located on the grounds of the Upper Cleveland Rescue Squad in Lawndale. For information email solidrockgarden@gmail.com or call 704-473-4722.
Mental Health Association of Cleveland County
Survivors of Suicide Support Group meets twice a month, with a daytime and evening meeting. The Evening Group meets the 2nd Monday of every month from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (502 W. Sumter Street, Shelby, NC). The Daytime Group meets the last Tuesday of every month from 11:30am - 1:30pm at the Cleveland Memorial Library (104 Howie Drive, Shelby, NC). Sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Cleveland County, this group provides a safe and confidential place for those who have experienced the unique loss of suicide to find help, healing and hope. Our group is open to those who have lost a family member, friend or co-worker to suicide. This group is not intended for those who have personally survived a suicide attempt. For details, contact the Mental Health Association at 704-481-8637 or mha@clevelandcountymha.org .
Lawndale Historical Society
Lawndale Museum and Metcalf Station, is open each Sunday, June-October. Museum: Piedmond Drive (behind Bank of The Ozarks); Metcalf Station: 226 S.
Singles Dinner Group, Shelby
Singles 50 and over meet for dinner the first Friday of the month at Golden Coral, Shelby at 6:00 p.m. and the third Thursday at Fishermans Feast at 5:30p.m. We participate in dancing and other monthly activities. We invite new members to join us. For more info, call 704 406 9166.
Kiwanis Club, Shelby
Kiwanis Club of Shelby is a group of professionals who are involved in the community and looking to change Cleveland County, one child at a time. This fundraising and project oriented club meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at noon at Deer Brook Restaurant, 201 Deer Brook Drive, Shelby, NC; or the 2nd Thursday evening of every month at 5:30pm at Mi Pueblito Mexican Restaurant, 213 West Warren Street, Shelby, NC. One evening social a month at area restaurants. Membership dues are $30 per quarter plus $60 per quarter if you attend lunch meetings. For more information or to join, please contact: Pam Isaacs, President, 704-751-3573, pam.isaacs@hospicecares.cc
Singles of Faith
Christian singles of all ages are invited to attend the monthly Singles of Faith Bible Study, with discussion, at the Ruby Hunt YMCA Library, on Patrick Avenue in Boiling Springs, NC, on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.. Questions? Call Dianne at 704-692-0413.
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