| Neighborhood Calendar July 7th edition |
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American Red Cross Bloodmobile
7/9 – Saturday – Walls Memorial Baptist Church– 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm – 2223 Elizabeth Ave., Kingstown.
7/12 – Tuesday – Christian Freedom– 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – 246 Range Rd., Kings Mountain.
7/12 – Tuesday – Swoogers– 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm – 1016 Shelby Road., Kings Mountain.
7/15 – Friday – Neal Senior Center– 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby.
7/15 – Friday – Wal-Mart #1034– 11:30 am – 4:00 pm – 705 East Dixon Blvd., Shelby.
7/28 – Thursday – American Red Cross– 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – 1333 Falston Rd., Shelby.
7/29 – Friday – Polkville Community, Polkville Baptist Church– 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Hwy. 226, Polkville.
7/30 – Saturday – Christopher Road Baptist Church– 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – 420 Christopher Road, Shelby.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat is now accepting applications for a Habitat Home. Applicants must currently live in sub-standard housing, have sufficient income to pay for an interest-free mortgage but not enough income to qualify for a conventional mortgage, live in Cleveland County for the past 12 months, and contribute sweat equity. Call Shelby Gettys at 704-482-6200 to request an application or pick one up at the Habitat ReStore, 323 W. Grover St., Shelby.
Boiling Springs
Centennial Celebration Continues
The Boiling Springs Museum, 103 South Main Street, Boiling Springs, NC, will once again be open with a display of “Businesses: Then & Now”, beginning on Saturday, July 9, from 10:00am-4:00pm. It will continue for one week only, until Saturday, July 16, 10:00-2:00pm, so if you’re interested in Boiling Springs Town History, you’ll enjoy this walk back in time from 100 years ago till today. Please come in to visit if you are in town. Other times open are following: Sun., July 10: 2:00-4:00pm; Mon., July 11: 10:00am-2:00pm, Tues., July 12: 4:00-8:00pm, Wed., July 13 & Thurs, July 14: 10:00am-2:00pm, Fri., July 15: 4:00-8:00pm. Contact person: Betsy Beason, 704-434-6244
Greater Cleveland County Baptist Assoc. Back-To-School Mission Project 2011
Our Back To School Mission Project will be held Saturday, August 13th from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the NC Baptist Mission Camp. Applications will be taken July 18th, 19th, and 20th from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:30 - 4:00 pm. Parents MUST Bring: Parent’s valid ID showing current address, Children’s Social Security Card or Medicaid Card, and Children’s Birth Certificate or Valid ID verifying their age. Applications will NOT be taken without this information. Cleveland County Baptist Assoc. is located at 1175 Wyke Road, Shelby, NC. For more information call 704-481-9119.
Cleveland County Memorial Library
Readers of all ages will travel the globe this summer as the Cleveland Memorial Library presents “One World, Many Stories,” during the summer reading program. Children will explore places from Africa, China , England , Italy , and Japan to Mexico through stories, crafts, music, games, dance, and other activities. The Summer Reading Program is open to young people, pre-school through 6th grade, with programs, story-hours, reading for prizes and more. The Summer Reading Program will last six weeks now to July 28th. No pre-registration is required and all programs are free to the public. Locations and times are as follows:
Spangler Branch Library - Lawndale , NC Mondays July 11th, and July 18th.
Cleveland County Memorial Library – Shelby, NC Thursday July 14th, and July 21st.
The Cleveland County Memorial Library will offer a program at Township 3 Elementary School in Earl , NC on Fridays, July 15th, and 22nd.
The times for the programs are 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Prizes will be awarded for the number of books read in the school age program.
The Grand Finale for pre-school will be on July 26th in the Cleveland County Memorial Library’s Children Area from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. The Costume Party and The Taste of The World for 1st – 6th grade will be held on July 28th from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room at the Cleveland County Memorial Library. For more information, please contact Barbara Wakefield at 704-487-9069 – ext 233 or Michelle Guerrero at 704-487-9069 – ext 234.
Shelby Parks & Recreation Baseball
Summer Schedule for City Park Carrousel and Rotary Train (through August). Tuesday - Friday 10 AM - 1 PM and 5-8 PM. Saturday 1-6 PM and Sunday 1:30-6 PM. All rides are 50¢. More information is available at www.cityofshelby.com/parks or call 704-484-6476. For daycares, schools, party or group reservations call the main Shelby Parks and Recreation office at 704-484-6811.
Shelby City Park is offering gymnastics clinics this summer. Classes run Monday through Thursday and include instruction on tumbling, balance beam, bars, rings and tumbl-trak. Instruction is available for children ages 3 and up. The weeks are: July 11-14, July 18-21 and August 8-11. Registration forms are available online at www.cityofshelby.com and at the park. You may also register by calling 704-538-3834.
GSCT Presents Baseball Play
GSCT presents hilarious Baseball Play! Just in time for the American Legion World Series, Greater Shelby Community Theatre is producing the laugh-out-loud baseball comedy, “Rounding Third”! Sometimes emotional, sometimes funny, the PG 13 play (directed by Linda Bogan) tells the story of 2 Little League baseball coaches with very different coaching philosophies. Performances will be at the Keeter Auditorium, CCC. Performance dates/times are July 15,16,22,and 23 at 7:30pm and July 17 and July 24 at 2:30pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. Discount presale tickets are available at area outlets. Stay tuned for ENCORE performance dates and times.
Shelby Life Enrichment Center
Discussing the joys and frustrations of caring for someone with dementia, will be the topic of the regular meeting of family caregivers at the Shelby Life Enrichment Center Tuesday, July 19, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is free of charge and open to caregivers of adults. A sitter service is provided free of charge for the adult, but a reservation is required by calling 704-484-0405 by July 12. Life Enrichment, an adult day care and health service, has been caring for adults for more than 31 years. The Life Enrichment Center is located at 110 Life Enrichment Blvd., Shelby, NC.
Youth Rally At The Holly Oak Park Gym
Higher Focus and Push Back Ministries, along with local area ministries, in conjunction with Shelby City Parks & Recreation will hold a Youth Rally at the Holly Oak Park (gym) on Saturday, July 23, from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. They will be giving out clothes and food. There will be Help Booths for pregnancy resources, college guidance and health department issues, etc. Bands, singing, preaching, prize drawings and ministry dancing will all be a part of the activities. For more information or to donate contact Pastor Williaqms at 704-747-5652 or Minister Divine 704-923-7273.
Relay For Life
Relay for Life will have 1 more Bank night, July 26, 5 pm - 7 pm. Please have your cash and change converted into checks at First National Bank. It will speed up the processing time. They will be on 1st floor in the T. R. Harris Building of the Hospital.
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