11/11 – Thursday – Seminar on “Do I Need a Will or Not” – 12:00 p.m. at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby – Free coffee and conversation. Program provided by Journey - Partnership for End-of-Life Issues. Please call the Senior Center at 704-482-3488 to register. For further info call Pam Isaacs at 704-487-4677. 

11/12 – Friday – 11:30 am –Veterans Celebration – at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Sponsored by Council on Aging, Healthy at Home and Dover Foundation. Veterans free and guest $7.50. Veterans who wish to attend should call 704-482-3488 to get permission to attend.

11/15 thru December 31, 2010 – Monday – Open Enrollment for Medicare D – 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm - By appointment only at Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. SHIIP volunteers will be available to assist you. 

11/16 – Tuesday – National Memory Screening Day – 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Must have an appointment. Call the Senior Center at 704-482-3488 for further information or to make an appointment.

11/18 – Thursday – Blood Pressure – 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby.

11/19 – Friday – Thanksgiving Feast – 12:00 noon at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Come by the Senior Center to register and pick-up your tickets. Cost $7.50 per person.

12/17 – Friday – Christmas Feast – 12:00 noon at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Come by the Senior Center to register and pick-up ticket. Cost $7.50 per person.

12/31 – Friday – New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance – 6:00 p.m. - 12:30 am at Council on Aging, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby. Please call the Senior Center for more information.

Hospice Cleveland Co. – Upcoming Events

11/21 – Fall Memorial Service – Sunday – 2:00 pm - Family members will be receiving a special invitation. The service will be held at First Baptist Kings Mountain, 605 W. King Street, Kings Mountain, NC.

11/30 – Memory Making with Ornaments – Tuesday – 10:00 am - Noon or 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Please RSVP to ext. 166 if you plan to attend. This workshop will be held at Kings Mountain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Boulevard, Kings Mountain, NC.

12/2 – Memory Making with Ornaments – Thursday – 10:00 am - Noon or 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Please RSVP to ext. 166 if you plan to attend. This workshop will be held at Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC.

Clevemont Mills Fruit of the Loom Reunion

The Clevemont Mills Fruit of the Loom Reunion will be held Saturday, November 13th at Loves Fish Box in Kings Mountain from 3 pm to 5 pm. For more information: Call Ralph Cronan at 704-460-7310 or call Cindy at 704-739-1235. All department’s welcome!

Caregivers To Be Honored With Prizes

To honor caregivers, a local coalition is offering prizes for caregivers who register during the month of November, which is National Caregivers Month. The coalition is called Journey: A Partnership for End-of-Life Issues, which recognizes caregivers through ongoing programs to educate and support the family members who care for those who are ill or disabled. If you care for someone, you are invited to register at one of three locations in Cleveland County: Care Solutions at 208 E. Grover St. in Shelby (across the street from Cleveland Regional Medical Center) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; or either location of Life Enrichment Center Adult Day Care, 222 Kings Mountain Blvd. in Kings Mountain (across from the KM Intermediate School) and 103 T.R. Harris Dr. in Shelby (across from the Neal Senior Center) between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. A drawing will be held weekly for prizes donated by area businesses and individuals. You may register once a week. Winners will be notified to pick up their prizes. For more information about Journey, please call Chaplain Len Byers at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Interested individuals are invited to a free breakfast meeting to determine if you would like to join Journey, which meets at 8:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of every month in the staff dining room (just off the cafeteria) at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. For more information about caregivers month, call Anzie Horn at Care Solutions at 980-487-4771 or Linda Cabiness at Life Enrichment Center at 704-484-0405.

Boys & Girls Club Basketball Sign-UP

Registration is underway for the Boys & Girls Club Basketball Program for students in Grades K through six.  Students must attend Graham, Jefferson or James Love Elementary, Marion Intermediate or Shelby Middle Schools. Sign-ups for players and cheerleaders will be ongoing, space permitting, now through November 24.  Registrations are being held at the Boys & Girls Club building at 412 West Sumter Street, directly behind Shelby Middle School in Shelby.   Registration materials for the basketball program can be picked up at the Boys & Girls Club weekdays 1 until 7 pm. There is a non-refundable $10 registration fee for the program which includes membership in the Boys & Girls Club After-School Program for the current school year. There are no additional program fees. A birth certificate is required for all registrations. Current members of the Boys & Girls Club can register at no additional charge. Adult volunteer positions in the basketball program are also available for coaches, scorekeepers and concession workers. For additional information please call the Boys & Girls Club office at 704-471-2582 (CLUB).

“Wills & Trusts” –

What Do You Really Need?

Partnership for End-of-Life Issues invites you to Coffee & Conversation with Pete Gilbert. On Thursday, Nov. 11, Noon to 1:00 pm at the Neal Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby; and Thursday, Nov. 18, Noon to 1:00 pm at Patrick Senior Center, 909 East King Street, Kings Mountain. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments sponsored by: Sterling House Shelby and Carillon Assisted Living. for more information call Len Byers at 980-487-3855.

Cleveland County Veterans Council

Celebration

Veterans Day – Thursday, Nov. 11th at 11:00 am we will celebrate Veterans Day North side of the old courthouse, or inside the gym at Shelby City Park in case of bad weather. There will be a recognition of all Veterans, POW’s and other guests and placing wreaths. Come out and let’s show our support and honor our Veterans. 

American Legion Post 82, Shelby

The American Legion, Post 82, Shelby, NC, located on South Lafayette St. (Hwy. 18 South) across from Thomas Petroleum, will be serving coffee and donuts from 8:30 am to 10:30 am on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11th to all Veterans. Please drop by and then go uptown and enjoy the Veterans Program on the Square. Contact for more information, Libby Lavender at 704-482-1163; Donald Schenck at 704-538-5544 or Ned Cash, Commander of American Legion, Post 82, Shelby.

Kings Mtn. Historical Museum Exhibit

The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is proud to announce the opening of the annual Honor Our Veterans Exhibit on Now – November 13. This year we are featuring World War II with uniforms, weapons, equipment, photos, and memorabilia. The exhibit also includes other US Military campaigns and World War I. The Museum is located at 100 East Mountain Street, Kings Mountain, NC  28086.  Our hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 – 4:00.  For more information please call 704-739-1019 or check out our web site www.kingsmountainmuseum.org

Children’s Miracle Network Fall BBQ     

Wal-Mart Parking Lot, Shelby 

The Children’s Miracle Network Fall BBQ Fundraiser will be held Saturday, November 13th from 10 am until 2:30 pm in the Wal-Mart Parking Lot. We have Boston Butts for $35.00 with Slaw and Sauce; Chopped Sandwiches for $3.00; or 1 lb. Chopped BBQ for $8.00. Our Family Special is $10.00 which includes 1 lb. BBQ, 1/2 lb. slaw and 4 buns. We’ll also have Baked Goods & Crafts. See You There!

Crowders Mountain State Park

Come join the fun at Crowders Mountain State Park on Saturday, November 13 from 10 am ‘til 2 pm. This is our Annual Fun, Fangs and Feathers Fall Festival and  the event is FREE and open to the public. Free games, local music, Smokey the Bear, S’Mores at the campfire, firetrucks, hiking educational programs, fishing, etc. Enjoy the day outside, take a hike, watch the leaves turn. Located off Sparrow Springs Road, 522 Park Office lane, Kings Mountain, NC.

Southern Christmas Show
With Shelby City Park

A trip to the Southern Christmas show will be sponsored by the Shelby City Park on Monday, November 15 (located at The Park, formerly Charlotte Merchandise Mart). The group will be leaving from the parking lot at Rutherfordton Senior Center at 8:00 a.m. and from Shelby City Park at 8:30 a.m. They will leave Charlotte to return around 3:30 p.m. and be back to the park around 5 p.m. The cost is $15.00 per person, which is due when signing up. This includes transportation (by Travel Lynx) and the cost of the ticket. Tickets will be given out that morning on the bus. Please sign up at Shelby City Park (704-484-6811) or at Rutherfordton Senior Center (828-287-6413). Deadline will be Friday, November 5, 2010. They will be taking the first 50 people to sign up. Visit www.cityofshelby.com/parks.

Kings Mountain Woman’s Club

On Saturday, November 20th we will have Breakfast with Santa at 7:30 am until 10:30 am, and Pictures and shopping from 8:30 am until 12 noon. The Elf closet is for children only. All items will be $1.00. Call Ann Bennett at 704-739-7789 for ticket information. Tickets are $5.00. The Woman’s Club is located at 107 East Mountain Street, Kings Mountain, NC.

New Support Group for Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Beginning Nov. 16th, people living with depression or bipolar disorder will have a new place to find hope, help and support. The local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) will host regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support group meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8:00pm at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Shelby. DBSA support groups are open to anyone who is diagnosed with a mood disorder, has a family member or friend who is diagnosed, or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). DBSA support groups are not run by professionals, but instead offer peer-to-peer support which is an important component of recovery from mental illness for many people. DBSA is the nation’s leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. The organization has over 400 independent local chapters that operate over 1000 self-help support groups around the United States. This local chapter is an independent affiliate of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, 730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501, Chicago, IL 60654-7225, USA www.DBSAlliance.org. We’ve been there. We can help.

Benefit Dinner for Bobby Alexander

A Benefit Dinner will be held Friday, November 19th beginning at 5:00 pm until... at the Old Belwood School. We will have BBQ and Hotdog Plates for $5.00 each. You can eat in or we will have to go plates. Eat in and enjoy some great music hosted by Carolina Bound Bluegrass and various other singers. There will also be several raffles going on that night to win a $100 gas card/Handmade Quilt/Cake Walk and fun for kids. Bobby was hurt in an accident involvng his tractor on April 13 of this year. The doctors have told his wife, Janet, that she can take him home but she needs medical supplies and a nurse. All money raised will go to help with his needs.

DAVA Fundraiser

Looking for vendors to rent table space at $10 a table. DAVA (Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary) Chapter 18 is having a Craft/Flea market, bake sale and hot dogs/refreshment sales on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the DAV, located at 1138 E. Marion St., Shelby. Raffle tickets for sale for nice prizes. Donations would be appreciated. Please call Cindy at 704-297-3481 or Jerry at 704-445-8126 for more details.

Handel’s Messiah at

Ambassador Baptist College

The public is cordially invited to kick off the Christmas season with Ambassador Baptist College’s annual presentations of George Freidrich Handel’s Messiah. On Friday, November 26, and Saturday, November 27, the 100-voice chorale and selected soloists will be singing excerpts of this baroque masterpiece. The doors will open each night at 6:15 p.m., and the concert will start at 7:00 p.m. Both concerts will be held in the R.A. Torrey Auditorium and are free of charge. Songs include For Unto Us A Child Is Born, Worthy Is the Lamb, and the world-famous Hallelujah Chorus. Please plan to come early since seating is limited. A nursery for young children will be provided. At the conclusion of the concert, a love offering will be received. Ambassador Baptist College is a private, four-year college dedicated to training young people for ministry. It is located at 101 Stockton Street in Lattimore, NC, located between Shelby and Forest City. For further information, please call the college at 704-434-0303 or visit online at www.ambassadors.edu. 

Boiling Springs Christmas Parade

The Boiling Springs Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, November 28 at 3:00 pm. Parade entry forms are available online at www.boilingspringsnc.net. For additional information please contact the Boiling Springs Town Hall at 704-434-2357.

Life Enrichment Center

The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Life Enrichment Center in Shelby. Anyone diagnosed with Parkinson’s or a family member is invited to attend the program, which is free of charge and open to the public. No reservations are required. Vickie Wyatt will be presenting a program on creating a legacy. The meetings are a place to gain information about new developments, medicines and treatments and a place to connect with others who are experiencing similar life situations. For more information, call Linda at Life Enrichment, 704-484-0405. Life Enrichment is located at 103 T.R. Harris Dr., Shelby, across from the Senior Center.

Cleveland County Arts Council

“Holiday Home Tour”, Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 am - 4 pm. Tour 8 beautiful homes in Cleveland County. Come get a peak inside these homes and get ideas to decorate your home. Tickets $15. Also, a delicious lunch will be available for $5 at the Arts Center from 11-2pm during the Home Tour.

Distribution of Surplus Commodities

The Shelby Lions Club will be distributing food on December 1st at the Cleveland County Fair Ground. There will be fifteen items for distribution. Those who wish to come to the fairground on Wednesday, December 1st and fill out an application will only need some identification and must live in Cleveland County. Because of the size of this distribution, you must bring a box or large bag that will hold the food. If a person is unable to come in person, they may send a note with the number of the family, their address and their whole family income, signed by them. The distribution is based on the number in the family and the income.

Breathe 4 Brycee 5K

Breathe for Brycee 5K is on Saturday, December 18th at Shelby Fitness. We are having the 5K in honor of a very special little boy........Bryce Barbee. Bryce is a sweet boy suffering from 7 heart defects within his one little heart. WANT TO BE A PART????????? 1. Go to www.active.com and register to walk/run 2. Go to www.active.com and register your child 12 and under for the FUN RUN! *Registration is $25 up until November 25th then increases to $30. *Fun Run is $15 *You can also register the morning of the event at 8am. *The run will begin at 9am and the FUN RUN will begin around 10:30 am. We will have live entertainment, music, breakfast and much much more! Please join us for this wonderful cause! *But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on the wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40:31

Camp Call Masonic Lodge BBQ Butts

Order Now!! We are taking orders for our Christmas BBQ Butts with Slaw and Sauce to be picked up Thursday, December 23 from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. They are only $30.00 each so please order now. To place orders call: 704-487-9776 or 704-482-8460 or 704-538-9467. The proceeds go to charity. The Lodge is located on Highway 226 North, Shelby.