| Neighborhood Calendar November 14th Edition |
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Scams: Don’t be a victim, Sheriff’s deputies to explain dangers
Capt. Joel Shores and Brian Gordon of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department will present program on scams and frauds Thursday, November 14, at the Neal Senior Center in Shelby. They will discuss current scams and frauds and explain how to avoid being a victim of crime. This is event is free of charge and open to the public. It is part of the regular Coffee and Conversation events sponsored by Journey: a coalition to educate the community about end-of-life issues. The program begins at 12:00 noon with a light lunch hosted by Sterling House and Carillon Assisted Living and ends at 1:00pm.
Hound’s Campground 1st Annual Toy Run
Hound’s Campground will have their 1st Annual Toy Run Saturday, November 16. Line up starts at 10:00am at Hound’s Gateway Campground, 114 Raven Dr., Kings Mountain, NC. Located off of Highway 29 / Battleground Ave. Entry for Toy Run: New unwrapped toy or cash donation. Door prizes, 50/50 drawing, food vendor, music. The Toy Run will support North Shelby School for Kids with Disabilities and No Child Left Behind. Rain or Shine. Visit our Facebook page Hound’s Toy Run for updates or news. If you have any questions or need more information please contact Lynn, 704-473-4599 or Sandy, 704-692-9535.
Bethware Progressive Club Car Show & BBQ
Bethware Progressive Club is having their 2nd Annual Car Show and BBQ Sale, Saturday, November 16. BBQ Sale: 10:00am - 1:00pm. BBQ Plates, $8. Boston Butts, $35. Car Show: Registration 10:00am, Judging 1:00pm. No registration fee. Donations appreciated! Trophies awarded for each category and best in show. Classic Cars and Trucks, Rat Rods, Late Model Cars and Trucks, Muscle Cars. Sponsored by Kings Mountain Auto.
The Cleveland County Post-Polio Support Group
The Cleveland County Post-Polio Support Group will hold the November meeting at the Mayflower Restaurant, Hwy 74 East in Shelby, Monday, November 18, 6:00pm. The group will hold a planning session for the 2014 year. All members are encouraged to come and participate in the planning session. If you are a polio survivor please plan to attend. Feel free to bring a caregiver with you. If you are not a polio survivor, please pass this message to anyone you know who is a survivor. For more information call Janet Walker, 704-692-6249.
The Library at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA
The Library at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Presents “A Walk on the Wild Side” In honor of the 50th anniversary of Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak, Week of November 18-21, 10:00am - 6:00pm. Drop by to pick up directions for Storywalk on Fit Trail. Have a photo made with the “wild things”. “Let the wild rumpus start!”
Life Enrichment Center Adult Day Care & Health Service
Join Life Enrichment Center for a Candlelight Vigil to honor and remember those with dementia on Tuesday, November 19, 5:30pm - 6:30pm at 110 Life Enrichment Boulevard, Shelby, NC. A sitter service will be available, but you must make a reservation before November 13 by calling 704-484-0405. November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
Gardner Webb University Theatre
Gardener Webb University will present a Theatre Production “No Exit” November 20, by Jean-Paul Sartre, which is a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters are punished by being locked into a room together for eternity, and is the source of one of Sartre’s most famous and most often misinterpreted quotations, l’enfer, c’est les autres (“Hell is other people”).
Through the Garden Gate at Cleveland County Memorial Library
The Through the Garden Gate program on Thursday, November 21 the program will be A Taste of Christmas – Music with Georgiana Wright, Sean Whitworth, and Frank Lattimore, who will welcome the holiday season with a selection of Christmas songs. Both programs will be held in the meeting room at Cleveland County Library from 12:15-12:45. You can enter through the Garden Gate and enjoy our newly refurbished garden area. The public is invited to bring a bag lunch and enjoy the programs. Bring a friend and enjoy a short break from your work day. Iced tea and water will be served.
Upper Cleveland Soccer Club Raffle for Panther Tickets
Upper Cleveland Soccer Club Raffle for Panther Tickets: $5 Donation. (Chance to win one or both of the following). Prize 1: $200 value, 1 Pair of Carolina Panther Tickets, Sec 127 Row 10 Seats 7 & 8 (Panther vs. Saints Sunday, December 22, 1:00pm). Prize 2: $200 value, 1 Pair of Carolina Panther Tickets, Sec 127 Row 10 Seats 9 & 10 (Panther vs Saints Sunday, December 22, 1:00pm). Winners will be drawn 12/7/13 and contacted by phone (you don’t have to be present to win) Supporting the 2014 Burns Lady Bulldogs Soccer Team.
Greater Shelby Community Theatre Auditions
Greater Shelby Community Theatre announces auditions for the musical I Do, I Do, on Friday-Saturday, November 22-23, 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and Sunday, November 24, from 2:30:5:30pm. Tryouts will be held in the basement of the Cleveland County Arts Council on Washington Street in Shelby. The show will be directed by Caroline Dedmon and has parts for one man and one woman. It covers fifty years of a marriage and includes the popular song, “My Cup Runneth Over.” Persons wanting to audition should be prepared to sing. Performances will be February 7-8, 14-15, 7:30pm and February 9 and 16 at 2:30pm.
Murphey’s 19th Annual Toy Run
Murphey’s 19th Annual Toy Run to benefit Shriner’s Burn Center & Oxford Orphanage Masonic Home For Children and Kings Mountain Police Department Shop with a Cop, Saturday, November 23. Rain date: Sunday, November 24. Meet at 11:00. Leave Scooter Shed at 12:00. Police Escorted. 114 Camelot Court, Kings Mountain, NC, 704-739-4707. Free barbecue after the ride. Live music. $5 plus new toy per person. Directions from Shelby: 74 East, turn right on Bethlehem Road. Go about 5 miles. You will pass the Fire Department on left. Turn left on Phifer Road. First road to the left is Camelot Court. This is where Murphey’s is. Directions from Gastonia: I-85 to Exit 5, take right, go to stop lights, take left on Phifer Road, Murphey’s will be on the right.
The Kings Mountain Woman’s Club
The Kings Mtn. Woman’s Club will sponsor “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, November 23, 7:30-10:30am at the clubhouse, 108 E. Mtn. Street in Kings Mtn. A country breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, grits, biscuits,and “reindeer shaped “pancakes, etc. will be available. Adult plates, $5, children $3. Children will have the opportunity to shop in the Elves Closet for $1 gifts for teachers or parents, and no adults are allowed to watch! Santa will be present for pictures and a professional photographer will be available. Call Ann Bennett at 704 739-7789 for more information.
Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Event
Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Event, Thursday, November 28, 9:00am - 11:00am, Cool Springs Gym, 400 West Main Street, Forest City, NC. Free Meals, Coats, Blankets. Also, 200 boxes of Household Paper Products, baby diapers and 200 bags of canned goods and non-perishable items, etc. to the first 200 families. Enjoy food, music, dance, songs & face painting. For more information call 864-461-7178. Sponsored by: Word of Deliverance Church, R.O.T.W. Reaching Outside The Walls Ministries, Chesnee SC, Apostle-Elect, Tommy R. Twitty.
Ambassador Baptist College, Lattimore
A Christmas Prelude at Ambassador Baptist College The public is cordially invited to kick off the Christmas season with Ambassador Baptist College’s annual presentations of “A Christmas Prelude featuring Handel’s Messiah.” On Friday, November 29, and Saturday, November 30, the college chorale and selected soloists will be singing excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, as well as additional Christmas selections. The doors will open each night at 6:15pm, and the concert will start at 7:00pm. Both concerts will be held in the R.A. Torrey Auditorium and are free of charge. Selections include Angels from the Realms of Glory, For Unto Us a Child Is Born, Still Is the Night, 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 for the student scholarship fund. Ambassador Baptist College 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.
2013 Boiling Springs Christmas Parade
The Boiling Springs Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, December 1, 3:00pm. Entry forms are available online at www.boilingspringsnc.net. After the parade, attendees will have an opportunity to visit with Santa until 5:00pm at the Boiling Springs Museum located at 109 South Main Street. Bring your little one for a chance to tell Santa exactly what’s on his or her list! For additional information please contact the Boiling Springs Town Hall at 704-434-2357.
Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association & Johnny Rockstar Entertainment
Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association & Johnny Rockstar Entertainment Presents “Christmas With The King” A Tribute to Elvis. Travis Powell, Live in Concert, Saturday, December 7, 2013, 7:00pm, at The Performing Arts Foundation, Isothermal Community College, Spindale, NC. Proceeds go the Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Assoc. House Seats $25, Box Seats $50, Group Rates - 10 tickets or more $20 each (house seats only). Ticket information, 704-481-9535 or michellecrka@aol.com. Website: crkarainbow.webs.com
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.
New Support Group for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
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. For More Info call 704-472-0596 or visit www.dbsalliance.org/foothills.
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.
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
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.
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 5:30pm. We participate in dancing and other monthly activities. We invite new members to join us. For more info, call 704 406 9166.
Rhema Outreach Ministry Giveaway
Rhema Outreach Ministry Giveaway every other Tuesday located at 624 E. Kings Street, Kings Mountain, NC. Items include clothes, home decor, some furniture and some food items based upon family size and income.
The Foothills Marine Corps League
The Foothills Marine Corps League 1164 in conjunction with Lilly Beans coffee shop in downtown Shelby offer Free Coffee to any Verified Veteran the first Monday of each month from 9:00 - 11:30. Come and join in the conversation and fellowship!
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