Relay for Life Fundraiser
Jammin J's Pizza Factory in Shelby, NC. Monday, September 28, 2015. 4:00-8:00pm. "Eat pizza for a cause". Proceeds go to Relay for Life.
Pleasant Ridge Outfitters National Hunting and Fishing Day Event
Pleasant Ridge Outfitters. 3931 Vassey Road, Shelby, NC off of Pleasant Ridge Church Road will be holding a National Hunting and Fishing Day Event, on Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 10:00am - 2:00pm. This will be a family oriented and educational event open to the communities, towns and cities around the location of this event. This event is free. Mark your calendar for this event. Hours of education, fun, fishing, shooting bows and arrows including the Carolina Arrow Sports LLC with the skeet archery machine. For more information about this event, contact Chris Wilson at 864-680-6320 or email chris.wilson@milliken.com.
Cleveland Lincoln County Rose Society
The Cleveland Lincoln County Rose Society will host their 42nd Annual Rose Show on Saturday, September 26, 2015. This year the rose show will be at the Cleveland County Agricultural Office, 130 South Post Road, Shelby, NC (Hwy 180 next to Food Lion). The rose show is open to the public from 1:00 - 4:00pm and admission is free. They will have exhibitors from NC, SC, VA and TN and the public is invited to see the beautiful display of roses. Consulting Rosarians will be available to answer your questions and they will have rose arrangements for sale. The rose show is their gift to the community.
2015 Genealogy Fair, Gastonia
Save the Date for the 2015 Genealogy Fair, Saturday, September 26, 2015, 1:00pm to 5:00pm, at the Main Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd, Gastonia. Many local history and genealogy organizations plan on attending the fair. The library's auditorium will be devoted to exhibitors' tables. A table will be provided for each organization. You are welcome to bring any literature that your organization produces including publications that you may wish to sell. You are encouraged to bring along anything interesting you can use as display or hands-on material to get visitors interested in family and local history in general and your organization in particular. The auditorium is equipped with wi-fi if you wish to use your laptop to interact with visitors. Library staff will lead sessions for visitors about beginning genealogy and using databases such as Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and Family Search. Please make plans today for joining them in this exciting event that will spread the word on your organization.
Living Healthy with Diabetes Workshop
Isothermal Planning & Development Area Agency on Aging, NC Cooperative Extension, and the Life Enrichment Center in Kings Mountain, NC is sponsoring a "Living Healthy with Diabetes" workshop. If you have type 2 diabetes or are caring for someone with diabetes, this workshop is for you. The workshop will run for 6 weeks, with a 2 1/2 hour session each week, starting on October 1 and ending on November 12, 2015. Learn ways to better manage your diabetes and get results that show you how to feel better and help you control this chronic condition. To register and for more information call: the Cleveland County Extension Center at 704-482-4365. Class size is limited. There is no fee, but registration is required by September 23, 2015.
Health Screening Bus at Cleveland County Fair
The Shelby Missions Camp is bringing the new NCBM Health Screening Bus to the Cleveland County Fair for 10 days, October 1-10, 2015. This is a great opportunity to be screened to identify health problems early. The bus will be staffed with certified medical staff. Free Health screening will include: Hemoglobin A1C for diabetes screening, Finger stick glucose, Cholestech LDX for Total Cholesterol and HDL results, Body Mass Index calculation, Depression screening, vital signs assessment. Hours of operation are 3:00-9:00pm most days. Sunday, October 4, hours are 1:00-6:00pm. Tuesday, October 6, they will start at 12:00 noon (senior adult day) and Wednesday, October 7, 2015, starting at 11:00am after the fair workers breakfast and worship. Please call for more information, David Brown: 919-422-9990 or Janet Brown: 919-337-2342.
Hospice Cleveland County
Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC, Calendar of Events:
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 9:00am - Noon or 4:00pm - 7:00pm - Memory Bear Workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to make a teddy bear out of loved one's shirt or other article of clothing. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Please call one of our Grief Counselors at 704-487-4677 to reserve your space. Last workshop of the year, and will be at the Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building.
Tuesdays, October 6 & 13, Thursdays, October 8 & 15, 2015, 5:30pm - 8:30pm - Hospice Volunteer Training Class. Open to anyone who is interested in learning more about hospice care and the services provided to the community. This 12-hour course is free. To get credit for the entire course, you will need to attend all days of the times offered. For more information, contact 704-751-3573, ext. 111. This will be at the Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building.
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 & November 3, 10, 2015, 5:30pm - 7:00pm - "Reflections" Sharing Group. This grief sharing group meets for six weeks. 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. Registration forms are available at HCC Administrative Office or by calling 704-487-4677.
Somerset Court, Cherryville
Somerset Court, 401 West Academy St., Cherryville, NC, will be holding a "Western Day" event, Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 1:00-3:00pm. Entertainment will be "The Melody Express". There will be face painting and animal balloons for the kids. Chili beans, cornbread, apple pie and root beer floats will be served. Door prizes will be raffled off. All money that is raised will be used for activities. In order to make this happen, they are asking for donations. They need hay bails, pumpkins, bandannas and cowboy hats. If rain, the event will be moved to the dining room.
Willow Tree Community School Focus: Women's Dinner
Willow Tree Community School Focus: Women's dinner with Guest Speaker, Shari Braendel presenting "Pampering the Soul" Thursday, October 8, 2015, 6:30-until. $25.00. Meal will include a salad, pork loin, green beans, mashed potatoes, a sour dough roll and a choice of chocolate or pound cake. Shari Braendel will provide women with a personal color analysis, a fashion show and share her testimony. She is one of the nation's most sought-after Christian speakers on the topic of fashion, beauty and modesty. She has been honored to share the stage with Nicole C. Mullin, Lysa TerKeurst, and Karen Kingsbury, just to name a few. Shari will have her books for sale and signing along with color swatches for purchase. Call Leslie Humphries for tickets: 704-692-1865.
Friendly Shelby Senior Singles
Join a young heart group of seniors over 55 for social activities, dinners, lunches, dancing, day trips, picnics and other holiday functions. They meet the first Friday of the month at Golden Corral in Shelby, NC, at 5:30pm; and the third Thursday at Fisherman's Feast, at 5:30pm. For more information, 704-477-9085.
Singing on the Farm, Crouse
Singing on the Farm will be held, 10:00am - 6:00pm, at 1650 Ramsey Farm Trail, Crouse, NC. Concessions will be sold and all proceeds will go to benefit the Ladies Auxiliary of the Crouse Fire Department. There will also be a 50/50 Raffle. Call for information, 704-241-7579 or 704-308-9315.

REUNIONS
Crest High School Class of 1985
Crest High School Class of 1985 30 Year Reunion will be held Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Deerbrook Club House, 201 Deerbrook Drive, Shelby NC. $75/couples; $40/single. Facebook page: Crest Senior High School Class of 1985 Reunion Send payments to: Heather Rhom Huskey, 811 Pleasant Drive, Shelby, NC 28152.

BENEFITS
Hot Dog & Bake Sale for Melissa Edmondson
There will be a Hotdog and Bake Sale Benefit held for Melissa Edmondson, Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 11:00am to 3:00pm, at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 1106 Poplar Springs Church Road, Shelby, NC. Two hotdogs, chips, and can drink, $5. There will also be baked goods for sale.