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January 8, 2004
SOCIAL BRI
Brymer’s photos
at KM City Hall
Photojournalist Joseph
Brymer’s work is now on
display at Kings Mountain
City Hall.
Some of the places pho-
tographed include Mount
Mitchell, McKinney's Gap,
Daniel Stowe Botanical
Gardens and South
Mountain State Park.
Brymer graduated from
the New York Institute of
Photography and has
worked as a staff photogra-
pher at the Gaston Gazette
and Lincoln Times-News.
He currently does free-
lance and commercial work.
His photographs have
appeared in the Kings
Mountain Herald and
Cherryville Eagle.
The exhibit is sponsored
by the Southern Arts Society.
Craig MacFarlane
to speak in Shelby
Former Olympic athlete
Craig MacFarlane will be
the guest speaker at a meet-
ing of the Shelby Exchange
Club Monday, January 12 at
7 p.m. at Jackson's Cafeteria,
720 Hamrick Street, Shelby.
MacFarlane, who is blind,
has won 103 gold medals in
a variety of sports including
wrestling, water skiing, golf,
track and field and ice skat-
ing.
For more information call
Tommy Hawkins at 739-
6551.
BRGS to meet
Sunday in Shelby
The Broad River
Genealogical Society will
meet January 11 at 3 p.m. at
the Neal Senior Center, 1266
Fallston Road, Shelby.
Guest speaker will be
Darrell Harkey, Historical
Coordinator for Lincoln
County. His topic will be “A
EFS
Walk Through Lincoln
County Cemeteries.”
Everyone interested in
local and family history is
invited to attend.
HM The BRGS Archives,
1145 County Home Road, is
open for research on the sec-
ond Saturdays from 9 a.m-1
p.m. and the second and
third Mondays from 12-5
p.m. For more information
call Vickie Rudasill at 538-
3292.
Volunteer trail
day at Crowders
Volunteer trail day is slat-
ed January 10-11 from 8
a.m.-12 noon at Crowders
Mountain State Park.
The Kings Mountain
Ridgeline Trail, the trail that
will eventually connect
Crowders Mountain and
Kings Mountain State parks,
is under construction. The
trail will be built largely
with help from volunteers.
Anyone interested is help-
ing out with the project
should call the park office
and leave name, telephone
number, and the day you
will help. Work groups will
meet and leave the visitor's
center on both days. Wear
work clothes and good hik-
ing boots/shoes. Take
gloves, water and snacks.
For more information call
853-5375.
GWU community
band seeks members
The Gardner-Webb
University Symphonic Band
is recruiting instrumentalists
for the spring 2004 semester.
All wind and percussion
players in the area, from
high school sophomores to
senior adults, are invited to
participate.
Rehearsals will be held on
Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. in
room 202 Gardner Hall on
the GWU campus in Boiling
Springs. The first rehearsal
The Kings Mountain Herald
is Tuesday, January 13. A
concert will be presented
Tuesday, April 20.
There is no cost to partici-
pate. Contact Dr. Matt
Whitfield, director of bands,
at (704) 406-4457 or (704)
434-6915, or at mwhit-
field@gardner-webb.edu for
more information.
Play auditions
at Joy Theatre
Auditions for “Hide and
Seek” will be Thursday and
Friday, January 8-9 from 7-9
p.m. at the Joy Performance
Center. Cathy Garland will‘
direct the play for the Kings
Mountain Little Theatre.
There are four adult
female roles, four male roles
and one young female role,
appearing age 11 or 12.
Trail ride Sunday
at Broad River
A Winter Trail Ride is
planned Sunday, January 11
from 1-5 p.m. at Broad River
Greenway.
Riders will be able to see
beautiful streams and per-
haps deer and wild turkey.
Meet at the horse trailer
park.
For more information call
434-2357.
Senior dance set,
January 9 in Dallas
The Gaston County Parks
and Recreation Department
will host a senior citizens
dance Friday, January 9 from
7-10 p.m. at the Citizens
Resource Center in Dallas.
Doors will not open until
6:30 and the first 250 people
will be admitted. No one
under the age of 55 will be
allowed to enter.
For more information call
the Gaston Parks and
Recreation Department at
922-2160.
The Kings Mountain
Senior Center has scheduled
the following activities for
January and February.
Unless otherwise indicated,
all activities are at the H.
Lawrence Patrick Senior Life
and Conference Center, 909
East King Street. For more
information call 734-0447.
Hl The Senior Center is °
considering beginning a
T’Ai Chi class for 2004. T’ai
Chi is a lubricating exercise
of movements of one’s head,
eyes, arms, hands, body, legs
and feet done in coordina-
tion with one’s mind and
respiration. The first month
will be free, but after that a
small fee will be charged.
Anyone interested should
call Carolyn Bell at the cen-
ter.
HB A New Beginners’ Line
Dancing class will begin
Tuesday, January 13 at 9
a.m. The class is taught by
volunteer Margaret Leach
and is good exercise. The
intermediate line dancing
class will continue to meet
every Tuesday immediately
following the beginners’
class.
BM Commodities distribu-
tion will be Tuesday, March
9 at 1 p.m. for seniors who
pre-register by calling the
Center on Tuesday, Feb. 24,
Wed., Feb. 25 or Thurs., Feb.
26 between 9-11 a.m. Those
registering must give their
name, address, phone num-
ber, date of birth, social
security number, number of
people in their household,
and the households’ month-
ly gross income.
Only those who pre-regis-
ter will receive commodities
at the Patrick Center or
nutrition site. Those who fail
to register may go to the
Cleveland County
Fairgrounds on Wed., Mar.
10 at 8 a.m. to pick up com-
modities from the Shelby
Lions Club. Commodities
are available there until they
are all given out.
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SENIOR CALENDAR
HM Registration for the win-
ter session of Computers for
Seniors classes will be held
between the hours of 9 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. through Friday,
Jan. 9 in the Patrick Center
lobby.
Any senior age 65 or older
may register to take the class
for free. Seniors between the
ages of 60-64 must pay a $40
fee to Cleveland
Community College.
Class duration is 2 1/2
hours each. Computers for
Seniors Level 1 class will
meet on Monday and
Wednesdays form 1-3:30
p-m. Computers of Seniors
Level 2 classes will meet on
Tuesday or Thursday from
1-3:30 p.m. The computer
room will be open every
morning from 9 am-12 noon
for seniors to play games,
practice typing or surf that
Internet.
HW Registration for the win-
ter session of creative read-
ing and writing classes will
be held between the hours
of 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through
Friday, Jan. 9. The class is
free for ages 65 and older.
Ages 60-64 must pay a $40
registration fee. Classes will .
be held from 10:30-11:30
a.m. on Wednesdays or
Thursdays beginning
January 14 and running
through the fourth week of
March.
BM The quilting class at the
Patrick Center is seeking
donations to help the Center
buy a new van. A Dresden
Plate Pattern Quilt in red,
white and blue will be given
away. All donations to the
Center are tax deductible.
HM A drop-in Diabetic Shoe
Clinic will be held Monday,
Jan. 19 from 10 a.m-12 noon
for persons covered by
Medicare Part B. A diabetic
shoe specialist will be avail-
able to measure feet for
shoes and provide a pre-
scription form to be filled
out by one’s doctor.
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Through Medicare, diabetics
may be entitled to one pair
of extra depth shoes and
three pair of pressure dis-
tributing inserts every calen-
dar year. Persons attending
should take their Medicare
and insurance cards with
them.
HM The Senior Center will
be closed Monday, Jan. 12 in
recognition of Martin Luther
King Day.
BM Chris Cash of the
Cherryville Fire Department
will present a program on
carbon monoxide safety
Friday, Jan. 9 at 11 a.m.
. HM Sharon Eaker will lead a
program “Celebrating Black
History” Monday, Feb. 23 at
10:30 a.m.
HM Manicures and pedi-
cures, by appointment only,
will be given Wednesday,
Feb. 11.
HM The annual Valentine's
Day Party will be held at 11
a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13.
B Ongoing programs:
Mondays - Senior shuttle
by TACC 9-1; ceramics 9:30-
11:30, Sit For Fitness 10:30-
11:30, Do You “Remember
When? 10:30, nutrition 11:30,
quilting 12:30.
Tuesdays - Senior shuttle
9-1, line dancing 10 a.m.,
Bible study 10:30, knitting
10:30, sing-along 11 a.m.,
nutrition 11:30, craft class 1
p-m.; AARP meeting third
Tuesday 2 p.m.; Advisory
Board meeting fourth
Tuesday 12 noon; birthday
party fourth Tuesday 10:30
a.m.
Wednesdays - Senior shut-
tle 9-1, Let's Putt Around 10
a.m., Sit for Fitness 10:30-
11:30, nutrition 11:30, dupli-
cate bridge 1:30, Fit for a
King exercise class 2 p.m.
Thursdays - Senior shuttle
9-1, bingo 11 a.m., nutrition
11:30, shopping 12-2 p.m.,
craft class 1 p.m.
Fridays - Senior shuttle 9-
1, men’s coffee time 10 a.m.,
Sit For Fitness 10:30-11:30,
nutrition 11:30.
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