July 11, 2012
Government
Cleveland County Board of Commissioners
- meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each
month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ cham-
bers, second floor, County Administration
Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Satellite Office
opens — Meet Sheriff Alan Norman and share
concerns every third Thursday in the month
from 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. at Kings Mountain City
~ Hall.
Club Meetings
Kings Mountain Rotary Club - Every Thurs-
day, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Sen-
ior Center, 909 E. King St.
Southern Arts Society — Meets every first
Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center
(Oud Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time
is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Vis-
itors are welcome.
Kings Mountain Woman’s Club — Meets the
4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the
Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Moun-
tain Street.
Executive Board for Kings Mountain’s
Woman’s Club — Meets the 2nd Monday of
every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s
Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street.
Military Support Group — Meets every
fourth Thursday of every month at Central
United Methodist Church.
In country Vietnam veterans breakfast
group — Meets the 2nd Monday of every month,
9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings
Mountain. Contact Steve Brown at 704-739-
2725 for more information.
Shelby Kiwanis Club — meets every first
and third Thursday of the month, noon, at the
Cleveland Country Club. Open to men and
women 18 and older. Contact Martha Bivins at
704-484-0100.
KM Kiwanis Club — Meets each Thursday
at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Community
Room (lower level) at the Mauney Memorial
Library, South Piedmont Ave.
Community Trustee Council Meetings for
2012:
Thursday, Aug. 2, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional
Medical Center
Thursday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain
Hospital
Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Re-
gional Medical Center
Hospice
Reflections — The grief sharing group meet-
ings are Tuesdays: July 17, 24, 5:30 — 7 p.m.
and August 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 11 at 11:30
a.m. — 1 p.m. at Hospice Cleveland County Ad-
ministration Building. No cost and open to any-
one who has lost a loved one. Please RSVP to
704-487-4677 ext. 166 if you plan to attend.
Memory Bear Workshop — Thursday, July
12,9 a.m. — noon or 4 — 7 p.m. at Kings Moun-
tain Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd.
Participants will have the opportunity to make
a teddy bear out of a loved one’s shirt or other
article of clothing. Children are welcome if ac-
companied by an adult. Please RSVP to ext.
166 if you plan to attend.
Patrick Senior Center
Activities
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at
the Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St.,
Kings Mountain.
Veterans meet — first Tuesday of each
month, 3 p.m.
Monthly birthday party — fourth Tuesday of
. each month, 10:45:a.m.
Depression support group — first Wednes-
day of each month, 10:30 a.m.
Blood pressure clinic — third Wednesday of
each month, 10 a.m.
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Kiser Senior Center
Activities
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at
the new Kiser Senior Center, 123 W. Pennsyl-
vania Ave., Bessemer City.
Beginners Yoga - Wednesdays - 10 a.m.
(every week)
Beginner Line Dance - Thursdays - 3 p.m.
(every week)
Water Aerobics — Bessemer City Pool,
Highway 161 at Crowders Mountain Rd. -
Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 12 - 12:45 (every
week)
Lunch, Laugh & Learn - “Tuning Your
Whine Into Shine” - July 18th - 12:30 - regis-
tration required - 704-729-6465
Arts Council Events
The following are upcoming classes at the
Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Wash-
ington Street, Shelby. Contact 704-484-2787 to
register for classes.
Cleveland County Arts Council Summer Art :
Camp for kids pre-school to 8th grade: ©
July 16 — 20 - “Nurturing Arts Extrava-
ganza”, Dee Hunt, {Washington Elem.). Cost:
$90 (one child) or $160 (2 children in same
family). All campers will need to bring a bag
lunch and drink. Snacks are provided. Box
lunches may be purchased for $5 per day. Ris-
ing Ist -12th graders, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Ad-
ditional childcare available 7:30-9:00 &
5:00-6:00 :
July 16 — 20 - “Print-Splosion!”, Lauren
Sapoch, (CCAC). Cost: $55. Rising 2nd — 8th
graders, 9:30 — 11:30 a.m. Limit 18 students
July 16 — 20 - “It’s Show Time!”, Becky
Reger, (CCAC). Cost: $45. Do you yearn to see
your name in lights? The week will end with a
special performance for your friends and fam-
ilies. Rising 1st — 8th graders, 9:30 — 11:30 a.m.
or 1 — 3 p.m. Limit 18 students.
July 16 — 20 - “Sparkle and Shine Jewelry
Design”, Jenny Hollifield, (CCAC). Cost: $55.
Rising 3rd - 8th graders, 9:30 — 11:30 a.m. or 1
—3 p.m. Limit to 18 students.
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“Real to Reel International Film Festival” —
July 18 —21 at the Joy Performance Center, 202
S. Railroad Ave., Kings Mountain. The mission
- of the Real to Reel International Film Festival
is to offer a forum for independent film, video
and multi-media artists from around the world
to showcase their talents and expose the works
of these artists to our region. For more infor-
mation call 704-484-2787 or www.real-
toreelfest.com.
“Baseball As Art” exhibit — August 2 — 30,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Opening Reception will be August 2, 5:30 —
7:30 p.m. at the Cleveland County Arts Coun-
cil. The Cleveland County Arts Council is ac-
cepting two and ‘three-dimensional art for an
upcoming competitive exhibition based on the
theme of baseball. For more information call
704-484-2787.
“Making Your Masterpiece! A Grown-Up
Painting Class for FUN” — Session I — Thurs-
days, July 12 and Session 2 — Thursdays July
26, August 2 and 9, 6 — 9 p.m. The instructor is
Catherine M. Ware. It is $35 for a single class
plus $5 material fee paid to the instructor or
$100 for sessions 1 and 2 plus $15 material fee
paid to the instructor. The class minimum is
three and the maximum is 20. Bring a paint
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smock or apron and a sketchpad. Call 704-484-
2787 to register for classes.
Southern Arts Society,
Ine. (SASI)
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at
the Kings Mountain Art Center (the old depot),
301 N. Piedmont Ave., 704-739-5585. Events
are Free unless noted otherwise.
“Earth and Fire” - pottery festival through
July 27, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4
p.m.
Southern Arts Society, Inc. - artists meet the
First Tuesday, monthly at 6:30 p.m. except July
and August. There is a brief business meeting
followed by an artistic program.
Open Studio - Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. Artists are invited to bring projects. to
work on at the Art Center. Bring your own ma-
terials, supplies and a snack. SASI provides fel-
lowship with fellow artists.
The Shutter Light Group (the photography
club) - meets the third Tuesday, monthly, at
6:30 p.m. The photography club focuses on
how to take better photographs with informa-
tive programs and sharing techniques between
.members.
Library Events
All events, unless other wise listed will be at
the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South Pied-
mont Avenue, Kings Mountain.
Sumer Reading Schedule:
The library will host the following Summer
Reading events from June-July:
- Tuesdays, June-July: 10 a.m. story time
for ages 3-5 in the library’s Community Room.
- Wednesdays, June-July: 10 a.m. activities
at Central United Methodist Church for ages 6-
11. Come back to the library’s Community
Room following Wednesday programs for
more acitivities.
- Thursdays, June-July: 10 a.m. story time
for ages 0-2 in the library’s Community Room.
- Wednesday, July 11: 10 am., KID-
SENSES presents Science Shenanigans, a high
energy demonstration featuring ‘kitchen
based” science activities, proving that science
is all around us; CUMC.
- Thursday, July 12: Noon, “Stitch and
Snack”, bring a bag lunch and learn quilting ba-
sics and complete your own quilt square. Reg-
istration required at main service desk. Limited
to 20 participants. All materials supplied; for
teens and adults in the library’s community
room. In partnership with Alley Quilts of
Shelby.
- Friday, July 13: 4 p.m., Laser tag for teens
at Patriot’s Park.
- Friday, July 13: 4:30-9 p.m., Drum Circle
and Square Roots Band perform at Patriot’s
Park; family program.
- Wednesday, July 18: 10 a.m., Flow Circus
* will bring juggling, magic and lots of laughter;
CUMC.
- Wednesday, July 18: 3 p.m., teen program
at Mauney Memorial Library.
- Thursday, July 19: Buy one admission to
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, get one half
price; family program. In partnership with
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens; For more in-
formation, call 704-825-4490.
- Wednesday, July 25: 10 a.m., Captain Jim
will put on a magical illusion show with words
of wisdom on reading; CUMC.
* Preschool Storytime — Tuesdays, 10 a.m., 3-
5 years old, and Thursdays, 10 a.m., 2 years and
under, at Mauney Memorial Library, in the
Community Room. Call 704-739-2371 and
choose option 2 for more information.
Museum Events
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at
the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, 100
East Mountain St., 704-739-1019.
KMHM Reverse Raffle and Auction — Sat-
urday, September 15. Tickets go on sale July 1
or you can pre-order your tickets now. As al-
ways, a $100 ticket buys dinner for two and a
chance at the $10,000 grand prize. Every 10th
ticket drawn wins a door prize. Winners donot
have to be present to win. This year there will
be live entertainment by Harvest.
Action at the Y
All events, unless otherwise listed will be at
the Kings Mountain YMCA, 211 Cleveland
Ave., 704-739-9631.
Pool is open — Through Aug. 26, open daily,
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 2-6
- p.m. Free to members, $3 for guests. Children
under two admitted free. To have a birthday
pool party, call John Maynard at the Y 704-669-
3687.
YMCA Basketball Summer Camp with
KMHS Coach Grayson Pierce - July 23-26th -
$25.00 for members; $40 for non-members;
Ages lst grade-4th grade; 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
at YMCA gym; limited enrollment. July 30-
Aug 2nd — $25.00 for members; $40 for non-
members; Ages - 5th grade to rising 9th; 5:30
p.m.-8:30 p.m. at YMCA gym; limited enroll-
ment. Participants may register at the
YMCA. T-shirts will be given out at
camp. Registration begins next week. For more
information, contact the YMCA at 704-739-
9631 or Coach Pierce at the high school.
Summer Camps — Through Aug. 24, camps
are $85 a week for Y members and $120 a week
for non-members. Financial assistance is avail-
able for those who qualify.
- July 16-20: Discover WHO Week
- July 23-27: Discover the ARTS Week
- July 30-Aug. 3: Discover Earth Week
- Aug. 6-10: Discover Heroes Week
- Aug. 13-17: Discover the Truth Week
- Aug. 20-24: Discover H20 Week
Sports Camps — Through Aug. 17, camps
are $85 a week for Y members and $120 a week
for non-members. Financial assistance is avail-
able for those who qualify.
= July 16-20: Basketball Camp (with two days
at Lenior-Rhyne
Barnes Camp)
- July 23-27: Soccer Camp
- July 30-Aug. 3: Baseball/Softball Camps
University for the Rick
"- Aug. 6-10: All Sports Camps
- Aug. 13-17: Basketball Camp
Swim lessons — offered in six different ses-
sions at the Y pool, Through Aug. 24. Regis-
tration ends Friday before each session begins.
$30 for members. $45 for guests.
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