Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Government
KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY COUNCIL -
meets last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at
Kings Mountain City Hall, 101 W. Gold St.
CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS - meets on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the
commissioners’ chambers, 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 am. — 1 p.m.
at Kings Mountain City Hall.
Club Meetings
KINGS MOUNTAIN ROTARY CLUB -
Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Moun-
tain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St.
SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY — Meets
every first Thursday of the month at the KM
Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont
Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the pro-
gram is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
~ KINGS MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S CLUB
— Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6
p.m. at the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club,
East Mountain Street.
EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR KINGS
MOUNTAIN 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 informa-
tion.
KM KIWANIS CLUB - Meets each
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for dinner in the Com-
munity Room (lower level) at the Mauney
Memorial Library, South Piedmont Ave.
KM LIONS CLUB- Meets the. second
and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 6:30
p.m. at Linwood Restaurant, 805 Cleveland
Ave.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEET-
INGS: Kings Mountain: Christ the King
Catholic Church, 714 Stone St., 6:30 p.m.,
meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Mary (704) 482-8690; Lincolnton:
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2639 N. Car-
olina 150, 10:30 a.m. — Noon, 2nd & 4th Sat-
urdays, hut in back, Contact: Robbie (704)
616-2630; Shelby: Cleveland County Me-
morial Library, 103 Howie Drive, Call for
meeting times, Contact: Robbie (704) 616-
2630.
You may also call the ReachLine & In-
formation at (704) 319-1625, or go to
www.oa.org. The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop eating com-
pulsively. There are no dues or fees for
membership. The groups are self-supporting.
Patrick Senior Center
LET’S TALK ABOUT HEARING -
Thursday, March 21, 9 a.m. in Conference
Room 1, Dr. Sharon Ehrenberg will share in-
formation on hearing loss, how it affects your
health as you age and steps you can take to
improve your hearing.
CRAFT BAZAAR & BAKE SALE —
Saturday, March 23 from 8 a.m. — 12 noon, in
Conference Rooms 1 & 2. Come check out
the handmade items by our seniors — great
gifts for any occasion, and yummy baked
goods just in time for Easter! Anyone wish-
ing to participate as a vendor must reserve
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their table by Friday, March 15, 2013. Each
table is $10. Stop by the Gift Shop to reserve
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Hospice
MEMORY BEAR WORKSHOP — Par-
ticipants 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 accompanied by
an adult.
Please RSVP to 704-487-4677 ext. 166 if
you plan to attend.
Tuesday, March 19, 9:00am - Noon or
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Hospice Cleveland County Administra-
tion Building :
Hospice Training Class - Hospice training
is open to anyone who is interested in learn-
ing more about hospice care and the services
provided to the community. This 12-hour
course is free and there is no obligation to
volunteer. To get credit for the entire course,
you will need to attend all days at one of the
times offered. For more information, contact
ext. 111.
March 25, 26, and 28, 2013 9:30am -
1:30pm or 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Hospice Cleveland County Administra-
tion Building
KM History Museum
In March the museum is celebrating Na-
tional Women’s History Month and has
scheduled the following programs:
March 1 — March 31: Aprons
The display will showcase antique aprons
belonging to residents of the Kings Moun-
tain area.
Saturday, March 9 (ALL DAY)
KMHM will host a Celebration of
Women’s History. The day-long: program
will feature weaving and spinning demon-
strations, as well as a book signing and pro-
gram by author Shelia Ingle inside the
Museum. Outside, in the Museum Com-
mons, the 49th North Carolina Civil War Re-
enactment group will be doing living history
demonstrations, with cooking and other fe-
male activities. >
Shelia Ingle is the author of the young
reader novels Courageous Kate: Daughter of
the American Revolution and Fearless
Martha: Daughter of the American Revolu-
tion.
. Saturday, April 13th 10am-4pm: KMHM
Spring Fling
The annual daylong event will feature liv-
ing history demonstrations from the 38th
North Carolina Civil War re-enactment
group. Other events for the day include a per-
formance by the Log Cabin String Band and
areading of Civil War letters by Joy W. Spar-
row from the book Sparrows’ Nest of Letters,
edited by Joy W. Sparrow at 10:30am.
Kings Mountain Historical Museum is
OPEN Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am — 4 pm.
The cost of admission is free, however do-
nations are appreciated. All donations go to-
wards supporting the museum’s mission of
informing the public of the history of the
City of Kings Mountain and surrounding
areas by preserving and exhibiting the 19th
and early 20th century collection
Library Events
All events, unless other wise listed will be
at the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South
Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain.
FREE COMPUTER CLASSES @
MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Thursday, Mar. 7, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Intro to Internet
Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Email
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Intro to Computers
Thursday,Mar. 21, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Ipads
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Intro to Internet
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Your guide
to area events
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013, 3:30-5:00,
Intro to Computers
Call 704-739-2371 option 3 to reserve your
place.
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Teen Book Club, Monthly Meeting, Sat-
urday, March 9, Noon, Community Room
“A Look at Irish Writers” Presented by
Barry Deitz, a program looking at the lives
and works of great Irish writers, Monday,
March 11, 7:00 p.m., Community Room
PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME - Tues-
days, 10 a.m., 3-5 years old, and Thursdays,
10 a.m., 2 years and under, at Mauney Me-
morial Library, in the Community Room.
Call 704-739-2371 and choose option 2 for
more information.
Gaston College
FREE NOTARY PUBLIC TRAINING —
The Notary Training course is required to ob-
tain a commission as a Notary Public in
North Carolina or as a refresher course. Pre-
registration and pre-payment is required for
this course a minimum of five business days
prior to the class start date.
Annual Morris Library Magazine Sale
will be held Feb. 25 .- March 22at
the Morris Library, Dallas Campus. Older
magazines will be discarded. Many titles are
not only great for pleasure reading, but for
school projects, craft ideas, recipes, and
more. The cost is $1 each. Be sure to bring
correct change. For a listing of magazine ti-
tles, visit the library’s website:
http://www.gaston.edu/library/pdfs/periodi-
callist.pdf. For more information, call
704.922.6358.
Apply Now for Job Openings - Gaston
College Students, employees and alumnus
can register to view and apply to current job
opportunities on the nation’s largest entry-
level job board. Go to
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te an: Corp lei] rel ghia >
- Ed2go Online Classes - Over 450 on-line
courses are available at
www.ed2go.com/gaston<http://www.ed2go.
com/gaston>. For information,
call 704.922.6251 or email: hoyle.gail@gas-
ton.edu.
Blood Drives
Woodbridge Golf Links and Woodbridge
Homeowners Association are co-sponsoring
a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, Mar.
21 at Club Woodbridge. Hours are 3 p.m.
until 7 p.m.
Donors will be given a round of golf at
the Woodbridge course. They will also be
eligible for a drawing for a six month
membership.
Local residents are baking cakes to serve
donors to hasten the recovery process. First
time donors are welcome and guaranteed
fresh cake, even if unable to give.
You may make an appointment by calling
the Golf Links at 704-482-0353. Drop-ins
are also welcome.
Special Events
POTATO PROJECT SCHEDULE - Rain
prevented any planting this past week. We
are hoping next week will be better. Our plan
for the week of Mar. 4 is to plant the Travis ,
Mangum - N. Shelby School plot on Fri.,
Mar. 8 - starting at 10 a.m. and the Williams
property in Boiling Springs on Sat., Mar 9,
starting at 9 a.m. The Williams property is lo-
cated on N. Main St. in Boiling Springs
about a block beyond Ingles.
Lots of volunteers are needed for Sat., Mar.
16. We plan to plant at S. Williams property
on Metcalf Rd. This is a very large plot.
Come out and bring a friend.
Kings Mountain 15th Annual “CHAM-
BER BUSINESS SHOWCASE” — now -
March 15. This year’s theme is “The Busi-
ness of Art.” Kickoff will be Tuesday, Feb.
19 from 5:30 — 8 p.m. with lots of fun, food,
music, award presentation and door prizes.
Owl’s Eye Winery - “Swing 30 with Ray
- Ledford and Betty Z” will perform for the
first time at Owl’s Eye on Friday, March 8
from 7 — 9 p.m.
A live family concert with award-winning
musician / songwriter / recording artist / chil-
dren’s entertainer Roger Day, Saturday,
March 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Auditorium —
“Gaston County Public Library 1555 East
Garrison Boulevard Gastonia, North Car-
olina 28054. Free public event appropriate
for school-age youth (and their adults!) No
reservations required for individuals and
families. ;
Advance reservations required for organ-
ized groups to insure seating.
Presented by Gaston County Public Li-
brary, in partnership with the Friends of
the Gaston County Public Library, as part
of the 2012/2013 Live @ Your
Library family performing arts series.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please
call 704-868-2164 / Dial 4 or visit www.gas-
tonlibrary.org.
LITTLE MISS CLEVELAND-LIN-
COLN PAGEANT PLANNED FOR
MARCH 16 - Competition for girls age 0-19
years to be held this year in Shelby.
The Miss Gastonia Scholarship Association
will present the Outstanding Little Miss
Cleveland County-Lincoln County Pageant
on Saturday, March 16 at the Cleveland
County Office Building Auditorium, 130
South Post Road, Shelby. Girls from Cleve-
land, Lincoln, Gaston and surrounding
counties are eligible to enter.
The pageant is an official state prelimi-
nary for the North Carolina’s Outstanding
Little Miss Pageant to be held in September.
For more information and to receive an ap-
plication, call (704) 827-7277 or
visit www.missgastoniapageant.com.
ZUMBA - Every Tuesday, Thursday, Sun-
day, 7 p.m., Kings Mountain National Guard
Armory, 300 Phifer Road. Instructor is Jen-
nifer Stacey.
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