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Page 26 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 Top 10 Tips To Keep Pets Safe This Summer t The Humane Society of the United States reminds people to start thinking about how the warm weather will impact pets. Whether taking a walk, a drive or just hanging out in the back- yard, there are extra precautions that people can take to keep their four-legged family members happy and safe: • Never leave a pet unattended in the car on a warm or sunny day. Cars quickly heat up to a dangerous temperature, even with the window slightly open. • Be sure to keep pets up-to-date on their vaccinations and preventative medications. Fleas and ticks stay busy in warm weather and summer is also the prime time for heart- worms. Check with a veterinarian about the best way to keep pets healthy. • Keep cats indoors to keep them safe. Cars, other pets and wild animals can all pose risks to cats’ safety. By provid- ing playtime, cat trees and other enrichment, a cat will be happy and content to stay indoors. • Beware of cocoa mulch and other gardening products. Cocoa mulch can be deadly if ingested and has an appetizing scent to some animals. Pesticides, fertilizers and other harsh chemicals can also be quickly fatal if ingested. • When taking a dog for a walk on a hot day, plan for shorter walks midday, when temperatures peak, and longer walks in the morning and evening when it’s cooler. Hot side- walks can burn the pads on a dog’s paws, so walk on the grass when possible. • Pet rabbits should be kept indoors because they don’t tolerate heat well. Keeping a rabbit indoors will also provide protection from predators who might try to attack a rabbit in an outdoor hutch. • Never leave a dog outdoors unattended on a chain or tether. Long-term chaining during the hot summer months can result in countless insect bites, dehydration and heat stroke. Even short-term unattended tethering can pose risks such as theft or attacks by people or animals. • When driving with pets, be sure to keep them prop- erly restrained and inside the vehicle. Special seatbelts and secured carriers can protect pets during accidents and pre- vent them from distracting the driver. The back of a pick-up truck is never a safe place for a pet to ride. • Be mindful of pets around our wild neighbors. When going for walks or playing in a fenced yard, don’t allow pets to harass birds, rabbits, squirrels or other wild animals. • The summer months are the peak season for dog bites because so many kids and dogs are playing outside. Training, socialization and dog spaying or neutering a dog can reduce the risk of dog bites. Kids can learn to stay safe through good manners around pets and humane education. FOR SALE FOR SALE SALE: ALL PROM & Brides- maids dresses, $50 or less. Wed- ding Gowns on sale. Plus various wedding package deals. All ma- ternity clothes, shoes, handbags on sale for $5. Call Marie today; 828-245-1092. 2000 F350 KING CAB, $14,500. 2007 Kymco 4-wheeler, $1500. 2007 Smith 6x12 utility trailer, $2000. 828-429-9273. JOHN DEERE GATOR with TF Windshield, doors & dump trail- er, $4000. Please call 704-300- 2627. ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, good condition. Coffee & end table. Call for prices; 828-305- 5272. COMPLETE CAMPING SET-UP that has 1998 Chevy Silverado Dually w/2001 5th wheel, 26.5’, used very little. 828-248-9842. ROGERS 88 KEY ELECTRIC Piano. Lots of features, $300. Ibanez Electric guitar w/double pick-ups, $140. Mens 10k Bulova watch, $100. 828-246-6016. 2003 FLAGSTAFF made by Forest River Camper. Super Lite 27’, pull behind, slide-out, sleeps 6, heat/air, AM/FM/CD, awning, like new. Retail $10,000, asking $8500. 828-429-7600. LEONARD CAMPER COVER, White, fits F150 short wheel base Ford, like new, $300. 828- 289-9260 or 828-674-7502. FOR SALE FOR SALE CAMPER TOPS BUY & SELL. Ted Williams 10 speed, 2-ladies 3 speed bicycles, boom truck ma- terial/tool cage. 828-286-8674. SWIMMING POOLS! 14x28 in- ground, completely installed, 30 year warranty. Come & See! Re- tail, $16,900. Now $8,995. Offer Limited. 828-657-5944. WE BUY GUNS. Call 828-289- 7824. PRIME LOCATION; Two burial plots @ Sunset Memorial Park, FC. Good Shepherd lot # 135, spaces 3 & 4. Price neg. Call 828-395-1165. SIDEBOARD SERVER; Mahog- any. Made by Morganton Fur- niture. Great shape, can e-mail pic. 704-538-6685 after 6pm. Serious inquiries only. TOYO HEATER & 100 gallon Kerosene tank with stand, $600. 1992 Oldsmobile 4dr, 140k miles, very good condition, $900. 828-245-1113. 2000 STARCRAFT Slide-in pop- up truck camper, self contained, AC, excellent condition. 864- 680-1768. FURNITURE FOR SALE. Enter- tainment center in dark cherry finish, like new cond. 60Wx53H, $250. Made by Thomasville. An- tique oak dresser, good cond. $200. Call Jeff 704-472-8277 for more info and pictures. www.shelbyinfo.com NEIGHBORHOOD American Red Cross Bloodmobile 6/5 – Saturday – Buffalo Baptist Church (20) – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – 1410 Buffalo Church Rd., Shelby, NC. For appointment please call 704-482-6911. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/7 – Monday – Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (20) – 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm – 510 W. Sumter Street, Shelby, NC. For appointment please call 704-692-1385. 6/8 – Tuesday – First Baptist Church-Grover (30) – 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm – 403 Cleveland Ave., Grover, NC. For appointment please call 704-937-9508. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/9 – Wednesday – Cleveland Community College (30) – 11:00 am – 3:30 pm – 137 S. Post Road, Shelby, NC. 6/13 – Sunday – Patterson Grove Baptist Church (30) – 11:30 am – 4:00 pm – 301 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC. 6/15 – Tuesday – Shelby Presbyterian Church (25) – 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm – 226 E. Graham St., Shelby, NC. 6/17 – Thursday – Hurst Emergency Products (EMPLOYEES ONLY) (20) – 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – 711 N. Post Road, Shelby, NC. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/19 – Saturday – Life Enrichment Center (20) – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – 222 Kings Mountain, NC. For appointment please call 704-739-4858. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/19 – Saturday – Shoal Creek Baptist Church (30) – 10:00 am – 2:30 pm – 2707 Shoal Creek Church Road, Shelby, NC. 6/21 – Monday – Elizabeth Baptist Church (30) – 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm – APPOINTMENTS ONLY please call 704-487-7609. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/22 – Tuesday – First Baptist Church, Shelby (40) – 2:00 am – 6:30 pm – 120 N. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC. For appointment please call 704-482-3467. 6/22 – Tuesday – Ruby C. Hunt YMCA (20) – 4:00 am – 8:00 pm – 1322 Patrick Ave., Shelby, NC. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/25 – Friday – Cleveland Mall (20) – 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm – 2001 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. 6/26 – Saturday – David Baptist Church (40) – 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – 2300 David Baptist Church Road, Kings Mountain, NC. Free Cleveland Mall Chick fil-A Coupons. CONGRATULATION! Mr. Melvin Lutz has given 10 gallons of blood! JUNE CPR CLASS SCHEDULE 6/8 – Tuesday – Infant & Child CPR – 6:00 pm 6/15 – Tuesday – First Aid – 6:00 pm 6/21 – Monday – Adult CPR/AED – 6:00 pm You have to prepay and register before day of class in order to be in a class! 1333 Fallston Road, Shelby, NC 704-487-8594 Council On Aging/Neal Senior Center – June 6/8 – Annual Meeting – Council on Aging/Senior Center, 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC. - 12:00 Noon – Annual Luncheon Meeting of the Council on Aging of Cleveland County, Inc. Tickets are $7.00 each and must be purchased in advance. Ticket will be available until June 4th. Partnership for End-of-Life Issues “Funeral Home Tours” – Tour includes a look into the embalm- ing room (optional), a visit to the selection room, and presentation by a funeral service professional discussing pre-needs, pre-planning, cremation, and ways to memorialize your loved ones. Harris Funeral Home – Sat., June 12 at 10:00 am – 108 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mtn. Stamey Funeral Home – Fri., Sept. 3 at 10:00 am – 846 E. Stagecoach Trail, Fallston. Cleveland Funeral Services – Wed., Oct. 6 at 10:00 am – 2518 W. Dixon Blvd., Shelby. For more information on Journey, please contact Len Byers at 980-487-3855. South Mountains State Park Summer Kid’s Club Join a Park Ranger this summer to learn all sorts of fun stuff about water critters, trees, animals, and fish just to name a few. Programs will be offered from June 15th to August 19th. The same program will be offered twice a week every Tuesday at 11:00 am and Thursday at 2:00 pm. See below for program schedule and descriptions. 6/5 – “Streamside Hike” – Join a Park Ranger at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 11:00 am for a streamside hike along the Jacob Fork River. 6/5 & 6/26 – “Tree ID Hike” – Join a Park Ranger for a 1.0 mile hike along the Hemlock Nature Trail. Tree identification will be the focus of this hike. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 2:00 pm. – Join a Park Ranger to learn about the many animals that call South Mountains home. The program will begin at 11:00 am in the Visitor Center auditorium. 6/6 & 6/27 – “Birds: The Good, the Bad, the Funny” – Join a Park Ranger for an indoor program and a short hike to identify and to learn more about our feathered friends. Meet at the Visitor Center at 2:00 pm. Thursday, June 3-June 9, 2010 EIGHBORHOOD CALENDAR Guidelines For Submitting Community Events ALENDAR Please be sure to include the Event Name, Complete Address where event will take place, and Phone Number for contact, plus description of the event. Also, please include a contact person responsible for your info/event for us to contact if we have questions. e-mail: events@shelbyinfo.com 6/12 – “What’s in the Water?” – How many different kinds of critters live in the river? Join a Park Ranger in the stream to turn over some rocks and learn more about what you might find there. Come prepared to get wet! Meet at the Visitor Center at 11:00 am. 6/12 & 13 – “Creatures of the Night” – Meet in the Visitor Centr auditorium at 2:00 pm to learn about some of our local nocturnal crea- tures. Note: This program will NOT have any live specimens. 6/19 – “Tree ID Hike” – Join a Park Ranger for a 1.0 mile hike along the Hemlock Nature Trail. Tree identification will be the focus of this hike. Meet at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 11:00 am. 6/19 – “Birds of Prey” – Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 2:00 pm and learn about some of the birds of prey found in the South Mountains. You will learn about the distinguishing characteristics of these animals, and find out why they are called birds of prey. 6/20 – “Streamside Hike” – Join a Park Ranger at the Jacob Fork Parking Area at 2:00 pm for a streamside hike along the Jacob Fork River. 6/26 – “Birds of Prey” – Join a Park Ranger at the Visitor Center at 11:00 am and learn about some of the birds of prey found in the South Mountains. You will learn about the distinguishing characteristics of these animals, and find out why they are called birds of prey. 6/28 & July 1 – “Skulls and Skins” – Join a Park Ranger and learn about some of South Mountains animals and their adaptations. Please meet at the Picnic Shelter in the Jacob Fork Parking Area. South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountains Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC 28612. (South Mountains State Park is located south of Morganton off of old Highway 18.) We welcome the community to join us for our monthly educational interpretive programs. Call the park office at (828) 433-4772 or www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo for more information. Bike Night at Sonic in Shelby Bike Night at Sonic will be in Shelby every Thursday Night thru the summer from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Door prize drawings and other items to be given away. Please come out and see some nice bikes and meet new friends. Sponsored by: Bikers For Christ. Cleveland County Memorial Library June/Thursday Mornings – Morning Book Club – 10:30 am - 12:00 noon. The Cleveland County Memorial Library, Small Conference Room. Come join the Library Morning Book Club. The book for June is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, please contact the Cleveland County Memorial Library at 704-487-9069. Cleveland County Arts Council “Made for Each Other” – September 9 – October 14 – A Juried Art Exhibition Featuring Ceramic Cream & Sugar Sets. Entry dead- line: June 4. A Day in the Life of Cleveland County Photography Contest – You have 36 hours to take photos anywhere in Cleveland County. Noon, Friday, May 21st until Midnight, Saturday, May 22nd. Submit Entries - Friday June 4th. Opening Reception - Thursday July 1st, 5:30 - 7:30pm. Exhibit - July 5th - 29th. Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm & Saturday July 10th, 10:00am - 2:00pm. “Shavings & Thrums” – A juried exhibition that seeks to show- case a wide range of outstanding works related to fiber and wood media. Contemporary, innovative and traditional works created with fiber or wood as the primary media are welcome. Entry deadline: July 30. Cleveland County Partnership for Children Our 2nd Annual Car Show will be held Saturday, June 5th at 1742 E. Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, NC (Old Wal-Mart Parking Lot) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Registration fee is $15.00. There will be Hot Dogs for sale too. This event is sponsored by Flowers, Inc., Hanebrands, Padgett’s Amoco, Pharr Techologies, and Truliant Federal Credit Union. All proceeds will benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library providing books to Cleveland County children aged birth to five. Broad River Antique Power Association Plow Day/Tractor and Engine Show This event will be held June 4th and June 5th. (June 4th is a set up day). A new location in Gaffney, SC and there’s free admis- sion. Featured Events: Tractor Allis-Chalmers, Economy Engines, Chevrolet Truck, Plowing, Live Blue Grass/Gospel Music and much, much more. Food by the Traveling Pig and Logan Street Hotdogs, and Homemade Ice Cream by Hugh Sprouse. Directions: Take I-85 to Exit 87, follow signs to location. Located on 320 Green Acres Rd., Gaffney, SC. Proceeds to benefit Meals on Wheels and Special Olympica of Cherokee County & etc. For more info call Kent Lovelace at 864-489-4943 (H) or Charles Turner at 803-222-22-3 (H) or 704-214-3197 (C). 6/6, 6/13, 6/20 & 6/27 – “Animals of the South Mountains” 26th Annual Dixie Rodders The 26th Annual Dixie Rodders Car Show will be held on Saturday, June 5th, 2010. The theme will be “Around The Historic Courthouse in Shelby.” All cars and trucks 1972 and older are allowed. For info call: Phil Craft 704-487-4101 or Jerry Pendleton 704-482-8883. Show hours are 11 am-7 pm. Registration fee is $20.00 Continued on Page 28

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