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The Best Things In Life Are Free! Free Happy Mother's Day! Upscale Accepting Appointments All Week NAILS & TAN All Tanning Products 25% OFF • We Do Eyebrows • Gift Certificates Available 1011 Grove St. Suite 1 • Shelby, NC 28150 Behind KFC & Golden Corral Off Hwy. 74 Our 30th Year • Issue No. 18 • May 9, 2013 Looking for a Mother's Day Gift? Give her safety, healthcare, fun things to do. Call today to schedule a free trial visit at: Life Enrichment Adult Day Health Center 704-739-4858, Kings Mountain 704-484-0405, Shelby Casar Elementary School 436 School House Road Casar, NC ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE PLANT Sale Friday, May 10 8:30am - 1:00pm Perennials, hanging baskets, garden totems, herbs, lots of pass-along plants Call for information 704-538-9982 26th BAR H CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO & COUNTRY FESTIVAL MAY 10 & 11, 2013 Festival 6:00 PM Rodeo 8:00 PM Admission Includes Festival & Rodeo Sponsored By Flint Hill Baptist Church, Boiling Springs 704-484-1047 At 88, Maida Scruggs Still Gives Of Herself Maida Scruggs was married to Horace Scruggs, Earl's older brother, for 61 years. She was sixteen and he was nineteen when they went to Judge Roy Cobb in Gaffney and got married. Horace didn't have a car but every weekend, beginning at the age of seventeen, he walked a few miles to visit Maida. They had met at Flint Hill School in Boiling Springs. Maida and Horace had two sons, James and Hal. She now has 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-greatgrandchildren. When they got married, Horace was making 50 cents a day farming for others. They lived in a house with no electricity or running water. Horace played rhythm guitar and his famous brother, Earl, the banjo. As kids the boys spent many happy hours picking their instruments. The two would start playing a song together in the front yard, then split up and walk around opposite sides of the house until they met in the back to see if they were still playing in time. On weekends, they would often get together to have a "picking" with neighbors. When asked why Horace didn't pursue a career in music, his wife said, "he chose a different path." Horace started working at Gardner-Webb in maintenance and eventually became head of the department of the college. He did that for 29 years. Then for five years, he headed up maintenance at Crawley Hospital in Boiling Springs. Mr. Scruggs passed away on July 19, 2007. Maida Scruggs has always been strong minded, caring and giving. Even now, she loves to read, draw and do crafts. She gives her drawings away to friends and family and hand makes all of her birthday, Christmas, and special occasion cards. She signs all her artwork "MIGS". Maida's unique name came from a combination of the names of her mother, Olamay, and grandmother, Ida. The Scruggs were a close knit family, often visiting each other in Nashville and Earl's 88 year old sister-in-law, Maida Scruggs Boiling Springs and there was always a pickin' on the porch or out on the lawn. When I asked Maida if she played any instrument, she said her instrument was "toe tappin'". Every time Earl came for a visit he would ask her to make him some cornbread. Cornbread and moo juice was the favorite, especially if it was made by Maida. Horace was drafted and went into the Air Force. Earl couldn't pass the physical so he kept playing music. She recalled how Earl became part of Bill Monroe's band. Monroe's banjo player, David "String Bean" Akeman, was murdered in 1973, thus the band needed a banjo player. Earl's name came up, so he went to audition in Nashville and was hired. Horace was a well known local musician playing often with his friend, the late, Dr. Bobby Jones and the Flint Hill Bluegrass Band. In 2006 Horace Scruggs was the recipient of the Heritage Bridge Award. Maida recalls Horace listening to WNCW's "Going Across The Mountain" every Saturday and he would have her call in his requests. You can tell that Maida still cherishes her memories of those Scruggs brothers. –M. A. Andrews Children Walk For Cystic Fibrosis by M. A. Andrews The three year old students from Cleveland Child Development Center, 600 N. Morgan St., Shelby, walked on May 1st at Shelby City Park to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. The walk was in honor of Madison Owens, who is the niece of Cleveland Child Development staff member Tabatha Davis. The children first collected change every Friday during the month of April and then collected sponsors for the May 1st walk. They raised (Photo courtesy of Danyel Phelps) a total of $474.65! Madison and her parents, Angela and Wayne, also got to participate Pictured above from left to right are: Back row: Macy Beam, Kendyll Simmons, Camdyn Howell, Will with the students during the Wallace, Alivia Gullatte, Makayla Clack and Rhett Brooks. Front Row: Taylor Shirah, Bella Bradley, Skylar Martin, Perris Ussery, Ryan Sisk and Allie Summer. Madison Owens who has cystic fibrosis is up front. walk. New $5 Buck Lunch Your Choice 1/4 Lb. GrillBurger With Cheese Lunch h L h Chili Cheese Dog Lunch 3 Pc. Chicken Strip Lunch Includes Fries, Drink & Sundae 704-434-2866 814 S. 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