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www.shelbyinfo.com Girl Scout Cookies Have Arrived! $5 per box. All the money generated from the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays in the local area to help fund various program and troop activities. To purchase a box of cookies, contact a Girl Scout in your neighborhood or community. Or, search the cookie booth locator on the council website at www.girlscoutsp2p.org to find the closest cookie booth in your area from January 24 through March 2. Throughout the cookie program, GSCP2P is also promoting the following: Cookie Mobile App - Find cookies near you using the cookie locator app. It is available for both iPhone and Android phones and can be downloaded at www. girlscoutcookies.org. Walk-About Week – Girl Scouts will be canvassing neighborhoods and communities on foot during the week of January 18-24, working on their cookie marketing skills and asking consumers to purchase cookies. BUY 5 promotion – For every five boxes that a customer purchases, his/her name will be entered in a drawing to win a year's supply (52 boxes) of free Girl Scout cookies from the council! A winner from each of the four service centers will be selected. • Operation Sweet Treat – Girl Scouts are also participating in a council-wide service project to collect 26,000 boxes of cookies and 1,000 letters of encouragement to place in care packages that will be shipped to U.S. military personnel serving in the United States and abroad. Customers can support this project by purchasing a box at a local cookie booth and pay $4 a box as they would for any other order. Or, cookies may be purchased by the box or by the case (12 boxes) by calling 800-672-2148. Further questions can be directed to a local Girl Scout Service Center- Asheville Service Center, 828-252-4442; Gastonia Service Center, 704-864-3245; Hickory Service Center, 828-328-2444; and Triad Service Center, 336-274-8491. FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE SWIMMING POOLS! 12x24 inground, completely installed, 30 year warranty. Come & See! Retail, $16,900. Now $8,995. Offer Limited. 828-657-5944. DISHWASHER, $35. LIKE NEW. Metal desk & 4 chairs, $55. Couch & loveseat, $150. Velvet car seat, $50. New 4pc BR suite, $400. 704-600-6229. WOMEN'S DRESS CLOTHES, size 18 petite. 12 outfits. $10-$20 ea. or $200 for all. Electric hospital bed w/air mattress. $400. 704-481-0302. 4 4,0 0 0 , COP IES DR I V IN R 12 D R I V E 729 M G I LES t o 750 LO CATI ONS WITH 2 GR EAT PAPERS ! S YOUR PETS DESERVE THE VERY BEST! Call Today For Our Specials & Discount Prices on • SPAYS • NEUTERS • VACCINATIONS PHILLIPS ANIMAL MEDICAL HOSPITAL Appointments 704-867-3514 2730 West Franklin Blvd. • Gastonia, NC Retail Ready For Local Food Workshop A Retail Ready For Local Food Workshop will be held on March 5th. 9:30 AM-3:00 PM at the Gaston County Extension Center 1303 Dallas-Cherryille Hwy, Dallas NC 28034. NC Cooperative Extension's Retail Ready program was developed after two years of listening to farmers discuss the need to scale up to retail markets, and the explosion in demand for local foods statewide. The workshop's goal is to help farmers' access these new larger-scale retail and food service markets. Farmers have the opportunity to sell their products for retail sales in grocery stores, co-op markets, food hubs, food service buyers, hospitals and universities. Many retail market outlets are actively looking for farmers to supply them with local products. The workshop will discuss how to successfully sell to new, larger customers. The workshop is based on research that segmented the market into different outlets, each with unique needs and requirements. One of the goals of the workshop is to help farmers select which market outlet is the best fit for their operation. Restaurants, for example, are most concerned with how a product tastes, and the consistency of the product, and not as concerned about how it looks, whereas retailers need a product that looks good on their shelf and meets "retail quality" standards. Distributors need their products to look good and to come in easy-to-transport packaging, and they need it in large volumes, whereas a specialty distributor may not need a large scale, but they do need high quality and variety of products The workshop will provide fresh insight into what works and what doesn't based on based on research that broke down the market into different "channels": retail (chains, independent grocers, and cooperative retailers); restaurants; wholesalers and food service (food distributors); and specialty distributors (offering household produce delivery or aggregation services for corporate buyers). The March 5th Retail Ready workshop curriculum is designed to cover the steps small-scale farmers need do in preparation to develop the business and marketing skills before the first meeting with potential buyers. The workshop training will be reinforced by a 100-page manual distributed at the workshops, with resources and tools to help farmers with everything from identifying local buyers to bidding, invoice and payment terms. A guest panel of retailers will discuss their requirements and procedures for buying local food products. After the workshop, farmers will be better prepared to meet buyers as well as understand the procedures and requirements of the market's outlet. The workshop will cover choosing the right market, relationship building, product selection, packaging, liability, and other issues. Registration deadline is February 26. Cost including lunch and educational materials will be $20 per person. To register, call 704-922-2112. Payment should be mailed to Gaston County Extension Office 1303 Dallas–Cherryille Hwy, Dallas NC 28034. For more information, contact Lara Worden at 704-922-2118. FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE 3 CUSHION SOFA, burgundy, 1 yr old. Also 3' round pecan pedestal table. 704-487-2340. 2003 EZ-GO GOLF CART. Electric, windshield, top, headlights. Nice golf cart. $1700. 704-4183371. HOME THEATER, BRAND NEW still in box. Like going to the movies, only better!! Full HD 1080, 3D, TRU LCD HDMI TV with 72" screen. MSRP: $4500. Will sell for $2000. Serious inquiries only. Call 704-300-2410. 48" CUT SCAG COMMERCIAL stand up zero turn mower. Great shape, $1500 obo. 704-9740981. CHROME BED RAILS Fits 2000 Chevy Silverado, like new, $125. 704-472-1208. ANOTHER FINE JOB COMPLETED BY TIM & CONNIE SPARKS: NEAL ROAD, BESSEMER CITY, NC EXPERIENCE DOES MATTER! Mike Conner Leaf Relief Special- FREE Estimates! You're not only our customer...but also our reputation! In Forest City Call 828-286-0040 CIRCULATION weekly circulation e & in shpelrby fo shop shelby shopper & info - Page 27 VERIFICATION COUNCIL & WEEKLY RUTHERFORD C 704-482-8229 If no answer call 704-472-3402 Vinyl siding, vinyl windows, entry door & storm door installed by: arolina Siding and Windows of Rutherford and Cleveland Counties We Are Now Offering Shingle Roofing! We install gutter clean! FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL CONNIE SPARKS We also install metal roofing! ©Community First Media Local Girl Scouts of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) will soon be out in the community with favorites like Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Patties as the 2014 Girl Scout Cookie Program kicks off on January 15 and runs through March 2. The cookie program is an integral part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, teaching girls key skills including goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics. This year, along with the regular lineup of Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Thanks-A-Lots, Lemonades and Shortbreads, the Cranberry Citrus Crisps will be introduced. This crispy cookie is made of whole grains and filled with tangy cranberry bit and citrus flavor, perfect for snacking any time of the day. For customers who have special diet concerns, a gluten-free pilot cookie is being offered. This chocolate chip shortbread cookie will be available through different troops throughout the GSCP2P area. "There is a lot of enthusiasm around the new cookies, and we are excited to be a test council for the gluten-free option, something our consumers have been asking for," said Marcia Cole, chief executive officer of GSCP2P. "We hope with these new varieties and the dedication of our girls and volunteers to be a part of the largest girl-led business in the country, that we will see a very successful cookie season." Along with the new cookie varieties, GSCP2P also transitioned to a different sales approach, introducing a direct sale where girls have the cookies readily available when asking customers to purchase a box instead of taking orders and returning a few weeks later with the cookies. This kind of sale helps with cookie publicity and on-thespot purchases. The price per box is $4, except for the gluten-free chocolate chip, which will retail for 704/484-1047 - ©CommunityFirstMedia Thursday, January 23, 2014-January 29, 2014