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On July 27th, members of Pack 101 Cub Scouts and their cub masters from First Baptist Church chose to spend their Saturday morning picking up litter in the center city area of uptown Shelby.
Opinions
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By: Evangelist W.C. “Dub” Dellinger
Sinner...No...Christian. We have a lot to learn about a man who went through a change in his life, the same as we do. That is, if we want to be with Abraham in Heaven, Abram will not be there.
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By Richard Prow ~ rpcrosswords@gmail.com
“But Jesus would not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all men. He did not need man’s testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man” (John 2:24-25).
Obituaries
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August 7, 2013
Mrs. Betty Sue Williams Fortenberry, 78 of 613 N. Dixie Street passed away August 6, 2013 at Carolina Care Center.
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August 7, 2013
Bobby Lee “Chip” Lane, Jr, 61, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Carolinas Medical Center.
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August 7, 2013
Henry Nichols, Sr., known by friends and family as “Paw Paw” or “Nick.” On August 3rd, he left this world to be in the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ and to be eternally joined with his oldest daughter “Patricia Senters” and his grandson “Charles Edward Boone.”
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August 7, 2013
Mrs. Jackie Bridges Sisk, 77, of 1108 Old Charles Road, Shelby went home to be with the Lord on August 4, 2013.
Sports
Kosa
The retirees were on Lake Norman last week. Ronnie Humphries picked up the win with a catch of 10.12. David O’Shields and Doug Sparrow had 8.11 and claimed second place. Ken Johnson and Fred Wright had 6.13 to settle in third.
Zion/Shoals Men’s Softball team won the NC USSSA Class D Church State Championship this past weekend in Rock Hill SC.
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Gary Miller ~ outdoortruths.org
The Vietnam Moving Wall was recently in my area. Hundreds of individuals visited this monument in a period of 3 days. Several civilian and veteran volunteers assisted visitors as they searched for the names of those who died in that war. Wayne was one of those Vietnam veteran volunteers.
The Upper Cleveland 12U All-Stars represented Cleveland County in the WNC Cal Ripken 12U 46/60 State Tournament July 12-14 in Newton, NC. The team finished in 3rd place.
Church News
Putnam Baptist Church, Shelby
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Neighborhood Calendar
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Lincoln County Senior Center, Lincoln Campus of Gaston College, 511 Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC, in room 319. We are here to teach and encourage those interested in the art of quilting. Visitors and new members are welcome. We also have a new class that meets on the second Thursday of each month from 10:00am to 3:00pm to provide one to one instruction to beginning quilters. Contact Linda at 704-483-2778 for more information on this class.
Music
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Harper justin@cfmedia.info
Church Directory
“Did you know that Lions Club International, the world’s largest coeducational service organization with over 1.36 members in 46,322 clubs and 753 districts in 207 countries and geographical areas, is actively seeking to expand their membership in Lincoln County?,” emphasized Lion Faye Poovey, Denver resident and President of The Lincolnton Lions Club.
“Look Twice Save A Life” Says The Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of Cleveland County
The Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of Cleveland County’s goal is to educate people to look out for motorcyclist while driving.
AUDREY WHETTEN
The Uptown Shelby Association recently announced that Raleigh native Audrey Whetten will become the organization’s new Executive Director. Whetten will join USA after working for two years in Clinton, North Carolina as a City Planner and Main Street staff member.
Cleveland Child Develop-ment Center, located at 600 N. Morgan in Shelby, a local 5 star child care center focused last week on “Paying It Forward”.
