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- Lincolnton Lions, Lawndale Lions, and The Yokebillies Team Up For Fun Night At Camp Dogwood
- Lincolnton Lions Expands Cell Phone Recycling Program
- Sheriff’s Department to Hold Special Unwanted Medicine Drop Off Day
- Scout (ID A16314520)
- Canning Classes in East Lincoln
| Lincolnton Lions, Lawndale Lions, and The Yokebillies Team Up For Fun Night At Camp Dogwood Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:56 AM PDT
What does a time machine,Lions, and Yokebillies have in common? On Wednesday, June 20th, 80 blind/visually impaired campers, Lincolnton and Lawndale Lions, volunteers, and camp counselors eventually learned its significant. Coincidentally, campers, counselors, Lions and entertainers attending, visiting, and volunteering would have thought that they had entered a time warp machine based on the number of people wearing tie-dyed shirts, beads, Peace symbols, and bandannas. Instead of traveling backwards in time to the late 1960′s and 1970′s, each week, Lion Susan King, Camp Director at Camp Dogwood, chooses weekly theme. Her weekly theme for July 17th through June 23rd was “Peace, Love, and Hippies”. To encourage more volunteerism, participation, and visits from Lions Clubs throughout the state at Camp Dogwood, King has scheduled 13 Wednesday night cookouts with different themes. In keeping with LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL motto’s “WE SERVE”, The Lincolnton Lions Club and The Lawndale Lions Clubs teamed up for an unique opportunity to meet, to socialize,to entertain and to serve our blind/visually impaired campers, and to give our members up close and personal look @ Camp Dogwood. Each summer, the Lincolnton and Lawndale Lions Clubs sponsor blind/visually impaired adults from Lincoln and Cleveland County, respectively, to Camp Dogwood. The therapeutic recreational facility,owned and operated by the North Carolina Lions, is located along the shores of Lake Norman in Sherrills Ford in Catawba County. Camp Dogwood provides 80 blind/visually impaired adult campers one of 12 week camping experiences by utilizing Lake Norman’s waterfront for boating, fishing, swimming, skiing, turbing, along with arts/crafts, putt-putt golf, field trips for bowling, horseback riding, and shopping. The ratio of staff to campers is one to five. Camp Dogwood’s staff serve as sighted guides and assure campers have a week of fun and fellowship. In addition to a full time camp director and cafeteria manager, Camp Dogwood’s staff includes college students as camp counselors,a registered nurse to monitor their medical conditions and volunteers.
Those Lincolnton Lions volunteering included Past District Governor Neal Alexander, 1st Vice President; Lion Billie Allison, Membership Chair; Lion Pat Davis, Lion Bonnie Edward, Secretary; Lion Emma Houser, Lion Faye Poovey,Board Member; Lion Sara Singletary, Lion Robert Tomlinson, Board Member; Lion Shannon Wingate. Lincolnton Lions spouses or daughters- Calvin Allison, Michelle Green, and Bill Houser. To the surprise of many Lions present, Past District Governor Bob Spencer, the Executive Director of North Carolina Lions Foundation,and Past President of Lincolnton Lions Club, was attending as blind camper. Those Lawndale Lions volunteering include Lion Henry Griffin, President, Lion Sharon Martin, Secretary; Lion Willen Griffin; Lion Bernice Hester; Lion Bessie Hester; Lion Robert Hester, and Lion Lois Schenck. Due to extreme outdoor temperatures, the cook out was moved to the dining hall in main lodge. After blind/visually impaired campers, camp staff, volunteers, Lincolnton and Lawndale had been eaten hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, homemade desserts, lemonade and tea, they went to Cates Room to hear Neil Furr and The Yokebillies, a gospel-rock-country band, from Statesville. In addition playing an assortment of familiar songs, Neil Furr played some of his original songs, and shared a variety of jokes. The Yokebillies, usually consist of 5 members, which supports Yokefellows, a prison ministry in Iredell County. According to Neil, two of our members had a previous engagement on Wednesday night due to their being ministers. At the conclusion of their performance, the Lincolnton Lions Club presented The Yokebillies a $100 check for them to use with their ministry.
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| Lincolnton Lions Expands Cell Phone Recycling Program Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:54 AM PDT Press Release
Time to recycle your cell phone….. With the arrival of Summer and daylight saving time, many of us have been engaged in numerous indoor and outdoor activities such as Spring cleaning, going to tanning salons, and fitness centers, gardening, etc. With the raising cost of gasoline, many of us are taking jogs, walking, and bicycling to businesses throughout Lincoln County. While you have been Spring cleaning, did you locate any inactive cell phones, blackberries, or Personal Digital Assistance ( PDA’s) devices? Did you know American's upgrade their cellular phones on an average of every 18 months. Many households have several cellular phones leftover from their previous service provider. Would you like to recycle your unwanted deactivate cell phones, blackberries, and personal digital assistance (PDA's) devices but didn't know how? That’s why, over 2 years ago, the Lincolnton Lions Club implemented a cell phone recycling program. Due to the positive response from cellular stores, businesses, health care providers, fitness centers, and tanning salons our local Lions Club has increased the number of locations of their depository boxes for Lincoln County residents to recycle their cell phones, i-phones, blackberries, and Personal Digital Assistance (PDA’s) Devices locations throughout Lincoln County. Before donating and recycling your cell phones, i-phones, blackberries, and PDA’s, please deactivate and erase all confidential information. Those Denver, Iron Station, Lincolnton, and Vale businesses, cellular phone stores, health care providers, governmental and non-profit agencies and restaurants agreeable to the Lincolnton Lions Club placing one of their cell phone recycling boxes include the following: LINCOLNTON- Businesses 1. Cellular Store- Verizon Wireless, East Main Street ( near Fatz Café) 2. AT& T Cellular Store, Lincoln Center (next door to GNC Center) 3. City Lunch. Court Square, Lincolnton 4. First Citizen Bank, 425 East Main Street 5. Good Neighbor's Shop, 116 South Academy 6. Heavenly Paws Grooming, South Academy Street 7. Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, 101 East Main Street 8. UPS Store, Crossroads Center, Boger City
DRUG STORES 1. The Drug Store- ( Lincolnton,Boger City, and Vale locations0 2. Keever Pharmacy- 102 Doctors Park, Lincolnton FITNESS CENTERS & TANNING SALONS 1. The Rock Fitness, Lincolnton Plaza (located between Fred’s & Big Lots) 2. Tanz,Inc. , Town & Country Shopping Center (located between DMV License Plate Bureau & Dollar Tree) HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 1. Train Chiropractic, Colonial Village Shopping Center, 1814 North Aspen Street, Lincolnton 2. Carolina Eye Care, 231 North Generals Boulevard, Lincolnton, NC & 324 Highway 16 North, Denver, NC 3. Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, East Main ( located across from Harris Teeter and adjacent to First National Bank) GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES 1. Lincoln County Senior Center, Lincoln County Senior Services,511 South Aspen Street ( 2nd Floor of Gaston College –Lincoln Campus) 2. Jerry Cochrane Computer Building, 1st Floor near elevators,Lincoln Campus of Gaston College, 511 South Aspen Street, Lincolnton 3. Cosmetology Department, Lincoln Campus, Gaston College, 511 South Aspen Street 4. Lincoln County Veteran's Office, former Medical Offices adjacent to old Lincoln Medical Center 5. Lincoln County Solid Waste ( Landfill and Convenience Sites) a) Lincoln County Landfill, 5291 Crouse Road, Crouse b) Airport Convenience Site- 112 Airport Road, Iron Station c) Car Farm Convenience Site, 815 Car Farm Road, Lincolnton d) North Brook Convenience Site, 616 Highway 274 Vale e) Optimist Convenience Site, 7914 Optimist Club Road, Denver f) Owls Den Convenience Site,, 701 Owls Den Road, Lincolnton g) Tin Mine Convenience Site, Tin Mine Road, Lincolnton
Before donating, and depositing your recyclable cell phones, blackberries, or PDA’s in any Lincolnton Lions Club box, please deactivate and erase all confidential information. Cell phone will be refurbished and programmed for 911, and donated to charities. The Lincolnton Lions Club is unable to accept and recycle landline telephones and answering machines.
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| Sheriff’s Department to Hold Special Unwanted Medicine Drop Off Day Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT Lincoln County Sheriff's Office News Release
Lincolnton, NC – The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office will hold a special unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicine drop off at the Sheriff's Office on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Items that will be accepted include the following:
You can remain anonymous and no questions will be asked when the items are dropped off.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has a permanent drop-off location in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office that is open during normal operating hours. Since the drop-off box was placed in the Sheriff's Office in September of 2011, 256 pounds of unwanted medications have been destroyed. The program is being offered on a weekend so residents who can't make it during the week will have a change to discard unwanted medications.
For additional information contact Deputy M. Hill at 704-268-3036.
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| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:50 AM PDT
Scout is a Siberian Husky with one blue eye and one brown eye, he has been at the shelter since 5/29/12. Scout is 2 years old according to the previous owner. He is a sweet & loving little boy who likes to talk to you. He is looking for his forever home. Will it be with you? Please come visit him at Lincoln Co Animal Services Monday through Saturday 11am til 4:30pm and until 5:30 on Thursday or call 704-736-4125.
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| Canning Classes in East Lincoln Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT Class Announcement
Preserve the Taste of Summer – Home Canning
East Lincoln Betterment Association will be sponsoring two hands-on food preservation workshops on Tuesday, July 24th at Unity Presbyterian Church in Denver. Melinda Houser, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent will be conducting the workshops. The first session on making jam will be held from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. The second session on pickling vegetables will be held at 6:00 pm. The cost of each session will be $10.00. The workshops include lecture and discussion, canning booklet, jar of finished product and incentives.
To register for one of the sessions, email Melinda Houser at melinda_houser@ncsu.edu or call the NC Cooperative Extension office at 704-736-8461.
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