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Page 6 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, December 27, 2018-January 2, 2019 DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS: MONDAYS AT 10AM DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS: MONDAYS AT 10AM •Email: events@rutherfordweekly.com •Mail: 369 Butler Rd., Forest City, NC 28043 •Fax: 828-245-7013 Saturday, January 5 What: Grief Support Group When: January 5, 10am to noon Where: Lake Lure Baptist Church More Info: GriefShare, a 13 week grief support group providing help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. Call Nancy Kittner 847-437-0994 What: Blood Drive When: January 5, 9am-1pm Where: Apostolic of Rutherford County More Info: 1-888-59-BLOOD to make an appt. Thursday, January 17 What: Spaghetti supper, $8 When: Jan. 17, 5:30-6:45pm Where: RS Central High School Cafeteria More Info: Proceeds go to help your Neighbor in Need in Rutherford County. Chase Corner Ministries, 828-247-0096 ONGOING EVENTS Veterans Clothing Center and Meet & Greet Coffee: Free! 1 st Monday of the month, 10am-1pm. Snacks provided. American Legion Post 74, 2501 US 64/74A Hwy. Rutherfordton. New AA Meeting: Sundays, 11:30am. Rectory of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Bat Cave. Al-A-Non Family Groups: Patience AFG: Mondays, 7-8pm at Perry Moore House in Rutherfordton, 828-288-2767. Lake Lure AFG; Tuesdays, 7:30pm at Mountains Branch Library, 828-748-8583. Support Group: Parents as Leaders (PALS) a parent and family support group of pre-school aged children, meets weekly to discuss issues, con- cerns and the joys of raising young children. 828-286-3901. DAV, Chapter #25: Welcomes all veterans to attend our monthly meet- ings held the 2 nd Monday of each month. Potluck Dinner is provided 6pm, meeting at 7pm. 828-288-1595. National Guard Armory; Withrow Rd, Forest City. A l z h e i m e r ʼ s / D e m e n t i a Caregivers Support Group: Every 3 rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm. Perry Moore House; Main St., Rutherfordton. 828-287-5475. Isothermal Amateur Radio Club: Monthly meeting every 3 rd Tuesday, 7pm at the County Annex Building on Main St., Rutherfordton. Don Whisnant, 828-453-1698 or Bob Cooley, 828-429-2924. Veterans Meal: 3 rd Tuesday every month, 5pm. Willow Ridge Rehab; 237 Tryon Rd., Rutherfordton. 828- 286-7200. GWRRA NC CHAPTER NC P-2: Meets monthly 2 nd Tuesday at The Shak in Forest City. Meal 6:30pm, meeting 7:30pm. Anyone interested in motorcycles is welcome, no matter the brand. Charlie Cook, 828-248- 2754. Coffee and Conversation: Coffee Social for Veterans every 3 rd Thursday in the month, 9am-10:30am. Rutherford County Veteran Service Office, 303 Fairground Road, Spindale. 828-287-6185. Annual Coat Drive: The Gilkey School Community Center Annual Coat Drive. If you have any coats give us a call. We also are taking Blankets, Sheets, Gloves, and Toboggans. For deliver or pickup contact. Gail Parton 828-287-4830, Hilda Roper 828-287- 5673 or Kay Deyton 828-286-1172. Sons of Confederate Veterans: Lt. William Corbitt Camp #525 invites you to visit with us every 3 rd Friday at the County Annex Building; 289 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. Meet at 6:30pm for refreshments and 7pm meeting. 828-305-8654 or 828-287- 3412. Paws of Rutherford County: Free Spay and Neuter for all RC Bully Breeds and for other breeds who's owners are on public assistance. This will last until our funds run out. To make an appt, call 888-422-7303. Bingo in Green Hill at the American Legion Post 74. Doors open 6pm, Bingo at 7pm. 2501 US 64/74A Hwy. Rutherfordton. 828-395-2223. Are You Ok Phone Reassurance Program: Designed to check on senior citizens and help them and their family have peace of mind. Program provides a knowledge that someone cares and will check on them daily. No cost for this program. Contact Lt. Godlock, 828-287-6395. Rutherford Co. Sheriff Office. For Up To The Minute Rutherford County Weather Go To rutherfordweekly.com This Week's Weather Brought To You By: RUTHERFORD COUNTY WEATHER RUTHERFORD COUNTY WEATHER High 43 Low 41 High 60 Low 46 High 64 Low 47 High 50 Low 42 High 52 Low 47 High 59 Low 40 High 50 Low 35 Thurs., Dec. 27 Fri., Dec. 28 Sat., Dec. 29 Mon., Dec. 31 Tues., Jan 1 Wed., Jan. 2 Sun., Dec. 30 ©Community First Media Community First Media www.duffi escopier.com www.duffi escopier.com 828-245-5116 828-245-5116 LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 40 YEARS LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 40 YEARS SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT SERVICE PRINTED MATERIALS 671 Oak St., Forest City, NC 28043 BUY LOCAL • SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED DOLL ARS! BUY LOCAL • SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED DOLL ARS! INK TONER REFILLS Offi ce Supplies Black & White & Color Copies Many Sizes Low Cost Per Copy CALL US BEFORE YOU BUY ANYWHERE ELSE CALL US BEFORE YOU BUY ANYWHERE ELSE Each December 31st, people anxiously await and count down to the arrival of the new year. January 1 often is a time for refl ection and for making future plans. It also is a holiday full of tradition. Notable New Year's traditions include toasting champagne beneath skies lit up by fi reworks, kissing one's sweetheart at midnight and making resolutions to better oneself in the year ahead. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day traditions vary across the globe. The following is a look at the unique ways people ring in the new year throughout the world. • Filipinos embrace round fruits for the new year. The custom includes gathering 12 different round fruits for each month of the year. The round shape symbolizes wealth and prosperity. • Around Stonehaven, Scotland, people wield large fi reballs for the Hogmanay festival on New Year's Eve. The idea is to ward off evil spirits by swinging balls of fi res over the heads of trained professionals and then tossing them into the sea. The tradition has endured for more than 100 years. • In the Eastern Orthodox Greek Church, Christmas isn't celebrated until January 7. Aghios Vassilis, the Greek Santa Claus, makes his rounds on New Year's Day. • Chilean families celebrate the arrival of the new year by commemorating deceased friends and family members. It is common for those in Chile to set up chairs next to graves in the cemetery. • Burmese people end the Thingyan water festival on New Year's Day. Since April, they have celebrated the arrival of Thagyamin, a celestial Buddhist fi gure, with the fi ring of water cannons. The water-logged revelry ends with the new year. • Siberians celebrate the new year's with the planting of the "New Year's Tree" underneath frozen lakes. This "yolka" is said to symbolize the coming of Father Frost, but also represents starting over. • Grapes are a hallmark of Spanish New Year's celebrations. Throughout Spain, revelers gobble a grape per second as they count down the last 12 seconds of the year. Each grape corresponds to good luck for the 12 months of the new year. • In Denmark, residents break old dishes on the doorsteps of family and friends on New Year's Day. The bigger the pile, the more friends and good will in the new year. New Year's traditions around the world Local, trusted Local, trusted results! results! Carolina Carolina CLASSIFIEDS .com or call 828.248.1408 369 Butler Rd., Forest City, NC

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