Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Page 2 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, December 8-December 14, 2022 CHRISTMAS SALE! 3 DAYS ONLY! DEC. 8TH, 9TH & 10TH 356 East Main Street, Lawndale 704-538-0508 Mon-Fri. 7:30am-5:30pm; Sat. 8am-3:30pm www.mainstreethardwareinc.com A FULL SUPPLY HARDWARE STORE! Locally Owned & Operated 6DYH ,Q5HG 7ULF\FOH 6WDEOHGHVLJQIRU\RXQJ ULGHUV5HWURVW\OLQJ GHVLJQ$GMXVWDEOHVHDW :DV 0RGXODUVWRUDJHV\VWHP FRQVWUXFWHGZLWKLPSDFW UHVLVWDQWSRO\PHUV%LQGXVWULDO JUDGHH[WHQVLRQKDQGOHDQG'( DOOWHUUDLQZKHHOV)*OEV ZHLJKWFDSDFLW\ 3$&.2875ROOLQJ 7RRO%R[ % '' :DV %&%78 )RUFHG$LU .HURVHQH +HDWHU )HDWXUHVRYHUKHDW DQGJDOORQWDQN VDIHW\VKXWRII% FRQWLQXRXVLJQLWLRQ ASK ABOUT BIG DISCOUNTS ON TORO MOWERS IN STOCK MODELS ONLY • ALL PRICED TO SELL! All Milwaukee Tools in stock 10 % off Christmas Tree Stands & Lights 50 % off (while supplies last) All Paint in Stock 10 % off 3 days only! All Case, Gerber, Milwaukee, Harley Davidson Knives in stock 10 % off All Heaters in stock items only 10 % off All Christmas Flags & Rugs in stock 10 % off 3 days only All Red Max Trimmers, Blowers, Hedge Trimmers in stock 5 % off Muck Boots starting at $129.99 many sizes in stock Cedar Shavings $ 10.99 K-1 Kerosene 3 days only!!! $ 7.99 a gallon All Valvoline Oil $ 5.50 a quart regular $8.99 Pine Shavings $ 9.99 548 South Main St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139 828-748-2515 Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-5pm • Sun. 1pm-5pm Sat. 10am-5pm • Sun. 1pm-5pm Christmas Shop Christmas Shop With Us! With Us! Chief Deputy Randy Greenway (left) and Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg were sworn into ofÐice Monday morning by Judge Ellen Shelley in the Rutherford County Courthouse. Other elected ofÐicials were also sworn into ofÐice as the new year began for those elected to ofÐice in November. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon. Photo Contributed. Pat Nanney captured this bird on his snowman bird feeder. Pat stated "The Ðirst bird to discover the snowman this season." Photo By: Pat Nanney Mountain Village Mountain Village Chalets & Cabins Chalets & Cabins ~FOR RENT~ ~FOR RENT~ 1 to 5 Bedrooms All Have Hot Tubs & Fireplaces 950 Main St. Chimney Rock, NC 704-472-3100 704-482-4888 704-472-5219 When did Christmas lights become popular? Holiday lights are everywhere come the holiday season. Private homeowners tend to hang holiday lights outside their homes around Thanksgiving weekend and keep them up through New Year's. Though it might seem like a tradition without a deep history, decorating a Christmas tree with electric lights can be traced back to the nineteenth century. In 1882, Edward Johnson, who was a friend and colleague of the man who invented light bulbs, Thomas Edison, replaced candles, which had traditionally been used to briefl y light Christmas trees, with light bulbs. At the time of Johnson's innovation, the high cost and relative infancy of light bulbs ensured the idea did not catch on. And though US President Grover Cleveland used electric lights to illuminate a Christmas tree in the White House in 1895, it would be eight years before General Electric would begin selling Christmas light kits. Those kits cost $12 in 1903, which equates to several hundred dollars today. The fi rst outdoor Christmas light shows started to become popular in the 1920s, and this is the same time when commercial sales of Christmas lights picked up. In the 1960s, GE's decision to begin manufacturing Christmas lights overseas helped reduce the price of outdoor lights, thus paving the way for the tradition of decorating home exteriors with string lights during the holiday season to take hold. That tradition remains wildly popular today.