Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Thursday, December 21-December 27, 2023 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 3 279 West Main Street • Spindale 2451 Soco Road • Maggie Valley D i s p e n s a r y D i s p e n s a r y C o n s u m p t i o n L o u n g e C o n s u m p t i o n L o u n g e W o m a n O w n e d W o m a n O w n e d w w w . t e r p s a n d s h i n e . c o m 279 W M i S S i d l Terps & Shine C B D C B D T H C A T H C A D 8 D 8 HEMPY HOLIDAZE! Volunteers from across Rutherford County, the state and nation spent the last several weeks processing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for children in need around the world. There are eight processing centers in the country, including this one in Charlotte. Each shoebox serves as a way to share God's love and introduce children to our greatest gift of all—Jesus Christ. The volunteers inspected and helped prepare the shoebox gifts for the children. It was announced that 2.8 million shoeboxes were processed at the Charlotte center in 2023. The shoeboxes will arrive in the hands of the children this Christmas, offi cials said at the center Thursday night. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon. Photos Contributed. Locals help with processing OCC shoebox gifts in WE OUR READERS Fruitland Baptist Bible College (FBBC) in Hendersonville honored three individuals with the school's 2023 alumni awards during a breakfast for alumni and friends on Tuesday, Nov. 7, held in conjunction with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina's annual meeting in Greensboro. Fruitland President David Horton presented both Don Holder and Paul Pruitt with the Alumnus of the Year Award. Horton also presented the Advancing Fruitland Award to Elinore Reuss of Forest City, The Advancing Fruitland Award is given to an individual or church who has signifi cantly helped the college move forward in a fi nancial way. Holder and Pruitt both currently lead addiction recovery ministries in North Carolina. Horton said many of the individuals served by the ministries that Holder and Pruitt lead are called into the ministry and study at Fruitland. Horton said Reuss has been a faithful contributor to Fruitland for more than 16 years by providing funds for scholarships that assist students with tuition and textbooks. Since 2007, she has contributed scholarship funds to FBBC students to further their ministerial education. Reuss has made, and continues to make, a difference in preparing those called to the ministry of the gospel, Horton said "I don't have the gift to (preach) but I am glad I can help those people who do have this gift," she said. Reuss is a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Forest City. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon Fruitland Baptist Bible College President David Horton recognized three individuals with the school's annual alumni awards. Pictured (left to right) are Paul Pruitt, Don Holder, Horton and Elinore Reuss of Forest City. Contributed photo. Fruitland honors three with alumni awards It's hard for anyone to resist humming or singing along to the popular Christmas song "Jingle Bells" during the holiday season. A season often characterized as the most festive time of the year seemingly gets a little more so whenever celebrants hear "Jingle Bells" on the radio, in a department store or at a holiday party. Though "Jingle Bells" is now synonymous with the holiday season, savvy listeners will recognize the song does not actually allude to Christmas or, for that matter, any holiday at all. That peculiarity has not diminished the enduring popularity of the song, which was written in the 1850s by New England native James Lord Pierpont. "Jingle Bells" (Extended version) Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O'er the fi elds we go Laughing all the way Bells on bobtail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight! Oh, Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon, Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side, The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse o pen sleigh. A day or two ago, The story I must tell I went out on the snow, And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh, He laughed as there I sprawling lie, But quickly drove away. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Now the ground is white Go it while you're young, Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song; Just get a bobtailed bay Two forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you'll take the lead. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle Bells Still Popular