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Page 2 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, December 11-December 17, 2014 Holiday Gift Guide Local Merchants Help Make Local Merchants Help Make Holiday Shopping Holiday Shopping Easy! Easy! Community Pet Center Presents ©Community First Media Community First Media Christmas With DAVID ROACH SAT., DECEMBER 20 5:30 reception, 7pm concert $50 VIP seating includes box seats and reception before the concert with artist, wine & hors d'oeuvres. The Foundation Performing Arts Center at ICC • Spindale, NC All proceeds go towards the construction on a rescue/transport facility on our Spindale property. If you can't attend but would like to make a donation, we'll gratefully receive it. 501(c)(3) tax deductible organization. HELP RAISE THE WOOF with the Community Pet Center 828-382-EDGE (3343) 125 WEST MAIN ST., FOREST CITY, NC Located beside Rentals Unlimited on Main Street STRAIGHT EDGE CUT & SHAVE SHOP from f *LIW&HUWL¿FDWHV 1RZ$YDLODEOH The perfect gift for Christmas! 300 Different Faces Padron • Rocky Patel Padron • Rocky Patel Macanudo • Davidoff Macanudo • Davidoff Montecristo Montecristo C.A.O. C.A.O. Oliva Oliva A. Fuenta A. Fuenta Humidor & Humidor & Accessories Accessories 265 Nebraska St. Spindale 704-884-6805 B i g C it y C i ga rs • S m a ll C it y P ri c e B i g C it y C i ga rs • S m a ll C it y P ri c e T h e C i g ar Bo x T h e C i g ar Bo x Premium Handmade Cigar Try Five Pack Factory Direct Pricing Factory Direct Pricing Wholesale & Retail Wholesale & Retail ©Community First Media Community First Media 10 10 % off All Gift off All Gift Sets & Accessories Sets & Accessories With Coupon With Coupon 300 Diff t F 300 Diff t F Tis The Tis The Season Season For For Great Great Cigars! Cigars! The holiday season has arrived, and millions of people across the globe will be celebrating Christmas with their families and friends. The following are some interesting tidbits to share with your loved ones this holiday season. • Each year, more than three billion Christmas cards are sent in the United States alone. • In 350 AD, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the offi cial celebration date for the birth of Jesus Christ. Many historians and theologians have surmised that Christ really wasn't born this time of year, thanks to imagery and information from the Bible. • Christmas carols began as an English custom called "wassailing." Individuals toasted neighbors to a long and healthy life. • Despite the common tale that three wise men paid homage to baby Jesus, the Bible never specifi cally calls out a number. Similarly, there's no specifi c indication that they visited the infant Jesus. Their visit may have occurred when Jesus was older. • Santa Claus' modern look was inspired by writings from The Knickerbockers of New York and imagery from Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Moore denied authoring the famous poem for 15 years after it was published anonymously, feeling the poem was beneath his talents. • Santa has his own offi cial postal code. It's H0 H0 H0. • The song "Jingle Bells" was originally written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas. People loved it so much that the lyrics were changed to fi t Christmas. • Christmas trees typically grow for 15 years before they're cut and sold. This means the trees sold today were likely planted in 1999. • Christmas was not declared an offi cial holiday in the United States until June 26, 1870. • Before turkey, the traditional Christmas meal served in England was a pig's head and mustard. • Male reindeer tend to shed their antlers in the winter. This means Santa's reindeer are likely female. • Christ may have been born in a cave rather than a manger. According to the gospel of Luke, the shepherds that helped fi nd shelter for Mary to give birth kept their fl ock in a cave. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is built over a cave called the Grotto of the Nativity, where Jesus is believed to have been born. • Many people may be less inclined to stand under mistletoe waiting for a kiss if they knew what "mistletoe" means in the ancient Germanic language. It literally means "dung on a twig," for the bird who eats the berries and then leaves seeds in droppings to propagate new plants. • Each holiday season, PNC Wealth Management calculates the costs of the gifts in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas." The price index for the gifts went from $12,673 in 1984 to more than $24,000 in 2011. The most expensive gift is the swimming swans. CHRISTMAS TIDBITS TO PUT YOU IN CHRISTMAS TIDBITS TO PUT YOU IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT Article provided by: Metro Editorial Monday-Thursday 7-4, Saturday 10-2 END of the YEAR SHOWROOM CLEARANCE! ~~ and ~~ CHRISTMAS SALE WINDJAMMERS MC WINDJAMMERS MC 26TH ANNUAL TOY RUN 26TH ANNUAL TOY RUN Ride For the Children of Cleveland County Ride For the Children of Cleveland County Help Us Make a Child's Christmas Help Us Make a Child's Christmas Line up at Cleveland Mall Pull out at 12:00 PM Line up at Cleveland Mall Pull out at 12:00 PM 1509 West Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC 28152 1509 West Dixon Blvd., Shelby, NC 28152 Teddbear: 704-477-8774 Axle: 704-477-7563 Teddbear: 704-477-8774 Axle: 704-477-7563 JAW: 704-913-6977 JAW: 704-913-6977 Free breakfast a clubhouse / Free BBQ Free breakfast a clubhouse / Free BBQ at clubhouse after ride while it last at clubhouse after ride while it last Bring a Toy Bring a Toy Give a Donation Give a Donation Saturday December 20th, 2014 December 20th, 2014 THE THE PAWN PAWN SHOP SHOP 303 W. GROVER ST., SHELBY, NC 704-481-0707 www.mccrackenmarine.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm ROSSI YOUTH 22LR/410 SINGLE SHOT "PINK" ............ $ 159.99 ROSSI 410 SINGLE SHOT "BLACK" ........................... $ 109.99 REMINGTON 870 PUMP 20GA ...................................... $ 339.99 HENRY 22 CAL LEVER ACTION ............................. $ 289.99 HENRY 22 MAG. LEVER ACTION ............................. $ 379.99 RUGER 10/22 22 CAL. AUTO RIFLE ........................ $ 219.99 RUGER 17HMR YOUTH AMERICAN RIFLE............... $ 269.99 ©Community First Media Community First Media • NEW HAND GUNS • Jewelry 1/2 OFF until Christmas • NEW LONG GUNS • TAURUS TCP 380 (2) MAGS "PINK" CONCEALED CARRY .. $ 289.99 TAURUS TCP 380 (1) MAG BLACK CONCEALED CARRY.. $ 219.99 KAHR ARMS CW 380 STAINLESS CONCEALED CARRY ... $ 319.99 SMITH & WESSON BODY GUARD 380 (2) MAGS ...................... $ 339.99 DIAMOND BACK DB9 9MM CONCEALED CARRY ................. $ 229.99 •Ammo •Knives •Games & Systems •Fishing & Boating Supplies •Car Stereo Equipment

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