Rutherford Weekly

OUR 23 rd YEAR • ISSUE NO. 41 • OCTOBER 15, 2015 RutherfordWeekly.com 828-248-1408 FREE FREE RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S FAVORITE NEWSPAPER RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S FAVORITE NEWSPAPER ©Community First Media Community First Media FLU SHOTS FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE DAILY AVAILABLE DAILY AT BOTH HARDIN'S AT BOTH HARDIN'S DRUG LOCATIONS DRUG LOCATIONS ALSO AVAILABLE PNEUMONIA--SHINGLES VACCINES INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER VACCINES FOREST CITY FOREST CITY 828-245-7274 • CAROLEEN 828-657-5353 828-245-7274 • CAROLEEN 828-657-5353 ©Community First Media We Finance! Auto Sales Auto Sales M i k e s M i k e s M i k e s M i k e s INC. INC. M i k e s M i k e s Auto Sales Auto Sales Auto Sales Auto Sales Monday-Friday 9am-5pm • 828-245-2238 Robbie Pruett 828-429-5858 Frankie Mullinax 828-429-5202 417 South Broadway • Forest City • NC $ 6,295 6,295 V6, auto., 4 door, air, very clean. 2007 Kia 2007 Kia Optima LX Optima LX Cash Discounts Any Price! $ 4,795 4,795 Ext cab, V6, auto., air, very clean, rally wheels. 2001 Chevrolet 2001 Chevrolet S10 LS S10 LS $ 4,995 4,995 V6, auto., leather, all power, fully loaded. 2004 Kia 2004 Kia Amanti Amanti $ 7,995 7,995 V6, auto., leather, air, sunroof, sharp. 2008 Subaru 2008 Subaru Tribeca Tribeca $ 9,295 9,295 V8, auto., 4 dr., air, very clean, good miles. 2003 Chevrolet 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche LT Avalanche LT Annual Week of Caring set for October 17-24 Family History Family History Discovery Day Discovery Day planned at LDS planned at LDS church in Forest City church in Forest City Articles By: Allison Flynn • allison@rutherfordweekly.com Articles By: Allison Flynn • allison@rutherfordweekly.com If you've always wanted to explore your family history but lacked the tools and know-how to do so, then the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints in Forest City can help you to get started. On Oct. 24 from noon to 5 p.m. the church will be hosting a Family History Discovery Day in the Forest City Family History Center, located at 250 Mount Pleasant Church Road. Registration and check-in will begin at 11:45 a.m. and light refreshments will be provided at 2:40 p.m. "All of our services are free," said EvaLou Wetherington, director of the Family History Center. "We can do searches for people and also help them with their research." The Family History Center is open Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. It is also open by appointment at other times, Wetherington explained. The idea to hold a day-long event came from Wetherington's own experiences going to events much like it. The Family History Discovery Day is being sponsored by the church with help from the Old Tryon Genealogical Society, she said. "Genealogy is such an interesting hobby," she added. The Family History Center has free access to ancestry. com, and during the discovery event participants will learn more about using it and other genealogy resources. Classes include how to use Roots Magic Software, resources available at The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County and information on the DAR, how to locate female ancestors and searching for black genealogy, beginning genealogy and cemetery research. Each hour three classes will be offered. The Family History Center also plans to begin offering weekly classes. To pre-register for the Family History Discovery Day, visit www.lds.org/familydiscoveryday or send your name, email address and phone number to ForestCityDiscoveryDay@gmail.com. For more information on the Forest City Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, call 828-863-1223. One day just isn't enough. For the twelfth year, Rutherford County's Week of Caring will be held Oct. 17-24, with projects ranging from raking leaves and cleaning gutters to cleaning ceiling fans and constructing handicap ramps. The week leads up to the National Make A Difference Day (see breakout box.) "It started out with projects for agencies," explained Nell Bovender, executive director of Rutherford Housing Partnership and coordinator for Week of Caring. "It has now grown to include projects for senior adults as well. Week of Caring provides a means of matching volunteers to projects for organizations or seniors who can't do the work on their own." Bovender hopes to engage 500 volunteers this year, which would make the most for a Week of Caring. Those who participate will get a T-shirt, along with the satisfaction of having helped others. "Most communities do projects just one day, typically around Make A Difference Day," Bovender explained. "I don't know another community who does a week like we do." The needs in the community are great, she continued. Rutherford Housing Partnership usually has 100 projects on its list. "Just when we get it whittled down, it very quickly gets back to 100," she said. At least one house will be roofed during the week, but don't think that you have to be handy with a hammer and nails or have carpentry skills to take part. "We can match you up with a project that matches your skill set," said Amanda Hill, RHP program director. Volunteering can be something as simple as cleaning a ceiling fan for a senior adult, for whom it would be unsafe to be on a ladder. To volunteer, individuals or groups are asked to adopt a project and contact the agency or senior citizen to develop a time for completing the work. Can't do it during Week of Caring? No problem, Bovender said. "We want you to do the project when it is convenient for you," she said. Tackling a project as a group is much easier than going at it alone, Bovender added. Students at Rutherford Early College High School will be spreading mulch while others will focus on other projects. Bovender would like to have retired plumbers and electricians volunteer for those projects that do require more skill. No matter who you are or your skill level, she said, your efforts will be appreciated. "It really takes all of us working together to meet the greater need," she said. For more information on Week of Caring or to take part in the event, call 828-248-3431. Make a Difference Day A USA Today initiative, Make A Difference Day is the nation's largest day of volunteering. In collaboration with Points of Light and Newman's Own, Make A Difference Day rallies millions in a single day to help change the nation. It is held the fourth Saturday in October each year. Projects submitted for award consideration have a chance to receive a $10,000 donation from Newman's Own and are featured in a special article series in spring in USA Today.

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