A2 - Thomasville Times - Saturday, January 23,2010 Habitat volunteers Habitat For Humanity is seeking vol unteers to help build decent and afford able homes in Thomasville. The work site is located at 814 Barnwell St. Work begins at 8 a.m. each Saturday and ends at noon. This Saturday’s work will in clude flooring. No construction experi ence is necessary Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. For further information, contact Lin da Berrier at 476-8570 or Butch Langfitt at 475-6843. For more information on Habitat for Humanity, visit www.habi- tat.org. Loose leaf collection to cease The City of Thomasville will end Loose Leaf Collection on Friday, Feb. 12. Please rake all leaves to the curb free of any debris (i.e. rocks, trash, limbs). If leaves are mixed with any debris, they will not be collected. Pursuant to solid waste code; section 66-4; leaves should be kept out of the street so as not to im pede traffic flow. Blood pressure checks The Davidson County Department of Senior Services Senior Dynamics pro gram offers free bi-monthly blood pres sure checks. Visit the Lexington Senior Center at 106 Alma Owens Drive the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. and the last Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. to have your blood pressure checked. The blood pressure checks are being provided by CareSouth Home Care Professionals and Piedmont Home Care. For more information, call the Se nior Center 242-2290. Board meeting The Animal Center of Davidson Coun ty will hold a board meeting on Thurs day, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Mayberry’s in Thomasville. For more information, call Bonnie Reid at 475-8382. DavidsonWorks annual meeting The DavidsonWorks Workforce De velopment Board of Directors win have their board meeting Thursday, Jan. 28 at 8 a.m., Davidson County Community College, MendenhaU Building, room 226. Fire department meeting The Fair Grove Fire Department Inc. will hold its annual meeting and elec tion of officers on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the fire station on Cedar Lodge Road. Items on the agenda will be the elec tion of new members to the Board of Directors to replace members whose terms wiU expire; discussion on chang es to the personnel handbook and vot ing on possible changes in the by-laws; the election of Fire Department Line Officers; the Fire Chiefs report and oth er annual reports. The meeting wiU be open to all mem bers of the community.” Going Red Fashion Show and Luncheon Carolina Regional Heart Center at High Point Regional Health System is sponsoring a community education event on Friday, Feb. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at High Point Coimtry Club. Car diologist, Dr. Kathrjm McFarland, wiQ discuss heart healthy tips for women. A fashion show and lunch are planned. The cost of the event is $20 and regis tration is required. The Country Club is located at 800 Country Club Road in High Point. Call (336) 878-6888 for registration. Seating is limited. Red Cross courses The American Red Cross has sched uled community CPR/AED/First Aid courses to be held at Thomasville Fire Department Headquarters, 712 E. Main St. Courses are as listed: • Standard first aid with adult CPR course, Feb. 16,8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Standard first aid with adult CPR, Feb. 16,2 to 7:30 p.m. • First Aid courses, Feb. 17, 1:30 to 5 p.m. • Adult CPR/AED course, Feb. 22, 6 to 10 p.m. • Standard first aid with Adult and Child CPR/AED, plus infant CPR, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Feb. 23. • Chfid/Iirfant CPR course, Feb. 23, 6 to 10 p.m. • First aid course, Feb. 25,6 to 10 p.m. Course fees are $25. For more information, or to reg ister, caU 475-5545 or email hulind@ ci.thomasvfile.nc.us by Feb. 10. Medical Matters seminar As part of a monthly educational se ries, “Medical Matters,” the Fitness Center at High Point Regional Health System wiU discuss “My Heart - The Engine of Life” on Friday, Feb. 12 at noon. Participants wiU learn how the heart works and why it is important to keep it healthy. This free clinic wfil also discuss the mechanics of the little en gine that keeps you running. The discussion will be held at the Fit ness Center education room at High Point Regional Hospital, 601 N. Elm St., High Point Call (336) 878-6221 for a reservation. Seating is limited. Gumtree spaghetti dinner Gumtree Fire and Rescue Auxiliary wfil sponsor a spaghetti dinner fund raiser on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. The meal includes all you eat of salad, spaghetti, bread, dessert, tea or coffee. Adult dinners are $$7, senior citizens (65 and older) are $6, children 12 and under is $4, and all take out orders are $7. Hot dogs wfil be offered for $1. Extra salad, desert or bread are $1 each. Proceeds wfil be used to purchase items needed by the firefighters and res cue squad as they serve the community Miss Thomasville Pageant The 2010 Thomasvfile’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant, Miss Thomasville Scholarship Pageant and Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen Pageant wfil be held Feb. 13 at T. Austin Finch Auditorium, 406 Unity St. The Thomasville’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant wifi begin at 1 p.m. The Miss Thomasville Scholarship and Thomasvfile’s Outstanding Teen Pageant wfil be held at 6:30 p.m. Contestant applications are now be ing accepted for the 2010 Pageants. Thomasville’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant is a fundraiser for the Miss Thomasvfile Scholarship Associa tion; the winners wfil have the opportu nity to compete at the North Carolina’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant to be held in July 2010. The competition is open to girls between the ages of 12 months to 13 years of age. The Miss Thomasvfile Scholarship Pageant is an official preliminary of the Miss Amer ica Program; the winner wifi compete at the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant held in Raleigh on June 22-26, 2010. The competition is open to young women who either reside, attend school, or are employed full time in Davidson, Randolph, Gufiford, Alamance, Davie, or Montgomery Counties. Contestants must be between 17 and 23 years of age. Each contestant wifi compete in five phases of competition; Interview, On stage Question, Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit, Talent, and Evening Wear. Thomasville’s Outstanding Teen Pageant is an official preliminary of the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Program; the winner wifi compete at the North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen Pageant held in Raleigh, North Caroli na on June 22-25, 2010. The competition is open to young women who reside in the state of North Carolina. Contes tants must be between the ages of 13 to 17 years old. To learn more about becoming a con testant for one of the Miss Thomas ville Titles, please visit our website at: www.missthomasville-ccpageants.com or email: director@missthomasvifie- ccpageants.com. The deadline is ap proaching soon. ! I p ..... %§i L Saturday Mostly Sunny 47136 Sunday Showers Likely 55/45 Monday Few Showers 56/35 Tuesday Mostly Sunny 49/29 Wednesday Sunny 50/32 Thursday Sunny 54/35 The slow sinking of air associated with high pressure is known as? • 7 Friday Mostly Sunny 51/35 eouepisqns .jeMsuv I "4 M I /m I m 4 » Day High Low Normals Precip Precipitation 1.31 - Thursday 56 22 47/28 0.00" Normal precipitation 0.84 ' Friday 62 26 47/28 0.00" Departure from normal ... .-1-0.47 ^ Saturday 59 31 47/28 0.01" Sunday 45 43 47/28 1.26" Average temperature 46.1 Monday 61 37 47/28 0.00" Average normal temperature .37.5 'Tuesday 63 36 47/28 0.00" Departure from normal -f8.6 Wednesday 66 38 47/28 0.04" Data as reported from Greensboro Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Saturday 7:26 a.m. 5:38 p.m. 11:22 a.m. 12:46 a.m. i Sunday 7:26 a.m. 5:39 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:50 a.m. ; Monday 7:25 a.m. 5:40 p.m. 12:47 p.m. 2:56 a.m. ' Tuesday 7:25 a.m. 5:41 p.m. 1:44 p.m. 4:02 a.m. ^ Wednesday 7:24 a.m. 5:43 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 5:04 a.m. i Thursday 7:23 a.m. 5:44 p.m. 4:03 p.m. 5:59 a.m. 1 Friday 7:23 a.m. 5:45 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 6:48 a.m. Today we will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 47°, humidity of 66% and an overnight low of 36°. The record high temperature for today is 72° set in 1967. The record low is 8° set in 1984. Sunday, skies will be cloudy with a 70% chance of showers, high temperature of 55°, humidity of 94% and an overnight low of 45°. Expect mostly cloudy skies Monday with a 30% chance of showers. I 0-2 I M4|5|6|7|8|9|10| 11+ UV Index 0-2; Low, 3-5: Moderate, 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High 11-I-: Extreme Exposure City Saturday Hi/Lo Wx Full 1/30 New 2/13 Asheville 51/38 s Cape Hatteras 50/48 s Chapel Hill 47/37 s Charlotte 51/41 s Greenville 49/40 s Raleigh 48/39 s Wilmington 55/45 s Winston-Salem 47/35 s Sunday Hi/Lo Wx 51/40 sh 60/57 sh 59/48 sh 55/46 sh 64/54 sh 61/50 sh 63/55 sh 54/44 sh Monday Hi/Lo Wx 48/30 sh 62/44 ra 57/36 sh 55/34 pc 61/38 ra 59/37 sh 63/40 sh 55/35 sh Lake level is in feet. J Lake Date Lake Level i Thom-A-Lex Jan. 18 4” above i fuii pond % faeces ® Wfi.athgr (Wx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy V f accessweather. cam Earth'* Leading Weertther Provider All forecasts, data and graphics provided by Accessweather.com, inc. © 2010. All rights reserved. CONTACT US Publisher Michael B. 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