A2 - Thomasville Times - Saturday, May 15,2010
Raffle
The Silver Valley Civitan Club is con
ducting a summer raffle with proceeds
designated for various service projects,
including those that benefit people with
disabilities. The grand prize is a 32-inch
flat screen television with the winning
ticket to be drawn July 26. Tickets are
available at $2 each or three for $5 from
any Civitan member or by contacting
President Roger Barker at 474-1438.
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat For Humanity is seeking
volunteers to help build decent and af
fordable homes in Thomasville. No con
struction experience is necessary. Vol
unteers must be at least 16 years of age.
The work site is located at 508 Jarrett
St. Work begins at 8 a.m. each Saturday
and ends at noon. This Saturday’s work
will include painting. For further in
formation contact Linda Berrier at 476-
8570 or visit www.habitat.org.
Relay For Life
High Point’s 2010 Relay For Life will
take place Saturday, May 22, 2010, at
Southwest High School. Relay is a ma
jor annual fund raiser sponsored by the
American Cancer Society in the fight to
find a cure for cancer. This event will
be a character builder for participants
while having a lot of fun working with
peers from throughout the area and
supporting a very worthwhile cause. In
addition to the fundraising, there will
be plenty of fun, food, ceremony, enter
tainment and fellowship. This is a fam
ily event.
To enter a team, contact Rich at 336-
905-7954, or at rrichray@email.com.
Day in the Cemetery
The Thomasville City Cemetery, locat
ed at 203 Memorial Park Drive, will be
having its annual Day in the Cemetery
today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This day is
set aside for families of those buried in
the old historic cemetery to come out
and meet with the Cemetery Committee
Members, research their family history
and tour the cemetery grounds. A gene
alogist will be on site to assist in family
research. The cemetery museum will
also be open to the pbulic.
The day will feature various interest
ing displays denoting the Civil War pe
riod in which the City of Thomasville
served as a hospital way station towards
the last days of the war. The cemetery
also features a Civil War section, per
haps the only one in the nation where
both Federal and Confederate soldiers
from the 1861-1865 war are buried side by
side. Several local Civil War Reenactors
will be on hand giving talks throughout
the day about life during the Civil Wa.
Original Civil War artifacts will also be
on display during the day.
Parking is available on Memorial
Park Drive. For inquiries contact Mr.
Nat P Walker at (336) 596-0709.
Casino night
East Davidson Athletic Boosters will
sponsor a casino night today at 12 West
Main St. The event begins at 6 p.m. with
heavy hor’devours and music. Games
are from 7 to 10 p.m. Games will include
Texas Hold Em, Black Jack, Roulette
and Craps. There will also be prize
drawings.
Tickets are $50 per person. For more
information or for tickets, contact a
Booster Club member, or Mark
Blevins at 215-7173.
Beekeeper's meeting
Davidson County Beekeeper’s Associ
ation wifi, have a meeting Monday, May
17, at 7 p.m. at the Davidson County Ag
ricultural Auditorium, 301 East Center
Street, in Lexington. The meeting will
feature a general discussion. June’s
meeting date will be June 21 at 7 p.m.
Weather program
Davidson County Department of Se
nior Services Senior Dynamics pro
gram along with Fox 8 WGHP will hold
a free informative and educational pro
gram on weather-related topics on May
20 at 12:30 p.m. at the Lexington Senior
Center, located at 555 West Center St.
Ext. Guest Speaker Chief Meteorologist
Van Denton will be here to answer ques
tions. The program is free to all David
son County residents 55 and older.
CaU 242-2290 or email Stefanie.Poore®
DavidsonCountyNC.Gov to register
or for more information. Registration
deadline is May 17.
Yard of the Week
The City Beautification Committee is
currently seeking nominations for Yard
of the Week. To be eligible for Yard of
the Week, the yard must be maintained
by the homeowner. Yards that are pro
fessionally maintained are not eligible.
To nominate a yard, contact Crystal
Hodges at 476-8675. Have the homeown
er’s name, telephone number and ad
dress when calling.
Yards are named for the weeks May 1
through July 31.
2010 Business Leaders Forum
Thomasville Area Chamber of Com-
mercie will hold a 2010 Business Lead
ers Forum, Four Generations: Work
force Survival, on Thursday, May 27,
from noon to 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church Fellowship Hall, 201 West 3rd
Ave., in Lexington. Complimentary
lunch will be served. The guest speaker
will be Gustavo R. Grodnitzky, Ph.D.
Learn what Davidson County leaders
and parents can expect from Genera
tion Y.
No charge. Reservations are required.
RSVP by May 20. For more information
or to RSVP, e-mail ErinH@partnership-
forchildren.org or call Smart Start of
Davidson County at 249-6688.
Out of School Awards Assembly
Thomasville High School will hold its
Out of School Awards Assembly at 9:30
a.m. at Finch Auditorium on Thursday,
May 20,2010. Seniors will be recognized
for scholarships and any awards that
they are given outside of the school.
Annual Academic Banquet
The Thomasville High School An
nual Academic Banquet will be held on
Thursday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at Memorial
Methodist Church Enrichment Cen
ter, 101 Randolph St. Recognition will
be given for all the students who have
made the honor roU, had perfect atten
dance for the school year. Top Twenty
Juniors, National Honor Society, North
Carolina Scholars, Presidential and Fu
ture Business Leaders of America are
invited to this event. Special recogni
tion will be given to the senior honor
graduates and their parents.
The cost for parents and guests is
$10. For more information, contact the
school, Mrs. Heather Scarlette or Ms.
Denise Griffin at 474-4250.
Davidson County Relay For Life
Davidson Coimty Relay For Life will
be held May 21 and 22, 2010, beginning
at 6 p.m. on May 21. The event will take
place at Thomasville High School track
and celebrates cancer survivors. The
theme this year is Heroes for Hope
and is meant to honor the community
heroes: survivors, caregivers, doctors,
nurses, hospitals, firefighters, EMS, po
lice officers, teachers, military person
nel and Relay sponsors.
The event is free and includes enter
tainment, food, children’s activities and
music.
United Way Cruise
The Second Annual Kimberly-Clark/
United Way Cruise will take place Sat
urday, May 22, 2010. The event will ben
efit the United Way of Davidson County
and is open to cars, motorcycles, and
trucks.
Registration begins at the Kimberly-
Clark plant on Clyde Fitzgerald Road
in Linwood at 8:30 a.m. The Cruise
will leave at 9:30 a.m. and travel ap
proximately 40 miles through Davidson
County, ending at Finch Park. A cruise-
in and car show at Finch Park wfil last
until 1 p.m. and will feature a live DJ,
food, snacks, drinks and a 50/50 Raffle.
Car Show registration for those not
participating in the cruise will start at
10:30 a.m. at Finch Park.
Cost to participate in the cruise is $20
and includes a T-shirt, meal ticket, car
show entry and a door prize ticket. Cost
to register for the car show only is $10.
All spectators are free.
For more information, call Rose Den
nis at Kimberly-Clark, 248-7303.
Saturday
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86/60
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
80/60
Monday
Seat'd T-storms
77/61
Tuesday
Isolated T-storms
79/59
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
78/56
Thursday
Mostly Sunny
81/58
Friday
Partly Cloudy
76/54
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Low Normals Precip Precipitation 0.04"
63 75/52 0.00" Normal precipitation 0.91"
61 75/52 0.00" Departure from normal -0.87"
63 75/52 0.00"
47 75/53 0.00" Average temperature 66.3°
40 76/53 0.00" Average normal temperature .64.0°
55 76/53 0.04" Departure from normal +2.3°
60 76/53 0.00" ^
Data as reported from Greensboro
Sunrisa Sunset Moonrise Moonset
6:1'5a.m. 8:19 p.m. 7:12 a.m. 10:25 p.m.
6:14 a.m. 8:20 p.m. 8:12 a.m. 11:20 p.m.
6:13 a.m. 8:21p.m. 9:18 a.m. Next Day
6:12 a.m. 8:22 p.m. 10:27 a.m. 12:09 a.m.
6:12 a.m. 8:22 p.m. 11:38 a.m. 12:50 a.m.
6:11a.m. 8:23 p.m. 12:47 p.m. 1:27 a.m.
6:10 a.m. 8:24 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 2:00 a.m.
Full New
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Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, high
temperature of 86°, humidity of 42% and an
overnight low of 60°. The record high temperature
for today is 93° set in 1962. The record low is 37°
set in 1959. Sunday, skies will be partly cloudy
with a high temperature of 80°, humidity of 50%
and an overnight low of 60°.
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UV Index
0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,
6-7: High, 8-10: Very High
11+: Extreme Exposure
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Monday
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Chapel Hill
87/59
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80/59
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77/60
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Charlotte
88/63
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81/62
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79/62
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Greenville
86/66
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79/63
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82/66
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Raleigh
87/60
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80/60
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77/62
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Wilmington
83/68
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78/64
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84/58
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79/59
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76/59
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