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A2 -Thomasville Times - Saturday, August 14,2010 Delivery meals to the home-bound Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to the home-bound elderly. Senior Services is recruiting volimteers to par ticipate in the Home-Delivered Meals program. Each month participants would be asked to deliver meals to those who can’t prepare a meal for themselves. Volun teers also are checking on the partici pants to make sure they are doing well for the day. Volunteers are needed in the Central and Silver VaUey communities. For more information, caU Angela MUler with Senior Services at (336) 474- 2777 or (336) 242-2290. Operation fan/heat relief Operation fan/heat relief is under way at the Davidson County Depart ment of Senior Services’ senior cen ters. The program distributes fans to seniors age 60 and older or those with a disability who have existing, excessive heat problems in their home. Persons who are 60 and older and per sons with disabilities are eligible to re ceive one fan per year to help alleviate heat problems within their home. Per sons must also be a resident of David son County and not have central air. To get a fan, visit the Lexington Se nior Center located at 555-B West Cen ter St. Extension or the ThomasvUle Senior Center located at 211 W. Colonial Drive Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information, call the Lex ington Center at (336) 242-2290 or Thom- asviUe Center at (336) 474-2754. Big Chair tulip bulbs ThomasviUe City Beautification is taking orders for Big Chair tulip bulbs. Cost is 25 bulbs for $20, 50 bulbs for $35, 75 bulbs for $45, 100 bulbs for $50. Mail checks or money orders to Thomas vUle City Beautification, PO Box 368, in ThomasviUe. Deadline is Oct. 15. Deliv ery wUl be in November. Trinity High School class reunion Looking for Trinity High School BuU- dogs Class of 1980 for 30-year reunion being held on Oct. 2,2010. For more Information, e-mail stow- ery2@triad.rr.com by Aug. 31. Benefit auction An auction to benefit Joseph Turner, an 8-year-old child with autism, and to pay for his day therapy program, wUl be held today starting at 4 p.m. A meal wUl be provided. SUent auction spans from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and a live auction starts at 6 p.m. Other activities Include a bake sale, a 50/50 drawing and a raffle. Scott Kramer, director of ThomasviUe Funeral Home, wUl cook for the event. Donations accepted. For more information, call Tara 'Turn er at (336) 434-0280. StArt on the Vine! Carolina Cancer Services wUl hold StArt on the Vine!, an evening of art, jazz and fine wine today from 6 to 10 p.m. AU proceeds wiU benefit North Carolina cancer patients through Caro lina Cancer Services. Guests will min gle among art by Wake Forest Univer sity student artists whUe sipping wine from ChUdress Vineyard in Lexington. Art from WFU student artists, as well as other donated art pieces, wUl be sold in a live auction. Other prizes wiU be sold in a silent auction. Miss Melva Houston wUl perform jazz at the event. The event is limited to 300 people. Tickets are $50 each if pre-purchased and $75 at the door. Tickets can be pur chased through Carolina Cancer Ser vices over the phone at (336) 249-7265 or online at www.carollnacancerservices. org. There is a special student pricing — aU coUege students pay $20 per tick et. Melon Mania 'rhomasvUle Farmers Market wUl hold Melon Mania today from 8 a.m. to noon. Free samples of a variety of water melons wiU be handed out to Thomas vUle Farmers Market customers from 9 to 11 a.m. West End Methodist Church is having a bake sale at the market from 8 a.m. to noon. The market is located at 21 East Guilford St. Selling locaUy grown produce, plants, honey, flowers arid baked goods, the market is open Satur days from 8 a.m. to noon and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Country dance Woody Powers & the Midnite Express Country Band wUl hold a famUy-style (no-alcohol & smoke-free) country dance at LU Carolina Opry — formerly J. R. County Line Music Hall — 8154 Highway 64-West, in Trinity, today. Bring a covered dish to eat at 6:30 p.m. Linedancing begins at 7. Band starts at 7:30. ChUdren ages 12 and under are free. Adults cost $6. Also, linedance les sons begin every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for $5. For more information, caU (336) 847-9740 or. go to www.lUcarolinaopry com. Electronic recycling Davidson County Department of Se nior Services Senior Dynamics pro gram has teamed up with Steve Swaim with the Solid Waste Department to hold a seminar on electronic recycling. Swaim - assistant director with the Da vidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Department - wiU hold an electronics recycling workshop Thurs day, Aug. 19, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Thomasville Senior Center, located at 211W Colonial Drive. For more information and to register, caU (336) 474-2754 or e-maU KandraAlex- ander@DavidsonCountyNC. Registra tion deadline is Aug. 16. Open to aU Da vidson County residents 18 and older. Parent training series Starting in August, Smart Start of Da vidson County will kick off a series of parenting trainings. The first training ' in the series wiU be on Tuesday, Aug. 17, and will focus on building a personal relationship with your child. The title is “Love Languages” and is based on the theories of Dr. Gary Chapman. The training wUl be held at the Smart Start Office at 235 East Center St. in Lexing ton. All trainings begin at 6:30 p.m. Other topics in the series wUl include “Why Play is so Important,” “Bringing the Outdoors In,” and “Using Everyday Activities for School Readiness.” For a training schedule or more information, caU (336) 249-6688, Career fairs Therapeutic Alternatives, Inc. an nounces two upcoming career fairs to recruit new employees to the agency The agency is recruiting for a variety of positions, including licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical addictions specialists, certified substance abuse counselors, registered nurses, nurse . practitioners, physician assistants, licensed psychologists and qualified mental health professionals. The first career fair wUl be held on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Holiday Inn Ex press, 1113 E. Dixie Drive in Asheboro, from 10 a.m, untU 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The second career fair wiU be held on Friday, Aug. 20, at Val- leybrook Conference Center, 5011 High Point Road in Greensboro from 9 a.m. untU 3 p.m. For more information about career opportunities, contact Charles Robbins, director of human resources, at (336) 495-2736. For more information about Therapeutic Alternatives, contact Jen nifer Barbee Swift at (336) 495-2734 or visit the agency online at www.MyTA- home.eom. Rally for Rep. Hugh Holliman All who are eligible to vote — age 18 and above — are invited to a Rally for Rep. Hugh Holliman on Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Thomasville Recreation Center, West Main Street. Meet and talk with Rep. Holliman on those issues that are of importance to constituents. Enjoy hot dogs, cold drinks and dessert. Thomasville Times Weather 7-Day Local Forecast Saturday Isolated T-storms 83/73 Sunday Isolated T-storms 85/72 Monday Isolated T-storms 88/72 Tuesday Isolated T-storms 89/73 Wednesday Isolated T-storms 89/71 Thursday Partly Cloudy 90/72 Friday Partly Cloudy 92/75 Almanac Last Week In-Dcpth Local Forecast Day Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Aug. 14,2010 Weather Trivia What storm lasted the longest in the Atlantic? 7 'sAep 93 JOj p0jSB| J06u!O p0||BO lUJOlS B 'llQl U| IJdMSUV High Low Normals Precio Precipitation 2.53” Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a 30% 94 72 87/68 0.21" Normal precipitation 0,84" chance of showers and thunderstorms, high temperature 91 71 87/68 0.00" Departure from normal ....+1.69" of 83°, humidity of 74% and an overnight low of 73°. The 87 71 87/68 0.00" record high temperature for today is 99° set in 1995. The 89 69 87/68 0.00" Average temperature 81.6° record low is 52° set in 1950. Sunday, skies will remain 92 73 87/68 0.00" Average normal temperature .77.5° mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and ll llfo Departure from normal +4,1° thunderstorms, hightemperatureof85°, humidityof70% e nes ay reported from Greensboro and an overnight low of 72°. Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Saturday Sunday Monday Saturday 6:38 a.m. 8:12 p.m. 11:57 a.m. 10:47 p.m. Clfif HFLo Wx HFLe Wx Hj/Lo Wx Sunday 6:39 a.m. 8:10 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 11:26 p.m. Monday 6:39 a.m. 8:09 p.m. 2:11 p.m. Next Day Asheville 86/69 t 87/69 t 87/68 t -r , o no ^ Cape Hatteras 87/77 pc 87/78 s 87/78 s onv^ '^' ^nnChapel Hill 86/73 mc 88/72 pc 90/71 t Wednesday 6:41a.m. 8:07 p.m. 4:09 p.m. 12:59 a.m. charlotte 89/73 t 91/72 t 91/71 t Thursday 6:42 a.m, 8:05 p.m. 4:59 p.m. 1:53 a.m. Greenville 90/72 pc 91/73 s 92/73 s Friday 6:43 a.m. 8:04 p.m. 5:41 p.m. 2:50 a.m. Raleigh 87/74 mc 89/73 s 90/72 t Wilmington 88/78 mc 88/75 s 89/76 s /ffeA Full Last New Winston-Salem 82/72 t 84/71 t 87/71 t 8/24 9/1 9/8 Weather (Wx): ci/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; ^ s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstoims; w/windy Local L V Index |0-2|3|4|5|6|7|k|y:|l0| It+I UV Index 0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High 11+: Extreme Exposure ISliV , - Lake Lc\c Lake level is in feet. 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