2 - Thomasville Times - Tuesday, August 17,2010
Tog'eff fan, visit the Lexington Se
nior Center iocated at 555-B West Cen
ter St. Extension or the Thomasville
Senior Center located at 211W Colonial
Drive Monday through Friday between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
For more information or questions
regarding eligibility, call the Lexington
Center at (336) 242-2290 or Thomasville
Center at (336) 474-2754.
Senior Center cookbooks
Davidson County Department of Se
nior Services has collected recipes from
seniors and the community and com
piled them into an attractive cookbook,
“Tasty Traditions 11.”
The cookbook contains 546 delicious
recipes including main dishes, appetiz
ers, desserts and many others. Each rec
ipe will feature the contributor’s name
so everyone can easily locate the favor
ite recipes of their family and friends.
Books are $10 each.
For more information, call (336)
242-2290 or visit the Lexington Senior
Center at 555-B West Center Street Ex
tension or the ThomasvlUe Senior Cen
ter at 211 W Colonial Drive. Cash and
checks acceptable. For cash purchases,
have the correct change.
Big Chair tulip bulbs
ThomasvlUe 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 biUbs for $50. MaU
checks or money orders to Thomas
vlUe City Beautification, PO Box 368, in
ThomasvUle. Deadline is Oct. 15. Deliv
ery wUl be in November.
Trinity High School class reunion
Looking for Trinity High School Bull
dogs Class of 1980 for 30-year reunion
being held on Oct. 2, 2010.
For more information, e-maU stow-
ery2@trlad.rr.com by Aug. 31.
Parent training series
starting in August, Smart Start of Da
vidson County wUl kick off a series of
parenting trainings. The first training
in the series wifi be today and wUl fo
cus on buUdlng a personal relationship
with your chUd. The title is “Love Lan
' Youth Leadership program
ThomasvUle Area Chamber of Com
merce wUl hold ItsYouth Leadership
program in the faU. The program is tar-
getd for 11th graders at any high school
within the county For more informa
tion or to apply, e-piaU dougcroft®
northstate.net.
Delivery meals to the
home-bound
Volimteers are needed to deliver
meals to the home-bound elderly. Senior
Services is recruiting volunteers to par
ticipate in the Home-Delivered Meals
program.
Each month participants woiUd be
asked to deliver meals to those who can’t
prepare a meal for themselves. Volim-
teers also are checking on the partici
pants to make sure they are doing weU
for the day Volunteers are needed in the
Central and SUver 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 disabUities are eligible to re
ceive one fan per year to help aUevlate
heat problems within their home. Per
sons must also be a resident of David
son County and not have central air.
guages” and is based on the theories of
Dr. Gary Chapman. The training wiU be
held at the Smart Start Office at 235 East
Center St. in Lexington. AU trainings
begin at 6:30 p.m.
Other topics in the series wiU 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.
Rally for Rep. Hugh Holliman
AU who are eligible to vote —age 18
and above — are invited to a RaUy for
Rep. Hugh HoUlman on Aug. 19 at 6 p.m.
at the ThomasvUle Recreation Center,
West Main Street. Meet and talk with
Rep. HoUiman on those issues that are
of Importance to constituents. Enjoy
hot dogs, cold drinks and dessert.
Bingo
Monthly bingo wUl be held at the Fair
Grove Lions Club Den, 502 WUlowbrook
Drive, on Thimsday Aug. 19, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. Great prizes wUl be given to
the winners and a 50/50 drawing wUl be
held for a cash prize. Light snacks and
non-alcoholic beverages wUl be avaU-
able for purchase.
Knee and hip pain seminar
Piedmont Joint Replacement Center
at High Point Regional Health System
is hosting a knee and hip pain seminar
on Thursday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. at MiUls
Regional Health Education Center, 600
North Elm St. in High Point. The semi
nar wUl focus on advanced treatments
offering pain relief, information about
medications, nutrition and exercise.
Registration is required. To register,
caU (336) 878-6888.
Bluegrass and BBQ
Communities In Schools of Thomas
vUle is hosting a barbeque dinner with
bluegrass music at PACE Park in down
town ThomasvUle on Saturday frdm 5 to
8 p.m. Bluegrass musicians Scott Huff
man, Mitch Snow and Robert Sprye are
providing the entertainment. Dinner
and entertainment can be enjoyed $15
per ticket, and aU proceeds support the
Back to School supply drive for CIS.
This Week
in History
Aug. 15,1978
WASHINGTON — The House as
sassinations committee was told that
scientific tests faUed to prove whether
the buUet that kUled Dr. Martin Lu-.
ther King Jr. came from the window '•
of a boarding house or the bushes be-1
low. James Earl Ray pleaded guUty to i
slaying King on AprU 4,1968, whUe the i
CivU Rights leader stood on the bal-:
cony of a Memphis hotel across from :
the boarding house. Ray had since re- [
canted his plea and maintained he did;
not fire the shot that kiUed King. »■
Aug. 20,1987
LEXINGTON — An ammonia leak
at Coble Dairy forced the evacuation.
of a four-block area and approximate-,
ly 100 people, 19 of whom were taken
to a local hospital after complaining
of breathing difficulties. No serious
injuries were reported.
Aug. 15,1989
ThomasvUle police began cracking
down on skateboarders, threatening
to send them to juvenile court if they
were found using boards in the street. ‘
The first disciplinary step was bring
the chUd home to parents. If caught
again, the child was to be brought to,
juvenUe court.
Aug. 18,1992
High Rock Lake was the second
most dangerous body of water in the:
state in 1991, according to a report,
released by the North Carolina WUd-'
life Services Commission. Davidson
County’s largest lake was the site of ■
10 boat-related accidents in 1991, al
though no fatalities were reported.
Lake Normon, near Charlotte, report
ed the largest number of accidents.
Thomiasville Times Weather
'' • .7-I)ay Local Forecast ’
When did the National
Weather Service begin?
Tuesday'!
Mostly Cloudy
90/72
Day
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
High
89
92
93
94
94
89
86
Wednesday 'Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Isolated T-storms Isolated T-storms Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Mogtiy Cloudy
90/71 91/71 92/70 92/74 91/75 ' ^-i'89/71
Low Normals Precio Precipitation 2.34" Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a slight
69 87/68 0.00" Normal precipitation 0.81" chance of showers and thunderstorms, high temperature
73 87/68 0.00" Departure from normal -rl.53" of 90°, humidity of 59% and an overnight low of 72°. The
73 87/68 0.26" record high temperature for today is 98° set in 2001. The
73 87/68 2.06" Average temperature 81.9° record low is 54° set in 1989. Wednesday, skies wiil
It Average normal temperature .77.1° remain mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and
75 86 67 0^ thunderstorms, high temperature Of 90°, humidity Of 66%
Data as reported from Greensboro and an overnight low of 71°.
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' Siin/Moon Chart This Week
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Day
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
Tuesday
6:40 a.m.
8:08 p.m.
3:13 p.m.
12:10 a.m.
Wednesday
6:41 a.m.
8:07 p.m.
4:09 p.m.
12:59 a.m.
Thursday
6:42 a.m.
8:05 p.m.
4:59 p.m.
1:53 a.m.
Friday
6:43 a.m.
8:04 p.m.
5:41 p.m.
2:50 a.m.
Saturday
6:43 a.m.
8:03 p.m.
6:18 p.m.
3:48 a.m.
Sunday
6:44 a.m.
8:02 p.m.
6:50 p.m.
4:47 a.m.
Monday ,
6:45 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
7:19 p.m.
5:45 a.m.
City
Tuesday Wednesday
Hi/Lo m HiAo Wx
Thursday
HiAo Wx
New
9/8
Asheville 87/66 t ,
Cape Hatteras 87/78 pc
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Greenville
Raleigh
Wilmington
93/71 . pic
92/71 t'
95/73’.,..t
94/73 me
91/74 s
Winston-Salem 90/73 me
83/66
86/77
93/70
89/69
93/72
93/71
89/75
90/70
86/67
84/78
93/70
89/69
90/71
93/70
UV Index
0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,
6-7: High, 8-10: Very High
11+: Extreme Exposure
Lake level is in feet.
Lake Date Lake Level
Thom-A-Lex Aug. 9 0.5” above'
full pond
90/74 pc
90/71 t
Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy: ra/rain; rs/rain & snow;
, . s/sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow: f/thunderstorms; w/windy
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