2 -Thomasville Times - Tuesday, September 14,2010
TMC golf tournament
Thomasville Medical Center Founda
tion to host 16th annual golf toiurna-
ment on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The event wUl take place at The Hale
Irwin Signature Course at Meadow-
lands Golf Club in Wallburg.
The tournament is a four-person cap
tain’s .choice tournament. There is an
$85 entry fee for each golfer. There are
two shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. Lunch wIU take place between 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. while snacks and bev
erages wUl be provided throughout the
day
Participants will also receive a goody
bag. Several of the holes have been
identified as the “competition holes,”
“longest drive” and “closest to the pm.”
There is also unlimited range balls, and
the price includes green fees and cart.
Proceeds from the golf tournament
wUl assist the Foundation in furthering
its mission of supporting Thomasville
Medical Center the healthcare needs of
the community.
Questions should be directed to Linda
Hunt, TMC Foundation executive direc
tor, at Ihimt@novanthealth.org or 476-
2881.
Lexington's transportation
network meeting
On Thiusday Sept. 16, city, regional
and state- planners wUl unveil the rec
ommended improvements for City of
Lexington’s transportation network and
Invites the public to stop by to review
the maps and descriptions of the recom
mendations first-hand. The North Caro
lina Department of Transportation, in
cooperation with the City of Lexington
and Davidson County, has drafted a
set of recommended improvements to
the transportation system serving the
City of Lexington. This long-range plan
identifies major transportation im
provements needed for roadways,, pub
lic transportation, and sidewalks and
bicycle accommodations in and around
the city over the next 25 years.
The public is invited to an informal
drop-in session to review the maps and
recommendations f^om 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
in the Municipal jplub, located at 200
Country Club Blvd., in Lexington. Lo
cal, regional and state planners wUl
be on-hand to answer questions and
provide detaUs related to the plpn’s rec
ommendations and accept comments
on the plan. If you can’t participate in
the workshop, fte draft maps and rec-
omniendations wUl be available online
foUowing the meeting, along with a link
to leave comments and questions. View
the materials on-line at http://www.
ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/tpb/plan-
nlng/DavidsonCTP.html.
Lions Club bingo
The Fair Grove Lions Club wUl hold
its monthly fundraiser bingo event from
6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, at
the club house, 502 WUlowbrook Drive.
Prizes wUl be given to the winners and
the 50/50 drawing wUl be held with cash
to the winning ticket. Light snacks and
non-alcoholic beverages may be pur
chased.
Community disaster preparedness
training class
ThomasvUle Fire Department wUl
hold a community disaster prepared
ness training class on Sept. 23 from
6 to 9 p.m. at station 21, 712 East Main
St. Cost is free. Registration deadline is
Sept. 17.
For more information or to register,
caU (336) 475-5545.
Indoor/outdoor dog adoption fair
Come find a new best friend at Ruff
Love Rescue’s mdoor/outdoor adoption
fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 18, at The Humane Society of
the Piedmont, 4527 W Wendover Ave.,
in Greensboro. For more information,
go to www.ruffloverescue.com.
Festa Italiana
Raffaldini Vineyards wUl celebrate its
fifth annual Festa Italiana on Saturday,
Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The day-long event is a celebration
of Italian ciUture, food, art, music and
wine. Cost for admission is $15 and wUl
include a wine and fqod tasting. Guests
can enjoy a glass of’flight of their fa
vorite wines from itaffaldini Vineyards
along with a tasting of savory and sweet
Italian cuisme. Authentic Italian food
vendors wUl be on hand with calzones,
pizza, espresso, gelato and more.
Musicians wUl perform from 1 p.m. to
4 p.m., whUe visitors can come dressed
as their favorite Italian character and
compete in a costiunfe contest for a Raf
faldini Vineyards’ $75 gift certificate.
There wUl also be an opportunity to
speak Italian with the Triad Sons of
Italy Chapter as weU as pick up some
specialty Italian food items such as Raf-
faldmi’s Sangiovese marinara sauce,
white truffle oU, wine-mfused chocolate
truffles and more.
Genealogy Jamboree
The Genealogical Society of Davidson
Coimty is sponsoring its second Geneal
ogy Jamboree at First Reformed UCC in
Lexington on Sept. 18 from 10 a.m, to 3
p.m. The event Is free to the public and
setup space is limited. Pre-registration
is a must. For more Information, con
tact Belinda Rogers at 798-3537 or djrod-
gers@lexcominc.net.
Cruisin' Denton
Taylor’s Power Equipment, 117 East
Peacock Ave., and Mark CovU present
Cruisin’ Denton from 4 to 8 p.m. on the
third Saturday of each month in the
Taylor’s Power Equipment parking lot.
Dates are Sept. 18 and Oct. 23. The evfent
includes a cruise down Peacock Avenue,
music, food and vendors. No burnouts
or loud music.
For more information, caU (336)
247-0562 or (336) 859-5824 or e-maU
taylor’sequipment@windstream.net.
This Week in History
Sep^12,1955
Schools began to administer the
second round shots of Salk anti-polio
vaccine. First vaccination was given
in April, 1956. About 2,655 children
received the first shot and were eli
gible for the second. The second vac
cination was four to five months off
the schedule of the original plan. 'The
vaccinations were for students in s'ec-
■’Ind and third grades.
Sept. 15,1981
The Suddarth and officials of Stew
ard and Everett Theatres Inc. an
nounced plans to buUd a four-theater
complex in Lexin^^iiTtojjpmplex
was planned for ^bert Bomqvajd.
Work was sk to bpln a monttstifter
the announcemenC The convglfiX w5s
planned to contain l,0(»
300 seats in two auditoriunis^nd 200
in the other two. The complex w^s
expected to be cojroleteij i^.time for
Easter. Cost es^n^s. wasta
$500,000.
Sept. 18,1995
ThomasvUle joined an increasing
number of municipalities in passing
a ban on concealed weapons in gov
ernment buUdings. A bUl previously
passed by the General Assembly al
lowed permits for concealed weapons
and also aUowed municipalities to
pass laws baiming those weapons in
government buUdings.
Sept. 15,1998
To honor the 15-year record of Bap
tist Children’s Homes of North Caro
lina President Michael C. Blackwell,
ThomasviUe Mayor declared Tuesday,
Sept. 15, as Michael C. BlackweU Day.
BlackweU, a Gastonia native, was
caUed from the pastorate of Monu
ment Heights Baptist Church in Rich
mond, Va., to return to his home state
in 1983 and guide N.C.’s largest resi
dential chUd care agency Its statewide
headquarters is in ThomasviUe.
sviUe Times Weather
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Tuesday
Mostly Sunny
88/59
Wednesday
Sunny
84/58
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tornado come from?
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Thursday Friday
lostly Sunny Few Showers
84/62 83/63
Saturday
Few Showers
82/64
Sunday
Isolated T-storms
84/65
Monday
Partly Cloudy
88/64
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Pay High
Sunday 82
Monday 87
Tuesday 89
Wednesday 81
Thursday 86
Friday 84
Saturday 76
Low Normals Precio
56 82/64 0.00"
59 82/63 0.00"
67 82/63 0.00”
68 82/63 0.08"
58 81/63 0.00”
58 81/62 0.00"
62 81/62 0.06"
Sun/.M()»ii tharl This Week
Day
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Sunrise
7:02 a.m.
7:03 a.m.
7:03 a.m.
7:04 a.m.
7:05 a.m.
7:06 a.m.
7:06 a.m.
Sunset
7:29 p.m.
7:28 p.m.
7:26 p.m.
7:25 p.m.
7:23’p.m.
7:22 p.m.
7:20 p.m.
f^cipitation 0.14" Today we will see mostly sunny skies with a high
N^a| precipitation 1.01" temperature of 88°, humidity of 39% and an
Departure from normal -0.87" overnight low of 59°. The record high temperature
for today is 98° set in 1990. The record low is 50°
Average temperature 72.4° set in 1984. Wednesday, skies will be sunny with a
Average normal temperature .72.2° temperature of 84°, humidity of 39% and an
Departure from normal +0.2° overnight low of 58°. Expect mostly sunny skies
Data as reported from Greensboro Thursday with a high temperature of 84°.
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UV Index
0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,
• 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High '
11+: Extreme Exposure
Moonrise
2:02 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
4:19 p.m.
4:52 p.m.
5:22 p.m.
5:49 p.m.
Moonset
11:48 p.m.
Next Day
12:44 a.m.
1:42 a.m.
2:41 a.m.
3:39 a.m.
4:36 a.m.
New
10/7
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
City Hi/Lo VVx Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo VVx
Asheville 80/55 s
Cape Hatteras 84/70 s
Chapel Hill 88/60 s
Charlotte 88/59 s
Greenville 87/61 s
Raleigh 88/60 s
Wilmington 88/67 s
WinshxvSafem 87/58 s
77/55
80/67
85/58
85/58
84/61
85/60
85/65 s
84/57 s
79/59 sh
78/69
84/62
85/61
81/64
84/63
84/66
83/61
Lake level is in feet.
Lake Date Lake Level
Thom-A-Lex Sept. 7 -0.5' above
full pond
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