A2 -Thomasville Times - Saturday, October 9,2010
Host families sought for foreign
exchange students
International Fellowship, a nonprofit
exchange student program in business
for more than 50 years, is looking for
volunteer families or individuals to host
foreign exchange students during the
coming school year. These high school
students from abroad will be here for
a fun academic year or for a semester.
Students have their own spending mon
ey and are covered by health and acci
dent Insurance.
For more information, call (800) 647-
8839, e-mail infelwes@cecomet,net or
vlsitwww.internationalfeIlowship.org.
A Christmas Carol auditions
NCShakes announces auditions for A
Christmas Carol. Equity, professional
and community actors - including chil
dren and youth 8 years and older - are
invited to schedule appointments for
auditions. Non-Equity actors auditions
win be today from 10 a.m. to noon and
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Equity actors may
also schedule auditions today if it is
more convenient. CaU-back auditions,
if necessary, will be on Oct. 15.
Auditions wUl be at NCShakes’ Spir
it Center campus, 807 W Ward Ave, in
High Point. To schedule an audition,
can NCShakes at (336) 841-2273 weekday
mornings.
Downtown Salisbury Ghost Walk
Downtown Salisbury Ghost Walk is
a walking tour of the town once cahed
the wettest and wickedest in the state
of North Carolina. Learn legends of
historic Salisbury and hear stories of
the paranormal and the unexplained
about downtown homes and business
locations.
Walking tours meet at the Old Salis
bury Post Office, 130 W Innes St. Event
dates are today, Oct. 29, 30 and 31 with
tours at 7,7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Adults cost
$10, students $5, and children under 5
are free. For reservations and more in
formation, e-mail boo@salisburyghost-
walk.com or visit www.salisburyghost-
walk.com
"Electricity" series
The High Point Theatre 2010-2011
“Electricity” Series — a powerhouse
of fun wonder and fascination — kicks
off today with smooth jazz pioneers
Acoustic Alchemy. Featuring 12 diverse
performances of southern comedy, jazz,
oldies and a variety acts. For tickets and
more information, visit the Web site at
www.highpolnttheatre.com.
Quilt exhibit
The BBQQuHters GuOd is having their
first-ever quilt exhibit, named Quilts
Over Lexington, today from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. It will be held at the Nights of Co
lumbus HaU at 711 South Main St., Lex
ington. The exhibit wiU feature many
quilts, wearables, wall hangings and
miniatures. There wfil also be vendors,
door prizes, a boutique, a silent auction
and a fat quarter basket as well as a
beautiful donation quilt made by mem
bers of the guUd. The exhibit is open to
the public. Parking is free. There wiU be
a $3 admissions fee.
For, more information, contact Jan
Wood, quUt show chairl)erson, and Vir
ginia Flippln, president, at glnflip@lex-
cominc.net.
Walk for Life
Alpha Pregnancy wlU hold a Walk for
Life today at National Guard Armory,
201 West 9th Ave., in Lexington. Regis
tration begins at 9 a.m. Walk begins at
10 a.m. Free refreshments and pizza,
and soft drinks and Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts wUl be avaUable. Prizes wiU
be avaUable for first, second and third-
place winners.
For more Information and registra
tion forms, caU (336) 242-1218.
Seasonal flu vaccine
The Davidson County Health Depart
ment wUl be offering flu and pneu
monia vaccines this faU. The health
department wUl be foUowing the guide
lines established by the Centers for Dis
ease Control for giving the flu vaccine,
which recommends providing the vac
cine to anyone age 6 months and older.
The foUowing dates and clinic sites, wUl
be avaUable in Davidson County:
Davidson County Health Department
—ThomasviUe on Monday, Oct. 11, from
1 to 4:30 p.m.
Central United Methodist Church
— Denton on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 8
a.m. do noon.
Appointment lines wUl open starting
at 8 a.m. CaU (336) 236-3096 to schedule
an appointment. Appointment are nec
essary in order to get the vaccine. Reg
istration for flu shots wUl also be avaU
able through the county Web site.
Fundraiser bingo
The Fair Grove Lions Club wUl hold
its monthly fundraiser bingo event
from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.
14, at the club house, 502 WUlowbrook
Drive. Great 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 bever
age's may be purchased.
ThomasviUe Retired School
Personnel meeting
ThomasviUe Retired School Person
nel wiU meet on Oct. 14 at 11:15 a.m. at
Loflln’s Restaurant. The program wiU
be presented by Jim Goodrum with the
State Employees Credit Union. Mem
bers are reminded to bring school sup
plies for ThomasviUe Cities in Schools
program. Membership is open to aU re
tired teachers and other school person
nel. For more information, caU Deanna
Geter at (336) 476-5252.
Christmas card art entries
Hospice of Davidson County is solic
iting art entries for its 2010 Christmas
card. This wlU be the first year the
agency’s holiday card wUl feature vi
sual art created by a Davidson County
resident. AU forms of visual art, includ
ing photography, wUl be considered for
the holiday release with entries being
accepted through Friday, Oct. 15, 2010.
A volunteer committee has been estab
lished to review submissions and make
the final selection.
Images shoiUd be submitted elec-
tronicaUy in a high-resolution .jpeg or
.pdf format to Laura Owen, director of
communications and development, at
lowen@hospiceofdavidson.org. Submis
sions may also be maUed to Hospice of
Davidson County, Attn: Laura Owen,
200 Hospice Way, in Lexington.
Holiday card sales will help rqlse
funds for patients and families facing
terminal iUness. Card sets wUl be avail
able for purchase beginning Monday,
Nov. 15.
Live! at your Library
High Point Public Library, located at
901 North Main St. in High Point, wlU
host a new program. Live! at your Li
brary, showcasing local musicians on
Sunday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The
event wUl showcase a musical perfor
mance .by local classical guitarist, Kyle
Koch.
This ongoing program wiU showcase
different local musicians who wiU iday
in the library. On average, the High
Point Public Library receives 1,500 visi
tors daUy making it an exceUent venue
for musicians to gain valuable expo
sure. Local musicians are encouraged
to bring a demo CD and fiU out a Live!
at your Library application to begin the
process of approval. This event is free
and open to the public.
For more information or for special
assistance, contact Nic Covington at
least five days before a performance at
(336) 883-8512.
Big Chair tulip bulbs
ThomasviUe City Beautification is
taking orders for Big Chair tulip bulhs.
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
viUe City Beautification, PO Box 368, in
ThomasviUe. Deadline is Oct. 15. Deliv
ery wUl be in November.
Thomasvilk* l imes Weather
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Saturday
Sunny
82/50
Sunday
Sunny
83/54
Monday
Sunny
83/56
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
81/55
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny
79/56
Thursday
Partly Cloudy
75/54
Friday
Mostly Cloudy
71/55
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High
78
77
72
70
67
65
Wednesday 70
Low Normals Precio Precipitation .'. 3,10" Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature
62 75/54 3.10" Normal precipitation 0.87" of 82°, humidity of 47% and an overnight low of 50°.
58 75/54 0.00" Departure from normal ... .■r2.23" The record high temperature for today is 88° set in
49 74/53 0.00" 1997, The record low temperature is 32° set in 2001.
50 74/53 0.00" Average temperature 61.5° Sunday, skies will remain sunny with a near record
Average normal temperature .63.4“ high temperature of 83°, humidity of 44% and an
44 73 51 0 00" " 54°. The record high temperature for
Data as reported from Greensboro Sunday is 86° set in 1997.
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Day
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
Saturday
7:22 a.m.
6:53 p.m.
9:34 a.m.
7:56 p.m.
Sunday
7:22 a.m.
6:52 p.m.
10:44 a.m.
8:44 p.m.
Monday
7:23 a.m.
6:50 p.m.
11:48 a.m.
9:37 p.m.
Tuesday
7:24 a.m.
6:49 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
10:34 p.m.
Wednesday
7:25 a.m.
6:48 p.m.
1:35 p.m.
11:34 p.m.
Thursday
7:26 a.m.
6:46 p.m.
2:17 p.m.
Next Day
Friday
7:27 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
2:52 p.m.
12:33 a.m.
City
Saturday
Hi/Lo Wx
Sunday Monday
Hi/Lo Wx Hi/Lo Wx
Last
10/30
New
11/5
Asheville 78/42 s
Cape Hatteras 76/62 s
Chapel Hill 83/50 s
Charlotte 83/48 s
Greenville 81/53 s
Raleigh 83/51 s
Wilmington 80/55 s
Winston-Salem ■ 82/50 s
78/50
76/66
83/54
83/53 ,
81/57
83/55
81/60
82/53
76/48
78/66
84/56
83/54
83/59
85/57
82/63
83/55
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Lake Date Lake Level
Thom-A-Lex Oct. 4 1.5” above
full pond
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