2 -Thomasville Times -Tuesday, November 9,2010
Democratic Women meeting
Democratic Women of Davidson
County will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
Grace Episcopal Church, 419 S. Main
St., Lexington. Membership is open to
all registered Democratic women in Da
vidson County. For more information,
contact Faye Powell at (336) 475-1247.
Tree seedlings
Davidson Soil and Water Conserva
tion District Of&ce is now taking orders
for tree seedlings that will be delivered
in January. White Pine, Loblolly and
Longleaf Pine seedlings will be avail
able at a cost of $5 for a bundle of 25.
Black Walnut, WUlow Oak, Persimmon
and Baldcypress seedlings wUl be sold
for $1 per seedling.
For more information or to preserve
your seedling, caU the district office at
(336) 242-2075. If large quantities are
needed, the office can provide forms
necessary to order seedlings from the
North Carolina Dlvlson of Forest Re
Hope for the Holidays
Hospice of the Piedmont’s Grief
Counseling Center is hosting a Hope for
the Holidays workshop on Tuesday, to
help bereaved families prepare for the
holidays ahead. Discussion wUl touch
on how to manage grief, care for your
self and remember loved ones during
the holidays. Hope for the Holidays fin
ishes with an outdoor candle lighting
and refreshments. School age chUdren
and teens participate in their own Kids
Path program during the workshop.
Babysitting for pre-school children is
provided upon prior request.
The workshop runs from 6 to 8 p.m. in
Hospice’s community conference room
at 1801 Westchester Drive in High Point.
There is no fee to attend, and it is open
to anyone m the community who has
experienced the recent death of a loved
one. Space is limited and registration is
required by Nov. 5.
For more information or to register,
caU (336) 889-8446. If unable to attend
Hope for the Holidays, download help
ful tips and Information about holiday
grief at www.hospice-careconnection.
org m the ‘Materials’ section.
Thomasville Christmas Parade
entries
The Fan- Grove Lions Club is now ac
cepting applications for entry into the
ThomasviUe Christmas Parade. The pa
rade wUl be held Saturday, Nov. 20, and
wiU begin at 3 p.m.. Entry form.s and
instructions can be printed from the Li
ons website (www.fairgrovelions.com)
or picked up at the ThomasvUle Cham
ber of Commerce located m downtown
ThomasvUle. Pictures and Information
about professional floats that are avaU-
able for rent are also on the website.
Downtown ThomasvUle near the Big
Chair there wUl be a stage with PA
system, announcers, judges, live cable
TV coverage and bleacher seating.
The judges wUl determine winners in
several categories, including most cre
ative, most humorous, best religious,
best musical, best dance, best spirit and
best overaU. For more parade informa
tion, contact Luther Watford at (336)
905-1232.
Free telescopic views
During November through Febru
ary, Cline Observatory is open for free
telescopic views every Friday night
(weather permitting), beginning at 7
p.m. For more information, visit www.
gtcc.edu/observatory or caU (336) 334-
4822 ext 2620.
Relay For Life fundraising
Motivated Movers, a team participat
ing in the 2011 Relay For LUe of David
son County, would like to annoimce that
its fundraising efforts are underway
The team is using an online company
caUed Fun Pasta to raise money for the
local American Cancer Society Fun
Pasta Fundraising, whose pasta is cre
ated in over 300 dUferent shapes like
animal paws or holiday shapes, is a fam-
Uy-owned business based out of Nash-
vUle, Tenn. To donate, visit Fun Pasta’s
Web site at http://www.funpastafund-
raislng.com/shop/motivatedmovers.
Catawba College Open House on
the DCCC Campus
Catawba College’s School of Evening
Studies will sponsor an open house on
today from 5:30 to 8 p.m. m the Confer
ence Center on the main campus of Da
vidson County Community College m
Lexington. Community coUege gradu
ates who are Interested in completing
the.bachelor’s degree by attending Ca
tawba classes on the DCCC campus are
encouraged to attend.
A short presentation wUl begin at
6 p.m., but individuals may drop by at
any time. Prospective students wUl be
given an overview of the program and
financial aid opportunities.
For more Information, call (704) 637-
4772 or visit www.catawba.edu/evenin-
gandgraduatestudles.
Rain garden certification
Rain garden certification wUl be held
at Davidson County Center, in Lexing
ton, on Nov. 10 and 11, at Davidson Coun
ty Center, 301E Center St., in Lexington
The event wUl run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m
Nov. 10 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11
Cost is an early bird fee of $125, and Is
$175 after Nov 3. Speakers wUl be Wendi
Hartup and Mitch Woodward, N.C. Co
operative Extension; Kathy DeBusk and
Ryan Winston, NCSU Biological & Agri
cultural Engineering Department.
Thomasville Retired School Per
sonnel meeting
ThomasvUle Retired School Personnel
wUl meet on Nov. 11 at 11:15 at Lofiln’s
Restaurant. Members are reminded to
bring canned food to be donated to the
ThomasvUle Tunes Community Food
Drive. For more Information, contact
Deanna Geter at (336) 476-5252.
This Week
in History
Nov. 7-13
Nov. 8,1978
The State Health Planning and De
velopment Agency a branch of the
North Carolina Department of Hu
man Resources, announced approval
of a proposal by Community General
Hospital to obtain funding for the
purpose of leasing a shared computer
services system to be utUized within
the facUity
Nov. 9,1996
WASHINGTON - With his second:
term shakeup gaining speed. Presi
dent Clinton chose North Carolinian
Ersklne Bowles to be chief of staff.
Bowles’ first task was to help Clinton
fill yawning holes in his staff and cab
inet A flood of high-ranking officials
had left for greener pastures or had
fatten victim to presidential house
cleaning.
Nov. 11,1885
MUls Home, the first campus of
Baptist ChUdren’s Homes of North
Carolina, opened in ThomasvUle.
Nov. 13,1978
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Leftist-ruled Iraq
was emerging from a decade of isola
tion from the West and many of Its
Mideast neighbors with the apparent
ahn of assuming a role as concUih-
tor and leader In the Arab vs-orld. The
Iraqi government, whose relations
with the Soviet Union had cooled
perceptibly in recent months, had
given no outward sign that it wants
to restore fuU diplomatic ties with
the U.S., at least not Immediately. But
some knowledgeable Iraqis, speaking
privately, didn’t rule it out.
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Sunny
69/38
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy
71/39 69/36 73/41
Saturday
Partly Cloudy
68/40
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
69/38
Monday
Partly Cloudy
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Day ■ High
Saturday 63
Sunday 71
Monday 62
Tuesday 57
Wednesday 56
Thursday 53
Friday 56 ^
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Low Normals Predo Precipitation 0.53" Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature
37 65/43 0.00" Normal precipitation 0.67" of 69°, humidity of 42% and an overnight low of 38°.
44 65/42 0.00" Departure from normal -0.14" The record high temperature for today is 85° set in
44 65/42 0.00" 1974. The record low temperature is 30° set in 1976.
40 64/42 0.00" Average temperature 50.5° Wednesday, skies will remain sunny with a high
39 64/42 0,02" Average normal temperature .53.1° temperature of 71°, humidity of 42% and an overnight
46 64/41 0.49" Departure from normal -2.6° ggo Expect mostly sunny skies Thursday with a
37 63/41 0.02 Data as reported from Greensboro high temperature Of 69°.
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6:52 a.m. 5.16 p.m. ^^-^^a.m. 10.20 p.m. ggpe Hatteras 61/54 s 65/56 s 67/59 s
6:53 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 12:23 p.m. 11.19 p.m. chapei Hill 70/38 s 68/40 s 67/43 s
6:54 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 12:52 p.m. Next Day charlotte 72/40 s 70/41 s 69/46 s
6:55 a.m. 5:14 p.m. 1:19 p.m. 12:16 a.m. Greenville 65/40 s 66/42 s 68/49 s
6:56 a.m, 5:13 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 1:11a.m. Raleigh 69/41 s 67/42 s 66/45 s
WIimington 68/49 s 68/48 s 68/47 s
iJf Fuii Last New Winston-Salem 71/38 s 68/40 s 67/42 s
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