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Like to dream about the good ole days?Bring those dreams on down to the Hayesville Square on Saturday, June 9 from 12:00 to 4:00 for the 2007 Car-B-Que. It's free admission to view these beautiful classics. Enjoy live music and feast on tantalizing barbecue for $6.00 per plate. Hot dogs and drinks are available. To enter an automobile, the entry fee is $10.00. Registration begins at 11:00 and ends at 1:00. BestTtruck, Best GM, Best Ford, Best Mopar, Best Orphan, Best of Show, Participants' Choice, and People's Choice are the award categories. For more information call Sandy Nicolette at (828) 389-3045. Clay County Communities Revitalization Association invites you to a festive afternoon on the square on Saturday, June 9 for the Car-B-Que. Free Diabetes classes offered at Library Every Wednesday between 4 and 7 p.m., diabetes instruction is available free of charge at the Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville. The emphasis will be on understanding what diabetes is and how to do carbohydrate counting. Bring your logbooks, questions and meters with you. Family members are also welcome.
Free weekly WRAP classes are being offered every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. in Clay County at the Hayesville office of Murphy Counseling (the old Smoky Mountain Center). Wellness Recovery Action Planning, i.e. WRAP, is a 10-week course that teaches you an approach for managing mental health and/or substance abuse symptoms that are interfering with your life. WRAP can provide you with HOPE that you can recover and reach for your goals! Certified facilitators are employees of Meridian Behavioral Health Services and have reached a place in their own recovery to offer hope, education and support to others. Classes are free and you can begin at any time. Come join us as we explore proven ways to regain our wellness. There is HOPE for a better life! For more information, call the Marble Center, 837-7466, ext. 2311, and talk to one of our facilitators about this wonderful program. Relay for Life is Changing Dates! Clay County is going to enjoy Relay for Life earlier than was first announced! Everyone will gather on the Square in Hayesville as planned previously; however, the dates will now be June 1, beginning at 6 p.m. and extending to June 2, 10 a.m. through 2 p.m.! We want to encourage everyone to keep June 8 open and on their calendar, as Hayesville High School will be holding their Class of 2007 Graduation Ceremony on this date. Relayers are proud to move over for the "Future Relayers" to reap the rewards for completing their elementary and high school educations. Congratulations Class of 2007, we believe in your ability to change the future and continue the fight to eradicate Cancer in your life time. Everything stays the same for Relay wrap-up activities, which includes delicious food and entertainment for all ages! So take out your markers, get down your calendars, fire up your Blackberries, text message your friends and be on the Square in Hayesville at 6 p.m. on June 1, and June 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.! See you there, Clay County. Friends of the Library Book Store We're ready for spring with a new coat of paint and hundreds of donations! Save $$$ on all your favorite books (and records too!) and help support Moss Memorial Library. Located across from the library in Hayesville Monday 12:30 - 4 p.m., Tues - Sat 10 - 4 p.m. Intermediate Bridge Meet at the Senior Center in Hiawassee, Monday and Friday at 12:45 p.m. All are welcome. Myrna (828) 389-8065. Hidden Treasures The Friends of the Moss Memorial Library's Thrift Store is now open in it's new location, across from the library and next door to the used bookstore. Hidden Treasures is open every Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is also accepting donations of gently used household items during business hours. Call Susan Kaagan at 389-3325 to arrange for pickup of larger items. Women's Resource Center Will be holding Holiday survival skills classes at the Moss Memorial Library every Monday & Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. for five weeks starting April 16, 2007. For more information or to sign up please call Christy Lambert or Lea English at (828) 837-2097. Moose Lodge We are now forming a Moose Lodge and invite you to join us. Our meetings are held at Homers CornerCafe located at Hwy 19/129 in Murphy, NC inside Fosters Flea Market. Come early and join us for a Dutch Treat lunch. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 1 p.m. For further information please call Art or Donna Harris at (828) 389-6342. . Annual Farm Acreage Reports Due The Cherokee/Clay/Graham Counties Farm Service Agencies requires all farm owners/operators to report acreage annually before June 30th, even if the land is idle or grass. Please visit the Farm Service Office at 225 Valley River Ave. in the 409 Building in Suite J, Murphy. If you have any questions please call (828) 837-2721 ext. 2 or from Robbinsville (828) 479-4108 ext. 2. Cherokee Trail Decorative Painters The local chapter of the society of decorative painters will meet May 26. Our chapter welcomes all interested painters, or those who want to be painters, of all levels to join us in wonderful instruction, food and fellowship. If interested please call call Barbara for time, location, etc. at (706) 896-1008. Intermediate Bridge Intermediate Bridge is being played at the Senior Center in Hiawassee on Mondays and Fridays, starting at 12:45 p.m. All players welcome. For more information please call (828) 389-8065. Democratic Party Relay for Life The Clay County Democratic Party is participating in Relay for Life as a group Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. For more information please call 389-9898 or 389-4430 or drop by the group display cart at the event. Hearing Loss Services Offered Judith Pittillo, Hard of Hearing Services specialist with the NC Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, Asheville Regional Center, will be at the Clay County Senior Center in Hayesville on Tuesday, July 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Pittillo will be available to assist persons with hearing loss and communication issues. She will also have information regarding assistive devices, programs and applications for services. Space is limited, so please call the senior center at (828) 389-9271 aqnd schedule your appointment before June 27. Poetry Workshop Meets at Tri-County College The Poetry Workshop with critique sessions sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network West will meet Thursday, June 7, at Tri-County Community College, McSwain Building (conference room) Murphy, NC, from 7 - 9 p.m. Contact Janice Moore, (828) 389- 6394 for more information. All NCWN members within driving range are welcome. If you are not a member but like to write poetry, come and observe or bring a poem to read. We are a friendly group and welcome others to visit and hopefully join the network. Quilting Ministry Meets Truett Memorial First Baptist Quilting Ministry meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 10 a.m., downstairs in the church office building. All are welcome to join in fellowship as we make lap, fidget and infant quilts for those in need. For information contact Linda Davis at (828) 389-4233 or lulu111@verizon.net. Hiawassee River Valley Kennel Club Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at various locations. The June 4 meeting will be held at the Cookie Jar restaurant in Blairsville, Ga. We invite all those interested in pure bred dogs and canine activities to attend. Call President Kit Miracle at (706) 492-5253 or Edna Hodges at (828) 835-3311 for details. TCCC Summer Registration June 4-5 Tri-County Community College will be holding registration for the summer semester on June 4-5 on the Main Campus and June 5 at the Graham County Center from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Classes begin Wednesday, June 6. The Summer semester lasts eight weeks and includes some of the most popular courses the college offers. A couple of new PE courses have been added that will get students out into the woods. Backpacking will cover the proper techniques for establishing a campsite, navigating in the wilderness and planning for an overnight trip. Nature Hiking will teach students how to equip and care for oneself on the trail. More than 30 courses are also being offered either entirely or partially online. Schedules are available on campus or by visiting the TCCC website at www.tricountycc.edu and clicking on Class Schedule. For more information, call the Main Campus at (828) 837-6810 or the Graham County Center at (828) 479-9256. Talent Night at the Square "The Singing Stars For a Better World," a precious group of children ages 5-10 years old, will warm everyone's heart with their classic Broadway hits and positive messages about life! They are a treat, and not to be missed! Last year's Towns Co. Idol winners and favorites, Heather Poole, Palmer Dernehl and Danny Patterson, will perform solo numbers to showcase their wonderful voices. Rounding out the evening are Sheila Reed and the Reed Family, featuring young talent in the best country and gospel venue. So bring your lawn chair or blanket, your family and friends, and even the family pet is welcome (if accompanied on a leash and with a "pooper-scooper" for clean-up!) There will be ice cream, hot dogs and beverages for sale, along with Concert-on-the Square t-shirts. Call (706) 896-4988 after 2 p.m. to see if weather threatens to cancel the show. Ooops.......please note corrections to posters and rack cards: the July 14 concert (mistakenly ommitted!) will be Tony Ford and also the Gnarly Fingers Band.
August 19 should be listed as August 18 and August 26 listed as August 25. Watch for corrected posters and rack card schedules in a week or so!
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