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CALENDAR 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 WRAP classes 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. 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. 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. 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. 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! Hiawassee Concert This Saturday's Concert on the Square in Hiawassee from 6-8 p.m. features a "triple lineup" of talent! "Nelson and Buck" (local favorites Nelson Thomas and David Buchanan) have graciously committed to a return visit to the square, following last year's rainout of their performance. (They played their guitars and sang country and folk songs to the appreciative crowd which lingered under the gazebo!!) "Joyful Sound" is a newly formed group which includes our own Rachel Caviness (who puts together the musical lineup for the summer concerts!) If you love Gospel harmonies, this group will be pleasing to your ears. Last, but certainly not least, is the inspiring Gospel duo of Roberta and Furman. Bring your folding chair or blanket, your doggie (on a leash please and with a baggie for cleanup) and your human family and friends! Enchanted Music on the Square is produced by the OTM Committee, Inc., a nonprofit group dedicated to providing music, entertainment and events in Towns County. Concert T-shirts are for sale, as well as hot dogs and ice cream. Call (706) 896-4988 after 2 p.m. on Saturday to see if weather has canceled the concert. Concert schedules are available. See you on the square! Tri-County Minerals The Tri-County Gem & Mineral Club meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center on Ritter Road in Hayesville, NC. Refreshments will be served. For more info, call Fran at (828) 389-6224 or Glenn at (706) 896-2728. Handbell Concert JuBELLation will be in concert Thursday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free admission and no reservations are required. The Junior handbell choir is from Portland, OR. The concert will be at St. William Catholic Church, 765 Andrews Rd., Murphy, and is sponsored by MAPAA & Brasstown Ringers. For more information call (828) 837-8822. Car-B-Que Saturday 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. Art classes this June and July Held at ArtWorks - Artisan Center Located above the Holiday Inn off of Big Sky Dr. in Downtown Hiawassee Mail to P. O. Box 1047 (Phone # 706-896-0932) Website: mtnregartscraftsguild.org.
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