Rutherford Weekly Community News 1/6/11-1/12/11

ICC Courses in January
•Yoga •Introduction to Cheese making •T’ai Chi Chih •Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing •Ceramics •Cake Decorating •A Year in Paris: Living & Learning the City of Lights •Home Invasion Defense •Belly Dancing-Beginner •Couples Massage •Line Dancing •Sign Language-Beginner •Developing Warrior Courage for Everyday Life. Visit www.isothermal.edu/learnstuff or call 828-286-3636 ext. 346.

KidSenses Activities
•Discover the different life cycles of a frog, seed, and insect in the art exhibit, Creation Station on Fri. Jan. 7, 5:30-7:30pm. •Talk Trash Sat. Jan. 8. Visit the museum today and find out how you can reduce your human footprint in 2011 by recycling. Gears and Gadgets exhibit gallery 10am & 2pm for recycling trivia and make some “recycling resolutions” in Creation Station. •Now through January 31st, all annual memberships for up to five people are just $50, also includes renewals! 172 North Main St. Rutherfordton. For more information, please call 828-286-2120.

Washburn Community Outreach Center
Warehouse sale coming soon! Jeans & sweater sale, $1 ea. Thurs.-Sat., 9am-2pm. 2934 Piney Mountain Ch. Rd., near Washburn Store in Bostic.

Blood Drives
•Thurs.  Jan. 13, 10am-2:30pm at  Isothermal Community College (Spindale) Call Ruth Colnot at 828-286-3636 ext 489 for appt. •Mon. Jan. 17, 2pm-6:30pm at American Red Cross Chapter (838 Oakland Rd; Forest City) Call 828-287-5916 for appt. •Tues. Jan. 18, 10am-2:30pm at Lowes (184 Lowes Blvd; Forest City) Please call Ashley Loaces at 828-351-1023 for appt. •Tues. Jan. 18, 3pm-7:30pm at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church (406 Toney Rd; Bostic,) Please call Lola Freeman at 828-245-9114 for appt.

Hospice In Need of Items
Trash bags, laundry detergent, cleaning products dish detergent, Lysol spray, liquid hand soap, paper towels, Kleenex tissue, toilet tissue, etc. Info: 828-245-0095.
Beginners Bee Keeping Course
Rutherford County Annex Building, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton. Begins January 29th, (for 4 weeks) 8:00am-1:00pm and continues February 5th, 12th and 19th. Limited seating, pre-registration required. For more information, visit www.ncbeekeepers.org/courses or contact jbstevens@bellsouth.net

Grace of God Needed Items
Sectional plates, bowls, plastic forks and spoons, cups, napkins, paper towels, gallon canned foods, personal hygiene items, coffee, sugar and cleaning items. For more information, please call 828-245-9141.

Substance Abuse Meeting
Christian 12 step Open Arms support meeting every Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm @ Community Empowerment Building; located at 129 First Street, Forest City. For more information, please call 828-305-1280.