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Established July 1998

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J. Bishop, Editor
2010

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Local News

July 31, 2010

The Locust City Council will hold their August meeting next Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers located beside of the Locust Police Department on Town Center Drive. I will post the Agenda later in the week.

Work should start in the next several weeks on the new Locust City Hall project in the Locust Town Center.

Murphy Oil Plans to be open in September at the corner of West Main Street and Commerce Drive in Locust.

It was been reported that five new businesses will locate in the Red Bridge Plaza in front of the Walmart Store.

Another new restaurant is expected to announce they are coming to Locust in the near future. Stay tuned for details.

Locust Lions

Mr. Roger Hypes was named Lion of the Year by the Locust Lions at their July meeting. The Locust Lions Club recently installed officers for the 2010-2011 year.

Pictured left to right are: Pauline Almond, 2nd Vice President; Leonard Howell, Treasurer; Kay Howell, President; David Almond, 1st Vice President; Frances Almond, Secretary and Wilson Barbee, Tail Twister and Past District Governor who installed the officers.

Locust Park and Recreation

Yoga Class!

Beginning Monday August 2, 2010 from 6-7 p.m. at the park and rec office at the end of Officer Jeff Shelton Drive, Locust, NC

The cost: $10.00 per person per session. You can pay as you go or in block sessions.
Class dates and times: Monday and Tuesday from 6-7pm. Saturday, 10-11 a.m.

Contact information: Anna Roman: 704-713-6015, anna.roman16@yahoo.com

ALL LEVELS FROM BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE WELCOME!! SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE CONTACT ANNA TO SIGN UP!

YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN YOGA MAT AND WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES!

NEW FOR FALL 2010!!!!
Girls Softball

The City of Locust will be hosting a fall fast pitch league for girls ages 4yrs to 18 yrs. Play travel ball rules and competition without the travel!

We will be taking signups for entire teams or you may sign up as individuals and will be placed on a team.

Cost is $65.00/child.
Fee includes umpires, balls, and insurance.

Signups will be taken at the Parks and Rec. office Mondays through Fridays 8am to 5pm or you may email your info to parks@locustnc.com.

For more info call 704-668-1043.

COMING FOR FALL 2010!!!!
Boys Baseball

The City of Locust will be hosting a fall baseball league for boys ages 4yrs to 12 yrs.

We will be taking signups for entire teams or you may sign up as individuals and will be placed on a team.

Cost is $65.00/child.
Fee includes umpires, balls, and insurance.

Signups will be taken at the Parks and Rec. office Mondays through Fridays 8am to 5pm or you may email your info to parks@locustnc.com.

For more info call 704-668-1043.

Locust Parks and Recreation

invites you to join us in our 2nd Annual Locust Golf Classic at Red Bridge Golf & Country Club.
Join us on Monday, September 13, 2010 for a day of fun, golf, and giveaways!

Download the Registration Form Here
Become a Sponsor - download the sponsor Form Here

City of Locust Golf Cars (Cart) Regulations. I have posted a link to the Ordinance on the Local Links page.

Power Disruption

A underground electric cable burned out Tuesday that supplied electricity a number of businesses in the Locust Town Center. Electrical crews spent all night repairing the cable by Wednesday morning only to have it fail when power was restored. Crews had to dig it out and installed all new cables and a new transformer. Power was restored Thursday morning.

New Quizno Shell Convenience Store

The new Alco Quizno Shell Convenience Store will open in the next two weeks. The store is located at the corner of West Main St. and Meadow Creek Church Road in Locust.

Locust Square

North Carolina DOT is installing decorative crosswalks at the square in Locust. This was part of the original beautification project the state agreed too back when NC Highway 24-27 was widen through Locust.

New Retail

Heating and AC units are being installed on the new retail buildings at Red Bridge Plaza

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON ... It takes about 20 seconds.

Today

Roger Hypes will be sharing some human interest stories of people, events, and places of our Locust community.

One of the definitions of community is the area itself; people with common interests living in a particular area. The Remember When� column should help us better understand the history, people and happenings of Locust, the place we call home.

Remember When�will help us all to take the time out of our busyness to reflect, reminisce, think back, recollect, go over in the memory and hopefully, be able to share a smile of a memory to make us better appreciate the present. Take a deep breath, lay in the grass and look up in the sky of the cloud shapes, or the stars at night.

I would ask that if you have an event, a crossroads, a person that has helped create the history of Locust, get in touch with Roger Hypes (rogerhypes234@gmail.com. �Remember When�� will not be in every week update of Locust Patch, but when stories are available and to give the story the value it deserves. Be thinking as I feel this will be a good way for all of us to appreciate what we have, and where we live.

City of Locust Farmer's Market

Thursdays from 2:00pm - 6:00pm @ Ace Hardware in Locust Town Center.

Apples	Protects your heart	Prevents constipation	Blocks diarrhea	Improves lung capacity	Cushions joints
Apricots	Combats cancer	Controls blood pressure	Saves your eyesight	Shields against Alzheimer's	Slows aging process
Artichokes	Aids digestion	Lowers cholesterol	Protects your heart	Stabilizes blood sugar	Guards against liver disease
Avocados	Battles diabetes	Lowers cholesterol	Helps stops strokes	Controls blood pressure	Smoothes skin
Bananas	Protects your heart	Quiets a cough	Strengthens bones	Controls blood pressure	Blocks diarrhea
Beans	Prevents constipation	Helps haemorrhoids	Lowers cholesterol	Combats cancer	Stabilizes blood sugar
Beets	Controls blood pressure	Combats cancer	Strengthens bones	Protects your heart	Aids weight loss
Blueberries	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Stabilizes blood sugar	Boosts memory	Prevents constipation
Broccoli	Strengthens bones	Saves eyesight	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Controls blood pressure
Cabbage	Combats cancer	Prevents constipation	Promotes weight loss	Protects your heart	Helps haemorrhoids
Cantaloupe	Saves eyesight	Controls blood pressure	Lowers cholesterol	Combats cancer	Supports immune system
Carrots	Saves eyesight	Protects your heart	Prevents constipation	Combats cancer	Promotes weight loss
Cauliflower	Protects against Prostate Cancer	Combats Breast Cancer	Strengthens bones	Banishes bruises	Guards against heart disease
Cherries	Protects your heart	Combats Cancer	Ends insomnia	Slows aging process	Shields against Alzheimer's
Chestnuts	Promotes weight loss	Protects your heart	Lowers cholesterol	Combats Cancer	Controls blood pressure
Chili peppers	Aids digestion	Soothes sore throat	Clears sinuses	Combats Cancer	Boosts immune system
Figs	Promotes weight loss	Helps stops strokes	Lowers cholesterol	Combats Cancer	Controls blood pressure
Fish	Protects your heart	Boosts memory	Protects your heart	Combats Cancer	Supports immune system
Flax	Aids digestion	Battles diabetes	Protects your heart	Improves mental health	Boosts immune system
Garlic	Lowers cholesterol	Controls blood pressure	Combats cancer	Kills bacteria	Fights fungus
Grapefruit	Protects against heart attacks	Promotes Weight loss	Helps stops strokes	Combats Prostate Cancer	Lowers cholesterol
Grapes	Saves eyesight	Conquers kidney stones	Combats cancer	Enhances blood flow	Protects your heart
Green tea	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Helps stops strokes	Promotes Weight loss	Kills bacteria
Honey	Heals wounds	Aids digestion	Guards against ulcers	Increases energy	Fights allergies
Lemons	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Controls blood pressure	Smoothes skin	Stops scurvy
Limes	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Controls blood pressure	Smoothes skin	Stops scurvy
Mangoes	Combats cancer	Boosts memory	Regulates thyroid	Aids digestion	Shields against Alzheimer's
Mushrooms	Controls blood pressure	Lowers cholesterol	Kills bacteria	Combats cancer	Strengthens bones
Oats	Lowers cholesterol	Combats cancer	Battles diabetes	Prevents constipation	Smoothes skin
Olive oil	Protects your heart	Promotes Weight loss	Combats cancer	Battles diabetes	Smoothes skin
Onions	Reduce risk of heart attack	Combats cancer	Kills bacteria	Lowers cholesterol	Fights fungus
Oranges	Supports immune systems	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Straightens respiration
Peaches	Prevents constipation	Combats cancer	Helps stops strokes	Aids digestion	Helps haemorrhoids
Peanuts	Protects against heart disease	Promotes Weight loss	Combats Prostate Cancer	Lowers cholesterol	Aggravates Diverticulitis
Pineapple	Strengthens bones	Relieves colds	Aids digestion	Dissolves warts	Blocks diarrhoea
Prunes	Slows aging process	Prevents constipation	Boosts memory	Lowers cholesterol	Protects against heart disease
Rice	Protects your heart	Battles diabetes	Conquers kidney stones	Combats cancer	Helps stops strokes
Strawberries	Combats cancer	Protects your heart	Boosts memory	Calms stress
Sweet potatoes	Saves your eyesight	Lifts mood	Combats cancer	Strengthens bones
Tomatoes	Protects prostate	Combats cancer	Lowers cholesterol	Protects your heart
Walnuts	Lowers cholesterol	Combats cancer	Boosts memory	Lifts mood	Protects against heart disease
Water	Promotes Weight loss	Combats cancer	Conquers kidney stones	Smoothes skin
Watermelon	Protects prostate	Promotes Weight loss	Lowers cholesterol	Helps stops strokes	Controls blood pressure
Wheat germ	Combats Colon Cancer	Prevents constipation	Lowers cholesterol	Helps stops strokes	Improves digestion
Wheat bran	Combats Colon Cancer	Prevents constipation	Lowers cholesterol	Helps stops strokes	Improves digestion
Yogurt	Guards against ulcers	Strengthens bones	Lowers cholesterol	Supports immune systems	Aids digestion

Locust Lions

The Lions Club will place a flag in front of your home or business ten times a year for only $25.00 per year. If you are already a participant, we thank you. If you are not and would like

to participate, here's how.

Call Leonard Howell at 704-888-2239 or mail your name, address, and your check to Locust Lions Club, P O Box 284, Locust, NC 28097.

David Almond

First Vice President

Locust Lions Club

704-888-5212

ALS Research

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Tired of played on burned out Greens? Come Visit Red Bridge and try our MiniVerde Greens!

Mon-Fri before 11am for $39 or $29 After 11am
Sat - Sun before 11am for $44 or $29 After 11am

Click Here to Buy Your Rounds Online Now!

* Must redeem all rounds at time of play. No exceptions. No refunds. Not valid with tournaments or with any other offers. You must present a paid golf voucher at time of play. Rate not available at golf course. Golf course will not split mutiple round coupons at the counter. Please purchase individual coupons for single round golf vouchers.

Click Here to Buy Your Rounds Online Now!

Call the Pro Shop at 704-781-5231 to book your tee time today!

Test Drive Charlotte's Newest Golf Course!

We look forward to seeing you at the course.

Red Bridge Golf & Country Club
www.redbridgegolfclub.com
704-781-5231

Red Bridge Golf Club : 6801 Gatehouse Rd : Locust, NC 28097 : Phone: 704-781-5231

Breast Cancer Research:

Green Pieces in conjunction with AWS , the American Cancer Society and Cascade Cart Solutions is now offering Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Recycling Carts. These are available at no additional cost to residents of Locust. GPR will donate fifty-cents monthly on behalf of each participating household to provide funding for Breast Cancer Research, support and Awareness. Call City Hall at 704-888-5260 for more details.

Green Sites

Here are some of GPR's favorite green sites! Check them out!

June 2010

Green News

The City of Locust and Green Pieces Recycling are pleased

to introduce our New 'ZeroSort' recycling program with new rollcarts and an expanded list of recyclables.

Acceptable Recyclables:

Plastic Bottles and Jugs #1 - 5 & 7

Wide - Mouth Plastic Containers -Except #6

Rigid Plastics

Milk & Juice Cartons and Boxes

Alum & Steel Cans

Glass Bottles and Jars

Cardboard Boxes

Cereal & Food Boxes

Magazines and Phonebooks

Paperback books

Junk Mail, Mixed Paper & Newspaper

Empty Aerosol Cans

Recycling Collection Schedule:

You will receive notification regarding your designated day of pickup in June. Curbside recycling will occur every other week.

Unacceptable Recyclables:

Plastic Bags, Caps or Lids, Shredded Paper,

Plastic Food Trays & Cups, Styrofoam, Pizza boxes

Paper Plates or Napkins,

Food Wrappers, Ceramics

Glassware, Pots & Pans, Batteries, Light Bulbs,

Wire Hangers,Clamshells

GreenPieces Fundraisers:

Capri Sun Pouches -All proceeds donated to Stanly County Schools

Ink Toners and Cartridges and Scrap Metal -- Portion of proceeds donated to W Stanly Christian Ministry

Our team would like to thank all of you for a great year. Through your support GreenPieces has continued to grow and expand. We look forward to kicking off some great events in 2010!

Sincerely,

Steve Megson
Green Pieces Recycling

704-787-4610

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Welcome, it has been another busy week around town. I am very pleased with our new decorative cross walk at the square. We are still planning for shrubs or trees along West Main and East Main Street in Locust.

I was hoping that we would have seen dirt turning on the new city hall project, however we are still crossing all of the T's and doting I's.

Have a great a week and listen to my radio show every Monday morning at 7:45 am on WSPC 1010 am or on the Internet at www.1010wspc.com

Best Regards,

Mayor Scott Efird, City of Locust

Please feel free to contact me via e-mail or through city hall if I can be of service to you.

mayor@locustnc.com

Office of the Republican Freshman Leader
North Carolina House of Representatives
Rep. Justin P. Burr
1315 Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
(919) 733-5908 � Justin.Burr@ncleg.net

Hello

Justin P. Burr

Rep. Justin P. Burr

Republican Freshman Leader

N.C. House of Representatives, District 67

Rep. Justin P. Burr

N.C. House of Representatives, District 67

Legislative Building, Room 1315

16 W. Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

919-733-5908 (Office)

Justin.Burr@ncleg.net

NC State Senate, Seat 25

Senator William R. Purcell

Greetings from Raleigh!

Office: 625 Legislative Office Building Phone: (919) 733-5953 Email: William.Purcell@ncleg.net Legislative Mailing Address: NC Senate
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 625
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

July 31, 2010

Due to federal election laws I will be unable to continue sending you newsletter updates for the 90 days prior to the 2010 general election.

It's been a busy few weeks in your 8th District Congressional Offices.

We facilitated a meeting in Kannapolis between representatives of the Army Surgeon General and the North Carolina Research Campus. It is imperative people entrusted with the health, nutrition and general well-being of the brave men and women in the U.S. Army see first-hand the groundbreaking research being done right here in NC at the Research Campus.

Col. Gaston Bathalon, incoming commander of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, and Col. George Dilley, Chief Dietitian for the Army, toured the campus and met with several professors from the campus's university programs in an effort to find opportunities to improve the health and nutrition of our Armed Forces. It was a successful meeting and I'll continue to keep you updated on our progress in developing this partnership.

On July 6, I organized a meeting at Fort Bragg between the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission and members of the base command. Since 1942, the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport has provided services for the community and the military. As the airport completes plans to repair the runway, the Airport Commission is considering options to expand. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Airport Commission to present its plans and potential to Fort Bragg for an improved runway that can accommodate heavy military aircraft. I have requested federal funds in this year's National Defense Authorization Act for the planned upgrades at the airport, and I believe this facility can serve as an engine for more economic growth for Scotland County and a key component in the training of our troops at Fort Bragg.

On the legislative side, I have worked with colleagues to sponsor important bills to help ensure people get the help they need during these difficult economic times. This included the Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010 which brings consumer protections for folks in group health plans and the High-Risk Pool Fairness Act which gives people losing their COBRA coverage access to the high-risk health insurance pool program.

Our office works hard to make sure Veterans receive the benefits due to them. The latest bill I've sponsored for Veterans and their families is the Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loan Act. It would allow the surviving spouses of totally-disabled veterans to be eligible for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. We can't forget our reservists on whom we have depended heavily. I recently cosponsored legislation to ensure members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or performed active service since Sept. 11, 2001 receive credit for their service in determining eligibility for early retirement.

Recently, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk visited the 8th District, touring farms and holding discussions with business and agriculture leaders. I am pleased that Ambassador Kirk got to see the opportunities available in the 8th District. Together, we hosted a meeting with a cross section of business and community leaders at UNCC. I believe it was important for the Ambassador to hear directly from our district how trade has impacted us. We want to make sure trade starts working for us, not against us. I'm working to make sure we get fair, enforceable trade agreements that bring investments and jobs to the 8th District. It is long overdue.

Another thing I have been working on to bring jobs and capital back home is a series of meetings I call reverse trade missions. Last month, members of the Israeli Embassy met with representatives of 8th District businesses. As we continue to move forward in pursuing fair trade and protecting American jobs, we need to focus our attention on American exports and allow the innovations of American business to compete in the global marketplace. Among our next visitors to the 8th District will be representatives from Singapore and a Swiss-German delegation to our area to see first-hand the opportunities available here.

As part of my effort to protect, enhance and expand American manufacturing and industry, I asked Treasury Secretary Geithner to open an investigation into a Chinese steel company, and their investment in an American steel company. The Chinese company, Anshan, has grown into China's fourth largest steel producer, and is owned and controlled by the Chinese central government. Anshan is now being directed by its Communist Chinese overlords to invest in the U.S. market with resources sufficient to damage the competitiveness of American steel companies, all with the financial backing and political blessing of the Chinese government.

The U.S. steel industry plays an important role in our national defense, and in building and maintaining critical infrastructure. Any acquisition by a foreign government-controlled and subsidized entity that does not follow market principles is cause for concern. This investment could provide the Chinese government with access to, and information about, U.S. infrastructure projects critical to Homeland Security and National Defense. I will continue to keep you informed about this issue.

It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as your representative in Congress. I am proud of the work my staff and I have done on your behalf to help bring economic opportunity home to the 8th District, and I assure you we will continue to fight for jobs, industry and investment in the coming months.

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Specializing in Brick, Block, Stone and a Good Job

Call 704-888-6730, 980-581-0237 or DC 150*5*5158http://www.mason4you.com

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The West Stanly Business Association is a group of local business owners who meet on the first and third Wednesday, of every month at 12 noon until 1:00 pm at Stanly Community College in the Honeycutt Room. Lunch is $5.00 per person, annual dues are $35.00 per company. Our main focus is to discuss the issues in the community related to local business: marketing ideas and strategies, small business issues, community development issues and the like. Most meetings involve a guest speaker to discuss pertinent issues. We welcome all business owners in and around Locust, Oakboro, Red Cross and Stanfield. Business owners in Midland are also welcome to join us as we share services even though we are in different counties. This is an open forum for the exchange of ideas related to local business. So come on down and join in. We just might be what you have been waiting for!
For more information, please feel free to contact Dr. Sonny Gotro at 704-888-8765

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The Uwharrie Players present:

"Annie"

@ The Stanly County Agri-Civic Center

July 30, 31 - 7:30pm

August 1 - 2:30pm

"Annie"

In the troubling days of the 1930's, Annie must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Magically, she charms the hearts of the Warbucks household staff and even the cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves which put Annie in great danger. Leapin� lizards!

New York City during the Depression. Annie lives in an orphanage run by the ill-tempered, Miss Hannigan. Like the rest of the children, Annie doesn't like the orphanage and dislikes Miss Hannigan even more. Fortunately, Annie meets and befriends Sandy, the lovable street dog, who quickly becomes part of her family and helps to distract her from the horrible life that surrounds her.
When Annie is chosen to spend the Christmas holidays with the wealthy industrialist Oliver Warbucks, Miss Hannigan is infuriated that Annie will be spending the holidays in the lap of luxury. Warbucks is charmed by Annie's spunk and good spirits and is eager to adopt her, but Annie is convinced that one day her real parents will come back to claim her.

For more information about "Annie" and the Uwharrie Players, please visit their Website or you can visit them on Facebook.

For more information about the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, please visit their Website or you can contact them at 704.986.3816.

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Rocky River Vineyards Summer Concert Series

"Beach Blast"

featuring: " Lambert's Dj"

Friday, July 30, 2010

Frank Lambert of Lambert's Dj will be playing your favorite Beach and Shagging music! $20 a person includes a glass of wine and refreshments. $15 a person for Wine Club members. Please give a courtsey call as soon as possible to let us know how many in your party.

For more information on Rocky River Vineyards please visit their Website or you can visit them on Facebook. 704.781.5035

For more information on Lambert's Dj please visit their Website or you can visit them on Facebook.

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Dennis Vineyards presents

"Fan of the Soap Opera"

(Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre)

Saturday, July 31, 2010

6:30pm - 10:00pm

The cast and crew of America's favorite soap opera, All My Days and Restless Nights on the Edge of Oblivion, are in the Research Triangle area to film several episodes. You are now the envy of the show's fans, as you have been given the opportunity to participate in a rare taping in front of a studio audience. You will have the opportunity to meet the stars of the show: red-hot Christina Carlucci, regal Charlotte Queensbury, sparkling and effervescent Tiffany Topaz, magnetic Lance Spearmint, and spirited Reggie Reggae, as well as the director, Stan Stillman. Another treat is the chance to meet fellow fans of "Oblivion." Some have come great distances to see their idols up close and personal. So, grab your autograph books and cameras and let's go inside a world of fantasy and romance.

We all know that soap operas are notorious for featuring conflict, jealousy, cheating, lying, deceit and even murder. What about behind the scenes? How does the cast really get along? Does art imitate life on the set of "Oblivion"? When the director calls "action", he may get more than he bargained for. Will one of the characters steal the show, or somebody's belongings? Will the drop dead gorgeous simply drop dead?

It will be up to you and your table of fellow sleuths to discover who could commit such crimes. So, think of a clever name for your table, er, detective agency and listen carefully for clues. At the designated time, your agency will be asked to formulate a question that your delegated chief detective may ask a suspect. Once all tables have completed their questioning, each detective agency will submit a solution sheet indicating "who done it" and why. The agency to determine the most correct motive and culprit wins.

This Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre is put on by "It's A Mystery" from Raleigh. These seasoned actors act out the whole play and then you get to ask questions and solve the mystery. They have done performances here since 2006 to sold out crowds. So if you want to come, please call.

Tickets are limited and are on sale now. Advanced tickets only.

Call 704-982-6090 or 1-800-230-1743 to order tickets with a credit card or stop in our shop Monday through Saturday from 10 AM until 6 PM.

Wine Club Members Price $36

Non Wine Club Price $40

Sorry no refunds on tickets sold!

Prices will include dinner of: Grilled Chicken, Tossed Salad, Green Beans, Baked Macaroni and Cheese,Chocolate Layer Cake, tea, water and the show. Wine will be available for sale to those over 21 years of age (we do check ID's)

NO ALCOHOL OTHER THAN DENNIS VINEYARDS

WINE IS ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY !

For more information on Dennis Vineyards please visit their Website or you can visit them on Facebook.

For more information on "It's A Mystery" please visit their Website .

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Dennis Vineyards Bridal Show

" Garden Wedding Gala"

Sunday, August 1, 2010

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Dennis Vineyards will host a " Garden Wedding Gala" on Sunday, August 1, 2010 from 1:00pm through 5:00pm. They will feature: Cateres / Bridal Shops / Florist / Photographers / Specialty Cakes / Travel Agency's / Music Professionals and much more...

A Fashion Show will take place at 2:00pm and at 4:00pm.

Ballroom dancing demonstrations will take place at 3:00pm.

For more information on Dennis Vineyards please visit their Website or you can visit them on Facebook. 704.982.6090

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Stanly County Farmer's Markets

Locust Farmer's Market

Providing fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmer's every Thursday from

3:00pm - 6:00pm. The Farmer's Market takes place at the Locust Ace Hardware in

Locust Town Centre.

For more information please contact 704.888.5260

Albemarle Farmer's Market

Providing fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers every Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00am - 1:00pm. The Farmer's Market takes place at Market Station in Downtown Albemarle.

For more information please contact 704.984.9415

Stanly Regional Medical Center Farmer's Market

Providing fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers every Monday from

3:00 - 6:00pm. The Farmer's Market takes place at SRMC Family & Education Center. For more information please contact 704.984.4000

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Visit Stanly County
1000 North First St.
Suite 11
Albemarle, NC 28001

chris@stanlycvb.com
704.986.2583
800.650.1476
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Faith's Photo Album Mackenzie's Photo Album

Support & Encouragement Group for women 18years old & up.
Meetings will be held at New Life Church in Locust at 10:00am on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month.
If you have questions or need directions, please call me at 704-486-7009 or 704-668-6402.

Blessings, Cereese Linthicum

Guided Trail Rides Every Evening

Rocky River Stables

Wooded Trails

$30 per hour per horse

Orientation Required

704-888-8299

www.rockyriverstables.com

1750 West Main St.

West Main Plaza

Phone (704) 781-0200

Locust, N.C. 28097

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By now, I suspect everyone is familiar with snopes.comand/or truthorfiction.com for determining whether information received via email is just that: true/false or fact/fiction. Both are excellent sites.

Advice from snopes.com VERY IMPORTANT!!

1) Any time you see an email that says "forward this on to '10' (or however many) of your friends", "sign this petition", or "you'll get bad luck" or "you'll get good luck" or "you'll see something funny on your screen after you send it" or whatever --- it almost always has an email tracker program attached that tracks the cookies and emails of those folks you forward to. The host sender is getting a copy each time it gets forwarded and then is able to get lists of 'active' email addresses to use in SPAM emails or sell to other spammers. Even when you get emails that demand you send the email on if you're not ashamed of God/Jesus --- that is email tracking, and they are playing on our conscience. These people don't care how they get your email addresses - just as long as they get them. Also, emails that talk about a missing child or a child with an incurable disease "how would you feel if that was your child" --- email tracking. Ignore them and don't participate!

2) Almost all emails that ask you to add your name and forward on to others are similar to that mass letter years ago that asked people to send business cards to the little kid in Florida who wanted to break the Guinness Book of Records for the most cards. All it was, and all any of this type of email is, is a way to get names and 'cookie' tracking information for telemarketers and spammers -- to validate active email accounts for their own profitable purposes.

You can do your Friends and Family members a GREAT favor by sending this information to them. You will be providing a service to your friends. And you will be rewarded by not getting thousands of spam emails in the future!

Do yourself a favor and STOP adding your name(s) to those types of listing regardless how inviting they might sound! Or make you feel guilty if you don't! It's all about getting email addresses and nothing more.

You may think you are supporting a GREAT cause, but you are NOT!

Instead, you will be getting tons of junk mail later and very possibly a virus attached! Plus, we are helping the spammers get rich! Let's not make it easy for them!

ALSO: Email petitions are NOT acceptable to Congress or any other organization - i.e. social security, etc. To be acceptable, petitions must have a "signed signature" and full address of the person signing the petition, so this is a waste of time and you are just helping the email trackers.

Tips for Handling Telemarketers

Three Little Words That Work!!

(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'

Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.

Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.

These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting..

(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?

This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.

This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.

What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call, and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!!

(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.

When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.

Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 44 cents postage, 'IF' and when they receive them back.

It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.

One of Andy Rooney 's (60 minutes) ideas.

Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.

You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 44 cents.

The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!

Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!

I was given this phone number by the N.C. Dental Board, where you can get in touch with Susan Olcott. According to them she has a computer at home and can send your records where you want them. 704-975-4648. If you need anymore information, you can contact the N.C. Dental Board at 919-678-8223 and speak with Carolyn Bakwell. Hope this helps anyone trying to get their records.