Caldwell Journal 12-04-2014

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Director Retiring After 31 Years Of Serving Caldwell County DSS

By the County of Caldwell…Joyce P. Edwards, Director of the Caldwell County Department of Social Services, will retire as of December 31, 2014. Ed-wards was named Director in October 2005 and has worked for Caldwell County DSS for 31 years. In the agency’s 77 year history, Edwards is the first director to ever retire from Caldwell DSS. Previous directors all took employment at other agencies before retir-ing. Edwards began her career as a social worker in Co-lumbus County, then working for the Tennessee De-partment of Human Services before coming to Cald-well County DSS in May of 1983 as a Foster Care So-cial Worker. She worked her way through the ranks becoming Services Program Administrator in 1996 and was named Interim Director when Sam Haith-cock left the position in July 2005. "Although the work at Social Services can be chal-

lenging, I have loved working for the agency and community in each of the positions I have held,” says Edwards. “It has always been more than a job to me, it is an honorable calling to help those in need and one I'm proud to have been a part of for more than 35 years. I especially consider it an honor and privi-lege to have served as Social Services Director since 2005. I am very thankful to my staff, board mem-bers, commissioners and community partners for their long standing support." “The Board would like to thank Joyce for her leadership and years of dedicated service to the citizens of Caldwell County,” said Kaeti Groome, Caldwell County DSS Board Chair. With an average of 154 employees under her lead, Edwards is the tenth person (excluding interim di-rectors) to be appointed as Director of Caldwell DSS since the agency began in 1937. She is the third female agency head and the first since Laura H. Freeman left in 1954. She is also the first woman in Caldwell to hold the title of “Director of Social Services” since that title came into use in 1969. Freeman was called “Superintendent of Public Welfare.” “In an agency where the daily challenges can be particularly difficult, Joyce has always led her staff with calm, level headed and pragmatic skill,” says Stan Kiser, Caldwell County Manager. “I consider my-self lucky to have worked with a department head with whom I could always count on good communica-tion and her professional and gracious demeanor. I wish Joyce all the luck in her retirement. “ A Wilkes County native, Edwards graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor’s De-gree in Social Work in 1978. She lives in Hickory with her husband Barry Edwards, Director of Catawba County Utilities and Engineering. The couple’s daughter Beth Nichols is a fourth year medical student at Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University. Edwards plans to travel and spend time with her family after retirement. “I am going to miss every-one so much,” says Edwards. “And although I live in Hickory, my heart will always be in Caldwell!” The next Caldwell County DSS director is expected to be named in the next few days.

Caldwell Journal Weather

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High 55 Low 44 Precipitation: 0.36 in.

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Monday (8th): Cloudy with a shower.


Tuesday (9th): Partial sunshine.


Wednesday (10th): Sunny.


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Caldwell Baptist Association Community News

Sunday Drive Band will be performing a Christ-mas Concert at Clover Baptist Church on Sun-day evening, December 7 at 7 PM. This multiple award Winning Christian Family is from Knoxville, Tennessee and has won over 20 Entertainer and Vocal Group of the Year awards including 2014 ICM Vocal Group of the Year. All seating is free and a love offering will be received. The church is located at 100 Pinewood Road, Granite Falls.

Dry Ponds Baptist Church will have a free Spa-ghetti dinner and Christmas concert featuring The Song Fellows Quartet on December 8. Dinner will be at 5:30pm and the concert at 6:30pm. Contact Randy Roberts for more information at 828-396-7119.

Brotherhood Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month for men in all interested churches. The meetings start at 6:30pm with din-ner followed by a worship service. The next meet-ing will be held on9Baton Baptist Church located at Hickory Nut Ridge Road, Hudson. If you have questions contact. Tony Harris at 828-485-8490.

Hudson First Baptist Church will present An Evangelical Christmas Extravaganza on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14 at 6:30pm in the Life Center located at 345 Main Street, Hud-son. This is their Christmas gift to the community and everyone is welcome. Call the church office at 728-4297 for more information.

Christmas - When Jesus Came, a Christmas drama, will be presented at Clover Baptist Church on Saturday, December 20 at 6pm in the form of a Din-ner Theatre. This event requires advance reserva-tions and the meal will feature a salad bar, soup bar, baked potato bar, dessert bar, roll, coffee, tea or wa-ter. The cost for is $8 for adults and $6 for those age 12 and under. Reservations may be made by calling the church office at 828-396-2417 or by visiting the church office at 100 Pinewood Road, Granite Falls, the hours of 8:30am and 2pm Monday - Thursday. In addition, the drama will be presented without the meal on Sunday evening, December 21 at 6pm. All seating is free for the Sunday presentation. For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e v i s i t www.cloverbaptistchurch.com or call 828-396-2417.

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Caldwell Journal Weekly Recipe

Irish Stew

Chop corned beef and salt pork fine -- 2/3 beef and 1/3 pork, making the proper proportions. Put them in a stewpan with 6 whole peppercorns, 2 blades of mace, 1 teaspoonful of celery seeds and what sweet herbs are liked. Cover with water and stew very gently for an hour; then add 1 chopped potato, 1/2 turnip, 1/2 carrot also chopped, 1 sliced onion and 2 tablespoonfuls of vinegar to flavor. Thicken with flour, or boil 1/2 cupful of rice, putting it in at the same time with the vegeta-bles. Put toasted bread cut in dice, or freshly baked biscuits, broken small, in the tureen; pour the stew over this and serve hot.

Fried Rye Muffins

Ingredients 3/4 cup rye meal

3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup milk

3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup molasses

Directions Mix dry ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Drop from a spoon into a deep fryer. Fry like donuts.

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Caldwell Baptist Association Community News Continued…

Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1787 Cajah Moun-tain Road, Hudson will provide a free Christmas Day lunch on Thursday, December 25 from 11am-1pm in the Fellowship Hall. For more information call 828-396-1241.

Hudson First Baptist Church will provide a free Christmas Day Lunch from 11:30am-1:30pm. The church is located at 345 main Street, Hudson. Call 828-728-4297 for more information.

Caldwell Heritage Museum

Christmas Open House

Christmas Open House will be at the Caldwell Heritage Museum on Sunday afternoon, December 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Author and Granite Falls native, Steve Yount, author of “Good Rockin’ To-night” and “Wandering Star” will be present and will autograph books. Jim Coffey, Guitarist, will present Christmas music. The main floor display is “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” a collection of Santas by Barbara love. Dustin Turnmyre, who painted “A Smith Crossroad Christmas” this year’s Christmas card, is planning to be on hand. Two vendors plan to be present to sell their items. Re-freshments will be served. The Museum is located at 112 Vaiden St. SW in downtown Lenoir behind the Davenport School. There is no admission charge but donations for the upkeep of the museum are always appreciated.

Gloves and Toboggans Needed

The Caldwell Baptist Association is collecting gloves and toboggans (hats) for children in the Caldwell County Schools. These will be distributed through the backpack food ministry program at each elementary school. At least 500 gloves and toboggans are needed. These items can be dropped off at the Caldwell Baptist Center Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm with the exception of 12:30-1:30 (lunch). The deadline is Monday, December 8. Thank you for helping with this need in Caldwell County.



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FCW December Open House

You are invited to the December open house at Foothills Community Workshop, in Granite Falls. FCW is a 501(c)(3) hackerspace with a CNC machine shop, CNC woodshop, electronics shop, ham radio station (K4FCW), model railroad/model shop, classroom, and fabrication lab with a 3d printer and laser cutter. At the open house there will be:

· Food · Tours of the facility · Demonstrations of the CNC router, 3d printer,

and laser cutter · The ham station and railroad will be operating · Games · The introduction of a new educational robot

trainer designed at FCW for sale to the schools and public

FCW has just obtained an additional 880sq ft of space for future activities. This space will also be open for viewing. Note that visitors are welcome at any time some-one is at FCW. Regular meetings are on Saturdays at 3PM and Tuesdays at 7PM. At the open house, we make special effort to ensure that the various areas are active. The open house will be Friday Dec. 5 from 5-9PM and Saturday Dec 6 from 10 AM - 6PM. For more information, check the website http://foothillscommunityworkshop.org or call (828) 351-HACK (4225).

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Caldwell, Watauga Small Business Centers host December workshops

By CCC&TI...Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Center offers free workshops, one-on-one assistance and many more services to help local small businesses. To reserve your seat at one of the workshops, call 828-726-2242 (Caldwell), or 828-297-3811 (Watauga) or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register.

Here is a list of upcoming free workshops in Caldwell and Watauga counties:

Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-tute’s Watauga Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “Making a Splash Without Much Cash: Low/No-Cost Marketing and Promo-tions for Small Business” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Appalachian Enterprise Center in Boone. The presenter will be Russ Seagle.

Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-tute’s Watauga Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “ABC’s of Starting a Small Business” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Appalachian Enterprise Center in Boone. Mike Collins, president of The Perfect Workday Company, will be the presenter.

Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-tute’s Caldwell Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “Record Keeping and Taxes” from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the JE Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. The speaker will be Arlene Childers and the workshop will cover financial records, tax reporting and business deci-sion-making.

Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-tute’s Watauga Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “Guerilla Marketing for Small Business” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Appalachian Enterprise Center in Boone. The presenter will be Mike Collins, president of The Perfect Workday Company.

For more information on CCC&TI’s Small Busi-ness Centers in Caldwell and Watauga counties, call 828-265-5385, ext. 214 or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness


Dr. Herb Says….Take These Steps To Health

The Outside May Tell You the Inside

Looking on the outside may tell you what is happening on the inside. For instance, your skin color can tell you many things about the inside of your body. Dark spots on the face, neck, hand and arms can indicate that the liver and pancreas are not working correctly. Yellow skin can mean a sick, toxic liver. A white pale skin may indicate a sluggish spleen and anemia. An ashy, pasty skin could mean cancer. White spots on the skin can be a B vitamin deficiency, while dark areas on the skin cam mean a Vitamin C deficiency. Along with color, the shape of your skin can tell you about your insides. Whistle lines around the mouth can be a B vitamin deficiency. Vertical lines between the eye brows can mean a below normal liver function, and mal-absorbing intestine. If the vertical lines appear in the earlobe, it may spell out heart trouble. Wrinkles on the forehead indicate too much stress, and low adrenal glands. Oily fore-head means too much protein eating. Your eyes could also let you know of things on the inside. Dark circles under the eyes may indicate digestive problems. Puffy eyes could mean a kidney problem. Squinting eyes could be a Vitamin A de-ficiency. Weak eyes can come from eating too much salt. Eye floaters can come from eating too much protein and a B-6 deficiency.

Hyssop (Whole Plant)

Botanical name: Hyssopus officinalis. Medicinal properties: aromatic, sudorific, pectoral, expecto-rant, febrifuge, anthelmintic, aperients. Hyssop is an old Bible remedy. David knew the benefits to be derived from its use. He drew the most wonderful lessons from it, which he used in showing the cleansing of the body from sin, for he said, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be whiter than snow.” (Psalm 51:7) Hyssop, in connection with the proper use of water and deep breathing, is a most wonderful body cleanser. It is valuable in quinsy, asthma, colds, la grippe, and all chest infections. Also loosens phlegm in the lungs and throat. Hyssop is excellent for children and infant’s diseases, such as sore throat and quinsy and can be applied as a compress and used as a gargle. In fevers, give a glassful every hour of a tea made by simmering a tablespoonful of the herb in a pint of boiling water for ten minutes. It will start perspiration, relieve the kidneys and bladder, and is slightly laxative. Hyssop increases the circulation of the blood and will reduce blood pressure. Excellent blood regulator and is a fine tonic when the sys-tem is in a weakened condition. It is excellent for scrofula, gravel, and various stomach troubles, jaun-dice, dropsy, and for the spleen. It has a splendid effect on the mucous lining of the stomach and bow-els. It is good for cough and shortness of breath and is also a fine remedy for epilepsy and fits in con-nection with other hygienic measures. It will expel worms. The leaves applied to inflammations and bruises remove the pain and discoloration. Effective for insect stings and bites and kills body lice. Soak the herb fifteen minutes in boiling water and place in a cloth for use a poultice. Hyssop is good intermittent fever and other fevers. Hyssop tea is an excellent remedy for eye trouble. It should be used in an eye cup. For general use, steep a heaping teaspoonful to a cup of boiling water for twenty minutes. Take from one to three cups a day, a large swallow at a time. Children less according to age.

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Fasting

One or two days of fasting per week will do more good than all the medicine in the world. Many people take bunches of medicine and still have no relief from their symp-toms. A person who eats until ill should fast until well. Fasting is a wonderful, inexpen-sive benefit to your health. Just relax and rest and with no cost nature will do all the repairs necessary if you will only consent. Many people think that they cannot fast, they have to eat. Jesus never sinned, and He fasted. The first test given to Mankind, Adam and Eve, was about eating. The first temptation presented to Jesus was about eating. Moses fasted, Elijah fasted, David fasted, Daniel fasted, Paul fasted, if Adam and Eve had fasted that day, we would not be in this sinful mess we are in. Most regular drug doctors will tell you that fasting is starvation. Thinking that fasting is starvation reveals ignorance of the functions of the human body. Fasting is allowing the body to rest from continuously processing food, and catch up on elimination. Most people put more into the body than comes out. There is an accumulation of toxins in the body. Imagine over many years how many toxins get in the glands, joints, and all throughout the body. People are faithful to take showers, and clean the outside of the body, but seldom ever clean the inside. If you decide to fast, and it is a decision, mind over the body, who is boss your mind or your stomach? It is important that you do not put anything into your mouth until the fast is broken, but water. The first three days the body is adjusting and just getting used to the idea. Day four and onward, the body begins to clean the toxins out. The body will devour from one to one-half pounds of toxins per day. It begins with unwanted materials first such as tumors, pimples, cysts, etc. This is bloodless surgery. Then the body will begin to work on the adipose or fat deposits. This is where the over-weight person becomes happy. If you are one hundred percent faithful and do not even taste or chew on anything but water until your fast is finished, you will have success. In other words, do not cheat. Your body is either processing food, or cleaning itself. If you continuously eat, it is continuously processing food, and never gets a chance to cleanse itself. Fasting can bring about healing and weight loss, whichever is needed. When fasting, your body now has no food to process, so it gets busy with the long-over-due house cleaning. This throws a lot of toxic materials out of the cells into the blood stream. In the beginning you may experience headache, dizziness and weakness. This is not from the lack of food but from the toxic blood. If you do not let this get you down, and continue, in about one week or ten days you will feel better than you have ever felt before. The largest part of cleansing has passed by and you feel great.

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One Day Fast

Fasting is really good for you. It allows the body to rest from processing food, and the body can do some cleaning on the inside. One day is easy. If you get hungry, your mind is in charge, not your stomach. A one day fast is a total of 36 hours. You go from afternoon when you start, until the morning following the day after the day you started, without eating. During the time you fast, drink plenty of fluids, so your body will have liquids to remove toxin. Take one gallon of water, drink out of it 10oz. Put in the gallon of water 8 oz. cherry concentrate, 8 oz. lemon juice, 8 oz. pomegranate concentrate, or 8 oz. Elderberry concentrate and one heaping tablespoon of cayenne pepper. Shake and mix it up each time before you drink any of it. All day, drink some of the mix every time you feel like you want something to eat or drink. If you want extra to drink, drink all the water you want. Do not eat extra before the fast, and take it easy eating coming off the fast. Be sure and drink all of the mix. Anybody can do a one day fast. Do it one day each week.

Do You Lap Or Sip Your Water?

Animals that eat meat lap water with their tongue. Animals that do not eat meat, but only vegetation, sip their water. How do you drink water, do you lap it or sip it? Some people have been told that they have to eat meat to make them strong. Meat actually takes away your energy in order to digest it. One time, two colleges were contesting meat eaters against vegetarians for endurance. The meat eaters could hold their arms out from the shoulders for fifteen minutes, while some vegetarians endured up to an hour. In comparing medical records of meat eaters to vegetarians, meat eaters have more and sooner joint problems. They have more cancer. They have more heart attacks. The average life span of a meat eater to a vegetarian is fif-teen years less. People have been misinformed that they have to have meat to get their protein. A pound of lentils has more protein than a pound of meat. Nuts, seeds, beans, greens are all good sources of protein. Meat, nor anything animal has no fiber. Fiber is important to help you stay regular and clean toxins from your body. How can meat be eaten without taking the life of some animal? The original diet that God gave us was “every herb bearing seed.” If you are going to eat meat do like the other ani-mals, and lap your water.

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Apple A Day

There are more than 1400 varieties of apples. Apples will help constipation and diarrhea. Apples taste good. Apples are good infection fighters. Apples are good to use to combat flu and colds. Apples are good to prevent tooth decay. Apples are good liver cleansers. Apples are high in pectin fiber, which helps maintain proper cholesterol levels. Apples are good to keep a healthy gall-bladder. Apple Vinegar is good for burns, itching, dandruff, body odor, and foot fungus. Apples are good to curb the appetite. Apples are good for energy. Now, you are not supposed to snack in between meals, but if you do, and do not get a habit doing it, just once in a while, then apples are good for snacks; and, also berries and melons. Do not eat anything at night. Eat the whole apple, peeing, and seeds, all but the stem. Apples are good to kick the smoking habit. Eat the apple instead of lighting up a cigar.

Mr. Cabbage & Family

Cabbage and its family are good foods for you to eat. The cabbage family includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, red, green, Savoy cabbage, cauliflower, collards and kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, and white mustard. Cabbage and its family can help you to be healthy and not have can-cer. Research has shown that they contain sulfur and histidine, and choline and inosotol which inhibit the growth of tumors and cancer in the colon area. Cabbage juice has been used to heal ulcers in the stomach. Cabbage and its family will lower bad cholesterol, which can cause harden-ing of the arteries. So, people who eat, on a regular diet, cabbage and its family, can help prevent cancer, and circulation problems. Cabbage, and its family helps increase waste elimination move-ments. Studies have shown that people who eat more cabbage have less yeast problems, and women had less PMS occurrence. Cabbage is a good source of antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help slow aging, and prevent deterioration of the body. Cabbage and family have nutrients to help build the body and cleanse the blood. Cabbage and family is a good source of iron tonic for those who need to build their blood. Besides main minerals, such as calcium and iron, they are a good source of trace minerals; a good one is sulphur, which helps improvement of the skin. It is better to eat cabbage and its family raw. All of them taste good, and are very nourishing.


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Be Safe During Hunting Season

By the USDA…Hunting season is underway, and the U.S. Forest Service reminds hunters and non-hunters to practice safety when visiting the Uwharrie National Forest. Go to: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/home/?cid=STELPRDB5416422 for a complete list of safety tips for hunters and non-hunters.

The following are just a few tips hunters should follow to ensure they return home safely from the Uwharrie National Forest:

Check weather reports before visiting the forest. Tell someone where you will be hunting and when you will return. During certain seasons, hunters must wear hunter (blaze) orange

viewable from all directions. Here are just some of the tips non-hunters should practice during hunting season:

Wear bright clothing. Make yourself more visible. Choose colors that stand out, like red, blaze orange or green, and avoid white, blacks, browns, earth-toned greens and animal-colored clothing. Orange vests and hats are advisable.

Don't forget to protect fido. Get an orange vest for your dog if he/she accompanies you.

Make noise. Whistle, sing or carry on a conversation as you walk to alert hunters to your presence. Sound carries well across mountain basins, and hunters should be listening for any sounds of animal movement.

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5th Annual Home for Christmas Concert at the HUB in Hudson

The 5th Annual Home for Christmas Concert will be presented at the Hudson Uptown Building (145 Cedar Valley Road, Hudson) on Friday and Satur-day, December 12th and 13th. A holiday dinner of

ham, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls and dessert will be served at the tables at 6:30 PM, followed by the concert at 7:30 PM. The meal is catered by the Box Car Grille. The concert will consist of some 80 perform-

ers, presenting music of the season, with the intent of creating a nostalgic remembrance of childhood Christmases. The very popular Youth Ensemble Singers (YES) will kick off the concert. There will be other special music in the first half. The second half will consist of the 50 voice Home for Christ-mas Choir. This is an ideal family setting and is perfect as an outing for groups from your church. (Sunday School classes, seniors, etc.) Tickets for dinner and the concert are $25 and may be pur-chased at Hudson Town Hall from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Mondays through Fridays. We encour-age you to book tables of 8 but tickets are sold indi-vidually on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please call 322-3169.



Granite Falls Veterans Monument Dedication DVD Available

By the Granite Falls History Committee...The Granite Falls History Committee has produced a DVD of the Granite Falls Veterans Monument Dedication held November 11th and has made copies available to the public at $10.00 each. Profits from the sale will benefit the Granite Falls History and Transportation Museum lo-cated at 107 Falls Avenue in Granite Falls. The DVDs are available at the Granite Falls Town Office. For information about the museum, check out www.granitefallshistorymuseum.org.

Parades, Parades & More Parades Caldwell County Christmas Parades

City of Lenoir Christmas Parade Friday, December 5, 2014 at 6:30pm Come enjoy the best Christmas Parade in the Catawba Valley Region, with over 100 community entries and exciting special guests like local high school bands, the Winston-Salem State University Marching Band, and Santa Claus!

Sawmills Annual Christmas Parade Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 10am Helena St. to Pregis Corporation on US Hwy. 321-A Bring your chair and come watch the Sawmills Christmas parade. Our parade continues to grow each year and is always enjoyed by children of all ages. Anyone interested in participating in the parade may pick-up an application at the Sawmills Town Hall weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. There is no registration fee to participate and line-up begins at 9:30 am on Helena St. and Sawmills School Rd. Parade will end at Pregis Corpo-ration on US Hwy 321-A. Santa Claus hopes to see you there!

Granite Falls Rotary Club Christmas Parade Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Noon

Hudson Christmas Parade Saturday, December 5, 2014 at 2pm From the middle school to the First Baptist Church north of Town. Church and Civic groups join antique cars, beauty queens, South Caldwell Band, fire departments and much more.

The weather on Friday and Saturday looks to be cool and rainy so keep an eye on the weather to dress accordingly…

Rock Corps 4×4 Club In Granite Falls Christmas Parade

Rock Corps 4×4 is an off road club headquartered in McDowell County with several members living in the Caldwell County/ Granite Falls area. They will be “tire stacking” in the Granite Falls Christmas parade on December 6th and are always looking for new ways to promote their hobby in a positive manner. Recently the Rock Corps 4×4 had a “Toy Run” for the McDowell Department of Social Services. For a l i nk to t h e c omp l e te s to ry go to www.caldwelljournal.com. Visit the Rock Corps 4×4 Club Facebook Page for information about the club.


New Ladder Added On Grandfather Trail

By Grandfather Mtn | Published: December 2, 2014 Hikers familiar with Grandfather Mountain will notice one major change next time they hike the iconic Grandfather Trail. Crews have installed a new ladder about 0.75 miles up the trail, between Grandfa-ther Gap and MacRae Peak, near a section known informally as “The Squeeze.” The ladder — now the longest on the Grandfather Trail at nearly 40 feet — replaces a cable that previously helped hikers to scale a steep boulder along the path. Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation and the Grandfather Mountain State Park staffs spent dozens of hours on the project this summer and fall. The crews hauled tools and equipment into the field to construct the new ladder, which was completed Oct. 16. The ladder is made from 4×4 lumber, smoothed and sanded to reduce splinters, and stabilized via cables hooked into the rock. The addition of the new ladder should help hikers more easily and safely navigate the challenging section of trail. “We appreciate everyone bearing with us this fall on the days we had to close part of the trail to install the ladder,” said Chief Interpretive Ranger John Caveny. “I think everyone will be pleased with the new setup.” The Grandfather Trail is a strenuous 2.4-mile trail that follows the crest of Grand-father Mountain from the Swinging Bridge parking area to Calloway Peak, the high-est point on Grandfather Mountain. The trail connects to the Profile Trail and Daniel Boone Scout Trail near the summit. Despite the rigor of the trail, its astonishing views provide spectacular rewards for those who make the climb. Grandfather Mountain’s trails are open during winter only as weather permits. For more information about hiking at Grandfather Mountain, call (828) 733-2013 or visit http://www.grandfather.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Trail-map.pdf to download a trail map.

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The Caldwell Heritage Museum’s next “Coffee with the Curator” will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The facilitator will be John Hawkins, Director of the Museum, whose topic will be “Christmas Memories.” Everyone is invited to share their favorite Christmas memories. A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested. The Caldwell Heritage Museum is located at 112 Vaiden St. SW behind Davenport School in downtown Lenoir. For additional information, contact John Hawkins, Museum Director at 828-758-4004. The Caldwell Heritage Museum is selling Caldwell County History DVD’s for $15 apiece. They now have five different DVD’s available and were all produced by the Caldwell Heritage Museum. They would be a great Christmas present for the history buff in your family and you will be sup-porting the museum at the same time. Be sure to visit the Caldwell Heritage Museum website at: www.caldwellheritagemuseum.org.



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Dear Caldwell County citizens,

Caldwell County is a wonderful place to live! The community came together to help South Caldwell Christian Ministries sponsor a Thanks-giving Luncheon for our county’s senior citizens on Saturday, November 22.

Thank you so very much for your kind dona-tions of a food, door prizes and time to this year’s Thanksgiving Luncheon. We served about 504 of our county’s finest and another 100 vol-unteers. I heard nothing but compliments on the meal.

I would like to give a special thank you to: Forbes Printing for donating the posters, Bimbo Bakery in Valdese for donating the dinner rolls, Moore’s Ridge Catering for giving us a reduced rate on the turkey, Classic Fun Carts for the re-duced rate on the golf carts and the following businesses that donated door prizes. (Asian Bowl, BCW Properties, Captain’s Galley, Caro-lina Classic Furniture, The New City Barbecue, Clark Tire, Fuji Restaurant, Granite Drug Store, Granite Hardware, Hudson Parks and Recrea-tion, Huffman’s Sock Outlet, Linda’s Family Hair Salon, Mackie Furniture, Mom’s Country Kitchen, River Valley Pet Shop, Sawmills Hard-ware, Sigmon’s Fashions, Thirty-One Consult-ant, Trends, Curves of Granite Falls, Sharper Looks, and Belk of Hickory.) If I have left any-one off, please call and let me know. Some of you may not have gotten signed in at the door Saturday.

I would also like to thank the entertainment, Three in One and First United Methodist Church of Granite Falls Praise Band. They were GREAT!

Thank you for helping to make this day a suc-cess! Without your efforts we could not give them this wonderful day and pay homage to our senior citizens.

Sincerely, Deborah Thomas, Director South Caldwell Christian Ministries

John 13:35 “By this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to an-other” A Christian must have a sanctified tender-ness and love, in which there is not impa-tience or fretfulness; the rude, harsh man-ners must be softened by the grace of Christ. Love is of God, for God is love. Love is patient and kind. God is patient and kind. Love is not arrogant or rude. God is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way. God does not insist on His own way. Love is not irritable or resentful. God is not irritable or resentful. Love does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. God does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. God bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. The person who loves, is born of God, and knows God. Love will never need-lessly expose the faults of others. Most peo-ple love their family; would you needlessly expose the faults of your family? Every per-son is somebody’s Mother, Father, Brother or Sister. We are all children of God. We are to love one another; we all have the same Father, God.

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Obituaries

November 23, 2014 Jerry Ray Myers

Granite Falls – Jerry Ray Myers, 80, went home to be with his Lord and Savor on No-vember 23, 2014, at Carolina Continue Care Hospital in Kings Mountain, NC. He was born August 24, 1934, son of the late Boyce and Gertie Triplett Myers. Mr. Myers was a member of Concord Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School teacher. Mr. Myers is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Betty Kale Myers of the home; two sons, Phillip Myers and wife Dawn of Mocksville, NC, John Myers and friend Bill Kinnik of Dur-ham, NC; one granddaughter, Sarah Myers. The family will receive friends Monday, De-cember 1, 2014, at Concord Baptist Church from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 3:00 PM at the church with Rev. Tom McDonald officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church Family Life Center, 74 Falls Ave., Granite Falls, NC 28630 or South Caldwell Christian Ministries, 5 Quarry Rd., Granite Falls, NC 28630. Mackie Funeral Home is serving the family. You may view the obituary online at www.mackiefh.com.

West Lenoir Elementary School is accepting any new or gently used books for kindergarten through fifth grade. These book donations will help stock and start the "It's Free to Read" book store for the children at the school. Drop off at 912 West Ave., Lenoir (previously "Venti's Casa") or at West Lenoir Elementary School located at 125 Maple Dr., Lenoir (near Yokefellow). Contact Leslie Haw-kins, Media Specialist at 828-754-5161 for more information.


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Obituaries

November 25, 2014 Kenneth David White

Hickory – Kenneth David White, 56, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 25, 2014, at his residence. He was born September 17, 1958, son of the late J.R. and Louise Combs White. Mr. White is survived by his sister, Becky Fox and husband Loyd of Hickory; one son, Dalton Ridge White of Burke County; one niece Riva Fox. The service will be at a later date. Mackie Funeral Home is serving the family. You may view the obituary online at www.mackiefh.com.

November 28, 2014 Mildred Williams LeFevers

Hudson – Mildred Williams LeFevers, age 88, of Hudson, NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 28, 2014, at her residence. She was born September 28, 1926, daughter of the late Lester and Lola Miller Wil-liams. Mrs. LeFevers was a member of Mt. Car-mel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Fred Albert LeFevers, her daughter Loraine LeFevers Chester, two grand-children, seven brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her sons, Fred Leon LeFevers of Vale, NC and Danny LeFevers of Hudson, NC; her daughter, Vickie Parsons of Granite Falls, NC; one brother Floyd Dean Williams and one sister Mary Cathleen Sharpe. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Sunday, Novem-ber 30, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Mackie Funeral Home in Granite Falls, NC. The funeral service will be 11:00 am, Monday, December 1, 2014 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Clyde Bumgarner officiating. Mrs. LeFevers will lie-in-state 30 minutes prior to the funeral ser-vice at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mackie Funeral Home is serving the family. You may view the obituary online at www.mackiefh.com.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 699 Pleasant Hill Road Lenoir, NC 28645

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What is Your Life? The apostle James asks this pointed question in his book in chapter four and verse fourteen. How would you answer that question in regards to your own life? Are you living and enjoying life or are you simply en-during a daily existence on a treadmill awaiting death? Three things you need to consider about life: Your life is borrowed; it’s a gift given from above to be cherished and respected. Your life is brief; like a vapor that vanishes quickly into the heavens. It is much like a blade of grass that sprouts up and is soon cut down and laid to rest. Your life includes battles; again the apostle James gives a word concerning life’s battles. James 1:5 deals with the mistakes and battles of life. James 2:10 observes the battles of obedience. James 3:6 reveals life’s tongue battles. James 4:17 debates conscience battles. James 5:13-14 addresses life’s physical and health battles. At the end of the day there are really only 3 things you can do with your life. You can spend it. You can waste it. You can invest it. The choice is yours as well as the consequences. Your earthly life is the seed you plant into your eter-nity. Plant wisely. Live your life so that a death you are missed and not just remembered. What is your life? You decide.

We invite you to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 699 Pleasant Hill Road in Lenoir. Call 828-726-6564 for more information.

God Bless You, Pastor John Gray


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