CALENDAR ITEMS

Alzheimer's Support Group of Murphy meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Murphy Senior Center. Contact Laura Harris at 828-644-0650 for more information.

Action team The Far West Small Scale Agricultural Action Team meets the second Monday of each month in the St. Andrews Lutheran Church community room, Andrews. For information, call Mary Janis, 828-389-1913mjanis@meyecomputer. com

Alcoholics Anonymous The Cherokee County Alcoholics Anonymous has scheduled meetings as follows: Tues. 7 p.m., Sat. noon, Sun. 4 p.m. Murphy Presbyterian Church (white house in rear); Thur. 8 p.m. St. William's Catholic Ch., Murphy; Wed. 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Andrews, in the fellowship hall; Tues. noon, Thur. noon, Fri. 8 p.m.; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayesville; Sat. 8 p.m. First Methodist Church, Downtown Hayesville. For a complete area meeting schedule and information, call 837-4440.

Bingo every Saturday night at the andrews V.F.W. post. Early bird time is 5:30 p.m., regular time, 7:00 p.m. and the doors open at 3:30 p.m. There is also a snack bar. Bingo is open to everyone, bring a friend.

Brasstown Potluck The Brasstown Community holds a potluck supper and meeting on the third Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Brasstown Community Center, 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown.

Business Women of Murphy meet every Thursday, 8 a.m. at the Peachtree Restaurant, across from Murphy Medical Center. New members are welcome. Call Marie Speigel for information. 835-8821.

Cherokee County Mountain Lions meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at Downtown Pizza, 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Domestic Violence Support Group REACH of Cherokee County offers a free confidential support group to women whose lives are, or have been affected by domestic violence. The group meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the REACH office in Murphy. Please call (828) 837-2097 for more information

Friends of Murphy Library will hold a Books-in-the-Breezeway Sale Wed Aug 22 - Saturday Aug 25, from 8 to 4 daily. Fill a bag for $2 or a box for $5. See what you're getting into…before you go there See it!

Friday, Aug. 17, the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce will help kick off.The grand opening celebration for Nantahala Bank and Trust with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. The bank is at 86 Hiwassee St., Murphy.

Food labels contain a wealth of valuable information. Come to a free health seminar to learn how to decipher labels and choose foods that are best for you. 7 p.m. August 9 at the Blairsville Better Living Center on Watkins Road, Blairsville, 1.4 miles east of Home Depot and just west of Mountain Building Supply. Family Resources in collaboration with Tri-County Community College will offer ESL (English as a second language) classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Classes will be held in the basement of Family Resources and are free to anyone wishing to participate. For more information call 837- 3460. Classes de ingles gratis. Tri County Community College. Ofrece classes de ingles como Segundo idioma (ESL Classes) Todos los Miercoles y Jueves De 9:00 am a 12:00 am. En el local de Family Resources of Cherokee County. Ubicado en 70 Central Street Murphy, NC 28906. Para mayor informacion llame al tlefono No. (828) 837-3460. Far West Mountain Economic Partners' Small Scale Agriculture Action Team meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Far West offices located at 452 Main Street in Andrews. All farmers in from Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary are invited to attend. For details, contact Pat Love at 828-321-2929 or via email at fwpartners@verizon.net.

Hope Powell and Charity Irwin are offering beginning Quilting classes at "In Nonnie's Attic." Please call 321-2800 to schedule your class. Hiwassee River Valley Kennel Club meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at various locations. The June 4th 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 @ 706 492 5253 or Edna Hodges @ 828 835 3311 for details.

The Cherokee County Chamber/Welcome Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Chapter J of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) meets the third Saturday of each month at Daniel's Steak House in Hiawassee. Lunch is at 11 a.m. and the meeting is at noon.We encourage current members of the GWRRA and anyone interested in becoming a member to join us. Guests are always welcome, and we look forward to seeing participants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us. For more information, contact Terry Kintz at 706-745-9542.

Local artist, Penny Johnson will be the featured artist July 23 - September 4 at The Curiosity Shop located in The Shoppes Of Murphy, downtown Murphy. Penny is a watercolorist painting portraits and local landscapes. Misty mountains, waterfalls and lake scenes are some of her favorite inspirations. Her original works and some prints will be on exhibit.

Friday, Aug. 17, the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce will help kick off.The grand opening celebration for Nantahala Bank and Trust with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. The bank is at 86 Hiwassee St., Murphy.

Food labels contain a wealth of valuable information. Come to a free health seminar to learn how to decipher labels and choose foods that are best for you. 7 p.m. August 9 at the Blairsville Better Living Center on Watkins Road, Blairsville, 1.4 miles east of Home Depot and just west of Mountain Building Supply. There will be a meeting of the Republican party on Thursday, August 16. Dinner at 6:00, meeting at 6:30pm. The public is welcome. Call Donna Dockery 644-5022 for more information.MAKE-A-DATE Singles Activity Club hosting a hot dog picnic August 18 at 12:00 at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Pavillion. Please call 828-389-3886 for more info.

Intermediate Bridge is being played at the Senior Center in Hiawassee on Mondays and Fridays, starting at 12:45. All players welcome. For more information please call 828-389-8065.

Business Women of Murphy meet every Thursday, 8 a.m. at the Peachtree Restaurant, across from Murphy Medical Center. New members are welcome. Call Marie Speigel for information. 835-8821.

Bingo every Saturday night at the andrews V.F.W. post. Early bird time is 5:30 p.m., regular time, 7:00 p.m. and the doors open at 3:30 p.m. There is also a snack bar. Bingo is open to everyone, bring a friend.

Trash and Treasures Sale at Murphy Presbyterian Church will be Friday Aug 24 and Saturday Aug 25 from 8 to 4. Free coffee will be served, and a bake sale will accompany the sale of clothing, toys, books, furniture, kitchen and Christmas items. Messenger Café - open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. Visit no

The next regular meeting of the Mountain Country Rod & Gun Club will be held Tuesday, August 21st, 6:00 p.m. at Freddy Cook's farm located on Caddy Shack Road in Brasstown.

Tops Weight Loss "Take Off Pounds Sensibly" in Murphy meets on Mondays at 5 p.m. at the Glen Mary Hall, Andrews Road. For more information, call 837-4587. Two Tops clubs meet in Andrews on Mondays. The morning club meets in Valleytown Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 8:45 weigh in, meeting at 9:00. Call 321- 5242 for more information. The evening club, which meets at Christ Community church, weights in at 5:00 and has a meeting at 5:30. Call 321-3040 or 321-1422 for more information. The next regular meeting of the Mountain Country Rod & Gun Club will be held Tuesday, August 21st, 6:00p.m. at Freddy Cook's farm located on Caddy Shack Road in Brasstown.

The club will be rehearsing for the Skeet Shooting Venue that they will host at the upcoming August 25th Scott Hogsed Memorial Youth Conservation Day. Anyone interested in participating should contact Jeff Gustason at Hughes Electric by calling 837- 2240 for direction or additional information on the event.

VFW meeting Andrews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7620 meets the 3rd Thursday each month, 7 p.m., post home. For information call 321-3901. Andrews, NC 28901.