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Written by Greg Hankins

Sunday, 07 March 2010

Sunday, March 7
•   Southside Baptist Church Revival Services – 10 am, Sunday School Evangelist Morris Gleiser will speak; at the 11:00 am Worship service, and the 7 pm evening service on Sunday, March 7. The revival will continue each night at 7 pm through Wednesday, March 10. Evangelist Gleiser served as a youth pastor in Florida for fourteen years, a camp director in Arizona for five years, and has been an evangelist since 2000. A graduate of Bob Jones University and received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Ambassador Baptist College. A nursery will be provided for each of the services. The public is invited to attend these special Revival services at Southside Baptist Church, 125 Cedar Creek Road, Biscoe. For more information or directions please call the church at 428-9243 or Pastor Michael Lynn at 974-4723.
•   The Rooster’s Wife – 7 pm, multi talented singer and musician Sara Grey and her son, Kieron Means, to perform at Poplar Knight Spot, Aberdeen. As well as singing and playing superbly Sara is a fine story teller specializing in stories from New England. Some of the projects she has been involved in include a seminar in Alness, Ross-shire, Scotland looking at the culture of Traveler's in Sutherland and the movement of their songs and stories to North America. Kieron Means is a singer primarily of traditional songs but also of contemporary songs and guitar player of great merit. His voice is as smooth as silk, rich and mellow and he sings to his audience not in spite of them. Continuing the series of Soup and Songs, the doors will open at 6 pm , with music at 7, in the gallery of Poplar Knight Spot. You can buy your tickets on line with debit or credit cards. Cash and checks are accepted at the door. $12 for you grownups; under 12 always free at the Rooster's Wife. Help teach the next generation about the magic of Live music. 114 Knight St., Aberdeen, www.theroosterswife.org (910)944-7502

Monday, March 8
•   National Active & Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Sandhills Chapter 1895 – 10:30 am, quarterly “Eating Meeting” at Kenny’s Country Restaurant, US Hwy 1, opposite the Shell Station in Pine Bluff. Chapter 1895 welcomes all Federal (including US Postal Service) active employees, retirees, spouses and surviving spouses to monthly meetings. Additional information about NARFE is available by contacting: Vilma Geisert (910) 215-5898 or George Sandoval (910) 246-9881.
•   Bingo Night At Our Lady Of The Americas – 7 pm, Early Bird Bingo; and 7:30 pm, Regular Bingo. Located at 298 Farmers Market Road, off Hwy 211 (Exxon Station), just east of Hwy 220 near Candor. Minimum purchase $15.00. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Everyone over the age of 16 is welcome. For more information, call 910 974-3051.

Tuesday, March 9
•   Seven Lakes West Landowners Association Work Session – 9 am, West Side Park Community Center.
•   The Power of Email Marketing – Lunchinar, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, sponsored by Moore County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Held at the Moore County Chamber of Commerce. Program presenter will be Anissa Freeman Starnes, Regional Development Director with Constant Contact. Cost is $12 for members and $25 for non-members. Pre-registration and payment is required. Registrations after March 5, will be $20 for members and $32 for non-members. To register www.moorecountychamber.com, or call (910) 692-3926 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
•   Literacy Training – 1 to 2 pm, Moore County Literacy Council offers twelve hour workshops for volunteers who would like to become adult tutors. Tutor Orientation is today. Tutor Training will be held April 14,15, 21,and 22, from 1 to 4 pm each day. Register by the week prior to the session. Registrations may be made by phone, (910)692-5954 or e-mail, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it All sessions are held at the Emmanuel Youth House, 385 E. Indiana, Southern Pines.
•   Seven Lakes Computer Club – 3 pm, continuing with the “Back to Basics” theme. The guest speaker, will be Dick Kuehl, a retiree with 33 years of service at Dow Chemical and currently an instructor in Continuing Education at Sandhills Community College for the past eighteen months. Since proper maintenance is essential to keep your computer tuned for optimum performance, his presentation will be focusing on the essential operations of defragmentation, cleaning out temporary files, temporary Internet files and cookies and registry cleaners. Kuehl will also be discussing the merits of attending classes at Sandhills Community College that allow for a more in-depth discussion of subjects related to computer use, since computer skills support new careers, volunteerism and adult involvement with youths in their lives.

Thursday, March 11
•   Help LaFave Twins Benefit & Auction – Benefit will help twin boys ofJeff and Jenny LaFave. The twins were born in Dec. 2009 at only 25 weeks and are at Duke University Medical Center, where they are being well cared for and growing quickly. This Benefit is being held to offset their rising medical bills. Event will be held at the Fair Barn, Pinehurst, 11 am to 8 pm. Silent auction 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Live entertainment will be held 6 pm - 8 pm for everyone’s enjoyment. Jordan's Catering will provide the food with BBQ and Fried Chicken on the menu. Cost per plate is $8. Dine-in and take-out are available. If anyone would like tickets, please contact Kim Tew at JuBilee Screen Print at 673-4240 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
•   League of Women Voters “Lunch With Legends” – Celebration of Women’s History Month, the League of Women Voters of Moore County is presenting it’s second annual “Lunch With Legends: An Afternoon With Historic Women.” Doors open at 11:30 am with lunch served at noon, at Whispering Pines Country Club. Lunch With Legends features stunning, live portrayals of three great women in America’s history. The “special guests” at this year’s luncheon will be Harriet Tubman, portrayed by Wilma Laney of Aberdeen; Alice Paul, played by Linda Tableman of Seven Lakes; and Margaret Chase Smith, performed by Carolyn Mealing also from Seven Lakes. A cash bar and valet parking will be available. Tickets are $30 per person. Group reservations are available and encouraged. For tickets and information, call Ginger Finney at 673-1330.
•   Moore County Republican Men’s Club – 12 pm (noon), Tim Lea, Chairman and District IV representative of the Moore County Board of Commissioners will be the speaker. Meeting will be at the Country Club of North Carolina. Interested persons can contact Miles Baldwin at 295-1577.
•   Seven Lakes Garden Club – 7:30 pm, “Landscape Design for Small Spaces”at Seven Lakes North Side Clubhouse. The Garden Club will welcome James Westman, Professor of Horticulture at Sandhills Community College. Professor Westman teaches the Arboriculture class at the college. Arboriculture is the cultivation and management of trees within the landscape and one of the many classes students in the landscape gardening program complete in order to receive their associate in science degree in landscape gardening. This program will instruct the home gardener on landscaping in limited and small spaces, and landscaping in general. Everyone is welcome.

Friday, March 12
•   Fundraiser at WEUMC – 6 pm. Don’t miss “Italian Night” at West End United Methodist Church. Dinner hosted by the West End United Methodist Church Women. Menu includes lasagna, garlic bread, salad, and cake. Tickets are $8 per person. Call Anneliese Feggeler at 673-3734 for ticket information.

Saturday, March 13,
•   Mixed Paper Recycling – 9 am - 3 pm, Drive Keep Moore County Beautiful, Inc. at the Kangaroo Station in the Fresh Market Shopping Center, Southern Pines. Acceptable items include anything that is paper: All flattened boxes, paper grocery bags, telephone books, paperback books, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, shredded paper, flattened corrugated cardboard, office paper, and newspapers. Also accepting: Any type of Household and Rechargeable Batteries, Inkjet Cartridges, Cell Phones, diskettes, CDs, DVDs, and Laptop Computers. For information, contact Joan Neal, Executive Director, Keep Moore County Beautiful, Inc. at 947-3478 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Monday, March 15
•    Seven Lakes Landowners Association Work Session – 8:30 am, Conference Room.
•    Moore County Board of Commissioners — 6:00 pm, Historic Courthouse in Carthage.

Tuesday, March 16
•   League of Women Voters of Moore County – town managers of both Southern Pines and Pinehurst will speak. Reagan Parsons, town manager of Southern Pines and Andy Wilkison, the manager of the Village of Pinehurst, will be addressing the League. Their topic is Long Range Planning. The luncheon meeting will be at the Table on the Green Restaurant in Midland Country Club, 2205 Midland Drive (off of Route 2) between Pinehurst and Southern Pines. Check-in time11:30 am, meeting at 11:45 am. Public is welcome, with a prior reservation. Lunch may be reserved by calling Charlotte Gallagher at 910-244-9611. Cost for lunch is $12. A check, payable to LWVMC, is the preferred method of payment. The meal is catered, ‘no-shows’ will still be required to pay.

Wednesday, March 17
•   Project Linus Workshop –10 am to 3 pm, Seven Lakes North Clubhouse. The group will be making blankets, inspecting blankets and sewing labels on completed blankets. Introduction of new crafts and a copy of the 2010 schedule of events will be available. Drop by, check out Project Linus and bring a friend. If you plan to stay the day, bring a snack. Questions? Call Pat Weber 673-1457.
•   Dearly Departed Debuts At Sunrise Theater – “A drop dead funny play” presented by Moore OnStage: In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the south are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Held at the Sunrise Theater for five performances only, March 17-20 at 7:30 pm and March 21 at 2 pm. (Wednesday, March 17, will be buy one ticket, get one free night.) Everyone will love Dearly Departed. Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by calling Moore OnStage at 910-692-7118 with a Mastercard or a Visa. This show is sponsored by Powell Funeral Home.
•   2010 Kelly Cup Championship – presented by Sandhills Children’s Center, Outback Steakhouse and Pinehurst Resort & Country Club at Pinehurst No. 8. Entry fee $200 per player or $1,000 for a team of 4 and a Hole Sponsorship. For more information call Teresa Copper or Kathy Desmond at 910-692-3323 or www.SandhillsChildrensCenter.org.

Thursday, March 18
•   Seven Lakes Forum – 4:00 pm, on the upper level of the West Side Park Community Center. Most human beings seem to be able to differentiate and observe ‘differences’ in people, places, things and the like. However, for whatever reason, the perceptions or impressions do not remain neutral or objective, but appear to acquire an emotional bias. Trish Harris, Associate Professor of Human Service Technology and Psychology, Sandhills Community College, will address issues associated with differences as she presents the topic entitled Profiling and Stereotyping: Who Is Riding That Motorcycle? All women and men from Seven Lakes, and their guests, are invited to attend. For information, contact Bill Mamel (673-8970. Next Forum: Thursday, April 15, 4 pm. Tentative title: Guilty! How are the consequences for committing a criminal act determined?
•   Wine Tasting – at Sandhills Winery 5 to 8 pm. Located in Seven Lakes Plaza next to Peking Wok.
•   Moore County Board of Commissioners Work Session — 5:00 pm, Historic Courthouse in Carthage.

Sunday, March 21
•   Seven Lakes West Landowners Association Annual Meeting – 2 pm, West Side Park Community Center.

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