FRIENDS OF THE SENIOR CENTER BRIDGE BENEFIT

The Friends of the Senior Center will host their annual Bridge and Game Night Benefit on Monday, Sept. 15. Duplicate Bridge will start at 9:30am with teams arriving at 9am and Bridge and other card games (Pinochle, Hearts, Spades, Canasta, Rook, etc.) will be played starting at 6:00pm. The cost is $10/person or $40/table and tickets are available at the Sr. Center. There will be great food and door prizes as well so get your table together and plan to be here!

Stanly County Senior
Services Dept.
283 North Third Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
704-986-3769

"Recent Paintings and Prints,"
Artist Nathaniel Hester's

MISENHEIMER  Artist Nathaniel Hester's "Recent Paintings and Prints," will be on display through Sept. 21 in the Pfeiffer University Grace and Cameron West Art Gallery located in Goode Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Hester's current exhibit is a combined medium display. His work "Ship of Fools: Portrait of a Confederate Navy" is a suite of 100 oil paintings of various sizes that use unique shapes, jeweled surfaces, rich tones, and a luminous palette to explore the cruelty and beauty of 19th- century maritime warfare.

His second featured series "Stone in Aberdaron" comprises 25 etchings that illustrate a bird's eye perspective from the Charles River Bridge in Boston, Mass.

A native of Durham, Hester's work has been widely exhibited, collected and published across the country. He earned his BA from Rice University and MFA from Boston University. He and his wife live on a ninth- generation family tobacco farm in Person County.

The gallery's hours are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact Joshua Cross, art gallery director, at 704-463- 3160 or joshua.cross@pfeiffer.edu.

Tour for Kellie Pickler

09.06.08... Lincoln County Fair... Fayetteville... TN

09.10.08... Washington County Fair... Abingdon... VA

09.19.08... Bluegrass Entertainment & Expo Center... Bardstown... PA

09.24.08... North Georgia State Fair... Marrietta... GA

FRIENDS RAFFLE

The Friends of the Senior Center are selling raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the great prizes below. Tickets are available at the front desk at the Senior Center or from any Friends Board member. The Friends Raffle Committee also hope that every Friends member will sell 2 tickets, either for themselves or to a friend. Tickets are $10 and only 600 tickets will be sold. Prizes are:

1st Travel Package for 2 to Biltmore Inn in Asheville, NC. Package includes 2 night stay, 2 breakfasts and admission to Biltmore Estate. 2nd Travel Package for 2 for Mountain Train Ride from Dillsboro, NC to Bryson City, Tenn. with 2 night stay at Jarrett House Bed and Breakfast.

There are miscellaneous other prizes as well and&.we dont need to be present to win! The drawing will be held at the Friends Fall Luncheon on Sept. 25.

FALL DANCE

The Fall Dance will be Friday, Sept. 26 at the Sr. Center. "The Emeralds" will be providing music. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 2. The cost is $5 per person with a finger food and will be available at the front desk. A limited number of tickets will be available and so dont delay in getting yours!

Stanly County Senior Services Dept.
283 North Third Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
704-986-3769

CONCERT AT THE LAKE

Come and join us for a Fall concert at the amphitheater on Saturday September 27th. The rock groups Hillbilly Deluxe and The Kollection will perform beginning at 6 pm. The concert is free and concessions will be available. Please bring blankets and chairs.

Dance
Every Friday night
7:30-11:00
Old Country with "Country Rebels"
Senior Center Poplar Street
Stanfield, N.C.

BASKETWEAVING

We plan to start another beginning basketweaving class this fall. However, we are not sure of the starting date. The class will meet Wednesdays at 9am- Noon. If you are interested in taking this class, please call the Sr. Center to register and we will call you when the starting date is finalized.

Stanly County Senior
Services Dept.
283 North Third Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
704-986-3769

CHRISTMAS AT THE LAKE

$99 per person due at time of registration (in person)
Monday, December 15, 2008
Registration Opens: Friday, August 8
Deadline to Register & Cancel: Friday, October 3
Join us as we travel to Lake Norman for this years Christmas Trip! We were told that cruising the Christmas Lights on Lake Norman is really something to see, so we decided to find out! Before our supper cruise, we will stop in Mooresville, NC. There are several interesting shops we believe you will enjoy. DE Turner Hardware store (a classic old timey hardware store), Antique shops Miss Estelles and Ye Old Mantle, as well as the most patriotic coffee shop, Pats Gourmet Coffee shop, and who could forget Mooresville DeLuxe Ice Cream! After some downtown enjoyment, we will have Supper on board the Catawba Queen (an old fashioned paddle wheel boat) then, while also on the boat, we will see all the Christmas Lights on Lake Norman. The evening supper cruise is always fantastic. At the time you register, we will need you to complete a form with your supper choice. Choices are: 16oz Prime Rib, Sliced Pork Loin, Salmon Filet, or Vegetarian Lasagna. Supper also includes house salad, potato, steamed vegetables, bread, coffee/tea and dessert. Price includes: Deluxe Motorcoach transportation, cruise and dinner aboard the Catawba Queen, gratuities, taxes and fees.

Senior Center, 283 N. Third St., Albemarle

MYRTLE BEACH LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

~We think you will love this twist!
Sunday -Tuesday, October 5- 7, 2008
$349 double, $399 single, $334 triple, $329 quad per person $100 per person deposit is due at the time of registration

Hurry! Space is Limited!

This is not your typical trip to Myrtle Beach! We will be staying at the Springmaid Resort with ocean view accommodations~private balconies, mini fridge, microwave, not to mention the indoor pools, lazy river, private beach and pier plus their daily breakfast buffet (omelet station included). We will arrive in Myrtle Beach in time for the Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues (includes a large buffet brunch), Jeep Safari tour (guided tour through the marshes, eco-systems, wildlife, Moorish Castle, old cemetery and low-country sight seeing), Dolphin Watching Excursion (fully narrated with up-close encounters with dolphins and other aquatic life), admission to Brookgreen Gardens (first public sculpture garden), admission to Low country Zoo, supper at a one of Calabashs famous seafood restaurants, bus driver and meal gratuities, luggage handling, and all taxes and fees are all included! Register at the Senior Center, 283 N. Third St., Albemarle. Call 704/986- 3769 for more information.

Uwharrie Mountain Festival

October 11, 2008
Saturday, 9am-9pm
Location:
Eldorado Outpost and
Kings Mountain Point
Near Troy, North Carolina

The festival is held the second weekend in October in the Eldorado community of Montgomery County, North Carolina with many activities taking place at Kings Mountain Point, a newly developed recreational day use area in the Badin Recreation Area in the Uwharrie National Forest. Surrounded on both sides by beautiful forest, water, and mountains, this is the ideal location to spend a Saturday.

With a list of activities that includes such events as a canoe adventure race, a beautiful trail run, a century bike ride, orienteering and geocaching, music in the mountains, book signings by local authors, nature walks, pottery demonstrations, and the taste of the uwharries, this event truly has something for everyone. Navigate our website to find out more about these events, directions, and contacts for more information. We look forward to seeing you in the Uwharries!

Travis Stewart, Montgomery
Parks and Recreation
910-576-4221,

Marla Coulthard,
Tourism Development
910-572-2575

BUNKO

Connie Monds has started several Bunko groups in the county and she is interested in starting another here at the Sr. Center. We will have an interest meeting on Monday, October 13 at 10am. Please call to register. She also will teach you how to play, so if you want to learn, plan on coming.

Stanly County Senior
Services Dept.
283 North Third Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
704-986-3769

Cruisin Downtown Albemarle

Welcome Everyone!
Come Cruisin' With Us 3rd Friday of every month!
Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct 17
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Cruisin' the loop & parking begins @ 5pm!
While strolling downtown, don't miss shopping our fine stores and great eateries, as well! And, helping keep Albemarle beautiful is always appreciated!

PEACE, LOVE, and MY MOTHER-IN-LAW"

Tuesday, October 28
$61 Per person due at time of registration
Trip Opens: Tuesday, July 1
Deadline to register and cancel: Friday, August 15
Join us as we travel to the Barn Dinner Theater in Greensboro to see "Peace, Love, and My Mother-In- Law." "Newlyweds Crystal and Jack have been married for a year and are having Thanksgiving Dinner at their house in NC. The only problem is that the son-in- law and mother-in-law got off on the wrong foot when they first met, now the relationship verges on all- out war. Throw in an ice storm that keeps everyone together overnight, and the laughs keep building as they ride out "the storm"!

"Get Lost Corn Maze"

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER

Fri 5:30 - 8, Sat 10 - 8, Sun 3 - 8

OCTOBER

Sat 10 - 6, Sun 3 - 6

HAUNTED TRAIL IN OCTOBER

Fri, Sat & Sun 7 -10
Group Rates Available
Located at 20935 Hwy 73 W,
Albemarle, NC
(in Millingport between Albemarle & Mt. Pleasant)

Hours subject to weather.
So if it looks questionable call the "field" office at 704-791-6950

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Mark your calendars, we will have a Halloween Party at 2pm on Oct. 31.

Stanly County Senior Services Dept.
283 North Third Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
704-986-3769

VEGAS VACATION

November 16-20, 2008
$829 per person based on double occupancy
$100 non-refundable deposit due at registration (due to airfare)

Registrations can be made only in person at the Senior Center, 283 N. Third St., Albemarle due to deposit requirements. Everyone is welcome to travel with us!

Join us as we travel to Las Vegas, NV! This vacation package includes round trip day flights to Las Vegas from Charlotte, 4 nights at Harrahs in Las Vegas (hotel is in the middle of the strip), Hoover Dam, Guided City Tour-includes the Vegas Strip, old "Vegas," Clark County Museum , Heritage Street, and Desert views, optional day trip to Laughlin w/buffet lunch (included), optional day trip to Grand Canyon (additional fee) and more, Deluxe Motorcoach transfers and driver gratuities, Step on Guide Gratuities, Luggage Handling, and Hotel taxes.

Travel insurance of $83/person is recommended and must be paid at the time that the deposit is made. Travel insurance needs to be made with a separate check.

Stanly County Museum

Stanly County Museum, 245 E. Main St., Albemarle - Museum includes Snuggs House, 112 N. Third St. Free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday. 704-986- 3777.

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION 2009

Sunday-Thursday, January 18- 21, 2009
Trip Opens: Tuesday, July 29
$599 per person based on double occupancy
$150 per person due at the time of registration
Deadline to register: Monday, Sept. 22nd
Deadline to Cancel: Friday, Nov. 14
Join us as we travel to see the Presidential Inauguration in 2009. Even though we don't know who the new president will be, we have gotten an opportunity we didn't want to turn down! This trip includes: roundtrip deluxe motorcoach transportation, 3 night stay at Comfort Inn Pentagon, daily deluxe continental breakfast, one all inclusive dinner, tickets to the Swearing in Ceremony and Inaugural Parade, Step on guide service and touring in DC (Smithsonian, Monuments, Memorials, Museums, Embassy Row, etc), all taxes, meal gratuities, and luggage handling.

CRUISE ALASKA

9 Day/8 Night Vacation including a 8 Day/7 Night Alaska Cruise on Royal Caribbean's "Rhapsody of the Seas"
Thursday, May 28-Friday, June 5, 2009
Starting at $1758 per person based on double occupancy
Trip Opens Friday, July 25
Registration can only be done in person.
$250 per person deposit is due at time of registration
Final Payment due: Friday, February 6, 2009
This has been described as a once in a lifetime trip! Ports of call on this trip are: Seattle, Washington; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska; and Victoria, British Columbia. Your trip includes: Round trip air fare, bus transportation to and from the Senior Center and airport, Bus transfers in Seattle, 1 night hotel accommodations in Seattle, Seattle City Tour with step- on-guide, shipcabin, shipboard meals, port charges, taxes and fees. Remember, the best cabin selections will go to the earliest bookings. Please note that valid passports are required for this cruise. To learn more about our trip, because we just cant list it ALL call Susan and Becky at the Senior Center.

KID'S MOVIE NIGHT

This program for ages 5-11 is held the first Friday of each month, and will feature a family-friendly movie and refreshments. Call 704-984- 9569 to register.

YOUNG WOMEN IN ACTION
This womens' service club gives young women ages 9 to 18 the opportunity to learn through mentoring with positive role models. No registration or dues is charged. The group meets every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 at the E.E. Waddell Community Center.

MEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
This mens' service club provides assistance to families and mentoring for youth in the South Albemarle community. The group meets at the E.E. Waddell Community Center on the first and third Mondays of each month at 6:00 p.m.

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