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Page 16 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, May 20-May 26, 2021 293 S Broadway St., Forest City 828-245-0434 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm Sat 8:30am-2pm Not Just Oil, Pennzoil FAST FAST FAST FAST WAY WAY WAY WAY LET US DO YOUR DIRTY WORK! KIDS' CORNER BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS MONDAYS: 10AM EVENTS MONDAYS: 10AM Volunteer Opportunity What: Students, Parents, Seniors...consider volunteering this sum- mer at Chase Corner Ministries. When: Open M-F, 8.30-2.30. Show up and we'll put you to work. Where: 1604 Chase High Rd, Forest City, across from Chase High. More Info: Students can knock out those volunteer hours needed for scholarships (Middle School-College). Parents can bring chil- dren and work along side them stocking shelves, hanging clothes - teaching them service values to others. What: Learn the tools of the AL-ANON Program for "A Better Life". When: Every Tuesday, 7:30pm Where: Mountain Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Rd, Lake Lure More Info: 828-748-8583, www.al-anon.alateen.org or wso@ al-anon.org Thursday, May 20 What: Car Bingo (Free) When: May 20, 2-4pm Where: Willow Ridge Rehab, 237 Tryon Rd Rutherfordton More Info: Bingo Prizes, Snacks & Drinks Provided (No entry fee)! Please call 828-289-0462 to reserve your spot Saturday, May 22 What: Country Breakfast Buffet When: Saturday, May 22 2021; 7:00-10:00AM Where: Whitehouse Community Center; 5408 Painter's Gap Rd., Union Mills, NC 28167 More Info: Adults $ 6, kids 6 -12 $ 3, kids 5 & under free. All proceeds go to the upkeep of the building. Building is also available for rentals Thursday, May 27 What: Second Harvest Mobile Food Truck When: May 27, please arrive by 12pm - food distribution begins around 2pm Where: Harmon Street Baptist, 398 Harmon Street, Forest City More Info: First Come, First served. Must be a Rutherford county resident and meet low income requirements. 828-247-0096. Call Transit to set up transportation at 828-287-6142 •Email: events@rutherfordweekly.com •Mail: 157 West Main St., Forest City, NC 28043 The power of the eight letter word 'attitude' is phenomenal. We certainly can't control many of the things that go on in our lives and around us, but it's a fact we can control our reaction to such. That was proven so true during the 2020 global pandemic and still is to this day as the spread of the virus is decreasing. People chose attitudes based on mask wearing and store closures. We choose our attitude. We can either be mad at someone or accepting and letting things go. I was reminded of how attitude plays such a vital part in living while at Hyman's Seafood in Charleston some time ago. At the tables were dozens of message cards for the enjoyment of patrons. Among the cards was an attitude card. We can't change the inevitable, the past or our future but we can play the one string we do have, says Chuck Swindoll, and that is our attitude. Swindoll says life is 10 percent of what happens to a person and the other 90 percent is how we react to it. Attitude we can control. The FISH Philosophy class also stresses the signifi cance of attitude. "Chose Your Attitude" is among four rules of the day along with "Play," Make Their Day," and "Be There." Attitude, says Swindoll, can break a company, a church, a home and family. Our attitude while at the steering wheel of an automobile can mean life or death. A friend of mine told me many years ago you tell a person is a Christian by the way he or she drives a car. Sitting in a four-hour and nine minute Defense Driving School several years back, I thought about that comment and my attitude while driving. In the class were 20 others who for one reason or another had chosen to take the driving class because of a traffi c violation. People who are eligible to take the class save on insurance money and driver's license points. My violation at this time was traveling 55 mph in a 35 mph in the city limits of Rutherfordton. Our class instructor asked us, "How many of you set your cruise at 5 mph above the speed limit, believing you won't get stopped for going 5 mph over? Two teenage drivers were among our class members. They had received speeding tickets also. Our instructor also suggested that each time we are contemplating passing the vehicle in front of us ask the question, "Is this necessary?" Attitude? Our attitude while on the highway ought to be the same as everywhere else: Be courteous, compassionate, kind, patient, giving and forgiving. Pay attention to those around us. Long gas lines over the past week created some rage and even physical fi ghting. These people chose their attitudes rather than use the few minutes of wait time to concentrate on the positive. Often we concentrate on the negative in any wait line? The CDC has lowered some mask wearing restrictions as you know. How will we handle the situation when we feel we should still be wearing a mask in public and we come upon people who don't feel the same way? It's a choice about the mask wearing and certainly a choice about our attitude. Believe me, trying to choose a positive attitude makes my day better. Choosing an attitude, well it's up to us. Contact Jean Gordon at: gordonjean211@gmail.com REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE By: Jean Gordon With health safety conditions improving in North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is resuming regular road tests this week. This ends the Contactless Road Test (CRT) program that had been required for 15-17 year-old drivers seeking their Level 3 Full Provisional license and a select group of other drivers who could not qualify for a road test waiver. All drivers who already had been scheduled for a CRT should proceed with that appointment but be aware they will instead be taking a road test in regular traffi c conditions, instead of the parking lots where CRTs were conducted. Other 15-17 year old drivers who have had their Level 2 Limited License for at least six months can schedule an appointment at https://skiptheline.ncdot.gov/Webapp/_/_/_/ en/WizardAppt/Welcome , selecting Teen Level 3 as the process. Other drivers who would have required a CRT appointment, including those who previously failed a road test, are governed by lawful and or legal presence status (not a permanent resident), or whose driving privileges were suspended when their previous license expired, should select Driver License – First Time for their appointment process. By returning to regular road testing, the DMV is going from 28 locations that were hosting the contact-less tests to about 100 offi ces across the state that will do regular road tests. For health safety reasons, all drivers will be required to wear a mask, as will the examiner, and all testing drivers will have their temperature checked before beginning the road test. DMV Resumes Regular Road Tests for Drivers 15-17 Years Old Article Provided By: ncdot

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