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Page 16 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, August 25-August 31, 2022 293 S Broadway St., Forest City 828-245-0434 Monday & Tuesday 8AM-5PM Thursday & Friday 8AM-5PM Sat. 8AM-12PM • Closed Wed. Not Just Oil, Pennzoil FAST FAST FAST FAST WAY WAY WAY WAY LET US DO YOUR DIRTY WORK! KIDS' CORNER BROUGHT TO YOU BY: It happened just like I remembered it (at least 55 years earlier) as I mowed over a yellow jacket's nest in the ground as I was cutting grass two weeks ago. Near the exact same spot in the front yard where I was cutting grass as a teenager, it happened again. My childhood home is where I live today after moving to Rutherfordton for 25 years and returning. As teenagers, my sisters and I cut the grass and of course with a push mower. That's the way we rolled back in the dark ages. The fi rst time I ran over the yellow jacket's nest was a Saturday, just like two weeks ago. It happened to be my turn to mow the lawn and then it happened as I pushed across the yard. Suddenly and without warning I was covered from head to toe with hundreds of the nasty, irritating and angry yellow jackets, or so it seemed. Screaming for dear life, I made a bee-line inside the house. Daddy later told me he thought I mowed over myself the way I was screaming and when he found out it was just a nest of bees, well he was not happy. I scared him really badly and learned not to scream like that again unless I was in a death trap. It felt like a death trap as mama knocked bees from my head and body as I stood shaking uncontrollably in the house. I escaped with only a couple of stings. That incident created an unpleasant memory. Since that day if I even see a yellow jacket, fear arrives. Two weeks ago I was cutting the front yard with a self-propelled lawn mower going over the same area I'd cut a week some days earlier and didn't disturb any bees. But not this time. First there was one bee sting and then another and another as I tried to fi ght them off. I screamed every time I was stung. My neighbors weren't home. After about the 7th sting, I began to try to get out of my clothes right there in the yard. As I was running into the house, I remember losing part of the clothes. I could have cried but there was no one around to soothe my pain. Instead I began to count the bee stings and there were at least 10. The stings were burning like crazy and I didn't have anything to take the sting out. My sister suggested making a paste with baking soda. I thought she said baking powder and that made the strings worse. It was a good three hours before the burning stopped and I retrieved part of the clothes from the front yard. When dusk came the next night, I suited up and with my gasoline can in my hand I killed those bad bees. It took me a while to dare go back cut the grass there again, but I put on my brave shirt and got the job done There are just some things not worth repeating and running over yellow jackets nests in a yard is defi nitely one I never hope to repeat again. Contact Jean: gordonjean211@gmail.com YELLOW JACKETS ARE NOT MY FRIEND - ALTHOUGH DO HANG AROUND By: Jean Gordon DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAYS: 10AM CALENDAR MONDAYS: 10AM August 30 What: Addiction Support Group When: August 30, 6pm Where: Highland Apartments; 171 Butler Rd, Forest City. More Info: Rena: 828-305-1280. September 10 What: Walk for Life When: September 10; regis- tration: 9:30am, walk begins 10:30am from Truist Bank Forest City Where: Main Street, Forest City More Info: Join local church- es & Knights of Columbus in the walk. Breakfast available from Chick-fil-A & Bojangles. Info: https://www.hh4life.org/ news. Benefits Hands of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center.Free bounce houses & face painting. Info: bearcloset18@gmail.com. What: 5th Annual Free Community Baby Shower When: September 10; 10am-4pm Where: Main Street, Marion, NC More Info: Free baby items, community & state resourc- es, blood pressure & glucose checks. OB staff members on site for education & questions. Free diapers on a first come first serve basis. Free laser tag for kids, free bounce houses & face painting. Info: bearcloset18@ gmail.com. September 15 What: Donna the Buffalo When: September 15; 6-9pm Where: Bobby Bell Pavilion; 126 W. Marion St., Shelby More Info: Every third Thursday through summer; live music, drinks, & fun! Check out uptownshelby.com/events/shel- by-alive for more info. September 17 What: Free Food Giveaway When: September 17; 8-10am Where: Caroleen Congregation Holiness Church, 112 Walker Store Rd, Ellenboro More Info: Lower parking lot, we'll bring box to your car. September 23-28 What: 2022 Celebration of Arts When: September 23-28 Where: Foundation of Performing Arts, Spindale More Info: 2D & 3D artists invited. Prizes. Applications: Visual Art Center 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, 828-288- 5009, or www.artatthevac.com. Saturdays thru October What: Rutherford Farmer's Market When: Saturdays 8am-noon Where: Rutherford Farmer's Market; 172 Depot St., Forest City. More Info: rutherfordfarmers- market@gmail.com Volunteer Opportunity What: Volunteer Opportunity When: On going More Info: Be a voice of a child. NC Guardian ad Litem Program, recruits, trains & supervises child advocate volunteers to represent & promote best interests of abused, neglected, & dependent kids in court system. Provide: screening, training, legal guid- ance, supervision to volunteers. Need volunteer advocates in Rutherford Co. www.volunteer- forgal.org, 828-288-6121. October 8 What: 37th Annual Mountain Glory Festival When: October 8; 6:30pm Where: Downtown Marion More Info: Info: Spaces avail- able for local craft artisans. Application deadline: September 10. Applications available at www.mountiangloryfestival. com or call 828-652-2215. Email your community happening to: events@rutherfordweekly.com Healthy individuals are needed every day to maintain an adequate blood supply for patients in need. Once a donor has made the commitment to give blood, it is important to take a few simple steps to prepare and help ensure a good donation experience. The community is invited to help save lives at any of the following locations: • Friday, August 26; 12- 5:30pm First Baptist Church of Forest City 211 W. Main Street, Forest City • Friday, August 26; 10am-3pm First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton 246 N. Main St., Rutherfordton Get a good night's sleep, drink an extra 16 ounces of water, eat iron-rich foods to maintain a healthy iron level and consume a low-fat meal before donating. To make an appointment or to learn more, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800- 733-2767. A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identifi cation are required at check-in. Article Provided By: Gail Barksdale American Red Cross Blood Drives

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