Rutherford Weekly - Shelby NC
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Thursday, October 19-October 25, 2023 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 5 • Hot lather machine • Hot towel machine • $12 regular men's haircut • $11 seniors • $23 shampoo, cut & style with straight razor on hair • $5 beard trims Thad is back in Thad is back in business after business after su rgery! su rgery! Thanks to everyone that prayed for me! GOD BLESS YOU! COMPLETE LINE OF BEARD PRODUCTS THAD HILL shop: shop: 828-286-9166 828-286-9166 Roffl er Barber Stylist 176 N. Main St., Rutherfordton 176 N. Main St., Rutherfordton cell: cell: 828-289-1762 828-289-1762 thadghill@gmail.com thadghill@gmail.com The HRT Center provides peer support services and social connections/activities for people in recovery from addiction, their families and anyone who has experienced trauma. We welcome walk-ins who are seeking linkages to treatment, care and other resources. The Center is staffed by a Certifi ed Peer Support Specialist and/or Community Health Worker during hours of operation to assist with resource connections and additional supports. TBA: Trauma Survivor's Group, First Responders Group, Driver's License Restoration Class and other workshops and enrichment opportunities. The Community Healing, Recovery and Thriving Center is located at 648 Withrow Road, Forest City next to the United Way building. Call 828-286-3929 or visit: www. unitedwayofrutherford.org for more information. Rutherford Community Healing, Recovery and Thriving Center: Monday: open 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Overdose survivor's group: 11 a.m. Tuesday: Open 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Home Again: 4:30 p.m. to 6 pm. Parents Circle: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peer to Peer: 10 a.m. Resiliency group: 4 p.m. Thursday: Open 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sober Strong: 12 p.m. Peer to Peer: 6:30 p.m. NC Works on site: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (second Thursday of each month) Friday: Open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sober Strong weekend activity David and Joan Doal of Tennessee were among the contingent of Overmountain Victory Trail (OVTA) re-enactors enjoying a country breakfast in Rutherfordton recently. As customary, the Griffi th Rutherford Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, hosted the breakfast for the re-enactors before they headed out to Gilbert Town for educational programs for Rutherford County school students. Joan Doal said she joined the trail marchers in 2015 because sharing history is important to the students along the way. "As a school teacher with 42 years in the classroom, this is the only way to get our youth to know how they got their freedoms. We have to tell them," she said. "The US History books do not tell the story so if we don't, who will?" David and Joan's four children and four grandchildren have joined in the walk several years. Daughter Alisa is working on the 50th anniversary of the OVTA which will be celebrated next year. Following breakfast at the Scout Hut in Rutherfordton, the re-enactors and guests traveled to Gilbert Town to share history with middle school students from Chase, East Rutherford, R-S Central, Trinity and Lake Lure Classical Academy. After leaving Rutherfordton they proceeded to other historical points in Rutherford County before heading into Polk County and then Kings Mountain to celebrate the Battle of Kings Mountain - the turning point of the Revolutionary War. When the re-enactors fi rst began the historical march to Kings Mountain 49 years ago, many walked the entire way. But in today's time, it is not safe to walk the entire way due to increases in traffi c. "There's about 90 miles of trail you can still walk, broken into smaller walks," said Dalton Wade. "There is no way we could walk on the roads these days," he said. The 2023 Commemorative March in Rutherford County included a program on October 3 at Kiwanis Park in Rutherfordton with storytelling and period re-enactors and music. The time in Rutherford County concluded on October 5 with breakfast at Pleasant Hill and a tour of the area where the Overmountain Men marched toward Kings Mountain. Of the re-enactors this year, 80 percent were from East Tennessee. Chivous Bradley, Rutherford County historian, became involved in the re-enactments in 2008. "Up until that year, we had not done the school programs and realized that other areas along the march were doing educational programs so in 2008 we began," Bradley said. Of all the years of the march, it rained only two years, moving the programs inside R-S Central High School. The outdoor educational programs are held each year at Gilbert Town, led by Bradley and the re-enactors. The 50th anniversary of the historic march will be celebrated next year with special events and programs all along the 300-mile route, including in Rutherfordton. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon. Photos contributed and by Jean Gordon. Overmountain Victory Trail re-enactors hold educational programs for Rutherford County school students The OVTA and DAR at the Scout Hut in Rutherfordton following the traditional breakfast. Middle School students at Gilbert Town during the educational programs from the OVTA. David and Joan Doal in OVTA attire. Re-enactors at Kiwanis Park. County Historian Chivous Bradley tells the story of the OVTA trail. The Logan Preaching Mission at First United Methodist Church in Rutherfordton, will be held October 29-31. The featured preacher/lecturer this year will be Dr. D. Larry Gregg who is a former college and divinity school professor and pastor. Dr. Gregg works as an author and has published a number of books in recent years. Since the early 1990's he and his wife, Peggy, have lived in Rutherford County where he has been active in Christian ministry/ leadership roles in several local churches. The theme of this year's Logan Preaching Mission will be "Living Together in Harmony and Hope." Dr. Gregg will preach in the morning worship service on Sunday, October 29 at 11am in the fellowship center. Dr. Gregg's presentations will explore essential attitudes and behaviors necessary for the promotion of positive social, cultural, political, and religious interactions in an environment increasingly characterized by confl ict and hopelessness. He will not only describe the circumstances in which people fi nd themselves, but will offer a positive way forward for the future. Leaders of various ministry organizations, teaching institutions, and local political structures are requested to communicate with various constituencies and encourage as many as possible to take advantage of this opportunity to envision a more positive future for local communities and the larger world, said In-Yong Lee, pastor at the First United Methodist Church. The services will include some lectures following Dr. Gregg's presentation. On Monday evening, Oct. 30, services begin at 7pm in the fellowship center of the church and on Tuesday evening at 6pm the lecture will be held also in the fellowship center. Attendees may park anywhere around the church building on Sun., Oct. 29 and Mon., Oct. 30. On Tues., Oct. 31, Main Street in front of the church will be blocked for the citywide children's Trick or Treat event. Parking will be available behind the church building on that evening. Article Provided By: Jean Gordon Dr. Larry Gregg Logan Preaching Mission Oct. 29-31