Municipal Vote Tuesday Nov 3rd

CMYK
THURSDAY
October 29, 2009
THE BUTNER-CREEDMOOR NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
A
B SECTION
MOSS APPOINTED
The Environmental
anagement Commission
hairman, Stephen Smith, has
ppointed Creedmoor Mayor
arryl Moss chair of the EMC’s
ater Allocation Committee.
he WAC is responsible for
tatewide interbasin transfer
equests.
Additionally, as a committee
hair, he will serve on the EMC
teering Committee.
“This is a tremendous honor
nd opportunity. I hope to
epresent our community well,”
oss said.
THRIFT STORE OPENS
Converting Hearts Ministry
hrift Store is open for business
t the former Currin’s NAPA
Auto Parts building, located on
ighway 15 in Creedmoor.
Hours of operation are
uesday through Friday, 9 a.m.
o 6 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.
o 1 p.m.
The Thrift Store accepts all
onations which allow the giver
n opportunity to receive a tax
eduction on their tax returns.
Contact Wayne Edwards by
mail
at
ayneedwards@verizon.net or
all 252-432-1697 for additional
nformation.
PECAN FUNDRAISER
The South Granville
Civitan Club is currently
taking orders for its fall pecan
fundraiser. The pecans are
extra large half shelled and are
this year’s fresh crop. They
come packaged in 1 pound
packages and sell for $7.50.
The proceeds from this
major fund-raiser of the club
are to provide support for the
projects we do within the
community in helping those
less fortunate than ourselves.
Some of the major projects of
the club are: Murdoch
Valentine Dance, Books for
Kids in South Granville
County Schools, Special
Olympics NC, Boys and Girls
Homes of NC at Lake
Waccamaw, Duke Child
Development Center, etc.
If you are interested in
some of these wonderful
pecans for baking during the
holidays and/or gift giving,
please contact Joann S. Peele
at jojopeele1225@aol.com or
call 919/596-7452. They will
be available for delivery the
first week in November.
South Granville Civitan
Club is a volunteer
organization dedicated to
serving individual and
community needs with an
emphasis on helping people
with developmental
disabilities.
LINE DANCE
Line Dance classes
resume at the South Granville
Senior Center every 2nd &
4th Friday from 5-6 pm. Cost
is $4.00 per session.
Instructor “Dancing Bob”,
Bob Webster “ Come Have
Fun While Getting Fit” at the
Creedmoor City Gym located
at the corner of Hwy. 56 East
& Main Street in Creedmoor.
For more information
contact 919-528-0848.
AFGHAN RAFFLE
The South Granville
Crochet Club will raffle one of
their many beautiful Granny
Square afghans at the Senior
Center Fall Bazaar.
The Bazaar will be held on
Nov. 21 at the Creedmoor Gym.
Tickets are now on sale at the
Senior Center for $1.00 each
and will also be available from
any Crochet Club member.
You do not need to be
resent to win and the winner
ill be contacted immediately
y phone or by mail. Proceeds
rom the raffle will be used to
urchase supplies and to
upport various activities at
he South Granville Senior
enter.
Support will be
appreciated as the club
endeavors to continue
providing warm crocheted
items to the sick, shut-in and
other needy individuals in the
community free of charge.
For additional
information, contact Elaine
Moss at 919-528-0584 or
Cheryl Carrier, Director,
South Granville Senior
Center at 919-528—0848.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE
The Granville County
Department of Social Services
will take applications for
participation in the Low Income
Energy Assistance Program for
two weeks from Nov. 2nd
through Nov. 13th.
Households who are active
in the Food Stamp System as of
Sept. 30, 2009, with a
certification through date of
Oct. 31, 2009 or greater, may be
automatically evaluated; all
other households must make
application at Social Services
for the one-time payment to be
received in Feb. 2010.
If you must apply at Social
Services, please take:
verification of all your
household’s income, including
wage stubs for Oct. 2009, your
household’s resources such as
savings and checking accounts,
stocks, bonds, and other assets,
and the name, date of birth, and
social security care for each
household member.
In order to be eligible,
household must meet income
and reserve requirements, must
be responsible for its heating
bill and be a U. S. citizen or an
eligible alien.
LINE DANCE
Line Dance classes
resume at the South Granville
Senior Center every 2nd &
4th Friday from 5-6 pm. Cost
is $4.00 per session.
Instructor “Dancing Bob”,
Bob Webster “ Come Have
Fun While Getting Fit” at the
Creedmoor City Gym located
at the corner of Hwy. 56 East
& Main Street in Creedmoor.
For more information
contact 919-528-0848.
DUKE SEEKS INCREASE
Duke Energy is requesting
a 13.5 percent rate increase
for residential electricity
customers.
This rate hike, if
approved, according to the
American Association of
Retired Persons, will be on top
of the 4.5 percent fuel cost
increase that the NC Utilities
Commission recently granted
— for an 18% total rate
increase for residential
customers.
Comments on the
proposed rate increase may be
sent to NC Utilities
Commission Chair Ed Finley
at finley@ncuc.net. Reference
Docket #E-7 Sub909.
TREE SEEDLINGS
The Granville Soil and
Water Conservation District; is
now taking orders for their
annual tree seedling give-a-way.
This year they are offering
Crepe Myrtle, Cherrybark Oak,
Willow Oak, Crabapple,
Dogwood, Common Apple, and
Chinese Chestnut.
If you are interested in
getting any of these trees,
please call the office at 919-693-
4603, ext. 3, between the hours
of 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
WORSHIP
Greater Joy Baptist
Church of Oxford, located at
413 Bullock Street (site of
New Hope Church) has begun
an 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
morning worship service.
The pastor is the Rev.
Ronnie Morton.
DMV SCHEDULE
The DMV Mobile Service
Center visits Creedmoor on
the first Thursday in the first
full week of each month from
10 a. m. to 4 p.m.
It is located at 108 Wilton
Avenue at the South Granville
Senior Center.
TOBACCO REFERENDUM
The Granville County
Cooperative Extension office
announces polling locations
for the vote on Nov. 19, 2009
for the NC Tobacco Research
Check-Off Referendum.
Paul Westfall, Granville
County Extension Director,
said one polling place has
been established in the
county. The polling location is
the Granville County
Cooperative Extension Center,
208 Wall Street, Oxford, NC
27565. Westfall explained
that the referendum is being
held to let tobacco growers
decide if they wish to continue
the self-assessment program.
This program has been in place
since 1991, and the law
requires that a new referendum
be held every six years.
SUPPORT GROUP
Families Living Violence
Free is offering a Domestic
Violence Support Group and
Sexual Assault Support
Group. If you or someone you
know has experienced
domestic violence or sexual
assault, call 693-5700 for
information. All services are
free and confidential.
GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS
Granville County Girl
Scouts is always looking for
new girls and volunteers to
join their organization. If you
or your child are interested,
contact Suzanne Biegenzahn
at 919-497-6282 or
.
sbiegenzahn@nccoastalpines.org.
Girl Scouting builds girls
of courage, confidence, and
character, who make the
world a better place!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Granville County Relay For
Life is currently looking for
volunteers who are interested
in joining the planning
committee, forming a team,
holding a fund-raiser, and/or
becoming a sponsor.
For more information, or to
sign up, please contact Candice
Walsh at 919-334-5233 or email
Candice.walsh@cancer.org.
Relay For Life is a year-long
fund-raiser culminating in an
all-night event sponsored by
The American Cancer Society.
Tax & Business
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
Tatum & Edwards, PA
Certified Public Accountants
Will The IRS Call Your Sideline Business A
Hobby?
It can be great fun to take a hobby you're passionate
about and use it to generate income. But if you plan to
take tax deductions for your hobby expenses, be aware
that the IRS has strict rules about business deductions.
Run afoul of these rules, and you may end up owing the
IRS more than just your hobby income.
Most importantly, you should be able to show that
you're running your business with a genuine "profit
motive." This doesn't mean that you actually need to make
a profit, but you should be able to document your intent
to generate a net income.
You can document this profit motive in several ways.
First, you should run your business as a business. For
example, keep proper books and records; maintain
appropriate licenses; secure space in the business pages
of the phone book; even keep a business journal.
Second, it's a good idea to develop and maintain an
up-to-date business plan. This plan could include
projections of future income and expenses, marketing
strategies, personnel policies, and so forth. The idea is to
show the IRS that you plan to grow your business.
Third, keep your business and personal funds
separate. Don't pay for Johnny's bicycle from your business
account; don't deposit sales income into your personal
account.
Fourth, go to work regularly. If you attend your
business on a frequent basis, the IRS will see that you're
not just playing at it. Of course, you need to document
with time cards, a work log, or some other record that you
actually worked on certain days. Just telling the IRS
auditor that you worked on such-and-such a day won't
cut it.
Finally, talk to your accountant or financial advisor
to make sure you're maintaining adequate documentation
and following the rules.
Senior Center
Activities Schedule
PO Box 766, Hwy 56E. & Main Street
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Week of Mon. November 2- Friday, November 6, 2009
Daily: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Walking in the Gym
9:00 - 10:00 Coffee Hour
12:00 - Lunch
For More Information - Call 528-0848
www.granvillecounty.org
Click “Senior Services”
Monday, November 2: 8:45 Game Time, 11:15
Devotion.
Lunch 12:00: Hot Dog/Roll, Baked Beans, Slaw, Fruit/
Juice, Milk
Tuesday, November 3: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Low
Impact Aerobics, 10:00 Bible Study with Mandy Moss, 10:30
Bowling, 12:30 Water Aerobics - YMCA, 1:00 Acrylic
Painting Class w/Alma Burke, 6:00 - 8:00 Ballroom Dancing
Classes “Waltz w/Jerry Whitfield.
Lunch: 12:00: Turkey & Dressig with Gravy, Peas, Roll,
Fruit/Juice, Milk
Wednesday, Novemer 4: 8:45 Game Time, 9:30 Blood
Pressure Clinic w/ RN Cora Tilley, 10:15 Bingo.
Lunch 12:00 Smothered Chicken, Rice, Turnip Greens,
Roll, Fruit/Juice, Milk
Thursday, November 5: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Low
Impact Aerobics, 10:00 Crochet Club, 10:15 Stretch &
Wiggle Exercise Class, 12:30 Water Aerobics YMCA.
Lunch 12:00: Beef Stew, Cabbage, Roll, Fruit/Juice,
Milk
Friday, November 6: 8:45 Game Time, 9:00 Canvas
Crafts “Making Christmas Napkins Holders for the Center,”
10:30 Veteran’s Day Celebration SGHS Jr. ROTC.
Lunch 12:00: Beefy Mac, Corn, Roll, Fruit/Juice, Milk
The South Granville Senior Center Christmas Bazaar
scheduled for November 21 has been cancelled.
** Milk is served with each meal - Chocolate milk and
2% low fat milk are available.**
Savvy
Senior
You ask the Senior question ~ We find the Savvy answer
Single Seniors: Looking for Love and
Companionship Online
Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about online dating? My 34-year-old
daughter met her husband-to-be on the Internet and has been
encouraging me to give it a try. But at age 60, and eight years
divorced, I’m a little gun-shy. What can you tell me?
Single and 60
Dear Single,
Online dating isn’t just for twenty and thirty-something’s!
As a matter of fact, boomers and seniors have become the
fastest-growing group of Internet daters, and the numbers
keep on growing. Here’s what you should know.
Online Dating
If you’re interested in dating again or are just looking for
a friend to spend time with, dating Web sites provide an easy
way to meet hundreds of single people without ever having to
leave home.
If you’re not sure weather to take the plunge or not, try
visiting a few dating sites and look around. Most services allow
you to check out their members at no cost or obligation. Then,
if you like what you see, you can sign up (fees range between
$20 and $60 per month) and start e-mailing members you’re
interested in or they can e-mail you. Most sites also offer
instant messaging and chat rooms. Here are some other tips
to help you get started.
• Research your options: There are dozens of Internet
matchmaking sites out there to choose from including the big
general interest ones like Match.com and eHarmony; over-50
dating sites such as PrimeSingles.net,
SeniorFriendFinder.com and SeniorMatch.com; and niche
sites that match people based on their interests, religion and
ethnicity like ChristianCafe.com, BlackSingles.com and
JewishFriendFinder.com. Before choosing, research the
differences, looking at things like the percentage of men vs.
women and how many of them live in your area. Don’t be
afraid to try out different sites or more than one at a time.
Online-Dating-Zone (www.online-dating-zone.com) is a good
resource to help you compare. (Note: If you don’t want to spend
any money try PlentyofFish.com, a free dating Web site that’s
become very popular.)
• Create an honest profile: When you join a dating site
you’ll need to create a personality profile that reflects who
you are which can include photos, hobbies, interests, family
history, dreams, goals, favorite activities and more. If you need
some help, AARP offers an interactive Personal Ad Maker
that can help you create a good profile for free. Go to
www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle and click on “Create your own
personal ad” at the bottom of the page. Sites like
ProfileHelper.com or E-cyrano.com can also help you for a fee.
• Be safe: When you register with a dating service you
remain anonymous. No one gets access to your full name,
address, phone number or e-mail address until you decide to
give it out at your own discretion. So be very prudent with
giving out your personal information. And before meeting in
person, chat on the phone at least several times, and always
meet in a public place.
• Be skeptical: In an effort to get more responses, many
people will exaggerate or flat out lie in their profiles, or post
pictures of themselves that are extremely flattering and not
very true-to-life. So don’t believe everything you see or read.
If they look or sound too good to be true, they probably are.
• Make the effort: A lot of times, people – women especially
– sit back and let others come to them. Don’t be afraid to
make the first move. When you find someone you like, send a
short note that says, “I really enjoyed your profile. I think we
have some things in common.” Keep it simple.
• Don’t take rejection personally: If you don’t get a
response from someone, don’t let it get in your head. Just move
on. There are many others that will be interested in you and
it only takes one person to make Internet dating worthwhile.
Another Option
If dating sites don’t appeal to you, consider joining a socialnetworking
site. Today, there are a variety of sites (Eons.com,
Boomj.com and Rezoom.com) created specifically for boomers
and beyond that are great places to meet people without the
stigma or looming pressure of finding a mate.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443,
Norman, OK 73070.
FINANCIAL FOCUS
CHRIS ELLIS
EDWARD JONES INVESTMENT FIRM
Avoid These Scary Investment Moves
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By avoiding these terrifying investment moves, you can
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