The COVID-safe event is scheduled for Thursday and Friday in downtown Rochester. 12:33 pm, Feb. 22, 2021 ×
Families celebrate the Jewish holiday Purim in this 2019 file photo.
Purim, the most joyous date on the Jewish calendar, will be celebrated by Chabad of Southern Minnesota on Thursday and Friday (Feb. 25-26) at the downtown Rochester Hilton.
The daylong holiday commemorates the nullification in 256 B.C.E of a Persian decree calling for the extermination of the Jewish people throughout the Persian Empire, as told in the biblical book of Esther.
It will be celebrated locally with COVID-safe versions of the traditional observances.
In addition to the mitzvot (duties) of the holiday, the traditional custom of dressing up in costumes and masks recalls the miracle of Purim that was disguised in natural events. While mask wearing is encouraged at the celebration each year, this year, it will be mandatory due to the pandemic.
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The Red Cross is testing all blood donations for these antibodies. Donors can test positive for these antibodies to the coronavirus, even if they haven t shown symptoms. If tested positive, this plasma can then be used to help current patients fight off the virus through a blood transfusion.Â
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Diane Wright, executive director of Montana Red Cross, said they especially need these donations right now. When we have inclement weather like we are having right now across Montana, sometimes our blood supply is impacted, Wright said. So, the blood for need. need for blood is constant. We are asking anybody that is healthy and feeling up for it, to come out to one of our donation centers across the state and donate blood.
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Longtime licensed counselor and Davidson County native Mark Adams has moved his private practice to East Center Street.
The 1987 Central Davidson High graduate said he initially opened Restoration for Men in Lexington and is committed to keeping it here because he recognizes there is a need for counseling services in the area. He offers in-person and teletherapy counseling.
The name of the business does not mean he counsels only men. He accepts both male and female adult clients, and male juvenile clients. The word Men should be taken more in the sense of mankind, he said. Before moving to East Center Street, his office was on South Main Street.
Valentine’s Day is happening this weekend whether COVID-19 likes it or not.
While the pandemic will change how couples, friends and family celebrate the day of romance, it will not stop it. Here are some ways to celebrate in Davidson County on Saturday and Sunday.
Hope you re hungry. Many of these events involve food.
1. Concert at Native Vines Winery
If music is your idea of a great time, head to Native Vines Winery on Feb. 14.
Darrell Hoots, a Winston-Salem native will perform from 2-5 p.m. There is no admission.
Also Happy Hippie Co. food truck will be on site selling food. The winery is located at 1336 N. NC Highway 150.
ARRESTS
The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
Jacoreyian Dreshawn McLendon, 25, of 215 Dorothy St., High Point, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, $15,000 secured bond, March 24.
Severen Trique Singleton, 21, of 1009 Garrison St., High Point, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, $15,000 secured bond March 24.
Rodney Lee Trivett, 50, of 3668 Lower Lake Road, Thomasville, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, $1,000 secured bond, Feb. 24.