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THE CREATIVE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM of Granville County Senior Services is re-introducing programs for spring, and is gradually moving to in-person class offerings at the Granville County Senior Center in Oxford. Upcoming classes include âEat Smart, Move Moreâ (Wednesdays through May 26). Community awareness programs such as a âLook Backâ at Granville County History (June 7, with local author Lewis Bowling) are also offered, as well as weekly interest groups such as âNorth Carolina, Our Homeâ (monthly) and âGames, Anyoneâ (Wednesdays). Instructors are also needed to round out the class schedule. For more details or to register, please contact Marilyn Howard, CLL Coordinator, at 919-693-1930 or at marilyn.howard@granvillecounty.org.
Announcements for Thursday, May 6:
Onslow County has received new positive cases of COVID-19 as of May 3. Positive cases now total 16,915 with 142 deaths and 16,455 cleared. Onslow County is at 6.3% positive, while the state is at 6.0% positive.
COVID-19 vaccinations in Onslow County can now be accessed online, and appointments can also be made online. The myspot.nc.gov website searches local providers by zip code and can filter by vaccine brand preference. To schedule appointment for the COVID-19 Vaccine at the Onslow County Health Department or information on the private providers. Onslow Citizens Phone Bank is still be available weekdays to help at 910-989-5027.
Recycling
Tupelo residents living south of Main Street will have recycling pickup Wednesday. Residents north of Main Street will have pickup next Wednesday.
Government calendar
⢠The Lee County Board of Supervisors meet on the first and third Monday of every month at 9 a.m. at the Board of Supervisors office at 300 W. Main St., Tupelo, MS 38804.
⢠The Tupelo City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers at Tupelo City Hall at 71 E. Troy St., Tupelo, MS 38804
All board of aldermen meetings at respective city halls:
Baldwyn ⢠First Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
Blake Wrigley wins the EZ Wheels Truck Drop contest
The date he chose was the closest to when a truck would go through the ice at Jamestown. 7:00 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
The EZ Wheels Shrine Club announced that Blake Wrigley won the grand prize for its Truck Drop contest. Submitted photo
Blake Wrigley was the $2,000 grand prize winner for the 2021 EZ Wheels Truck Drop contest sponsored by the EZ Wheels Shrine Club. The contest consisted of picking a day and time for a truck to drop through the ice at Little Britches Fishing Pond near Jamestown Reservoir.
Wrigley guessed the truck would drop on March 20 as did 52 other people but his guess that it would drop at 7:13 p.m. was the closest time without going over. The truck went through the ice at 7:31 p.m. on March 20. It was removed after it went through the ice.
Surrounded by his family, Clair Marvin âButchâ Shaffer, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow on March 2, 2021.
Butch was born March 13, 1935, in Sandpoint to Jesse and Catherine Shaffer. The youngest of 12 children, he was given the nickname Butch as a young boy by his older siblings. The nickname suited him and stayed with him the remainder of his life.
He attended Sandpoint public schools and graduated from high school in 1953. He was Student Body President his senior year of high school. He played football for the Sandpoint Bulldogs and attended the University of Idaho on a football scholarship. He had the distinct honor of playing football with future Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer.