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The Cherokee County Health Department will hold a four-week program on why it is necessary to eat well and how to eat well even when one is suffering from a chronic illness or other medical condition.

The workshop will meet at the Penland Senior Center on Alpine Street in Murphy, NC, from 10:30 am until 11:30 am beginning on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, and continuing on January 29, February 5, and February 12.

Everyone is invited. There is no cost.

Call the Cherokee County Health Department at 828-837-7486 for more information.

A Breast and Cervical cancer clinic is available at the Cherokee County Health Department, 228 Hilton Street, Murphy, NC 28906.

Women, age 50 and older, may call Kim McPherson, coordinator, at 828-837-7486, ext. 218, to see if they are eligible for a free or low-cost breast exam and mammogram.

The Cherokee County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the Office of Economic Opportunity of Catholic Social Services are sponsoring a free financial fitness workshop on Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

The workshop will be held from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm at the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center in Murphy, NC.

The first 25 people to register for the workshop will receive a free dinner, too.

The event will include topics on budgeting, holiday debt, and tips for the upcoming tax season.

Professionals from the community will present information and strategies for financial management. A credit counselor also will be available to answer questions.

This is a good opportunity for all who have concerns about their financial situation or who would like to get the new year started on a positive track with planning and budgeting.

To register, call Claudie Burchfield at 828-835-3535 or email him at cmburchfield@charlottediocese.org or call Teresa Wiley at 828-835-2210 or email her at teresa_wiley@ncsu.edu .

Mountain Little League will hold baseball signups for coaches pitch (ages 7-8), minor league (ages 9-10), and major league (ages 11-12).

You can sign up at the following sites:

• Ranger - from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, January 28, 2008; Tuesday, January 29; and Thursday, January 31. Contact Eddie Allen.
• Martins Creek - from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, January 18, 2008, and Thursday, January 24.
• Murphy - from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, January 25, 2008; from 10:00 am until noon on Saturday, January 26, 2008; from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, February 1; and from 10:00 am until noon on Saturday, February 2.
• Murphy girls softball will hold signups at the same times.
• Peachtree - from 10:00 am until noon on Saturday, January 26, 2008; from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 31; and from 10:00 am until noon on Saturday, February 2, 2008.

There are no T-ball signups set, yet.

The cost is $40.00 for the first child and $25.00 for the second child in any family.

Organizers said parents need to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate and ID for themselves to the signups.

Mountain Little League will hold an umpire clinic for officials interesed in working the 2008 season, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center.

There is a $25.00 fee, and a uniform is required.

For more information, call Alan Williams at 828-835-4880.

The Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center will be offering a Water Arthritis Aquatic Class from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The cost is $2.00 per class. The programs is a medically-approved, warm-water class program, with water temperatures at 84 degrees.

The program is designed specifically for people with arthritis to ease pain, lessen stiffness, build cardiovascular endurance, tone muscles, and improve joint flexibility.

For more information, call Geri Heier at 828-835-3700.

Nick Guthrie was the top listing agent and Bryan Durrance was the top selling agent for the month of December, 2007 at Western Carolina Real Estate Co Inc.

Bryan Durrance was the top sales agent for the month by closing the most transactions in December.

Nick Guthrie was the top listing agent. He listed the highest number of new properties in and around the Murphy, NC area.

Broker/owner Johnny Prather congratulates them on their accomplishments.

Appalachian Highland Games Inc. will host the fourth annual Robert Burns Dinner at 6:30 pm on Friday, January 25, 2008 at the Ballroom, 51 Hiwassee Street, in downtown Murphy, NC.

The evening will feature fine dining with a selection of entrees and other food provided by Doyle’s Cedar Hill Restaurant.

There also will be music and entertainment, including the traditional “Address to the Haggis.”

Everyone is invited to attend, whether or not they have Scottish ancestry.

Seating is limited and by prior written reservation received by noon on Monday. Reservation forms and further details about the dinner can be obtained in Murphy, NC, at Doyle’s, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, Curiosity Bookstore, Murphy Public Library. In Andrews, NC, see Andrews Public Library, and Polished Gem.

In celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous poet (born January 25,1759 and died July 21, 1796), dinners have been held annually on or about his birthday for about 200 years.

Burns wrote more than 250 poems, more than 350 songs, and hundreds of letters, but is probably best known for “Auld Lang Syne” which is sung annually at New Years.

He is the most popular poet on the face of the planet, and thousands of Burns dinners are held around the world each year, organizers said.

The Cherokee County NC Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at noon on Thursday, January 31, 2008, for Celebration Station in Peddler’s Village, US 64 West, in the Ranger community.

Snack sandwiches and drinks will be served to all who attend.

For more information, call 828-837-2242.