Announcements
Email: news@claycountyprogress.com or call (828) 389-8431 before 5 p.m. Mondays.
Government meetings
• The Clay County ABC Board meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8.
• Food assistance
• The Clay County Food Pantry is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Friday to distribute food. The pantry is located at 2278 Hinton Center Road. Contact Bill Rice (828) 389-1657. The website is: www.claycountyfoodpantry.org.
• Matt’s Ministry, 123 W.J. Cabe Road; emergency contact: Sharon Hayden: (828) 361-6441. Pick up is from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays only.
• MANNA food distribution is from 12-2 p.m. Thursday, July 27 at First Free Will Baptist Church. For details call (828) 389-4777 or email: www.hayesvillefreewill.org.
Community
• Smoke Alarms Save Lives. Request a smoke alarm installation. Free smoke alarm checks and installation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Call to schedule your appointment: (828) 214-5099.
• Celebrate “Year of the Trail” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Jackrabbit Trailhead. For detaisl visit: info@sabacycling.com or call (828) 361-2088.
• The family of JVA and Sarah Emma Sellers Moore will have their reunion 12-3 p.m. Sunday, July 16 at Shiloh Stables, 148 Shepard Drive in Hayesville. Bring your favorite covered dish or dessert. For details call (828) 557-1391.
• Friends of Murphy Public Library are holding their popular Craft Supplies Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 14 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Call (828) 837-2417 for details.
• Hayesville High School Class of ‘83 will have the 40th Class Reunion from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Beal Center. Call Cindi Ledford Dean (706) 878-9731 for details.
• The Brasstown Community Center Summer Concert Series — Grizzly & Grizzell will be performing at 7 p.m. Saturday July 15. Doors open at 6 p.m. For details call: (828) 361-3040 or visit: www.brasstowncommunitycenter.org.
• Citizens For A Better America will meet Thursday, July 20 at the Legends Steak House in the large private meeting room, 42 Tennessee St., Downtown Murphy, N.C. Meal orders at 5 p.m., meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. For details visit: www.CitizensForABetterAmerica.com; email: Contact@CitizensForABetterAmerica.com or call: (828) 361-5422.
• Al-Anon Family Groups meet at 12 p.m. every Tuesday at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 3717 Hwy. 515 E. Blairsville, Ga. For details call (404) 687-0467 or visit: www.ga-al-anon.org.
• Recovery Dharma, using Buddhist practices and principles to heal the suffering of addiction. For details about meetings call Emmet (706) 351-2624 or email: hayesville.meditation@gmail.com.
• The Clay County Republican Party will host its monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month upstairs at the Clay County Community Services Building, 25 Riverside Circle. The business meeting starts at 7 p.m. Bring a covered dish, snack or dessert to share. For details call (678) 644-5561.
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors/Survivors of Suicide Loss Peer Support Group will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Corner Coffee Shop, 66 Church Street.
• Open Mic Night - Stories on the Square will be held at 6 p.m. Fridays, July 21 and Aug. 181 at the Corner Coffee and Wine Shop. Free to the public. Storytellers, writers, poets and singers and songwriters welcome. For details email: kanutetells@gmail.com.
• Mountain High Hikers offers three hikes each week: Tuesdays - a long hike from 8 to 14 miles and a short hike from 5 to 8 miles; Thursdays - a leisure hike from 5 to 8 miles. We also recruit trail maintainers. Visit: www.mountainhighhikers.org.
• The Institute for Continuing Learning at Young Harris College has courses available. Visit: www.iclyhc.org for registration and detailed information or send an email to: icl@yhc.edu.
• Starting From Scratch workshop is held on the third Thursday of the month at Moss Memorial Library for beginning and experienced writers, poets and storytellers hosted by Kanute Rarey (502) 525-7272 or email: kanutetells@gmail.com.
• Rotary Club of Clay County meetings are held from 12-1 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Hinton Center, 2330 Hinton Center Road, Hayesville.
• Shooting Creek Basket Weavers Guild will begin meeting at 9:45 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at the Shooting Creek Community Center/Volunteer Fire Department. For details email: pneubert@me.com or visit: www.shootingcreekbaskets.com.
• Mountain Regional Arts and Crafts Guild meeting are held from 6-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Calvary Corner Fellowship Hall, US-76, Hiawassee. Visit: www.mourtainartscrafts.org for details
• Clay County Business After Hours will be held on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. For details call the chamber at (828) 389-3704.
• Woodturners are invited to attend the next meeting of the Brasstown Woodturners Guild at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Brasstown Community Center, 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, For details email: robertmarshall949@gmail.com.
• Line Dancing classes will be held from 12-1 p.m. Fridays at the Senior Center. All ages welcome.
• Looking to get a blue grass jam session together once a week. Call Leo, (706) 970-1237 for details.
• Regency Hospice has volunteer opportunities in the North Georgia area for our hospice patients and their families. We are located in Hiawassee, Ga. Contact the office (706) 896-1251 for details.
• The Mountain Beekeepers Club welcomes beginners and seasoned beekeepers at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at North Georgia Technical College Campus, 338 Epps Mtn. Lane, Blairsville. Call Glen Henderson at: (706) 745-1795 for details.
• Sign up for classes in the arts, crafts, music and more at the Murphy Art Center, 33 Valley River Avenue, downtown Murphy. For details call (828) 360-3038, Penny (828) 494-7403; email: ClassesAtTheMAC@gmail.com or visit: www.ValleyRiverArts.com.
• VFW Allison Bristol Post 6812 and VFW Auxiliary meet at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. Post 6812 offers free coffee and conversation at 9 a.m. every Tuesday at the VFW building located adjacent to the Black and Gold Sports Booster Building at the Clay County Youth Ball Fields. Out of area members and all those interested are welcome to attend. For membership/information call (828) 389-6092.
• American Legion Post 532 and Auxiliary monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month in the multi-purpose room upstairs at the Community Services Building (located below Hayesville Post Office) with a complimentary meal at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. You may also contact Commander Robert Seibert (828) 644-8497 or Rondall Brown (252) 259-7158 about the Legion and Auxiliary President Teresa McClure (828) 389-6120 about the Auxiliary. Visit: www.post532.org for details.
• To dispose of tattered, worn, faded or otherwise unusable flags, drop off at the Clay County Progress, Chamber of Commerce or Moss Memorial Library. Flags will be retrieved by The American Legion Post 532 for a proper and honorable retirement.
• Pull-tabs from drinks for the Ronald McDonald House can be dropped at the Progress.