Town Crier - 8-16-2010

Today

• Back to School Fishing Tournament, Aug. 16-20, ages 5-18, Dan Nicholas Park.

• Rowan County Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m., 130 W. Innes St. (Shown on Access16 Thursday, Saturday and Monday following the meeting at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m.)

• Cabarrus County Commissioners, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, 65 Church Street, SE, Concord,

• South Rowan High School open house, Monday and Tuesday, 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m., schedule pickup for 10th, 11th, 12th grades

Tuesday

• The Community Care Cruiser, affiliated with Rowan Regional Medical Center, open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in front of High Rock Community Church, Jake Alexander Boulevard. Primary and preventive medical care for children up to age 17 who are uninsured, underinsured or uninsurable. 704-384-3031.

• Salisbury City Council, 4 p.m., City Hall, 217 S. Main St. (Shown on Access16 Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m.)

• Rowan County Tea Party Patriots monthly gathering. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m., Cornerstone Church, Webb Road. Guests include two District court judge candidates. Candidates for Rowan County commissioner will take part in a forum.

• Pfeiffer University fall classes start.

Wednesday

• Summer Reading Challenge: Discussions on the novel “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout Wednesday at 4 p.m. and Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Stanback Auditorium at the library headquarters in Salisbury. Refreshments will be provided.

Thursday

• Brick Street Live, featuring General Johnson and the Chairmen of the Board, corner of Fisher and Lee streets. First 25 people who bring a school backpack or supplies get in free. Gates open at 5 p.m. No coolers. Cost, $6; children 5 and under admitted free.

• Union Street Live, featuring live music with Big Sam, 6-9 p.m., on the Historic Courthouse lawn, Concord. Free, no pets or coolers. www.concorddowntown .com or 704-784-4208.

• Communities in Schools volunteer training, 9:30-11 a.m., Gateway Building, 204 E. Innes St. Also Aug. 24, with 13 more sessions scheduled through December. To register: 704-797-0210 or cisvolunteer@aol.com.

• The Salisbury Rowan Quilters Guild luncheon, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center.

• Red Cross blood drive, 12-4:30 p.m., N.C. State Highway Patrol. For an appointment, call 704-855-1047.

• School open houses: Overton Elementary, 1-3 p.m., fifth-grade orientation; China Grove Middle, 4-6 p.m.; Corriher Lipe Middle, 5:30 p.m. seventh-grade orientation, 6-7 p.m. open house, 6:30 p.m. sixth-grade orientation, 7-8 p.m. open house, 5-7 p.m., eighth-grade schedule pickup; Southeast Middle, 4-6:30 p.m.; West Rowan Middle, 4-6 p.m., sixth grade; East Rowan High, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., schedule pickup for underclassmen; Early College, 6:30 p.m., parent night for all grades; Henderson High, 1-4 p.m.; West Rowan High, 5:30-7 p.m.

• The Salisbury Post Back to School section is published in the Post, with schedule of other open houses and other information about the upcoming school year.

Friday

• Hood Theological Seminary, new student orientation and registration, Aug. 20-21; registration for returning students, Aug. 23-24; Classes start Aug. 31 for Track 1, Sept. 3 for Track II and Sept. 4 for Diploma Program.

• 17th annual Frank Liske Park Powwow, Friday and Saturday, family-oriented event with Native American music, singing, dancing , arts and crafts tipi, traders, vendors. Frank Liske Park, 4001 Stough Road, Cocord. www.frankliske powwow.webs.com.

• Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-6 p.m., Walmart, 323 S. Arlington St. For appointment, call 704-633-3854, ext. 105.

• School open houses: Erwin Middle, 4-6 p.m., seventh and eighth grade; Knox Middle, 3:45-6 p.m.; East Rowan High, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., schedule pickup for underclassmen.

Saturday

• Tomato Festival, Unity Presbyterian Church, Woodleaf. Tomato Trot 5K at 8 a.m., festival begins at 9 a.m.

• Rowan County Health and Wellness Fair, noon-4 p.m., J.F. Hurley Family YMCA.

• School supplies distributed, 9 a.m.-noon at former YMCA gymnasium, North Fulton Street.

• Postal Collection Day: Leave school supplies your mailbox and a postal carrier will pick up and deliver them to Communities In Schools.

• Black Diamond Afro-Reggae music, performing as part of Liberian Artist Summer Fest in Kelsey Scott Park, 3:30-8 p.m., 704-858-3826.

• Cosmic Collisions Planetarium Show, 5 p.m., Margaret C. Woodson Planetarium, Horizons Unlimited, 1636 Parkview Circle. Enter in the back. Program produced at the American Museum of Natural History, narrated by Robert Redford. Admission $3 for adults, $2 for 12 and under. 704-639-3004.

Sunday, Aug. 22

• Red Cross blood drives, 1-5:30 p.m., Christiana Lutheran Church, 6190 U.S. 52., 704-232-3706, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m., First United Methodist, 110 W. Church St., China Grove, 704-857-5578.

Monday, Aug. 23

• Kannapolis City Council, 6 p.m. at the train station, 201 S. Main St.

• Salisbury-Rowan Board of Education, 5 p.m., 110 S. Long St., East Spencer.

• Carolina Art Expo, today through Saturday, Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Ave. Sponsored by The Carolina Artist Guild.

Tuesday, Aug. 24

• A Ramble Through Rowan’s History, “TheStruggle for Liberty, Part II, 1775-1791,” 7 p.m., Rowan Public Library, 201 W. Fisher St.

Wednesday, Aug. 25

• Back to school for Rowan-Salisbury and Kannapolis City students.

• Carolina Artists 2010 Expo, Aug. 25-28, Salisbury Civic Center., sponsored by The Carolina Artists Guild.

Friday, Aug. 27

• Southern Ideal Home Show, Aug. 27-29, Park Expo and Conference Center, Charlotte, $9 at the door, children under 15 free with paying adult, seniors $7 Friday. 704-376.6594 or www. SouthernIdealHomeShow.com.

E-mail events to towncrier@salisburypost.com

Saturday, Aug. 28

• Fire apparatus show in Spencer, with fire truck parade through downtown Spencer at 10 a.m., the fire apparatus show at N.C. Transportation Museum all day and an award ceremony at 4 p.m. Sponsored by Spencer Fire Department Auxiliary.

• Free admission to Intimidators game at 7:05 p.m. by bringing school supplies.

Monday, Sept. 27

• Salisbury-Rowan Board of Education, 5 p.m., 110 S. Long St., East Spencer.