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Holiday Home tour is fun and purposeful By nORMa B. dennIs FreeLANCe WrIter ndworddesign@gmail.com If you are looking for stylish Christmas decorating ideas or just want to see several beautiful homes decorated for the holidays, the Sedgefield Colony Garden Club Holiday Home Tour is the place to be. The tour is scheduled for Dec. 14 between 3-7 p.m. Sedgefield homes featured in this year’s tour are those of Janie Underwood and Bubba Judy at 3401 N. Rockingham Road, Jen and Dave Bates at 3213 Forsyth Dr. and Tracy and Mike Cooke at 3507 Gaston Road. The homes may be visited in any order. Two raffles will be featured on the tour. One is a basket filled with a selection of high-end bourbon and the other is a basket containing a great selection of wine. Each basket will include approximately five bottles. Tickets will be $5 each or five for
$20. The drawings will be held at the end of the Home Tour. A video of the drawing will be posted on the group’s Facebook page and winners will also be called or texted. The club is limiting ticket sales for the tour to 300. The cost is $25 each by cash or check only. They are available by email at sedgefieldhometour@gmail.com, from any club member, at The Soap Lady in Jamestown, 106 E.
By nORMa B. dennIs FreeLANCe WrIter ndworddesign@gmail.com Parades are fun to watch with all their sights, sounds and magic. But putting them together takes months of work as members of the Jamestown Rotary Club can attest. Planning can start as early as the end of September when entry forms are mailed to past participants and those who have expressed interest in the parade. The forms are detailed with such questions as contact information, type of entry, size, number of people, if a vehicle is included and whether or not there is music involved. All this determines the placement of an entry and how much room is allowed for its position in the lineup. There are also guidelines on safety, suggestions about passing out candy and details about what is permissible during the parade. “We ask that registrations see PaRade, PAGe 2
Photos by Norma B. Dennis
On Friday, John Muckenfuss, Geoff swan, don dale, and Cliff Paddock, left to right, carried the sleigh used by santa in the parade from the Bank Barn at Mendenhall Homeplace to a trailer. The sleigh was originally an albany Racing sleigh, pulled by one horse. It has jingle bells on the tongue. santa borrows the sleigh every year.
Rotary volunteers gathered on saturday morning to decorate the trailer and sleigh. Pictured putting finishing touches on the tree behind the sleigh are stephanie Johnson, left, Michael Greth, and don dale.
Martha Wolfe decorates one of the golf carts that a after finding their place in line, participants add final council member will use in the parade. touches to their floats.
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Had a wonderful start to my Christmas season on Dec. 2 when about 17-18 carolers showed up on my front lawn that morning to sing. It was a gift from my granddaughter, Evelyn, who sponsored me as part of a fundraiser for Covenant Student Ministries, under the leadership of Matthew Henry, at Covenant Church United Methodist on Skeet Club Road in High
Point. The group included youth, who had just participated in an all-night lock-in at the church, and some choir members and all sang beautifully. Evelyn selected the songs the group sang at my house and they included my favorite “Silent Night.” The words to this song reflect God’s love to mankind through the gift of His Son. I have gone caroling numerous times in my life, but have never had a group show up at my house. It was a precious gift from my granddaughter and truly a blessing.
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Members of Covenant student Ministries and the church choir at Participating in parade Covenant Church United Methodist participated in a morning of For the first time ever, I had the caroling to friends and family. privilege to ride in the Jamestown Christmas Parade on Dec. 3. In I also got to experience the orgaOne Rotarian said he thought the case you did not notice, I was the nized chaos that is better known as crowd was the largest he had ever elf sitting in the passenger seat of the pre-parade lineup. How mem- seen. The parade was certainly the the truck pulling Santa’s float. It bers of the Jamestown Rotary Club longest with 99 entries and if the was fun to watch the parade from manage to organize and execute smiles on the faces of those viewthe inside out instead of from the this community event so well is ing the parade were any indication, outside in. remarkable. it was indeed a success.
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CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP Sedgefield Presbyterian Church 4216 Wayne Road, Greensboro, will hold a Communion and Candlelight service Dec 24 at 5 p.m. The community is welcome to attend.
Tournament that has been held at the Sedgefield Country Club in recent years,” said member Leslie Scher. “These are ways to give back to our community.” The Holiday Tour of Homes is a major fundraiser for the Sedgefield Colony Garden Club. Over the past six years, proceeds from the tour have allowed club members to distribute over $40,000 to a variety of charities including Peacehaven Farm, Sanctuary
Behind-the-scene efforts make parade look easy
COMPILed By nORMa B. dennIs LIVE NATIVITY The Christmas season is a wonderful time to share the good news of Jesus Christ and members of Lutheran Church of Our Father are excited to do that with a live Drive-thru Nativity Dec. 10 from 6-8 p.m. The free event will feature five scenes from the Christmas story beginning with Mary learning that she will give birth to Jesus and ending with his birth in the manger. It also will include live animals from 5 Star Farms — goats, sheep and a donkey to name a few. Donations of canned and non-perishable food will be accepted for the David Wilson Food Pantry, which helps to feed those in need in the community. Currently the food pantry provides food monthly to approximately 200 families. Visitors are invited to come inside after viewing the scenes to share in a warm beverage and holiday treats. The sanctuary is open for some quiet prayer time as well. “We hope you will enjoy this time to grow in your relationship with God and Jesus,” said member Cindy Baggett. Lutheran Church of Our Father is located at 3304 Groometown Road in Greensboro.
Main St., or at the door. Founded in 1962, Sedgefield Colony Garden Club not only focuses on things pertaining to gardening, but enjoys the social aspect of gathering together. Members participate in a number of local charitable projects like providing gift bags for Sedgefield Elementary School teachers and the police department. “We also like making goodie bags for the Women’s ACC Golf
House, the Healing Garden at Wesley Long Hospital, Hannah’s Haven, Sedgefield Presbyterian Church Backpack Lunch Program and the Senior Resource Center. This year, the Holiday Tour of Homes will provide financial support to Feeding Lisa’s Kids, a grassroots movement started by Lisa Hawley, owner of Southern Roots Restaurant in Jamestown. Feeding Lisa’s Kids provides for children and families in the greater High Point area who would otherwise go without adequate food. “The organization is conducted by all volunteers and 100 percent of monies donated to it are spent purchasing food for those in need,” Scher said. “We love raising money for Feeding Lisa’s Kids.” For any updates including weather, parking, etc., check the Facebook page Sedgefield Colony Garden Club.