WHAT’S UP

Announcements

¦ The Cherokee County Public Library will be closed Monday Oct. 3, for upgrades on the computer system. The regular schedule will resume Tuesday, Oct. 4.

¦ Upstate Carolina Medical Center will host two diabetes classes on Oct. 5 and Oct. 19. The Basic Survival Skills classes start at 9 a.m. and the Beyond the Basics classes start at 10:45 a.m. Also of interest to people with diabetes, the Diabetes Support Group will not meet in October. Register in advance by calling 487-1652.

Church events

¦ Sacred Heart Catholic Church will begin the Rite of Christian Education for Adults on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 pm. The first classes will be inquiry sessions where one may ask questions. The group will meet downstairs in the social hall. You are not making a commitment to join, just getting questions answered. The program continues to teach the customs and practices of the Bible as the year goes on.

¦ There will be an end-time prophecy conference with Dr. Parnell Coward at New Harvest Church of God, Sept. 2830 at 7 p.m. He will be speaking on the subject, "Why Are We in Iraq?" Dr. Coward is a professor at Holmes Bible College in Greenville and the author of six books. New Harvest is located at 120 Boiling Springs Hwy. For more information, contact Pastor Robert Wells at 489-2113.

Meetings

¦ The South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women will hold its annual Fall Board and Women’s Conference on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Phoenix Inn, 246 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, contact Barbara Barnes at barbara.barnes@ us.nestle. com.