WHAT'S UP

Holiday hours

Iron City Ministries in Blacksburg is closed through Jan. 4 and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.

Gospel singing

Living by Faith will be singing Saturday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Chesnee Gospel Music Center, 672 Greenlake Road Chesnee. Concessions will be available at 5:30. For information, call 828-223-1514.

Church news

A Premillennial Bible Conference will be held Jan. 5-9, 2009, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church. The theme is "Staying Straight on the Second Coming."

Senior Centers events

Senior Centers of Cherokee County will be offering classes on the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Jan. 6. The program will run for eight weeks. The non-clinical group exercise designed to help those who have joint or muscle problems achieve improved joint mobility, muscle strength and endurance, helping them to improve performance during daily activities. The program consists of exercise, health education, movement

activities and relaxation exercise. If interested, call 864-487-2725.

A Chronic Disease Living Well Program will be offered to those who have a chronic disease but are not educated about the illness. The classes will start Jan. 7 and continue each Wednesday for six weeks at the Blacksburg Senior Center on Pine Street. If interested in the classes, call 864-487-2725.

Attention scrapbookers and teachers. Do you own a cricut and don't know how to use it or have you wanted to purchase one but are not quite sure? Then come to the Gaffney Senior Center, 299 W. Rutledge Ave., Saturday, Jan. 3, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and learn from others at this free workshop. Call Joan Wood, 487-2726, for more information.

The IRS and Gaffney Senior Center are sponsoring a free session Jan. 5-8 from 9 a.m. until noon to train tax volunteers to help senior adults in Cherokee County file their taxes this year. After taking the training, volunteers will be asked to donate at least two hours a week until April 15 to help seniors with their taxes. Call Joan Wood, 864-487-2726, to volunteer.

Support groups

AA meetings are held at 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the building behind Limestone Methodist Church on Carlisle Street. If you have a problem with alcohol, you are welcome to attend.

To find locations of Narcotics Anonymous meetings call the Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at 1-800-828-5689. A group meets at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m. To contact a member of the local group, call 864- 703-4880 (h) or 864-809-5901 (c).