Westminster Birthday Party

Westminster Celebrates 135th Birthday

Join the Westminster Rotary Club as they celebrate Westminster’s birthday on Tuesday, March 16 at the American Legion building. Spaghetti plates with salad, bread, tea and dessert will be available for $5.00. Carry out plates can also be purchased. Tickets are available at Dad’s and Lad’s, OUTFIT HER, the Westminster Chamber office and from any Rotary Club member. All proceeds will benefit Rotary community projects. If you want to reserve tickets, call 647-531

The 350 Project Food for Thought

Save your local economy...three stores at a time.
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50
68
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Think about which three independently owned stores
you’d miss most if they were gone. Stop in, say hello, and
pick a little something up. That’s how they stay around.
If just half the employed U.S. population spent $50 each
month in independently owned stores, their purchases
would generate $42,629,700,000 in revenue.*
For every $100 spent in independently owned stores,
$68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and
other expenditures. In a national chain, only $43 stays here.
Spend it online and nothing comes home.
The number of people it takes to start the trend...you.

© ® Cinda Baxter 2010; all rights reserved. Proudly supporting RetailSpeaks and independent retailers everywhere.
* Employment statistics courtesy U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2/6/2009; 68/43 courtesy Civic Economics study, 2008.
Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy.
For more information, visit the350project.net

2010 Census Information from BBB

ATTENTION BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESSES:

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE CENSUS

In March of 2010, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the United States and Puerto Rico. When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don’t mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form. A census taker must follow-up in person with every address that doesn’t mail back the form in order to obtain the responses.

Did you know that for every 1% of census forms that are returned by mail it saves the taxpayer $85 Million dollars in taxes.

Census website: http://2010census.gov/2010census

There will be 10 simple questions asked by the census. Here is a sample:

How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1 2010?
Were there any additional people staying here April 1 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
Is this house, apartment, or mobile home owned, rented etc.
What is your telephone number
Provide information for each person living in home.
What is persons sex
What is persons age and date of birth
Is person Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
What is person race
Does Person sometimes live or stay somewhere else?

The Census is Safe

· The 2010 Census will ask for name, gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship, and whether you own or rent your home – just 10 simple questions that will take about 10 minutes to answer.

· The Census Bureau safeguards all census responses to the highest security standards available.

· Your answers are protected by law and are not shared with anyone. The census taker who collects your information is sworn for life to protect your data under Federal Law Title 13. Those who violate the oath face criminal penalties. Under federal law, the penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.

How to Identify a Census Taker
If a U.S. Census Bureau employee knocks on your door, here are some recognition tips to assure the validity of the employee:

· The census taker must present an ID badge that contains a Department of Commerce watermark and expiration date. The census taker may also be carrying a bag with a Census Bureau logo.

· The census taker will provide you with supervisor contact information and/or the Local Census Office phone number for verification, if asked.

· The census taker will ONLY ask you the questions that appear on the census form.

What the 2010 Census DOES NOT Ask

2010 Census takers will not ask you for your social security number, bank account number, or credit card number.
2010 Census takers also never solicit for donations and will never contact you by e-mail.
An alert from the Member Services Department of the Better Business Bureau.


Tammy Dankovich | Membership Director
Tel: 864-242-6905
Fax:864:271-9802
Email: tammy@upstatesc.bbb.org
www.bbb.org

Better Business Bureau
408 N Church Street Suite C
Greenville, SC 29601
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Silver Dollar Music Hall

Silver Dollar Music Hall
Long Creek, SC

Schedule

Music begins at 7:00 PM every Friday night. Free admission, donations accepted.

Mar. 12, 7:00 PM Open Stage & regular pickers

Mar. 19, 7:00 PM Open Stage & regular pickers
8:00 PM Oconee Bluegrass with Jimmy Donald, David Snyder,
Mike Crain & others

Mar. 26, 7:00 PM Open Stage & regular pickers

Sponsored by: South Carolina Mountain Music Preservation Society, Inc.
A nonprofit organization

Welcome New Members

Dr William Callahan DDS PC
647-9000

Clearmont Baptist Church
647-4931
Rev Scott Lee

Five Forks Grocery
864-784-5354

Chattooga Belle Farm
864-972-1026