Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 28, 2010
This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are from Greek, and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com. trauma semantics cosmos panic apathy diagnosis idiom biblical biopsy asterisk stoic protagonist spherical myriad calypso
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 21, 2010
Here are two dates to remember: May 7 & 8, 2010 and August 7, 2010. Friends of Murphy Library are holding a yard sale on May 7 and 8 at the library. Now is the time to start cleaning out your closets. Besides donating items to the sale, you will be assured of space for [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 19, 2010
Bob MacLean is one of our new Friends of Murphy Library board members. Recently he was doing some banking in Murphy. Let’s let Bob tell you…. ” I stopped by the BB&T downtown (next to the flea market) to do some banking and sitting there by the back entrance, in and around the our box were [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 18, 2010
This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are from Italian and music is the theme. They can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com. virtuosa aria finale concerto staccato libretto maestro allegro piccolo cadenza cantata credenza portfolio virtuoso bravura
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 16, 2010
Due to bad weather and roads, Friends of Murphy Library is canceling its Potluck Meeting tonight, Tuesday, February 16. We are so sorry to miss the Senior Arts medal winners and some of the best food in Western North Carolina! We will try to plan our special recognition of the Senior Arts winners at the next [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 11, 2010
This week’s words for the 2010 Cherokee County Spelling Bee are from Slavic languages, and can be found on the National Spelling Bee web site, www.myspellit.com. To see previous weeks’ words, go to www.friendsofmurphylibrary.wordpress.com mammoth paprika vampire cravat gulag robot troika polka sputnik babushka parka samovar tundra glasnost kasha
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 9, 2010
Gayle Larson learned to play the spoons at her Great Aunt Sue’s house on Turkey Ridge in Pennsylvania. Sunday afternoons Great Aunt Sue played the pump organ, two uncles played a homemade banjo, and after she learned rhythm playing a bucket with sticks, they taught her to play the spoons. Larson will play the spoons [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: February 8, 2010
[Special Note: Some weeks after the following happened we were able to buy a new projector with insurance proceeds. See "Julie and Julia" movie review.] Someone stole the movie projector and DVD/VHS player from the Murphy Library. Hopefully we can acquire another projector, if there are insurance proceeds or through fundraising. For the time being [...]
