christmas quotes,Merry Christmas Greetings 2010

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I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. ~Harlan Miller

Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year – and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority.

Christmas Emergency,agencies preparing for possible Christmas snow accumulation

Christmas Emergency,

Local emergency officials attended a National Weather Service briefing this afternoon to get information regarding the expected accumulation of snow over the holiday weekend.

According to the NWS, the North Georgia area, as defined through a line north of Rome, Canton and Gainesville, should expect a snow event beginning between 7-9 a.m. Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain above freezing most of the day, so freezing roadways won’t be a problem until 10 p.m. Saturday night.

In the worst case scenario, the area could see 3-6 inches of snow beginning around seven Saturday morning and ending Sunday afternoon. Rome-Floyd County could see some icing on the roadways and overpasses beginning around 10 p.m. Temperatures will not reach above freezing until mid Sunday morning.

Click here to see the National Weather Service website.

The NWS will hold another weather briefing Friday, December 24 at 3 p.m. At such time, local officials will release the most up to date information regarding the snow accumulation.

Scotty Hancock, Director of Floyd County’s Emergency Management Agency, advised residents to be prepared for the possibility of winter weather.

Take the following precautions to provide for the safety and security of their family and property during a winter storm:

Keep your radio or television tuned to a local station to keep informed of current weather conditions and forecasts.

Be prepared at home by keeping adequate supplies: heating fuel, non-perishable food, clean water, flashlights with extra batteries, first aid supplies, extra blankets, and a battery powered radio. A fire extinguisher is also recommended for year-round use, if needed, in your home.

Keep some kind of emergency heating equipment and fuel on hand so you can keep at least one room of your house livable in case your power is off. Keep the room ventilated to avoid buildup of toxic fumes.

Stay indoors as much as possible. If you must go outdoors, dress warm in loose-fitting, layered, lightweight clothing. Your outer garment should be water repellent. Avoid overexertion from walking to get supplies.

Driving conditions might be hazardous, so use precaution while driving.

Read more: RN-T.com - Emergency agencies preparing for possible Christmas snow accumulation

Christmas economy impacts,Salvation Army donations

MID-HUDSON – The continued weak economy is taking its toll on the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Christmas Collections in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Donations are down in the Newburgh and Poughkeepsie areas, but up in Kingston, officials said Monday.

Capt. Rohan Gage of the Newburgh Salvation Army chalks up their decline to the economy.

“With the economy and bad times, people aren’t doing as well as they were doing last year, so everything is down this year,” he said.

In Poughkeepsie, Lt. Dwayne Barnes, said his unit was impacted by a shortage of volunteers.

‘In terms of volunteers, we do solicit a lot of help to cover our kettle locations and this year we didn’t have as many as last year,” he said. “Certainly, it has a lot to do with the economy and people not giving as they generally would.”

Poughkeepsie’s kettle collections are down almost 50 percent, Barnes said.

That’s not the same picture in Kingston. Salvation Army Capt. William Geracia said the numbers are up.

“We’ve had more people out, more volunteers, especially new volunteers this year, and just overall, better coverage this year than in previous years.”

The officials of the Newburgh and Poughkeepsie branches acknowledge that they won’t hit their projected targets, but hope to raise more money before Christmas so that they can help more “adopted families” this year.

(source:midhudsonnews.com)