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I grew up with a blacksmith for a parent, and thus almost every metalworking processes seems entirely normal to have as part of everyday life throughout my childhood. There seemed to be nothing we owned that couldn’t be either made or repaired with the application of a bit of welded steel. Children of blacksmiths grow up with a set of innate heavy hardware hacker or maker skills that few other young people acquire at that age. You know almost from birth that you should always look away from the arc when dad is welding, and you also probably have a couple of dictionary definitions ready to roll off the tongue.

Gate City 694 Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, Masonic Temple, 426 W. Market St., GB. Dinner, 6:15 p.m. All Master Masons welcome. Arthur Marshall, 336-288-0449.

Safety: Exceptional Opportunities, $600 (Laerdal masks); Mason City Schools, $2,000 (heart training monitors); Rake First Responders, $550 (training mannequins).

PLAYERS: Henry Winkler, Jared Harris, Abby Cornish, Bryon Allen, Ru Paul, Justin Hartley, Sandra Oh, Tatiana Maslaney, Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Sarah Drew, Jay Duplass

International Civil Rights Center & Museum Annual Fundraising Gala: 6 p.m. Feb. 9, Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, 1920 W. Gate Center Blvd., GB. Honors civil and human rights leaders, legends and living history. 336-274-9199.

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BGR Government Affairs: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot: Bristol Bay Native CorporationBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Alliance for Capital AccessBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Hill Crest Behavioral Health ServicesBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: DigitalGlobe, Inc.Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Office of the Governor, State of ColoradoBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Patients Rights Action FundBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Portable Fuel Container Manufacturer AssociationBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Steele Properties LLCBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP: Toshiba Corporationc6 Strategies, LLC (FKA Ms. Dana W. Hudson): Maritime Solutions, IncCapitol Hill Consulting Group: Endo PharmaceuticalsCapitol Hill Consulting Group: McGinnes Industrial Maintenance CorporationCarmen Group Incorporated: Minnesota School of Business, Inc.Cengage Learning: Cengage Learning Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell, LLC: Village of Plainfield, IllinoisCJ Lake, LLC: Seasonal Employment Alliance (Formerly Small And Seasonal Business Legal Center)Clint Hackney & Company: Philips Electronics North America (formerly Philips North America)Clyburn Consulting, LLC: Million Of Jobs Coalition On Behalf Of The Advocacy FundCornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.: US Renewables Group LLCCovington & Burling LLP: American Council On EducationCovington & Burling LLP: Copart, Inc Covington & Burling LLP: Georgetown UniversityCovington & Burling LLP: LCR Franchise Finance, LLCCovington & Burling LLP: Mr. Donald E. GrahamCrossroads Strategies, LLC: City of Fife Crossroads Strategies, LLC: Florida Sugar Cane LeagueCrossroads Strategies, LLC: Prudential Financial, Inc.Crossroads Strategies, LLC: United States Seafoods, LLCDLA Piper LLP (US): Trine University Ernst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young): 601W Companies Chicago LLCErnst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young): New Markets Tax Credit CoalitionErnst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young): Solar Energy Industries AssociationErnst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young): The Farm Credit CouncilFederal Policy Group, LLC: American Investment CouncilFederal Policy Group, LLC: Caterpillar Federal Policy Group, LLC: S&P Global First Principles Strategies, LLC: Sextons Creek on behalf of Affordable Housing Tax Credit CoalitionForbes-Tate: Horizon Global Corporation Franklin Square Group, LLC: Drone Manufacturers AllianceFrogueClark, LLC: Medlytix, LLC FrogueClark, LLC: Texas Hospital Association Groom Law Group, Chartered: Save our Savings, Inc.Hill East Group, LLC: The Williams Group For Sustainable School Resources LLCHolland & Hart LLP: American Wind Energy AssociationHolland & Knight LLP: International Group of P&I ClubsHolly Strategies Incorporated: Cogent Strategies LLC (on behalf of SPIE)Holly Strategies Incorporated: Cogent Strategies LLC (on behalf of The Optical Society)Hope Beckham Inc: Newsmax Media, Inc Husch Blackwell, LLP: Fort Bend Flood Management AssociationIce Miller Strategies LLC: Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.Innovative Federal Strategies, LLC: City Of San Bernardino, Calif.Invariant LLC: UpGuard J.A.Hill Group, LLC: BT Americas, Inc Janis Guerney: Capitolworks LLC On Behalf Of Family VoicesKeller Partners & Company: Ohio Christian UniversityKelley Drye & Warren LLP: American Suntanning AssociationKountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC: TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC: Univision Communications Inc.Kramerich Policy Strategies: Taylor Strategies on behalf of Intrexon CorporationLiberty Partners Group, LLC: MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc. (CASPA Coalition)Liberty Partners Group, LLC: Preferred Vascular Group, LLC (Dialysis Vascular Access Coalition)Lincoln Policy Group: S&P Global Lincoln Policy Group: Verax Biomedical M & W Government Affairs, LLC: Planetary Resources, Inc.Michael Best Strategies LLC: MBO Partners, Inc.Michael Best Strategies LLC: Mortgage Machine ServicesMichael Best Strategies LLC: Packaging Corporation of AmericaMissy Edwards Strategies, LLC: AARP, Inc. Mr. Charles R. Vaughn: Fuller Industries LLC Mr. Vincent Frillici: Sanitas Partners, LLCMr. William Hilleary: Hydromine, Inc. Ms. Janet Kopenhaver T/A Eye on Washingt: American Wire Producers Association (AWPA)Navigators Global LLC (Formerly DC Navigators, LLC): Donald E. 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Fashions for women, men and children will be provided by J.Jill and REI . The evening will begin with appetizers at 5:30 p.m., followed by a catered dinner and fashion show. As part of this event, the synagogue is giving back to the community by asking attendees to bring new baby and toddler clothing or toiletries as a donation to Jewish Family Service. Contact Reesa Olins at reesa58@comcast.net or Fay Dehaas at faydehaas@comcast.net for more information.

Building and reconstruction: Charlie Brown Day Care Center, $2,500 (playground equipment); City of Mason City, $10,000 (High Line Trail Project).

— On the financial services front, Cypress Advocacy will lobby on Dodd-Frank Act implementation for USAA, and Barclays Bank hired Skadden Arps to lobby on tax reform.

Tot Shabbat: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 10:30 a.m. April date: April 21. Tot Shabbat services precede general Shabbat morning services at 11 a.m. Young children sing along with clergy, hear stories and receive special blessings. Services are held in the Library Children’s Room.

You’re gonna need a good way to transport those new rods, especially if you want to hit a lot of different hot spots.

Personally, I think that period of time opened peoples eyes up a little to the fact that there’s no guarentees that these companys may be here in a few years, let alone a few months.