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City of Hickory Monthly e-Newsletter | July 2022

Hickory General Election

Elections for City of Hickory offices were delayed due to the U.S. Census. The Hickory General Election will be held on Tuesday, July 26, with early voting at Highland Recreation Center beginning Thursday, July 7.

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Family Film Fridays

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Family Film Fridays continue at Union Square in Downtown Hickory on the second and fourth Fridays of July and August.

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New Airplane Hangar

City of Hickory and Burke County leaders gathered Monday morning to celebrate the completion of a new 12,000-square-foot airplane hangar at Hickory Regional Airport. The City of Hickory and Burke County partnered to construct the new hangar to meet growing demand and enhance the airport’s ability to attract tax base and generate revenue.

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Human Relations Awards

The City of Hickory Community Relations Council (CRC) held its “A Celebration of Relations” Banquet on Thursday, June 16, at Ridgeview Recreation Center to honor the recipients of the CRC’s Human Relations Awards. The annual Human Relations Awards are designed to recognize any individual, youth, or organization/business that has gone “above and beyond” in promoting good human relations in the City of Hickory.

Congratulations to the award recipients: United Arts Council of Catawba County, Soraya Place, Reverend William "Bill" Garrard, and Hickory Choral Society.

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Join Team Hickory

Wanting to make a career change or looking for a new job opportunity? Consider joining the City of Hickory team. The City’s talented and diverse workforce is committed to the exhibiting the BE C.I.T.Y. culture, which includes the core values of being Customer focused, Innovative, a Team player, and Your best you. The City of Hickory is currently recruiting for several positions. Apply today.

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Calendar of Events

HICKORY FARMERS MARKET

Saturdays: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Sails on the Square, Downtown

www.HickoryFarmersMarket.com

7 BILLION ONES: A RANDY BACON RETROSPECTIVE

Exhibit Open Through September 11

Hickory Museum of Art

Sponsored by: City of Hickory and Hickory Community Relations Council

www.HickoryArt.org

INCLUSIVE PLAY

Friday, July 1, 12-1 p.m.

Monday, July 25, 6-7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 29, 12-2 p.m.

Registration Required

Highland Recreation Center

THE 1950S OUTSIDER FILM SERIES

Friday, July 1: Rebel Without a Cause

Friday, July 8: Searchers

1-3 p.m.

Registration Required

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

TEEN NIGHT AFTER HOURS

Fridays, July 1, 15, 29

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Highland Recreation Center

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Monday, July 4

City Offices, Libraries, and Recreation Centers CLOSED

UNDER THE SEA GREEN SCREEN DEMO

Friday, July 8

2-3 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

FAMILY FILM FRIDAYS

Friday, July 8: Paddington

Friday, July 22: The Iron Giant

8:30 p.m.

Union Square, Downtown Hickory

Sponsored by: City of Hickory; Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism; Footcandle Film Society; Hickory Youth Council; Hickory Downtown Development Association; and Lake Hickory Realty LLC.

YOGA ON THE LAWN

Saturday, July 9

9-10 a.m.

SALT Block Lawn at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

COMIC CON

Saturday, July 9

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Highland Recreation Center

WALKING ON SUNSHINE

Tuesday, July 12: Bruce Meisner Park

Tuesday, July 19: YMCA Walking Trail

10-11 a.m.