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A message from the Rockingham County Literacy Project — Recommends Volunteering to Help Fellow Community Members Learn to Read— A typical New Year’s resolution involves things like losing weight, giving up a bad habit, or getting more organized. While those goals are important to the person making them, the Rockingham County Literacy Project is asking the people of Rockingham County to expand their 2010 New Year’s resolutions and help their fellow community members. Nationwide, one in seven adults cannot read, write or do math above an elementary-school level. The Rockingham County Literacy Project is part of a national network of literacy organizations offering RESOLUTION: Continued to page 3

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By Johnny Farmer, Parks and Recreation Director

Eden’s Freedom Park is one of the major parks and recreation venues in Rockingham County. From its infancy when city staff and the citizens of Eden began dreaming about a park located on the old Fieldcrest property off Edgewood Road to the thriving park that is there today, Freedom Park has met or exceeded the expectations of all those involved in helping make it a reality. In Freedom Park, the City of Eden, along with many civic organizations, businesses and assistance from the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, developed a state-of-the-art parks and recreation facility that is used by city residents on a daily basis and by many outside visitors to our city on the weekends. The park began with a playground, walking track, multi-purpose field and picnic shelter, and has seen the addition of the softball/baseball fields, skateboard park, amphitheater, nature trails and a second picnic shelter. These vast amenities make it one of the most exciting places to visit in Rockingham County. From the first of March to the end of November, there are weekend tournaments, special events and concerts in the park scheduled for our residents, as well as for visitors to our city. 2010 will be one of the busiest years at Freedom Park to date. There will be local ball leagues playing weekdays with weekend tournaments scheduled from the first weekend in March to the last

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weekend in November. Concerts in the park are scheduled the last Saturday of each month at 6:30 p.m. beginning in March and going through November. There are also special events scheduled on a regular basis, including Ribfest, Relay for Life and the Fall Festival. Already for 2010, there are 45 events booked from March to November. This does not include reservations for use of the two shelters at the park, which are rented out almost every Saturday and Sunday from March to November. Not only has Freedom Park developed into a thriving parks and recreation area for our citizens, it also plays a major role in providing a positive economic impact on our community when individuals and teams come to play at the park. These individuals support our local businesses by staying in motels, eating in the restaurants and shopping at other locations throughout Eden. Freedom Park has become a showcase for the City of Eden and Rockingham County and we encourage everyone to take advantage of this great facility. On behalf of the city staff, I would like to thank all the individuals, including former city employees, residents, members of the Freedom Park Planning Committee, members of Friends of Freedom Park, city manager, mayor and City Council, who carried out the vision in developing Freedom Park into the thriving place it is today.

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GIVE KIDS A SMILE KICKS OFF Dr. Cindy Bolton, Chairperson for "Give Kids a Smile "event and Beckie Boulton R.D.H. Co-chair This and coordinator "Give Kids a r e c e n t l y Smile" dental announced that event will ten dental offices kick off National in Rockingham County will team Children's Dental up with 12 eleHealth mentary schools month. Raise to provide free awareness of dental work for children who needy children. are in need of The kick off dental care event will be held at Dr. Cindy Bolton's dental office 1123 S. Main Street, Reidsville on Friday February 5th 2010 9:00 a.m. 12:00. Approximately 200 children per year have free dental work done through the generosity of dental professionals in Rockingham County. "Give Kids a Smile" is a national program that enhances the oral health of large numbers of children it also highlights the access-to-care issues for needy children. This event is sponsored by the NC Oral Health Section, Rockingham County Dental Society, Rockingham County Schools, Rockingham County Department of Public Health and Rockingham County Health Carolinians,

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COUNTY WIDE OBITUARIES Darrell Carson Adkins, 52 Agnes Jane Chilton Agee, 81 Ruth Watkins Barrett, 83 William Charles “Bill” Beville, 88 John “Byron” Byrd, 97 Joe Hampton Collins, 59 Margaret Kelly Corum, 90 Paul Derke Echols, 42 Charles Henry “C.H.” Fallin, 71 Debra Ann Carter Helmholtz, 53 Jessie Mae Thornton Hill, 93 Georgia Winona Hennis Hopper, 82 Timothy Charles Ignasiak, Jr., 32 Bobby Clark Jones, 77 John Paul Jones, 61 Carl Benton Kingston, 66 Jack William Love, 83 Adina Walker Manuel, 83 Margaret Vivian Mills, 91 Raymond Carlisle Morris, 65 Dallas Ray Murray, 60 Keith Bradley Nelson, 51 Allen Rudolph Page, 71 Jason Hunter Page, 38 John Walter Rakestraw, Sr., 91 Michael Heath Ray, 25 Frances Martin Rhodes, 89 Mary Sue Smith Surber, 85 Roy Amos Shelton, 90 Audrey Haley Tucker, 72 Homer Conard Tysinger, 89 Leon Franklin Wagoner, Sr., 89 Annie Sims Wells, 91 Wendell Eugene Wilson, 67

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ARTIST TURNS CURBSIDE “THROW AWAYS” INTO UNIQUE ART Eden City Hall is proud to welcome Bret Hart as the January Artist of the Month. Hart is a Language Arts & English teacher at Holmes Middle School here in Eden. He is married to Tina and they have three children, Michael, Linzae and Emmalee. In addition to being a husband, a father, a son, and an English teacher Hart is a musician, an artist, a follower of Christ, a writer, and a truth-teller. He spent eight years in the US Navy during the 1980’s, living in South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines during four of them. All the above vocations and avocations find their way into everything he does, including his art. According to Hart, his work displayed at City Hall is a collection of art created using things collected from around Eden. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and “Nothing is junk”, says Hart. One section of the display is a collection of desktops where Hart used the graffiti his students had drawn on desktops to create an homage to them. These desktops are decades old and carry much information and memory in their surfaces, scratches, scrawling, and blemishes. Using these inherent characteristics as a starting point and personal, often unsettling, stories some of his students had told him about their lives and homes as a destination, he let the imperfections in the desktops – through the

shapes, lines, and curves etched into the surfaces – reveal these images. Most of the Desktop Series have been sold, there are three being displayed that are amongst the only remaining pieces from the original fifteen in 2002. You hardly know where to look first when you visit Hart’s home and creative studio. Every square inch is covered with something eye catching and interesting. There are art pieces and instruments in every direction. Hart collects exotic instruments and builds hybrid musical instruments in addition to his art. Hart’s studio is named HartWorks and his art can be viewed and purchased at www.stores.lulu.com/hipworks. His work has been featured at the Eden Public Library, Rockingham County Fine Arts Festival, Eden Chamber of Commerce “Friday @ Five” and various shows during the late 1990’s in Worcester, MA. Hart’s work will be on display until January 31 and may be viewed weekdays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Eden City Hall, located at 308 E. Stadium Drive. To learn more about the Artist of the Month program at Eden City Hall, visit ExploreEdenNc.com or call Cindy Adams at (336) 623-7789 ext. 3021.

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King’s Chandelier and LightingNew Arrivals - King’s has received a new shipment of table and floor lamps, some whimsical and some classic - all at great prices. Also, Christmas tree crystal and crystal-look ornaments are Buy 3 get 1 free! Buy now to make your 2010 Christmas tree look fabulous. Rockingham County Literacy Project Adult Literacy Tutor Training will take place on Mondays and Thursdays, January 18, 21, 25, and 28, 2:00pm-5:00p.m at the Rockingham County Literacy Project 705-A Washington Street in Eden. Call Jean at 627-0007 to pre-register, or visit www.rcliteracyproject.org for more information. The Front Porch Happy 2010 to all! Mel and Gloria are grateful for your patronage in 2009 and look forward to helping with your needs this year. Fashion scarves have arrived from Los Angeles. Pick up one today and look great while staying warm! Take advantage of their markdowns and enhance your wardrobe. Also, they have added several new red wines. Remember Valentine's Day is coming. They can help with a delicious sparkling wine to share with your Valentine!

Wine & Dine 2010 -Fine Arts Festival Greece through wine, food and art is the theme of this year’s event to be held at Meadow Greens on Friday, February 5th at 7:00pm. Catering will be provided by Caterfest, wine by Mutual Distributing and Lucky City. Music will be provided by Veronica & Company. There will be a silent auction and door prizes. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 344-5539 for more information. Annual Chairman’s Meeting and Leadership Recognition Dinner Be sure to mark your calendars for the Eden Chamber of Commerce Annual Chairman’s Meeting and Leadership Recognition Dinner that will be held on Tuesday, January 26th at The Whistle Jacket Grill. The reception begins at 6:00pm with dinner following at 7:00pm. Keynote speaker will be humorist Kelly Swanson who will bring us her address: “Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale?” Kelly is an award-winning storyteller, comedian and speaker who shows how to use humor to see beyond the challenges of life. Visit Kelly’s web site at www.kellyswanson.net Tickets are $35 each. Be sure to RSVP to Jean Ann Wood at president@edenchamber.com

continued from page 1 critical education programs that help American adults learn to read and write. Volunteers in the program help teach adults basic literacy, GED preparation, math, and English as a second language. “We exist through the help of dedicated community volunteers,” said Jean Light Kinyon, Executive Director of the Rockingham County Literacy Project. “We match trained volunteers with adults so they can form long-term bonds and work together to continue building the

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"Will of the People" Letter to the Editor: Began as a group of concerned citizens a year ago when the property tax bills were sent out. The tax evaluations of Rockingham County residents were outrageous and two years late. You see, the Tax Department had someone sick. People started attending the commissioner's meetings and speaking out against these taxes and the method used to arrive at the figures. The Commissioner's refused to answer any questions. Therefore , began the grass roots organization which is bi-partisan and welcomes any and all citizens who want to get involved in the tax control and governing of this county. The "Will of the People" persisted and worked together and the commissioners were out numbered and rescinded the tax until 2011. Since that time the group has grown to thousands strong and it can be seen at the commissioners' meetings. We are bringing up many issues that should be considered by the people and not decided and voted on behind closed doors by the Commissioners. They still refuse to answer any questions during the meeting. Because of so many complaints that they do not respond to anyone, I emailed a list of questions regarding their pay and was very pleased to receive a timely response. As a group, we can accomplish much in the decision making of expensive,UNnecessary projects that will only increase the citizens taxes. Rockingham County is considered by the State as a Tier One County. This means poor, folks. (Poverty) Yet our commissioner's and manager tend to

continue to fund projects that will not benefit the people of this County in jobs and benefits. We are demanding that the Commissioners and Manager understand they work for us, Let's don't forget they receive salaries. "The Will of the People" want to treat our Commissioner's with respect and understanding that the job they chose to be elected to is not an easy one. We hope to work as a team with them at some time in the future. Animosity accomplishes nothing. "The Will of the people is not a "Private club". Again, I repeat the "Will of the People" is not a private club. We encourage everyone to become a member and active in the governing and decisions made regarding our County. In regard to the press, we welcome legitimate press coverage, be it positive or negative. Again, we are a Bi-Partisan group newly formed and still have some organizing to accomplish. We ask you to join us. Please contact Tommy Harrington at 623.6436 or me at 627.3408. There are many members who are willing to help you get involved. Dot Bush, Eden, NC • 12 Years Experience • Vet Recommended • Safe, Firm and Proper Handling techniques • Afternoon appointments Available • Convenient Location Monday-Thursday 7:00am - 6:00pm Friday 7:00am - 4:00pm Services By Appointment

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To My Readers, Eden’s Own / Rockingham County Star is a vehicle with which to inform the public of facts, events, community happenings, and self help information to improve the quality of life in our county. Articles should inform, enlighten, teach and cause introspection. You should take responsibility to form your own views. It should not be a platform for political mud slinging, personal vendettas or self aggrandizement. Any items submitted are subject to editing. It is at the publishers discretion as to whether any item or advertisement will be accepted. Some items may be omitted simply because of lack of space. Most understand that you can’t please everyone all the time, and there are some you can never please. I began this paper to bring light to subjects long overlooked, not to add to the darkness which already overtakes us on T.V. radio, magazines and the internet. May you all be blessed, Lisa Doss, publisher

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BREAKFAST SESSION The Rockingham County Republican Party held it monthly Breakfast Session on Saturday morning January 2, 2010 at the Wray Center in Eden. The Breakfast Session is a monthly meeting rotated between three locations, Eden, Reidsville and Madison, to update members on Party activities and listen to political concerns of members. Wayne Sexton, County Chair, opened the meeting by thanking the 25 to 30 attendees for coming out on such a cold day. Wayne said this must be a result of the conservative Tea Party movement spreading throughout our Country. The people need to tell their representatives what they think about the ever-increasing cost and negative influence of government. He emphasized that conservative principles, as stated in the Republican Party Platform, must be returned within the Party and our government. Career politicians working for special interests are one reason we have lost our control of our representatives. Our conservative values and principles are no longer respected or upheld. The days of the career politician must end. Establishing 12-year term limits on our elected representatives would be one answer. We must select good candidates who will follow our conservative principles and base their decisions our values. It depends on you the members at the precinct level to become active in Party activities. Party representatives at the meeting said, “We need three things to accomplish our goals, good candidates, resources to promote them, and voters to elect them.” Tom Schoolfield, Candidate Recruitment Committee Chair, reported the committee was actively searching for good conservative candidates to run for a number of positions in Rockingham County. Steve Herr, 1st Vice-Chair, reported the training class to access the Voter Vault system would be held on January 30. Carla Harper 2nd ViceChair, reported on the group’s post card outreach program and summarized the current funding status. Chad Adams will be the guest speaker at the next Breakfast Session. Calendar of Events: Executive Committee January 25 at 7 P.M. at RCC February Breakfast Session will be held February 6 at the Golden Corral in Reidsville Rockingham County Precinct and County

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Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 4 Conventions will be held in March. Congressional District 5 and 13 Conventions will be held in April. Dates to be announced soon. The North Carolina State GOP Convention will be held in Winston-Salem on June 4,5,6.

BOOKSTORE REOPENS The Western Rockingham County Friends of Library has reopened it’s book store located at 103 S. 2nd Avenue in Mayodan. The store is open on Friday 10am - 5pm and Saturdays 10am - 2pm with new inventory from the donations received during the holiday break. Proceeds from this store benefit the libraries in Madison, Mayodan and Stoneville.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY GARDENING SERIES The 2010 schedule for gardening seminars was recently released. Each class is $10 per person and will be held at the Rockingham County Agricultural Center, 525 Hwy. 65, Reidsville, Nc 27320. Preregistration is required at the latest one day before class by calling 336-342-8230. • Jan. 20 - Introduction to Gardening - Important factors for successful plant growth. Led be Kathryn Holmes Rockingham County Horticulture Agent. • Jan. 27 - Growing Vegetable, Hydroponics and Plant Nutrition. Led by Carl Nedziela

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State Grant Helps SANS Technical Fibers Expand Facility in Stoneville RALEIGH - Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that SANS Technical Fibers LLC, an international manufacturer of synthetic nylon filament and yarn for the high-performance, military, automotive and other markets, will expand its plant in Rockingham County. The company will invest more than $2.8 million and create 25 jobs in Stoneville. The announcement was made possible in part by a $60,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. “North Carolina remains a top choice for successful companies adapting to compete in a global marketplace,” Gov. Perdue said. “Our exceptional quality of life and skilled workforce continue to attract companies looking for the perfect location to expand and prosper.” SANS Technical Fibers, headquartered in Gastonia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of AECI Limited of South Africa. AECI has consolidated its fiberproducing operations to the

Stoneville plant, which currently employs about 100 people. The SANS Stoneville plant will manufacture nylon industrial fibers for sewing thread, knitting and weaving operations in the automotive market and for military vests, packs and parachutes. The 25 new jobs will pay an average annual wage of $25,669, not including benefits. “We are extremely pleased to announce this expansion, which will ensure that we maintain our position as the premier supplier to the global nylon 6.6 sewing thread market. Most of the capacity from this cost-effective expansion will be exported into Europe, South America and Asia,” said Zach Zacharias, president and CEO of SANS Technical Fibers. The One NC Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds.

4TH ANNUAL SPELLIN’ BEE IN THE PLANNING STAGES The Eden Chamber of Commerce is making preparations for their 4th Annual Spellin’ Bee to be held Thursday, March 16, 2010 at the Morehead High School Cafeteria. This event is free to the public and everyone is invited to see their community leaders try to spell impossible words! Sponsors and teams are needed! If you would like to enter a team for only $100 please fill out the form below and fax to our office at 623-8800 or mail to 678 S. Van Buren Road, Eden, NC 27288. If you would like to be a sponsor for $250 and receive publicity and a team entry please complete the next page as well as the team information and fax or mail to us by March 1. Thank you in advance for helping provide scholarships for those students who want to continue their education at Rockingham Community College. Here’s how it works • Tables will be set up for the event with four team members per table • Your team should decorate themselves for the event. Please wear T-shirts, hats, etc. representing your company and team • You may bring cheerleaders from your business, organization or just friends to help support your team that will be seated in the gallery surrounding the competition area

• Costumes and noisemakers are definitely welcome There will be a 50/50 raffle with the winner receiving 50% of the monies collected and the other half going into the scholarship fund. Below are the Business Spellin’ Bee rules and regulations and sponsorship and team information. If you have any questions, please call Jean Ann Wood or Lou Trollinger at 336-6233336. Teams will consist of four people from your business or organization and each team will be given 30 seconds to determine the correct spelling of each word. (No HELP from the audience, please.) There will be three rounds of competition from easy to difficult words. All words are spelled as a team. Judges will will be in charge of enforcing all spelling bee rules and the buying of extra words. A trophy will be awarded to the winning team’s company to be displayed at the business for one year. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. Proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for Morehead High School graduates to attend Technical Programs at Rockingham Community College.

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These grants also require and are contingent upon local matches. “During these tough economic times, it’s important to make the right investments to create jobs and grow businesses,” said Rep. Nelson Cole. “We welcome these jobs in Stoneville and look forward to working with the Governor to add more jobs to the area.” North Carolina continues to have a top-ranked business climate. Through Gov. Perdue’s JobsNOW initiative, the state will work aggressively to create jobs, train and retrain its work-

force, and lay the foundation for a strong and sustainable economic future. Through use of the One NC Fund, more than 40,000 jobs and $7 billion in investment have been created since 2001. Other project partners include: the N.C. Department of Commerce, Rockingham County, Rockingham County Partnership for Economic & Tourism Development, Town of Stoneville and Duke Energy. For information on company job opportunities, please contact: hr@sansfibers.com.

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SUPPORT GROUPS LOOK GOOD - FEEL BETTER 10 a.m. - noon, Monday, January 18 Smith-McMichael Cancer Center This program helps patients learn to disguise physical side effects they sometimes experience while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Open to any patient in the County regardless of where they are receiving treatment. Registration is required. To register, call 336-623-9713. PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 19 Main Conference Room A support group providing information and encouragement for individuals and families affected by Parkinson’s Disease. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call 336-627-6199. HIV/AIDS Meetings Held Monthly. For info call 800-924-3193 Teresa Hart ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Wed. - 8pm - Morehead Hosp. Dining Rm Tue & Fri - 8-9pm Rock of Eden Spray Methodist AL-ANON - Fri’s 8pm - Joint meeting with Alcoholics Anonymous - Rock of Eden Spray Methodist Wed’s - Morehead Hosp. Dining Room Circle of Love - 8 - 9pm NA (NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS) Meets 5 days a week in Reidsville at the REMMSCO Annex, 108 N. Main St. Includes a noon meeting on Monday and 8 PM meetings Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 1 hour meetings, open to all. SPECIAL YOUNG ADULTS 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 19 Morehead Hospital Downstairs Classroom. A night for adults ages 18-45 with mild or moderate developmental dis-

JOB SEEKER CLASSES OFFERED Goodwill Industries of Central NC Community Resource Center of Reidsville. Call 336-637-1010 to register Employability Skills, GED Classes, AMERICAN LEGION POST 254 Meets 3rd Thursday of each month 6:30pm. All Vets are Welcome 147 N. Fieldcrest Rd, Eden WEEKLY WELLNESS HOUR Every Wednesday evening at 7pm FREE to Public! Door Prizes! Come taste the most nutritious and delicious beverage you will ever drink. Learn about health and prosperity. 594 Pierce St, Eden, NC (next to library) 627-4325 CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CLUB OF EDEN Only God Can Make A Tree Meeting & Brunch January 21, 2010 9:30am - 11:00pm Mark Gaffney special feature Music My Mark Gaffney Speaker Judy Blevins Wray Center, 342 Bridge St., Eden $9 at door. Res. required by Jan. 18 Contact Shelby Baker 939-2230 or Mary B . Robertson at 342-1524 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE Meetings 2nd Thursday each month at 6:30pm - 8pm, at the Whitcomb Student Center at RCC. The PFC Jerry L. McKinney Detachement is seeking new members and businesses willing to help. 613-3171 or emial tthorne@triad.rr.com AMVETS Newly formed local group. All Veterans and service men and women welcome. Contact Willard (Woody) Waters at 6351786 or email woodyeee@embarqmail.com for details. HUNTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE Thursday, January 21, 2010, 6:30 p.m., Governmental Center, Second Floor, Commissioners Annex, Wentworth, North Carolina. WILL OF THE PEOPLE MEETING on Thursday, January 28 at 7:30PM in the Whitcomb Center, Rockingham Community College.

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YOGA CLASSES - Terri Lea, certified Yoga instructor at In Touch. Beginner & Intermediate Welcome - - 118-A Arbor Lane, Eden. 623-9138 to register EDEN - CITY HALL - EDEN ROOM Ongoing Classes Tues’ 8:30-9:45am or CB Hut - Boone Rd., Eden, Weds. 6pm-7:15pm $72 for 6 week session or $15 per class (must have min. number of students, class sizes limited, reg. early) REIDSVILLE Raymond James Fin. Services - Old Wilkerson Funeral Home Ongoing Classes , Monday nights - Limited space 6:00-7:15pm - $72 for 6 week session or $15 per class (must have min. number of students, class sizes limited, reg. early) TANG SOO DO KARATE 623-3971. Classes ages 6 and up held each Tues & Thurs. at Boone Rd Com. Center 5:30-6:45 p.m. Inst. Chuck Garcia: WENTWORTH RURITAN CLUB Ruritan Club meets 2nd Tuesday each month at 6:30 at the Wentworth United Methodist Church at 6:30pm. For info contact: Charles Boswell @ 336-3424346 or Sharon Reynolds @ 336-6130474 FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION SUPPORT Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30pm- 8:00pm, DSS Conf. Room. Jo Wilson 342-1394 “JOSHUA’S TROOPS” Meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at 8:30am at the Dan Valley Com. Bldg (Madison) Do not have to be a vet to attend. GRIEFSHARE & DIVORCE CARE Support groups for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them or needing help healing from pain of separation or divorce. Every Mon. from 6:30- 8:00pm, Growing Oaks Community Church, 2270 Harrington Hwy., Eden. Call 623-1114, 558-5947 or visit www.growingoaks.org MINORITY BUSINESS ASSOC. EDEN Meets 1st Monday of each month at 6:00pm - Eden Chamber of Commerce buiding, Van Buren Road. Call Butch at 627-7600 EDEN’S WOMEN’S CLUB 3rd Thurs. of month - 7pm. Call 623-7290 SINGLE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP meets at Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry St., Eden. Dinner, child care provided. Door prizes. Sponsored by the Rock. Co. Partnership for Children, Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center, and Wal-Mart. FREE. Call Beverly at 342-9676 to register. STONEVILLE RURITAN CLUB Meets at the VFW Hut, N. Glenn St. 3rd Tuesday or the month - 7pm Call Dot Ellington 573-2093 or Ricky Craddock 336-453-7005

MEALS SALVATION ARMY Free Meals To Those In Need. Monday thru Friday 12:00-12:30 at 314 Morgan Rd, Eden - Now Sunday 9:30 worship 11am Sunday School. Capt John Sikes

ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS MUSIC AT THE BARN Tuesdays 7pm the doors open at the Barn, 151 Gant Road, Eden. - Bluegrass music & jam sessions. Free to public. Jan. 19 - 7pm - Gressified Bluegrass Sat. Jan. 23 - 8:15pm -Terry Agnor Jan. 26 - Open Jam Feb. 2 - 7pm - Southern Gentlemen Feb. 9 - 7pm - Plank Road Headliners are featured from 8pm - 9:15 and then there is jamming until 10pm. 2nd & 4th Saturday, 6pm covered dish MUSIC & DANCE Cascade Community Center 3561 Huntington Trail, Cascade, VA Every Friday Night 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cascade Express & Friends Concessions- Available RED CROSS BLOODMOBILES Appointments are strongly recommeded for donors to get in and out faster. Call then numbers listed for each location. - Friday, Jan. 15 - American Red Cross, 3692 NC 14, Reidsville. Appt. Call 3493434 - Wednesday, Jan. 20 - RCC Whitcomb Student Center, Hw. 65 West, Wentworth. Call for appt 349-3434 -Monday, Jan. 25 - Lowes United Methodist Church, 3191 Hwy. 87, Reidsville Call for appt. 349-3434 - Monday, Jan. 25 - Madison United Methodist Church, 110 West Academy St., Madison. Call for appt. Church office 548-6658 - Beaver Island Baptist Church 3111 Ayersville Rd., Mayodan. Call for appt. 427-6988 - Saturday, Jan. 30 - Mayodan Moravian Church - 104 South 3rd St., Mayodan Call for appt. 548-2645. • SENIOR DANCE AT THE CB HUT featuring The City Limits Band – Monday, Jan. 25th from 7-10. Come at 6:00 for line dance lessons. $5 per person. Get active at the Senior Center BINGO FOR BOOKS Come One, Come All! It’s time again for BINGO FOR BOOKS for adults at the Eden Public Library. Join us at 6:30 pm on Thursday, January 28th. Great prizes and lots of fun! No charge to play. Preschool children’s story hour the Eden Library on Thurs’ at 10:30 am.

NOTES FROM FORREST BRAY

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RECYLCING

Forrest Bray spends his limited time attending all the meetings he can get to in the county, he takes notes, sometimes with editorials as to what he hears at these meetings. We thank him for his time and occasional wit concerning these meetings and wish we could all attend more of them ourselves. Content is strictly editorial.

I do not have anything to report on the political front, since there were no meetings due to the holidays. Instead, I would like to write about a topic dear to my heart, which I hope is important to the readers of this Journal, also. That topic is recycling. If we throw away items that are recyclable, we are throwing away natural resources. Except for a pilot pick-up program in a few areas of the County, Rockingham residents are limited to taking their recycling to drop-off sites. The City of Eden has made recycling more readily accessible by having 6 drop-off sites scattered around the City. These are open 24/7 and accept newspapers, cans, and plastic bottles. Eden’s primary recycling center accepts more recyclables than any other site in the County. The City of Reidsville has a drop-off site for its residents only and Rockingham County has a site at the landfill for County residents. Madison, Mayodan and Stoneville have their own methods of recycling. I encourage everyone reading this to call your elected officials and ask what they plan to do about conserving our resources by making recycling more available to residents. Forrest Bray

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County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 5 - Elon University Professor. • Feb. 3 - Perennials, Annuals, Bulbs and Ornamental Grasses. Led by Amy-Lynn Albertson Davidson County Hort. Agent • Feb. 10 - Soils, Fertilizers, and Composting. Led by Jason Byrd - Soil and Water Cons. • Feb. 17 - Landscape Design. Led by Mark Danieley Alamance County Hort.Agent • Feb. 24 - Growing Fruit. Led by Kathryn Holmes - R. C. Hort. Agent • March 3 - Diseases and Insects identification and Management and Pesticide Safety - Patrick Jones - Deputy Director of Pesticide Programs NCDA&CS • March 10 Week Identification and Pre-and Post emergence Control. Led by Kathryn Holmes - Rockingham County Hort. Agent • March 17 - Plant Propagation: How to make more plants! Led by Kathryn Holmes Rockingham County Hort. Agent • March 24 - Landscaping Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Groundcovers. Led My Michael Hylton - Stokes County CED and Hort.Agent.

COUNTY RADIO PROVIDES STATE TRAVEL/ TOURISM INFO Susan Dosier and Megan Musgrave with LKM, a strategic communications agency based in Charlotte, will continue to voice the reports on behalf of the North Carolina Division of Travel and Tourism. The ten-minute segments, airing the last week in the month on "Let's Talk" with Mike Moore, highlight travel offers, specials, trip ideas, and include Tar Heel Trivia with listener giveaways. Dosier and Musgrave have a combined 25 years of public relations and media experience, and travel the state extensively. LKM has served the Division of Tourism for almost 20 years. Moore, a North Carolina native, interviews regional authors, musicians and newsmakers on a regular basis. WLOE, Eden/Reidsville and WMYN, Madison/ Mayodan are the only Full Service Radio Stations in Rockingham County. "Let's Talk" airs live Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m., locally on 1420 and 1490 and worldwide at RockinghamCountyRadio.com and MikeMooreMedia.com. For moreabout North Carolina travel deals, go to VisitNC.com/offers. Order the 2010 North Carolina Travel Guide, download itineraries, sign up for e-newsletters and search extensive lodging, rental, restaurant, attraction and event listings at VisitNC.com, get the latest travel news on Facebook and Twitter or call 1 . 8 0 0 . V I S I T N C

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EVERYONE

FEELS THE COLD

It sure was cold outside this last month, right? Sometimes you didn’t even want to leave the comfort of your home to get the mail from the mail box, right? Well what do you think that living, breathing, once lovable animal you took in back when, you know, the one on the chain outside, is feeling? This animal was once the light of your eye. You brought it home to “play” with. Now it is a castaway in the yard, with little shelter, very little contact with others, and sometimes, not enough water or food. There is no chance of the dog running and playing. What fun is that with the chain attached to one spot? Cold is bad, but heat is just as bad. In the summer some dogs are left out in sultry conditions for days at a time without proper care, walking and love. Having to eat, sleep and “do his business” in the same area. No dog should have to suffer this fate. There is never a good reason for a dog to live chained outside. If the situation absoluteley requires it be outside at this time, make sure to provide it a fenced

A HISTORICAL SATURDAY NIGHT This is our Story... Three Towns...Two Rivers... One Tale... It’s cold outside, so spend a Saturday at the Eden Historical Museum • Find out what terrestrial animals roamed this land millions of years ago. • See a Saura Indian village diorama that shows what life was like on the Dan River. • Find out what William Byrd discovered when he surveyed this area over 280 years ago. • Read about how and when Leaksville was established and who it was named for. • Find out how James Barnett’s mill complex was the beginning of Spray. • Read about how important Leaksville Landing was to the growth of the area. • Find out how the Civil War affected local citizens. • Read about how the area grew because of tobacco and textiles. • And more! Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission: $1.00 for adults Children under 12 free with adult (except groups) Eden Historical Museum 656 Washington Street Eden, NC 27288 Website: www.edenpreservation.org/EHM.html

yard, or a movable restraint system, a dog house, daily clean water and good fresh food. Always make contact with the animal on a daily basis, play with it, supply toys and an occasional walk in the neighborhood. If you can’t supply the pet with the proper care as listed above, the proper thing to do is find it a new home where it can be cared for with love.

Petfinder www.petfinder.com ASPCA www.aspca.org Best Friends Animal Society www.bestfriends.org No More Homeless Pets www.nomorehomelesspets.org have videos, articles, and links to behavior help lines. You may contact the SPCA of the Triad, Inc. at (336) 3753222 or call the Animal Protection Society of Rock. Co. at (336)791-4606.

The SPCA of Martinsville, VA, maintains an “Ask the Expert” email service : www.spcamhc.org or you can call the office for more information at (276) 638-PAWS (7297). If you have a chained dog, or know of a chained dog, please contact Dogs Deserve Better toll free at (887) 636-1408. This organization will assist with training, fencing, and alternatives for your pet.

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HOLIDAY CLOSING The City of Eden Solid Waste Division will be closed Monday, January 18th, 2010, in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday.

SOLID WASTE & REFUSE Collection Date Recycling Center Mon. 1/18/10 No Collection Closed Tues. 1/19/10 Normal Schedule Open Wed. 1/20/10 Monday’s Schedule Closed Thurs. 1/21/10 Normal Schedule Open Fri. 1/22/10 Normal Schedule Open If your collection day falls on an observed holiday, your collection will be Wednesday of that week. ALL AFTER HOURS CALLS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 623-9755.

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Eden City Council EDEN - On Tuesday December 15, 2009, the Eden City Council held an Organizational Meeting, at which, the Honorable Edwin G. Wilson, Jr. was present to administer the Oaths of Office. Those taking the Oaths were: Mayor Grogan, Councilman Gene Hagood, Darryl G. Carter, and Jerry C. Epps. The Council also held a public hearing for the consideration of a zoning map amendment request to rezone property at 527 Summit Road from Residential20 to Industrial-1. After hearing from citizens opposing this request and from Michael G. Dougherty, The Economic Development Director, for the City of Eden and a Represnsative of the company requesting the rezoning, the Council approved a motion to table the decision until their next scheduled meeting. The Council also heard a presentation from the USDA representative, Alan Hart in reference to the remaining steps the council needs to take to finalize the approval of monies from the USDA in the form of Loans and Grants totaling more than $300,000 for the purchase of 800mhz radios and related interface equipment for the Eden Police and Fire Departments. Madison Board of Aldermen MADISON - On December 10, 2009 the Madison Board of Aldermen held a swearing in ceremony for the Mayor, the newly elected Aldermen, and the Mayor Pro Tem. The Honorable Judge Fred Wilkins, Jr. administered the Oaths of Office. Alderman Tate was elected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. The Board made the following appointments to various committees: - Delegate to Piedmont Triad Council Of Governments – Aldermen Welch - Alternate to Piedmont Triad Council Of Governments – Alderman Gwaltney - Ex-officio to M-M Recreation Commission – Alderman Rogers - Ex-officio to Rockingham County Arts Council – Alderman Stuart - Member to Rockingham County Solid Waste Committee – Alderwoman Tate - Member to Rockingham County Partnership for Economic & Tourism Development – City Manager Bob Scott Reidsville City Council REIDSVILLE - The Reidsville City Council held an Organizational Meeting on December 8th, 2009. Mayor James Festerman, honored outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Donald Gorham and outgoing Councilman John Gentry, for their service to the citizens of Reidsville, NC. During this meeting, The Honorable Fred Wilkins, Chief District Court Judge, administered the Oath of Office to Mayor James Festerman, and councilmen Tom Balsley and Richard Johnson. Tom Balsley was elected Mayor Pro Tem, by the council in a 4 – 3 vote over Richard Johnson.

Commissioners Set 2010 Schedule The following are the dates and time set fo the County Commissioners meetins which take place at the Commissioners Chambers, Second Floor, 371 NC Highway 65, Wentworth, North Carolina 27375 Second Monday – 6:30 P.M. Fourth Monday – 3:30 P.M. (Unless Otherwise Stated) Public Comment Period – Second Monday Only – 6:30 P.M. Public Hearings – Second Monday Only – 7:00 P.M. !!!!! January 11, 2010 – 6:30 PM January 25, 2010 – 3:30 PM February 8, 2010 – 6:30 PM February 22, 2010 – 3:30 PM March 8, 2010 – 6:30 PM March 22, 2010 – 3:30 PM April 12, 2010 – 6:30 PM April 26, 2010 – 3:30 PM May 10, 2010 – 6:30 PM May 24, 2010 – 3:30 PM June 14, 2010 – 6:30 PM June 28, 2010 – 3:30 PM July 12, 2010 – 6:30 PM August 9, 2010 – 6:30 PM August 23, 2010 – 3:30 PM September 13, 2010 – 6:30 PM September 27, 2010 – 3:30 PM October 11, 2010 – 6:30 PM October 25, 2010 – 3:30 PM November 8, 2010 – 6:30 PM November 22, 2010 – 3:30 PM December 6, 2010 – 6:30 PM Wentworth Town Council WENTWORTH - On Dec. 1st, 2009, the Town of Wentworth held a Town Council Organizational Meeting. During the organizational session of the meeting, the Town Attorney, Fred Baggett, administered the Oath of Office to Iris S. Powell and Robert P. Aswell, Sr. Baggett, then called for the Election of Mayor, a nomination for Dennis Paschal was made as well as a nomination for Robert Aswell. Paschal withdrew his name and Aswell was promptly voted in a Mayor, and took his turn once again before the attendees in the chamber to take the Oath of Office of Mayor. James Belcher was elected to serve as Mayor Pro-Tem. The board was asked for Consideration of a Secondary Subdivision Plat at the corner of NC 65 & Foch Farm Rd, this was approved. Consideration of Request for the Town of Wentworth to join the NC Urban Archery Program, presented to the board by Mr. J.R. McInnis. McInnis. Citing statistics like 9.6% of all traffic accidents in the state of NC are Deer related and that the Deer Population has been on a steady rise, McInnis, presented his request. In a unanimous vote, the Town Council approved the joining of the NC Urban Archery Program for White-tail Deer, and starting in the 2011 Season, will have an additional Bow-Hunting Season from mid Jan to Mid Feb. Council, also reviewed Proposals for Pest Control Services for the Town Hall, and awarded the service contract to Four Season’s Pest Control, of Reidsville, NC

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County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 7 (1.800.847.4862). Travel Update Schedule: Monday, January 25 Friday, February 26 Friday, March 26 Tuesday, April 27 Tuesday, May 25; Monday, June 28 Tuesday, July 27 Friday, August 27 Tuesday, September 28 Friday, October 29 Monday, November 22 Tuesday, December 28. All reports air live at 11:40 a.m., followed by giveaways.

FILING / ELECTION DATES SET WENTWORTH The Rockingham Board of Elections recently announced the candidates filing dates and election dates for 2010. The Primary Election will take place 6:30am - 7:30pm - Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Filing for state and county offices will being at noon on February 8th and continue through noon on February 26. Residency deadline is April 5 and registration deadline is April 9. Absentee ballots can be requested between March 15 and April 27th by mail. Voted ballots must be delivered to the county Board of Elections office by 5pm May 3rd, 2010 or postmarked by May 4. There will be a one-stop voting opportunity at the county office from April 15 though May 1. Hours are 8am- 5pm Monday through Friday and 9am o 1pm Saturday, May 1, 2010. There is a possibility the board could extend the voting until 5pm. Filing for the Soil & Water Supervisor begins at noon on June 14th until noon July 2. Filing for School Board begins July 2 and ends July 16. If a second primary election is required will be held from 6:30am - 7:30pm on June 22. The general election is scheduled for 6:30am - 7:30pm November 2, 2010. Residency deadline is October 4 and registration deadline is Oct. 8. Absentee ballots for the general election can be requested by mail between September 3 and October 26. Voted ballots must be delivered to the County Board of Elections office by 5pm November 1 or be postmarked by November 2. There will be one-stop voting at the county office October 14th through October 30. Hours are 8am - 5m Monday through Friday and 9am - 1pm Saturday October 30 unless the board extends voting to 5pm. Offices up for election • U.S. Senator (1 seat) • U.s. House of Representatives 5th District (1 seat) • U.S. House of Representatives 13th District (1 seat) • State Senator - 26th Dist. (1 seat)

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REGIONAL ARTIST GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS The Rockingham County Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Central Piedmont Regional Artists grant investment program. The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010. The Central Piedmont Regional Artist grant program is coordinated by the Untied Arts Council of Greater Greensboro on behalf of a consortium of five counties: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham. Funding is provided by the North Carolina Arts Council and matched locally by participating Arts Councils. Grant investments for Regional Artists are designed to support exceptionally talented visual, performing, literary and interdisciplinary artists at all stages of their careers to pursue projects that further their professional artistic development. Eligible artistic disciplines are music (both classical and contemporary), dance, visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture and pottery), film/video, drama and literature. Applicants must submit artistic work samples and provide a narrative case for support. Regional Artist Grant Investments are open to artists living in Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties. To be eli-

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gible, an artist must be at least 18 years of age and cannot be a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in their art form. Applications may be downloaded from the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro's web site at www.uacARTS.org or by contacting the Rockingham County Arts Council: 336-349-4039 or at info@artsinrockingham.org Regional Artist Grant Investments provide important financial support and recognition for Triad area artists. In 2009, Regional Artist Grant Investments totaled $15,000 to 12 regional artists. This coopera-

tive effort fosters relationships between arts organizations while also encouraging networking between Triad artists. Rockingham County Arts Council is the county-wide arts organization providing support for the cultural life of our community through grants and organizational programs. Our mission, to encourage excellence in the arts and to make the fine arts available throughout the county, is backed by 40 years of tangible project assistance to arts organizations, schools and artists through our grants and program offerings.

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CERVICAL CANCER: YOUR BEST PROTECTION IS EARLY DETECTION WENTWORTH - An estimated may contribute to increased rates 394 women in North Carolina of death from Cervical Cancer. were diagnosed with cervical It has been estimated that as cancer last year, and 124 died many as 80% of deaths from cerfrom the disease. January is vical cancer could be prevented Cervical Health Awareness by regular screening and necesmonth and the focus is on raising sary treatment. awareness of the importance of To start the year right, prevention and screening for cer- women are encouraged to schedvical cancer. ule a Pap test to check If it is detected DESPITE THE for cervical cancer. The early, cervical cancer SUCCESS OF PAP American Cancer is one of the most TESTS IN DETECT- Society recommends treatable cancers. A ING AND PRE- that women, who have Pap test offers the VENTING CERVI- been sexually active for best opportunity to at least 3 years or are CAL detect cervical can- CANCER, NOT ALL over the age of 21, talk cer at an early stage, WOMEN GET PAP their health care provider when successful about getting screened. TESTS treatment is likely. A Cervical Cancer is treatREGULARLY. Pap test is a quick able, schedule your Pap and simple, generally painless test today. test that identifies abnormal cell N.C. Breast & Cervical changes in and around the cervix Cancer Control Program is availthat can develop into cancer. able at the Rockingham County Regular Pap tests can detect these Department of Public Health. changes before they have a N.C. offers free or low cost breast chance to turn into cervical cancer. and cervical cancer screening Despite the success of Pap services and follow-up care to tests in detecting and preventing eligible women in the state of cervical cancer, not all women North Carolina. For more inforget Pap tests regularly. Low mation, contact Anne Rodgers, rates of screening and poor fol- R.N., BCCCP Coordinator (336) low-up after an abnormal Pap test 342-8140.

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• 2 Bedroom apartments located at Glenwood Court Apartments. The rent is based on income, Rental assistance when available. • We are now accepting applications for Norman Court Apartments waiting list. This is an elderly complex which means in order to apply you would need to be 62 years of age or disable. Rent based on income. Rental assistance when available.

We are now accepting applications to add to our waiting list for Knollwood Court Apartments. These apartments are for applicants that are 62 years of age or disabled regardless of age. The rent is based on income. • 2 Bedroom Apartment Summerglen. Rent is $435 per month, $200 security deposit • 2 Bedroom Apartment Hampton Woods. Rent is $450 per month, $200 security deposit • 2 Bedroom Apartment Klycewood. The Rent is $450 per month, $200 security deposit Equal Housing Opportunity.

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DREAM BOOK NOW AVAILABLE LOCALLY EDEN - Eden resident Michael Dougherty recently released his book Dreams: Guidance From Within…. A Christian Perspective, a book which addresses how dreams should be understood as communications from the spiritual realm. The book, self-published from LuLu.com, discusses the everyday guidance people receive from dreams. The 164 page book includes chapters on the origin of dreams, dream frequency and categories, dreams that contact the spiritual realm, dream encounters with Jesus, children and dreams, the continuity of life, the nature of dreams, and an extensive chapter on how to effectively dissect dream meanings. A glossary of dream symbols completes the book. The book can be purchased locally at the Eden’s Own Journal office at 519 S. Van Buren Rd., Suite C., Eden, or directly from www.Lulu.com by using the search words, “dream guidance” For more information on the book, please contact Dougherty at 336-6238266.

• State Representative 65th District (1 seat) • State Representative 91st District (1 seat) • County Commissioner (2 seats) • Sheriff (1 seat) • Chief District Court Judge (1 seat) • District Court Judge (1 seat) • District Attorney (1 seat) • Clerk of Superior Court (1 seat) • Board of Education at large (5 seats) • Soil and Water Supervisor (2 seats)

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COUNTY LOCAL FOODS COALITION INVITES GROWERS TO NEXT MEETING

Mission: To establish an organization for marketing and distribution of a locally-grown supply of fresh, quality products to preserve small family farms through environmentally friendly sustainable agriculture. Through these actions, this organization embraces seasonality, preserves diversity and, with good agricultural practices, supports local economics in Rockingham County and consumers throughout the region Please join us on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ag Building (525 Hwy 65, Reidsville NC) for an exciting meeting including updates on regional food distribution project „Piedmont Local Food‰ that already includes Rockingham, Stokes, and Caswell County members, membership opportunity, 2010 Event Planning and Announcements and Networking Opportunities. Beverages and paper products will be provided. You may bring food to share! You are also invited to bring products or information to exhibit and share or sell!!! RSVP and contact with any questions or agenda items: Brenda Sutton, County Extension Dirc. brenda_sutton@ncsu.edu 342-8230 or Sam Thompson, Pres. at llamalea@earthlink.net.

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MAYODAN -There’s nothing like a good hot bowl of chicken and dumplings to warm you up in the winter. And that’s what the members of the Mayodan Boy Scout Group along with their parents did this January as the temperatures dropped they set up the big stew pot, stoked the fire and went to cooking. Troop 562’s efforts also included getting the recipe together which included 100 pounds of chicken, 100 pounds of self-rising flour, 5 gallons of milk, 3 pounds of Crisco and various seasonings by the handfuls. Scout leaders and parents worked hard in the freezing temperatures while most of the scouts themselves attended a special event in Greensboro marking the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.

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On December 23, 2009 American Legion Post 254 members Tony Adkins, Richard Puczylowski, and Curtis Pierce delivered Christmas bags to residents of the Brian Center in Eden.

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Shaffer will teach the skills necessary to plan for tomorrow by discussing the survival strategies that work today. The North Carolina Military Business Center will present “Contracting with the Government 101” on Feb. 16. Currently over $5 billion are spent annually in North Carolina for military and other federal purchases. This workshop will explain how local businesses can connect with and win some of this business by selling to federal government agencies within the state and across the country. According to the NC Military Business Center, federal business is booming, which provides a great opportunity for local entrepreneurs. On Feb. 23, the Tuesday Series wraps up the month with presenter Julie Luther and “How ‘Fit’ is Your Business Schedule?” Attendees will be tested on how much physical activity is incorporated into their business schedule. Information will then be shared on ways to add fitness into their workday and life. A couple of workshops are also scheduled for the Thursday Technology Series. On Feb. 18, Shaffer will present “E-mail Options to Manage Your Business.” In this workshop, attendees will learn how to use e-mail effectively: send attachments, form e-mail groups, use the built-in calendar, block unwanted e-mails and more. These tricks can be used for advertising purposes and to help with time management. All Small Business Center

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David Willard and Kaleigh Scott are the proud parents of the first baby born in Rockingham County in 2010. Hunter Willard was born at 7:59 a.m. on January 1 and received a gift basket filled with toys and other goodies from Morehead Memorial Hospital’s Small Pleasures gift shop.

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The First Saturday Outing of the Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) on February 6, 2010 will be a hike on the Fieldale Trail beside the Smith River in Fieldale, Virginia, postponed from December because of inclement weather. Participants will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Fieldale Park near the site of the old Fieldale Iron Bridge for an out-and-back stroll led by Friends of the Fieldale Trail volunteers. Hikers may choose to walk a distance of one to six miles, since two sections comprise the trail— a 1.5-mile Upper Fieldale Trail from Fieldale Park to the original trailhead, and a 1.5-mile Lower Fieldale Trail downstream from the trailhead. Both segments are flat and easy to walk. Walking the entire distance out and back gives a total of 6 miles. The Fieldale Trail offers "a golden opportunity to see Mother Nature up close and personal right in our own backyard," according to Adopt-a-Trail volunteers Charles and Pat Dameron. Tommy Wyatt, a leader of DRBA's Friends of the Fieldale Trail, adds, "The trail is a great place to meet people from the community. Families, children, elderly people, bicyclists, and even people training for marathons use the trail as part of their daily activities." The Upper Fieldale Trail hugs the bank of the Smith River. The graveled trail winds through

woods and open fields frequented by a variety of birds to the trailhead at the Fieldale Canoe Access, where a restroom is available. From there, the natural-surface Lower Fieldale Trail enters the riverside forest and skirts rhododendron bluffs alongside the river to its downstream terminus. Towering sycamore trees shelter the trail, and gravel bars and rock formations in the streambed give voice to the river. Envisioned at a 2005 planning session of DRBA's affiliate, the Martinsville-Henry County Rivers and Trails Group, the Fieldale Trial is part of the proposed 45-mile Smith River Trail System from Philpott Dam to the river's confluence with the Dan River at Eden, NC, as well as the Beaches to Bluegrass Trail across Southern Virginia. One mile of the Upper Fieldale Trail opened in July, 2007 and the Lower Fieldale Trail was dedicated in March, 2009. Constructed with support from Dominion Foundation, the Virginia Department of Forestry, Henry County, and numerous corporate and private in-kind donations, the trail is operated by Henry County Parks & Recreation. Plans for an extension of the Upper Fieldale Trail are underway. Learning about the imminent replacement of the landmark 1931 Fieldale Iron Bridge, DRBA worked with the Fieldale Heritage Festival to save 54 feet of the old structure that will be

Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life used as trail art on either side of the Fieldale Trail, so that trail users will once again walk "across" the Iron Bridge. Dozens of donors and generous corporate gifts of time and materials have helped to preserve the Historic Iron Bridge. More information is at www.danriver.org. Participants in the hike should meet at 10:00 a.m. at Fieldale Park, 188 Field Avenue, at the intersection of Field Avenue and South River Road (GPS coordinates: North 36.42, 076 West 56.021, 079). Bring lunch and water, wear comfortable shoes or hiking boots, dress in layers of water-shedding artificial fabric or wool, and be prepared for rain or wind. All participants will be asked to sign a waiver form. Directions: From US 220 take the VA 609 exit towards Fieldale. Turn right at Dillon's Fork Road, continue on Virginia Avenue, continue on Patrick Avenue, turn right at Field Avenue. Turn right at South River Road, and immediately turn right into the parking lot of the Fieldale Park. Outings and meetings of the Dan River Basin Association are open to the public without charge. For more information, contact Trip Coordinator Paula Wyatt at 276-647-3274 or pwyatt1@embarqmail.com. For membership information, visit www.danriver.org.

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FOOD MART ROBBED REIDSVILLE - On January 7th at 10:39 in the morning, a clerk of I&H Food Mart called to report a robbery. Ghula Latif reported a man had robbed the store of cash by means of using a long barrel gun. The man attempted to cover his face while wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. He left the store parking lot traveling South on business 29 in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck. Deputies of the Sheriff’s Office were joined by members of the Reidsville Police Department in surrounding the area and looking for the described truck. At 10:49, the truck was seen driving on Highway 87, just past the I&H Store located at 2216 US29 Business. A member of the Police Department stopped the truck at a residence located about 14 mile from the store at 2517 South Scales Street. During the course of the follow-up investigation, Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Jonathan Wesley Evans, 45, of 2517 S. Scales Street. He was charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and bond set at $250,000. Money from the robbery was recovered as was the .22 caliber long barrel pistol described in the robbery. The truck was a 1996 Chevrolet belonging to a relative of Evans.

NEW BEGINNNINGS NEEDS YOUR ITEMS THAT YOU NO LONGER NEED The New Beginnings, Too shop in Eden as well as there sister stores in Reidsville and Eden are asking for your help. Although all clothing is welcome, they are in special need of infant and little girls clothing and Women’s sizes in clothing for the stores inventory to sell. The store’s income supports Freedom House and Domestic Elder Abuse through Help, Inc. The shelter itself is in great need of items such as cleaning supplies, feminine hygene items, hand sanitizer and diapers. You can drop off these items at any of the stores and tell them they are for the shelter itself. For more information contact: Help, Incorporated, Center Against Violence, P.O. Box 16, Wentworth, NC 27375 or call 336342-3331. For those who love shopping for bargains, these stores are the place to go, and you can feel good that your purchases are going to help the shelter as well. • New Beginning Too at 653 Washington St. in the Historic Olde Leaksville, Eden, • The Reidsville Outlet Boutique, 138 S. Scales Street, Reidsville • Nouveau Beginnings, 109 W. Murphy Street, Madison. Each location offers clothing and bargain prices, new and used, great sales, special discounts with a shopping card and a great environment in which to shop. Value Cards are a special feature of the stores. Buy one for only $10 donation to the cause and you will receive 10% off every purchase (even on top of sales prices!) for the year at all of the stores (Reidsville, Eden, Madison). There are also gift certificates available. For more info call 627-5003.

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EDEN NATIVE HEADED TO WASHINGTON, D. C. AND TO RECEIVE $5000 SCHOLARSHIP-Senators Richard Burr and Kay Hagan today announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 48th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) that will be held March 6 – 13, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Prashanth Kamalakanth of Raleigh and Jordan Paschal, originally of Eden, now of Mount Pleasant were chosen from hundreds of applicants to be part of the group of 104 student delegates who will attend the program’s 48th Annual Washington Week. The USSYP was created by

Senate Resolution 324 in 1962 and has been sponsored by the Senate and fully funded by The Hearst Foundations since inception. Originally proposed by Senators Kuchel, Mansfield, Dirksen and Humphrey, the impetus for the program as stated in Senate testimony was “to increase young Americans’ understanding of the interrelationships of the three branches of government, the caliber and responsibilities of federally elected and appointed officials, and the vital importance of democratic decision making not only for America but for people around

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when she placed them in the drainer. The important thing was that she wanted to help. She wanted to be with me, doing whatever I was doing. She felt empowered when I trusted her to Rorrer wash the dishes “all by herself.” I’ve learned a lot from When my daughter was a watching my daughter over the baby, I admit that I was often last four years. She is not the only frustrated. As a new mother, I one who has been changing and didn’t exactly find the whole growing. I may have potty motherhood thing to SURELY THERE ARE trained her, but she is be all I had envi- MOTHERS OUT THERE constantly life-trainsioned. She cried and WHO ARE MORE FUN, ing me. I’ve learned I cried…and I’m COULD GIVE HER more about the person pretty sure there were MORE THINGS IN I want to be and I times when my hus- LIFE, OR COULD PLAY think that if I strive band cried too. But each day to be a little PRETEND AND we all found a happy BARBIES BETTER more like my daughmedium and here we ter, I will be a better THAN I DO. are: taking one day at person. She’s eager to a time and actually loving it. We help others and loves her friends. are a happy family. Their happiness and feelings are Things have changed for us of great importance to her. If they over the last four and a half years. are sad, chances are, she is sad There are no more dirty diapers too. When she loves, there is no and binkies are a thing of the middle ground. She loves wholepast. No bottles and no jars of heartedly and unconditionally. gushy, stinky baby food. (Today And in the same breath, she is it’s mostly plain spaghetti noo- learning to say “I’m sorry” when dles and chicken nuggets.) These necessary. The difference are the little things that pass with between her and most adults I time, as all things do. And when know is that I can look in her they do, new challenges arise to eyes and see that her apologies take their place. We’ve survived are sincere. potty training, monsters in the Sometimes I think she got dark, the first day of preschool – the raw end of the deal by getting which I have to say was harder me for a mom. Surely there are for us than for her. mothers out there who are more Now we’re at a special time fun, could give her more things in – the time when mom and dad are life, or could play pretend and still cool, we still have most all of Barbies better than I do. There the answers we need to satisfy are moms who can tie a prettier her ever-inquisitive mind, and bow in a ponytail and bake better we’re still her best buddies and cookies. But there’s one thing biggest heroes. She still likes to they can’t do, and that’s love her be held and snuggled and doesn’t like I do. I don’t always have the mind giving away those precious most patience and sometimes my kisses and hugs. I guess as par- frustrations shine through, ents we’re still in a dream state despite efforts to stay calm. But because it seems like she’ll be we still enjoy those special times our girl forever. We’ve not yet when it’s just us two, painting our been tainted by teenage driving, nails, reading a book, or singing the wrong boyfriend, or anything together in the car. Her smile can else that may surface in the light up a room and she is my teenage years. best girl friend. Sometimes my daughter and So while she is learning to I get to spend entire days togeth- spell with the alphabet letters that er and do special girl things like decorate my refrigerator, I am shopping and going to lunch. learning to love with a more open Yesterday she wanted to help me heart and appreciate the tiny in the kitchen, so I let her stand in hands and little feet that make a the chair to wash the dishes. I big impression on everyone we didn’t even point out that some of meet. the dishes still had suds on them

the world.” Each year this extremely competitive merit-based program brings 104 of the most outstanding high school students — two from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity — to Washington, D.C. for an intensive week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it. The overall mission of the program is to help instill within each class of USSYP student delegates more profound knowledge of the American political process and a lifelong commitment to public service. In addition to the program week, The Hearst Foundations provide each of the 104 student delegates with a $5,000 undergraduate college scholarship with encouragement to continue coursework in government, history and public affairs. Transportation and all expenses for Washington Week are also provided by The Hearst Foundations, as stipulated in S.Res.324; no government funds are utilized. Prashanth Kamalakanth is an appointed member of the Youth Advisory Committee for the North Carolina Civic Education Consortium and attends William G. Enloe High School. He also is a member of the Raleigh Youth Council. Prashanth is a National AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society. Prashanth’s participation in the USSYP will illustrate in action the components of U.S. government he has only known through texts. He feels that such a fundamental understanding will allow him to return home and apply to everyday life the true meaning of civic engagement. Jordan Paschal is Senior Class President at Mount Pleasant High School. He also served as Junior Class Treasurer and attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington, D.C.

Jordan plans to earn a degree in political science and to attend law school. He aspires to hold a public office like that of the leaders he will meet during his week in D.C. His father is John Paschal and mother Kim . Grandparents are Ken & Mary Barret and John and Gracie Paschal of Eden. Chosen as alternates to the 2010 program were Troy Homesley, a resident of Fayetteville, who attends Mooresville Senior High School and William Bath, a resident of Greenville, who attends J.H. Rose High School. The chief educational officer in each state selects the delegates after nomination by teachers and principals. This year’s delegates were designated by Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, Superintendent of Public Instruction. While in Washington the student delegates will attend meetings and briefings with Senate leadership, other Senators and Congressional staff; the President, a Justice of the Supreme Court, leaders of cabinet agencies, an Ambassador to the United States and top members of the national media. The students will also tour many of the national monuments and several museums and they will stay at the historic Mayflower hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. In addition to outstanding leadership abilities and a strong commitment to public service, this year’s students rank academically in the top one percent of their states. They continue to excel and develop impressive qualities that are often directed toward public service. Among the many distinguished former program delegates are Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the first program delegate elected to the Senate; Chief Judge Robert Henry, U.S. Court of Appeals; former Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt; former Presidential Advisors Thomas "Mack" McLarty and Karl Rove.

Additional d i s t i n guished Paschal alumni are former Lt. Governor of Idaho David LeRoy, Governor-Elect for New Jersey Christopher Christie, military officers, Foreign Service Officers, members of State Legislatures, top Congressional staff, healthcare providers and university educators. Members of the USSYP 2010 48th Annual Senate Advisory Committee are: CoChairs — Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania and Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi. Advisory Committee — Senator Mark Begich of Alaska, Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Senator Mark L. Pryor of Arkansas, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Senator Susan M. Collins of Maine, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska and Senator George V. Voinovich of Ohio. Each year, the Honorary CoChairs of the program are the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the Vice President of the United States.

MAKING IT LOOK EASY By Vernita Lowe

On Friday, January 8, 2010 Morehed J.V. Boys Basketball Team soared by Rockingham High School Cougers by a score of 82 to 55. Scorers for the Panterhs were Michael Smith, 13 points, Tony Lowe, 12 Pints, Chirs Hampton, 10 points, Kersee King, 9 points, Hutner Walker, 8 points, Dez McDaniel, 6 points, Cameron Durham, 5 points, Spencer Odell, 3 points, Shaquan Malloy, 2 points, D.J. Johnson, 2 points, Evan Dix, 2 points, Stephen Greeson, 2 points, Devin Neal, 4 points, Jerry Anderson, 1 point. The Morehead Panthers had 38 rebounds, 19 steals, 13 freethrows and 3 blocks total for the night.

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The Fine Arts Festival Association of Rockingham County will be holding the 2010 Wine & Dine on February 5th at Meadow Greens in Eden. The 7:00 event will feature heavy Greek hors d'oeuvres prepared by Caterfest in Reidsville. Lucky City in Reidsville will pair Mediterranean wines with the buffet items if you so desire, and Veronica & Company will provide an evening of musical enjoyment. In addition to door prizes, the event will feature a silent auction of works by local artists as well as other gifts and services by local businesses.

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Advance tickets for the event are $25; tickets purchased at the door will be $30, if available. If you would like to purchase your ticket now and pick it up at the door on February 5, please send your check with your e-mail address on the memo line to: Fine Arts Festival, PO Box 1741 Reidsville, NC 27323 For additional information about the event, please contact Debbie Moore at 336-344-5539 or Paul Smith at 336-932-9347. Thank you for your support of the Fine Arts Festival Association of Rockingham County.

EDEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM NEWS FEBRUARY PROGRAM

Larry G. Aaron will give a talk on his book: The Race to the Dan, which explores the British and American armies race across the Carolinas in a 230 - mile chase in 1781, an event which was pivotal to the ultimate victory of the Continental forces in the American Revolution. Sunday, February 28th at 3 p.m. and the location will be announced. Check our website for updates or call Julie at 336623-3853. Free and open to the public. It’s Time To Renew Your Membership To The eden Preservation Society! Our membership year runs from Jan. 1st through December 31st. Membership levels are: Student - $5.00, Individual $15.00, Family - $25.00, Barnett Circle - $100.00, Farley Circle $250.00, Wm. Byrd Circle $500.00. Don’t delay! Renew Today! Mail your check to Eden Preservation Society, P.O. Box 264, Eden, N.C. 27289-0264. Attending Monthly Member’s Meetings By attending the monthly members meeting, you can be a part of the discussions and plans for the Governor Morehead Park

and Morehead Mill Wall, the Superintendent’s House on Carroll Street, the Eden Historical Museum, and upcoming events. The meetings are held on the forth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Eden Historical Museum, 656 Washington Street. Upcoming meeting dates are: January 25th, February 22nd, and March 22nd. The Spray Mercantile Building The Spray Mercantile Building, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Member involvement is very important to the Eden Preservation Society’s functions. It is only with community involement and local support that the Society can continue to fulfill its mission. Anyone with an interest in history and a willingness to contribute his or her time and talents to preserving our heritage if cordially invited to join the Eden Preservation Society. Our monthly meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry Street, Eden, second floor, Genisis Classroom. Sometimes social meetings are held at other sites, but those occa-

sions are announced in advance. Benifits are : The quarterly Newsletter. Advance notice of social events. Attending monthlymembership meetings. Voting on decisions of the Society. One free ticket to the Charlie Poole Festival and the Holiday Tour of Homes if a Barnet Circle Member. Two free tickets to the Charlie Poole Festival and the Holiday Tour of Homes if a Farley Circle Member. Four free tickets to the Charlie Poole Festival and the Holiday Tour of Homes if a Byrd Circle Member. Pride that comes from helping to preserve and protect YOUR local heritage. Volunteer opportunities, whethter you are handy with tools or enjoy doing maintenance, can give a tour or know the computer - your skills and efforts are needed. Can you help with Museum programs for school children? Can you porttray a historical personality for local events? Can you help maintian the Society’s properties? Can you make phone calls? Or, can you sit at a booth at the Riverfest or similar event? Even if you don’t feel you have any of the above abilities, there are many other ways you can help. Please get involved and make a difference today.

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BUS. & TECH. CENTER TO MANAGE CALL CENTER County Star FOR BROADBAND MAPPING The ROCKINGHAM

Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 12 MEGA PARK URANIUM RUMORS ADDRESSED

The City of Danville and Pittsylvania County have purchased about 3500 acres on Berry Hill Road near the Virginia and NC border. This Mega Park property was purchased for $8 million and will take approximately $222 million to develop. This may also cause Berry Hill Road to eventually become a fourlane road and a major industrial area. There have been rumors circulating about possible Uranium mining on or around this property. There is already a hot debate in Pittsylvania County about the Uranium mining industry coming to Chatham VA which is 15 minutes from Danville. This mining would affect Buggs Island and Va Beach water. According to James H. Snead, Pitssylvania County Board of Supervisors, “The Berry Hill Park on Berry Hill Road is governed by the Danville and Pittsylvania County Regional Industrial Authority for the Citizens of Danville and Pitttsylvania County for Industrial Development ONLY. The Authority has no plans to mine Uranium now or in the FUTURE in or around the park. Hopefully the Authority will attract a large industry for the park for JOBS for the citizens of the surrounding area. I trust this will settle the rumors about mining in the park. ”

REIDSVILLE CHAMBER ANNONNCES

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REIDSVILLE The Reidsville Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the following events of interest • January 19, 2010 Rockingham County Nonprofit Council will meet at 3:00 p.m. at the Rockingham County Cooperative Extension, 525 NC Hwy 65, Reidsville • Jan 20 -Reidsville Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet. Your are cordially invited to the Annual Chamber of Commerce Community Awards Banquet Wednesday, January 20, 2010 noon at Pennrose Park County Club. RSVP to info@reidsvillechamber.org. Nominations are now being accepted for Business Person of the Year, Corporate Citizen of the Year, and Small Business of the Year. Nominations forms can be found at www.reidsvillechamber.org or by calling the Chamber of Commerce. Fees/Admission: $25 per person.

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WENTWORTH The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center (RCBTC) recently announced that it has been awarded a contract to establish a broadband mapping call center. The e-NC Authority, North Carolina’s lead agency on broadband Internet mapping, has awarded the contract to the RCBTC to canvas 50% of North Carolina with telephone surveys. It will run out of the RCBTC’s computer lab, which served as a

call center for the Rockingham County Board of Elections in 2008. Foothills Connect in Rutherford County has been awarded a separate contract to cover the remainder of North Carolina surveys. The contract is funded by the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the e-NC Authority, and it will fund up to 18 full-time temporary positions through the RCBTC. UNC-Chapel Hill will

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In the fourth year of its Copies of The Bible county-wide read, Rockingham Salesman are available for free County Reads! has checkout at library chosen a book written branches now. Groups by North Carolina are urged to read and disauthor Clyde cuss the book. Edgerton. The Bible Discussion leaders are Salesman is the book available to lead any which all in group-church, civic, Rockingham County school or neighborhood. are urged to read and Call Interim Library Edgerton discuss. Director Michael Roche Henry Dampier at 627-1106 for more is an innocent tweninformation. ty year old bible Connecting salesman. Preston communities through Clearwater is a car literature is the goal of thief. Henry needs Rockingham County a ride and Reads!. Previous Clearwater needs an annual One Countyassistant. The One Book choices Second World War were Blood Done Sign is over, and young My Name, The Kite Henry walks the Runner, Same Kind of roads of the South Different as Me, and selling bibles. When Clearwater Becoming Naomi Leon. offers Henry a lift, Henry thinks Rockingham County Reads! it is a lucky day that only gets – a One County, One Read probetter with Clearwater’s “confes- ject -is sponsored by the sion” of being an FBI agent in Rockingham County Library, need of aid. Henry joyfully Rockingham Community seizes the opportunity to lead a College, the Friends of the double life as bible salesman and Library of Western Rockingham, G-man. During his Eden and Reidsville, and the hilarious and scary adventures, Reidsville Human Relations we learn of Henry’s youth, an Commission. upbringing that hasn’t prepared Author Clyde Edgerton will him for his new life. He falls in appear at Rockingham love and questions his religious Community College on March 9 training. With the fun and games at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the over, Henry is on his own in a Advanced Technologies way he never imagined. Building. The public will be Peter Zane of the Raleigh invited to an entertaining evening News and Observer describes of music, reading, and comment. The Bible Salesman as Edgerton is the second author to “Achingly poignant and ripsnort- come to Rockingham County as ingly funny…The Bible part of the Read – the first was Salesman is so sweet and funny Tim Tyson, author of Blood Done that its darker themes sneak up Sign My Name. quietly on the reader.” Edgerton has won wide John McNally of the praise for his eight previous novWashington Post say the book is els, including Walking Through “Reminiscent not so much of Egypt and Lunch at the Faulkner or Flannery O’Connor Piccadilly. He teaches creative as of Charles Dickens' The writing at the University of North Pickwick Papers….There are Carolina at Wilmington. He is immense pleasures in the tales former Guggenheim Fellow and patched together in The Bible a member of the Fellowship of Salesman.” Doug Childers of the Southern Writers. Richmond Times-Dispatch Readers – old and new- are describes The Bible Salesman as invited to start the New Year “Irrestible….Edgerton is a mas- 2010 with this good book, and ter of comic timing.” enjoy reading The Bible Book discussions at the Salesman. David Sedaris says Rockingham Public Library “How good it feels to throw back branches are scheduled for 6:30 one’s head and howl with a great p.m. on February 22 in Eden, comic novel. The ‘burial tuck” February 25 in Reidsville, March alone should make The Bible 1 in Mayodan, and March 4 at Salesman a classic.” Vera Holland Center in Stoneville.

manage survey design and website development for the research effort, which is expected to commence by early February and be completed within two months. This project follows a broadband engineering study that the RCBTC is currently overseeing. That study, conducted by the Howell Group, LLC, is expected to provide the best realistic solution to filling the broadband gaps in Rockingham County. The broadband engineering study is projected to be completed by the end of February and is necessary to apply for federal broadband stimulus infrastructure funds. “We are serious about providing 100% of our citizens with access to broadband, and I hope these projects help convince the federal government of our need for broadband and our capability

to carry out a solution to provide it,” said Mark Wells, RCBTC Executive Director. “Broadband is today’s electric line; those without it fall further behind every day,” added Wells. About the Rockingham County Business & Technology Center: The RCBTC is an e-NC Authority Business and Technology Telecenter designed to create an entrepreneur-friendly, technology-enabled environment in Rockingham County. The RCBTC helps entrepreneurs learn how to plan, start and grow businesses, while making sure they understand how to use technology to be competitive in today's global marketplace. For more information call (336) 3427853 or visit their web site at www.rcbtc.org.

Remembering Bennie Eanes On February 16, 2009, a wonderful man left behind grieving widow, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. This happened because a man did not take the time to clear his windshield of frost. This happened because cars should not be allowed to make a left turn out of the driveway at Draper Elementary School. My daddy was one of the most loving, caring individuals that GOD ever put on this earth. He never met a stranger and he loved all children!!! This year has been tough for our family. With GOD’S loving grace, we have survived. Please take what happened to my daddy to heart. PLEASE CLEAN YOU WINDSHIELD BEFORE DRIVING!!! We all love and miss you Daddy! Your oldest, Joan.

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For The Fun Of It BULL

A blonde and a brunette are running a ranch together in Louisiana. They decide they need a bull to mate with their cows to increase their herd. The brunette takes their life savings of $600 dollars and goes to Texas to buy a bull. She eventually meets with an old cowboy that will sell her a bull. "It's the only one I got for $599, take it or leave it." She buys the bull and goes to the local telegram office and says, "I'd like to send a telegram to my friend in Louisiana that says: Have found the stud bull for our ranch, bring the trailer." The man behind the counter tells her, "Telegrams to anywhere in the U.S. are $. 75 per word." She thinks about it for a moment and decides. "I'd like to send one word, please.." "And what word would that be?" inquires the man. "Comfortable," replies the brunette. The man asks, "I'm sorry miss, but is your friend gonna understand this telegram?" The brunette replies, "My friend is blonde and reads REALLY slow, when she gets this, she will see COM-FOR-DA-BULL."

Remember: Dogs and cats are better than children because they: 1. Always seem happy 2. Eat less. 3. Usually come when called. 4. Are easier to train. 5. Don't ask for money all the time. 6. Don't drink or smoke. 7. Don't hang out with friends who use drugs. 8. Never ask to drive the car. 9. Don't have to have the latest fashions. 10. Don't want to wear your clothes. 11. Don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and 12.If they get pregnant, you can sell their children To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following on our front door: To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit Us and Like to Complain About Our Pets: 1.They live here. You don't. 2.If you don't like their hair on your clothing, then stay off the furniture. (That's why it's called it "fur"niture.) 3.I like my pets better than I like most people. 4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he or she is an adopted son or daughter who is hairy, short, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

BRUISED

OLD MAN

Giving a man his physical, a doctor noticed several dark, ugly bruises on the man’s shins. He asked, “Do you play hockey, rugby, or any physical sport?” “No. I just play bridge with my wife.”

EVER WONDER Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round? Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?

MIDDLE AGE… Middle age is when you go to the doctor and you realize you know have to pay someone to look at you naked. The good news about middle age is that the glass is still halffull… of course, the bad news is that it won’t be long before your teeth are floating in it. You know you are getting old when you go for a mammogram and you realize it is the only time someone will ask you to appear topless in film. Middle age is when you bounce, but you don’t bounce back. Middle age brings the wisdom that life throws you curves… and that you’re now sitting on your biggest ones.

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box? What did cured ham actually have? Why are you IN a movie, but you are ON TV? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? How come we choose from just two people for President and fifty for Miss America? Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.. If a 911 operator has a heart attack, whom does he/she call? Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?

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Names -If Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara. -If John, Brad, Tony and Daniel go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Bruno, Scrappy, Peanut-Head and Godzilla. Eating Out -When the bill arrives, John, Brad, Tony and Daniel will each throw in $20, even though the total is only $34.25. None of them will have any smaller bills and none will admit they want change back. -When Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara get their bill, out come the pocket calculators. Money -A man will pay $10 for a $5 item he needs. -A woman will pay $5 for a $10 item that she doesn't need, because it's on sale. Bathrooms -A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, razor, shaving cream, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Motel 6. -The average number of items in a woman's bathroom is 328. The average man would not be able to identify most of them. Success -A successful man is one who makes more money than can be s pent by his wife. -A successful woman is one who can find that a man. Marriage -A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. -A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does. Natural -Men wake up looking as good as when they went to bed. -Women will somehow deteriorate during the night. Children -A woman knows all about her children. She knows about their best friends, romances, secret hopes and dreams, favorite foods, fears and dental appointments. -A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

HONK

There was a grandmother and her grandson in the car cruising around. The grandma stopped at a bookstore and found a bumper sticker that said Honk if You Love Jesus. So, she bought it and put it in the back of her car. She got in the car, pulled out and then stopped at the red light. Suddenly, people started honking and she says, "Gosh... lots of people must love Jesus. Here grandson was thinking to himself, "I think they are mad because the light is green, but I don't want to make grandmas feel bad." Suddenly a guy swerved around her car and buzzed by holding up his middle finger. She asked her grandson what that meant and he said it must be a Hawaiian peace sign (although he knew what it actually meant). Then she noticed the light was green and she drove off waving the Hawaiian peace sign to everyone!

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If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?

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Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 15 2ND ANNUAL SOUTHEAST YOUTH FOOD ACTIVIST SUMMIT 2010 Hosted by FLO Food at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina ~ February 5-7th, 2010

The Real Food Challenge (RFC) is a student-led, nationwide movement of committed young leaders who are working to bring more sustainable, socially just, and community-based food onto their campuses and into their communities. This February, SYFAS 2010 will gather over 150 students and youth from across the Southeast, including Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas to learn about sustainable food issues, engage in leadership training, and build a youth movement toward a just and sustainable food system. Students and young people will come together for educational seminars, professional panel discussions, peer networking, activist workshops, and community dinners to: • DEVELOP the skills, knowledge of the food system, and passion to become a more effective student leader! • ENGAGE in professional panel discussions on sustainable food topics, network with youth leaders from across the Southeast, and participate in activist workshops to start a Real Food Campaign! • GROW our movement through sharing and learning from one another’s stories, experiences, and ideas! Please join us to make this weekend the richest harvest of student energy and movement possible! Register for SYFAS 2010 here: www.syfas.org. Registration started January 1st, 2010 and is only $20: meals and housing included. Registration fees increase January 21st so apply now! A limited number of scholarships and transportation support are available. For more information, please contact: Jordan Treakle at southeast@realfoodchallenge.org

HAW RIVER STATE PARK 2010 SUMMER DAY CAMPS AND GRANDPARENT CAMPS Come to Haw River State Park for summer fun and adventure! The Summit Environmental Education Staff at Haw River will be leading participants in many amazing park adventures. Each week will have a theme in which programming will focus. The Day Camps will be for children who will be rising 2nd – 6th graders, except for our first Junior Ranger Camp which will be for rising 2nd – 7th graders. Our Grand Camps will be for grandparents who would like to come to summer camp with a grandchild or two, or for children who would like to bring their grandparents to camp. These are our only residential camps.

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Bethany Community Middle School Enrollment Open House will be held on Thursday, February 11th from 7 to 8 pm in the library. The welcome in the library will be followed by classroom visits, displays of student work, refreshments, etc. Applications for next year will be available at the Open House & the deadline for turning in applications is March 1st . If we receive more applications that available slots, the lottery will be held on March 15th from 7 to 8 pm in the library. BCMS is a tuition-free public charter school that serves grades 6-8. BCMS is open to ALL North Carolina students regardless of their county of residence. For more information, please call for a free brochure: 336-951-2500.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

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Boys & Girls Club says Thank you to our Community The staff and Board of Directors would like to say “Thank You” to those listed below and also those who give to our Annual “It Just Takes One” Campaign, our Annual Golf Tournament and those who continue to support the Boys & Girls Club of Eden. We encourage all to “BE GREAT”. BE GREAT: Be Bold. Be Spontaneous. Be Brilliant. Be Yourself.Be Giving. Be Fantastic. Be Charitable. Be Original. Be Clever.Be Independent. Be Smart. Be Connected. Be Honest. Be Reflective.Be Sincere. Be Inventive. Be Funny. Be Learning. Be True. Be Safe. Be Honorable. Be GREAT. Sport Sponsors Grants and Foundations Coaches and Volunteers Banks Race Engines Reidsville Community Trust Barnes Brothers Boys & Girls Clubs of America Joe’s Pools Karastan/Mohawk BPG Fun Celebration Edna McConnell Clark Burkett & Barham HHS (Health and HumanServices) Circle Drive-in Cliff’s Place Larson Foundation Eden Kiwanis Club MillerCoors Eden Lions Club United Way Eden Moose Lodge Wal-Mart Fraternal Order of Police Wachovia Heat & Air Controllers Mr. Rooter Plumbing NorthStar Realty Pizza Hut Ramsey’s Barber Shop Rockingham Men’s Club Golf Corporate Sponsors Weil-McLain BB&T Women’s Health Center BPG Fun Celebrations Wright Company Home Savings Bank Second Hand Cash Church Street Station New Bridge Bank Karastan/Mohawk Dyer’s Sheet Metal Northstar Realty Family Eye Care Piedmont Foot Center Memorial Donations Sign Shop Kim Norris Morgan Mechanical Mrs. J. Keaton Leonard & Kim Pryor Linda Gilley

Mike Yeatts John Servie Todd Byrd Brian Thompson Lee Dalton Chad Simpson Bruce Nooe Philip Bauman Harold Matthews John Whitten Josh Balough Ryan Billings Scott Harris Justin Berlin Melanie Barham Scott Barham David Tolbert Vickie Tolbert ChristieBaumann Kim Swayne Mark Langel Mark Hall William Hundley David Gelinas Sherry Brooks Derrick Adkins Neville Hall Mike Travis Ruth Hudson Gary Hudson Bryant Bailey Crystal Martin Cecil Stewart James Sedwick Bobby Griffin Jimmy Martin Johnny Carter Kim Norris Jodie Berger Phillip Berger Jr. Brian Sexton Michael Courts Joe Chambers John Dabbs Jason Smart Bryant French Mark Chambers Joel Long Todd Summerlin Eric Tyson Dwayne Woods Jeff Slaughter Doug McMillian Rocky Craig Maci Mosteller Vicky Petty Chris Nelson Davis Family Rocky Petty Ricky Nance Gifts or Services Donated by the Following Businesses and Individuals Adams Electric Eden Police/Fire Departments Rockingham County Barnes Brothers Eden Recreation Department Sheriff’s Department Burger King Kings Highway Produce Rockingham County Builders Mart Scott & Stringfellow Youth Involvement Teeter’s Dairy Mayer Supply Rouse, Rouse, Penn and Rouse Crawford Plumbing Merritt Electric Safe Kids Pinehall Brick O’Reilly Auto Parts Dyer’s Sheet Metal Cooke Vending Mabe Trucking Dyer’s Supply Circle Drive-In Trent Brothers Brewer Dyer New & Record United Methodist Church Jack Dyer Rockingham County Pizza Hut Ted Haapala Consolidated Schools Eden Lawn Mower Heat & Air Controllers Rockingham County Health Department MHS Athletics Dan Harrison MHS Honor Society Keith Mabe/ Mr. Rooter Piedmont Cheerwine First Citizens Bank Steppin Out Shag Club Bob Cotton Stitch in Time/Sign Shop Connie Whitt Marion Steed Eden Daily News Barbour Studios Mike and Patsy Robertson Boone-Reynolds Funeral Home Fair Funeral Home Draper Lumber Food Lion Moorefield Office Supply Eden’s Own Journal Unique Industries Mr. Electric Papa John’s Pizza Sue Abbruzzi

CHRISTMAS EVE CAR CHASE INVOLVES MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS (Eden, NC) On Thursday, December 24, 2009 at approximately 5:30 p.m., patrol officers

engaged in a vehicle pursuit on Van Buren Road. According to the arresting officer, the pursuit

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began in Stoneville by Stoneville Police Chief Chief Frank Moore. The suspect vehicle entered the State of Virginia and then back into North Carolina. Eden Officers located the suspect vehicle on Van Buren Road and attempted to stop the 1997 Infiniti by activating blue lights and siren. The pursuit continued with the suspect traveling north on Van Buren Road from Cox Street. Reaching speeds up to 80mph the vehicle crossed into Virginia where the suspect was apprehended by the Virginia State Police. The Eden Police Department charged Taylor Lee Vanhoy, 34 yrs-old, of 501 Duke Street, Thomasville, N.C. with Speeding to Elude Arrest, Speeding 80 mph in a 45 mph zone, Careless and Reckless Driving, and Resist, Obstruct & Delay an Officer. Vanhoy was confined in the Rockingham County Jail under a $5,000 secured bond and he is scheduled to appear in Wentworth District Court on December 29, 2009. Other charges that may be pending with Stoneville Police Department and the Virginia State Police.

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Aging, Disability & Transit Services of Rockingham County (formerly Council on Aging) is seeking donations for our Friendship Adult Day Center. Items below in any quantity would be greatly appreciated and help in providing meaningful activities for center attendees. Wish List Items For The Rockingham Friendship Center Craft Items Construction Paper Word Search Books Colored Pencils Poster Board Popsicle Sticks Safety Scissors Acrylic Paint Glue Sticks Craft Kits Markers Bingo Prizes: (can all be purchased at the Dollar Store) Bags of Individually wrapped candy (M&M’s, Kit Kat) Canned Drinks (diet or regular) Deodorant (men’s & women’s) Lip gloss/Chap stick Pocket Size Tissues Tooth Brushes Picture Frames Shaving Cream Mouthwash Bars of Soap Body Wash Toothpaste Nail Polish Body Spray Figurines Stationary Jewelry Candles Lotion Shampoo Donations are accepted at Aging, Disability & Transit Services office located at 105 Lawsonville Ave. Reidsville. For more information, call 336-349-2343 and ask for Patsy or Lee.

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The “Principle of Abundance” is, “it is better to give, than to receive” in my estimation. I mean think about it. This principle is stating that it is not as good to be on the receiving end of anything? Some would disagree. Here is my spin on it. There are in the world two basic groups according to this principle, givers and receivers. Some people are just more prone to, be aware of what is needed, are sensitive to others and generally more generous, these are the Givers. There remains, those who are more “intermotivated” (I made that word up so as not to call these folk selfish, because sometimes they‘re not) they are the Receivers. They will only give when something is given to them and even then give the exact same in value so they are giving back basically, what was given to them. They keep a mental list of sorts and make sure they are getting their needs met even if they have to do it themselves. They are in essence making sure they are not getting the short end of the proverbial stick. Now let’s examine giving. If you are able to give, be it time, talent, love, emotional support, tangibles and intangibles, you are

“in abundance”. You have enough to spare. Pretty nice condition to be in I would say. But there is more! Givers have another miraculous thing that happens (even if it is not immediate). The “void” left from giving is never permanent, it “fills” so that there is always more to give! Now that IS fabulous. Now let’s take another look at those receivers. If you are only at the “getting” end of the deal, you are in the “lacking” category. You do not have enough. You are the needy one. Not so good, right? Now the giving can not have “strings attached” you understand, if so, you are giving in order to receive, you are really in the “lacking” category. So to summarize, it is better to be in abundance and give than to suffer the insecurity of being in need. Givers will be filled to give again and receivers will be in need, dependant on givers and therefore miss the freedom, choices, growth and joy that only true giving brings. Receivers may be survivors of sorts but true Givers are living in a deeper way and on a higher level. Make wise choices as you choose to give in some way in 2010. Live an abundant life.

LThe OOSE LEAF COLLECTION City of Eden’s Leaf collection schedule is a s follows excepting parts of the Central Area (Stadium Dr. towards Kings Highway), Highland Drive and Dameron Street. These areas are targeted for collection on Wednesdays. Garbage... Leaves... Monday Collections Picked up on Tuesday Tuesday Collections Picked up on Monday Wednesday Collections Will remain the same (except as noted) Thursday Collections Picked up on Friday Friday Collections Picked up on Thursday Those who live in the newly annexed areas will receive their Trash pickup and leaf collection on the same day - Friday. Residents ARE NOT required to bag leaves and yard waste. Leaves should be at curbside by 7:00 am on your collection day. Leaves for collection should not be placed in the traveled portion of the roadway where traffic would be impeded. Place leaves at a location away from any objects such as parked cars, low hanging tree limbs, catch basins, or drainpipes. It is important that leaves are not placed in actual ditchlines due to potential flooding caused by such a practice. Sticks, rock, brick, or any foreign type objects should be kept out of the leaves for pick up as these type objects delay the collection process and can cause severe damage to the collection equipment. Residents are encouraged to retain leaves on their property and compost where possible by implementing a “backyard composting project.” Residents wanting leaves for gardening purposes should contact the City of Eden’s Street Division for information on signing up for deliver of leaves by the truck load. For additional information regarding leaf collection services, contact Darren Gatewood, Supt. Street Division at 627-7783 or the Department of Environmental Services at City Hall 623-2110 ext. 4.

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RCC STUDENTS NAMED TO ACADEMIC LISTS WENTWORTH - Rockingham Community College announces those named to the fall semester 2009 President’s List and Dean’s List. To qualify for the President's List, a student must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credit hours) and maintain a 4.0 gradepoint average. Named to the President’s List were: Browns Summit– Anna Andrews, William Brown, Jonathan Worley. Chatham, Va. – Vicky Robertson. Eden – Ebony Austin, Ashley Bailey, Kristina Barker, Jennifer Barton, Amanda Beachum, Jessica Carter, Whitney Chatham, Ron Cox, Jr., David Dalton, Mandy Dehart, Jessica Durham, Penny Eaton, Kenneth Gantt, Shelia Hazelwood, Neal Holliman, Sheri Hopkins, Paul Kasten, Sy-Chuong Le, Edith Lillard, Tammy Long, Lori Lowrimore, Amber McGhee, Charlotte Maness, Debra Pendleton, Megan Shelton, Jason Super, Jennifer Taylor, James Thomasson, Bonnie White, Darnell Wilson. Madison – Lisa Apple, Teresa Hundley, Jaime McMahon, Mary Martin. Mocksville – Zachary Howard. Pelham – Tomacin Brown, Elizabeth Young. Reidsville – Mark Apple, April Broadnax, Seth Childrey, Bonnie Cruz, Thomas Dunbar, Catherine Gauldin, Jennifer Hall, Lamisha Herbin, Theresa Minnick, Ralph Monk, Khori Navarre, Morgan Peoples, Kimberly Rickman, Brent Rogers, Daniel Setliff, Ashley Thornton, Shannon Thorpe, Tonika Watlington, Mary Westmoreland. Ruffin – Kelly Coble, Susan Gallaher, Dale Jones, Tommy Oestreich. Sandy Ridge – Jennifer Pauley. Stoneville – Tiffanie Collins, James Hazelwood, Patricia Jimenez, Robert Middleton. Summerfield – Beth Ford. Walnut Cove – Caleb Dyer. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must be full-time and maintain a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher. Named to the Dean's List were: Belews Creek – Brooke Guyer. Browns Summit – Lindy Coleman, Julia Davis-Cloud. Eden – Charles Bowling, Samantha Bowling, Mary Boyd, Hardy Carter, Gregory Chatham, Katelyn Compton, Jody Delancey, Mike Dunn, Stephanie Ellis, Jonathan Feaster, Lisa Fix, Dawnya Florence, Gale Galloway, Matthew Gardner, Mindy Hill, Jessica Hodges,

Elizabeth Hurd, Brittany Hylton, Jason Jarrett, Megan Jones, Angela Kirkman, Benjamin Law, Vickie Martin, Tracy Moton, Jamie Munoz, Cynthia Pruitt, Fredia Servin, James Shelton, Cody Snow, Vance Southard, Kourtney Walker, Tyler Ward, Robert White, Jr., Robert Wilson, Ethan Wood. Gibsonville – Patrice Graves. Greensboro – Sheena Hairston, Cynthia Jenkins. Kernersville – Kelly Smith. Madison – Sasha Ashby, William Bennett, Mary Hawkins, Brianna Platt, Robert Taylor, Michael Tompkins. Mayodan – Lance Brown, Christie Hill, Charles Milks, Jr.. Gregory Smith, Jessica Vantrease. McLeansville – McKenzie Allen, Gail Matthews. Pelham – Markysha Harrison. Pine Hall – Megan Shuler. Reidsville –Tomika Blackwell, Crystal Boswell, Joseph Boyatt, Kristen Branch, Daniel Caudle, Katherine Creighton, Crystal Crump, Kimberly Dalton, Kathy Davis, Jessica Dishmon, Mark Dockery, Kelly Donovan, Jessica Frederick, Jimmy Fuller, Jodi Gaglio, Amanda Gibson, Chelsea Griffin, David Harris, Callie Haskins, Gary Hudson, Pamela Johnson, Charles Lake, Kawanna Lee, Taylor Lucas, Victoria McCann, William McKinney, Amanda Mabe, Nicole Marchionne, Tyrus Morrow, Charles Owens, Amanda Paschal, Kelly Paschal, Molly Paschal, Michael Pass, Will Paylor, Katy Pruitt, Laura Pugh, Joshua Roberts, Philip Roe, Robin Seaman, Rachel Singleton, Brandi Strader, Justin Swain, Donna Taylor, Brittany Thompson, Katey Thompson, Joshua Tucker, Laura Vernon, Wesley Walker, Brittish Watlington, Sheila Webb, Casey Whitesell, Brittney Williams, William Wood. Ruffin – Cassey Blankenship, Eric Johnson, John Norwood, Regina Pierce, Bridget Stophel. Sandy Ridge – Susan Berry, Michael Carter, Cassie White. Sanfor– Jon DiGregorio. Stokesdale – Gary Allen, Benjamin Fulp, Jessica Gentry, Robert Greene, Victoria Williams. Stoneville – Kathryn Church, Brittany Fretwell, James Gibson, Brittanie Hewitt, Aaron Kinsey, Nellie Moore, Haven Nickelson, Candace Orander, Sherika Scales, Sylvia Strange, David Vanderwerf. Summerfield – Kaitlin Holt, James McCollum, Santina Pfohl. Tobaccoville – Brandon Hunter. Winston-Salem – Trenton Hailey.

Watch in the next Eden’s Own Journal for a continued listing of Rockingham County citizens who have cash or stocks waiting for them with the state. There is approximately $380,000 in stocks and cash, which is owed to over 1400 people in Rockingham County alone. The state does not put forth an extensive effort to find these persons or businesses. Starting in the January 15th issue names will be listed so that you can see if you or someone you know are on it. The names will be listed with the last known town they were located in. Contact the call center at (919) 5081000 Unfortunately, there is not a toll free number available. In most cases, individuals had moved, so there would need to be proof of the former address, as well as the social security number. In the case of a death of an individual, there would need to be a death certificate and a form from the clerk of court. For stocks, individuals will be sent a form to complete. Name Last City of Contact 220 Sunco Station Madison A1 Drum Chippers Reidsville Adame, Karla Reidsville Adams, Brenda Reidsville Adams, Oscar Reidsville Agee, Clydee E. Eden Aguilar, R Madison Aguiliar Raul Madison Albright, Marty Mayodan Alguicira Gaddiel Madison Allen, Dallas Reidsville Allen, Phillip Mayodan Andefaye Enterprize Eden Anderson, James Reidsville Anglin, Wayne Mayodan Anthony Kathryn N Stoneville Apple, Bryant Reidsville Arispe, Alejandro Ruffin Arington, C.W. Madison Arteaga, Alejuandro Bringas Eden Ashby, Gerry Madison Aschraft, Bettie Mayodan Atkins, Keith Baxter Mayodan Atkinson, Mark Eden Austin, Adrienne F Eden Avalos, Vallej Maria I Reidsville Avery, Ernest Reidsville BB Roadside Produce Wentworth Baiky, Susan Reidsville Bailey, Esther, e. Reidsville Bailey, Otis Eden Bailey, Sheila M. Eden Baize, Lucy M. Stoneville Baker, Ronald Reidsville Balden, Mattie Reidsville Balogh, Emil S. Eden Balser, Denise Eden Balser, George W. Stoneville Balser, Iris V. Stoneville Balser, William, E. Stoneville Balsley, Alexander T. Reidsville Basley, Jacob B III Reidsville Balsley, Matthew L. Reidsville Balsley, Wade M. Reidsville Barajas, Pitayo J. Guadalupe Eden Barbee, Anne C. Reidsville Barley, Heather L. Reidsville Barnes, Tom Eden Barnhart, Clay Reidsville Barraza, Oscar Hugo Reidsville Barrero, Marilyn S. Reidsville Barrios, Adan, Jr. Madison Barton, Sean William Ruffin Bass, Daniel T. Reidsville Bateman, Dwayne Eden BB&T Mayodan Beck, Danny Madison Bello, Juan Madison Benhammou, Carmella N. Eden Bennett, Betty M. Eden Bennett, Harry R Reidsville Benton, Portia Reidsville Berkley, Rickey Reidsville Bethke, Anthony J. Reidsville Beville, William I Reidsville Blackard, Michael D. Madison Bleackstock, Roosevelt Eden Bleckwell, Roderick F. Reidsville Blackwell, Tammie H. Reidsville Blake, David Reidsville Blockwell, Jamaine Ruffin Blount, Sandra Reidsville Boberts, Kenneth Reidsville Bodel Sandra Hargrave Eden Boehme Filatex Inc. Reidsville Bolden, Andre C Reidsville Bodlen, Ida Reidsville Bodlen, Jacine W. Eden Bolden, Joe Reidsville Bolden, Pulasky Reidsville Boler, Cynthia A. Reidsville Boone, Jason A. Reidsville Boone Rebecca M Reidsville Booth, Jonathan D. Reidsville Boulding, Martha Eden Bowen, Rachel V. Reidsville Bowers, Arnold D. Ruffin Bowers, Sue Eden Bowling, Connie (6) Reidsville Boyd, Kathie Reidsville Bradley, Bruce W. Reidsville Brame, Frazier M. Jr Reidsville Branch, Sandy Reidsville Brandel, Barbie, D. Mayodan Brandon, Ricky Reidsville Bratton, Ronald L. Kernersville Brenda Ethridge Reidsville Bridges, Johnie Reidsville Bridges, Nina E. Reidsville Griggs, Johnny Madison

Name Contact Brim, John J Broadnax, Abner R Broadnax, James Boardnax, Lonnie J. II Boradnax, Thomas Jr. Brooks, Corninne Brooks, Gene Brooks, Lotoya D. Brooks, Shirley Brown, Beth Ann Brown, Darryl Brown, Derek R. Brown, Earlene D. Brown, Gary Brown, Joe Brown, Rodney (2) Brown, Shernika Brown, Tina Brust, Carl Buclaner, Goanroc Buenrostro, Paulina Bullard, Charlie D. Bullard, Mabel (4) Bullins, Lorria Bullins, Misty Bullins, William J. Bumpus, Bryson L. Bunn, Bryan D. Burchell, Allison Burgess, Peggy Burks, Kathlyn Burris, Brenda (2) Bustin, Paul Butts, Kimberley Byrd, Jonsie Byrd, Steven N. Byrd’s Food Store Cable, William B Jr Calloway, Stella Camacho, Hugo Reyes Cameraon, Nancy W. Cannuli, Laura Capps, Patrica L. Cardwell, Angela Dale South Cardwell, Besty D (2) Cardwell, Carol Cardwell, Steven L. Carlson, Julia Varlson, Molly Irish Carolina Apothecary, Inc. Carr, Earle Carr, Watts Carroll, Carl A. Carroll, Mia R. Carroll, Tamara J Carter, Barbara S Carter, Billie Jo Carter, David Leon Carter, Donna Carter, George Cater, Iona C. Carter, Martha G. Carter, Mary C. Carter Maude J. Carter, Melvin Carter, Mickey Carter, Paul Carter, Ruby Carter, Timothy W. Carter, Wanda L Carter, Warren Carter, Willie H. Jr Cheryl, McKaig Case, Joan W. Watkins Cassell, James E. Castanon, Alias F. Castle, Sarah Castrejon, Cergio Castro, Eleuterios S. Cedillo, Virginia Chacon, Fernando Chambers, Ken Chambers, Tanis Chapman, Homer E. Chastain, Ralph R Chatham Health llc Cheek, Lavender E. Cheek, Vergie Chestnut, Blanche Chilton’s Grocery Serv. Chrismon, Michael J. Chrismon Nellie B Christ, Men I Chuck’s Car Stereo

Last City of Reidsville Eden Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Eden Eden Eden Eden Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Eden Reidsville Reidsville Madison Reidsville Eden Eden Eden Reidsville Reidsville Madison Eden Stoneville Reidsville Charlotte Reidsville Eden Eden Eden Eden Mayodan Eden Eden Eden Gibsonville Reidsville Madison Eden Reidsville Reidsville Mayodan Mayodan Reidsville Mayodan Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Stoneville Stoneville Madison Reidsville Madison Eden Eden Eden Ruffin Reidsville Stoneville Reidsville Madison Mayodan Eden Reidsville Eden Eden Stoneville Reidsville Reidsville Eden Statesville Reidsville Eden Eden Reidsville Madison Mayodan Reidsville Reidsville Stoneville Eden Eden Reidsville Reidsville Eden Eden Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville Reidsville

This is a partial list, the names are in alphabetical order, and more will follow in the upcoming issues.

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RECREATION NEWS EDEN PARKS & REC. Eden’s Senior Scoop • Senior Dance at the CB Hut featuring The City Limits Band – Monday, Jan. 25th from 7-10. Come at 6:00 for line dance lessons. $5 per person. Get active at the Senior Center • Upcoming trips that the Garden of Eden Senior Center is offering. Call 336-627-4711 to register. - Cruise leaving from Charleston SC. Sept. 24th thru Wednesday, Sept. 29th. 5 nights 6 days to Bahamas (stops in Nassau and Freeport) with $75 to spend on the ship per cabin. Only $495.00 double occupancy (this includes everything except gratuity for staff which is $10 a day recommended) Deposit due February 15th. - Myrtle Beach Trip Dec. 3 - 5. Register Now!! Space is limited and it fills up quick. - Hampton Virginia Quilt Festival, Saturday, February 27th. Once a month Revealing Rockingham take a local trip to see what the county has to offer. We will visit Mt Tabor Methodist church and see the talking murals on January 13th. We will leave the Senior Center at 10:30 am. There will be no fee but we do have limited space. • Need help filing you taxes. Help for seniors and those making under $46,000 is being offered at the Garden of Eden Senior Center. Beginning Jan. 27th and ending April 9th every Wed and Thurs. from 10-2. Also, Sat. February 6th and February 20th from 10-2. You must call for an appointment. • Legal aid is also available by appointment . Next appointment available on Jan. 14th. • Hand and Foot card game Wednesdays at 1:00 – Anyone interested in playing the card game Hand and Foot please show up at the Garden of Eden Senior Center at 1:00 beginning January 13th. • Quilt Camp – January 15th and 16th. Half day workshops also scheduled for Jan. 12 and 19th and a whole day workshop on January 26th. • Bingo Bash held at the Senior Center 627-4711. Everyone is welcome!! Center will be closed on Jan. 18th. Bingo will be Jan. 25th, 9 am • Painting Watercolor – 9:30-12:30 on Wednesdays or Fridays beginning Jan. 6th or 8th. Landscape – 9-12 on Thursdays beginning Jan 14th. • Legal aid is also available by appointment . Next appointment available on Jan. 14th. • Computer classes are offered free to seniors 65 years & older. Under 65 must pay fees. Seniors are welcome to come use our computers during times we do not have classes. Sign up NOW Basic computer Tuesdays 10-12 (10 weeks) begins Jan. 19 ends Mar. 23 or Wed. 3:30-5:30 (8 weeks) begins

Jan 27 ends Mar 17 Internet Tuesdays 1:30-4:30 (8 weeks) begins Jan. 19 ends Mar 9 or Thursdays 3:30-5:30 (8 weeks) begins Jan 28– Mar. 18 • Get active at the Senior Center: Come Exercise with us on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 8:15-9:00. Sit down or stand up class using resistance bands, balls and hand held weights. • Other Activities at the center include: Rook. Friends Club, Knit & Crochet Classes, Craft Classes, Bible Study and Sit & Sew. Call 627-4711 for details. **Need help filing you taxes? Help for seniors and those making under $46,000 is being offered at the Garden of Eden Senior Center. Beginning Jan. 27th and ending April 9th every Wed and Thurs. from 10-2. Also, Sat. February 6th and February 20th from 10-2. You must call for an appointment. EDEN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB The Boys and Girls club of Eden are now taking sign-ups for Indoor Soccer and Rookie League Baseball! Rookie League baseball is set out to cover basic fundamentals of Baseball! Ages are 4-12 year olds- Membership at the club is required which is 40 dollars! No participation fees for Rookie League just the regular membership to the Club. MADISON MAYODAN RECREATION • Landscape Painting Classes The Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department will be offering Landscape Painting Classes held on Wednesdays starting January 13th - March 3rd from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The cost is $50.00 for all ages. Supplies must be self provided. The program will be instructed by our experienced painter, Geneva Massey for a total of 8 weeks. If interested, contact the Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department at 336-548-2789 to pre-register and to get a supplies list. Still accepting painters! • Fit & Strong Program The Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department will be offering the Fit & Strong program beginning January 26th. Fit & Strong is an award - winning, physical activity/behavior change program proven to benefit arthritis symptoms and promote an active lifestyle. The course consists of 12 weeks of 1 1/2 hour sessions held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Each session will involve an hour of exercise and a 1/2 hour arthritis & exercise education, discussion, and group problem solving. The program will be instructed by Julie Joyce. To pre-register for this FREE program or for more information, contact the Madison Mayodan Recreation Department at 336-548-2789. This program will be limited to 20 participants. • Computer Classes Register today for Basic

Computer Classes and Internet Classes at Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department. Classes are co-sponsored by Rockingham Community College with Liz Wilkins as the instructor. Classes will be offered as follows : Basic Computer I Class : Mondays from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - January 25 - March 15, 2010 Internet Class : Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. January 26 - March 16, 2010 The cost is $65.00 and if you are 65 & older, classes are FREE! To register and for more information, call the Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department at 336548-9572. • Sculpt & Stretch Yoga Classes The Madison - Mayodan Recreation Department is now holding registration for Sculpt & Stretch Yoga classes and Basic Yoga classes. Information on these classes is as follows: Sculpt & Stretch Yoga Classes will be held every Saturday from 9 - 10 a.m. in the Dining Room at the Madison Mayodan Rec. Dep.. The cost is $3.00 per class. Participants are asked to bring 3 cans of food to use as hand weights. These canned goods can be donated at the end of each month. Basic Yoga - Classes will be held every Monday from 9 - 10 a.m. in the Large Activity Room at the Madison - Mayodan Rec. Dep. Cost is $3.00 per class. Pre-registration is required! To sign up, please contact the Rec. Dep.at 336-548-2789 • Kids Zumbatomic Program & Adult Zumba Classes This program is safe and effective as well as a healthy way for children to get active. Call for schedules and prices -Mayodan Rec. Dep.at 336-548-2789 or 336-548-9572. BETHANY Bethany’s Pearlman Ball Park Youth Leagues. Spring Sports Registration is now open and continues through January 30th, 2010. Register at the Bethany Charter Gym, Moore’s Store, and Cafe 99. Registration fees must be paid when registration forms turned in. $35 per child or maximum of $70 per family. • Mustang Baseball, boys 9-10 • Bronco Baseball, boys 11-12 • Slow Pitch Softball, girls 7-8 • Modified Pitch Softball, girls 9-10 • Fast Pitch Softball, girls 11-2, 13-14, 15-18. • Tee-Ball, boys & girls 4-6 • Pinto Baseball, boys 7-8 • Pony Baseball, boys 13 - 14 Birth certificate copies required for all new players 9 and up. Medical release and parent’s code of conduct must be signed. (Part of registration form) Birthday cut off Girls Jan. 1, Boys May 1. Contact Wayne Barham at 9512880, Tammy Knight 951,0023 or Cafe 99 David Martin 336240-2323.

Projects In Rockingham County HOLMES MIDDLE SCHOOL FUND DRIVE Got an old cell phone you don't use? If so Holmes Middle School can use them! We are currently running a fundraiser for our school. It's simple just bring your unwanted cell phones (don't forget to take your sims cards out) and place it in the marked boxes in our lobby outside the office. Your donation will keep phones out of our landfills, and insure that no chemicals from the phones get into our water supply. You also get the satisfaction of knowing you're helping supply our school with much needed equipment. Thanks from Holmes PTSO!

BIBLICAL REFLECTIONS OF NATURE By Dr. Mark Gaffney Stoneville, North Carolina The word other books; there is no book like tree or trees it. As the great story of God’s is mentioned redeeming love unfolds, it is set three hun- in the context of history. We read Gaffney dred and about people, places, and events. fifty-four times in the Bible. The rich background of each Twenty-three times it is spoken incident serves as a frame to of by our Savior directly. It has enhance and clarify the picture of been my earnest desire to bring God’s grace. Not one word is each one of these wasted! Even the biblical trees to trees mentioned in “...THE TREES life that you the stories of the MENTIONED IN THE might see the Bible have a mesSTORIES OF beauty in each sage to tell. As you tree, smell its read this book by THE BIBLE blossoms, taste Dr. Mark Gaffney HAVE A its fruit, feel its your heart will be bark, and stand MESSAGE TO TELL.” thrilled. The fruit in the presence and sense the of his diligent study will permit value of each of you to hear the unique message God’s unique creations. of the trees of the Bible as they May you learn the mystery, tell redemption’s story. myth, magic, and meaning of Dr. Billy S. Martin each of these forty-six trees preKernersville, North Carolina sented in my book “Trees of To find out more about “Trees of Biblical Days Come to Life”. Biblical Days Come to Life” To the believing heart and please visit www.treesofbiblicalthe discerning eye it is quite days.com or visit obvious that the Bible is a super- www.amazon.com . natural book. It stands above all

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DERIC JOHNSON – EDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT Patrol Officer Deric Johnson’s goal when he begins each shift is to make his community safe – that’s a goal he has taken pride in achieving during his two years working in the police department. Johnson is an Eden native and resident. He is the son of Rodney and Brenda Johnson and has one brother, Ryan. The family also includes Russ, Johnson the Jack Russell terrier. In his free time, Johnson enjoys lifting weights, which help prepare him for the physical challenges of enforcing the law. There is one foe that Johnson would have trouble defeating though … he admits he is afraid of spiders. Johnson likes Eden – noting that it’s been his home for many years – but he hopes to see it grow to include businesses, educational institutions and recreational facilities that would be more appealing to preteens, teenagers and young adults.

VON HEFFINGER – EDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT For 6 years, Communications Officer Von Heffinger has been helping Eden residents through difficult times. As the friendly voice at the other end of Eden’s 911, Heffinger has a chance to help someone in a crisis situation. He likes that being a dispatcher gives him the opportunity to aid people in need. It’s a job he says leaves “never a dull moment” during his workHeffinger day. “You never know what the next call will bring,” Heffinger said. Heffinger is the son of William and Josephine Heffinger. He is a Ridgeway, Va., native and resident but he has a high regard for Eden. “It’s a good-sized city, yet it still holds on to the hometown feeling. The people here are proud of their home areas,” he said. He would like to see Eden expand to include new technology businesses, which he feels would offer more jobs and bring growth to Eden. Visiting Myrtle Beach, watching sports and listening to music are a few of Heffinger’s hobbies. At one time, he had a quite unusual hobby – he served as a ring announcer and manager for a local wrestling group that traveled through the state, as well as Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia. He enjoyed traveling so much, he would like to one day take a trip across the U.S.

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MITE LEAGUE PIZZA HUT PIRATES Hunter Leak, Rylan Roberts, Landon Carter, Ezra Dix, Ian Fleming, Will Berger, Austin Gelinas, Coaches Jody Berger, David Gelinas

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MIDGET LEAGUE JAZZ Joshua Anderson, Megan Taylor, Tamia Phillips, Trent Draughn, Daryl Hairston, Cody Watkins, Chris Bowes. Coach Melanie Bowes, Trey Watkins

MIDGET LEAGUE KIWANIS CAVS Nick Kelly, Seth Travis, Taylor Dehart, Jaden Scales, Bryson Riddle, Jeremy Stewart, Amrinder Singh, Mason Mabe, coaches Aaron Weston, Cecil Stewart, Beth Travis

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The House of Health owners, Marty Wall and Deetra Thompson, of 643 Washington St., Eden gave old shelving to Rockingham Habitat for Humanity. The shelves will be used in the Habitat ReStore on The Boulevard. The ReStore accepts donations of building materials, furniture, working appliances and household items. It is opened on Thursdays (2 – 4 PM) for “yard sales.” Call the Habitat office (627-0160) to contribute items.

The Garden of Eden Senior Center Carnival Cruise on the Fantasy Ship Friday, September 24th- Wednesday,September 29th 2010. Cruise leaving from Charleston SC - 5 nights 6 days to Bahamas (stops in Nassau & Freeport) with $75.00 to spend on the ship per cabin. Includes: bus, cruise, (all meals on board ship) Tea & water, fruit punch, lemonade coffee all included. Not including: gratuity for staff on board (recommended $10 per person per day so $50 per person and you can use your on board credit to take care of most of that) Soft drinks, bottled water or alcohol. Rates are based on double occupancy only: $495.00 per person (inside room) $545.00

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per person (outside room) Deposit of $50.00 per person due by Feb. 15th. Non refundable (Make checks payable to City of Eden) Mail to The Garden of Eden Senior Center 508 Orchard Drive, Eden, NC 27288 $200.00 can be paid anytime before 5/1/10. Final payment by 7/1/10.

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Percentage: .079 of 100% MODEL AT EDEN LIBRARY Donor gifts in honor or memory P O Box 4424, Eden NC 27289 Call 336-623-2932 2011 is the 50th Anniversary! - R. Duane Best Auditorium Seat Replacement Project Donation & Order Form DONOR NAME (Individual, Organization, etc.) ________________________________________ Contact Person:___________________________ Mailing Address:___________________________ Phone:__________________________________ Email:___________________________________ In Honor of_______________________________ In Memory of_____________________________ Organization_____________________________ Number of seats: #_____ Seat Donation $______ Other Donation $__________