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CAROLINA HOME SHOW RETURNS WITH LOCAL ARTIST’S WORK

Crafts Corner Page 5

Walk for the Animals Page 8

Grants Help “Police Eden” Page 13

Horse Park of South Update Page 22

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It’s the weekend that local art lovers look forward to each year. It is time for the 14th annual Carolina Home Show at Hawk Spirit Studio.

This is the best opportunity in the county to find local artist’s work on sale for the holidays.

There will be jewelry, soaps, pottery, wall art, yard art, scarves for loved ones and more for the home.

Bill and Susan Moore, owners of Hawk Spirit Studio, are always amazed at the growth in this event from its humble beginning in 1996.The 2008 edition of the Carolina Home Show featured 65 artists and craftsmen with anticipated attendance for the 3-day event to exceed 1500.

Hawk Spirit Studio, which opened in 1998, is located on the former site of the old Moore family home which was destroyed by a fire in December of 1996. The studio site is in the center of rolling farmland and offers Bill and Susan a serene environment for creation of their glass and pottery pieces.

However, on November 6, 7 and 8th, Hawk Spirit Studio will become a vibrant center of activity when the Carolina Home Show is taking place. This year’s show which features local and regional artists, will contain an extensive and expanded selection of original works from the hands of artists and craftsmen including stained and fused glass, pottery, sculpture, forged copper and steel, paintings, photography, jewelry, candles, turned wood, original note cards, soap-du-jour,

garden accent pieces, home décor, textiles and more. Musical entertainment will be featured starting at 10:00 a.m. Saturday and also at 1pm on Sunday.

The Carolina Home Show has experienced tremendous growth since the first show held at the studio in 1998. With assistance from the Rockingham Partnership for Economic and Tourism Development and efforts of the Eden Chamber of Commerce, the Moores are able to conduct a broad advertising campaign locally and in the Piedmont Triad and Southside Virginia areas.

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Miracle Breast Imaging Suite Dedicated Page 14

Dr. Henry Fleishman and Gail McMichael Drew stand alongside a portrait of Lou McMichael Miracle that will hang in the lobby of the Lou McMichael Miracle Breast Imaging Suite.

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November 20

The Avon Store Of Eden (336)623-9070 Shopping Center beside Wal-Mart

Deadline for advertising is November 16

Tues. - Fri. - 10am - 6pm, Sat. - 10am - 5pm, Closed Sun. & Mon. Bring In This Ad For A FREE Hand Cream Gift Certificates

Susan & Bill Moore work to complete items for Carolina Home Show

Credit Cards Accepted

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The Carolina Home Show offers a wide variety of unique handmade items and gifts for all

ages. We attempt to provide a wonderfully pleasant experience for our customers that will make them want to come back to patronize us as well as other businesses in our area.

The Carolina Home Show is a free event-Nov. 6-11:00 am6:00pm, Nov. 7- 9:00am-4:00pm, Nov. 8-12:30pm-4:00pm.

Hawk Spirit Studio is located at 683 Liveoak Road,

Reidsville, North Carolina,-1 mile off N.C. Highway 14.

Liveoak Road turns off N.C. Highway 14, 3 miles south of Eden and 7 miles north of U.S. 29. To contact, call 336-349-

8363 or e-mail HYPERLINK "mailto:hawkspt@bellsouth.net" hawkspt@bellsouth.net or visit our website at hawkspiritstudio.wordpress.com.

LOCAL FAREWELLS...

Loved ones who have recently passed away.

COUNTY WIDE OBITUARIES

Jacqueline Samuels Adkins Rudolph Charles Baker, Sr. Lois Brame Beaver Richard Wayne Blackwell Betty Jean Barber Blakeman Barbara Louise Brown June Craig Burroughs Samuel "Sam" Philip Coleman Hubert Corum Christine Durham Austin Fentrice Enzor Mark Steven Ellison Juanita D. Fisk Robert Garrett “R.G.” Fulcher Susan D. Gilley Eulala Law Goard Raymond "Red" Staley Green Nellie Webb Green William Walter Hampton, Jr. Michael Hancock Jerry Wayne Hickman, Sr. Evelyn Steele Harris William Hurt Hubbard William "Wayne" Johnson Daisy Isabelle Fox Joyce James Anthony "Tony" Jones Elizabeth Salmons King Nancy Jo Washburn LaFoy Donald Bedford Mitchell, Sr. James Howard Martin Bobby Wade Marshall Floyd Eugene Meeks Hazel Ramsey Moore Lois S. Martin Dewey "Sanford" O'Dell Jr. Chrystal Barker Olvera Irma Lawson Nance Hampton G. Reid Mary F. Rogers Mary Sue Duncan Satterfield Curtis Dean Shaw Melvin Thomas Smith Bobby Ray Stanley Jeffrey Lynn Stone Marcie Lynette Joyce Wilson John Akers Woods Vera Canady Watkins Estelle Carter Younts

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Thanks for making El Parral your favorite mexican restaurant since 2000. In return were taking

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❦ PAGE 4 EDEN’S OWN / COUNTY STAR, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 Letters to the Editor do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editor/publisher. Letters received are personal opinions from private citizens in the area and must be signed by writer. Submissions should be no more than 300 words, longer only by permission. We reserve the right to refuse a letter for any reason and to edit for grammar and taste. The writer should include their address and phone number for verification purposes only. Address: Eden’s Own Journal • 519 S Van Buren, Suite C • Eden, NC 27288 or email: edens-own@embarqmail.com.

• Fax to 336-627-9225.

DONATE FOR DIAMONDS • Bring in 5 canned foods and have 5 pieces of jewelry cleaned and inspected FREE! • Bring in 10 canned foods and register for a beautiful Diamond Pendant to be given away on December 21, 2009.

(Please check expiration dates before donating)

All Donations Will Go To Local Food Pantries!

Fine Jewelry and Repair “Customer Service At It’s Best”

To the Editor The "kick-off" event for the Best Fund lead campaign to replace the 1781 auditorium seats will be held on Thursday, November 19th at 7:30pm at the MHS Best Auditorium.

There will be singing, seat presentation, the plan to let people DONATE a SEAT -- with "In Honor, " etc. plaques on the seats.

Donor names on a display wall hanging in the lobby. 2year project. Therefore, 2 years to pay on the donation.

Performance/dedication in Fall 2011.

Gloria Best, Project Coordinator

To the Editor We, the Shropshires of Eden, Mike, Robin and Jordan would like to add to the list of those deserving of recognition and thank Margaret Porter, Nancy Dishmon, Mark Eastridge and all the employees of Miller Brewery, for their help during Mike’s liver transplant ordeal.

There may be many more who helped and are worthy of thanks, and we hope you understand how difficult it is to remember each by name. We offer our heartfelt thanks for the help, financial, physical, or through prayers, of the entire community.

Mike, Robin and Jordan Shropshire, Eden

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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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4-H is now Celebrating 100 Years In N.C. and locally there is a new Fall group forming in the Happy Home Community, east of Eden.

Groups are as follows: Ages 5-8 - clover Buds Ages 9-12 - Junior Ages 12-18 - Seniors If interested call Mrs. Meador at 939-2537 There are over 32 areas of activity to find your special interest in!

Electric club meets every 1st Thursday of month at 6pm at Agricultural Bldg., Wentworth. For more information call 342-8230.

ENEWS

SPECIAL WEBINAR AVAILABLE The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative’s Fall 2009 Webinar Series and Program Implementation Mini-Grants are Both efforts sponsored by the Southern Rural Development Center.

Showcasing curricula from the e-commerce Learning Center, these programs seek to expand the application of e-commerce strategies by small businesses, entrepreneurs, and others. The Webinar Series is open to all Extension educators, entrepreneurs, small business owners, community development professionals, community leaders, and others having an interest in e-commerce strategies. The companion Mini-Grants program is limited to Extension educators who are part of our nation’s land-grant university system.

About The Webinars In its second year, this Webinar Series is designed to inspire and encourage the adoption and use of e-commerce by a variety of businesses and local communities. Webinars take place on Thursday afternoons starting October 29, 2009.

Additional topics and dates will be added to the National eCommerce Extension Initiative Web site. Currently scheduled Webinars are featured below: Web Site Basics: A Primer for Hispanic Small Businesses November 19, 2009 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. (Central Time) Dr. Brian Whitacre participation link: https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a8 28402417/r37898579

The Internet can open doors for Hispanic Small Businesses through effective Web site design and online shopping options. To learn how to use the Internet to add value to a Hispanic Small Business or increase awareness of the products and services provided by these small businesses among Spanish speaking consumers, join us for “Web site Basics: A Primer for Hispanic Small Businesses.”

The SRDC will broadcast this

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009 EDEN’S OWN / COUNTY STAR, PAGE 5 ❦ The ROCKINGHAM

Craft’s Education Corner

County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from page 4 free learning opportunity on November 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Central Time).

Marketing Food Specialty Products Online December 3, 2009 2 - 3 p.m.

(Central Time) Rachael Carter participation link: https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a8 28402417/r94784336

How can food retailers – such as grocery managers, farmers, restaurants, or food specialty entrepreneurs – utilize the vast amount of online marketing options? If you or a client want to gain skills in online business decision-making, tune in to “Marketing Food Specialty Products Online” on December 3, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Central Time). This free interactive Webinar is sponsored by the SRDC. How to Participate in Webinars To join a Webinar session, click on the participation link directly below the schedule time above. When you to go to that URL, you will find yourself at a login page. Simply enter your name under the "Enter as a Guest" heading.

Click on "Enter Room."

We will be using the Internet connection (not phone lines) for audio. You will need speakers for your computer to hear the presentation and a microphone if you wish to be able to participate in the discussions. A chat box will be available for those who do not have microphones.

For additional information or questions, visit the 2009 Webinar Series page or contact Bo Beaulieu at the following: ljb@srdc.msstate.edu.

Nona Craft, Educator, Leaksville Spray Elementary

My husband had a heart attack on October 6th, 2009. He called me at work and asked me to come home and take him to the hospital, his “heart was beating irregular“. I drove on two wheels to get to him. We went to Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. It was a blur. I could see the movement of their lips as the doctors and nurses told me that my husband was “a very sick man”, but I could not believe the words. We thought he was healthy. He never had a heart issue, did not need any prescription meds, ate right, got exercise around the yard and house. He took vitamins for heaven’s sake!

We thought he was having bad indigestion, maybe the flu. He ended up having 5 way heart bypass surgery the next morning.

He went to the cardiac surgical I.C.U. He went to the next level of care on the second floor. He had a few rough nights and some difficult days, but he came home.

I can see his scar above the opening of his pajama tops. His sternum is held together with wire.

He is a strong man, my husband.

We sit close to each other at home, as we did every day in the

hospital, holding hands. In these and many moments, I celebrate the education of the entire staff of Moses Cone Memorial Hospital’s cardiac floor. I celebrate Drs. Owen and Mcalhany, men who had the discipline to prioritize their education over many options and come to the table , excellent, brilliant and compassionate. They did not treat us as if it was a routine experience. They have touched, not just my husband’s heart , but mine. I celebrate every nurse, tech, volunteer and attendant, they also were patient, thorough, dedicated and consistently vigilant. I spent nights there, I know. I am so glad they never tired, never decided that mediocre was a standard of service to attain. I am so glad they did their homework and know their stuff. I was struck by how important every person was to his survival. The people who prepared the food, cleaned the rooms, packaged the utensils, everyone had to bring their ’A” game every day. I think if I could hug everyone at Mose Cone, I would feel angel wings. I know, I saw halos.

Nona Grant and family, Eden.

Bingo for Books

Connie Whitt and Dale Smith lead the calling of the Bingo at the Library’s fun Bingo for Books event held in October.

ANNUAL EXTENSION VOLUNTEER FALL FAIR RETURNS Rockingham County Extension Volunteer Fall Fair will be on Saturday, November 21st, in the Agricultural Building in Wentworth. Every year this annual event provides holiday shoppers with a variety of quality hand crafted gifts and delicious baked goods.

A highlight of this year‚s Fall Fair will be the drawing for a handmade quilt, wall hanging, and pillow to be given away at noon. You do not need to be present to win. Tickets are available from Cooperative Extension volunteers. All funds raised are used for community projects˜including college scholarships.

Also featured will the second printing of the most recent Extension Volunteers Cookbook. The cookbook has favorite recipes from previously published Extension Cookbooks plus many new heart-healthy recipes for today’s health conscious cooks.

The cookbook sells for $13.00,

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We Have Your FALL LAWN NEEDS! Pluggers • Aerators • Spreaders We Sell Worx Products!

We Sell Parts & Shapen Blades!

STORAGE UNITS FOR RENT NOW • 10x15 • 8x15 EQUIPMENT • 10x10 • 8x10 REPAIRED & Now Servicing Warranty Work On SERVICED ALL

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Stop In and meet our Staff Open daily 8 until 5 Saturdays 9 until 12 In home or After Hour Appointments Available If Needed ADDITIONAL SERVICES Death Dates Cemeteries Cleaning Family/Church’s Monument cleaning and repair Benches, Crosses, Vases ALL TYPES OF METAL SANDBLASTING Car Parts, Cars, Frames, Out Door Furniture, Cast Iron Cook Ware

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E vents COMMUNITY EDUCATION HOUSE CALLS - CALL IN RADIO SHOW 11:30 a.m., 2nd & 4th Wednesday 1490 WLOE AM • 1420 WMYN AM Hosted by Kerry Faunce, Morehead Hospital marketing director, and Torrey Goard, Community Health Educator

CHRONIC DISEASE MANGT.

CHANGE OF VENUE THESE CLASSES ARE NOW HELD AT MOREHEAD HOSPITAL DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSROOM Please call 627-0409, 8 am-5pm to register for these classes.

Physician referral required • CARDIAC REHAB & MAINT. • DIABETES MANAGEMENT • PULMONARY REHAB PRGM. • SMOKING CESSATION

SUPPORT GROUPS HIV/AIDS Meetings Held Monthly. For more info call 800-924-3193 Teresa Hart ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Wednedays - 8pm - Morehead Hospital Dining Room Tuesdays & Fridays - Rock of Eden Spray Methodist 8-9pm AL-ANON - Fri’s - Joint meeting with Alcoholics Anonymous 8pm - Rock of Eden Spray Methodist Wed’s - Morehead Hosp. Dining Room Circle of Love - 8 - 9pm ACOA - Adult Children of Alcoholics 6pm - every Thursday, Morehead Hosp. Downstairs Classroom Call Linda Bledsoe at 280-0496

MEETINGS & CLASSES CLASSES AND JOB SEEKER offered at Goodwill Industries of Central NC Community Resource Center of Reidsville. Call 336-637-1010 to register

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Employability Skills, GED Classes, English as a 2nd Language. Introduction to Computers/Basic Computer & Keyboarding Class, Software for Career Development (HRD) Advanced Computer Class, Money Smart (HRD), Job Search Boot Camp, Resume Development, Free Computer/ Internet, phone and fax access for job search or educational purposes.

ADOPTION INFORMATION MEETING Topics: International Adoption, Infant Domestic Adoption, and Embryo Adoption. Osborne Baptist Church in Eden, NC will host Bethany Christian Services (Enter from the back of the bldg.

1st room on the right) Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

RSVP or for more information: Stephanie Long slonginsurance@triad.rr.com or Erin Bland of BCS at 919.510.9511 or email her at ebland@bethany.org 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

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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)

STONEVILLE RURITAN CLUB Meets at the VFW Hut, N. Glenn St. 3rd Tuesday or the month - 7pm Anyone needing information about this new club. Call Dot Ellington 573-2093 or Ricky Craddock 336-453-7005

WENTWORTH RURITAN CLUB Ruritan Club meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 at the Agricultural Ext. Bldg. Wentworth. Welcoming any interested members. For info contact: Charles Boswell @ 336-342-4346 or Sharon Reynolds @ 336-613-0474

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 long meetins and attendance is open to all.

FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION SUPPORT Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month 6:30pm- 8:00pm, DSS Conf. Room.

Jo Wilson 342-1394

CHRISTAIN WOMEN’S CLUB OF EDEN Brunch - Thurs., Nov. 19, 9:30am -11am Speaker: Sarah Bush Special Feature: Linda Wyatt Wray Center, 432 Bridge St., Eden 623-8706 for reservations (by Nov. 16) $9 per ticket at the door includes meal Contacts are Shelby Baker 939-2230 or Mary B Robertsn 342-1524.

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

336-613-3171 or emial tthorne@triad.rr.com AMVETS Newly formed local group. All Veterans and service men and women welcome. Contact Willard (Woody) Waters at 635-1786 or email woodyeee@embarqmail.com for details.

YOGA CLASSES - Terri Lea, certified Yoga instructor at In Touch. Beginner & Intermediate Welcome - - 118-A Arbor Lane, Eden. 623-9138 to register EDEN - CITYHALL - EDEN ROOM

SINGLE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP meets at Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry St., Eden. Dinner, child care provided. Door prizes. Meeting sponsored by the Rock. Co. Partnership for Children, Rockingham Pregnancy Care Center, and Wal-Mart. Meetings are free.

Call Beverly at 342-9676 to register.

TANG SOO DO KARATE classes ages 6 and up held each Tues & Thurs. at the Boone Road Comm.Center from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Instructor Chuck Garcia: 623-3971

“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.

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 to expand its detachement with new members and businesses willing to help.

EDEN’S WOMEN’S CLUB 3rd Thurs. of month - 7pm. Call 623-7290

MINORITY BUSINESS ASSOC. EDEN Meets 1st Monday of each month at 6:00pm - G&D Recording - Washington St. Call Butch at 627-7600 for details.

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

E NTERTAINMENT A N D O T H E R S PECIAL E VENTS MUSIC AT THE BARN Tuesdays 7pm the doors open at the Barn,

Hair Salon

336-627-HAIR(4247) 307 Glovenia Street • Eden, NC 27288

Happy Thanksgiving!

LINDA EDWARDS • LEIGH BARBER OPEN MONDAYS & LATE ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, BY APPOINTMENT VISA & M/C ACCEPTED

824 F. South Van Buren Rd. Eden, NC 336-627-0222 OPEN 7 DAYS New Hours : Mon. - Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. • Sun. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Hibachi Entrees & Sushi

SUSHI LUNCH SPECIAL!

American & Mexican Cuisine Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials Full Bar Available

2 ROLLS $7.95 - 3 ROLLS $10.95

Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday and Thursday

CASCADE COMMUNITY CENTER

Margarita Special $1.99

Draft Beer - 16 oz. $1.25

3561 Huntington Trl. • Downtown Cascade, VA

Every Friday Night - Cascade Express & Friends November 7 - Doug Joyce & Friends, Bluegrass Band.

November 14 - Woody Powers & Midnite Express November 21 - Pathways Gospel-Bluegrass Band (From Mt. Airy, N.C.) Cascade Community Center is sponsoring a Raffle for a 37" Flat Screen TV to be given away, Dec. 19 at the Christmas Party.

Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5 This comes from, Haley's TV, on Westover Dr. Danville, Va, along with a 1 year warranty.

Pictured is Mr. Raymond Haley.

Tickets are available at Cascade Community Center Friday night Music and from members of the Center.

CALL: 434-685-7177 to Book our Building for your Events. www.angelfire.com/va/brband/cascade.html

Offering Best Food and Service In The Area Open 7 Days A Week Monday - Saturday 11am 10pm Sunday 12 Noon - 10pm

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E vents 151 Gant Road, Eden. - Bluegrass music & jam sessions. Free to public.

Headliners are featured from 8pm - 9:15 and then there is jamming until 10pm.

2nd & 4th Saturday, 6pm covered dish Nov 10 - & 17th - music to be announced Nov. 14 - 1pm-8pm - 8th Annual Soup Day Nov. 24 - Open Jam 7pm - 10pm Nov. 28 8:15 - Zephyr Lightning Bolt with Steve Bowen.

DOWNTOWN BICYCLE CRUISE Every Thursday, 7-8pm and Every Saturday 3:15pm. Enjoy the company and a leisurely ride through historic Reidsville.

All ages and all bicycles welcome. Meet at the SW Market St. parking lot, beside the Backstreet Buzz.

MUSIC & DANCE Cascade Community Center 3561 Huntington Trail, Cascade, VA Every Friday Night 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Cascade Express & Friends Concessions- Available SENIOR DANCE AT THE CB HUT Boone Road, Eden - $5 per person.

Featuring The City Limits Band Monday, October 26 from 7-10.

Come at 6:00 for line dance lessons.

WEEKLY TURKEY SHOOT El Bethel Men’s Club- Roberts Road, Eden. Watch for signs. Starting October 2nd Every Friday Night through Dec. 18th HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The Olde Leaksville Downtown

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Merchants Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Come downtown for a special afternoon of holiday shopping, refreshments, conversation and family fun.

PARENT WORKSHOP - Preventing Power Struggles by Dr. Becky Bailey Osborne Bapt ., 326 E. Stadium Dr Sat., Nov. 14, 9am - 12:30pm Free Breakfast , child care, transportation provided. Pre-register by November 9th by calling 342-9676 CRAFT, YARD AND BAKE SALE Friends Senior Citizen Club November 7th, 9 am to 1 pm Bridge Street Recreation Ct, Eden, NC Friends Senior Citizens Club fried pie sale. (pre-order by calling 627-4711 COUNTY HISTORIAN TO SPEAK Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm.

Bob Carter, Rockingham County Historian, will give a talk on the histories of Leaksville, Spray and Draper.

Presented by the Eden Preservation Society. Location: Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry St., Fellowship Hall. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ww.edenpreservation.org 14TH ANNUAL CAROLINA HOME SHOW Hawk Spirit - 613 Liveoak Rd., Reidsville Fri., November 6th - 11am - 6pm Sat., November 7th - 9am - 4m

I n t ere s t V ETERAN’ S D A Y E VENTS

Sun., November 8th - 12:30pm - 4pm Call 336-349-8363 for details

AMERICAN LEGION POST 254 Ribbon Cutting/Open House At new Post location: 147 N. Fieldcrest Rd., Eden November 7 from 12 to 2 pm.

All veterans and residents of Rockingham County are invited to attend.

Refreshments will be served.

BOOK SIGNING - PRICE ROAD Conversation and book signing with author Elaine T. Jones Eden Public Library 1:30-3:30pm Books can not be sold at Library.

The are available at amazon.com and other internet outlets.

HOLIDAY BAKE SALE Sunday, November 15th The Eden Preservation Society’s Annual Holiday Bake Sale at Pace Stone, 663 Washington St., Eden, from 2:00 until 5:00 during the Holiday Open House in Olde Leaksville Shopping District.

If you would like to contribute baked goods, please contact: Jean at 623-2225 or Pam at 623-2348.

PINTO BEAN SUPPER November 7, 5pm -7pm Happy Home Community Center Corner Hwy. 700 & Perkinson Rd., East of Eden. Proceeds go to Friends of Bryan Wallace. $5 per person.

EDEN CHAMBER BUSINESS COFFEE November 10 - 8:00 am Judith Warren Boutique and Bridal, 640 Washington St., Eden

THE ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM 2:00 on November 8 at the Veterans Park located in Wentworth.

Everyone is invited to attend in honor of our veterans. Music & Guest speakers THE DRAPER CHILDREN'S VETERANS PARADE November 10 beginning at 8:00.

All veterans are invited to come join the children in the parade leaving from Draper elementary school.

This is a special day as it is the birthday of the Marine Corps. There will be a birthday celebration following the program at American Legion Post 254 at 147 Fieldcrest Rd. cake and refreshments.

VETERAN'S PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST Hampton Heights Baptist Church 1323 Washington St., Eden - 623-3226 Saturday, November 7th from 8AM11AM . Veteran's Eat Free!!!

General Public $5 each.

A Thanksgiving and Christmas Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 14 from 8 to 1 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,

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METER DAY & FOOT ANALYSIS DAY Tuesday, November 10th 10 AM - 1 PM in Reidsville and 2 PM -4 PM in Eden

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TWO CONVENIENT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY LOCATIONS 726 S. Scales St., Reidsville, NC

• 1 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.

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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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WENTWORTH The Rockingham County Animal Shelter Campaign will host its second “Walk for the Animals” this Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Freedom Park in Eden.

Proceeds will go to help construct a new 10,000 square foot animal shelter that will greatly enhance adoption efforts and give hope to thousands of stray, unwanted, and neglected animals each year.

Well-behaved, vaccinated dogs on leashes are welcome to participate! Registration for walkers and their dogs starts at 1:30 pm and the walk begins at 2:00 pm. Participants will be able to walk either on the track or nearby nature trail. Walkers are encouraged to collect pledges to sponsor their efforts. The registration/sponsor form is available online at rockinghamcountyanimalshelter.org. Participants may also bring their pledges to the walk and complete a form there.

The event will be held rain or shine In the event of heavy rain, participants may either drop off their donations at the walk or mail them to Rockingham County Animal Shelter Campaign, PO Box 206 Wentworth NC 27375. Water for both two-legged and four-legged participants will be provided.

For more information, please visit rockinghamcountyanimalshelter.org or call 336-342-8342.

About the Rockingham County Animal Shelter Campaign With the euthanasia rate at 80% and the current facility regularly over capacity by as much as 100%, Rockingham County badly needs a new animal shelter. The Rockingham County Animal Shelter Campaign is a fundraising initiative aimed at generating funds for a new 10,000 square foot animal shelter scheduled to open in 2010. Through sources such as fundraising events, brick paver sales, corporate sponsorships, and grants, the campaign hopes to collect enough private donations to make the projected $1.7 million facility a reality. For more information, visit www.rockinghamcountyanimalshelter.org.

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County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from page 5 and proceeds from the sales sponsor scholarships for Rockingham County students attending colleges in North Carolina.

There are still a few tables available for the day for $12.00. If you are an artist, crafter, or baker interested in selling at the Fall Fair, please contact Linda Hill to confirm availability (349-5741).

For more information, contact Brenda Sutton, 342-8230 brenda_sutton@ncsu.edu

CHINQUA PENN WINES WIN AWARDS In the recent six state wine Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition the Chinqua Penn Muscadine Blush took a gold medal.

The Red Muscadine took a silver and the the Niagara took a bronze.

In the NC State Wine Competition held in conjunction with the NC State Fair, 416 wines were entered from 51 NC Wineries. The Chinqua Penn Red Muscadine took the silver medal in the Red Native American grape category. All of the fruit for these wines comes from Rockingham County. Chinqua Penn Vineyards tasting room is open Wed - Sun from noon - 5pm.

RECYCLE ALL THOSE OLD ELECTRONICS! WENTWORTH - On Sat., November 7th, Rockingham County will host an “e-cycle” event at the Rockingham County Governmental Center parking lot. County residents may drop off the following items for recycling at no charge (up to 3 monitors &/or TV’s): • Computers • VCR’s and DVD players • Console & Portable TV’s • Cassette tape players • Stereo Components • Radios • Laptops • Small appliances Synergy, an electronic recycler in Madison, will assist with the event by accepting these items and either recycling components of obsolete machines or refurbishing and selling those with a useful life. This event is for residential items only.

In addition to the obvious benefits of keeping these items out of the landfill, officials prefer e-cycling for disposal of cathode ray tubes. These items (CRTs) found in televisions and computer monitors are not acceptable for landfills as they contain potentially toxic chemicals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury, which can be harmful to the environment when not managed properly.

At the January 24 event, 235 vehicles delivered a total of 14.8 tons of recyclables to the Governmental Center parking lot including: - 173 computer monitors - 177 televisions, and - 4.5 tons of computer peripherals (printers, mouses, cords, CPU’s) and small electronics, etc.

County officials were pleased with the turnout in January and hope for an equally enthusiastic response in November. “I am very pleased,” Manager Tom Robinson stated, “that we have started ecycling to salvage useful parts from old electronics and recycle the other parts.” “It is the right thing to do” he continued, “and I would encourage our citizens to take advance of the November e-cycling day.”

Solid Waste Director Jack Brinkley noted that local Wal-Mart stores will provide volunteers for the upcoming event. “We appreciate the support and participation of store employees provided by the local Wal-Mart stores,” noted Brinkley. “It’s great to have county vendors invest their time and efforts in community events.”

TEACHERS RECEIVE GRANTS The following teachers are receiving literacy grants of $200.00300.00 from Rockingham County Reading Association: Amy Wilson: Dillard Serina Brown: Douglass Pam Artis: Draper Marla Nelson: Stoneville Tiffany Gunn: Central Christie Dalton: Bethany Grants are open to all members of RCRA whose projects meet on of the goals such as promoting quality reading instruction, developing community awareness of the importance of early literacy expereiences, advancing opportunities for professionals in the area of reading or increasing membership in the local, state, and Interantional Reading Association.

“We would like to wish them well as they carry out their literacy projects with students, parents, and teachers! Thanks to everyone who supports RCRA through membership and fund raising events,” said Sandy Morrison, Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator.

To help raise money for a special project, there will be a raffle drawing for a Vera Bradley Bag to raise funds for RCRA's teaching scholarship honoring the memory of Karen Thomas McCaslin.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009 EDEN’S OWN / COUNTY STAR, PAGE 9 ❦ The ROCKINGHAM

County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from page 8 Tickets are 1.00 each. The drawing will take place at RCRA's next meeting on Thursday, November 19 at Booker T. Washington Learning Center. All members have tickets for sale and they are available at RCS Parent Resource Centers. Call 6238098 for more information.

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WENTWORTH - FAFSA workshops will be held two more times this fall at Rockingham Community College for current and prospective students. On Nov. 20 and Dec. 10, from 1-3 p.m. in room 104 of the Advanced Technologies building, individuals from the RCC Financial Aid office will be available to help individuals fill out the 2009-10 FAFSA application, which covers assistance for the 2009/10 academic year; this includes fall 2009, spring 2010 and summer 2010 semesters.

The FAFSA for 2010-2011 can not be completed until January 1, 2010.

To apply, students will need to bring the following: their correct social security and driver’s license numbers; W-2 forms and any other records of earned income; 2008 federal income tax return, including spouse, if married (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ); and 2008 untaxed income records (veteran’s benefits, child support, worker’s compensation). In addition to the above, students who are unmarried, 24 or under and claimed as a dependent on their parent’s 2008 federal income tax return must bring the following information about their parents/step parents: 2008 federal income tax return (of the person claiming the student as a dependent), date of birth, social security number, marital status and date, state of legal residence and year of residence.

To reserve a seat in any of these workshops, call 3424261, ext. 2000 or 2203.

ANNUAL EXTENSION VOLUNTEER FAIR Rockingham County Extension Volunteer Fall Fair will be on Saturday, November 21st, in the Agricultural Building in Wentworth. Every year this annual event provides holiday shoppers with a variety of quality hand crafted gifts and delicious baked goods.

A highlight of this year’s Fall Fair will be the drawing for a handmade quilt, wall hanging, and pillow to be given away at noon. You do not need to be present to win.

Tickets are available from Cooperative Extension volunteers. All funds raised are used for community projects— including college scholarships.

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EDEN YMCA SERVICE CLUB FRUIT SALE The Eden YMCA Service Club’s annual fruit sale has begun.

The YMCA is currently taking orders for the delicious Florida citrus fruit, as they have for many years in the past. As usual, the customers will be able to select their purchases from navel oranges, tangelos, and pink grapefruit. All varieties come in either a two-fifths bushel box or a four-fifths bushel box.

The fruit will arrive in Eden on Friday afternoon, December 11th.

It will be ready for pick-up on the following dates and times: Saturday, December 12th 9 am – 5 pm Sunday, December 13th 1:30 pm – 5 pm The pick-up location will be at the Eden YMCA. This is some of the freshest and best fruit one will ever eat. It also makes very nice Christmas gifts at a minimal cost. The fruit is priced as follows: Navel Oranges----------Small box = $18.00 Navel Oranges----------Large box = $28.00 Tangelos-----------------Small box = $18.00 Tangelos-----------------Large box = $28.00 Grapefruit (Pink) ------Small box = $18.00 Grapefruit (Pink) ------Large box = $28.00 Hamlin Oranges--------Small box = $18.00 Hamlin Oranges--------Large box = $28.00 You can place an order with any member of the YMCA Service Club or you can order by calling the Eden Family YMCA at 623-8496

Caramel Paws Pastries Gourmet Dog Treats Come Visit Us At The Chinqua Penn Fall Festival Saturday, November 7, 2009 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Visit www.caramelpaws.com for details.

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SPECIAL HISTORIC CALENDAR MAKES GREAT GIFT! The Eden Evening Lion’s Club 2010 Calendar featuring Leaksville is on sale now, just in time for those local history lovers and those who have moved away and would like a little piece of home.

The calendars feature photos with captions of yesteryear in our fair town and almost every day of each month has a special notation as to a historic event in the town.

The calendar also includes 34 additional pages detailing historic events in chronological order, with photos and more from the 1800’s on up.

Don’t miss out on this special item just for our citizens and those who love the area. All proceeds go to the Evening Lion’s Club. This particular calendar is dedicated to Joseph Davis who was a long-time member of the club and recently moved to Tennessee. Without his expertise and talent the calendar projects would never have gotten of the ground.

This calendar, only $10, is a keeper and be bought at Eden’s Own Journal office, 519 S. Van Buren Rd., Suite C, Eden, NC or from any Evening Lions Club member.

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Youth (membership required $11.50 monthly bank draft) • Basketball Registration through 11/7/09 - ages 5 - 15 • Tennis Registration - ongoing • Swim Lessons Registration 11/6/09 through 11/9/09 • Purple Penguin Swim Team Registration - ongoing - ages 5 years and older • Y’s Up Club Registration ongoing - for Holmes Middle School students • Gymnastics Registration 11/16/09- 11/30/09 - ages 18 mos. and older • Cheer and Tumble Registration11/16/09 - 11/30/09 • Competitive Cheerleading Team • Youth Open Swim - must be 42” tall - see pool schedule for times • Facility available to youth: 2 basketball gyms, soccer and baseball fields, playground, track and picnic shelter • Childcare Registration at Eden Elementary Schools - ongoing membership not required • Friday Nite Live (3rd, 4th 5th grades) and Middle School Mania (6th, 7th, 8th grades) meet at the YMCA on November 13 from 8:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. for fun and games - membership is not required - Adult sand Active Older Adults (membership required adults pay $34.50 monthly bank draft and active older adults pay $26.00 monthly bank draft or payroll deduction or insurance

coverage through SilverSneakers® program) • Men’s Basketball Registration through 11/21/09 (Leagues: Men’s 30 and Over and Men’s 45 and Over) • Blood Mobile (open to the public) 11/5/09 from 2:00-6:30 p.m.

• Line Dancing - all ages • Competition Line Dancing ages 55 and older • Fitness Trainer Available • Tennis Registration - ongoing • Swim Lessons Registration 11/6/09 through 11/9/09 • Lap Swimming • Shallow Water Exercise Class • SilverSneakers® Cardio Circuit Class • SilverSneakers® Muscular Strength and Range of Motion Conditioning Class • SilverSplash® Class • Flexible Stretch Class • Deep Water Exercise • Cardio/Weights Class • ZUMBA Exercise Class • Cycling Class • Abs Class • Stretch Lab Class • Adult Open Swim and Family Open Swim see pool schedule at center for times • Facility available to adults: weights, ellipticals, treadmills, bicycles, 2 basketball gyms, 4 clay tennis courts, 2 racquetball courts, soccer and baseball fields, track and picnic shelter.

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BE A PROTECTOR OF THE CHILDREN The Rockingham County Guardian ad Litem Program is in need of volunteer advocates to represent and promote the best interests of abused and neglected children in the court system. A Guardian ad Litem is a trained community volunteer who is sworn-in by a district court judge to investigate and determine the needs of abused and neglected children. The volunteer conducts independent investigations to determine the facts, needs of the child, and resources appropriate to meet those needs. They also determine the wishes or expressed feelings of the child and then report all this information to the court. The mission of the Guardian ad Litem program is to provide advocacy to ensure these children have a safe, permanent home and the appropriate services necessary for a healthy, successful life.

A Guardian ad Litem volunteer is an average citizen; a person who is able to give an unbiased and objective opinion of what is in the best interest of a child. A Guardian ad Litem volunteer does not need professional experience or a certain amount of education. The only requirements a Guardian ad Litem must meet is the ability to pass a criminal and sexual offender record check and have a desire to help children in need.

All children deserve a voice and an advocate on their side.

Could you dedicate about four hours a month to ensure they have it? Please call Amanda Benavides at 634-5738.

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by Cleda Woollen of Reidsville NC. There will be wreaths, swags, small trees, baskets and pocketbooks.

Mrs. Cleda Woollen, age 90 is the widow of Chal Woolen which ran Woollen's Store for 54 years. Mrs. Woollen has been making crafts for 35 years. She will donate the proceeds from the sale of her crafts to Operation Smile.

The 2nd floor walls will feature the photography of Steve Hale, Rockingham County’s Emergency Services Director If you are a local artist and would like your artwork shown in the halls of the Governmental Center please contact: Tina R. Massey, Administrative Assistant/Deputy Clerk, Rockingham County Manager's Office, PO Box 206, Wentworth NC 27375 336.342.8101 Phone 336.342.8105 Fax Email: tmassey@co.rockingham.nc.us

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TRIAD HARMONY TO PERFORM AT RCC WENTWORTH - “Live at the Sands! An Evening with Sinatra & Friends,” will be performed at 7 p.m., Nov. 21 in the Advanced Technologies building auditorium at Rockingham Community College by the popular Triad Harmony Express, the premier barbershop chorus of the Carolinas.

Developed by Triad Harmony, this new show package will take you back to the time of the Rat Pack; the 1950s and 1960’s when Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop

reigned. It is a performance complete with humor, skits, and a story line that will entertain the entire family.

All in one evening you will hear great oldies such as “Witchcraft,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime,” and “That’s Life.”

That’s not all. As a special treat, Downtown Sound, a ladies ensemble who have been entertaining folks in the Triad for several years, will sing such hits as “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” “Candy Man,” and “Hey Big Spender.” There will

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As if that is not enough, there will be special music and an appearance by some of the great legends of yesterday such as the Beatles, Liberace and Elvis.

Tickets for the “Live at the Sands!” are $5.00 for the general public and free to RCC students, faculty and staff with current RCC identification. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the RCC Bookstore in Whitcomb Student Center or at the door on the day of the performance.

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A goal of $6,000 has been set for this year’s Eden YMCA Empty Stocking Fund. This project, which is in its 35th year, will attempt to assist 150 families in the Eden area with their Christmas celebrations.

Applications are being taken at the YMCA from November 9th through 20th (Monday-Friday) 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations of money, food, toys or other gifts can be made at the Y during regular operating hours, Monday through Sunday. A screening committee will review the applications and determine which families are eligible. The committee will be comprised of various people from the community.

Deliveries will be made December 24th, or approved applicants can pick up their boxes at the Eden YMCA if arrangements are made.

The Empty Stocking Fund is an annual project of the Eden YMCA Service Club, students at all Eden City Schools and the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Dept.

The Empty Stocking Fund drive of 2008 was very successful.

The donations and monies were used to help nearly 150 families.

Volunteers with pick-up trucks are needed to help deliver the boxes on December 24th beginning at 8:00 a.m. This is a very rewarding experience, for those who participate surely share in the true meaning of Christmas. Many of the volunteers have been doing this for several years, but the need for more volunteers grows every year. Come and spend a couple of hours with us Christmas Eve morning and get your Christmas holiday started off the right way, by helping those in our community who need it.

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County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from Page 9 Also featured will the second printing of the most recent Extension Volunteers Cookbook. The cookbook has favorite recipes from previously published Extension Cookbooks—plus many new hearthealthy recipes for today’s health conscious cooks. The cookbook sells for $13.00, and proceeds from the sales sponsor scholarships for Rockingham County students attending colleges in North Carolina.

There are still a few tables available for the day for $12.00. If you are an artist, crafter, or baker interested in selling at the Fall Fair, please contact Linda Hill to confirm availability (349-5741). North Carolina Cooperative Extension is at the Rockingham County Center, 525 Hwy 65, Suite 200, Reidsville NC 27320 For more information, contact Brenda Sutton, County Extension Director, 342-8230 or brenda_sutton@ncsu.edu

BLOODMOBILES

IN

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

• Friday, November 6 - McMichael High School, 6845 NC 135, Mayodan - 427-5165 - 8am - 1:30pm • Friday, November 6 - NC DOT 191 Hwy. 65, Wentworth 634-5642 - 10am - 2:30pm • Wednesday, November 11th - RCC - Whitcomb Student Center - Upstairs, County Home Rd., Wentworth - 349-3434 - 10am - 2:30pm • Friday, November 20 - American Red Cross - 3692 NC 14, Reidsville - 349-3434 - 10am - 2:30pm MARROW TESTING • Saturday, November 7th, Marrow Testing - First Presbyterian Church - 582 Southwood Dr., Eden - 6271175 - 9am - 1:30pm Appointments are strongly recommeded. Donors get in and out much faster when they have an appointment.

SEMINAR SERIES

AT RCC Come join in on the free educational seminars held at RCC. Location of classes are in the BLLC - Room 206, 6:008:30pm. Cost is free. Registration is recommended. Call 336-342-4261, ext. 2316.

“Dealing with Hecklers in the Workplace”. We all know them - ones who feel the need to steal the spotlight - ones who seem intent on taking away your credibility - the ones who sap the joy out of the work place. As comedians there are basic rules to follow when dealing with hecklers. The same rules can be applied in the workplace. It’s all about staying in control. Come find out some easy ways to stay in control of your hecklers.

Presenter is Kelly Swansoon, Tuesday, November 10th, Section #14435.

“Money Management in Today’s Economy”. Come to this seminar to learn about debt elimination, welath building and long term financail planning. Learn how the stimulus package affects you and how to take advantate of it. Do you have a pln to ocope with the current economic climate?

Whether you are in a job and trying to make ends meety, or if you are between jobs, this workshop is not to be missed.

Presenter is Ron Shaffer. Thursday, November 12, Section #14938.

“MS Excel for Small Business”. Come to this seminar to learn how to use Microsoft Excel to track spending, inventory, and business accounts. Learn how to create charts and do basic fomrulas, create invoices, and calculate the amount of interest being paid on an expense and on an investment.

With MS Excel you will discover how to get the information you need quickly. Presenter is Ron Shaffer, Thursday, November 19th, Section #14940.

There will be Small Business Classes titleed How to Start and or Stay in Your Own Business from January 25th - April 10, 2010, 6pm - 8:30pm. Debi Joyce will lead you through the steps. The cost is $65 and an $18 workbook is required. Preregistration is suggested. There are only 25 seats available for this class series.

BROADBAND FEASIBILITY RFP RELEASED

FOR

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

WENTWORTH - The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center (RCBTC) recently announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an engineering study to expand broadband Internet access in Rockingham County. The study is expected to identify the best technology or mix of technologies for expanding broadband Internet to all un-served or under-served residences and businesses, while also providing engineering designs for the proposed solution. The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved the release of this RFP at its October 14, 2009 board meeting.

The RCBTC has spent several months identifying where broadband Internet access is available in Rockingham County, including driving roads to identify broadband markers and matching that information with broadband maps available from the e-NC Authority. “Over 20% of Rockingham County citizens do not have access to broadband,” said Mark Wells, RCBTC Executive Director. “Broadband will be the next utility that everyone must have to properly function in society, similar to water, sewer and electricity. We are acting now to ensure our businesses can compete, our students can learn and our citizens can manage their lives in a connected, 21st century world,” added Wells.

Once the broadband study is completed, it will be used as input for future grant proposals to implement the chosen solution. This study will make Rockingham County’s project shovel-ready, a requirement of federal stimulus grants.

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) 342-7853 or visit their web site at www.rcbtc.org.

SMALL FARM DAYS

WELCOME ALL CITIZENS

Rockingham and Caswell Counties will hold their Small Farm Days on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 from 8am - 4pm. This event is sponsored by the NC State University A&T Statte University Cooperative Extension.

Registration will be from 8am - 9am, sponsored by Riverbirch Vinyards and a welcome from Kathryn Hoilmes, NCCE at 9am.

Sessions will include the general session titled: "What Small Farms Mean to the People of North Carolina" with Dr. Richard Reich, Assistant Commisssioner of Agricultural Serfvices, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Other sessions inlcude: • Are their Fruit Trees in Your Future? If s, where do you start.

• Economics - Setting your prices • High Tunnel Production

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GRANTS HELP County Star “POLICE EDEN” The ROCKINGHAM

Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued from page 12 • New to the Nursery Industry?

Site selection and Development, BMP's, Concerns, References Production.

• Blue Orchard Bees for Fruit Tree Pollination in the MidAtlantic Region If you or a family member is thinking about starting or expanding a small-scale farm, if you would like to learn about agricultural enterprises that can help you meet your personal or business goal or if you would like the chance to network and ask questions of producers, this is for you.

Come learn about alternative crops to grow important production decisions, and marketing techniques for small farms.

Pre-register by November 7th, but late registration will be accepted at the door. Call the RC Extension office at 336342-8230. This program is fully supported by its sponsors, there is no registration fee to attend.

The programs will be held at the Rockingham County Agricultural Center, 525 NC Hwy. 65, Suite 200, Reidsville, NC.

WORKSHOPS

DEAL

WITH TOUGH TIMES

WENTWORTH - The economy is a primary focus in two of the four workshops offered in November through the Rockingham Community College’s Small Business Center. Two classes will be offered in the popular Tuesday series and two more in the Thursday technology series.

All are free and are open to the public. They are held from 68:30 p.m. in room 296 of the Bishopric Lifelong Learning Center.

On Nov. 10 with Kelly Swanson’s workshop, “Dealing with Hecklers in the Workplace.” Swanson says, “We all know them: the ones who feel the need to steal the spotlight; who seem intent on taking away your credibility; who sap the joy out of the workplace.” There are basic rules to follow when dealing with hecklers. Swanson teaches those rules so those being heckled can maintain control.

Switching gears, on Nov. 12 Ron Shaffer teaches “Money Management in Today’s Economy.” Shaffer will focus on debt elimination, wealth building and long term financial planning. He will discuss how the stimulus package and how individuals might be able to use it.

The last seminar, “MS Excel for Small Business,” also presented by Ron Shaffer, will be held Nov. 19. Participants

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The Eden Police Department is thankful for several grants received over the last six months, and noted each in a report to the Eden City Council in October.

Below is a list of grants that the department has been fortunate to receive over the course of the last six months.

COPS $291,672 - The COPS Hiring Recovery Program funds salaries for two officers over a three-year period.

Annie Penn Community Trust (now known as the Reidsville Area Foundation) $4,225 Monies to update the software for our Computer Forensics Lab. The software has been purchased and installed.

JAG $37,977 - Monies to be used to purchase eight in-car cameras.

CEDAP $20,000 - The Grant is for the software, hardware, and training needed to implement the dTective video enhancement system (from Ocean Systems). The dTective system is considered the state of the art. On Tuesday October 6th, we were informed that a training session is scheduled for November 3rd through November 6th in Laurel, Maryland.

Detective David Lamberth is slated to go to that training.

NCLM$2,500.00 North Carolina League of Municipalities Body Armor

“TEMPTATIONS”

Ernie’s Coin Shop & Collectables 220 W. Main St., Mayodan, NC 27027

Reimbursement Program was established in July, 1994 and reimburses members up to 50% of the cost of police body armor, subject to a maximum of $250.00 per garment.

Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) $12,350 - The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program helps protect the lives of law enforcement officers by assisting state, local, and tribal governments to equip their officers with armor vests. The program pays up to 50% of the cost of vests purchased by jurisdictions with approved applications.North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) Traffic Safety Equipment Project - $17,275 The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) Traffic Safety Equipment Project funds the purchase of signs, lighting, generators, reflective vests and other safety equipment used to conduct Driver's License Checkpoints.

COPS Equipment Grant $8,000.00 - Applied for the Governor's Crime Commission for a COPS Equipment Grant that would help pay for equipment for the two new COPS officers. The Governor's Crime Commission advises that we should receive word about this grant within the next 60 days.

A

SUCCESS

Eden Chamber of Commerce’s Temptations in the Garden 2009 is in the history book. It was a wonderful evening filled with temptations from tasty foods to elegant cakes and fabulous silent auction items. The entertainment provided by Veronica and Company was very enjoyable. Thank you to the Board of Directors and everyone who assisted with the event, to the silent auction contributors, to Meadow Greens event facility and to all the Eden and Rockingham County folks who came out for a fun evening.

Thanks to our sponsors for the event and a special thanks to the artists who made the upstairs area beautiful with their exhibits.

HISTORIC MARKER PROGRAM KICKS OFF The Historic Preservation Commission, in conjunction with Eden Tourism Development, has begun a program which would place markers on historic buildings throughout the City. This project was designed to recognize the history of the community and to promote historic tourism in the community.

The markers will be placed primarily on commercial structures, mostly in the downtown areas.

The Preservation Commission developed criteria for the program and Eden Tourism Development provides half the cost of the marker while the property owner pays the other half (total cost of marker is $200). The plan is to place several markers each year as funding is available.

The first five properties to be recognized in this program are as follows: • Superintendent’s House, 141 Main Street • Imperial Bank, 414 Church Street

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• Spray Mercantile Building 413 Church Street • Carter-Moir Hardware, 624 Washington Street (former House of Health) • Robert’s Café and G.J. Grill, 656 Washington Street (Eden Historic Museum) These markers werer presented to the property owners at the October City Council Meeting.

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MOREHEAD HOSPITAL DEDICATES DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY SUITE EDEN -Morehead Memorial Hospital’s new digital mammography suite was officially dedicated at a ceremony in the Wright Diagnostic Center on Thursday, October 15.

The Lou McMichael Miracle Breast Imaging Suite was made possible by a $300,000 grant from The McMichael Family Foundation that was used to purchase a state-of-the-art digital mammography system. This gift is a special memorial in memory of the McMichael family’s sister, Louise (“Lou”) McMichael Miracle, who passed away last year as a result of breast cancer.

The dedication of the Lou McMichael Miracle Breast Imaging Suite coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is recognized nationally in October each year. The ceremony was attended by family, friends, physicians and other members of medical community.

A highlight of the dedication was the unveiling of a portrait of Mrs. McMichael Miracle that will be located in the breast imaging suite.

The new Selenia™ digital mammography equipment from Hologic® is a state-of-the-art breast cancer detection system.

Digital mammography is different from conventional mammography in how the image of the breast is viewed and, more importantly, manipulated. The radiologist can magnify the images, increase or decrease the contrast and invert the black and white values while reading the

images. These features allow the radiologist to evaluate very small abnormalities and focus on areas of concern.

Women will notice little difference when having a digital mammogram performed. The procedure is the same as traditional film mammography, but less time consuming, since repeated repositioning of the breasts for additional imaging is Andrew Miracle, Mayor John Grogan and frequently unnec- Katherine Miracle during the dedication of the essary.

Lou McMichael Miracle Breast Imaging Suite “Digital mam- at Morehead Memorial Hospital's Wright mography has been Diagnostic Center. proven in large scale studies to be especially Contributions to the Foundation helpful for women who are pre- are used to support and enhance menopausal and still have peri- services such as the Lou ods, and for those who are under McMichael Miracle Breast the age of 40 and have dense Imaging Suite, the Smithbreast tissue,” said Dr. Gretchen McMichael Cancer Center and Green, supervising radiologist the Morehead Nursing Center. with Morehead Memorial Additionally, contributions supHospital’s breast imaging pro- port future development and improvement of the hospital gram.

For information about facilities. Many lives can be scheduling a screening mammo- touched through the community's gram, contact Morehead support of the Morehead Memorial Hospital’s Central Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Every donation is taxScheduling Department at (336) deductible to the full extent of the 627-6183.

The Morehead Memorial law. Gifts to the Foundation may Hospital Foundation provides an include cash, land and real-estate, opportunity for the community to and stocks and bonds. For more support the many healthcare ser- information about giving opporvices that are offered through tunities, contact the Foundation Morehead Memorial Hospital. office at (336) 627-6334.

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The ROCKINGHAM

County Star Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life Continued to page 13 will learn how to use Microsoft excel to track spending, inventory, and business accounts. In addition, Shaffer will teach how to create charts, do basic formulas, create invoices and calculate the amount of interest being paid on expenses and investments.

To preregister for any or all of these workshops, call Cathy Wheeler at 342-4261, Ext. 2316.

WRIGHT AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP FORMALIZED

On hand for the signing were (front row, l-r) Rockingham County FB President Darryl Dunagan; Mr. J. M. Wright, Jr.; and Mrs. Leola Meador, Scholarship Chair; (second row, left to right) Sharon Runion Rowland, Executive Director, NC Cooperative Extension Foundation; Mr. Ken Sigmon, Associate Vice Chancellor, NC State; Mrs. J. M. Wright; and Dr. Jon Ort, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director, NC Cooperative Extension.

In a special signing ceremony held at the NC State University Club, the J. M. Wright, Jr. Agricultural Scholarship Endowment was formalized. The endowment will benefit outstanding youth from Rockingham County who wish to major in agriculture or an agrirelated field at NC State, NC A&T State, or a Community College.

The $50,000 endowment honors the commitment that Mr. Wright has demonstrated as a leader and president of the Rockingham County Farm Bureau. Currently Mr. Wright serves as a Vice President of the North Carolina Farm Bureau.

In a separate action, the Rockingham County Farm Bureau made a gift to finalize the Frank and Leola Meador 4-H Electric Program Endowment. Both Mr. and Mrs. Meador are long-time leaders in Farm Bureau and 4-H and have participated in 4H Electric Congress or Electric Programs for more than 60 years.

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WENTWORTH - In memory of their husbands, Edward Wilkins, James Van Ness IV, and William Felts, Jr., Judith Wilkins, Donna Van Ness and Laura Felts have established the Wilkins-Van NessFelts Memorial Scholarship at Rockingham Community College.

Pictured above are Kathy Hale of the RCC Board with the ladies in mention.

Although none were natives of Reidsville, all three men memorialized by the scholarship were active, dedicated citizens and close friends. They were generous to those in need and believed an education could touch and change lives. Their widows sought, through the scholarship, to continue their spouses’ legacy of giving and sharing.

Awarded annually, the Wilkins - Van Ness - Felts Memorial Scholarship will be given to residents of Rockingham County with preference to those residing in Reidsville. Preference will also be given to non-traditional age students. Scholarship recipients may be full - or part-time, enrolled in any area of study leading to a diploma, and must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5, and demonstrate financial need. Part-time students will receive a pro-rated scholarship amount.

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Lunch Special Eden and Madison Served 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Monday Thru Sunday

$2.99 Speedy Gonzalez One taco, one enchilada and choice of rice or beans Lunch Special, No. 1 One chile relleno, one taco, beans and guacamole salad Lunch Special, No. 2 One beef burrito, rice and beans Lunch Special, No. 3 One burrito, one taco and rice

Lunch Special, No. 4 One Chile relleno, rice and beans

Lunch Special, No. 5 One enchilada, rice and beans Lunch Special, No. 6 One taco, rice and beans Chimichanga, No. 7 One flour tortilla deep-fried with chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and nacho cheese. Served with rice.

Daily Special 122 E. Meadow Rd., #5, Eden, NC 336-623-2680 Monday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Let’s Party!

Monday and Tuesday

Margarita Special

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The October 16th Ladie’s Night Out in Eden brought out some very strange ladies indeed when this group joined in on the fun at the Front Porch on Washington Street. Pictured from L-R: Mike Strupe, George Mabes, Tom Barbour, Jimmy Hall, and Charlie Hall.

Rio Grande Eden Or Madison Buy 1, Get 1 Free You & Your Guest are Invited to Enjoy One Complementary Lunch or Dinner Entree when a Second Lunch or Dinner Entree of Equal or Greater Value is Purchased.

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One coupon per customer per visit) Expires Nov. 30, 2009

Rio Grande Eden Or Madison Buy 1, Get 1 Free You & Your Guest are Invited to Enjoy One Complementary Lunch or Dinner Entree when a Second Lunch or Dinner Entree of Equal or Greater Value is Purchased.

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A DOG-GONE GOOD DAY The City of Eden Dog Show was a fun success with twenty dogs competing in the contest. Winners are front row: Best in show Scooby Doo ( dressed as the Chick-fila cow) with owner Richard Lemons. Back row Cutest dog Abby (dressed as a present) with owner Christy Yowell, Best Costume Daisy and Chloe (the Bobsey twins) with owners Kristen Stewart and Donna Powell and Most Unusual Lilly a chiweenie dog dressed as a bumble bee with owner Kristen Flynt.

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Targeting Power for Percentage Sales Church & Wedding Programs - Invitations - Carbonless Invoices - Newsletters Church Tracts - Flyers • Business Cards - Address Labels - Name Badges Services are designed to control the customers expenses and increase profits

Norma Jean Mckinney ( President Eden Evening Lions Club ) Presents “Gyp” Andrew Collins Director of the Lord’s Pantry in Eden with a check for $500. This money could purchase up to $2500 worth of food supplies for the program. Also pictured , Dee Gordon, Brittany Pratt & son Jackson, John & Rinda Blackburn, Norma Kelley, Wayne Rakestraw, and Jim Bush.

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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY

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* Rates are per person, based on double occupancy and subject to availability.

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Phone 336-635-1947 Mobile 336-613-4911 Fax 336-635-2270

Carnival reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests at up to $9 per peron per day if the NYMEX oil price exceeds $70 per barrel.

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Featured Pet JACK Jack is a one-year-old orange and white short-haired cat. He is neutered and current on his rabies shot. Jack is a good boy and loves to purr. Jack has beautiful, bright orange eyes that are filled with love. He enjoys playing with string and chasing balls.

He never meets a stranger and would be a great addition for a family with children. Jack is waiting for that special family or individual to adopt him. He would love to crawl in your lap and keep you company.

If you are interested in adopting Jack or seeing any other animals available for adoption, please visit the Rockingham County Humane Society at 205 Boone Road in Eden, NC. Our adoption fee is $100 for puppies and dogs and $60 for kittens and cats.

The adoption fee includes spaying and neutering, shots, and deworming for all animals. The Rockingham County Humane Society is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 11-4.

Christmas Open House Come Visit the New Christmas Room!

Enjoy the warmth of Holiday Fun, Food & Friendship!

Local Artists & Craftsmen Have Made Special Treasures for the Christmas Shop!

When & Where : Sunday, November. 15, 1 - 5 p.m.

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ROBERTSON’S RENEW VOWS Trinity Wesleyan church was the setting on Saturday September 26th, 2009 for the service of worship celebrating the 35th wedding anniversary of Hal and Kelly Robertson. The Rev, Wayne Johnson officiated the celebration assisted by Pastor Kevin Dunovant.

Musical selections were provided by pianist Sarah London and soloist: Mrs. Treva Olinick, Mr and Mrs. Brian Freeman, Mrs Reece Anna Reece, Mrs. Sharon Cox, Justin Gwynn and Lauren Smith. Selections of poetry were read by Ms. Dawn Dunovant and Pastor Kevin Dunovant.

Following a slide show depicting 'through the years" the couple participated in communion.

Upon the renewal of their vows Hal and Kelly hosted a reception in the church gymatorium with entertainment provided

by Dale Smith ventriloquist and her friend Claudine.

The couples children are Rick and Teresa Nance, Lori and Billy Parker.

Grandchildren include: Tanner & Jaeger Nance, Julie Reese, Kelsey and Kreig Heiney.

Hal and Kelly were married on September 14th, 1974.

Mr. & Mrs. Robertson

1974

2009

HOPKINS AND WHARTON JOIN HOME SAVINGS BOARD EDEN -Jonathan Jobe, president, as President of the Rockingham Home Savings Bank, recently County Fire Chiefs Association. announced the election Bobby and his wife, of Ted Hopkins and Cynthia, formerly Bobby Wharton to the Cynthia Sparks, have bank’s board of directhree daughters; tors.

Courtney, Brooke and Ted Hopkins is a Allison. native of Eden and has “We are lived in Reidsville for pleased to build on a over twenty years. Ted tradition of excellence serves as vice presiin attracting talented Hopkins dent and a director of board members to our Wilkerson Funeral bank,” said Jonathan Home. A graduate of Jobe.

“We welcome UNC Chapel Hill, Ted Ted and Bobby to our is active in the commuboard and look forward nity. He is a member to the benefit of their of the Reidsville wise leadership, busiRotary Club, and ness experience and serves as executive strong community spirsecretary of Hospice of it. Their roles will Rockingham County. enable Home Savings Wharton He served as a former Bank to continue to Chairman of the Reidsville build on our 100 year tradition of YMCA and is a member of the supporting the growth and prosReidsville Christian Church. Ted perity of Rockingham County.” and his wife, April, formerly About Home Savings Bank: April Wilkerson, reside in Home Savings Bank is a Reidsville with their three daugh- mutually owned bank with a 100ters; Louisa, Amelia and Bess. year history of serving families Bobby Wharton is a lifelong and businesses in Rockingham resident of Ruffin, NC. Bobby County. Home Savings Bank owns Wharton Fertilizer offers everything you would Company, a fertilizer sales and expect from your hometown comtobacco curing maintenance busi- munity bank including free perness in Rockingham County. A sonal and business checking graduate of High Point accounts, customized loans, University, Bobby currently Online Banking, and a full array serves on the Rockingham of mortgage options.

Community College Foundation Home Savings Bank has Board and is the Lay Leader at three offices in Rockingham the Ruffin United Methodist County. Additional information Church. Bobby is a former board is available at www.homesavmember of the Annie Penn ingsbank.com.

Hospital Foundation and served

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I RUN FOR LIFE, TOO

NEW CHILDCARE CENTER Stop By & See All The Great Ideas We Will Be Offering.

524 Morgan Rd • Eden

Amanda Rorrer, Contributing writer Author of Runningwrite.blogspot.com

do I accomplish this? The answer is simple: I sign up for races that benefit charities. I plan races to benefit charities. I encourage others around me to MOVE. (You might not like to run, but you can Rorrer walk!)

When I sign up for a race that supports cancer research, At least once a week, someanimals, education, adult literacy, one asks me, “Why do you RUN? or any other charity, I take it seriOf all things, WHY running?” ously and I push myself to train So, I think it’s hard.

When race IF YOU ASK HER WHY time I answer day comes and I SHE IS STILL RUNNING, that question and step up to the startput it in writ- SHE'LL TELL YOU IT MAKES ing line, all those HER COMPLETE. ing… around me I RUN FOR HOPE, Most people become a blur and I RUN TO FEEL I know think runthe only competiI RUN FOR THE TRUTH, ning is one form tion lies within FOR ALL THAT IS REAL of exercise that is, well, “for the I RUN FOR YOUR MOTHER, me. Winning a birds”, or for YOUR SISTER, YOUR WIFE race is never my goal. I am not the I RUN FOR YOU AND anyone other fastest and I can’t ME MY FRIEND than themselves. go the farthest, but I RUN FOR LIFE. And that’s all I CAN GO! I am --MELISSA ETHERIDGE right; I just hope just thankful and “I RUN FOR LIFE” that everyone has happy I can! And something in in those moments of the race I their lives that motivates them. test my personal strength both Everyone needs something that physically and mentally.

And if I moves them, both physically and ever feel I can’t make it, I emotionally. Running does just remember how far I’ve come in that for me. I run because God has blessed me with the ability to life and that God still has plans do so. I remember very well the for me.

As I cross the finish line, I car wreck that caused me to lose have a special feeling that you the use of my legs seven years can only get when you work realago. I remember the hard year of ly hard for something. Not just surgeries, physical therapy, anything, but something you weight gain, depression, and believe in.

Not just yourself, but loneliness. I thank God He saw for others.

Something to "pay it fit to pull me out of the chaos my forward."

There is strength in the life was in during that time. So individual, but there is more every time I lace up my running strength in the power of many.

I shoes, kick a soccer ball in the get a sense of accomplishment yard with my daughter, slow dance in my living room with my and pride when think that “little husband, push the pedal to drive old me” can come together with myself to school, or ride a bicycle so many others to raise funds for down a country road with my organizations that focus on dad, I thank God that He gave me reaching out to those in the coma second chance. Running helps munity. And there, at every finish me see my body as more than a line, are the smiling faces of my number on a scale or a size on a husband and my daughter, cheertag. Running reminds me to treat ing me on, showing their support my body well, because it’s the and love, and reminding me how only one I have and the only one much I am blessed.

So what gets you moving?

I’ll get.

Whether your cause is a cure for Running is unique in that it cancer, animal rights, education, is the one thing I do for myself, political freedom, the whales and yet I can use it for the greater the dolphins, or whatever it might good, to make a small impact in be…Find it.

Hold on to it.

Let it the lives of many, and hopefully, move you.

And see where it takes inspire those around me. So how you…

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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These can be scary thoughts. Fortunately mammography, which uses low-dose x-rays to examine the breasts, can help find breast cancer early – when it’s most successfully treated. Did you know that mammograms could help detect breast cancer up to two years before either you or your doctor could feel any breast changes? That’s a pretty powerful screening tool. Newer advances, such as digital mammography and computer-aided detection, enhance its effectiveness even more.

With early detection, you also have a greater range of treatment options available. Chances are the surgery and other therapies you might need would be less aggressive. Best of all, of course, your risk of dying is lowered when breast cancer is caught early.

It’s important to also know that mammograms have limitations. They can’t detect all breast cancers. Even when a cancer is detected, prognosis can still be poor. And sometimes mammograms indicate cancer where it doesn’t exist, prompting unnecessary tests and procedures.

The best time to schedule a mammogram is for the week following your period when your breasts are less tender. That’s because compression is needed to get clear images and check for any abnormalities. Just remember – the test is brief! Don’t forget to inform the mammography technician about any breast changes you have noticed and if there’s a chance you might be pregnant. Also, ask when you can expect to receive your results.

In addition to mammography, you can take other steps to catch breast cancer early. For example, it’s a good idea to get to know how your breasts normally feel. Report any breast changes right away to your health care providers. Starting in your 20s, you can begin doing breast self-exam (BSE). However, the American Cancer Society (ACS) no longer recommends monthly BSE. A review of studies showed that BSE doesn’t reduce deaths from breast cancer and it doubles the number of unnecessary breast biopsies (a surgical procedure to remove and examine tissue). If you do BSE, have your doctor instruct you.

Even if you’re young, share with your doctor any family history of breast or ovarian cancer in relatives on either side of your family. That’s important because screening guidelines differ for women at higher risk.

Here’s what the American Cancer Society recommends: •

Yearly mammograms, starting at age 40 and for as long as you are in good health

• Clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of health exams – about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and older • Yearly mammograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – which uses magnetic signals to create images – for women at high risk. (Factors that increase your risk include a family history of breast cancer, genetic susceptibility, or previous chest radiation treatment for Hodgkin disease.)

• Talk with your doctor about the benefits and limitations of adding MRI screening to your yearly mammogram if your risk is considered moderately increased.

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Tony Lowe (#20) of Morehead High Football Team breaks away from McMichael defenders during his first game of the season for Morehead. Photo contributed by family pa3d

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ROBERTSON RETURNS TO ART WORK

BEST AUDITORIUM FUND The R. Duane Best Scholarship Auditorium Fund initiates a community grassroots project to replace the 1700 auditorium seats at Morehead High School.

The auditorium was dedicated in 1961. A choral reunion performance and dedication is planned for the completion of the project in Fall 2011, the 50th Anniversary! Pictured are (front row l to r) Ann Fair, Duane Best (in new chair).

(Next row l to r) Pete Cunningham; Susan Cunningham, Treasurer; Bill Moore of Greystone International; Lynn Tuttle, President; Gloria Best, Project Coordinator; Richard Nance and Lynn Dyer. Not pictured were Deborah Stowe, Secretary; Cathy Smith and Chad Clark.

The community and Morehead students, past and present, are invited to the Auditorium Seat Project Kick-off meeting. Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 pm.

Although out of the limelight for a while, local artist Eleanor Robertson has returned to her love of painting and is again showing her work locally.

The Eden Library will hold a two month show with Robertson as the featured artist.

Robertson owned her own ceramics business for years and then became the sole owner of Eden Carpet Outlet for twenty years. During this time she boosted her expertise to include interior decorating and design. She and her daughter Kathy McBride owned and managed K&E Interiors that featured artistically arranged vignettes.

Eleanor’s interest in art grew from all the experiences and after her retirement in 2001, she decided to take up painting as a hobby, that grew into a real love.

A self taught artist, she does love to pick up pointers from others who have made it big, including some group instruction throughout the years.

Robertson with some of her artwork at Eden Library She has sold several pieces and they are in offices throughout the region, and as far as Florida.

She has shown at the Eden Public Library as well as City Hall locally.

She will be showing work in oils and water colors. With landscapes, florals and local architec-

ture are included, this show / sale is just in time for that art lover on your Christmas list.

This art exhibit will run though December and be open to the public during the Eden Library’s normal operating hours, located on Pierce Street in Eden.

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Ten people recently completed training as volunteer tutors with the Rockingham County Literacy Project. Front row, seated, left to right, they are Deetra Thompson, Faith Alton, and Iris Sutcliffe. Second row, standing: Sara Sutton, Shirley Gunn, Patricia Shelton, Louise Weddle, and trainer Joyce Burgart. Third row: Holly Hoover, Richard Copeland, and Doug Astin. They will tutor local adults in reading, writing, and math.

A ribbon cutting was held in October for G&J Tool Rental located on Hwy. 700. George Hairfield and Jeff Hayden are co-owners. As Mayor Grogan Cuts the ribbon Hayden and wife Denise look on with Eden Chamber Personnel, city officials and friends.

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Held at Meadow Greens Country Club, the 2009 Masquerade Ball was a ball of fun with guests dressed up in the halloween best and dancing to the live music provided by The Band Of Oz. Major sponsors for this event included: ACL Mortgage Service, Boone Reynolds Funeral, Elizabeth’s Pizza, Morehead Hospital and Miller Coors.

INFORMATION CONCERNING WENTWORTH - Rockingham Community College is offering information sessions in the Whitcomb Student Center upper lounge for those interested in a career in nursing. Sessions will be held Nov. 16, Dec. 7, and Jan. 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. and on Nov. 24, Jan. 19, and Jan. 26 from 1011:30 a.m.

During the sessions, information will be given on the practical nursing and associate degree nursing programs at RCC. This includes what it takes to be a nurse on both the academic and

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• November Chamber of Commerce Monthly Coffee The Monthly Coffee will be held on Tuesday, November 10th at 8:00am at Judith Warren Boutique and Bridal, located at 640 Washington Street in the Olde Leaksville Shopping District. Stop by to see how Judith has transformed this building. You can also take the opportunity to network with fellow Chamber members. Call 6233336 for more information.

• APA Gear 4 Sports This newest Olde Leaksville business is located next to Smooth and Silky on Washington Street. They sell Russell Athletics, including Spalding equipment. Reebok shoes, apparel and sporting equipment are also in stock. APA does team uniforms and other apparel. Former Wake Forest star Delaney Rudd is there to welcome you. Call 623-1079 for more information.

• Yankee Hots Café New owners have taken over the former Zanetti Italian Ice snack shop. They offer a wide variety of sandwiches, wraps, special hot dogs, salads, soups, sides and drinks. They will offer new items daily at reasonable prices. Yankee Hots Café is located at the corner of Monroe and Washington Streets. Call 2146823 for more information.

• Eden Therapeutic Massage & Yoga A Free Introductory Yoga Class is being offered Saturday November 14th from 9:30-10:45.

The class will focus on introduc-

ing stretching techniques to prepare the body for standing postures and seated twist along with relaxation and proper breathing.

Please wear comfortable clothing and arrive 10 minutes prior to class time. Mats and additional props provided by the studio.

The studio will be assisting in raising money for the Kimberly Shea Norris Memorial Scholarship Fund by donating $5 for every gift certificate purchased during the months of November and December. You may purchase gift certificates for massage or yoga by contacting Kelley Pulliam RYT, LMBT #8237 @336-552-5826 • The Front Porch Let us help you with your holiday shopping. We have a terrific selection of sweaters...just perfect for your gift list. Also browse our wine selections to put the finishing touch on your Thanksgiving meal. Wind and Willow mixes are in stock...they are quick and easy! Choose a flavor today!

• Red River Grill Donna Hopkins has many new menu items for your dining pleasure. They include River Ranch Chicken Dinner, BuffaloStyle Shrimp Hoagie, veggie sub and more. Call 627-5000 for takeout.

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Jazzee Java-New Management Jazee Java Drive-thru Coffee Shop now has Krispy Kreme Donuts and other fresh baked goods each day at their location next to Layne’s Family Pharmacy. They are also open longer hours—from 6:00am to 7:00pm daily and from 8:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday. You can zip right thru and get your favorite morning beverage on the go.

• G & J Rental G & J Rental is located5221 NC Hwy 770 outside of the Draper Village section of Eden.

They have a wide variety of tools for any job you need to complete. Call 635-1519 or 5520461.

• Santana’s Mexican/American Restaurant Conveniently located on North Van Buren Road, Santanas has a great selection of Mexican and American cuisine plus delicious daily specials. Stop in and see how owner Jorge Flores has transformed this facility.

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The first annual Carolina ‘Shine Fest in downtown Madison, NC is taking applications for craft vendors. The 2-day festival will take place on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 2009.

Be sure to attend this fun community event and shop the local businesses to see what there is to offer, especially for the holidays.

This year there will be no fee for craft vendors but an application is required. Interested parties can get an application online at www.carolinashinefest.com/MARKETPLACE.html

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OTHER EDEN HAPPENINGS VETERAN’S DAY PARADE Don’t forget to attend the Annual Veteran’s Day Parade on November 10th in the Draper Village area of Eden. The parade will start at 8:30am at Draper Elementary School and festivities will begin at Veteran’s Park on Fieldcrest Road at 9:00am. There will be speakers and performances by the local ROTC. Do not miss the chance to recognize the sacrifices made for this country by our courageous veterans. For more information, contact Cindy Adams at 623-7789 ext 3021 or Linda Wyatt at 635-4940.

ROCKINGHAM LITERACY PROJECT - STOCKINGS OF LITERACY beginning Thursday, Nov.12 Sponsor a stocking on the Rockingham County Literacy Project Christmas tree in honor or memory of a special friend or family member. Give the gift of reading. Each $6 gift will be represented by a small stocking, with the honored or memorialized person's name on a small piece of white paper, attached to each stocking. Come by the Rockingham County Literacy Project office at 705-A Washington Street to see your stockings on the tree. For more information, contact Jean Light Kinyon at 627-0007.

THE EDEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM - 656 Washington St, Eden, NC 27288 The Eden Historical Museum is now open on Saturdays from 10:00 until 4:00, and also during special events on Washington Street (including the Holiday Open House on Sunday, Nov. 15 when the hours will be from 2:00 until 5:00). Phase One of the permanent exhibits is completed and covers the Triassic period through 1900. The museum is an initiative of the Eden Preservation Society, a private, non-profit organization. Email: edenhistoricalmuseum@yahoo.com Rockingham County Historian to Speak Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm.

Bob Carter, Rockingham County Historian, will give a talk on the histories of Leaksville, Spray and Draper. Presented by the Eden Preservation Society.

Location: Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry St., Fellowship Hall.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! EDEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY HOLIDAY BAKE SALE Sunday, November 15th from 2:00 until 5:00 The Eden Preservation Society will hold its Annual Holiday Bake Sale this year at Pace-Stone, 663 Washington Street in Eden, during the Holiday Open House in Olde Leaksville Shopping District. As usual, a dazzling array of scrumptious items will be offered! This annual fundraiser is vitally important so that the society can continue its many projects. Information: Jean at 623-2225 or Pam at 6232348. www.edenpreservation.org NOVEMBER 15TH OPEN HOUSE Numerous Olde Leaksville merchants will be open on Sunday, November 15th from 2:00pm -5:00pm for a special open house. They will have sales for your early Christmas shopping. The Eden Preservation Society will hold their bake sale in Pace-Stone that day. Mark your calendars and spend a fund Sunday afternoon with the Olde Leaksville merchants.

TEN IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT HOSPICE CARE YOU MAY NOT KNOW Many people think hospice care is just about dying. Hospice care is more than that˜hospice brings comfort and support to people facing a life-limiting illness. It also reaches out to provide support for the family and friends who love and care for them.

Hospice care honor‚s life‚s final journey, leaving a legacy of compassion and caring. Hospice brings comfort, dignity and peace to help people live every moment of life to the fullest, leaving loved ones with memories they can treasure.

Last year, 1.4 million dying Americans were served by the nation‚s hospice providers, reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

Locally, Hospice of Rockingham County served 369 patients in and around Rockingham County, including 125 in the Hospice Home (for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009). Yet there are many facts about hospice that people are not aware of and may keep people from getting this compassionate care when they need it most.

1. Hospice is not a place but is a kind of high-quality care that brings the patient and family medical, emotional, and spiritual care and support focusing on comfort and quality of life.

2. Medicare beneficiaries pay little or nothing for hospice, and most insurance plans, HMOs and managed care plans include hospice coverage.

3. Hospice serves anyone facing a life-limiting illness, regardless of age or illness.

4. Research has shown that the majority of Americans do not want to die in a hospital; hospice treats pain and manages symptoms while allowing most patients to be at home.

5. Hospice also serves people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

6 Hospice patients and families can receive care for six months or longer, and the greatest benefits are gained by being in hospice care for more than just a few days.

7. Less than one percent of Medicare beneficiaries live in an area where hospice is not available.

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8. A person may keep his or her referring physician involved while they received hospice care.

9. Hospice serves people of all backgrounds and traditions; the core values of hospice˜allowing the patient to be with family, including spiritual and emotional support, treating pain˜cut across all cultures.

10. Hospice offers grief and bereavement services to family members and the community.

If this information about hospice surprises you, take the time to find out more. The best time to learn about hospice is before someone in your family is facing a health care crisis.

For more information, contact Hospice of Rockingham County at (336) 427-9022 or visit their website at www.hospiceofrockinghamcounty.com , or contact the Caring Connections HelpLine at 800-658-8898 (the Multilingual Line at 877-6588896) or visit www.caringinfo.org.

This information is provided by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Hospice of Rockingham County.

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Pampered Pets Grooming Located in rear of Granny’s Variety

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COMPLETE GROOMING FOR YOUR DOG Cut & Trim • Baths • Nails Clipped • Ear Cleaning rabies vaccinations required • Call today for your appointment

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HPOS MAY GIVE COUNTY STRONGER POSITION ON THE MAP The proposed Horse Park of the South is well under way in paperwork and soon on the actual grounds. This park, although it has sparked quite a debate over the last year, is according to county management promising to be a great addition to our county and will be a draw from many nearby states as well as from within North Carolina. This should bring money into the county as well as hopefully cost the county taxpayers as little as possible.

Rep. Nelson Cole, who was at first skeptical, is now excited about the project and noted that the park is already stirring interest in out-parcels to be sold as well as several local inquiries looking for farmland on which to raise horses.

“We have the ideal spot for it,” Cole stated, “And in addition to that, we anticipate that The Reidsville Veterinary Hospital will move in the vicinity of the horse park, establishing a large animal facility.”

Dr. Kinnarney of the Reidsville Veterinary Hospital noted that if the park does go as planned, there are big plans for a state of the art equine facility with breeding and stallion care capabilities.

Tom Robinson, County Manager said, “I see the horse park bringing economic activity and also helping to change the image of the county. Our consultant, Mr. Glenn Petty, has provided an estimate of around $15 million in direct yearly economic benefit. Indirect benefit will increase this number by at least another $45 million annually.”

According to Robinson the horse park will not only bring economic activity but its presence will attract people to start moving here because this is an emerging horse center or cluster.

You will see horse trainers and other horse enthusiasts who want to escape high prices up north and from Florida chose to relocate hear to take advantage of the low prices, beautiful rolling terrain, excellent climate and central location. These people will also bring businesses with them and expertise in many areas that will help this area. Probably the biggest long term benefit to the county will be from the emerging equine cluster that occurs as a result of having the horse park.

It’s hard to imagine the size the park will be during the planning stages. The nearest in size to the plans for our local park is the Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh.

Although nearest in size, their particular park is already having congestion and traffic problems at their facility due to it’s location. With roping, rodeos, different horse shows such as Draft Horse, Arabian, Quarter Horse, livestock shows and auctions, equipment shows and even special olympics and Christmas shows, the Hunt facility is well received and very popular.

Buncombe County’s Western Agricultural center is not as large

as ours is planned to be, and the closest to us from the north is 150 miles away, and booked 360 days a year for projects, and shows.

When Glenn Petty, Executive Director of The Arabian Horse Association of North Carolina started looking into the horse population in our area he discovered that Rockingham County has the 6th largest horse population per capita out of 100 counties in the state.

Guilford is 1st, and Orange, Forsyth, and Alamance are in the top 10. This is not to mention all the area to our North which will be money coming into the state that otherwise would not be here at all.

“Horses eat a lot of food, different breeds need different grains. This is an opportunity for our local farmers as well,” Cole added, “Horse owners are a very close knit society of people.

These people spend a lot of

money.” The more affluent people travel in large motor homes, dually trucks and trailers with furniture inside them, and rent stalls close to their horses for overnight stays.

Robinson also noted, “The strongest point is the economic benefit. It absolutely will change this area for the better. The weakest point is that it is hard to convince people that a horse park will bring about economic benefit. It has also been extremely difficult to raise the money needed to build the park. Most recently the architect and engineer have told me that we will need to go ahead and grade the entire 50 acre pad, put in the major roadway and entrance improvements at Barnes Street, and water and sewer for the entire project in phase one. This has added several million to the cost.”

Robinson and others have been scrambling to find a way to pay for this added cost.

“Fortunately, we are going to develop a commercial subdivision on the front 80 acres of the site,” he adds. This development would not be even remotely feasible to develop except that the horse park is the anchor to attract development.

The sale and lease of lots in this development, along with the sale of naming rights for barns, the covered ring and arena will offset this added cost but it will take time to realize this revenue.

The county may have to make a decision to advance this added money or secure a loan to cover the added upfront costs until sale of lots and naming rights for barns, the covered ring,

etc. can be realized.

Robinson said “Again, getting people to understand the benefit of project is very difficult.

I believe that we must look for realistic opportunities to learn stimulate the economy in this county. What other realistic opportunities do we have to change our economy?”

The rough grading for the Horse Park of the South near Reidsville will begin in 30-60 days, with 300 stalls to be prepared at first. With endless possibilities as to what the horse park can bring out our communities, we hope that this project will bring even more industry to the area.

Others are very concerned about the cost to the taxpayers (already at half a million), the changes in plans from the original proposal (site and financing) and the possible future cost to the county and state taxpayers if the project does not meet the proposed income estimates.

The other horse parks in the region have had a hard time keeping up with expenses, even though they are booked a large portion of the year. Some have had to be “bailed out” by local and state governments because there was no profit to keep it going.

Concerns are warranted, but hopes are still high. We need to keep an eye on the estimates, the actually costs and the benefit that will come from each stage of the project. With the beginning proposal not including local tax dollars, this promise was abandoned extremely early in the project.

If you as a taxpayer have questions, you should know that those chosen for the committee members for the Horse Park of the South include: Harold Bass Debby Cardwell Lee Carter Nelson E. Cole George Collins George Daniel James Festerman Sen. Tony Foriest Hap Giberson John Grogan Jim Isley Jonathan Jobe Dr. Joe Kinnarney Fred Leggett Pleas MCMichael Dr. Rusty Miller Dr. Ralph Noble Jerry Owens Glenn Petty Calvin Phelps Carol Reid-Erichsen Bill Simpson Robert Smothers Jan Sorrells Brenda Sutton Dr. Alton Thompson Elton Trent Fletcher Waynick Kelly Almond Craig Cardwell David Long Tina Massey Graham Pervier Tom Robinson Tammy Spencer Ginger Waynick

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BOYS & GRLS CLUB HOLD’S ANNUAL APPRECIATION DINNER The Eden Boys & Girls Club was transformed into a banquet hall on October 27th as they held their Annual Appreciation Dinner to honor local businesses and individuals who helped during the year.

Introduced by Ivan Moore, the special speaker for the night included Anico Dalton, who was a member of the Eden Boys Club growing up and continued his career into professional football, including playing with the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots.

Dalton said that in the early days at the Boys Club you never

know what young persons life your going to touch. “In 1983 I was dropped off at the front door of the old Boys Club building, it had everything I needed as a young kid. Some of the lessons I learned at the Boy’s Club I carry with me today,” he said.

Amy Nalley reported that the Eden Charter was the 11th out of 46 in the state, and the 46th out of 249 in the south east.

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Programs continued, and some new ones were even formed. The Power Hour reported a 100% promotion rate this year, members and staff were increased, and the other programs were successful in their missions as well.

Appreciation Awards were given honoring Boone Reynolds, Eden’s Own Journal, Fair Funeral, The Sign Shop and A Stitch in time.

Special awards were also given to David & Vicky Talbert, Jody & Phil Berger and Scott & Melanie Barham. The Service award went to Mark Langle.

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Recycling Drop Sites Rockingham County Landfill 281 Shuff Road, Madison, NC 27025 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:30-4:15, Sat.: 7:30-3:15, Closed Sun. Phone: (336)427-4789 City of Reidsville Recycling Center 709 Marcellus St, Reidsville, NC 27320 Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Closed Sunday & Holidays Phone: (336) 349-1070 Note: No tires car batteries or cardboard accepted.

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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HEALTHY CAROLINIANS PARTNERSHIP

HONORED BY GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE FOR HEALTHY CAROLINIANS Rockingham County Healthy Carolinians Partnershipwas awardedits fifth recertification as a Healthy Carolinians Partnership by the Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians during the 17th Annual Healthy Carolinians Conference held October 8, 2009, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Remaining true to our mission to advocate, guide and assist Rockingham County in planning and implementing health care strategies to promote healthy lifestyles, improve health status and increase the years of quality living; Rockingham County Healthy Carolinians has been an instrumental partner of the medical community in Rockingham County for the past 14 years.

Healthy Carolinians is based on the concept that community members are the most qualified to effectively prioritize the health and safety problems in their com-

munity and to plan and excute creative solutions to these problems. Recertification for Rockingham County Healthy Caroliniansmeans that this local partnership continues to be a vital component of a network of 76 other certified partnerships across North Carolina whose mission is to improve the health of all North Carolinians.

Rockingham County Healthy Carolinianshas identified focus areas, established objectives and targets, and developed action plans and interventions that will improve the health of residents in RockinghamCounty. In order forRockingham County Healthy Caroliniansto receive recertification, the partnership must submit an extensive application to the Governors Task Force for Healthy Carolinians. The Governors Task Force has developed a set of rigorous standards, based on community health improvement, which all partner-

ships must meet in order to be certified or recertified.

The Partnership received its Recertification during the Awards Ceremony on October 8, 2009.

Over 275 people including members of the Governors Task Force, local health partnerships, and health constituents were in attendance. Mr. Jeff Spade, the Chair of the Governors Task Force, recognized Rockingham County Healthy Caroliniansas an essential component to the improvement of overall health for the citizens of North Carolina.

To learn more about the exciting work that is being done

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If you have any questions regarding the recycling program, contact the Solid Waste Division at 627-7783. 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.

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SITE #2 - located on N. Pierce Street across from Eden Post Office.

SITE #3 - located on Orchard Drive off Morgan Road (Spray Nutrition Site parking lot).

SITE #4 - located at J-Mart on Virginia Street at intersection of E. Aiken Road.

SITE #5 - located in the Oak Street - Boulevard area.

SITE #6 - located in Municipal Parking lot, S. Henry Street across from Karastan Off City of Eden Recycling Center Mebane Bridge Rd, Eden, NC 27288 Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 7:00-6:00, Saturday: 8:00-5:00, Sunday: 1:00-5:00 Phone: (336) 627-7783 Six unmanned drop off sites open 24/7.

More information available at Mebane Br. Site.

Notes: Car batteries accepted only at Mebane Br site.

Residential Pick-up of scrap metal and tires once weekly.

Wentworth Going green: “We are planning to investigate a recycling program for the citizens of Wentworth Stoneville Going green: We’re a small town, so going to different type of cars and stuff like that, we don’t have the money for.

But we advertise for people to recycle, and we’ve worked with waste management on a recycling program Madison Going green: Curbside recycling is encouraged in Madison, and we don’t do the drop-off locations. It’s curbside every other week

Mayodan Town of Mayodan Recycling Center 500 Utility St., Mayodan NC 27027 Hours: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday

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From The Desks Of CITY HALL A

NEW LOOK AT PROGRESS

By Melinda Ward, Wastewater Superintendent

Last year we began a long awaited construction project to handle our biosolids in a slightly different way. When the plant first opened, operators would store sludge on site in drying beds. These were basically sand filters that allowed for the water in the sludge to slowly drain back into the plant and allow the rest to air dry. Once it began to crack, operators would have to remove the dried product by hand with a shovel and load it onto a truck so that it could be hauled off and disposed of. Obviously, this technique took a long time for completion as well as several extra operators to handle the workload.

It was also hard on the health of the operators and was not allowing for any good use of the nutrients available in the processed sludge.

In the early 90s, research began proving that biosolids could be safely treated and applied to agricultural land, providing much needed nutrients for optimum crop yield, reducing the amount of fertilizer normally used, and allowing for a better option for sludge disposal. For years now, we have been treating our solids, storing it on site in basins while attempting to remove as much water as we could, and then land applying it to farmland in liquid form according to the EPA regulations

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This has worked fine, but we have had some troublesome times in the past that created concern for the future. When all of the industries were present in Eden, we had a lot of flow coming into the plant and subsequently, a lot of solids being produced.

It sometimes even became more than the plant could handle. We added an extra lagoon to store the liquid, but even at times that was not enough. Even though we have had some extremely dry months over the last couple of years, many may remember how wet it was about 5 or 6 years ago.

Rainy days and saturated soil make it impossible to land apply liquids safely. Our only choice is to store, but when storage becomes a problem, we have to look at different options.

During this time, we had to turn to the option of bringing in a machine that would press the liquid out of the solids. Once it became a “cake,” it could be hauled to a landfill. This lowered our volume in the plant and prevented any potential disasters from occurring from the stress of the overloaded lagoons. Taking biosolids to a landfill is a viable option that many municipalities use, but it is a waste of a product that can be beneficial to farmers.

It can also be more expensive, depending on the landfill costs.

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With proper planning, “cake” biosolids can be land applied in a similar way as liquid biosolids.

From this experience, former city officials realized that more options were necessary to protect the plant as well as the environment around the plant.

This is where the conception of the Dewatering Building and storage pad came into play.

With the proper equipment on site, we can press the sludge and form a solid cake that can be stored on our storage pad for as long as is needed, realistically, a couple of months at a time. With less water, there will also be a smaller volume of biosolids to deal with. Special trucks can then collect the solids and spread it on farmland when conditions are right. We should never again be under a time restraint for making room in the lagoon, not to mention the fact that we can fill in one of the lagoons that will no longer be needed. This will greatly reduce the potential for pollution into our streams from runoff or cracks. Also, trucks should be able to remove the solids in a few days compared to the few weeks that it took before.

If we have a longer than normal period of time where weather conditions or planting seasons won’t allow for land application, we can still use the option of taking it to the landfill without the added expense of bringing in outside equipment. In the future we may even look into a compost product that can be used by anyone for fertilizing yards and flower gardens.

All in all, this new process gives us options that we never had before. We may have lost a lot of our industrial flow over the last few years, but we need to continually be prepared for what may come down the line. With more options on ways to treat our wastewater and its byproducts, we stand out more to potential industries that may be looking for a site to relocate. We never want to tell someone who may be bringing in hundreds of jobs that we cannot accommodate them due to problems that we knew about and haven’t fixed.

A project that was conceived several years ago, jumped through a lot of hoops to be recognized and approved by the state, and finally begun last fall has now finally materialized into a finished product that citizens can be proud of on Mebane Bridge Road, across from the city’s recycling center. It may not seem like much to passersby, but to those who understand its benefits and knows the struggle it took to get it here, it stands as a gem in the rough, full of hope for all that can be achieved from its conception.

MEET YOUR EDEN CITY EMPLOYEES: Ben Curtis – Eden Police Department Ben Curtis has been with the Eden Police Department for more than 4 years. Even though each case he handles is different than the one before, his job as a detective involves a lot of the same activities … paperwork and interviewing people. The best part of the job, Curtis said, is that “every once in a while I get to fix something and truly make someone’s life better.”

Curtis Curtis is a native of Louisville, Ky., and now lives in Eden. He likes that Eden is located just hours from both the beach and the mountains. Outside of work, Curtis enjoys motorcycles, paintball, golf and officiating in high school football and in fact, hopes after retirement years in the future to become a Southern Conference football official.

Christi Hart – Eden Police Department If Dispatcher Christi Hart isn’t at home, you might find her at the Eden Police Department with the group of people she calls her “second family.” When she was 4 years old, her father, Brad Wade, joined the force. He has since retired as a lieutenant. In 1996, Hart’s husband Jimmy began working for the department. He is now a sergeant. Hart was thrilled to start a career with Hart Eden Police more than a year ago. “Dispatching is something I have wanted to do for a very long time,” she said. “The opportunity presented itself at just the right time.”

A typical 12-hour shift for Hart involves dispatching police, fire and other emergency personnel to different locations around the city.

Her main priorities? Not only keeping the officers she works with safe, but keeping Eden and its citizens out of harm’s way. Hart cares deeply for Eden, the city she’s lived in her entire life. “I like the smalltown atmosphere and that I know a whole lot of people here and that they know me too,” she said.

Indeed that atmosphere is what prompts Hart to call Eden “just right” for her family. In addition to her husband, Hart’s family includes son Josh, daughter Danielle and Hooch, the family’s chocolate lab. When she’s not working, Hart loves spending time with her family. She also enjoys watching movies and attends Trinity Wesleyan Church. She said she is striving to be a better Christian, in part by looking for the good in everybody. When asked what people might be surprised to learn about her, Hart admitted she’s a fan of ranch dressing, but not just on salads. Hart enjoys the dressing on pizza, spaghetti, fries and wings.

Hart looks forward to one day retiring from the police department, but for now she says she couldn’t be any happier. Working for Eden, she said, is “just in my blood.”

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.

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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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By Melinda Ward, Wastewater Superintendent

Recently, the state mandated that all no. 1 and no. 2 plastics are not allowed in the landfills.

This doesn’t leave us with many safe options other than reusing or recycling them. This is a better option, though, since plastic takes forever to degrade and can fill up our landfills quickly.

When we run out of landfill space, nobody wants a new landfill looking at their backyard for a space to relocate. Yet most people don’t think about what they can do to slow down the process.

Reusing plastic is a good alternative, but it can only be done so many times before you use up its usefulness. At some point it will all have to be disposed of and this is when recycling becomes your best option. Through many people’s trials and errors, new products have been invented from yesterday’s milk jugs and water bottles. These products keep waste from making it to the landfill as well as providing useful products that, in many cases, are better than similar products on the market. For instance, treated wood for decks lasts for years, but it tends to bow and eventually rot after years of abuse from rain and freezing temperatures.

Also, it takes a lot of chemicals to make wood last as long as it does.

Deck boards made from recycled plastic are a little more expensive but they hold up to any type of weather, they don’t need painting, staining, or sealing every year to keep them safe, and they will last as long as the life of the deck itself.

While reusing and recycling are great options to consider, reducing is the best option so far.

Many products come in plastic jugs that are hard to avoid buying. Water, on the other hand, is readily available and does not have to be in a little plastic bottle just for you to drink it. While growing up, the only bottled water I ever saw sold was gallon jugs of distilled water for household use where minerals from tap water could cause problems.

Now there are so many varieties and sizes to choose from where many people have become convinced that this is the only safe way to find clean drinking water.

Actually, tap water is the same if not safer than bottled water and can be used to fill special plastic or metal containers which can be reused over and over again.

Municipalities have to follow more stringent regulations than bottled water companies to prove that their water is safe to drink, so you can always be assured that what you drink will be safe. Also, in many cases, the source of bottled water is a municipal water treatment plant.

So knowing this, why are so many people still buying tons of bottled water? One argument that I hear often is that the smell of chlorine is too strong coming out of the tap. I agree that it can be, especially if you live near the water filtration plant or one of the water towers. The important thing to remember is that chlorine dissipates in just a few hours.

If you fill a jug or pitcher with water and leave it out or refrigerate it over night, you will have the same clean water with no chlorine smell by morning ready to drink. If you don’t want to wait or if you go through a lot of water each day, then try the option of a water filter. There are lots of varieties that fit onto your faucet, are available in refrigerators, or are built into pitchers for convenience. These all work great to provide clean tap water without any questionable smells or tastes.

They may seem a little pricey at first, but it will pay for itself in no time by reducing the number of bottled waters that you purchase.

You can even add flavoring to your water, if that is what you like, without any adverse side effects.

If you look at the costs, it just makes sense to use the tap water that you are already paying for. Most people pay at least $1, if not more, for a 16 ounce bottle of water. When they start looking at the cost of keeping them supplied for several days, they may begin to buy larger containers of water that would run at least $1/gallon. That still adds up quickly over a short period of time. In Eden, in-city residents pay $2.17 for 1,000 gallons or $0.00271 per gallon of water used. The difference should be a wake-up call to anyone complaining of the cost of living while drinking any kind of bottled drink. Any kind of drink in a small plastic bottle will always be more expensive per ounce than a larger bottled drink and water especially will always be more expensive per ounce no matter how you buy it. The point

is that you need to think about your purchases a little more and make sure that you are not being lured into unnecessary purchases because of all of the marketing that we are smothered with daily.

Many times we opt for convenience without thinking of the consequences down the road. If we plan our days and prepare our drinks ahead of time, we can at least reduce the number of plastic bottles that we purchase at any given time. We will also notice that recycling trips will become less frequent and be less of a hassle because of the reduced amount of wasted products. This is true for many areas of our lives. Instead of complaining about having to do something new, take a moment to find out the reasons behind it and what you have been doing to aid in the problems up to this point. It just brings us back to common sense practices. Do you still use yours?

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For The Fun Of It Back Ache At a doctors surgery one morning a patient arrives complaining of serious back ache.

The doctor examines him and asks him " What the heck did you do to your back?"

The patient replies "You know that I work for a local night club?

This morning I got home to my apartment early and heard a noise.

On entering I knew someone had been with my wife and the balcony door was open. I rushed out the balcony door and did not find anyone. As I looked down from the balcony I saw a man running out and he was still dressing himself. I grabbed the fridge and threw at him, That's how I sprained my back.

The 2nd patient arrives looking as if he has been in a car wreck.

The doctor says "My previous patient looked bad, but you look terrible.. What the heck happened to you?"

He replies, "You know I have been unemployed for a while now ..Today was the first day at my new job. I forgot to set my alarm and was running late. I was running out of the building, getting dressed at the same time, and you won't believe it but I was hit by a fridge."

The 3rd patient arrives , he looks even worse than the first two patients do.

The doctor is shocked.

Again asks, "What the heck happened to you?"

"Well I was hiding in a fridge & someone threw it from the 3rd floor."

Little Man A little man is sitting in a bar when a big guy comes up and says here’s a punch from Japan the little man gets up and the big guy goes here’s a kick from Korea knocking him down the little guy just smiles and goes away 15 minutes later he comes over and knock the guy out cold then he looks at the bartender and says when he wakes up tell him that was a crowbar from "Lowes."

Longest Sentence One friend to another: Did you know that the shortest sentence in the English language is “I am.”

Really. What’s the longest sentence?

“I do.”

Strangers There were two strangers sitting in a bar, one says to the other.

"Psst, wanna see somethin'?" The other man shrugged and agreed.

The first man pointed to an object covered by a cloth. "Look under that cloth but DO NOT take it off. So the man walks over to the object that is quite large and peeks under it.

However, when he saw what was under it he screamed and accidentally pulled the cloth off.

It was a one eyed purple monster!

The man was so scared he took off in his car.

The monster was hot on his trail.

H e drove to the airport and on the plane he felt safe but he looked into the ocean and the monster was swimming after him to Africa! When he got there he ran off the plane without his luggage.

He couldn't run anymore and the monster was coming closer.

He could feel it's hot breath.

He stopped and the monsters big hand reached down.

The man knew this was his last day when he heard in a growling voice as an impact hit him, YOUR IT! And the monster ran away.

Grandfather Clock A man is in a pawnshop and sees this beautiful Grandfather Clock and winds up buying it.

He asks the owner if he can deliver the clock and the owner replies that he cannot make deliveries.

So only living a few blocks away the man cides to strap the clock on his back and carry it the few blocks.

After a block or so, a drunk comes staggering out of a bar and bumps into the man knocking him down on his back and smashing the clock to bits.

He then jumps up and starts cussing the drunk out and saying "look what you did to my beautiful clock you idiot” The drunk then replies, gee buddy I’m really sorry why don’t you wear a wristwatch like everyone else.

It’s Me Strolling into a bank, the moron presented a check and asked the teller to cash it. The teller informed the woman that she must first identify herself.

Pulling a mirror from a purse the woman looked in it and said, “Yes sir-it’s me, all right.”

Red Lights One day, two guys were driving to a local grocery store to get some food. On the way to the store they ran into an intersection with a stoplight. The light showed red.

The man driving went right through the red light. The passenger looked at the driver and screamed, "What the heck are you doing? You're going to get us killed!"

Then the driver responded, "Don't worry, my mother allways drives like this."

So later on, the two guys came to another stoplight and that too was red. The driver sped right through the light. Again the passenger looked at the driver and said, "I thought I told you, you're gonna get us killed! Would you please stop this nonsense!"

The driver looked at the passenger and responded, "I get it!

But like I told already, you my mother drives like this all the time!"

Again, the two guys ran into another light. This time in was green. The driver slammed on his brakes and stopped the car completely. "What the hell are you doing?" The passenger screamed.

"This is the third time you almost got us killed. Why did you stop at a green light?"

The driver replied, "That's my mom's car coming over there!"

Game A customer comes into a computer store.“I’m looking for a mystery adventure game with lots of graphics. You know, something really challenging.”

After a while the clerk replied, “have you tried Windows 2000?”

Cane Doctor Bloom who was known for miraculous cures for arthritis had a waiting room full of people when a little old lady, completely bent over in half shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane.

When her turn came, she went into the doctor's office, and amazingly emerged within half an hour walking completely erect with her head held high..

A woman in the waiting room who had seen all this walked up to the little old lady and said, "It's a miracle! You walked in bent in half and now you're walking erect. What did that doctor do?"

She said, "Miracle, shmiracle.... he gave me a longer cane."

Jesus’ Hair A son walks into the living room and asks his dad to borrow the car because he has a hot date.

The dad says, ''Sure, as soon as you cut your long hair.''

The boy smiles and thinking he has outsmarted his dad replies, ''Dad, Jesus had long hair...''

And the dad replies, ''Yeah, and Jesus walked everywhere he went too, didn't he?''

Early Shopping It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the suspect, "What are you charged with?"

"Doing my Christmas shopping early," replied the defendant.

"That's no offence," said the judge. "How early were you doing this shopping?"

"Before the store opened," countered the prisoner.

Truth Test A man looking for a job "...And remember we are very keen about cleanliness. Did you wipe your shoes on the mat before entering” asked the manager.

"Oh, yes sir." Replied the man. The manager narrowed his eyes and said, “ There is no mat."

Wheel Chair After years of arguing over her husbands drinking problem, she finally warns him that she will leave him if he comes home drunk one more time.

The very next day, the husband has a really hard day of work, and knowing his wife would not be home for the evening he figured he could stop by the bar, have a couple of drinks and get home into bed without his wife ever knowing.

After a couple drinks, he decides that he still has some time before his wife gets home so he stays for a couple more. After a few more drinks he realizes that he is lot more drunk than he intended on getting and decided to head home.

As soon as he stands up off his bar stool he falls to the ground like a rock. He tries to stand up again, but ends up with the same result.

Determined to get home before his wife does, he struggles to the door of the bar. All the way home he tries standing up but falls each and every time. But after a while of crawling and pulling himself along with his arms he finally makes it home and crawls into bed well in time before his wife's return.

The next morning, he is sure that is wife has no clue. But he opens his eyes to find his wife standing with her arms crossed staring at him with an icy cold look.

"You got drunk again last night." She said.

Completely shocked and aware that he has been caught, the husband asks "How did you know?"

"The Bartender just called and you left your wheelchair at the bar again."

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EDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLAN UPDATE

By Johnny Farmer, Parks & Recreation Director REPORTS PROGRESS In a report to City Council in October the Eden Police Department listed their accomplishments over the course of the last six months the Eden Police Department concerning the projects they have undertaken and the programs worked on including: • Implimentation of protocol for Domestic Violence and Victim’s Rights Crimes as required by statute. Investigators researched and formulated the protocol for the department and shared it with other departments throughout the county.

• In June, the department hosted the Chamber Coffee.

• In June, the Eden Police Department in partnership with all the other law enforcement agencies in Rockingham County and the District Attorney’s Office received a grant for $525,000. The grant addressed the needs associated with Crime Scene Investigation and Gang Reduction.

• In July, the police department hosted a multi-agency Driving While Impaired checking station on NC 14 near the intersection of Cox Street. The event was very successful and resulted in numerous arrests of impaired drivers as well as an assortment of other charges.

• In August, they completed their first G.R.E.A.T. Summer Program offered to kids through the Eden Boys and Girls Club, Eden YMCA, and the City of Eden Parks and Recreation Department.

• In August, Officer Elizabeth Tilley took over the duties as the new School Resource Officer at Holmes Middle School. SRO Tilley brings experience, education, and a tremendous amount of energy to the new assignment.

• In August, we made a slight adjustment to uniforms starting an insignia program that recognizes officers as they advance in job classification and years of service.

• In August, we designated Detective Paul Moore as our primary Crime Scene Investigator.

Detective Moore has received extensive training in the area of evidence recognition, collection, and preservation.

Detective Moore is the only certified Crime Scene Investigator in Rockingham County and works closely with the Crime Scene Investigator for the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department. In addition to his duties with our department, Detective Moore has been called upon to assist the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Highway Patrol, and various other agencies in the county. We have established a protocol for our department and requesting agencies that must be followed in order to activate an after hour response by our Crime Scene

Investigator.

Listed below are just a few of the major cases that our department has investigated within the last six months In March, four individuals were identified and arrested for the robbery of Consumer Finance located on NC 14. These individuals are responsible for other armed robberies in Alamance County and the State of Virginia.

All are awaiting trial in Federal Court.

Between the months of May and June, they investigated three separate home invasions that involved two separate groups of perpetrators. Seven individuals were arrested. Two are awaiting trial in state court and five are awaiting trial in federal court.

In July, the third phase of Operation Nut Cracker resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals involved in mid and street level drug deals. Since the first phase of this operation, over 70 individuals have been targeted and arrested in this investigation.

During the past six months our Narcotics Division has seized approximately $40,000 in cash, numerous firearms, and has several ongoing investigations.

In June the Narcotics Division conducted an ABC Compliance Campaign in the city. During the investigation 18 convenience stores were checked to see if they would sell alcohol to a minor. Clerks at 14 of the stores sold alcohol to the underage person. Narcotics Detectives charged all of the clerks with selling alcohol to a person less than 21 years of age.

In July they conducted another ABC Compliance Campaign and as a result, seven clerks were charged with selling alcohol to a person less than 21 years of age.

In September Morehead High School was the victim of two separate bomb threats during homecoming week. On each occasion, officers responded to the high school and assisted with lockdown of the buildings and evacuation of students, the buildings were searched and cleared by emergency personnel with assistance from school faculty.

Detectives soon after arrested two 18-year-old students for making the threats. The two young men were each charged with a felony and placed under $100,000 secure bond.

The department continues to work closely with other law enforcement agencies and mental health service providers within the county to address the issues surrounding the involuntary commitment process. Craig Cardwell, Executive Director of Reidsville Area Trust, has been instrumental in getting all the players to the table to address the needs within Rockingham County.

The Sustainable Energy Plan the city put in place over a year ago is showing positive results. During the last quarter (April 2009 - June 2009) and for the entire year there was a substantial decrease in the consumption and cost of the city’s energy resources.

In the last quarter, there was a decrease of 28.9 percent in kilowatts usage and a decrease of 17.33 percent in cost. This was a decrease of 1,045,549 kilowatts and a decrease of $30,044.42 in cost. For the year, there was a decrease of 13.01 percent of kilowatts and 8.18 percent in cost.

This was a decrease of 1,852,190 kilowatts and a decrease of $60,689.31 in cost.

There was a decrease of 3.56 percent in gallons of vehicle fuel used and a decrease of 54.8 percent in cost. This was a decrease of 1,141.4 gallons of vehicle fuel and a decrease of $56,522.56 in cost. For the year, there was a 1.84 percent decrease in gallons and 12.4 percent decrease in cost. This was a decrease of 2,490 gallons and a decrease of $45,638.06 in cost.

There was a decrease of 33.6 percent of therms and decrease of 27.9 percent in cost.

This was a decrease of 1,951 therms and a decrease of $3,309.72 in cost. For the year there was an increase of 3.87 percent of therms and an increase of

2.7 percent in cost. This was an increase of 1,160 in therms and $2,201.89 in cost.

The City of Eden and its employees are very dedicated in doing everything possible to help manage its energy resources in an effective and efficient manner, and will continue to work hard to

decrease the consumption and cost of these resources in the future.

If anyone is interested in the city assisting them with starting a Sustainable Energy Plan in their home, please call 623-2110 for assistance.

BB employees of Rockingham County are partnering with Rockingham Habitat for Humanity to get the former Globeman's building ready for the Habitat ReStore.

Renovation have begun on the office section of the building on The Boulevard at Irving Avenue. On site (left to right) are Nancy L. Tate, Habitat Executive Director, and the BB crew: Denise Smith, Charlene King and Lisa Wray. Contact the office (627-0160) to get involved with the community project.

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Not included in the free category are: automobiles/recreation vehicles, animals for sale, businesses or business services including homebased business, lessons offered, help wanted or needed and services offered for pay ads, selling of firewood, hay bales or other farm equipment or produce, real estate, mobile homes, land or rental property ads (including For Sale By Owner), firearms, cemetery plots, personals, vehicles, etc. (no 900 numbers accepted)

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House For Rent - Eden,NC $350 per month plus deposit.

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PARENT AND CHILD GOLF TOURNAMENT Rockingham County Partnership for Children Nov. 7, Wolf Creek Golf Course - 2:00 pm Call 342-9676 for more info IN MEMORY OF

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a benefit to raise money for The American Cancer Society will be held at the Eden Moose Lodge on Saturday, November 14th from 7:00 p.m. until midnite. Tish would have been 50 years young on November 2nd.

She succumbed to recurrent colorectal cancer in July, 2009. There will be a $5.00

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NOTES FROM FORREST BRAY

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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.

In Forrest Bray’s October 16th column the county website is projected to cost approximately $250,000... the projected costs of a revamped website will really be between $15-$40,000. The actual cost will not be known until the RFP goes out and we get proposals from vendors.

County Commissioners Meeting October 12, 2009 Public comment period had two people signed up to speak.

The first was myslef, Forrest Bray, who asked why the press has been denied permission to attend the meetings of the Horse Park of the South advisory committee. Tom Robinson, by way of Jerry Owens, communicated this to him. At least 20 government employees serve on this committee and they attend meetings on government time.

County employees keep minutes and notify members of meetings; all of this is under county control.

It was pointed out that freedom of speech and freedom of the press is still alive.

Tom Harrington again asked for community meetings to be held and the commissioners still say they would be willing if some kind of understanding can be reached as to time and place.

The next item mentioned was the lack of a receptionist in the lobby of the Governmental Center. This was discussed at length. I have been in the Governmental Center when taxpayers came in and could not find their way around or locate the office they needed. I was able to help some of them since I have spent quite a lot of time there.

Wal-mart employs greeters, but the county has no one to assist visitors. The building is an open place when no receptionist or guard is on duty.

Next on the agenda was a rezoning request for a 3-acre sub-

division. Paint ball regulations are now in place so you can ask for a permit. Regulations covering homeless shelters in the county were discussed. This is a very strict type of regulation The meeting was recessed until October 13, 2009 at 8:30 AM. The meeting on 10/13/09 was held at the RCC Administration Building. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the McMichael Center.

Dr. Keys did a very good job on his presentation concerning the center pointing out the many roles the center can play: - Business development center - Non-profit center - Performing arts center Contributions received to date include: - $3.0 million McMichael Family Foundation - $250,000 Newbridge Bank - $250,000 Home Savings Bank - $100,000 Fidelity Bank - $100,000 Pine Hall Brick - $100,000 Duke Energy - $100,000 Wachovia Foundation - $100,000 BB&T The total raised to date is $5.0 million. The total cost of the proposed 44,300 square-foot building is $16,922,850. Dr. Keys explained that a lot of effort would still be needed to raise the money. Plans are complete and ready to go when the money is available.

The county commissioners were at RCC for this presentation now they can give the project some thought. The meeting was recessed until October 14, 2009 at which the meeting was to recap the previous budget meetings, trying to see if there was anything they could work on at this time.

The important issue now seems to be communication connections between the Governmental Center and the Courthouse and Jail, then connecting both to the Internet. The right system could save a lot of

space by putting records on electronic files.

County Commissioner Meeting Mon. Oct. 26, 2009 - 3:30pm Rebecca Cipriani was recognized and presented with top awards at the 57th annual Conference of N.C. Association of Registers of Deeds. She also received the “Eunice Ayers Distinguished Service Award” for a well-run Register of Deeds office.

Steve Hale presented adetailed discussion on how to provide better communications within the county. The gist seemed to be how to tie into state and adjoining counties, as well as locally, for communications purposes during an emergency. This is called VIPER. Captain Marcus gave a report on overcrowding at the jail. In 1998 the jail population was 143, and today it is 190.

Until the new jail is finished, there will a real challenge for the sheriff’s office to keep this in check. The average female population at present is 15-20; the new jail will have space for 48.

Bill Holcomb asked for approval to release the funds to proceed with the Douglas School project at $14,800,000. The debt for this school will be repaid with lottery proceeds and other restricted school construction funds.

Adam Lindsey gave a report on the performance measurement project where departments were encouraged to save on their budgets and they came up with $138,454 in savings. This will also be encouraged in the current year.

I have heard someone say that these meetings are boring, but if one has attended most of the meetings, everything makes more sense when a conclusion is reached.

This old photo is from the Francis Photography collection at the Eden Historical Musuem.

They are as yet unidentified. If you think you know the location or who is in the photo please contact: edenhistoricalmuseum@yahoo. com. You can write the museum at 656 Washington St., Eden, NC 27288 or call Julie Hampton Ganis at 336-6233853.

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REIDSVILLE HOLDS HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY FOR RESIDENTS ONLY Residents of Reidsville will be able to do that Fall clean-up at home and get rid of all their Hazardous waste at once.

On Saturday, November 14 from 8am - 12 noon the Clean Harbors Environmental Facility located at 208 Watlington

Industrial Drive, Reidsville will hold a city sponsored clean up collection site.

Bring in items such as those listed below: Adhesives, glues, resins, hobby/artist supplies, latex, oil paints, stains, thinners and strippers, car batteries, dry

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They ask that you Do Not bring: ammunition, fireworks, explosives, biological waste, syringes, radioactive waste, or unknown compressed gas cylinders.

To ensure your safety, never mix chemicals, never smoke while handling chemicals, do not place waste in plastic bags, tighten caps and lids and keep in original containers, sort and pack paint, pesticides and household cleaners separately. Be sure to pack containers in sturdy upright boxes and pad with newspaper and pack your vehicle and head directly to the site.

All person’s bringing items must show proof or residency in Reidsville. Call 336-349-1074 for more information.

RECREATION DEPARTMENT’S NEWS EDEN PARKS & RECREATION The Eden Recreation Department is now registering for its upcoming basketball season. Age groups are as follows: Peanuts 7 & under (co-ed), Mites 8 & 9 (co-ed), 9 thru 12 (girls), Midgets 10 thru 12 (boys), Juniors 13 thru 15 (boys) and Seniors 16 thru 18 (boys). Any player interested in participating can sign up at Mill Ave., Bridge St. or at the Parks & Recreation office at Eden City Hall. For additional information contact Terry at 623-7789 Ext. 3026 or TVernon@edennc.us.

SENIOR SCOOP OF EDEN - SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITIES Come get involved in activities at the Senior Center. Activities include: Rook, Friends Club, Knit & Crochet Classes, Paint Classes, s, Craft Classes, Walking & Exercise Group, Line Dance Lessons, Bible Study, Quilt Workshops, Sit & Sew. Call 627-4711 for details.

• New! One Stroke Paint Classes – 4 weeks for $25 begins Nov. 19th 9:00-12:00pm Wk #1 – Learn to paint poinsettias 3 styles Wk#2 – Learn to paint magnolias 3 styles Wk#3 – Whimsical week / paint snowmen Wk#4 – Paint a Christmas picture Call the center for a supply list.

• Legal Aide– November 13th • Bingo Bashheld at the Senior Center 627-4711. Everyone is welcome!! November 16th at 9am • 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.

• Craft Fair, Yard Sale and Bake Sale–Sat. Nov. 7th 9am-1pm at Bridge Street Rec. • Friends Club will be holding their annual fried apple & sweet potato pie sale. Pre-orders can be placed by calling 627-4711. Proceeds help provide Christmas for needy children.

• Senior Danceat the CB Hut featuringThe City Limits Band– Monday, November 30th from 7-10. Come at 6:00 for line dance lessons. $5 per person.

EDEN PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT will begin basketball practices in early November.

All practices will be held at the Mill Ave. Center except the Tiny Mites (aged 7 & under) that practice on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Bridge St. at 4:15. Practices begin on Monday, November 9th as follows: Mites (aged 8 & 9) & Girls (aged 9 thru 12) – practice on Mondays & Wednesdays at 4:30. Juniors (boys aged 13 thru 15) practice on Mondays & Wednesdays at 5:30 P.M. Midgets (boys aged 10 thru 12) practice on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4:30. Seniors (boys aged 16 thru 18 in high school) practice on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:00 P.M. MADISON MAYODAN RECREATION The Mad/May Rec. Dept. is now holding registration for Basketball which will continue through Friday, November 27th or until the league is full. Age divisions are as follows: PeeWee Coed Ages 5-6 PeeWee Boys Ages 7-8 PeeWee Girls Ages 7-10 Youth Girls Ages 10-14 Mite Ages 9-10 Little League Ages 11-12 Junior Boys Ages 13-14 Seniors Ages 15 -19 Players must have turned 5 by Septmber 16, 2009 and cannot turn 20 before September 15, 2009. All players must also be currently enrolled in school to participate. The cost for registation is $15 for residents of Mad/May and $20 for non-residents. Non-residents mus also purchase a User Fee Card ($35 Individual or $50 Family) Game shirts will need to be purchased by participants for $12. Volunteers are needed as coaches and assistant coaches. For more info call 336-548-2789 or 336-548-9572.

LIGHTS ON PROGRAM CELEBRATED On October 22, 2009 the Eden Boy’s & Girl’s Club celebrated Lights On Afterschool, the nationwide rally for quality after-school programs. As part of the event, parents, school personnel, and various community members were invited to visit the club, interact with the club members and participate in a youth/adult Spelling Bee. Sheriff Sam Page spoke to the youth about the importance of After-school programs such as the ones held at the Boy’s & Girl’s Club in providing activities that offer young people alternatives in which to participate during crucial after-school hours. Sheriff Page also joined in the fun by taking part in the Spelling Bee. Others in attendance were Charlotte Williams, Connie Whitt, Megan Jones, Lisa Doss, Betty Finney, Ann Fair, Paula Herrera, Robbie Rojas, Neil Chaney, and Niki Cosgrove. Guests were also treated to a performance by the newly formed Dance Team and were served refreshments by Club staff.

In addition to our local event, 1 million Americans and more than 7,500 programs participated in Lights On Afterschoolthis October; all seeking to illustrate the benefits of after-school programs and the pressing need for additional programs. Unfortunately, 14.3 million children in this country have no safe, supervised place to go when the school day ends. After-school programs are critical to our kids’ development, and are necessary to help keep our communities safe and our kids safer, stronger and smarter.

The Boys & Girls Club offers programs and youth development activities for youth ages 6 to 18. The cost is just $40 per year with no additional program fees except $10 for athletics.

The Club is concentrating on 3 core areas to meet community needs. These include: Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Character /Leadership Development. One example is our Power Hour or homework help program. Members saw an increase if 4% in their grades last school year and we are striving to increase that number.

It is also time to sign up for Basketball. Practice will begin Tuesday, November 17th with basic drills and conditioning. Please contact Zack Long at 627-7960 for more information.

We invite all to visit us at 1026 Harris St. or visit our website at www.bgceden.com.

Members of the Eden Boys & Girls Club look over the many posters and exhibits at the Open House for Lights On After School

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DRIVE 4 SHELTER DEEMED A HOWLING SUCCESS Deb Sterling

wanted to educate the public The Smith-Stokes Drive 4 about the desperate need of spay Shelter fall festival, held at and neuter to control the pet popTractor Supply in Eden on ulation, and ensure spay and Saturday, October 17, turned out neuter would remain a focal to be a howling success with point in the floor plan of the new $4,504 raised to benefit our spay facility. and neuter campaign for the new On October 17, the commuRockingham County animal shel- nity pulled together and pushed ter.

Mickie Webster of the Drive 4 Shelter spay and Stoneville, N.C, was named the winner of the Smith-Stokes black Chevy Colorado and raced right over to see her prize up close.

Sheriff Sam Paige pulled the winning ticket as anxious spectators looked on. When phoned to be alerted she was indeed the From left to right: Sheriff Sam Paige, winner, Ms. Webster winner Mickie Webster of Stoneville, responded with great campaign manager Miss Deb disbelief and exciteSterling, & Commissioner Bobby ment.

Stanley.

Drive 4 Shelter was developed to serve as a mobile campaign, not neuter campaign total from only to raise funds, but also $22,000 to over $26,500 in one awareness to the plight of the afternoon. There were volunanimals of Rockingham County teers from our non-profit partners and the booming overpopulation APSRC (Animal Protection problems we are facing. Quite Society of Rockingham County), simply, the only true solution to and animal groups such as the overcrowded conditions at C.V.A.A.G, (Carolina Vet. the holding facility we currently Assistance & Adoption Group), depend upon relies on more com- Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, munity participation in spay & and the Humane Society. The neuter programs. In knowing live remote with WAKG 103.3 the importance of this message, FM was courtesy of ALCAN the goal for Drive 4 Shelter was Packaging of Reidsville and the to attend as many events as possi- children's rides were provided by ble to reach as many community BPG Fun Celebrations sponsored members as possible. With three by Eaves Trucking of Eden. potential phases of build for the Captain Jim wowed the audience new shelter, we at Smith-Stokes with illusions while Matt

Boswell & the Hillbilly Blues Band and Greater Grace performed to show support of a good cause. Due to unexpected illness, The Church Sisters were unable to attend, which was met with understanding but certain disappointment from their fans.

Officer Wright, from the Reidsville Police Department, attended with a student, bringing donations to help fill the bed of the Chevy Colorado collected by students from the G.R.E..A.T program. The adoption fair was a success as well, with a shepherd/hound pup being placed through C.V.A.A.G (a new group based in Reidsville with Herb Moniz), with her new family right on site, and several other folks expressing interest in available animals up for adoption. The shepherd/hound mix was adopted by Melissa & Roger

Captain Jim wows the audience with stories and illusions.

Smith of Madison, NC. The pup was pulled from the holding facility we currently depend upon, when the entire litter of eight pups was out of time with no hope of adoption or rescue.

Program facilitator, Maria Cerra, was present at Tractor Supply to represent the group and reported

Prancing Pup contestants line up for the judges. out of eight pups, there remains $200 from Juanita and Samantha only one male to be placed with Atkins of Pelham, NC. They a new family. C.V.A.A.G has had both been listening to the broadcast when placed over 50 animals from the WAKG small Rockingham County ani- Samantha decided she wanted to mal shelter in the last 4 months in donate her birthday money in a life saving mission, while person. Although the ladies progress is being made in the knew they would miss the fun of push towards the opening of the the festival, the two made the trip new shelter. The new facility to greet us and add to the will be constructed in Wentworth. fundraiser total with their generContestants of the Prancing ous donation. It was truly a great Pup Best in Show contest thor- way to wrap up the festival. oughly enjoyed showing off their Although the Drive 4 Shelter pets and every participant was Chevy Colorado has found a new spoiled with treats and great home, the Smith-Stokes Drive 4 prizes. Lunch Box, Mike Gray's Shelter campaign will continue to six year old shepherd/hound roll on to benefit the spay and mix, took best in show by impressing the judges with his neuter surgical room for the new animal dancing abilities. Faith, a tiny Rockingham County shelter.

Donations will still be two year old Daschund, belonging to Rebecca Morgan, took best accepted at the dealership, locatin show for small adult breed, ed on Barnes Street in Reidsville, and Sasha, a beautiful golden via mail at: Drive 4 Shelter, P.O pup, who was a last minute Box 56, Reidsville, NC, 27323, entry, took best in show for the and tee shirt will be available for puppy class. Contestants ranged purchase with all proceeds going from a Chihuahua, a blue nose to the campaign. Additional Pit, a giant black and silver spotto further campaign ted Great Dane, and Bo a very plans progress are currently in the lovable Bloodhound.

At the end of the event, we works. Drive 4 Shelter! received a surprise donation of

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