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Gildan Growth Leads to Career Opportunity Since 2008, Gildan has undergone three major expansions, leading this Eden company to be ranked as the third largest distribution center in the Piedmont Triad area of NC. In March of 2015, Gildan acquired Comfort Colors, the leading supplier of garment-dyed undecorated basic T-shirts and sweatshirts for the North American printwear market.

The acquisition of Comfort Colors reinforced Gildan's strategy to increase its penetration of the growing fashion basics segment of the North American printwear market.

Since the company had maximized its 1.2 million square foot Eden distribution center space, it leased an additional 250,000 square feet in the Massood Logisitics building on New Street, formerly a Fieldcrest Cannon property for the distribution of its Comfort Colors products which required pick and pack operations. The Gildan expansions have increased

its Eden workforce substantially. The 288 employees working in early 2011 rose to a high of 418 at its main facility in 2015. The New Street facility currently employs 82 people giving Gildan more than 500 jobs for which it is responsible in Eden. “Gildan is a great corporate citizen and it has steadily risen to Eden’s second largest employer,” stated Mike Dougherty, Director of Economic Development for the City of Eden.

There are career opportunities at Gildan that many Eden and Rockingham County residents have taken advantage of over the years.

“If you are willing to work, Gildan provides competitive hourly wages, benefits, and quarterly performance incentives,” stated Nick Freitag, Vice President of Distribution-Printwear, who oversees the Eden facility.

Tara Wilson is someone who has taken advantage of

Gildan...

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Oink & Ale is back and will take place Saturday, May 14 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. along Monroe Street in the Historic Leaksville downtown district.

You will be able to enjoy barbecue, ribs, brisket, barbecued chicken, MillerCoors, Pig Pounder and Preyer Brewing products along with beverages from other local craft brewers.

Plenty of delicious nonalcoholic beverages, desserts and snacks will be available as well. You don’t want to miss the creative desserts from Sweet Revenge.

The event will feature brewing education by the RCC Center for Brewing Sciences & Triad Homebrew Supply. One of the most interesting and fun parts of the day will be the Homebrew Competition within the RCC Center for Brewing Sciences conducted by the Battleground Brewers Guild. Winners will be

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Gildan... Continued from Page 1

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an opportunity at Gildan.

Currently, she works as an Inventory Control Clerk at the New Street facility. Wilson was unemployed before starting as a temporary employee at Gildan.

Once she was converted to full time, Wilson was able to afford a new car, something that gave her independence as well as a job that she thoroughly enjoys. “I am thankful to work for and with a great group of people. We’re all like family here at Gildan,”she remarked.

The New Street facility Plant Manager, Wendy Covington, recently started with Gildan after twelve years with a firm located closer to Greensboro. Coming back to Eden was like coming home because she was raised only a few streets away from the New Street location and attended UNC-Chapel Hill on a Fieldcrest scholarship. After graduating, she worked in this same facility when it was operated by Fieldcrest Cannon. “It was like turning back time coming back here,” she stated. “I grew up in Eden and to come back home; I could not be happier being part of this organization” The company uses staffing agencies initially, but those employees who prove they are dedicated to their position and the company goals are quickly moved to full-time Gildan staff.

Gildan needs workers to accommodate its continuing growth in the Eden community. “We offer

opportunity to those who want to grow with our company,” stated Freitag.

For more information on Gildan job opportunities, contact Human Resources Director Orlando Poteat at 336-623-9555.

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Local Farewells

Loved ones of Rockingham County who have recently passed away

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Charley S. “Buddy” Allred, 73 Carlyle “PA” Amos, 88 Kemp M. Atkins, 80 Abby Akel, 68 Avanelle Higdon Acre, 87 - Reids.

Ralph Smith Alexander, 86 - Reids.

Donald Armstrong Worth Bagley Askew Lula B. Atkins Vera Ruth Atwood, 84 - Mayo.

Raymond Roger Baughn Sr, 96-Mayo.

Walter Gordon Beaver, 90 Jessie Bill “J. B.” Boyter, 81 Willie Worth Brown, 89 Patricia Moore Brown, 76 Larry Dean Bates, 53 - Reidsville Billie Sue Melvin Bailey, 90 - Reids.

Jimmie Lorenzo Blair, Sr. - Reids.

Claudette Allen Blackwell - Reids.

Thomas Gardner Bowman Lorraine H. Brady, 86 Karen Belotte Barker, 68 Anna Frances Nantz Busick, 92 Michael Shawn Brown, 43 Judy Hall Barton, 80 - RC Janet Spencer Banks, 67 - Reids.

Mary F. Matkins Brown, 82 - Reids.

Samuel Robert Boyette Lorraine H. Brady, 86 Gracie Mae Jones Brown Thelma Pike Brooks, 94 Nancy Mildred Wall Bowen, 82 - RC John Willie Blackwell - Ruff.

Nellie W. Clifton, 88 William Calvin Carter, Sr., 67 - Eden James Luther Claybrooks Gertrude Coleman Cobb, 88 Dean P. Craddock Alice Janet Carter - Reids.

Barbara Louise Cofield James Albert Clark, Sr. - Reids.

Rayford “RJ” Gray Cardwell, Jr., 71 Eugene Clack Noah Gaither Canter, 77 Aubrey Levann Curl Noah Gaither Canter, 77 Lillie C. Meeks Corum, 65 - Reids.

Rumell Johnson Dunlap, 90 - Mayo.

Teresa Wilkerson Dalton, 57 James Allen Davis Evelyn W. Dale Jo McMillan Dowless, 69 Eldred “Skip” Garf Deese David Michael Day, 77 Michael Wade Durant, 60 Evelyn Wright Kilgore-Dale Margie Marie Dillard, 53 Marvin J. Durham Vernon McKinley Dull, 91 Martha R. “Tookie” Dowls, 89 Jaquita Jane Cooper Edney, 73 Naomi Lovett Edmondson, 94 Carol Anne Edwards Joy Isley Farlow, 94 Shelia M. Cannon Fuqua, 50 - Reids.

Jason Douglas Fagge, 40 - Stone.

Doris Belle Fondren James Roach Farmer, 91 Reverend M. Edwin Gritton, 88- Mad. William F. (Bill) Geller, 74 - Ruff.

James Garner, 57 - Reids.

Thomas Henry, “Tom”, Grubbs, 83 Violet “Marie” Griffin, 75 - Eden Jimmy Roger Griffin, 72 - Eden Catherine Minetree Gaffney, 97 Thomas Henry, “Tom”, Grubbs, 83 Brian "Blue" Lee Hundley, 36 - Eden Kaylan White Hughes, 23 Harold Detrich Hennis - Mad. Robert "Bob" Hewitt, 69 Richard “Dick” S. Hendricks, 87 Guilda Sue Honaker, 64

Edwin C. Hash Richard “Dicky” E. Harrelson, 85 Pauline O’Ham Hunnings, 89 Patrick Michael Hawker, Sr., 63 Myrtle O. Huskey, 83 - Reids.

Rodney Parks Harris, Sr. Pauline Beane Hendrix, 94 Carol Ann Chaffin Head, 74 Charles Ray Hudson, 67 - Reids.

Ralph E. Huey, Jr. Walsie Southard Heffinger, 99 - Eden Thomas Malcom Hall, 75 - Eden Jonathan Ray Jarrett, 37 Gail Evans-Jones - Mayo.

Henry Franklin Joyce, Sr., 90 - Reids.

Mary Pegram Johnson, 86 Marjorie O. Jackson Carol Childs Johnson, 89 William T. Knight, Sr., 94 - Mad. Stephen A. Knight, 57 Henry Covington Kendall Bobby Logan Kennon, 66 - Reids.

Carolyn Rebecca Stout King Paul F. Lucas Henrietta Lori David Wesley Lewis, 83 Dr. Ernest Asbury Lumsden, 85 Donna Christine Griffin Lawson, 68 Walter “Pete” Lesuere, 88 - Mad. Rachel Louis Keatts Law Frankie Lane - Reids.

Martha Bell Pickard Lynn John Rufus Lee, Jr., 99 Dorothy Lee Lowe, 90 Rachel Louis Keatts Law Jimmy Ray Lawson, 68 James McArthur, 83 Thurman “Shorty” Mabe, 81 Sandra Leigh M. Osborne Moses Nancy Virginia Riddle Mason, 81 Sabun Mao James Hardy Mitchell, 96 John M. Medley, 80 - Reids.

Nellie Ann Baynes Miller, 86 - Reids.

Barbara McLain Mayer, 51 - Reids.

Kenneth Lee McKinney, 81 Sharon Maureen Moore, 65 Bobby Edwards Matthews Billie-Sue M. McGaughey, Infant-Mayo.

Margaret Ann McDaniel, 88 - Ruff.

Ronald Huland Murphy “Ronnie”, 75 Donna Jean McLaughlin, 59 Jeanette Bell McAdoo Tilda Ann Nelson, 65 William McKinley Nelson, Jr., 87 Clyde Junious Neal - Reids.

Vernon Elmer Osborne, 77 Orene Hopkins Powell, 88 - Ruff.

Catherine Hopper Pearson, 84 - Reid.

James L. Payne “JL”, 82 Otis “Bo” Parks, 84 - Reids.

Gloria Jean Parker - Reids.

Marge Prevatte, 83 Thomas Dale Pike Pearl Garrison Perry - Reids.

Christine Porter Steven Eugene Roberts, 61 Elizabeth “Lana” Regan, 60 Sharon Darlene Norton Rominger, 55 Leslie Ulmond Ricketts, JR, 97 Nellie Gray Hickman Richardson, 99 Stephen Eugene Reed, 68 - Reids.

Myrtle Joyce Rucker, 94 Geneva Simpson Reynolds, 95 - Eden Willard Dodson Robertson, 80 Patrick Robinson - Stone.

Ronald Allan Rakes, 63 - RC Joyce Steed Rone, 90 Gary Edmond Rakes, 71 - RC David Harold Roach, 66

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It s a Southern Thang...

by Dawn Harris Mother's Day will be here soon. Here are some lessons from your Mama. Take her advice and pass it on to all the hard-working, devoted, and inspiring women in your life.

- Worry and happiness get bigger the more you tell people about them.

- Watch out when getting all you want. . . just ask a fattened hog.

- Crying is for plain women, pretty women go shopping.

- If you kneel before God, you can stand for anything.

- Satan aint scared of long sermons.

- To be a woman you have to look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, and work like a dog.

- A thank-you note is not based on your excitement of a gift.

- Don't blame the cow when the milk goes sour.

- Pearls go with any outfit.

- It's easier to stay out, than get out.

- An eye for an eye will just leave both of ya blind.

- Be the first to the field and the last to the bed.

- Stupidity is also a gift from God; don't misuse it.

- Time passes on, but then so do we.

- You are only helpless when your nails are wet.

- Good manners will always trump etiquette.

- A girl should be like a butterfly, pretty to see and hard to catch.

- WHEN YOU GET TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE THE ONE THAT HEADS SOUTH. *Bless y'alls hearts.*

Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editor or staff.

Letters submitted to the Editor must be signed and include the address and phone number of the writer for clarification and proof of identity. Letters will be published as space allows and at the Editors discretion. Submitting a letter does not guarntee it will be printed.

Letter to the Editor To: All Churches, Organizations and Volunteers in Rockingham County Home of Refuge Outreach Inc. has again housed over 48 homeless neighbors, with over 600 volunteers from around the county in the Draper Fire Department. Special thanks to Mayor Wayne Tuggle of Eden, NC, City Council members, City Manager, Kelly Stultz, Johnny Farmer, and all those who work for the City of Eden.

We were able to house and feed our homeless neighbors, in addition to helping the neighbors with job searches, NA-AA workshops, resume writing, and selfesteem workshops.

There were over 600 volunteers who brought in food, cleaning supplies, and toiletry items for the homeless shelter.

We would like to also thank all the businesses who supported the Homeless Shelter along with the host of churches and individuals who provided meals, breakfast, and overnight housing from Leaksville UMC, The Church of

Epiphany, Midway UMC (Reidsville), Linda Clodfelter (Coordinator), Rob Martin, Jennifer Giles, Cherry Byrd, Marvin Tauton, and Sunny Home & Morning Star Baptist Churches who provided lunch bags daily for the neighbors.

Thank you to Lawsonville Road Baptist Church family and Don Powell, who put on a singing for the shelter and collected toiletry items for the homeless shelter.

Thanks to Burton Memroial Baptist Church for helping with “Shelter Plus Program”, The Shiloh Fire Department Auxiliary (Sandy Vernon, Judy & Bill Knight) who collected furniture and household products for neighbors who received housing.

Also thank you to Draper Elementary School, Rockingham County A.B. Program, and the Reidsville High School students that chose the homeless shelter as their Senior Project.

Thank you Zibby’s Cleaners, Eden, N.C., Top Hat Cleaners, Reidsville NC for

Richard H. Robertson, Sr., 93 - Eden Frances Ora Weston Register Ruth Reid Sherwood, 92 - Eden Ardell Saul Stovall, 85 - Eden Larry C. Smith, M.D. Carol Alice Bowman Stephens, 73 Gloria Rothchild Wine-Shelton Betty W. Stevens, 70 Don Ramsey Sutton, 67 - Reids.

Clifton Shelton, 75 - Reids.

Junior “June Dennis” Scales, 83 Orpha Stevens Eunice Rutledge Smith, 87 - Reids.

Master Braylen T. Schine, Infant - Reids.

Mack Alphonso Settle - Reids.

James Arthur Smith, 95 - RC Margaret D. Shea, 59 Urmilaben Shah Benjamin E. “Benny” Shaw, 73 Scarlett O’Hara Reid Clary Sykes, 75 Mildred “Mimi” R. Stevens-Spillman Jerry Lee Soyars, 68 - Reids.

John Wayne Soyars, 77 - Reids.

Delphine Landers Sanders Harold “Thurston” Stratton, 76 Eban William Sharon, Infant Kenneth H. "Ken" Sessoms, 72 Edith Geraldine Duncan Shields, 71 Bessie Lee Carter Simpson Kenneth Earl Sessoms, 72 Anne M. Schumann, 90 Annie Ruth Williams Southern, 93 Larry K, Tinsley, 62 Robert Odell Totten Patricia Arthur Tuttle, 91 - Reids.

Callie Odell Brown Totten Bessie Zimmerly Terrell, 91 Goldie M. Underwood, 66 - Reids.

Ruth E. Victor, 79 June Swanston-Valdes Benjamin Francis Wade, Jr., 78 - RC Homer V. Wood, 74 - Eden Edward Franklin Wray, 68 - Mayo.

Sharline “Jeannie” Baker Williams, 64 Gerald Eugene “Gene” Whittaker, 72 Charlotte Bright Wright, 92 Jake Wilson, Jr., 85 - RC Gwendolyn S. Watt, 83 Amber Ware, 40 - Reids.

Sarah Grogan Weeks, 53 Grady Lee Wise, 101 Master Grayson L. Washington, Infant James Leon Warren, Sr. - Reids.

Rachel Hunter Ray Wright, 80 Jason Charles Wilmoth, 33 Thomas Wade Whiteley, 69 Mattie Williamson Debra Watkins, 62 Keith Thomas Williamson, 57 Frances A. Hopkins Warren, 76 - RC Emil William “Bill” Young, Jr.

cleaning linins.

Special thanks to all the Police Departments and Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department, and 911 Emergency Center of Rockingham County for assisting the homeless neighbors. Also giving thanks to Morehead Hospital, Eden, N.C. and Annie Penn Hospital, Reidsville, N.C. for their help.

The community really gave

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MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY CLOSING The City of Eden Solid Waste Division will be closed Monday, May 30, 2016 in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday!

Recycling SOLID WASTE & REFUSE Recycling/Collection Date Center Monday 5-30-16 No Collection Closed Tuesday 5-31-16 Normal Schedule Open Wednesday 6-1-16 Monday’s Collection Closed Thursday 6-2-16 Normal Schedule Open Friday 6-3-16 Normal Schedule Open If your collection day falls on an observed holiday, your collection will be Wednesday of that week.

Any After Hours Calls For Water Or Sewer Emergency Issues, Or Trees Down Across Road Or Open Holes In Road Should Be Made To The Emergency Answering Service At 336-415-4444.

NOW OFFERING Obituary/Eulogy listings.

Ask your funeral home director to list your loved one locally in Eden’s Own Journal/Rockingham County Star so the entire comminity will know!

“Although we are mourning the loss of our dad, Aubrey Saunders, we will to continue in his tradition of personal, attentive service to his clients.”

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Divorce Recovery & Support Group Someone You Know Is Hurting Tell him or her about Divorce Care, a special weekly seminar and support group for people who have been touched by separation or divorce.

Call today for more information: 336-558-5947 GriefShare & Divorce Care groups meet every Monday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 533 Greenwood St., Eden

Grief R ecovery Support Group Comfort & Care For Those Left Behind.

GriefShare is a special weekly seminar/ support group for people grieving the death of someone close.

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O n g o i n g E v e n t s o f I n t e re s t For Your Own Good...

DIABETIC EDUCATION Workshop for everyday living. Eden Drug Ed. Center, 216 Stadium Dr., ( corner of Stadium Dr. and Kennedy St., Eden.) 3rd Thurs. of every month, 3 pm. No res. necessary, FREE! Pete Crouch, Eden Drug TOPS - TOPS (Takes off pounds sensibly) nonprofit weight-loss organization.

Weekly 1 hour meetings. Annual cost $32. 1/2 price for children 6-18 and spouses joining together. Visit www. tops.org or call 1-800-YEA-TOPS. Laurasgw@gmail.com or 919-621-3613.

Meets every Mon. at 5:45 pm at the Central Christian Church, 233 Stadium Dr. Eden. Brenda Denson 627-1086 or Pat Elske at 627-0057.

• Al-Anon Meeting 1st United Meth.

Church - 130 Main Street, Eden Every Thursday, 7pm.

- Al-Anon - Reidsville - Tuesdays @ 7:00pm at ar Reidsville Alliance Church 1300 Freeway Dr., Reidsville. Sponsored by local AA group for family & friends affected by alcoholism. 336-972-6277 - NA (Narcotics Anon.) Meets 5 days a week at the REMMSCO Annex, 108 N. Main St, Reidsville. Includes noon meeting Monday and 8 PM meet Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat..1 hour, open to all.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS - Annie Penn A support group for family members and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s. Call for date & times.

South Day Room. Registration not required. For questions, call 951-4674.

MOREHEAD HOSPITAL Preregistration is required for ALL classes UNLESS instructed otherwise. Many are FREE of Charge. Call 336-623-9711 ext, 2412 to register.

CHRONIC DISEASE CARE Call for dates and times...

• Community of Hope Cancer Support Smith-McMichael Cancer Center Conference Room. Call Susie Pool at 336-623-9711, Ext. 2662.

• Look Good - Feel Better Smith-McMichael Cancer Center To register, call 336-623-9713.

• Parkinson's Support Group May 19th 2 pm Morehead Hospital Dining Room Questions: call 336-627-8510 HOUSE CALLS - RADIO SHOW 1490 AM • WMYN AM 11am & 7pm, 2nd & 4th Wednesday

ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL Preregistration is required for ALL classes UNLESS instructed otherwise. Many are FREE of Charge. Call numbers listed.

WEEKLY WELLNESS HOUR Every Wed. at 7pm. FREE to Public!

Door Prizes! Learn about health and prosperity. 594 Pierce St, Eden (next to library) 627-4325 - Annie Penn/Cone Health program BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM Cone Health provides Free or low-cost breast and cervical screenings and followup services to eligible women in this region.. For inform. call 832-0628.

Support Groups

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Youth Concerns

JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM The Draper Vol. Fire Dept. have started a Junior Firefighter Program for 16 & 17 year old, must be in high school and have a NC license. Call 336-635-2233.

SPECIAL YOUNG ADULTS A night for adults ages 18-45 with mild or moderate developmental disabilities to meet new friends, play games (Bingo, Uno, Dominoes), make crafts, enjoy snacks and participate in other social activities. Brenda Moore at 336-6231077 or 336-613-5174 after 6 p.m.

TEEN PARENT SUPPORT GROUP Held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm at Leaksville UMC. For inform., contact Ashley May at 623-6002.

FRIENDSHIP MINISTRY Osborne Baptist Church Children’s Worship Area. A ministry for children & adults with developmental disabilities.

2nd & 4th Sunday of month - 6-7:30pm.

Reg. Req. - Kevin Bedard. 336-6236064 or: kbedard@osbornebaptist.com FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP Osborne Bapt. Church Cafe/Kids Clubhouse. 1st Friday of every month: 6:30 pm. Encouragement & support.

Stephanie (336) 655-1354 MOPS - Reidsville MOPS - Contact Kelly at 348-1634 for more info - Rockingham MOPS - Contact Heidi at 427-2712 for more info

CLUBS

- Alcoholics Anonymous Morehead Hospital Dining Room 8 pm, every Wed. Open meeting - for those interested in recovery from alcoholism. Call 336-6232382 or 336-939-3230.

- Al-Anon - Eden - Fri’s 8pm - Joint meeting with Alcoholics Anonymous Rock of Eden Spray Methodist. Wed’s Morehead Hosp. Dining Room Circle of Love - 8 - 9pm • Alanon every Thursday at 7pm at First United Meth. Ch., Eden. Open meeting.

WENTWORTH RURITAN CLUB Meets 2nd Tues. each month at 6:30 at the Wentworth United Methodist Church at 6:30pm. Monnette Rich 336-951-2526 or Mary Jo Boswell 336-342-4346 STONEVILLE RURITAN CLUB Meets at the VFW Hut, N. Glenn St. 3rd Tuesday or the month - 7pm Call Dot Ellington 573-2093 or Ricky Craddock 336-453-7005 INTELLIGENCE RURITAN CLUB

Church Events “Church Event”s is for Special Occasions that Churches in the county offer the public such as Revivals, Music, Guest Speakers, Programs, Vacation Bible Schools and more. For up to 10 Lines (or less) the fee is $10 The listing will be in the public’s hands for a full month, so be sure to tell the public what your place of worship has to offer them.

Call 336-627-9234 and ask for Elizabeth or Lisa.

REFORMERS UNANIMOUS ADDICTIONS PROGRAM Complete, Free recovery program meeting at ROBERTS MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Every Friday evening 7-9, Ph. 336-344-5083 203 Memorial Baptist Church Rd. Stoneville NC 27048 www.robertsmemorialbaptistchurch.org Why Are You Still Addicted? We can Help.

• SHAW CHRISTIAN CHURCH 208 The Boulevard, Eden Thursday Service 6:30pm - Biblical Learning / Bible Study Saturday 6:30pm - Worship Service Now accepting volunteers for our Children’s Ministry for Thursday and Saturdays

In Bethany area, Chartered for 45 years, meets on the first Tuesday at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall of the Comers Chapel Baptist Church, Bald Hill Loop, Madison. Contact: Text 336 686 6013 or email intelligenceruritans@yahoo.com

GOODWILL RESOURCE CENTER GED, Intro to Computers, ESL, Adv. Computer, Employability Skills (HRD) classes Network Room, Resume assists.

• Eden - Call 336 623-3007 to reg.

• Reidsville - Call 336-637-1010 to register Employability Skills, GED Classes • Mayodan - Call 336-949-4849 to register Employability Skills, GED Classes

REIDSVILLE CHARTER CHAPTER OF ABWA Meets the third Tuesday of every month at Fursty's Restaurant on Freeway Drive in Reidsville at 6:30 pm.

ROCKINGHAM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE 926 Washington Street, Eden Every Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thurs - Friday 10-4. Tax deductible.

Free large load pickup. 627-0160.

RC FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB meets 3rd Sat. of every month at 10 for snacks. Meeting begins at 10:30 am. Meeting at the Rock. Co. Republican Headquarters, 221 Piedmont St., Reidsville.

FACE THE WORLD FOUNDATION registering volunteer host families for international exchange students for the 2014-2015 school year. Call 910-3089458.

RC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meetings held 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of month. Red Cross Bldg - 3692 NC Hwy 14, Reidsville. 434-203-3050

• SALVATION ARMY Hungry?

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Mon. thru Fri. 12:00-12:30 at 314 Morgan Rd, Eden Sun. 9:30 worship, 11am Sunday School.

MEALS WITH FRIENDS! Monday – Thursday at lunch time.

Anyone 60 years of age and over Activities, good food & fun Hot Nutritious Lunches, donations are gladly accepted if you are able.

• HUNTSVILLE NUTRITION 1151 Sardis Church Rd., Madison 427-5206 Site Manager-Donna Fulp • LEAKSVILLE NUTRITION Bridge St. Rec. 400 Bridge St., Eden Contact Mildred Cochran 623-5343 • MAD. - MAYO. NUTRITION Mad. – May. Rec. 300 S Second Ave., May. - 445-9840 Wanda Barnett • REIDSVILLE NUTRITION SITE Reidsville Salvation Army 704 Barnes St., 349-4923 ext. 106 • FOOD BANK Every Friday 11am - 1pm Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Ch., Hwy 770, Stoneville. Free food to all in need.

EDEN EVENING LION’S CLUB Invites you to visit and join! Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month at Santana’s, Eden at 6:30am.

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES – Rockingham County Chapter 1161 – meets the 3rd Wed. of every month at the Mayflower Seafood Rest., 1641 Freeway Dr., Reidsville, 11:30 a.m. All federal active and retired empl. & spouses (incl. postal & military) welcome. Tom Lovell – 336-623-1081.

THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S’ CONNECTION OF EDEN Contacts : Shelby Baker 939-2230 or Norma Woody 623-8807

MILITARY GROUPS • ROCK. CO. PFC JERRY L. MCKINNEY GROUP - Detachment of Marine Corps League All Marines, former Marines and spouses invited: 2nd Thur of each mo. at 7 pm at The AIG Building, 525 Hwy 65, Wentworth Chet Chrismon 336-552-8760 • AMERICAN LEGION POST 534 Post 534 - at 302 N. 12th Av. Mayodan .

Rockingham County Post. The second Saturday of month at 11 AM.Call Post CDR. C D Grant 336-520-1950.

• AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS Meets on the 2nd Sat. of each month at 9:30 AM at Post Building located at 302 N. 12th Ave., Mayodan. American Legion, Auxiliary or Sons of AL with a street legal motorcycle is welcome. For info call Don Laster at 336-202-9724.

• THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF ROCK. CO.meet every second Monday of month.

Chapter 63 -Ag. Building at 525 HWY NC 65, Wentworth, (old Wentworth School. Room 180)Social from 6 pm til 7 pm, meeting at 7 pm. We provide transportation for veterans to their VA appts if needed call (336) 349-6040. Volunteers Needed.Call (336) 394-0080. Need volunteer drivers to take veterans to their VA appointments.

• AMERICAN LEGION POST 254 2nd Saturday Of The Month at 10 a.m. at the legion. For inform., call Curtis Pierce at 336-623-9481 leave message.

• AMERICAN LEGION POST 79 Reidsville, Meetings the 2nd Sat. of month at 10 am (breakfast at 9am) Located behind Auto Zone in Reidsville.

336-932-9082, leave message.

• AMVETS - Local group. All Veterans and service men & women welcome.

Willard (Woody) Waters at 336-635-1786 or woodyeee@embarqmail.com • DAV AUXILIARY New location & time 2nd Tuesday of month, Noon at the Golden Coral in Reidsville Contact Betty Gatewood at 336-623-7027 • VFW POST 8297 2nd Sat. of each month at 961 Church St. Extention, Reidsville, 12 Noon. Call Bobby Jones 336-349-7733 • VFW POST 7033 Meets 1st Tuesday of each month at 301 12th Ave., Mayodan at 7 PM. Info call Donald Bien,cdr.at 548-3431.

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THE BARN 151 Gant Rd. Eden, N.C. Tuesday Night at “The Barn” Open Jam starts at 6:15PM, Doors Open At 7 p.m.

Tuesday Night at “The Barn” May 3 7:00 PM “Snow Creek” May 10 “ “Lucky City” May 17 ˝ “Hard Times” May 24 “ “Hubert Lawson & Bluegrass Country Boys” May 31 “ “2 Young 2 Old” Saturdays at “The Barn” May 14 7:00 PM “Hard Times” For info call Jerry Wilson 336-706-1018 Or Debbie Wilson 336-706-2144 DANCE: TEXAS “T” BAND AT JEFFERSON PENN MASONIC LODGE, 110 S. Main St., Reidsville, NC 27320. Saturday Nights. doors open at 6pm, Dance at 7pm. No Alcohol, smoke free.

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Ongoing Events • TRIAD DAYLILY FANS GARDEN CLUB MAY 1ST 2-4pm “Backyard Hybridizing, not your mom’s daylilies” Join the fun adventure in your gardens!

Plant Sale $5-25 at: 4301Lawndale Ave,Greensboro,NC 27455 next to Science Ctr 336-456-4509Daylilies Plant Sale! 2pm-5pm SUNDAY MAY 29TH Yes! You CAN still plant these NOW! Registered AHS hybridizers from our Region NC & SC. $5-$25 Triad Daylily Fans Garden Club at 4301 Lawndale Dr, next to SciQuarium 336 456 4509 DANCE - LARRY J’S 1201 Old Leaksville Rd., Ridgeway, Va. Live Music Monday, Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 6pm.

Dance 7pm - 9:45pm. No Alocohol, Smoke Free. Concessions Available • Adults $5 Donation. 12 & Under FREE! For info contact Wayne 276-340-6212 • AARON MANUEL MEMORIAL CRUISE IN Downtown Stoneville, NC every 3rd Friday, May thru October. 5pm - 8pm. Held by the Carolina Cruizers of Stoneville in support of the Barry L. Joyce local cancer support fund and Hospice of Rockingham County. For more information contact Michael Manuel at 336-404-5565.

MADISON CRUISE-IN 1st Friday Night monthly, May - Sept.

5:00-8:00. Featuring extended merchant hours downtown and Motorcycles and cars of all years.

"ART IN THE GARDEN" a conversation on how our community can develop an art center in Eden. We have a Public Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033 311406690931/) with an ongoing discussion. The next group meeting will be on Thurs., March 31, 6pm at the Eden Public Library, 598 S Pierce St., Eden, NC., in the meeting room. Everyone is welcome. Questions should be directed to the Facebook page.

CASCADE COM. CENTER DANCE Doors open 5:30 pm, Concessions avail.

Music every Friday night: From 7-10 pm

by Cascade Express & Friends and the 1st and 3rd Sat. night is Bluegrass.

SENIOR DANCES REIDSVILLE EVENTS CENTER Downtown Reidsville @ 223 S. Scales St. Tuesday - Bluegrass Night 7pm - 9:30pm Thursday - Classic Country with the City Limits Band 7pm: 9;30pm Bob or Myra Tudor at 336-342-6770.

ROCK. CO. DEMOCRATIC PARTY MONTHLY MEETING 3rd Tuesday of Month 7pm - 8:30pm Room 211, Advanced Tech. Building, RCC Campus GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH: The Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4751 N.C. 14, south of Eden, open from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tues; 12:30 to 8 p.m.

Wed.; 9 a.m. to noon Sat’s. Consultants and professional genealogists are on hand at no cost. Popular research sites can be accessed free of charge. Copies are 10¢ per page. Appointments for other times. Inform.: 336-623-7154.

Upcoming Events THE 14TH ANNUAL PIEDMONT POTTERY FESTIVAL, presenting the finest in handcrafted pottery and beautiful Eden, North Carolina.

Saturday, June 4th, 2016, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., in the Kingsway Plaza Shopping Center at 220 W. Kings Hwy. More than 75 Potters from across North Carolina and Virginia, demonstrations and door prizes. For more information, visit www.exploreedennc.com, or call City of Eden Tourism, and Special Events Coordinator Cindy Adams at 336612-8049 or email cadams@edennc.us THE ADDAMS FAMILY A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY, June 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th at 7:30 p.m., June 19th, 26th at 2:30 p.m. Rockingham County High School. Contact the box office at 336-627-0228.

DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION'S FIRST SATURDAY OUTING,10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4.

5.5-mile float on Dan River from private access to Hanging Rock Access.

Meet at 1309 Dan George Road, Danbury, NC, (GPS 36.440861, 80.294061). Dress in synthetic fabric, be prepared to get wet, and bring boat, paddles, life jacket for each boater, lunch, and water. Free and open to the public.

Contact: Wayne Kirkpatrick, 540-5703511 or wynbtyk@embarqmail.com.

WRCC 5TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Dan Valley Golf Club, 6564 N.C. Hwy 135, Stoneville, NC on Saturday, July 16 Shotgun Start at 8:30am - & 1:00pm Registration fees are $50 per perosn or $200 per team. Prizes are per team: $400 for 1st place, $300 for 2nd place and $200 for 3rd place. To register or for more information call Judy Philpott 336548-6808, Jeff Pruett 336-932-5645 or the Western Rockingham Chamber office at 336-548-6248.

McMichael High School COMMUNITY ART SHOW: MAY 2 - 9 Artists from Rockingham, Surry, Stokes, Guilford, Patrick and Henry Counties are eligible to enter McMichael's first Community Art Show. Prizes awarded in each category. Entry fee: $15 .For entry forms and complete information, contact Rebekah Williams at 336-427-5165 or 276-692-8054.

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THIS MONTH IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY MONDAY, MAY 2 • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEEING in Governmental Center Commisssioners’ Chambers, second floor, 3712 NC Hwy. 65, Wentworth, NC. 6:30pm.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 • THE REIDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS LOCAL AUTHORS NIGHT. May 5. - 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Free Admission. Meet and Talk with the Authors: Randy Cresenzo, Tilda Balsley, Angela Harris, Alex Carey, Delone King, Erica Smith, Cindy Smith, Anita Royston. Books Available for Purchase, Book Signing, Refreshments Provided by Friends of the Library. Library: 204 W. Morehead Street, Reidsville.336-349-8476

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FRIDAY, MAY 6 • GIRLS NIGHT OUT - 6-9pm. Downtown Reidsville at Mural Park • AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON - Friday, May 6, 2016, Shows at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm Admission $5 for Students and $5 for Adults. Call 336-694-4474 or E-Mail caswellarts@gmail.com Presented by th e Caswell Council for the Arts at the Caswell County Civic Center, 536 Main Street East, Yanceyville, NC • MADISON CRUISE-IN - 5pm - 8pm, Featuring extended merchant hours downtown. Motorcycles and cars of all years welcome.

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SATURDAY, MAY 7 • GRAND OPENING OF THE REIDSVILLE FARMER’S MARKET AND HERB FESTIVAL: Music, Bounce for the kids, SNAP/EBT accepted along with credit and debit! Ask about Fresh Bucks! Farmer’s market is every week Tues, Thursday and Saturday through Oct. 7am-1pm • DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOC. FIRST SATURDAY OUTING 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7. 6-mile float on Hyco River, Dan River, and Aaron's Creek. Meet at Hyco River Access on US Highway 58 (GPS 36.6671892, 78.7552437). Dress in synthetic fabric, be prepared to get wet, and bring boat, paddles, life jacket for each boater, lunch, and water. Free and open to the public.Contact: Paul Lowry, paul_lowry@live.com, 434-572-8723 THURSDAY, MAY 12 • 3RD ANNUAL KICKIN ASPHALT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 5K RUN FOR THE KIDS. Thursday May 12th 2016 at 5:30 p.m. at Rockingham County Governmental Center, 371 North Highway 65, Wentworth, NC. To support the Rockingham Foster Care Program. $20 late registration fee after April 21st. For more information contact Tara Martin at 336-342-8149, or email tmartin@co.rockingham.nc.us • HIRING EVENT 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Triad Goodwill’s Reidsville Community Resource Center, 1551 Freeway Drive, Reidsville, NC 27320. Weiland will be interviewing for manufacturing technicians and Morehead Memorial Hospital is filling janitorial positions. Call 336-637-1010 for more information.

FRIDAY, MAY 13 • REIDSVILLE POP SERIES KICK-OFF AND CRUISE-IN: Seth Willliams : Performing at 7:00 pm. See website for more details. Free.

• RELAY FOR LIFE - Friday, May 13, 2016 - Saturday, May 14, 2016, 6:30 pm - 6:30 am. Rockingham High School, 180 High School Rd, Reidsville. Be sure to participate in or support a team this year!

MAY 13 - MAY 17TH • EDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL BOOK SALE Fundraiser for the Friends of the Eden Library. Books, CD’s tapes, and much more on sale. This sale is for the public. Discount sale on 16th and 17th. Members are invited to book sale preveiw on May 12th at 6pm.

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SATURDAY, MAY 14 • FREEDOM PARK FUN FEST, Saturday, May 14th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Freedom Park in Eden.

Free kids activities all day, D.A.R.E information, hot delicious Festival Foods, hula hoop, corn hole. Schedule: 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Bullet Band. 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. tennis for kids. 12 p.m. Extravadance Exhibition. 12:40 p.m. hula hoop contest. 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Rhythm Junkies. 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. child safety seat checks. Inflatables.

• OINK & ALE - Ribs, Barbeque & Beer, live music and dancing in the streets. Satruday May 14th 3pm - 8pm.

Monroe Street, Eden NC in the Historic Leaksville District. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at gate includes admission, commemorative tasting glass, 12 beer tasting tickets and a live concert by On The Boarder (Eagles Tribute Band) and Moosh. Purchase tickets at Eden Chamber, City Hall, David Price Autoworks, Sign Shop , all in Eden and Traid Homebrew Supply in Greensboro.

• 12TH ANNUAL ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAM RADIO SWAPFEST, 8am - 12 noon at Community Baptis Church, 509 Traingle Rd., REidsville. Admission is $4 in advance or $5 at the gate

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SUNDAY, MAY 15 • FREE FAMILY FUN DAY, May 15th, fun day and open-house at Betsy - Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. Canoeing, Nature Hikes, Climbing Wall, Archery, Games, and Fishing.

MONDAY, MAY 16 • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEEING in Governmental Center Commisssioners’ Chambers, second floor, 3712 NC Hwy. 65, Wentworth, NC. Public Hearings begin at 6:30pm.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 • THE FRIENDS OF THE EDEN ANIMAL SHELTER WINE SOCIAL AND FUNDRAISER Thursday May 19th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. host will be Paisley's on 14, 412 North Van Buren Road, Eden. Enjoy wine, or d'oeuvres and a chance to win a top quality bottle of wine. $15 at the door.

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FRIDAY, MAY 20 • STONEVILLE: AARON MANUEL MEMORIAL CRUISE IN Downtown Stoneville, NC 5pm - 8pm.

Held by the Carolina Cruizers of Stoneville in support of the Barry L. Joyce local cancer support fund and Hospice of Rockingham County. For more information contact Michael Manuel at 336-404-5565.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 • CLAM JAM!!! Market Square will kick off the season with Clam Jam featuring MillerCoors with craft beers local artists and specialty foods. Performing will be The Tams. 4-9pm. This is a ticketed event. $10 and $5 designated driver tickets.

• YARD SALE/BAKE SALE/CAR WASH. - 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Leaksville United Methodist Church, 603 Henry Street, Eden, NC. The LUMC Youth and Women’s Circle are planning a combination Yard Sale/Bake Sale/Car Wash the church. All proceeds will be used to fund our youth and outreach missions.

• 1ST ANNUAL “RED NECK” DOG SHOW, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Lake Reidsville. Free Entry. All participants arrive no later than 9:45 a.m. All dogs must have their rabies tags on collar and all shots up to date. Pre-registration is required by May 18 by 5 p.m. For more information call 336-349-1091 or 336-349-4738.

• SPRING FLING 1st U.M.C. 130 Main St. ( DRAPER AREA) 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. Eden, N.C. Sponsored by U.M.W Hot dogs with all trimming at 11A.M. lunch also selling Bake goods. Selling collectables, crafts, antiques, hand made items wreaths, avon , Tupperware, & more. For tablecall Sally Johnson at 336 - 635- 2297 • PRAISING IN THE PARK - Mayodan Town Park - Saturday, May 21, 1pm - 5pm. Free gospel event with music, food and children’s games. Sponosored by The Rockingham West Mission Network SATURDAY, MAY 28 • CONCERT IN THE PARK SERIES, Saturday May 28th, 6:30 p.m. "Against the Nights" (Christian Blues Music). Concerts are held at the Kiwanis Amphitheater at Freedom Park. Concerts are free to the public. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Come with friends and family, bring a picnic and enjoy the music in the park.

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Nightime fire takes life at Arbor Ridge of Eden On Monday morning at approximately 1:42am, the Eden Fire Department was dispatched to Arbor Ridge Independent Living facility located at 302 South Kennedy Street due to a structure fire.

As Eden Police officers dispatched to the scene approached the complex flames were already visible. Already employees of Arbor Ridge were going door to door evacuating residents as quickly as possible and were assisted by the officers arriving on scene.

The Eden Fire Department with the assistance of Rockingham County District Attorney Craig Blitzer, Leakesville Rural Fire Department (Station 210), Draper Rural Volunteer Fire Department (Station 220), Shiloh Fire Department (Station 120), Oregon Hill Fire Department (160), Wentworth Fire Department (Station 30), Reidsville Fire Department, North Carolina Forestry Service, Rockingham County Fire Marshal’s Office, Rockingham County EMS, Rockingham

County Sheriff’s Office, Eden Rescue Squad, Madison Rescue Squad and Reidsville Rescue Squad, were able to gain control of the fire in approximately 1.5 hours.

A total of 46 residents were evacuated to the Eden Y, some

Approximately 1/3rd of Arbor Ridge of Eden burned of which were treated for minor smoke inhalation. The YMCA is located directly across the street from the facility. Members of Arbor Ridge and the Eden Fire Department accounted for every person that lives in the complex except one. Investigators were able to identify the apartment number and missing person.

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At press time investigators had not yet determined the cause of the fire.

Eden Fire Cheif Tommy Underwood stated, “This was a tragic situation for all involved, especially the family that lost a loved one as a result of this fire.”

The agencies listed above and the residents of the facility were supported by the help provided by several agencies: The Eden Y responded and opened their doors to provide the residents with a safe and warm place to stay during this tragic event. The Red Cross responded and provided assistance to all the residents and first responders; Rockingham County Adult Protective Services responded and assisted in the placement of the residents with family or in other facilities as close to Eden as possible.

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Changes in Gun Permit Application submission process announced Due to the massive influx of submissions of handgun purchase permit applications and concealed carry permit applications, effective March 1, 2016 the following changes will occur: � CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT APPLICATIONS will only be accepted on TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (except on holidays). Approved permits can be picked up Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on holidays). � HANDGUN PURCHASE PERMIT APPLICATIONS brought in to or filled out at the Sheriff’s Office will only be accepted on WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (except on holidays) Citizens can still submit applications for HANDGUN PURCHASE PERMITS online by visiting our website – www.rockinghamsheriff.com. The required “Release of Court Orders Concerning Mental Health and Capacity for Pistol Purchase Permit” can be mailed to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Attn: Records Division at P.O. Box 128 Wentworth, N.C. 27375 within FIVE days of filling out the online application, OR the “Release of Court Orders Concerning Mental Health and Capacity for Pistol Purchase Permit” can be dropped off in person to the Sheriff’s Office located at 170 N.C. 65 Reidsville, N.C. within FIVE days of filling out the online application. “Release of Court Orders Concerning Mental Health and Capacity for Pistol Purchase Permit” forms can still be submitted in person anytime Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to the Records Division (except on holidays). Your Purchase Permit application is not complete and cannot be processed until this notarized form is received by the Sheriff’s Office. Approved permits can be picked up Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on holidays).

These changes are being put into effect to give our Deputies more time to process and complete these applications in a timely fashion so that the citizens submitting them can receive their permits quicker. Thank you for your patience during this change-over process.

Rabies Vaccination Clinics Scheduled for May 7, 2016 Veterinarians are cooperating again this year with Rockingham County Department of Health and Human Services to offer rabies clinics for dogs and cats. Rabies continues to be a public health threat in Rockingham County, and vaccinating pets will help remedy the problem and keep the rabies virus from threatening pets and people.

During 2015 in Rockingham County, five wild animals (two skunks, a kitten and two foxes), tested positive for rabies, a deadly viral disease transmitted by rabid animals. Also in 2015, 46 unvaccinated pets were euthanized due to exposure to rabid animals.

Rockingham County has recorded 190 positive animal rabies cases since positive cases began appearing in July 3, 1996.

“Rabies Vaccination Clinics are one way to help control the spread of rabies from the wild animal population to domestic animals and people,” said Angel Wyatt, Rockingham County Environmental Health Director. “Every dog and cat that is over the age of four months is required by North Carolina State law to be vaccinated against the rabies virus,” Wyatt said. People may be exposed to the rabies virus from the saliva, spinal fluid, or brain tissue of a rabid animal. The exposure may be by a bite or scratch from a rabid animal or from saliva that gets on a pet after the pet fights with a rabid animal. A person may be exposed if he or she has scratches, cuts or abrasions on their skin and contacts the saliva of a rabid animal. A person may also be exposed if saliva from a rabid animal contacts a mucous membrane.

The spring Rabies Clinics are scheduled Saturday, May 7, 2016, from 2:00 pm – 4:00pm at seven locations throughout the county listed below. A fee of $7.00 will be charged for each vaccination which includes the cost of administration, cost of the vaccine, the vaccination certificate, and the rabies vaccination tag.

The clinic locations are: Draper Elementary School, 1719 E. Stadium Drive, Eden Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department, 1133 Sardis Church Road, Madison Monroeton Volunteer Fire Department, 9252 US 158, Reidsville

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Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Oregon Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 858 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Reidsville Reidsville Veterinary Hospital, 3202 Barnes Street, Reidsville Rockingham County Governmental Center, 371 NC 65, Wentworth Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department, 3320 Settles Bridge Road, Stoneville On behalf of the Rockingham County Department of Health and Human Services, we would like to give a special Thank you to the following veterinarian practices: Central Animal Hospital, Eden Veterinary Hospital, Reidsville Veterinary Hospital, Belmont Small Animal Hospital and the Animal Clinic of Madison, who will devote their time and staff for this important public health initiative.

A special thanks is also extended to the area businesses/organizations for their support with site locations, promotions, refreshments, and other incentives to help make this a successful event.

If you have any questions about the vaccination clinic or would like to volunteer at one of the sites, please call Meg McGuire at 336-342-8271or email at mmcquire@co.rockingham.nc.us. You can also contact Katrina R. White by phone at 336-342-8150 or email at kwhite@co.rockingham.nc.us.

Free Cleanup week in April brought in truckloads of rubbish Rockingham County’s Free Cleanup Week went well in April. The Rockingham County Public Landfill opened without charge for disposal of residential waste during the Free Cleanup Week, April 11-16, for Rockingham County citizens.

This popular, free service has been provided for the past 24 years, and every year, numurous trucks and trailers are brought through to “clean up” around peoples homes and businesses alike.

This yearly Free Cleanup Week promotes beautification of the County and encourages improved waste disposal practices by citizens. Waste reduction, recycling, and environmental protection will be promoted by the Rockingham County Code Enforcement Department.

Questions and requests should be directed to 336-4275421 and 336-347-2025 during regular office hours.

The Rockingham County Public Landfill, at 281 Shuff Rd. in Madison, is open from 7:30

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The newest addition to the Eden business community opened in March and held their official ribbon cutting in April. Napa Auto Parts, located at 730 S. Van Buren Rd. in Eden is open for business and eagerly awaits your visit to check out their immaculate store. Conveniently located and with generously early hours, they are literally right where you need them! Monday - Friday 7:30am - 6pm and Saturday 7:30am- 4pm. For information call 336-623-8478.

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Letter Continued from Page 5 generously to help bridge the gap between community and the homelessness. Many things were accomplished in 2016 to make a difference in Rockingham County. Our goal of having a permanent homeless shelter to house our neighbors year-round moved a step closer to being fulfilled, with continued hard work this goal will be completed soon.

If you would like to be a part of the efforts to find a building, or help with renovation of the building that is chosen, or assist us with financial support please contact Melissa Galloway at 336-791-3053 or via email MgallowayHoro@gmail.com. you are also welcomed to visit our website, www.HomOfRefugeOutreach.org.

Mailing addresss: P.O. Box 4370, Eden, NC 27289.

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Location: National Guard Armory, Wentworth, N.C. Melissa Galloway, Founder/Executive Director Home of Refuge Outreach Inc.

Pictured left to right in attached photo: Savanah Powell, Andrew Ingram, and Margaret Peele represented RCC's Student Government Association at the annual Spring conference of the NC Community College System Student Government Association, April 1-3, in Durham, NC. They are pictured here in front of Duke Chapel while on a tour of Duke University during the 'cultural enrichment' portion of the conference schedule.

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Q & A’s: 7 Screening Tests for Women

May is the month when many women celebrate Mother’s Day. Maybe breakfast in bed, homemade cards, extra hugs….? It’s pretty wonderful to feel so cared for.

But how well do you take care of yourself—whether or not you’re a mother?

One big piece of self-care involves regular screening tests, which can prevent many health problems—or help you nip them in the bud as early as possible. Life can get hectic, though, so it’s easy to forget or to put it off. Here is a brief overview of the tests the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends for women. Remember: these are guidelines only.

Talk with your doctor about your unique needs.

1. Blood pressure test. Starting at age 18: Get tested at least every 2 years if your blood pressure is lower than 120/80.

Get tested once a year if your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 139/89.

Discuss treatment with your doctor if your blood pressure is 140/90 or higher.

2. Bone mineral density test.

At age 50, ask your doctor if you are at risk for bone disease (osteoporosis).

At age 65 or older, have at least one bone mineral density test. Ask your doctor whether you need repeat testing.

3. Breast cancer screening.

At age 40, discuss your risk with your doctor to decide if you need regular mammograms.

Starting at age 50, have a mammogram every 2 years.

At age 75, ask your doctor whether or not you need to be screened.

4. Cervical cancer screening.

Starting at age 21, get a Pap test every 3 years if you have a cervix.

Starting at age 30, you can get a Pap test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test together every 5 years if you have a cervix.

At age 65 or older, ask your doctor whether or not you need a Pap test.

5. Cholesterol test. Starting at age 20, get a regular cholesterol test if you are at increased risk for heart disease. Ask your doctor how often to do this.

6. Colorectal cancer screening. From age 50 to 75, get screened for colorectal cancer.

This may include one or more tests, such as fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy. Ask your doctor which test is best for you and how often you need it.

7. Diabetes screening.

Starting at age 18, get screened if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take high blood pressure medicine.

In addition, if you’re sexually active, ask your doctor whether or not you need any special tests.

What if one of the tests above reveals that you have a health condition? You might feel overwhelmed by a new diagnosis. Many people do. We can offer you private consultations and a wide range of resources to help you manage what’s ahead. For example, if you need to monitor your blood pressure at home, you can find blood pressure kits for sale right here. Or if you need help managing any drug interactions, we can work with your doctor to find better options for you.

Don’t forget: Eden Drug is with you each step of the way.

Nothing herein constitutes medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, or is a substitute for professional advice. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other medical professional if you have questions or concerns about a medical condition.

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Roundabout the Eden Public Library

Red Cross Blood Drive

Katherine Seaver, Branch Manager

The month of May is already here and the weather has been beautiful.

The Eden Public Library is constantly bustling with great programs and “new” and “new to you” materials so come on in and “check us out”.

Children and Families: Toddler story time every Thursday at 10:30 am STEM Building Club every Tuesday at 10:30 am STEAM Building Club every Tuesday at 3:30 pm Chess Club every Thursday from 5-6:30 pm May 7th Matinee showing of “Norm of the North” at 1 pm May 19th Evening showing of “Norm of the North” at 5:30 pm May 28th Lego Day from 10 am - 12 pm. Call the library for more information.

Teens and Young Adults: Teen Needlecraft Social every Monday at 4:00 pm Chess Club every Thursday from 5-6:30 pm May 5th Teen Library Council 4:00 pm May 5th Teen Movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at 5:00 pm May 12th Teen Mystery Craft at 4:00 pm May 25th Teen Drama and Puppetry at 4:00 pm with Ms. Dale Adults: Adult Needlecraft Social every Monday at 1:00 pm Adult Learn to Sew every Monday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Register by coming in or calling (classes limited to 5 participants).

Adult Coloring Social every Tuesday at 1:00 pm Chess Club every Thursday from 5-6:30 pm Evening Adult Coloring Social every Thursday at 6:00 pm May 2nd Author Book Talk “Common Pleas (A Tale of Whoa!) 6 pm May 16th Movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” show at 5:30 pm May 23rd Workshop “Senior Fraud and Scams” workshop at 6:00 pm.

Register by calling 1-888-755-2227 x2221 May 25th Adult Book Club “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson at 12 pm

Christian Outreach Fundraiser 140 Slaydon Rd., Eden

July 2nd, 2016 6:00 pm Doors Open to Eat 7:30 pm Music Hot Dog & Hamburger Meal $30 per person (12 and under FREE)

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Friends of the Eden Animal Shelter Pet of the Month Meet Star! She’s a beautiful girl, about 7 months old. Star is a sweet kitty. She loves affection and likes to be around people. She’s been in a foster home since December and is ready to bond with her permanent family.

She is fostered with cats and dogs and she is fine with both. However, Star would be fine in a home as the only cat. She’s up-to-date on vaccines, spayed and dewormed. She’s been combo tested (negative). Her adoption fee is $75, which includes all of her vetting to date. Would you like to give this black beauty a furever home? You can find an adoption application at www.friendsoftheedenanimalshelter.weebly.com or call the Friends of the Eden Animal Shelter at 336-635-9148 – leave a message and a volunteer will return your call. (Every animal that comes to Friends of Eden Animal Shelter is provided with a basic standard of care to prepare them for adoption.

This includes spay/neuter, testing for common diseases, and vaccinations. The majority of animals that enter our rescue center have NOT received this care prior to their arrival. The costs can add up to a significant amount for us. Our adoption fees help us to recover only a PORTION of these expenses.)

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U.S. DOJ to reinstate Seized Asset Forfeiture Program Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page recently received word from Congressman Mark Walker’s office that the Seized Asset Forfeiture Program, which was suspended by the U.S. Department of justice (DOJ) following the passing of the December 18, 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill by Congress, has been reinstated effective immediately. The DOJ sent a statement out to state, local and trial law enforcement agencies across the nation following the bill’s passing explaining that due to budget cuts to the DOJ resulting from the Omnibus Bill, the Seized Assets Forfeiture Program was being suspended.

“I was very pleased to receive this news”, said Sheriff Page.

“Several months ago, the DOJ abruptly decided to cease the Asset Forfeiture Program. This decision greatly impacted my office’s budget and our ability to fight against crime. The first phone call I made was to my Congressman, Mark Walker. Next, I reached out to Senators Tom Tillis and Richard Burr’s offices. Not only did Congressman Walker and the Senators and their staffers listen to our concerns, but they quickly responded. As the Sheriff and chief law enforcement officer in Rockingham County, I thank Congressman Walker and Senators Tillis and Burr for helping to put this much needed program back in place. I’m excited that the DOJ has decided to reinstate this program so that my office and all law enforcement agencies across the nation can better protect our citizens. Using monies seized from criminals and redistributed to law enforcement agencies through this program improve their training and technologies without putting an additional burden on our tax payers to do so. Basically, law enforcement agencies are using the ‘bad guys’ money to do good for our communities.”

The official notification from the DOJ read as follows: Hello All –Because of your office’s interest in this issue, we wanted to let you know as soon as possible that the Department of Justice is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, the Department is resuming Equitable Sharing payments to State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

As you know, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74) enacted in November included a $746 million permanent reduction of the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program Funds.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, signed into law on December 18, 2015, included an additional $458 million rescission in the FY 2016 budget. Although it had hoped to minimize any adverse impact on state, local and tribal law enforcement partners, the Department had little choice but to defer equitable sharing payments to our state, local, and tribal partners on a temporary basis. We are happy to inform you today that we are now able to lift the temporary “pause.”

State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies will begin receiving equitable sharing payments in April, and the payments will continue after that as we continue to process the claims. Any sharing payments approved after December 21, 2015, will be paid on a “first in, first out” basis.

We have also informed the law enforcement agencies’ national organizations of this news. In addition, the law enforcement agencies that participate in the DOJ program will receive a direct email notification and a Fact Sheet, which are attached for your information. In addition, agencies can always view the status of each individual pending and disbursed equitable sharing payments in their “eShare” portal.

The Department remains committed to our valued state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners, whose dedication and efforts are essential to the success of our federal law enforcement efforts.

We appreciate all the support and patience that our partners have afforded to us while we worked through this unfortunate, but necessary response to circumstances beyond the control of the Department.

- Email statement from Anne Pings, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice on March 28, 2015. Ms. Pings’ contact number is 202-353-0248

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The Eden Professional FireFighters Association Local 2723 presented a check to the Eden Preservation Society to be a "sponsor" in the Save the Superintendent's House fund drive. The Superintendent's house is located on a hill overlooking Governor Morehead Park ( the site of Morehead Mills ) This may be the oldest dwelling in our community and is the only dwelling directly linked to the beginnings of our local textile industry. The Eden Professional FireFighters Association is proud to be helping the Eden Preservation Society with this great project. Again projects like this are not possible with out the continued support of the community.

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Thank you to Allen Tate Realty of Oak Ridge for presenting Rockingham County Schools with a $1,500 check!

This donation was accepted by the Board of Education at the regularly scheduled meeting on 4/11. RCS appreciates their support of Rockingham County Schools!

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Sheriff Sam Page, Clerk of Court J. Mark Pegram, Chase Myers, Mayor David Myers Please join Sheriff Sam Page and his team at the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, in welcoming Chase Myers as our newest Sheriff’s Deputy. Deputy Chase Myers was sworn in by Clerk of Court J. Mark Pegram and is the son of David Myers, retired U.S. Marine and Mayor of the town of Madison, N.C.

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Rockingham County 4-H Summer Adventures!

Believe it or not it is time to start thinking about what your child is going to be doing this summer. Summer is just around the corner and Rockingham County 4-H has some great programs planned! What is your youth doing this summer? Would you like for your youth to have a safe and productive place to spend their summer days? If so, check out the Rockingham County 4-H Summer Adventures programs.

Your youth can have fun while learning important life skills! Rockingham County 4-H along with the NC Cooperative Extension and United Way of Rockingham County is sponsoring the 4-H Summer Adventures Program. The programs vary in length and cost, but all programs are very reasonable with some being free! We are offering programs for youth ages five to eighteen and you do not have to be in 4-H to come, but we bet you will want to join after you see what all 4-H offers. Each program does have a limited number of spots available so be sure to contact us as soon as possible!

Here is a summary of some of the programs we are offering this year. 4-H Investigates is back – this is one of the most popular programs where youth will become detectives to solve a “murder” mystery. They will learn techniques such as DNA extraction, forensic anthropology, fingerprinting and much more.

There are short workshops on woodworking, cooking and more.

At Junk Drawer Robotics, youth will gain an understanding in the basic science concepts related to robotics. This is a program for youth who love to build and design things. These are just a few of the programs being offered this summer. Magic of Electricity will help youth learn about electricity and the careers in the field by doing hands on activities. ‘4-H U – Youth Grow Here” is a new program that will give youth insight to many areas that 4-H offers to youth. From science, ag to animals; youth will get to experience it all. ou can find full details in the 4-H Summer Adventures program packet.

You can find the registration packet online at: http://rockingham.ces.ncsu.edu/ or you can contact the 4-H office at 336-3428230.

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Eden Chamber schedules for May

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• Blue Print Eden May 19th • Ribbon cutting for Gabrielle & Riley, LLC May 26th at 11:00am 620 Henry St.

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Be Stormwater Smart!

Recycle your Grass.

Why does it matter? Grass clippings and bits of leaves that are blown into the street after lawn maintenance can be just as bad as other forms of litter. They clog up gutters and storm drains, and what doesn’t get stuck ends up in the nearest waterway (stream, pond, lake, and/or river) causing further problems. Any material (litter, grass clippings, leaves, etc.) in the storm drains reduces the amount of stormwater that can move through the drain system.

Stormwater that should move quickly through the system may begin to back up; causing high water on roads or other, more hazardous, flooding situations.

Yard wastes contain an abundance of nutrients from fertilizer and natural sources; however, sometimes too much of a good thing may be harmful. When these wastes decompose, the nutrients fuel excessive and uncontrolled growth of aquatic weeds and algae, and offset water conditions which can lead to fish deaths. Always have your soil tested and only apply organic, slow release, or water insoluble fertilizers.

Herbicides and insecticides remain on the grass for some time, and some make the clippings unsuitable for mulch, so it’s important to cut it and leave it when you use weed killers. Too much herbicide can burn the lawn, kill nearby plants, and contaminate waterways.

Instead of repeated whole-lawn application of weed killers, try a one-time pre-emergent weed killer and spot application if your lawn has only a few weeds.

Maintaing your lawn. To maintain your lawn properly, mow high and mow often, so that you only take off about 1/3 of the length of the grass. This will result in an attractive, neatly trimmed lawn, and clippings will disappear when they filter down to the soil.

To shade the soil, cool the roots, and block weed growth, most lawns should be mowed 2-3 inches high especially in the summer.

Controlling watering rates will help your lawn grow at manageable levels and still stay healthy. Don't water until the lawn is dry. If it turns blue - green or gray, of if footprints don’t spring back, it’s time to water. Provide about an inch at a time for clay soils. If managed carefully, water will soak four to six inches down, just right for building healthy root systems and greener growth. Early morning watering conserves water by preventing evaporation.

So what should be done with clippings? Leave clippings on the lawn and sweep any that fall on paved surfaces back onto the lawn where they will naturally decompose and fertilize. You can also rake and blow clippings into a compact pile. If you use a lawn maintenance company, please be sure they do not blow or dump yard wastes down the storm drain inlets.

Remember there’s no treatment or filtering of stormwater between the drain on you street to the nearest body of water. Even though grass clippings, leaves, and soil are natural forms of debris, when they are put into the storm drain they can destroy the balance of our waterways. Storm drains are not garbage disposals.

Museum & Archives of Rockingham County holds raffle for Caribbean Vacaion Win a luxurious Caribbean vacation! The Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (MARC) will raffle a 2 room, 7 night vacation at the St. James’ Club Resort in Antigua as part of its Spring fundraising activity. This is prize valued at $5,300 and includes $2,500 for the cost of daily food, beverage and other amenities at the resort during your stay, along with a $750 airline gift card to help defray travel costs.

St. James's Club & Villas is set in one of Antigua's posh areas, yet the ambience is low-key and comfortably casual. Here, it's easy to disappear from the world or to fill your days with outdoor amenities including tennis, water sports, deep-sea fishing or joining in the games for kids of all ages. Four restaurants range from casual waterside dining to romantic settings with panoramic views and eclectic menu offerings to please every palate. Wind down with a cocktail and listen to a live band; take in lively entertainment.

Tickets to enter the May 14, 2016 drawing are only $50 per person and only 300 tickets will be sold, greatly increasing each ticketholder’s opportunity to win. The winner need not be present at the drawing, which will be held at the Morehead-Fair House, 420 Boone Road, in Eden during the MARC “Red, White &

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Reidsville Council approves increase in utility rates The Reidsville City Council unanimously voted to increase water and sewer rates by 10 percent effective July 1, 2016.

With a 10% increase, the average residential utility customer will see their monthly bill go up less than $5.00. In fact, 64% of customers should see a monthly increase of less than $4.00.

The vote came during a special meeting held March 14, a follow-up to rate discussions beginning at the Council’s annual budget retreat on January 30 and continued on February 5th.

Council members expressed concern about rising operating costs of the City’s utility system and the need to re-invest in infrastructure. While the recent water quality issues in Flint, Michigan may be an extreme, the Council noted the seriousness of that situation. They cautioned against falling behind on maintenance and upgrades to water distribution and sewer collection. The EPA administrative order levied against neighboring Eden also brought home to the Council the importance of keeping utility rates at a level where the City can make system improvements along the way.

Staff offered Council several possible rate increase scenarios.

With the 10% increase, it was felt by City staff that there would be less chance of needing another increase in the succeeding year.

Reidsville has made positive strides in recent years to improve its water quality. Among the efforts it has made have been to take back outsourced operations of its Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants in 2014 and to implement several procedures to clear out existing water lines, some of which are over 100 years old.

Aging infrastructure is a problem facing municipalities across the country. According to the North Carolina School of Government’s Environmental Finance Center, municipalities optimally should be charging consumers 120% of operating expenses. That allows the fees to cover the actual cost of operations, plus 20% for capital improvements. These capital improvements can range from purchasing needed equipment and vehicles to replace aging water and sewer lines.

Over the years, the City of Reidsville has invested close to $79 million into its utility system. Preliminary budget numbers for fiscal year 2016-2017 show that a 10% increase will bring the City’s operating margin to 1.07%. To reach the 120%

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Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 Brew” wine and beer tasting event. The winner is responsible for any taxes.

Proceeds will benefit the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County programs and services, meaning every ticket purchase will directly support the museum’s mission.

“We hope the Rockingham County community will take advantage of this opportunity to win this amazing prize, while also supporting our county’s historical museum,” said Jordan Rossi, Executive Director of the MARC. The MARC is a non-profit organization and contributions are deductible as allowed by the IRS. While the museum receives grants and donations from corporations and foundations, most funds for its operations come from individual members, donors, and fundraising projects such as this raffle and the “Red, White and Brew” wine tasting.

For more information or to order tickets, contact the MARC at 336-634-4949 by email at MARCconnection@gmail.com or visit the website at www.themarconline.org.

Red, White and Brew tasting event to benefit MARC The historic Morehead-Fair House, 420 Boone Road, Eden, NC is the site for a wine and beer tasting event, “Red, White and Brew,” benefiting the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County, the county’s history museum, on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets to the event are $25 per person for MARC members and $30 per person for non-members.

Membership forms will be available at the event and any non-member attending will receive a $5 refund upon becoming a member of the MARC. Each attendee will also receive a complimentary MARC wine glass.

Wine is provided by WineStyles Tasting Station of Greensboro and will feature a selection of wines and carefully chosen beers.

All attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

The event will also feature a raffle drawing for a 7 night, 2 room vacation package at the luxurious St. James’ Club in Antigua. Raffle tickets are $50 per person.

Proceeds will benefit the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County programs and services, meaning every ticket purchase will directly support the museum’s mission.

While the museum receives grants and donations from corporations and foundations, most funds for its operations come from individual members, donors, and fundraising projects such as this raffle and the “Red, White and Brew” wine tasting.

For more information or to order or purchase tickets, contact the MARC at 336-634-4949 by email at MARCconnection@gmail.com or visit the website at www.themarconline.org.

Weil-McLain Provides HighEfficiency Heating Systems for County’s Government Buildings Purchase of Locally-Produced Boilers Part of Energy Performance Savings Project In an effort to lower operation costs and support local suppliers, Rockingham County Government has purchased three highefficiency boilers from Weil-McLain, a leading North American designer and manufacturer of hydronic comfort heating systems, with a major facility in the county.

As part of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) between ABM Building Services LLC and Rockingham County Government, the decision was made to source products directly from the nearby Weil-McLain production facility in Eden, N.C. The plant, which leases a total of 460,000 square feet in local warehouse space, opened in 2005 and supplies approximately 230 jobs in the community.

“Weil-McLain provides the quality, high-efficient heating upgrades we’ve needed,” said Ronnie Tate, Engineering and Public Utilities Director with Rockingham County. “The decision was made as part of an ongoing effort to support both the local economy and employment base and to reduce operation costs for governmental facilities in the area.”

The first two high-efficiency boilers of a three-product purchase were installed and are operational at the Governmental Center and Daymark Mental Health Facility, respectively, both

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Continued from Page 14 benchmark, the City would have to implement a 32% increase, which was deemed to be too much of a burden on local residents and businesses.

Staff will continue to monitor this operating margin, the level of reserves and the capital needs of the system when considering future rates. It appears this rate increase will allow an additional $500,000 of investment in the City’s system during the upcoming fiscal budget year.

Even with the 10% increase, Reidsville’s utility rates will be

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among the lowest in Rockingham County. The average Reidsville residential usage is 4 units a month, which equals approximately 3,000 gallons; the State traditionally uses 5,000 gallons a month as normal residential usage.

Staff provided Council with a chart showing that, based on usage of 4,000 gallons a month, the average Reidsville resident’s current combined water and sewer bill is $49.77, second

lowest only to the Town of Mayodan at $34.72. Even with the 10% increase, Reidsville residents’ new $54.75 bill compares favorably to $70.43 for the City of Eden and $81.49 for the County.

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Citizens who call Waste Management prior to June 30 will start receiving the service in October. The charge will be $3.85 per month, and residents will be charged quarterly by Waste Management for this voluntary service. Additional carts cost $2.50 each per month.

Rockingham County and Waste Management amended their franchise agreement to include the voluntary service for the City of Reidsville following the Reidsville City Council’s approval on February 5th as part of its recessed retreat.

“Curbside recycling will make it more convenient for more of our citizens to recycle more items from our trash,” said Reidsville Mayor Jay Donecker.

“Estimates indicate that less than 5% of Reidsville citizens are using our recycling drop-off center. Our goals are to 1) have more recyclables collected and reused, preserving our natural resources, and 2) keep more reusable products from filling our County landfill, thereby preserving space there for future generations.”

“We are excited about Reidsville’s curbside program and are hopeful for maximum participation,” said Stan Joseph, Public Sector Manager for Waste Management in North Carolina.

“By recycling properly, residents help materials get to their next best use, which in turn, saves tons upon tons of raw materials, time, energy and expense.”

With the implementation of this service, the City will discontinue accepting glass, plastics, metal cans, newspaper and mixed paper at its Recycling Drop-Off Center located at 709 Marcellus Street beginning October 1. The drop-off center will then only accept construction materials, televisions, computer monitors, used motor oil and used cooking oil.

Waste Management will provide local residents with single stream recycling, meaning residents just have to throw the accepted recyclables into the cart

provided. No separation will be required but residents should clean the following accepted items: office and school papers, plastic bottles and containers, phone books, catalogs, maga-

will be available on the City of Reidsville’s website, www.ci.reidsville.nc.us. A CodeRED message will go out to residents in early June as a reminder to sign up by June 30.

Getting ready for the recycling program zines and newspapers, corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, aluminum foil and food trays, box board and paper board, junk mail, steel, tin and aluminum cans and glass bottles (brown, clear, green and blue).

The following items should not be included: broken and sharp glass, ceramic materials, cloth and clothing, food and yard waste, hazardous items, shredded paper, scrap metal, non-recyclable plastics, liquids, frozen food containers, plastic trash bags and loose plastic bags and package wrap.

“As the Director of Engineering and Public Utilities for Rockingham County, I know firsthand the importance of curbside recycling and the benefits that it will have for the entire County and the County Landfill,” said Ronnie Tate, the first to sign up for the service.

“As a resident of Reidsville, I am really looking forward to the convenience of single stream recycling.”

The recycling service will be offered every other week once it begins.

If Reidsville residents fail to sign up before the June 30th deadline, they can sign up by September 30, 2016 to begin the program in January of 2017. For more information or to sign up, call Waste Management at 336573-1618.

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Reidsville Art Sculpture Installed Artist Jim Gallucci installed the sculpture, “Budding Future”, in the downtown Reidsville roundabout on Monday, April 4th.

Installation took place over 24 hours, and traffic was alternated at the Morehead-Scales intersection while the work was taking place.

Members of the Artist Selection Committee and various City officials inspected the sculpture on Thursday March 24, at Gallucci’s Greensboro studio. At the time, it was noted that it might be nice to have the 17 foot sculpture up before the first downtown cruise-in of the season, which was held on Friday, April 8.

After receiving community feedback on the original concept, Mr. Gallucci redesigned the top of the sculpture and added engraved graphics to the side panels of the art work, which reflect the history of Reidsville.

The sculpture builds on Mr.

Gallucci’s vision of the new growth for the City, a “Budding Future” built on Reidsville’s past.

The sculpture is lighted by night. Lighting ranges from white, to various colors and can be changed to fit traditional seasonal colors during the holidays as well.

The side panels of the brushed stainless steel art work feature people, things and places unique to Reidsville and Rockingham County. There are plans to eventually incorporate the sculpture into educational lessons for local students and to establish walking/driving tours throughout the City based on the items included in the sculpture.

Many of the panels depict “firsts” associated with Reidsville and Rockingham County. People on the panels include Susie Sharp, North Carolina’s first female State Supreme Court Justice; David Settle Reid, for whose family the City is named and who was also

the State’s first democratic Governor; H.K. Griggs Sr., who was the first African-American Principal of Reidsville Senior High School following consolidation of the Reidsville City School; and Clarence “Tuck” Tucker, who was the first African-American Rockingham County Commissioner since Reconstruction. Other symbols depict the importance of the railroad, American Tobacco Company, the arts, and the various industries.

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• Wed: May 04: FOS: 6-7pm • Friday May 06: Girls Night Out 6-9pm. Downtown at Mural Park • Sat. May 07: Grand Opening of the Farmer’s Market and Herb Festival: Music, Bounce for the kids, SNAP/EBT accepted along with credit and debit! Ask about Fresh Bucks! Farmer’s market is every week Tues, Thursday and

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Rockingham County Commissioners Hire New County Attorney Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Chairman Craig Travis announced in April that the Board has hired a new County Attorney.

“We are happy to announce the hiring of our new Rockingham County Attorney, Emily Sloop, who is being officially appointed at tonight’s Board meeting,” Travis said. “She has an extensive educational background, plus experiences in the private sector and the public sector. The Commissioners did not want to rush, so we took our time, and recruited the right person for this important role within Rockingham County Government.”

Rockingham County Manager Lance Metzler said: “We are looking forward to Emily Sloop joining our Rockingham County Governmental family. Her professional, legal advice and guidance will ensure Rockingham County Government stays on course towards a progressive future.”

Sloop replaces Robert “Bob” Shaver who served as Rockingham County Attorney since 2012, following the retirement of Eugene Russell, who had been County Attorney for 25 years. Russell served as Interim County Attorney, following Shaver’s move last quarter, to become County Attorney for Brunswick County Government.

Originally from Wilkesboro, NC, Sloop went on to complete her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). In 2006, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and a second major in Spanish. She then completed in 2007, a Master’s of Accounting at North Carolina State University (NCSU). In 2010, she completed her academic career when she received her Juris Doctor from Campbell University School of Law, with a rank in the top one-third of her graduating class.

Since then, Sloop has gained invaluable experience working in both the private and governmental sectors, with a focus on advisory and litigation practices. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Thornton honored as Outstanding Volunteer by Commissioners The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners honored Henry C. Thornton with the "Outstanding Volunteer Award" at its March 21st Board meeting in Wentworth.

Thornton and his family are very well known in the Stoneville community and throughout Rockingham County. He is a former Rockingham County Governmental employee in the Tax Dept., and is actively involved as a member of the Stoneville Town Council. He has been an influential leader in Boy Scouts;

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Project Safe Rockingham County Initiative Conducts Gun Screen On February 24th, 2016, the US Attorney met with District Attorney Craig Blitzer, Project Safe Chairman Chief Robert Hassell, and law enforcement officers from Rockingham County. The meeting was held at the Wentworth Courthouse for the purpose of reviewing recent firearm related cases, which have been committed in the Rockingham County area.

The charges range from Possession of Firearm by Felon to Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon.

These quarterly meetings focus on violent crime with the involvement of firearms. “Stop the Violence” continues to be the goal and objective of Project Safe. Each case that is presented is thoroughly reviewed by the US Attorney and District Attorney Craig Blitzer. Guidelines and specific criteria have been established and implemented to determine who will prosecute the offense. If the offense is adopted on the Federal level, the penalties and sentencing are more stringent.

Each year Lake Reidsville is the site of the local Independence Day Celebration sponsored by the City of Reidsville. The event offers games, food, music and one of the largest firework shows in the area. The cost is $5.00 per car.

In 2016, the celebration will be held on July 2.

• Kid's Day Fishing Rodeo The Rockingham County Bassmasters Fishing Club sponsors this event, in conjunction with the City of Reidsville.

Federal authorities partner with Project Safe Rockingham County in focusing and assisting on violent crime. Project Safe has an approximate one-third success rate in which offenses have been adopted on the Federal level.

The next meeting for Project Safe Rockingham County has been scheduled for May 17th at 3:00 p.m. and will be held at the Wentworth Agriculture Center. This event is open to the public.

If you have any questions or comments relating to Project Safe Rockingham County, please contact Daryl Crowder, Project Manager, at 336-634-6089.

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Lake's Edge Rockingham County’s first disc golf course, Lake's Edge, officially opened 2007 at Lake Reidsville. Based on traditional golf, disc golf is a fast-growing sport where players throw a flying disc into a metal basket with chains hanging over it. The player that travels the course making the fewest number of throws of the disc wins. The discs are specially made for various parts of the games – from putters to midrange discs to drivers.

Lake's Edge is geared for both the family and for professional play. Located in the woods of Lake Reidsville Recreation Park, the course is challenging as players must maneuver their shots around trees and over water. The only cost associated with the play is the car entry fee into the park and the rental of discs, if needed.

The Lake Reidsville Camp Store has discs available for sale or players can bring their own.

In addition to local tournaments, officials have plans to get on the professional disc golf course circuit. The course is listed on the Disc Golf Directory on www.PDGA.com. Check out upcoming tournaments on our Calendar of Events or call the Lake Store at 336-349-4738.

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Visitors can fish from their boats, docks and designated bank areas. A North Carolina fishing license is required and are available at the camp store.

State regulations apply to daily limits. Fishing tournaments are typically held at least once a month during the season for area fishermen. These weekend tournaments include either team or one-person bass fishing or night catfish fishing.

Lake Reidsville offers a nearly mile-long hiking and biking trail. This trail, located across the street from the main park entrance, gives bike enthusiasts a good workout, and hikers a change of venue from other City greenways. This trail is also phase one of the Lake Reidsville trails system with more to come.

Located on the North Carolina Birding Trail Lake Reidsville offers a variety of birds that can be seen there, inclduing Golden Finches, Prairie Warblers, Yellow Breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting, wintering waterfowl, Red Tail Hawks and Great Blue Herons, just to name a few.

Six picnic shelters are located throughout the grounds of Lake Reidsville and can be reserved for family reunions, corporate or other group functions. Also, numerous picnic tables and grills are scattered throughout the park area.

Concerts and special events are held throughout the season. The amphitheater is also available for rental. Reservations for shelters and the campground can be made by calling the lake at 336349-4738.

Along with these activities and facilities, Lake Reidsville also offers a full schedule of special events throughout the season.

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Lake Reidsville, 630 Water Works Road, Reidsville, is a recreation facility with a large variety of fun activities available, and is open every day for daily activities year round.

Lake Reidsville is managed by the Superintendent of Parks & Recreation, who supervises both Lake Reidsville and Lake Hunt for the City. This recreation facility boasts a 750-acre lake and park that provides many outdoor activities as well as top-notch facilities available for a variety of events.

Swimming, however, is not allowed since Lake Reidsville is a municipal water source.

The facilities on site add to the recreational experience, including boating, fishing, camping, and disc golf.

Visitors can bring their boat, canoe or kayak to enjoy a day on the lake, including the many coves and fishing holes throughout. Skiing can be done in designated areas.

Lake Reidsville offers single kayaks, tandem kayaks, and canoes for rent from the months of April 1st through October 31st. The cost is $10.00 per four hours of rental. For more information on how to rent them, contact the Lake Reidsville Store at (336) 349-4738. (Lake Store Hours: 8-5) The lake’s campground features 46 wooded sites with water and electricity while 28 sites are full hook-up. There are hot water shower facilities and restrooms, fishing piers, nature trails and a bird watching trail to enjoy. Boat storage is also available.

Lake Reidsville also offers duck hunting from 17 different blinds. Reservations are required at $12 for city residents and $24 for non-city residents.

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Exclusive Shoe Boutique -Now Open.

This newest Historic Leaksville business will open at the end of April at 623 Washington Street in the former Town Squire building.

Owner April Blackstock will stock men’s and women’s shoes and accessories. She will offer affordable shoes with exceptional customer service. Watch this column for more information about this new store.

Uprising Coffee and Books-Now Open Stop by this newest Eden retailer and coffee shop located at 655 Washington Street next to Johnson’s Florist. They have a variety of coffees, sweets and great books. For more information, call 336-612-2857.

Blueprint Eden—Mark Your Calendars The 2016 Blueprint Eden program will take place on Thursday, May 19th at First Presbyterian Church, 582 Southwood Drive in Eden (behind Wal-Mart.) This year’s program involves workforce education efforts of Morehead High School and Rockingham Community College. Networking and breakfast will begin at 7:30am followed by the program at 8:00am. Tickets are $10.00.

Contact the Eden Chamber of Commerce office for more information.

Valu Mart This Eden business has opened at 1440 E. Stadium Drive in Eden.

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James Austin Health Center— Where People Come First This is an integrative practice to assist you with a variety of healthcare needs and to improve the health of our county’s population one individual at a time. The integrative care model brings together managing services related to diagnosis, treatment, care rehabilitation and health promotion. This model is a way of improving services in relation to access, quality and efficiency.

The Center is located at 518 S. Van Buren Road and is open Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.

Call 336-623-7711 for more information.

Hampton Inn-Congratulations!

Hampton Inn of Eden was awarded the 2015 Lighthouse Award, which is given to the top 5 percent of all Hampton Inns. This motel was ranked 51st out of 1,075 eligible motels. Thanks to Darlean Baize and her staff for a great year.

Oak Hills Swim Club Pool membership registration has begun at Oak Hills Swim Club.

Family membership is $450, but if you pay by April 30th, you will receive a $50 discount. Single memberships are $275, but you will receive a $25 discount if you register by April 30th. Oak Hills Swim Club is located at 436 East Stadium Drive. Contact Teresa Evans at 336-627-7958 for more information.

Double Trouble Scrapbooking This Eden business has relocated to 403 W. King’s Hwy. They sell products for scrapbooking, crocheting, knitting, jewelry making, cross stitching and art. There is an All Day Crop on April 16th from 10:00am-10:00pm. $15.00 for all day. Space is limited so call 336-623-1275 for more information.

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A real community leader who loves Rockingham County, Thornton has been a role model for hundreds of young men in Boy Scouts via camping, canoeing, hiking, outdoor survival skills, swimming, rock repelling, and fellowship. Known as "Camp," he has served as Scout Master of Troop 566 in Stoneville for 43 years. He has dedicated more time than can be counted; has served as a good leader for his troop; and has pursued training himself.

In addition, he is a member of the Jaycees, the Lions Club, and is a dedicated husband, father and grandfather.

Musical Theatre Camp Please come join us for our annual Musical Theatre Camp – BROADWAY BLAST! Sponsored by the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department and DeHart Dance Theatre, this camp will take you through many facets of musical theatre – acting, singing, and dance.

We are inviting all skill levels between ages 7 – 12 to participate.

Students will learn to perform as well as learn auditioning skills while building self-esteem, confidence and teamwork. Instructors with years of experience in performing and directing will be teaching various skills and techniques at the camp as well. There will also be an end of camp production on the last day to showcase students’ talents.

Camp Director, Deana DeHart, is an exciting, creative and very motivating instructor. She has spent over 20 years as a choreographer for Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia as well as also doing shows for Carnival Cruise Line. She is also currently running dance programs in the area.

Broadway Blast will be held at the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department June 20th – June 24th. Ages 7 – 12 may participate the entire week of camp from 10:00 – 4:00pm for the cost of $125.00.

To pre-register or for more information, contact Lauren at the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department at (336) 548-2789. Space is limited, so register today!

Market ... Continued From Page 16 Saturday through Oct. 7am-1pm • Mon: May 9 & Wed. May 11: FOS: 6-7pm • Friday May 13: Pop Series Kick-off and Cruise-In: Seth Willliams : Performing at 7:00 pm. See website for more details. Free.

• Mon. May 16 & Wed. May 18: FOS: 6-7pm • Saturday May 21: Clam Jam!!! Market Square will kick off the season with Clam Jam featuring MillerCoors with craft beers local artists and specialty foods. Performing will be The Tams. 4-9pm.

This is a ticketed event. $10 and $5 designated driver tickets.

• Mon May 23 & Wed. May 25: FOS: 6-7pm.

• Mon. May 30 & Wed. June 01: FOS: 6-7pm.

Eaglemania summer camp It is time to register for Eaglemania, RCC’s summer day camp for kids ages 7-17.

Eaglemania is a day camp experience where kids can get creative, physically fit, learn and have fun!

The first session will be held June 20-23 with additional session beginning each week through mid-July. Advanced robotics, tennis, ACT/SAT Prep, sewing, musical theater, cooking, are just a few of the opportunities available during Eaglemania 2016.

Registration forms are available on the RCC website at www.rockinghamcc.edu. For more information call 336.3424261, ext. 2011.

On April 15, 2016, Monroeton Elementary participated in a kindergarten-5th grade walk to raise awareness and money for Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

Fifth grade teachers educated the students about this life-threatening disease. The students researched CF and studied genetics and the risks of inherited diseases. The school collected money and students won prizes for being top fundraisers. Everyone enjoyed popsicles as they walked around the track and displayed CF banners. The banners represent each of the six years Monroeton has held a walk to support Cystic Fibrosis! This was a great example of service learning at Monroeton. The project strengthened the student’s awareness of community and taught responsibility. The students learned service learning provides an opportunity put others first. Monroeton students have demonstrated over and over how unselfish they are and how generous they can be. This year the students and staff raised $1,385!

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History program on black pioneers and PostReconstruction migration set for May 19 On Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m., the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (MARC) will present a program entitled, “The Great Exodus: Exodusters and the First Great Migration," about black pioneers who left the South and moved West after Reconstruction.

Speaking will be Mark Sattler, assistant professor of history at Rockingham Community College. The presentation will highlight the origins of this mass movement, examine some of its participants, and explain its impact on the South, on African

Americans and on the nation.

“With the failure of Reconstruction to bring equal rights and protections to African Americans in the South, and the renewed violence which came after the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, thousands of blacks began an amazing journey to the Great Plains, to America's Promised Land,” said Sattler. “On a quest for opportunity and freedom, these black pioneers took a harrowing journey from the Deep South to Kansas, drawn to the legendary land of John Brown and the

gateway to the West.

Sattler holds undergraduate degrees from University of Florida and Colorado State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut.

The program is at the museum, located in the former Rockingham County courthouse, 1065 N.C. Highway 65 in Wentworth.

The program, which will begin at 7 p.m., the cost is $5 for nonmembers. Members of MARC and students may attend the program free of charge.

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951-204-9211 RCS Students Win Local Teen Poetry Contest Rockingham County Schools’ students recently competed in the Rockingham County Teen Poetry Contest sponsored

by The Public Library and the Friends of the Library. A 1st and 2nd place winner in middle and high school divisions are selected from each of the three Rockingham County Libraries.

Students winning 1st place received a $25 gift card, 2nd place winners were awarded a $15 gift card and honorable mentions were awarded a $10 gift card.

Judge for the contest was Kathy Sever, Branch Manager for the Eden Library.

All the teen poets had their poetry on display in each library through April and were invited to read their poetry at Poetry Slam on April 21, at the Reidsville Library.

Congratulations to the following students for their

accomplishments: Eden Public Library • Middle School Division: 1st Place - Aliyah Perez, 7th grade, Holmes Middle 2nd Place - Ytossie Graves, 8th grade, Rockingham County Middle • High School Division: 1st Place - Kara McCaslin, 11th grade, Morehead High 2nd Place - Tatyana Flores, 10th grade, Morehead High • Honorable Mention - Becca Shive, 11th grade, Rockingham County High Reidsville Public Library • Middle School Division: 1st Place - Raquel Cruz, 7th grade, Rockingham County Middle 2nd Place - Reagan Boyd, 7th grade, Holmes Middle • Honorable Mention - Taylor Gagnon, 8th grade, Rockingham County Middle High School Division:

1st Place - Natalya Johnson, 11th grade, Reidsville High 2nd Place - Helen Thorn, 9th grade, Reidsville High • Honorable Mention - Claire Marie Boaz, 9th grade, Rockingham County High Western Rockingham Public Library • High School Level - Fire by Sam Knight, Homeshooled 2nd Place - Grace Ellis, Amazing Grace Bapitst School • Middle School Division: 1st Place - Maddi Marsh, Homeschool 2nd Place - Hannah Brooke Cardwell, 7th grade, Western Rockingham Middle • Honorable Mention - Francisca Velasquez, 8th grade, Western Rockingham Middle’ Isaac Gentry, Amazing Grace Baptist School Congratulations to the RCS winners in the 2016 Poetry Contest!

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Ham Radio Swapfest set for May 14th If you are into or want to be into Ham Radios then you won’t want to miss the 12th Annual Rockingham County Swapfest on May 14th, a 8am - 12 noon.

Held this year at Community Baptist Church, 509 Traingle Rd., Reidsville, this years event is again sponsored

by Rockingham County Amatuer Radio Club Inc. N4IV If you wish to set up your radio equipment there will be tailgating for $5 and Under shelter with Electricity is $10. There are limited Indoor Spaces (w/electricity) available. During the festivities a new 2 meter radio will be given away, (you do not have to be present to win).

Snacks and drinks will be sold on site. Admission is $4 in advance or $5 at the gate.

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Mayo River State Park invites you to come enjoy nature Along the Mayo River in the Town of Mayodan, Mayo River State park offers basic state park amenities on the 400-acre site of the former Mayo Park, a historic and prized community gathering place.

The centerpiece of the park is a restored pavilion-style picnic shelter designed by renowned architect Antonin Raymond. For some more formal or heavily attended events—such as weddings, athletic contests, company parties, etc. there may be a Special Activity Permit ($35 fee) required. If you're unsure whether such a permit is necessary for your event, call the park office beforehand. You can download a Special Activity permit application or obtain one from the park office.

Reservable Facilities You can reserve the Picnic Shelter at the park. Unreserved picnic shelters are available free of charge on a first-come, firstserved basis. However, the shelters are very popular, so reservations are strongly suggested.

Reservations can be made at the park office or call 336-427-2530.

The picnic shelter at the Mayo Mountain Access accommodates up to 100 people. It has a fireplace and two large charcoal grills. Nearby amenities include accessible flush toilets, water spigot, hiking trails, fishing pond (catch-and-release; N.C. fishing license required). The shelter is handicap accessible. The fee is $95 per day. The shelter is flanked by picnic grounds, small fishing ponds and a growing network of hiking trails.

There are no entrance fees to enjoy the park. Rangers offer free interpretive programs at the park and outreach programs at area locations can be arranged.

Paddling opportunities on the mild whitewater Mayo River are available from local outfitters.

Come View The Stars and Planets Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wandered what you are looking at? Come out and explore the constellations, stars, and planets at Mayo River State Park from Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 9:30pm to Sunday, May 8, 2016 - 12:30am.

Volunteers from the Greensboro Astronomy Club will be on hand with telescopes to assist you in your journey through the wonders of the heavens. We will meet in the field near the picnic shelter. Please use a red filter on any flashlights you bring. Start time is 9:30pm. The start location is in the field near the picnic shelter.

Canoe on the Mayo Canoe on the Mayo River,

now is your chance! Come out and take a river trip with a park ranger. This canoe float will start at the public boat access at Old Anglin Mill Loop Road and end at the public boat access on US 220 Business. Start time is 10:00am.

Participants must provide their own transportation to the launch site and from the take-out site, which means you will need two vehicles with drivers. The float should take approximately four to five hours, depending on river current and water levels. The trip is free of charge and open to the first 11 people who sign up at the park office. Canoes, personal flotation devices (to be worn for the entire trip) and paddles are provided. All participants must wear shoes appropriate for wading. Flip-flops will not be allowed. Bring water, a picnic lunch, sunscreen and any personal items in a waterproof container.

Dress for and be prepared to get wet. HAVE FUN!!

Family Fishing Day The Fifth annual Family Fishing Day, Saturday, May 28 – 9:30am to 2:30pm, focuses on a kids fishing derby for ages 17 and under. Prizes awarded for heaviest, longest and shortest fish in age categories. One single prize to the adult with the heaviest fish of the day. THIS IS A SPECIAL LICENSE EXEMPT DAY, no fishing license required. Also door prizes throughout the day to registered kids, bluegrass music, crafts and casting games for kids, and displays including Rockingham County history, local recreation and emergency medical services. Hot dogs, chips soft drinks/water provided. Bring your own tackle and bait (limited amount available for public use).

Bring sunscreen, bug repellant, and extra drinking water. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adutl who will be present in the park with the children the entire time. The event, food and prizes are funded by the non-profit Friends of Mayo River State Park. Everything is free, though donations accept for Friends of Mayo River State Park to help defray expenses are encouraged. Thanks to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission for Fish-For-Fun bags and for stocking the ponds with catfish.

For more information on these and other free programs at Mayo River State Park, call 336427-2530, or visit www.ncstateparks.gov and click on Visit A Park, Find A Park, scroll to Mayo River and click Events & Programs. Meet-up location for all progams is at the Mayo Mountain Access, 500 Old Mayo Park Rd., Mayodan, NC.

Madison/Mayodan & Stoneville Praising in the Madison Street Sweets & Swing Night Treats Opens April 14th!

The Madison-Mayodan Park planned in Edwin Barker is the owner of this sweet little shop now located in downtown Madison.

Origionally from Mayodan, NC Edwin is an active member of our community serving as the former market manager for the Farmers Market and volunteer coach for local basketball and baseball teams.

As a child Edwin had a love for candy and used to sell his goodies to his peers at school and by the age of 10 he began a life long collection of PEZ dispensers which he still has today.

Because of his love of candy Mr. Barker decided to open Madison Street Sweets & Treats! T h e reason for choosing this type of store is obvious concidering his love for sweets but he also envisions having a store he could leave to his 4 grandchildren who have handmade gumball machines currently for sale in his store. There is now a kid friendly store in Madison, NC! The highlights of the store include old fashioned candy, Astro pops, Hot Lix Cinnamon Stix, Zots, Black Cow Bars, Rock Candy, Pop Rocks, Salt Water Taffy, Sugar free Butterscotch, (with more sugar free items to come) Pez Refills and dispensers, Fudge Sundaes, Brownies, Banana Splits, Floats, Sherbert, Peanuts, Home Made Candy and MORE! If you come by the store and don't find what you need just write what you are looking for on the "Wish List" and it will be located and ordered for you! Come by and bring your sweet tooth!

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Recreation Department would like to invite you to Swing Night Special on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 for an evening of music and great entertainment! Music will be provided by the Greensboro Big Band, a 16 piece swing band under the direction of Dr. Mike Day, playing your favorites from Glen Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and more.

Featured singers for the event include Dixie Penn and daughters Elaine, Liz and Georgianna. Dr. John Henry will join the ensemble as well. Free dance lessons will be provided by the Piedmont Swing Dance Society from 7:00 – 7:50pm.

T h e event will start at 8:00 – 10:00pm.

A special time will be devoted to recognizing our Veterans as well as a special performance from the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department’s Dance Program at intermission.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. You may also reserve a table for eight for $100. Please join us and support this fundraiser in helping to raise money for our local Parks and Recreation. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call the MadisonMayodan Recreation Department at (336) 548-2789.

Historic Business makes changes Charlie’s Soap Outlet in Downtown Mayodan has made some changes. The new name, Cedar Mountain Country Store, located at 105 S. 2nd Avenue will be open Wednesday through Saturdays from 10am - 3pm. and lots of new items. Still offering the Charlie’s Soap brand items, many one-of-a-kind local crafts and N.C. made gift items are now featured. Be sure to stop in and check them out soon. For more information call 336-4270099.

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Mayodan Mark your calendars for the Praising in the Park event on Saturday, May 21st from 1pm 5pm. This totally free special event will be held at the Mayodan Town Park, West Main Street and iwll feature music by various groups, children’s activities, a prayer tend and more.

Food will include Hot Dogs dessertsna dncold drinks and there will be many more surpises to come.

This is a free family event and there will be something for everyone of every age. Be sure to bring your lawn chair or blanket and spend an afternoon in the park.

Sponsored by the Rockingham West Mission Network, if you need additional information please phone Laura Harrell at 336-643-6042 or 336749-6126.

Cotillion Classes The Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department will be having Cotillion Classes for boys and girls in the 4th, 5th & 6th grades. Classes will be held on Friday, May 6th and Friday, May 13th from 5:30 – 8:30 at the recreation department. The cost is $75.00. Appropriate dress includes jacket and tie for the boys and a skirt or dress with white gloves for the girls.

Activities include dance instruction such as the Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Salsa and Swing as well as lessons on ettiquette and manners, and formal table setting and dining. Light refreshments will be served during both sessions.

Classes will be taught by experienced dance instructor, Deana DeHart.

Pre-registration is required. To register or for questions, please call Lauren at the Madison-Mayodan Recreation Department at 548-2789.

Heritage Festival draws record crowds

by Sue Hodges Orellana

The streets, sidewalks and stores were filled with laughter and excited people on April 16th as Madison NC celebrated its 10th Madison Heritage Festival.

With a record of over 130 vendors it was easy to lose track of time, and for some people they danced well into the night listening to the great variety of artists that performed live on two different stages.

There was something for all ages to enjoy from handmade crafts, jewelry, knives, clothing and vendors, to raffle drawings and giveaways, samples of deli-

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Heritage Continued On Page 21 cious food, churches giving free water and goodies to the people passing by, carnival games, to inflatable bounce houses for kids to wear themselves out with excitement and joy!

The food section seemed to be filled all day long with various vendors selling hard to refuse delicious items. There were performances on the hour by New Vision Fellowship’s very own puppet team with music and fun for the children to enjoy. The national anthem was sung with a dove release from our county’s very own Denise Mckee and her lovely trained doves.

Various businesses set up tables to bring awareness to their establishments. There was even free face painting done by the famous Ms. Buggles the clown.

The community and business owners agreed that the weather could not have been planned to be any better with clear skies and temperatures in the 70’s which is one reason why the committee plans to host the next festival in the spring again next year!

Eclectic Calico reported record sales by 2pm and others said it was the best sales they had ever had during a festival.

Richard Miller of Madison Dry Goods complimented the committee on the excellent job they

did this year in organization and advertising for the event.

Various businesses had their own attractions on this day such as reduced prices or sales items.

The Mad Bean had their very own concert in the new Mad Bean Vintage Hall with music groups Darkwater Redemption and Stained Glass Canoe. It was an excellent way to bring people into our community as there were vendors from all over North Carolina who found out that we have a great shopping district. To sum it all up the 10th Annual Madison Heritage Festival was a huge success and left the community in anticipation for next year.

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Rock the Lot event brings hope and fun to many

By Sue Hodges Orellana

Lot 2540 had the parking lot packed on April 23rd with their “Rock the Lot to Feed the Hungry” event!

Crafters filled the sidewalks selling a variety of items raising money to help support the ministry. All the usual booths also gave a percentage to the Lot to Help Feed the Hungry. Along with bake sales there were games & arts and crafts for children. It was a day of fun and excitement for a cause. The Lot hopes to have a yearly Rock the Lot event in the spring to help keep the ministry going and has a few more events throughout

the year, so be on the lookout for the next occasion!

This years event offired music from artists Against the Nights, These Three Remain, Chrysocolla (Seth Williams), Brian Booher & Amanda Lake which filled the air while the community enjoyed delicious BBQ plates and fellowship.

A $5 raffle was held with prizes such as $500 cash, a brand new Char-broil grill, a new Homak toolbox, and a new Samsung 43” TV! Along with

the raffle there was a prize wheel that gave a prize every spin. A silent auction offered various items from local supporters such as

gift baskets filled with collectables, toys, jewelry, Charlies Soap were high dollar items such as a Kindle Fire, home decor, quilts, books, Remington watch, a $50 gift certificate from Inkternal Art Studio, a $100 car repair certifi-

cate, Vera Bradly, an entertainment center, glassware just to name a few!

The Lot 2540 does so much for the community such as a “Learn to Earn” program with classes taught on gardening, nutrition, volunteer training, and bible studies which permit the participants with ways to make vouchers to buy Lot items and even money while learning how to better themselves.

The Lot also hosts a walk in market with fresh produce and

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Madison/Mayodan & Stoneville

Students selected to attend 2016 NC Governor’s School

Madison Dry Goods Country Store is celebrating their 7th facelift for their 21st anniversary of being in business!

Owners Kathy and Richard Miller have kept their store very inviting and beautiful since they bought the store in 1995. The community is anticipating the exciting new additions to the Charlie Lawson Museum on the second floor. Mr. Miller invites the community to come see the new look with his favorite color schemes yet and to be on the lookout for the changes being made to the museum. Photos and article by Sue Hodges Orellana

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Three students, from Rockingham County Schools, have been selected to attend the 2016 Governor’s School of North Carolina.

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1963), and Governor's School East at Meredith College in Raleigh (est. 1978).

For more information regarding NC Governor’s School visit www.ncgovschool.org.

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Lunch at the Well Café is Tuesday thru Saturday from 122pm where the community can come enjoy free lunch and fellowship all hosted by volunteers (volunteers needed). The Lot also hosts two main food pantries a month, one being for seniors and the other is open for all members of the community.

The mobile food pantry is out two days a week in varied locations throughout the community including low income or assistance related housing and many more places to offer the residents free food in addition to fresh produce and many more items.

If you are interested in what the Lot can do for you or for more information in regards to volunteering please come by or contact the Lot 2540 at 411 South 2nd Ave Mayodan, NC 27027 (336)447-3873 or reach them online at www.lot2540.com

Jay Slaydon, MS, LMFT Accepting New Clients 336-612-2292 Counseling and Psychological Services for All Ages 424-D W. Kings Highway Eden, NC 27288 www.christiancounseling.org

RCC Registration Now Open Registration at Rockingham Community College is open for students who want to enroll in summer and fall classes.

New students need to complete the application online at www.rockinghamcc.edu and then meet in person with RCC admissions staff. During the meeting, the RCC admissions staff will assist the new student in completing the admissions process.

The summer application deadline is May 19 and the fall application deadline is June 20. Classes fill up fast, so don’t wait.

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RCHS DELEGATES ATTEND 2016 HOSA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE The Rockingham County High School RCHS) HOSA-Future Health Care Professionals delegates recently attended the 2016 NC HOSA State Leadership Conference at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Andrea Lovings, the RCHS-HOSA Club President, was one of the top ten finalists in the Nursing Assistant Competitive Event. Lovings also received a gold medal for her participation in the Barbara James Service Award and she received the NC Health Science Education Teachers Association Scholarship. Other delegates participating in the conference were Sarah Alcorn and Leah Hylton in the Health Career Display and Melai Evans in the CPR/First Aid Event. All students placed as a top six winner in the District 5 HOSA Leadership Conference in the fall. Ms. Joan Tatum, RCHS Assistant Principal, served as an Administrative Delegate and Mrs. Teresa Harris serves as the RCHS HOSA Advisor.

Mrs. Marti Hyatt's 2nd grade class at Huntsville Elementary participated in Martinsville Speedway's Read Your Way to the Race competition and won one of the top prizes. The class was treated to a tour of Martinsville Speedway, a NASCAR pace car ride and a pizza party.

Thanks to Douglass Elementary music teacher, Laura Di Puma, Douglass won a grant to secure ukuleles to start a string program.

Lindsey Cox, 10th grade at Morehead High, was selected to participate in the 2016 Summer Cox Ventures in Science and Mathematics (SVSM) program at Appalachian State University .

This is a cost-free, state-funded program for academically talented North Carolina residents who have demonstrated interest in science and mathematics and aspire to a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Rising Juniors and Seniors across the state will be placed in residential settings for four weeks of intensive study.

The curriculum is designed to take students beyond what they would traditionally learn in high school courses, providing them with an outstanding opportunity to build on laboratory skills, mathematical modeling,

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Eden Library Book Sale in May

Sports Shorts

Katherine Seaver, Branch Manager

The Friends of the Eden Library annual book sale is this month from Thursday, May 12th (Members ONLY) through Tuesday, May 17th, 2016. This is the big fundraiser for the year, so please come out and support the Friends of the Eden Library.

The Friends are selling canvas book bags at the library for $7.00 each. We have another beautiful afghan up for raffle.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

All proceeds for the Friend’s are used to supplement Eden Public Library services and programs.

The “Friend’s” in partnership with George Robertson, Rockingham Insurance are planning a Shredding Event in June; the date is tentatively set for Saturday, June 11th, 2016. Call

the library for confirmation.

The Friend’s annual dinner was a huge success. Diana Reid Haig gave a very informative and entertaining presentation on the research for her upcoming book on Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The food was catered

by Mom’s Kitchen and was absolutely delicious. We had several students from Morehead High School Honor Society assisting with the event, they were wonderful. We would like to say an enormous THANK YOU to the young men from Morehead High School JROTC (pictured below) who came out on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 to help make the outside of the library look great.

Eden Parks & Rec. Dept Boys 10 & Under ALL-STARS Rockingham County Tournament Runner Up Kneeling- Jaquan Terry, Landon Vaughn, Azavion Childress & Kemarius Breedlove. StandingTayshawn Peterson, Dustyn Sensenich, E, J, Fountain, LaRoger Terry, Tramaine Freeman & Coach Richard Fountain.

At Rear - Coach Earl Fountain. Not Pictured Dominique Hairston and Noah Terry.

USTA Junior Team Tennis comes to county

EDEN PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Pee Wee Indoor Soccer League LANCERS Tony Hatcher, Zack Webb, Tranche Strange, Tristan Strange LeAsia Pearson, Precious & Teavion Tinsley.

Eden Parks & Recreation Department Pee Wee Indoor Soccer League TOP SCORERS Tony Hatcher & Taevion Peterson.

On March 19, the Eden Professional FireFighters Association annual stew was held at Eden Fire Station 1.

Guests included former Fire Chief Larry Rhodes along with several other retirees and family members. The Eden Professional FireFighters Association Local 2723 would like to thank the Eden community for their continued support. The funds raised from this stew will be divided 3 ways: Relay for Life, March of Dimes, and one third for our ongoing charities and community projects throughout the year. They thank the community for their support.

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The USTA Junior Team Tennis for ages 6-18 came to Rockingham County for a FREE Play Day and Kick-off at Jaycee Park in Reidsville on Sunday April 24 to learn more about this youth tennis program.

Matches continue on the following May 8, May 15 and concludes with a USTA Level 6 tournament on Sunday May 22.

With nearly 100,000 players competing nationwide, USTA Junior Team Tennis brings players together to enjoy camaraderie and teamwork, providing a fun environment for kids to learn that succeeding is really more about how they play the game – win or lose.

USTA Junior Team Tennis is designed for kids ages 6-18 and for players of all skill levels. You can be assured that your kids are getting a lot of play time and all the benefits that go with that: exercise, time with coaches, sharpening skills in matches and much more.

Kids can get active, have fun and make friends by playing on a team. Junior Team Tennis allows kids to enjoy the sport of a lifetime from the very first day of play.

Eden Parks & Recreation Department Pee Wee Indoor Soccer League BLAST - Janiya Taylor, Keylin Tilley, Taevion Peterson, Jacorey Tucker & Jaquarius Pearson

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Three RCC students were awarded State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Continuing Education Scholarships at Rockingham Community College (RCC).

Jane Emily Anderson, Cynthia D. Edwards and Jennifer W. Wilson each received an award of $750 to be used as needed to pursue the Nursing Assistant 1 course.

The scholarships were funded by the SECU Foundation.

The foundation established the program to help meet the needs of North Carolina’s unemployed and underemployed residents, focusing on assisting unemployed and underemployed adults, military veterans, and members of the National Guard.

It provides 10 - $750 scholarships to each of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to pay for short-term training that leads to state-recognized or industrysupported credentials.

From the Desks of Eden City Hall William Leake retires from city’s Eden Parks & Recreation presSolid Waste Division ents Funfest on William Leake has spent more than 31 years serving his fellow citizens and now he’s May 14 about to take some time out for himself. After 10 and a half years with the City of Eden’s Solid Waste Division, and 21 with the State of North Carolina, William retired April 29.

The best part of his job, he said, was operating heavy equipment for the city, but he now Leake looks forward to using much smaller tools as he works around his house on projects. He also plans to take a vacation. In his spare time, William enjoys playing pool and he is a huge Washington Redskins fan. William is married to Genevieve and has four children and nine grandchildren. Congratulations William!

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Once again the Garden of Eden Senior Center, located at 508 Orchard Drive, will plant its community garden. This year the plants will included lettuce, radishes, carrots, broccoli, spinach, onions, garlic, Yukon gold potatoes, red northern potatoes, Kennebec potatoes and mixed lettuce.

Mary Staley, Lois Shumate and Deborah Crumpton are the garden managers. Anyone who helps with gardening is welcome to take some produce. If anyone is interested in helping again this year please contact Carla Huffman or Mary Staley at 336-627-4711.

Pictured above is Carla Huffman explaining to the 2015 Summer Camp from Bridge Street students what the garden is all about.

Students, teachers achieve various educational accomplishments Recent accomplishments achieved by teachers and students at Rockingham Early College High School (RECHS) included: • Valencia Abbott- Ms. Abbott has been selected to attend Ashbrook’s Buchwald Summer Fellowship program in Teaching American History at Ashland University in Cleveland, Ohio. This program is by invitation only, and covers all of Ms. Abbott’s expenses except travel.

• Francisco Hernandez—Mr. Hernandez has been selected as a participant in the National Endowment for the Humanities’ program, "The Immigrant Experience in California through Literature and Theatre."

Only 20% of applicants from across the nation were selected to participate. • Rob Seltzer—Mr. Seltzer and his class won national recognition from TenMarks.

“Seltzer’s Block 1 Math 2 Spring 2016, was the leading class in improvement in this week of TenMarks Math Madness for Group C with 26% improvement” The class had the most improvement of any group participating in the competition in Math 2.

On Saturday, May 14, come to Freedom Park between 10 and 4 for Funfest, a free event hosted by the City of Eden. We have entertainment scheduled throughout the day, along with arts and craft vendors, and food vendors selling delicious food and other concession food items.

Inflatables will be set up for children to enjoy at no cost. The Bullet Band will begin playing at 10. Children can play tennis from 10 until noon. An Extravadance Exhibition will be at noon followed by a hula hoop contest at 12:40. The Rhythm Junkies will wrap up the day with a variety of music for everyone to enjoy from 1-4.

While you’re at the festival, make sure your child’s safety seat is installed correctly. We’ll have an expert on site between 2 and 4.

Freedom Park is located at 121 N. Edgewood Road in Eden.

For more information, call Eden Parks & Recreation at 336-6232110, option 3.

Mill Avenue Pool opens this month The City of Eden’s Mill Avenue (Draper) Pool will open on Saturday, May 28. Hours for the general public are noon – 6 p.m. daily from May 28 until school starts back in late August.

Daily admission is $4 for an Eden city resident and $5 for non-resident. Season passes are available at $40 for an Eden city resident and $55 for non-resident. The pool is also open for summer day camps, daycare groups and swim lessons Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. Pool rental is available for private parties 6:30-8:30 p.m. daily. The cost for pool rentals is $42 for 20 swimmers or less, $62 for 30 swimmers or less, and $82 for 50 swimmers or less.

The Mill Avenue Pool is located on Mill Avenue next to the recreation center. For more information, please contact the Eden Parks & Recreation Department at 336-623-2110, option 3.

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Pictured with Dr. Shotwell (left) is Katherine Joyce (right), Executive Director of NCASA

Shotwell honored by NCASA Congratulations to Dr. Rodney Shotwell, Superintendent for Rockingham County Schools, for receiving the North Carolina Association of School Administrator’s (NCASA) Raymond Sarbaugh Leadership Award. This award is given annually to an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in public school service as well as commitment to enhancing and supporting the efforts of NCASA on behalf of his fellow school administrators.

The award is named for NCASA's first full-time and longest-serving Executive Director, the late Raymond Sarbaugh.

NCASA’s award stated, “Dr. Rodney Shotwell is currently serving on NCASA’s Executive Committee as Past President, as well as President Elect for the NC school Superintendents’ Association. Dr. Shotwell has displayed strong leadership within NCASA and among his peers. He helped NCASA plan and implement the successful 175th anniversary of NC public schools in 2015 and the ongoing public relations campaign that touts these schools as “Every Child’s Chance...Every Community’s Future.” He also has been a leading voice in education policy discussions while service as the Superintendent Advisor to the State Board of Education. Dr. Shotwell is the 2015 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year and an ongoing advocate for strong public schools and developing school leadership in the state.”

Dr. Shotwell accepted this award at the NCASA’s annual conference on April 14, 2016 in Wilmington, NC.

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Triad Goodwill presented three awards on Friday, February 26, 2016 to designers with collections in their 7th Annual Rock the Runway fashion fundraiser at the Elm Street Center in downtown Greensboro. Seven student, amateur and professional designers each showcased collections of seven looks created from reconstructed Triad Goodwill store items. Three designers were announced as winners.

Robin Otis-Clayborne won the News & Record Unconventional Material Challenge for the best outfit made of newsprint.

Cheslie Kryst was announced as the Audience Choice winner for her entire collection. The Judges’ Choice went to Brian Atkins with the top score for his collection’s originality, construction and creative use of materials.

Additional designers volunteering their time and talent for Rock the Runway were Amber Colburn, Tiffany FlowersTeague, Floria Hance-Morant and Timaya Kasey. Judges were Princess Johnson of Royal Expressions Contemporary Ballet, Susan Ladd of the News & Record, Katie O’Brien from Jared & Katie In the Morning on 107.5 KZL, and Lynn Wooten of The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. WFMY News 2’s Lauren Melvin served as host for the event. Event photos are on the Triad Goodwill Facebook page on the Photos/Albums tab.

Proceeds from Rock the Runway support Triad Goodwill’s mission of providing free career development services in Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham Counties for the un- and underemployed. Visit GoodwillRockTheRunway.org for tickets to the next Rock the Runway on Friday, February, 24,

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In the past year, Triad Goodwill served 17,179 people in the community and helped place 3,556 workers in competitive employment. 85 cents of every dollar earned at Triad Goodwill’s retail stores goes into job training for residents of the Triad.

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The survey was conducted March 1 - 6 by Opinion Research.

“What this survey shows is that today’s teens need information on how to make informed choices on choosing the best higher education avenue for them and how to pay for it,” said Jacqueline McCracken Wall, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina. “This is why it’s so critical that our young people have the kinds of financial literacy programs JA offers free to schools in our community.

McCracken Wall notes that a four-year college education is the second largest investment many people will make in their lifetimes, and yet decisions to take on student debt are made by

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During the 2015-2016 academic school year, Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina projects to reach 16,500 students in the Triad with programs focused on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Another resource available to teens, parents, teachers, and school counselors is JA Influencer, a free online resource that explores the opportunities and challenges associated with student loans. A guide titled “Understanding the Student Loan Explosion: Implications for Students and Their Families,” also investigates the various factors students should take into consideration when exploring opportunities in high education.

These include gaining a better understanding of the real costs of going to college and weighing alternatives to a four-year school, such as community college and technical schools.

JA Influencer is the result of support from Voya to reach students through Junior Achievement. Voya has partnered with Junior Achievement since 2001; the partnership is centered on the shared belief in the need to actively prepare and equip future generations to succeed.

The survey also found that 89 percent of teens who responded expect to attend college. Of those, 40 percent expect help in the form of scholarships and grants; 21 percent believe they will receive financial support from their parents and family members.; 17 percent plan to work to earn money for college; and approximately 11 percent anticipate taking on student loans to help pay for their high education. The results represent the findings of an Opinion Research Youth CARAVAN survey conducted among a sample of 1,000 13-17 year olds. That survey was live March 1 - 6, 2016.

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About Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina Having celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that stoves to empower young people to own their economic success. Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina operates in a six-county area in the Triad and facilitates partnerships between schools, investors and volunteers to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in grades K12. For more information, visit www.centralncja.org.

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By Sue Hodges Orellan Out beautiful Rockingham County has yet another stunning attraction by starting a quilt trail in various places throughout the area. On January 15th, March 25th and April 23rd of this year, the first part of the Rockingham County Quilt Trail was unveiled.

Randolph County started one of the first known quilt trails in NC and recently Rockingham Co and Person Co have followed suit! With showcasing the creative works of art the quilt trail provides an attraction to showcase the scenic beauty of the area and promotes agriculture in our community.

For instance, one of the locations of the March 25th unveiling happened to be Countryside Restaurant in Mayodan, NC. Local owners Dawn and Darryl Priddy proudly hung their square created by artist Darlene Holman (Black Birds & Berries) above their produce section and it adds a touch to the store that fits unbelievably well. They chose the pattern to go along with their country store. The owners excitedly told the caravan led by the

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Rockingham County Quilt Trail was very excited to unveil the rest of the locations on April 23rd below is a list of addresses if you are interested in viewing the pleasant artwork and enjoy our beautiful Rockingham County!

The Quilt Trail is scheduled to be completed in June 2016. A brochure and website page will be designed to market the trail.

The artists who created the squares in the trail include Leslie Festerman, Darlene Holman, Brianna Hennis, Patricia Perdue, Susan Hines and Signs & Trophies. The project is funded

by NC Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Competitive Grant Program for Underserved and

The participants include: Stanley & Mona Farmer Sam & Janet Peck Dwight Myers & Joann Biggs Kay Cardwell Ed Sutton Amanda’s Day Lilly Farm Countryside Restaurant West Rock Farmers’ Market Jimmie & Joyce Webster Riverbirch Howell and Jerlene Gentry Pat & Ken King Perkins Ostrich Farm John & Peggy Burton Garden Market Harvest Ridge Amy Bradshaw Tuttle’s Farm The Dividing Line

215 McDaniel Rd, Eden 2031 Victory Hill Church Rd, Mayodan 145 Glenn Chapels Rd, Mayodan 3190 Ayersville Rd, Mayodan 2885 Ayersville Rd, Mayodan 480 Manuel Rd, Mayodan 401 N. Ayersville Rd, Mayodan 898 S. Ayersville Rd, Mayodan 348 Sardis Church Rd, Madison 200 Will Tom Road, Reidsville 7481 NC Hwy 65, Summerfield 1564 Woolen Store Rd, Reidsville 130 Perkins Loop, Reidsville 1891 Harrison Crossroads Lp, Reidsville 100 Burton Rd, Reidsville 327 Service Rd, Ruffin 6291 NC 700, Ruffin 353 Titian Berry Rd, Stoneville 1429 Virginia St., Eden

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Rockingham County Soil & Water Conservation District, the history of this location which was built by the Goad family. It was a convenience store dating back before the 60’s. It later housed a number of other types of businesses such as an art studio. The Countryside Restaurant has been remodeled but has kept the hand painted artwork on the walls that adds such a beautiful touch to its interior. They sell everything from ice cream, produce, Charlies Soap, Mountain cider vinegar with a grill and much more! The owners described the store as a mountain store like a mini Cracker

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ticipated in the March for Meals - Champions Week on Thursday, March 31st in Rockingham County.

Fire Marshal Robert Cardwell, Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Curry, and Assistant Fire Marshal Clint Smith delivered 16 meals at 15 different locations in the Town of Stoneville and surrounding areas. During the delivery, the staff checked for working smoke detectors in the homes. Out of 15 homes that the meals were delivered, 11 smoke detectors were installed in seven different locations.

Arrangements were made with another occupant to return the next week to install detectors at her home since she did not have working ones. (She was leaving for a doctor’s appointment when the team arrived at her home). Her home will bring the total to eight homes that either did not have smoke detectors installed or non-working ones.

Rockingham County Fire Marshal’s Office Staff installed “free” to these citizens, 10-yearlife- battery smoke detectors, eliminating the need for the elderly to have to change batteries annually.

As one delightful young lady stated “Honey, I’m 93, I doubt if I’ll get full use out of this one.” Luckily, the smoke detector will still be good until she is 103.

Rockingham County Fire Marshals felt this was a unique opportunity to meet local citizens as well as provide a fire prevention service to them.

It was disturbing to realize how many homes visited were not completely protected by smoke detectors. In 2013, the National Fire Administration reported 3,468 fire related deaths in the U.S. with 122 of these deaths being in NC. Out of the overall total, 1,234 were over the age of 65. Older adults had a 2.5 times greater risk of dying in a fire than the population as a whole during 2013.

The Rockingham County Fire Marshal’s Office is committed to provide “free smoke detectors" for the elderly in the protection of life and property.

To arrange for an in-home visit please call (336) 634-3014.

As I’m sure you’ve heard, our population of older adults is predicted to double over the next 20 years and as our population ages, the demand for services that support aging at home is greater than ever. At ADTS, our programs support people within the community and home setting and empower older adults to remain healthy and self-sufficient in the community as they live longer and more independent lives.

Many of our services enhance the ability of older adults to remain in their homes, often delaying or preventing premature or unwanted placement in long term care facilities. We currently support over 330 individuals across Rockingham County through a program that is designed to do just that! The Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA), a Medicaid waiver program, offers individually tailored care plans designed to address the unique needs of each senior that we serve. CAP/DA supports people who qualify for nursing facility placement but choose instead to receive care in their own home. Coordinated by our dedicated team of social workers, this program implements person-centered care plans rto address the participant’s need for personal care, home management, home safety and numerous other considerations effecting personal health, safety and well-

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Money Follows the Person (MFP) is another state program that assists Medicaid-eligible North Carolinians currently residing in inpatient facilities to move into their own homes and communities. Qualified applicants collaborate with an ADTS coordinator to identify and address barriers to independentliving and work together towards a successful transition back into the community. MFP, in combination with CAP/DA assures that qualifying adults have the ability to age in the setting of their choice and at ADTS we know that aging at home is not only preferential, but often the more cost-effective option for the state Medicaid system.

Since its onset, the Money Follows the Person demonstration program has been shown to reduce Medicaid long-term expenditures and in a recent study, North Carolina participants demonstrated a 32% reduction in Medicaid expenditures after transitioning from a facility into community-based supports. To learn more on these or any of our programs please contact ADTS at (336) 349-2343 or visit us online at www.adtsrc.org. ADTS is a private nonprofit agency dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals by empowering them to achieve optimum health and well-being, independence and participation in the community.

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On April 12, 2016, Rockingham County Schools held the 6th Annual Employability Seminar.

The Employability Seminar is a Work Skills seminar and competition between Occupational Course of Study (OCS) students from Morehead High, McMichael High, Reidsville High and Rockingham County High schools. It consists of three portions: an Interview/Resume where two students from each school submit a resume and are interviewed by a business leader or school personnel; a School Duel where students in groups of four compete in a “Family Feud” type of competition based on questions from their Occupational Curriculum Preparation; and students are judged throughout the entire Seminar on their behavior. Congratulations to McMichael High School for bringing home the gold!

Additionally, Morehead High won the sportsmanship award.

Congratulations to all the students who worked diligently the entire school year to compete in the Employability Seminar!

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For the Fun of it...

A Mom visits her son for dinner who lives with a girl roommate.

During the course of the meal, his mother could't help but notice how pretty his roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between him and his roommate than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, the son volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, we are just roommates."

About a week later, his roommate came to him saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver plate. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

He said ,"Well, I doubt it, but I'll email her, just to be sure."

He sat down and wrote : Dear Mother: I'm not saying that you 'did' take the silver plate from my house, I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the silver plate .. But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.

Love, your son Several days later, he received an email from his Mother which read: Dear Son: I'm not saying that you DO sleep with your roommate, and I'm not saying that you DO NOT sleep with her. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now, under the pillow…

Love, Mom.

Which One? This morning on the way to work I wasn’t really paying attention and I drove into the back of a car at some traffic lights.

The driver got out and it turned out he was a dwarf.

He said, “I’m not happy.”

I said, “Well, which one are you then?”

Problem A man walks into a bar and says, “Give me a beer before the problems start!”

He drinks the beer and then orders another saying, “Give me a beer before the problems start!”

The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a while, and after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man “When are you going to pay for these beers?”

The man answers, “Now the problems start!”

Stupid The teacher said to his class one day, “Please stand up, anyone who thinks they’re stupid.”

Nobody stood up so the teacher said, “I’m sure there are some stupid students in this class!”

At this point Little Johnny stood up.

The teacher said, “Oh Johnny! So you think you’re stupid then?”

Little Johnny replied, “No, I just felt bad that you were standing up on your own.”

Interview Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "And what starting salary are you looking for?" The engineer replies, "In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer inquires, "Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every two years, say, a red Corvette?" The engineer sits up straight and says, "Wow! Are you kidding?"

The interviewer replies, "Yeah, but you started it."

Stop A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff. He thinks he's smarter being a big shot lawyer from New York and has a better education than an sheriff from West Virginia. The sheriff asks for license and registration. The lawyer asks, "What for?" The sheriff responds, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign." The lawyer says, "I slowed down and no one was coming." "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License and registration please," say the sheriff impatiently. The lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you can give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket." The sheriff says, "That sounds fair, please exit your vehicle." The lawyer steps out and the sheriff takes out his nightstick and starts beating the lawyer with it. The sheriff says, "Do you want me to stop or just slow down?"

Hide & Seek Mr. and Mrs. Brown had two sons. One was named Mind Your Own Business & the other was named Trouble. One day the two boys decided to play hide and seek. Trouble hid while Mind Your Own Business counted to one hundred. Mind Your Own Business began looking for his brother behind garbage cans and bushes. Then he started looking in and under cars until a police man approached him and asked, "What are you doing?" "Playing a game," the boy replied. "What is your name?" the officer questioned. "Mind Your Own Business." Furious the policeman inquired, "Are you looking for trouble?!" The boy replied, "Why, yes."

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A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."

Chicken marches into the library, walks up to the library desk, and says: “Book, book, BOOK!” The librarian hands over a a couple of slim children’s paperbacks, and watches the chicken as it leaves the library, walks across the street, through a field, and disappears down the hill.

Next day, the chicken is back.

Walks right up to the librarian, drops the books on her desk, and says, “Book, Book, BOOK, BOOK!” The librarian hands over a few books and again watches the chicken drag them away.

The next day, the chicken comes for a third time. Drops the books on the desk, and says, “Book, Book, Book, BOOK!!”

This time, once the chicken is out the door, the librarian follows — across the street, through a field, and down the hill to a small pond.

On a rock on the edge of the pond is the biggest frog the librarian has ever seen. The chicken walks up to the frog, drops the book on the pond’s edge, and says, “Book, Book, Book!”

The frog hops over, uses the front leg to push through the pile, and says: “Read it, read it, read it…”

How does a cow become invisible?... Through camooflage Why are theaters popular among cows?...They enjoy watching moovies What do you call a cow who plays an instrument?...A moosician Where do cows go on holiday?...Mooo Zealand.

What do you call a cow with two legs?...Lean beef What do you call a cow with no legs?....Ground beef

Soup Old man comes into a restaurant, sits at his usual table, and orders the usual — matzoh ball soup.

The waiter sets it down in front of him, and stands back to watch him enjoy it. But the man just sits there.

“Is there something wrong?” the waiter asks.

“I can’t eat this soup,” the man replies.

“Is it too hot?” the waiter asks.

“No.” “Too cold?” “No.” “Too salty?” “No.” The waiter calls for the maitre d’, and for the chef, and each goes through the same routine: “Too hot?”

“Too cold?” “No, no no.”

Finally the chief, at his wits end, says, “Sir, I will taste the soup myself. Where is the spoon?”

Says the old man: “A-ha!”

Tent Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went camping.

They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep.

Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: “Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see.”

Watson replied: “I see millions and millions of stars.”

Holmes said: “And what do you deduce from that?”

Watson replied: “Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, it’s quite likely there are some planets like Earth out there. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life.”

And Holmes said: “Watson, you idiot, it means that somebody stole our tent.”

Library Guy in a library walks up to the librarian and says, “I’ll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.”

Librarian responds, “Sir, you know you’re in a library, right?”

Guy says, “Oh, sorry. [in a whisper] I’ll have a cheeseburger and fries, please.”

Question Q: What did the time traveler do when he was still hungry after dinner?

A: He went back four seconds.

Bug A boy asks his father, “Dad, are bugs good to eat?”

“That’s disgusting — don’t talk about things like that over dinner,” the dad replies.

After dinner the father asks, “Now, son, what did you want to ask me?”

“Oh, nothing,” the boy says.

“There was a bug in your soup, but now it’s gone.”

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The Dr. James Austin Health Center opened recently with many gathering to help celebrate the center and the memory of Dr. Austin. The center has been established as a rural health center by the Rockingham County Healthcare Alliance, and will provide basic care to patients, regardless of their ability to pay, and like all Rural Health Centers, they will accept Medicaid, Medicare and private insurances.

The center will be staffed by Monica Clayton, NP, a nurse and practice manager, as well as a licensed clinical social worker.

Dr. Austin, a much loved physician in the community and an intragral part of the Morehead Memorial Hospital staff for decades, was a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and practiced at Eden Internal Medicine from 1982 until 2008, when he died unexpectedly at age 57.

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The Racetrack XX

The 60’s Have Arrived

By Darrell Meade Gregory

With the promise of a new decade of prosperity and advancements, Tri-City racing enthusiast had a lot to look forward to. In February, driving a Glenn Wood built 1954 Ford in the modified sportsman class at Daytona International Speedway, hometown racing great Carl Burris had just set a 143.98 mph record. The lead-footed Burris was first in his sportsman class and second overall in the modified sportsman class. Only a six carburetor equipped, larger engine modified sportsman car was able to outrun Burris’s one carburetor sportsman car. Many wondered if he would bring the No.22 modified -sportsman to Bi-State that year.

Carl Burris was on a roll.

He won the prestigious Trenton, New Jersey race and then started dominating the tracks in the deep south. Burris’s No.22 car, the ’54 Ford was bought from Glenn Wood by George Poole, who owned a Ford dealership.

Car No. 22’s bright future was cut short when it was involved in a spectacular wreck in Georgia that pinned Carl Burris upside down with his fingers caught between the roll bar and roof of the car. The rescue personal mistook Burris yelling out frantically that there was “no fire” for “fire” and hosed him down with fire extinguishers.

Burris was allergic to the chemicals in the fire extinguishers and tried to warn the would be rescuers off. Burris spent almost a

month in the hospital recuperating from his allergic reaction.

The No.22 car was out of action for most of the year.

After an impressive start-up year, with races on every available weekend, Bi-State was late starting up with the first race scheduled for May 15th. The Danville Speedway located on the east side of Danville had also started racing on Sunday afternoon and had got the jump on Bi-State. With many drivers and fans coming from Danville it was no doubt a concern to promoter Al Lillard and the rest of the owners. Bi-State was still operating as a primitive track with no lighting to enable racing at night, thus forcing the speedway to offer events only on Sunday afternoon.

The first race of the season laid to rest the anxiety of the BiState owners. The track attendance was easily about 2/3rd capacity with a good contingent of fans from the Danville area returning. Also back was the hard-driving Roy Doolin with CC Moore’s No.12 car. Doolin was still smarting from losing to Burrhead Nantz in last year’s championship because of a flat tire. Doolin had pressured the “titan of the track,” Burrhead Nantz, all last season and due to some bad luck, had been found lacking at the finish line. C.C. Moore, with his engine builder, the huge Howard “Cookie” Cook worked diligently over the winter to surpass Burrhead in the new season.

Doolin was ready for

Burrhead Nantz when he showed up. Doolin charged out front like a mad man taking first place and holding on without misfortune to win the first race of the 1960 season. Burrhead came in a strong second.. Doolin and his No.12 crew displayed a strong desire to outrun Burrhead when they passed up racing at Danville Speedway to run at Draper. The fact that Doolin could drive the Draper track very well and that Al Lillard did pay more, was also a deciding factor in skipping the Danville Speedway.

The amateur division found Mid-Season Championship Amateur, Hank “Funderburk” Thomas of Winston-Salem back in his No.19 Plymouth. Hank won the heat race, but was bested by newcomer Carl Hodge of Ridgeway in the amateur main event.

The second race of the season saw the return of Roy Doolin to victory lane. With Burrhead Nantz starting to sample NASCAR’s Grand National division, he was absent this Sunday afternoon. E.J. Brewer of Winston-Salem and Robert Berrier of Wallberg could only follow Doolin around the track, without making any serious challenges. Carl Hodge won the 20-lap amateur race again.

The big story in the sport’s column was that of NASCAR returning to Draper. The local papers declared that “Bi-State Speedway races will be under NASCAR supervision in future weeks.” The fans had to wait an extra week to witness this. The May 29th race was called off because heavy Saturday rains had flooded the infield. The next

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race on June 5th witnessed the return of NASCAR for the first time since 1954.

A Doolin prominent advertising program went into effect as NASCAR modified sportsman stock car racing made its debut at Bi-State Speedway. Track promoter Al Lillard reported “that he expected a record crowd of fans and suggested that they come early for choice seats.” The local papers proclaimed that Ralph Earnhardt of Kannapolis, Wendell Scott and Bob McGinnis of Danville, and the hometown favorites, Perk Brown

Gilley was bitten by the racing bug and could only see himself in a faster car. During this time, Gilley made his living as coowner in Axton Home Improvement. A job at which he did exceedingly well; he was on his way to being a self-made millionaire. This helped him pay an exorbitant price, for the time, for his race engine. His financial success transferred over to his racing career as he was becoming a terror at the local tracks.

The next race was scheduled for the following Sunday and the grandstands were expected to be at capacity again.

On June 12th the speedway had a roster of top local NASCAR drivers lining up at the gates.

Bi-State had reached a milestone and the future was bright for the rest of the 1960 season.

With NASCAR taking over with

Moir O’Dell, mechanic, and Jesse Gilley and Carl Burris would be present. With a record breaking crowd at the first NASCAR race at Bi-State, the racing faithful was given a surprise outcome.

Spray native Perk Brown was quick to show the out-of towners the way around the fast track, but was denied a chance at the finish line when his engine blew. Roy Doolin was there to take first spot, but Jesse Gilley from Martinsville surprised the best when he took his ’37 Chevrolet coach, No.121 to the front of the pack to take the first NASCAR win at Bi-State. A newcomer, Joe Henry Thurman of Rocky Mount, took the amateur class checkered flag.

Jesse Gilley was no newcomer to the fast track. He won his first race there in the amateur class the previous year. Over the winter, with help from his mechanic, Moir O’Dell, Gilley made the bold step forward to the modified sportsman class.

their rules and regulations, what could go wrong?

Part XXI will appear in next month’s Eden’s Own Journal.

Special thanks to Bill Blair, Glenn Blankenship, Gene Chambers, Deborah Durham, Carlton Estes, Eden Historical Museum, Dink Gardner, Teresa Hutson, Lottie Lillard, Bill Mangum, Clyde Mangum, Randy Moore, Wayne Moore, Butch Nantz, Clarence Pickurel, Ray Shropshire, Hank Thomas, Homer V. Wood, and many more.

Meals on Wheels Needs You to Volunteer Meals on Wheels is looking for businesses and individuals in Eden to deliver Meals to homebound seniors once a month in the Eden and Reidsville areas. Routes take about an hour to complete.

If you're interested please email or call Kristen Perry at ksimmons@adtsrc.org or 336-394-1403.

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TURNER FURNITURE Employees of Keystone Foods, Royal Oak Farm and PLS Farm pause for a photo

Keystone Foods celebrates Earthday by helping in mission As an Earth Day project, employees of Keystone Foods helped PLS Farm Ministry, a farm owned by Ryan and Sheri Young whose mission is to help at risk teenage boys in Rockingham County. PLS Farm Ministry is a non-profit organization that provides both residential and small group programs for teen boys. All programs are founded on Christian principles and provide a safe and loving environment for individuals who need guidance and opportunity to change the direction of their lives.

At-risk “or “troubled” is a term many people associate with teens in and out of juvenile detention or in trouble with the law, but that is not always the case. At-risk or troubled can also define teens whose actions could be leading them down a troubled path. It is our hope at PLS, that by providing a safe and loving Christian environment that we are giving teens an outlet to discover who they are and in what direction they want their lives to go. The Youngs want them to learn through hard work and dedication on the farm that each one of them is a valuable member of society and that God has a plan for their lives too.

Through the residential program, they offer a stable and loving family atmosphere for teen boys between the ages of 14 and 17. This program is designed for 1 to 2 boys at a time, which will allow for the attention that each one needs for personal and spiritual growth. Our “family” atmosphere approach provides each boy with his own bedroom, meals and snacks throughout the day and daily household and farm chores, and well as family time in the evenings.

They also have a community garden each year. The PLS Garden Center program will begin in the Spring of 2016.

With this program, they will plant, harvest, and deliver farmfresh fruits and vegetables to local families in need. All items grown in the garden are donated to our community.

Royal Oak Farms provided the compost material to put on the community garden. The

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Congressional Primary Election in county in June Toni K. Reece, Chairman Rockingham County Board of Elections

A congressional primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Rockingham County to vote on the following contests: Republican Partisan Contest: U.S. House of Representatives (6th District) Non-Partisan Contest: N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Most voters will be asked to present acceptable photo identification when presenting to vote in person, with exceptions for voters who are unable to obtain acceptable photo identification, have a religious objection to being photographed, or are victims of a natural disaster.

Acceptable forms of photo identification are a NC Driver License or DMV-issued identification card (expired up to four years), US Passport or Passport card (unexpired), Military ID card or Veterans Affairs ID card (unexpired, if there is an expiration date), and certain tribal enrollment cards. Voters who are unable to obtain one of these forms of identification may still vote if the inability to obtain such identification is due to a reasonable impediment such as a lost or stolen ID, lack of transportation, illness or disability, a lack of proper documents, work schedule. These voters may vote a provisional ballot after completing a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and providing an alternate form of identification, or the last four digits of their Social Security Number and their date of birth. Alternate forms of identification for voters who complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration include their voter registration card or a current utility bill, paycheck, government check, bank statement, or other government document bearing the voter’s name and current address. Voters who use curbside voting may also present one of the alternative forms of identification described in the last sentence. Photo identification for voting is available from the DMV at no cost. For

assistance with obtaining acceptable photo identification or for more information on exceptions and alternative voting options, please contact the State Board of Elections outreach team toll-free at 1-866-522-4723 or visit www.VoterID.nc.gov.

Polls will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on the day of the primary, Tuesday, June 7. One Stop (Early) Voting will be held at the Rockingham County Board of Elections Office 240 Cherokee Camp Rd. in Wentworth. One Stop (Early) Voting will be open from Thursday, May 26 until 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 4. Monday through Friday 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. Saturday, June 4, 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. One Stop (Early) Voting will not be held on Monday, May 30. Our office will be closed for the Memorial Day Holiday. Canvass will be held in the Rockingham County Board of Elections office at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 14.

Absentee voting by mail is available. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on an Absentee Request form (available on the State Board of Elections website, at the county board of elections office and where One Stop (Early) Voting is offered), and must be received in the Rockingham County Board of Elections office or any One Stop (Early) Voting Site by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 31. All voters who voted by mail for the March 15 primary will receive an absentee ballot in the mail.

Absentee voting requires completing an application on the return envelope that must be witnessed by two qualified persons or a notary public. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Rockingham County Board of Elections by 5:00 pm on Election Day (ballots received by mail after this time will be timely if received within three business days and postmarked as of Election Day).

Voters may receive assistance in voting a mail-in absentee ballot from a qualified person

of their choice. If the voter lives in a facility such as a nursing home and the voter’s near relative or legal guardian is not available, the voter or the facility can arrange to have the county board of elections schedule a visit by a Multipartisan Assistance Team to provide assistance and serve as witnesses.

All persons who are registered to vote with the Rockingham County Board of Elections may vote in this primary. Unaffiliated voters will be given a choice of ballot.

Affiliated voters may vote a nonpartisan ballot if the party of their affiliation does not have any contests scheduled for this primary. Persons who are not already registered to vote in the county must register by Friday, May 13 to be eligible to vote in this primary. Voters who are not registered in the county by that deadline may register and vote during One Stop (Early) Voting only, and will be required to provide documentation of their identity and residence. Voters who wish to change party affiliation or who have changed name or address must do so by the registration deadline. Voters who fail to timely make a change in name or address in the county must update the information when presenting to vote, and may be required to vote a provisional ballot.

Voters voting in person are entitled to assistance by an election official, or if assistance is needed due to disability or illiteracy, by a qualified person of their choice. Registration and voting sites are accessible to all voters. Curbside voting is available for voters who are not physically able to enter voting sites.

Persons with questions about registration, polling places, early voting, absentee ballots, a Multipartisan Assistance Team visit to a facility, or other election matters may call the Rockingham County Board of Elections Office at 336-3428107 Monday – Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm).

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The screenings will be held: · Monday, May 2, 6-8 p.m. at Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long Hospital, 501 N. Elam Ave., Greensboro. · Monday, May 16, 5:30-7 p.m. at Cone Health Cancer Center at Annie Penn Hospital, 618 S. Main St., Reidsville.

· Monday, May 23, 5:45-7:15 p.m. at Cone Health Cancer Center at MedCenter Mebane, 3940 Arrowhead Blvd., Mebane. · Monday, June 6, 6-8 p.m. at Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional Medical Center, 1240 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington.

Cone Health Cancer Center recommends screenings for everyone, as all ages and races can get skin cancer. The skin cancer screening is open to anyone who has not seen a dermatologist within the last year.

While the screening is free, registration is required. People can register by calling 336-8328000. More information is available at Conehealth.com/classes.

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Free App That Helps to Protect Families Exceeds 500 Million Alerts When Keli Wilson, mother of three, started AlertID after the panic she experienced when she was separated from her children at a busy amusement park in 2009, she had no idea that 7 years later her brainchild would have sent more than 500 million safety alerts to members nationwide. Since its inception, AlertID has helped to protect millions of families in every state in the country. AlertID offers its service and app at no cost and members everywhere have shared their personal stories using AlertID. This includes a single mother who learned by using AlertID that the elderly male neighbor who tried to befriend her 7-year-old son was a sex offender.

“AlertID is a powerful tool that every member of the family can use to give them the information they need to protect their families,” says founder Keli Wilson, “Receiving alerts and connecting with neighbors to share information is essential in reducing crime in our neighborhoods.”

Here’s how it works: After

signing up for AlertID at www.AlertID.com, members are able to view an interactive map that reveals crimes and sex offenders in their neighborhood.

Members also receive alerts and information via email or mobile device for multiple locations such as their home, school, work or current location. Nationwide, members have the ability to receive up to date crime, sex offender, severe weather, earthquake and other alerts. AlertID is also a virtual neighborhood watch used to share photos and information regarding suspicious activity with neighbors and police. Lastly, AlertID offers an entire library of prevention tips.

AlertID, the nationwide neighborhood safety network, is available for free online or on a smartphone and provides information needed to keep families safe. Members can receive alerts and information for multiple locations such as their homes, schools or offices.

The AlertID mobile app is available for download on iTunes or the Android market. To sign up for a free AlertID account or for more information, please go to www.AlertID.com.

Save Your Own Life To Do List Morehead Health - Winter 2016

In addition to having your cholesterol checked, talk to your doctor about these important health screenings: • Weight and Height: Losing as little ad five to ten percent of your body weight can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk for heart disease and diabetes. How Often: Once a year or more often if over weight.

• Body Mass Index (BMI): Your BMI measures the relation between your height and your weight. A healthy BMI is considered between 18.5 and 24.9. How Often: Once a year.

• Blood Pressure: Anything over 140/90 is considered high blood pressure, increasing your risk for heart attack and stroke. How Often: Once a year or more often if high.

• Mammogram: This exam check for breast cancer in women. How Often: jOnce a year starting at age 40 as long as you are in good health.

• Prostate Exam: Checks for prostate cancer, the most common nonskin cancer in America, affecting 1 in 7 men. How Often: Talk to your doctor to determine which prostate exams are right for you.

• Colonoscopy: This procedure looks inside the large intestine for cancer or pre-cancerous growth. How Often: Once every 10 years starting at age 50.

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The Senior Scoop Fun Activities at Senior Centers throughout Rockingham County

Garden of Eden Senior Center 508 Orchard Ave, Eden - Call 627-4711 • Corn Hole -Every Thursday at 10:00 at the Garden of Eden Senior Center • Friends Club – Meetings are held every Tuesday at 10. On the 4th Tuesday of the month we have a lunch outing, so we meet at 11 or earlier depending on where we are going for lunch.

• Exercise with us on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30-9:00 inside. Sit down or stand up class using resistance bands, balls and hand held weights.

• Walking Group – Morgan Road Track from 9:00-9:30 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

• Stretch & Balance class – Every Tuesday at 11:15 • Walking Group – 9:00-9:30 Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

• Play Mah Jongg – Thursdays at 11:00. Come and learn or play. Schedule does vary call before you come.

• Rook - Please show up at The Garden of Eden Senior Center by 12:45 and play from 1:00pm until 4:00 pm on Wednesdays.

• Hand and Foot – Please show up at The Garden of Eden Senior Center by 12:45 on Tuesdays • Bingo Bash at 9:00 on Monday, April 18th • Pickle ball- Learn to play now and join in on all the fun! We play every Friday at 10:00 at Mill Ave. Recreation Center • Computer - computer lab open except during tax sessions (see schedule for times) • Community Garden - If interested in joining our community garden please call Carla Huffman at 627-4711 • Acrylic Paint Class – Mondays 10-12 $6 per session • Water color paint class – Wednesdays or Fridays 9:30-12 $6 per session • Line Dance – Free class every Monday 10:15 at the CB hut on Boone Road • Genealogy -Thursdays by appointment only

Reidsville Senior Center 201 N. Washington Ave., Reidsville Call 349-1088 • Paint Group – 8:30am – Mondays and Wednesdays • Jewelry Class – 1:00pm – 1st Friday of every month.

• Silver Sneakers – 9:00am – Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays • Crochet Class – 9:00am – Tuesdays • Phase 10 Card Game – 10:00am – Tuesdays • Reidsville Kickers Line Dance – 10:00am – Tuesdays • Downtown Senior Citizens Club Meeting – 10:00am – 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month • Craft Class – 10:00am – 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month • Carolina Girls Line Dance – 1:00pm – Thursdays • Bingo – 1:00pm – 3rd Thursday of the month • Pickleball – 10:30am – Fridays

Madison / Mayodan Senior Center 300 S. Second Ave., Mayodan. Inside Madison/Mayodan Rec. Dept. Building. Call 548-2789 -or- 548-9572 • Senior Excercise Classes: (All exercise classes are FREE to SilverSneaker and Silver&Fit participants) Circuit- Monday & Wednesday @ 9:00am- $3.00 per class Fit & Strong- Monday, Wednesday, @ 10:30am- FREE Zumba- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday @ 9:00am and Wednesday @ 8:00am- $3.00 per class Easy Yoga- Tuesday @ 10:30am- $3.00 per class Chair- Tuesday @ 11:00am- FREE Tai Chi for Arthritis/Stretch- Thursday @ 10:30am- FREE Staying Strong- Friday @ 10:30- FREE • Dance: Shag- Tuesday @ 6:30pm (intermediate) & 7:30pm (beginner)- $7.50/class or $30/month Line Dance- Thursday @ 6:30pm- $7.50/class or $30/month • Senior Games: Cornhole- Monday at 9-11am Pickleball- Tuesday/Thursday/Friday from 8:30-10:30am Bocce- Wednesday at 10am- (weather permitting) • Cards: Bridge- Wednesday from 9-11:30am & Hand & Foot- Wednesday from 1-4pmster

Center for Active Retirement - Wentworth 141 and 164 Tyre Dodson Road, in Wentworth (Behind the Old Courthouse in Wentworth) (336) 349-2343 • May Events: Older American month. Presidential proclamation to honor all older Americans.

Women's Healthcare month. A month to increase awareness of the health concerns unique to women.

May 8th. Mother's Day. The Second Sunday of May, honoring all mothers.

May 30th. Memorial Day. A day to honor the men and women who have died in battle, and to pray for peace in the future.

• Aluminum can tabs collection. We are collecting the tabs from aluminum cans for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Collection jar is in the main building.

• Craft, jewelry, wire wrap ring. Class will meet May 11th from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the annex. Supplies will be provided. Refreshments will be served. This class is $20. The instructor will be Linda Wilson.

• Craft, sewing a kimono robe. Class will meet May 25th from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the annex. Supplies needed, 6 yards of 45 inch fabric with matching thread, pins, and scissors. Refreshments will be served. This class will cost $10. The instructor will be Linda Wilson.

• Western Rockingham scat services are up and running. Want to take advantage of the convenient and economical transport provided by Skat? Pick up a route map at select locations or call 336-347-2287.

• Lunch and learn in CAR Annex "Walking - It's a Good Thing" May 23rd at 12 p.m. Walking, basic as it may seem, follows breathing and heartbeat as exercise everyone should include every day. The session is free and refreshments will be served. Call 336-637-8428.

• Line dancing. Class meets on Mondays in the annex from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. the cost is $2 per hour or $3 a week. The instructor will be Donna Stone.

• Bingo, Tuesdays in the annex from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

• Rook, Tuesdays, main building, from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

• Blood pressure screening. A nurse from a TTS will come to the Center for active retirement the second Tuesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. till 10 a.m. a blood pressure monitor is available in the director's office.

• Senior aerobics. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. in the lower level of CAR, 141 Tyre Dodson Road. With the exception of the above-noted days and times, the room is available for your usage from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. we use a variety of videos in this free course.

• Exercise equipment. We have PACE (programmed accommodating circuit exercise) equipment. It utilizes hydraulic resistance machines that match the effort of the user at any Fitness level. Also, available is a stationary bike and a gravity Rider machine.

• Computer classes. Instructor will be Linda Wilson. Advanced word. Class meets Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the main building.

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County Bands rated for Music Performances Throughout March several Rockingham County Schools’ middle and high school choirs and bands participated in the North Carolina Music Educators’ Association

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school, college, and retired choir and band directors, on a stage performance as well as being able to read a music selection at sight. Students could also participate in a solo event. We are pleased to announce the schools and individuals who received superior ratings at the event: Solo Contest: McMichael High School: Mattie Wingfield, Nathanael Pierson, Austin Coleman- Ann Pratt Long, Director Choirs: McMichael High School: Vocal Ensemble - Ann Pratt Long, Director McMichael High School: Voices of Harmony - Ann Pratt Long, Director Rockingham County High School Concert Choir: Sightsinging - Marlo Nall, Director Bands: McMichael High School Symphonic Band Superior in Grade four- Randy Quarles, Director Rockingham County Middle School Advanced Band - Brian Otter, Director

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Keystone Foods provided the lumber and the labor to build the obstacle courses as well as the labor to clear a field that was recently flooded.

PLS is located on an 82-acre farm in Rockingham County and wants to help individuals experience the great outdoors firsthand.

The Youngs wrote, “We use this land to offer anything from the real life experiences of working on and maintaining a farm, to using it for recreational activities such as camping, fishing and completing obstacle courses. We hope that through these and other activities on the farm, participants will gain confidence, accountability, work ethic, and discipline, as well as love and respect for God's creation.

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