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Rocktoberfest Fundraiser set The community is cordially invited to attend the Rocktoberfest Oyster Roast and Shrimp Boil from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, with all proceeds benefitting the Free Clinic of Rockingham County, Inc. Rocktoberfest will be held at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center, located at 804 Cedar Lane in Reidsville.

The Free Clinic, which is celebrating its 20th year, provides essential medical, dental and prescription care to low-income citizens of the county who are without any form of health insurance. The clinic will receive 100 percent of the gala benefits.

Ticket availability for this year’s gala is limited and tickets are on sale at $60 each before Oct. 14, and $65 thereafter. They may be purchased by calling 336-3493220 or by visiting the clinic website at www.freeclinicrc.org/oyster.

In keeping with the event’s seafood theme, sponsorships are available at four levels: Rockefeller level ($1,000) receiving 16 complimentary tickets. With a $500 contribution, Pearl sponsors receive eight tickets; Oyster sponsors at $250 receive four tickets and Shrimp sponsors ($125) will receive two tickets. There are also table sponsorships at $2,500 with 18 tickets, and a Presenting sponsorship at $3,500 with 20 tickets.

Kim Rider, Executive Director of the Free Clinic, said, “We are so excited to be hosting our second Oyster Roast and Shrimp Boil in Rockingham County! Last year was a big success, and this is going to be a great opportunity for our county to come together and have a good time for a great cause! Guests will be able to enjoy all you care to eat North Carolina oysters and shrimp while enjoying the musical talents of local artists. Best of all, the money raised will directly benefit the uninsured, low income residents of Rockingham County.

“In 2017 alone, the Free Clinic of Rockingham County provided over $980,000 worth of medical, dental and pharmacy goods and services to our patients, on a

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Seven year old Logan Brooke Perkins of Rockingham County’s has published her first book.

Rockingham County Elementary School Student Publishes First Book Age is no barrier to success. Just ask a little girl in our county who has started dreaming early. Sevenyear-old Logan Brooke Perkins experience a unique event in school and had a story to tell. So she wrote it down and drew some great pictures to go along with it.

Logan’s teacher, Mrs. Dix at Wentworth Elementary School, told her she’d done a great job.

Logan has a love of reading and writing. She began reading before she started Kindergarten and has been reading Chapter Books like Black Beauty, Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables since she was six.

But this book isn’t a story about her – it’s the life story of ... well, I don’t want to spoil it for you just yet, so you’ll just have to read on for yourself.

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Share Your Talent with the Community!

The Eden Talent Show will be held Friday, November 2nd at 6 PM at Morehead High School Best Auditorium located at 134 N. Pierce St., Eden, NC. This fun and exciting event is for performing artists in Rockingham County. For auditions and performances contact the Eden Chamber of Commerce at info@ edenchamber.com or 336-623-3336. Tickets to this event will be $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

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The Free Clinic continues to offer a unique medical home and exceptional patient services to hundreds of chronically ill Rockingham County residents who are low income and uninsured. It has the distinction of being one of only 16 North Carolina free clinics that have achieved the highest level of accreditation. The clinic has provided 19 years of quality, comprehensive health care. It significantly relieves the burden placed upon local emergency rooms.

Joan Weisenbeck, fundraising chair, said “I want to extend an invitation to all the caring residents of Rockingham County and beyond. Volunteering for this wonderful organization has brought me so much fulfillment.

Making a difference in our community, serving those who life has dealt a tough hand and celebrating moving forward together is our goal. Please join us on October 27.”

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Temptations in the Garden is presented by the Eden Chamber of Commerce Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 6 PM p.m. to 9 PM at the Spray Mercantile Courtyard and Canalside, 413 Church St., Eden, NC There will be a silent auction, elegant cake auction, the Real Jazz Band will perform, and local artisans will show their wares.

Tickets are $20 in advance $35 per couple and $25 at the door. A ticket entitles you to 10 tastings, music, and a great experience. Tickets are available at the Eden Chamber of Commerce or any Eden Chamber Board Member. The event is limited to 300 tickets sold, so get yours early! Call 336-623-3336 for more information or check our website out at www.edenchamber.com.

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Continued from Page 1 ter’ teacher praised her work.

Her parents are so proud of their little one who already knows that she wants to be a writer and verterinarian when she grows up. One of Logan’s goals is to publish three books by the time

Letters to the Editor NC Senate Candidate Jen Mangrum stated this in one of her Facebook videos: “Phil Berger has done nothing for Rockingham County.”

Obviously, she does not know the facts about what Senator Berger has done for us. Here are just some examples: In 2015, when Karastan Rug Mill was going to close and there were no NC incentives in place to compete with another state that was competing for the plant’s production, Phil Berger immediately went to work to save the facility. Phil saved 300 jobs and a facility that is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.

In 2017, Phil Berger helped save Morehead Hospital from closing. Ms. Mangrum states that NC not expanding Medicaid was what led to Morehead’s financial troubles. This is another inaccurate statement. Rural hospitals are facing many issues that have threatened their existence, the change in the way the federal government reimburses Medicare, an aging population that relies on Medicare which often pays less than the cost of services provided, and young physicians preferring to practice in urban areas. Phil Berger was able to help the hospital and its 700 employees.

Eden had spent more than $30 million upgrading its sewer infrastructure and reduced its sanitary sewer spills by more than 90%. That was not good enough for the EPA. They demanded the city spend an additional $30 million in 5 years, a mandate that would have cost Eden taxpayers $20 million. If it did not comply, the city faced fines of $37,500 per day. Phil Berger stepped in and helped Eden and other communities the EPA was targeting with Connect Bond funding.

The Free Clinic of Rockingham County received $250,000 to provide medical services at no cost to impoverished citizens because of Senator Berger.

Madison’s dam was collapsing. Senator Berger provided money to rehabilitate the dam and now river enthusiasts are enjoying rapids that will also attract people from the Piedmont Triad.

Senator Berger supported the recently announced Albaad expansion which brought 300 new jobs to the county.

The evidence is clear. Phil Berger has spent decades fighting for Rockingham County. He deserves our support and vote on November 6th.

Sincerely, Ron Martin

whe turns 10.

When Logan brought her story home and showed her parents the comments Mrs. Dix had written, her mom and dad were so pleased they decided they would help Logan get her book to print. A co-worker’s wife had experience in printing and publishing and helped Ashley fulfill Logan’s dream ... and as they say, the rest is history.

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Wake Up Eden

by Moise Gil, Eden, NC

I lived 13 year in Miami, Florida, but on May 6th, 2017, I moved to Eden, N.C. It was a long journey of 14 hours by road, and I got in the city about 11:00 at night. The first thing I did was call a friend who is a police office, and who at that time was in an area that had been affected by a tornado. She told me how she had been in surveillance functions when the emergency was declared the night before, and that she had had to alert the neighbors with the loudspeaker on her patrol car shouting, “tornado, tornado!”

The next day, the sunrise unveiled to me an ancient community, surround by a thick forst. I saw humble people who seemed to look for answers to their questions. This was a forest of slumbering dreams, where hope had not yet been lost; a place of friendly people who greeted strangers and neighbors.

People of peace, but with expressions that showed fatigue and discouragement.

I came to Eden with more dreams, expectations, and ideas than luggage. When I became a resident of the city I thought: Eden is a principle, the paradise of many, the meeting of two rivers, a confluence of good people: a place for the encounter with God. All Eden has a story.

Biblical Eden was created as a place of enjoyment and prosperity for all. It had a history marked by the presence of the Creator. While Adam honored God there, everything good abounded. Our Eden, that of North Carolina, also has a story.

Here, too, the presence of God is evident in the many Christian churches where He is worshiped.

All these temples are testimony that when the city was founded there was a powerful manifestation of the presence of God, and that, as a result, many people received the message of the Gospel. That led to the construction of all those sanctuaries we see today, where people gathered to worship the Creator.

Because of the devotion to God,

Eden became a place of hope.

Important industries were established in the area, well-paid employment was generated, and families were blessed with abundance and economic stability.

However, some old believers say that after all that bonanza came apathy. People were too busy, confident in their comfort, in their strength, in their economy. Little by little, the residents began to neglect worshiping the Lord and giving thanks to the provider and sustainer of all things. at the time, when people began to turn their backs on God, the temples were falling empty. Time passed, the industries began to close, the economic crisis came, and the young people left the city in search of another Eden.

Jesus Christ, who once was the Adam in Eden, today reclaims this city for him. He wants to restore it, but he hopes that those who once recognized and adored him remember old times and turn back to him. Eden must turn back to Christ. Believers have the most powerful tool with which to achieve this and to create the changes that restore the presence of God and prosperity to the city: Prayer. It is the best way to communicate with God.

who knows exactly what the best for us is.

We can pray for our local church to grow, and God can give us that; but why not to pray for the whole city, and ask God to make a transformation in Eden? A city for Christ, a prosperous city, a city where the presence of God is evident. If we pray together, as one people, God will bring his presence close to us and a revival will transform the city; the economy shall flourish, and those who have been looking for opportunities elsewhere will turn Gil their gaze to Eden again.

Today there is much talking about raising the economy of Eden and hiring consultant for suh a purpose. It is not wrong to seek the advice of experts who work on attracting investors to the city, but I am convinced that our most urgent, and most important, task is to pray for the presence of God to be manifested as in the past. His presence in our hearts, in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our courts, in the whole city of Eden. Do you want to be part of this purpose?

The Bible says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)

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Recycling SOLID WASTE & REFUSE Recycling/Collection Date Center Monday 10 -08 -18 Columbus Day Closed Tuesday 10-09-18 Normal Schedule Open Wednesday 10-10-18 Monday’s Collection Closed Thursday 10-11-18 Normal Schedule Open Friday 10-12-18 Normal Schedule Open If your collection day falls on an observed holiday, your collection will be Wednesday of that week.

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EDEN DRUG CLASSES OFFERED All Classees are FREE: • Eden Drug’s Heart Healthy classes are held monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 10:00 at the Senior Center on Orchard Drive in Eden.

• Diabetic Nutrition Classes are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday at 3:00 at Eden Drug’s Education Center located at 107 West Stadium Drive in Eden.

• Diabetic Wellness Classes are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 3:00 at Eden Drug’s Education Center located at 107 West Stadium Drive in Eden.

GROUP DIABETES CLASSES Monday, Oct. 1, 9-11 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Annie Penn Hospital, Dining Room D Registration is required. To register, call 336-951-4731.

• TOPS - TOPS (Takes off pounds sensibly) Mon. at 5:45 pm at the Central Christian Ch., 233 Stadium Dr. Eden. www. tops.org or call 1-800-YEA-TOPS. or 919-621-3613. Laurasgw@gmail.com Brenda Denson 627-1086 or Pat Elske at 627-0057.

REIDSVILLE BRAIN INJURY AND STROKE SUPPORT GROUP (for survivors, family members and caregivers) Monday, Oct. 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

LEAF Center, 104 N. Washington Ave., Reidsville. For info., call Casey Cockerham at 336-951-4557 or Asheley Cooper at 336-347-2328.

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CHRONIC DISEASE CARE • Parkinson's Support Group Call 336-627-8510 to register and for dates and times • HOUSE CALLS - RADIO SHOW 1490 AM • WMYN AM 11am & 7pm, 2nd & 4th Wednesday • FREE CLASSES FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS UNC Rockingham Health Care. 117 E.Kings Hwy. Eden, NC 27288 • CHILDBIRTH CLASS (4 hour session) Learn about the labor, delivery, and tips. Oct. 27 9 a.m. Downstairs Classroom • BREASTFEEDING CLASS (2 hour session) Breast milk is nature's perfect food. We'll help you learn more about it and the benefits it provides. Saturday, Oct. 27 2 p.m.

• INFANT CPR ( 1-2 hour session) We'll teach you lifesaving techniques that will help you be a more prepared and confident parent. Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. *This is an educational class; no certification is offered • SIBLING CLASS (1 hour session) What's it really like to have a new kid around? We'll help siblings prepare to welcome the new addition to the family.

Thursday, Oct. 18 6 p.m.

• EVERY BABY SHOULD MAKE A GRAND ENTRANCE! Designed to help you through the labor and delivery process, Free and held in UNC Rockingham Health Center’s Downstairs Classroom. Register (336) 623-9711 ext. 1712399. You will be asked to leave a message with your name, phone number, due date, email address and health care provider's name.

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Life Changes Bldg, 7586 NC HWY 770 Eden. (336) 623-8584 • Fellowship Group – 8:00pm First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Main St., Reidsville (336) 349-3474 Tuesday • “A Vision for You” Group – 6:00pm St. Thomas Episc. Church, 315 Lindsey St., Reidsville (336) 349-3511 Wednesday • Sparrow Group - 8:00pm William’s Annex, 108 N. Main St., Reidsville (800)591-6474 • “Circle of Love” Group - 8:00pm Open Discussion - UNC Rockinghanm Health Center (fomerly Morehead Hospital) 117 E. Kings Hwy., Eden -(336) 623-9711 Thursday • Fellowship Group – 8:00pm First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Main St. Reidsville (336) 349-3474 Friday • “A Vision for You” Group – 8:00pm Open Discussion, St. Thomas Epi. Ch..

315 Lindsey St., Reidsville 349-3511 Saturday • 12 Changes Group – 9:00am Life Changes Bldg., 7586 NC Hwy 770, Eden (336) 623-8584 • Serenity Group – 11:00am William’s Annex, 108 N. Main St. – Reidsville (800)591-6474 • Fellowship Group – 8:00pm First Presb. Church 318 S. Main St., Reidsville (336) 349-3474 Sunday Fellowship Group – 8:00pm First Presb. Church, 318 S. Main St. Reidsville (336) 349-3474 ALANON Thursday • Draper Al-Anon Group - 7:00pm First United Methodist Church 130 Main Street - Draper

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JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM for 16 & 17 year olds. The Draper Vol. Fire Dept. 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), crafts, snacks and social activities. Call Brenda Moore at 336-623-1077 or 336-613-5174 after 6 p.m.

MOPS - Reidsville MOPS - Contact Kelly at 348-1634 or - Rockingham MOPS - Contact Heidi at 427-2712

Meetings & Classes WENTWORTH RURITAN CLUB 2nd Tues. each month at 6:30 at the Rock. Co. Co-Op Extention Office at 525 NC 65, Reidsville. Call Monnette Rich 336-951-2526 or Mary Jo Boswell 336-342-4346 STONEVILLE RURITAN CLUB At the VFW Hut, N. Glenn St. 3rd Tuesday of month - 7pm Dot Ellington 573-2093 or Ricky Craddock 336-453-7005 INTELLIGENCE RURITAN CLUB Bethany area meets on 1st Tuesday at 6:30 in Fellowship Hall of the Comers Chapel Bapt.Church, Bald Hill Loop, Madison. Text 336 686 6013 or email intelligenceruritans@yahoo.com 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.

RC FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB 3rd Sat. of every month at 9:30 am for snacks, Meeting begins at 10 am. Meeting at the Rock.

Co. Republican Headquarters, 221 Piedmont St., Reidsville.

RC AMATEUR RADIO CLUB 7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of month. 708 Barnes St., Reidsville (Salvation Army Gym.) 434-203-3050 EDEN EVENING LION’S CLUB Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month at Santana’s, Eden at 6:30am.

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

THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION OF EDEN Shelby Baker 939-2230 or Norma Woody 623-8807 ROCK. CO. DEMOCRATIC PARTY MONTHLY MEETING 3rd Tuesday of Month 7pm - 8:30pm Room 211, Advanced Tech. Bldg, RCC

Military Groups • ROCK. CO. PFC JERRY L. MCKINNEY GROUP - Detachment of Marine Corps League - All Marines, active/inactive, Navy Corpsmen and Navy Chaplins that served with FMF Marine Units and Spouses. 2nd Thur. of each mo. Eat 6pm, meet 7 pm at the Agriculture Building, 525 Hwy 65, Wentworth. Joe Zanetti 336-623-6779

• AMERICAN LEGION POST 534 Post 534 - at 302 N. 12th Av. Mayodan .

Rock. Co. Post. The 2nd Saturday at 11 AM. Post CDR. David Bray: 336-601-7176 • AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS 2nd Sat. of month at 9:30 AM at Post Building, 302 N. 12th Ave., Mayodan.

American Legion, Auxiliary or Sons of AL with a street legal motorcycle welcome. Bill Morey 276-340-5091 or billmoreyf1@gmail.com • THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF ROCK. CO. 2nd Monday. Chapter 63 -Ag. Building at 525 HWY NC 65, Wentworth, (old Wentworth School. Room 180) Social 6 pm, meeting at 7 pm. Transportation for veterans to VA appts if needed. (336) 349-6040. Volunteers Needed. (336) 394-0080.

• AMERICAN LEGION POST 254 2nd Thursdays of Month at 7PM at the legion. Call Curtis Pierce at 336-6239481 leave message.

• AMERICAN LEGION POST 79 Reidsville, 2nd Sat. of month 10 am

(breakfast at 9am) 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 info: 2nd Tuesday of month, Noon at the Golden Coral in Reidsville.

Betty Gatewood at 336-623-7027 • VFW POST 8297- 2nd Sat. of month at 961 Church St. Ext., Reidsville, Noon. Bobby Jones 336-349-7733 • VFW POST 7033 -1st Tuesday of month at 301 12th Ave., Mayodan, 7 PM. Donald Bien,CDR 336-548-3431.

• A PLACE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES... 3rd Sat. of month 8am - until. Freeman Wood Crafters 413 Church St (Near traffic circle). Eden.

Park in the main parking lot (at the Three Rivers Outfitter) follow the signage.

Please call ahead: 336-573-9900.

Handicapped access available, let us know your needs . No plumbing facilities at this meeting and no temperature control. Dress accordingly.

Church Events “Church Events” 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 and online, 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 • 336-635-2277 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 • EDEN BAPTIST CHURCH Eden Baptist Church The Church With A For You! 320 The Boulevard ~ Eden, NC Specialized Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer 7 p.m.

Children & Youth Programs 7 p.m.

336-623-3515; www.EdenBaptistChurch.org • EDEN CHURCH OF CHRIST 250 The Boulevard, Eden, NC • 276-340-2653 James Oldfield • awordfromthelord@gmail.com SUNDAY 9am Bible Class • 10am Worship Thursday 7pm Bible Study Also: Call In Live Thurs 9pm on WGSR Star News 47.1 Live Call In at WLOE Sundays at 5pm • REDEMPTION ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH 2131 Hwy. 14, Reidsville, NC 27320 • 336-420-8805 Pastor D.L. Bray • Youth Pastor Luke Bray #RevivallnReidsville • Van Ministry • Ladies & Mens Ministry • Youth Ministry • Food Pantry Mininstry Sunday School 10am / Sunday AM Worship 11AM Sunday Evening 5pm / Wed. Night 7pm Preaching from the King James Bible

• THE ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN Are Hosting a Yard, Bake and Hot Dog Sale Saturday, October 6, 8am - 2pm 600 Morgan Road, Eden (Hot Dogs ready at 11am) For info call 336-213-3030 •

BETHLEHEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH off Hwy. 14 S of Eden, will be having ANNUAL MISSIONS HARVEST SALE Saturday, October 6th 9:00am to 1:30 pm (doors open for sale at 9am.)

Breakfast at 8:00 am, Lunch at 10:30 till 1:00pm…

BBQ or Marinated Chicken will be for sale.

Also, we will sell home baked goods, cakes, pies, etc.

Jams, jellies, relishes, dried apples, and much more.

Crafts and lots more available.

All proceeds go to support mission projects within our church, community, and throughout our state.

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Events of Interest Community Help GOODWILL CAREER CENTERS GED, Computer Skills Classes, Employability Skills Classes, Job Leads, Network Room, Resume Assistance Eden –336-623-3007 Reidsville – 336-637-1010 Mayodan – 336-949-4849 FACE THE WORLD FOUNDATION registering volunteer host families for international exchange students for the this school year. Call 910-308-9458.

MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY • SALVATION ARMY -Mon. thru Fri. 12:00-12:45 at 314 Morgan Rd, Eden • MEALS WITH FRIENDS! Monday – Thursday at lunch time.

Anyone 60 +, Activities, good food & fun Hot Nutritious Lunches • HUNTSVILLE NUTRITION 1151 Sardis Church Rd., Madison

427-5206 Site Manager-Donna Fulp • LEAKSVILLE NUTRITION Bridge St. Rec. 400 Bridge St., Eden Contact Pat Fargis 623-5343 • MAD. - MAYO. NUTRITION Mad. – May. Rec. 300 S Second Ave., May. - 336-445-9840 Misty Adkins • REIDSVILLE NUTRITION SITE 201 N. Washington Ave. Reidsville, NC 336-349-9757 • ROCKINGHAM RESCUE MISSION 618 Early Avenue, Eden 336-623-2133 Tues., Wed. & Thurs 11:00-12:30 • FOOD BANK Every Friday 11am 1pm Stoneville Pent. Holiness Ch., Hwy 770, Stoneville. Free food to all in need.

Ongoing Events DANCE - LARRY J’S 1201 Old Leaksville Rd., Ridgeway, Va. Friday with the House Rockers

Saturday - Various Guest Bands Doors Open at 6pm Music from 7pm - 9:45pm No Alcohol • Smoke Free Concessions Available Adults $6 Donation, 12 & Under Free For Info Contact Wayne at 276-956-1337 or 276-340-6212 TRIAD DAYLILY FANS & NTL GARDEN CLUB - Meets the 1st Sunday of month. Plant sales Sept-May 2 - 4pm, 4301 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro.

Lynne 336 456 4509 "ART IN THE GARDEN" A conversation on how our community can develop an art center in Eden. We have a Public Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/10333114066 90931/) with an ongoing discussion.

CASCADE COM. CENTER DANCE 621 (3561 Huntington Trail) Cascade Virginia. Doors open 5:30 pm, Concessions

THIS MONTH IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST • Rockingham County Board of Commissioners meeting. On the Road meeting at Yancyville Rd. Fire Dept., 3361 Hwy 158, Reidsville. All Meetings are at 6:30PM

OCTOBER 2ND-OCTOBER 6TH • BOOK SALE - JOIN MADISON MAYODAN FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOR THEIR BOOK SALE, Tuesday Oct 2nd from 12 - 6pm is Preview Day for $10 or membership only. Then the event is Open to the public Tues.-Sat., Oct. 3rd 9am - 6pm, Oct 4th 9am - 8pm, Oct. 5th 9am - 6pm Oct. 6th 9am - 4pm ($3 bag Sale) . Price ranges from 25¢ - $3. Sets of 4 or more $5 and specialty books $4. M-M Public Library, 611 Burton Street, Madison 336-548-6553.

avail. Music Friday night from 7-10 pm

by Cascade Express with Eddy Irving & Friends and Bluegrass the 1st and 3rd Sat. THE BARN 151 Gant Rd. Eden, N.C. - Tuesday Night at “The Barn” Open Jam 6:15PM, Doors Open 7 p.m. Also Saturdays at “The Barn” Music at 7:00 PM. 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 Saturday 6pm, Dance at 7pm. No Alcohol, smoke free. Adults $5 don., Under 11 free.

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

• THE 4TH ANNUAL PICKIN’ AT THE MARC will take place on November 10, 2018 from 12 noon to 9 PM North Carolina Hwy. 65, Reidsville, NC (In the Wentworth Township)

1201 Old Leaksville Rd. Ridgeway, Va 276-956-1337

Friday, Oct. 5th HOUSE ROCKERS

Saturday, Oct. 6 WOODY POWERS Friday, Oct. 12 RENDITION Saturday, Oct. 13 BULLET BAND Friday, Oct. 19th WOODY POWERS Saturday, Oct. 20th TBA Friday, Oct. 26 REMEDY Saturday, Oct. 27 HOUSE ROCKERS

VFW WEEKLY DANCE Every Thursday 7pm - 10pm Live Music, Refresh. Avail.

No Alcohol • $5 donation at door VFW Bldg., 302 N. 12th Ave. Mayodan, NC

Upcoming Events EDEN TALENT SHOWCASE PERFORMING ARTS Friday, Nov. 9th 6pm At Best Auditorium - Morehead High School, 134 N. Pierce St., Eden, NC. Fundraiser for RCC Scholarship. For auditions & performance info contact the Eden Chamber of Commerce at info@edenchamber.com or call 336-623-3336 Tickets for show only $10.

Doors Open 6pm • All Shows 7pm

Come out and enjoy the community events this month!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH • TEMPTATIONS IN THE GARDEN -6-9pm. Spray Merchantile Courtyard and Canalside. 413 Church St., Eden. Food, art, baked goods, jazz music and history. $20 in advance, $35 per couple $25 each at door.

Call Eden Chamber for tickets at 336-623-3336.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH • DOWNTOWN MADISON CRUISE-IN 5pm - 8pm Sponsored by town of Madison and the Downtown Merchants, Proceeds for Hospice of Rockingham County. 50/50 drawing, Featuring extended merchant hours.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH • DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION'S FIRST SATURDAY OUTING, 10am, 2-mile paddle on Fairy Stone Lake, Fairy Stone State Park, Patrick County, VA, GPS (36.7842, -80.0938) 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.

Wayne Kirkpatrick, 540-570-3511, wynbtyk@embarqmail.com or visit: www.danriver.org

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH • THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY INDUSTRY AND ALLIES GOLF TOURNAMENT. This 2018 Tournament is sponsored by BB&T and Rockingham County. There will be prizes awarded and several sponsorship opportunities available contact Deep Springs Country Club at 336-427-0950.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH • REIDSVILLE BUSINESS SHOWCASE - The Reidsville Chamber of Commerce says “Be a part of our team” They will hold their business showcase at the Salvation Army, 704 Barnes St, Reidsville. (336) 349-8481

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH • LET’S GET LIT: INGNITING THE EDUCATOR WITHIN featuring Michael Bonner. 9am - 12noon.

Doors open at 8am Reidsville High School Aud. 1910 South Park Drive, Reidsville. RC Attendees $25, Out-ofCounty Attendees $35. Purchase Tickets before Oct. 11th by visiting www.michaelbonner.eventbrite.com Online fees apply) or Call RCPC at 336-342-9676. Sponsored by RC Partnership for Children and Smart • ANNIE’S HOPE GLOW RUN This is a 5k event. The fun begins on the front lawn of Annie Penn Hospital.

The children’s fun run starts at 7:45pm, and the run/walk kicks off at 8pm This will be a glow-in-the-dark event.

Packet pickup will take place on Oct. 10 from 4-5:30pm and Oct. 11 from 5-7pm. Annie’s Hope Glow Run benefits patients at Annie Penn Cancer Center. Proceeds help patients receive the treatment and care they need to fight their disease. This is a joint venture between Annie Penn Hospital, The City of Reidsville and RC Tourism Department. Register online via this link: runsignup.com/Race/NC/Reidsville/AnniesHopeGlowRun.

MEADOW GREENS SHOPPING CENTER 640-M S. Van Buren Road • Eden, NC 27288

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15TH • Rockingham County Board of Commissionres meeting. Governmental Center, 371 NC Hwy. 65, Wentworth, NC. All Meetings are at 6:30PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH • Eden Professional Firefighter’s Association and Local First Responders will kick off their annual MDA FILL THE BOOT CAMPAIGN. Donation sites will be at various locations throughout the City of Eden.

Please come out to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association and your local Firefighters.

• 5K COLOR FUN RUN. The Western Rockingham Chamber of Comerce is partnering with Dalton L. McMichael High School and the Barry L. Joyce Cancer Fund starting at 8am, in Downtown Madison. The start and finsh line is in the West Murphy Street Parking Lot. Pre-registration is $20. Email info@wrcchamber.com -orjjoyce@bljcancerfund.org -or- jflynt2@rock.k12.nc.us.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 • FALL FESTIVAL including the Final Freedom Park Music and Cruz in for 2018. Sponsored by the Eden Parks and Recreation Department. Call Garden of Eden Senior Center for more info 336-627-4711.

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Voting Notes WHO IS PERMITTED INSIDE OF A VOTING LOCATION? • Precinct Officials/One Stop Officials: These are assigned by the Board of Elections Office and will wear an Elections Official Name Badge.

• Board Members: Election Board Members visit One Stop (Early) Voting Sites and Election Day Precincts to deliver information and/or other supplies and to check on how things are going at our Voting Locations. Board Members wear a Board of Elections Shirt and a Board Member Name Badge.

• Board of Elections Staff: (Office Staff, IT Staff,

Maintenance Staff) may visit One Stop (Early) Voting Sites and Election Day Precincts to deliver information and/or supplies and to handle any issues that may arise. Staff Members wear a Board of Elections Shirt, a Name Badge, and a County ID Badge.

• Voters & Persons Providing Assistance: Persons providing assistance to a Voter may enter a One Stop (Early) Voting Site or an Election Day Precinct in order to vote. The Voter and person providing assistance to the Voter must immediately leave the Voting Enclosure once the ballot has been cast.

• Children: Children who are with a Voter are permitted to enter the Voting Enclosure and

Assistance to Vote Multipartisan Assistance Team (MAT) is a group of persons who have been appointed by the local County Board of Elections Office to provide assistance with Absentee by Mail Voting to Voters living at facilities such as nursing homes.

The makeup of the Team includes persons whose Voter Registration is affiliated with two different political parties or persons who are registered as Unaffiliated. If you request help

from a MAT you will receive impartial, professional assistance. Their job is to help you vote, but your voting choices will remain confidential.

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE ITEMS AVAILABLE AT ALL VOTING LOCATIONS -All Rockingham County Voting Locations are ADA Accessible and provide many helpful items to accommodate the various needs of Voters.

the Voting Booth with that Voter.

Children must remain with the Voter the entire time the Voter is in the Voting Enclosure.

• Media: Members of the media are permitted inside the Voting Enclosure. Members of the media must identify themselves to the Chief Judge of the Voting Location upon arrival.

Interviews should be conducted outside the Voting Enclosure, beyond the buffer zone.

• Law Enforcement: Officers may enter the Voting Enclosure if they are voting or if they are responding to an emergency situation in which Law Enforcement is necessary.

• Challengers: Any Registered Voter in Rockingham County may enter the Voting Enclosure if they are challenging another Voters right to vote. Challenges

must be made at the time the Voter being challenged is presenting to vote. Challengers must immediately leave the Voting Enclosure after the Chief Judge and Judges have handled the challenge.

• Observers and Runners: Observers and Runners who have been properly reported to the Board of Elections Office by the Rockingham County Party Chairmen are permitted to be in theVoting Enclosure. Observers and Runners must check in with the Chief Judge of the Voting Location upon arrival.

Observers will wear a Badge indicating they are an Observer. *Note: Observers and Runners are not permitted in Municipal Elections.

PROHIBITED TO VOTE Felons in North Carolina are prohibited from voting or registering to vote until they’ve completed all terms of their felony sentences, including any probation or parole.

It’s a felony to attempt to register or vote while serving a felony sentence.

Once felons complete their sentences or get pardoned, they are eligible to vote and may register.

Those convicted of misdemeanors in North Carolina DO NOT lose their voting rights, even if they are incarcerated.

• Automark Voting Machine -Voting Machine available to assist Voters with marking their ballot.

• Clipboards -Clipboards can be used to steady forms that need to be signed and are also used to assist Voters who are voting Curbside.

• Curbside Alarms -When a Curbside Voter pulls into a Curbside Voting Parking Space, the Curbside Alarm will ring inside of the Voting Location to alert Election Officials that there is a Curbside Voter.

• Handicapped Booths

-Handicapped Booths are lower and wider than Regular Voting Booths to accommodate Voters in wheelchairs.

• Hearing Amplifiers -Hearing Amplifiers can be worn by a Voter if they are hard of hearing.

• Legal Pads • Legal Pads are available for Voters who may need to communicate with Election Officials by writing.

• Magnifiers (Bar, Dome, Flat, Lighted) -Magnifiers can be used by Voters who have vision problems or disabilities.

• Measuring Tapes

-Measuring Tapes are used by Election Officials to ensure that all pathways are wide enough for wheelchair access.

• Pens -Pens are available for Voters who may need to communicate with Elections Officials by writing.

• Rulers • Rulers can be used to assist a Voter in keeping their place when reading forms or signing documents.

• Signs -Much of the signage in our Voting Locations have pictures to assist Voters who need visual aids.

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Rockingham County Board of Election’s Equipment The Rockingham County Board of Elections has 2 types of Voting Machines at all of our Voting Locations. The DS200 Voting Tabulator and the Automark ADA Compliant Ballot Marking Device.

Both Voting Machines have been certified by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

The DS200 Voting Tabulator is a Vote Tabulator that counts regularly voted ballots.

The Automark ADA Compliant Ballot Marking Device provides assistance in marking a ballot to Voters who have a disability or condition that makes it difficult to traditionally mark a ballot.

Rockingham County Elections Officials are available at all Voting Locations to assist any Voter with the use of our Voting Machines.

News for Western Rockingham!

Your contact is now Lisa Griffith, Publisher of

Rockingham County Animal Shelter needs donations!

Eden’s Own Journal

Checks can be made out to RCAS & mailed to 250 Cherokee Camp Rd. Reidsville, NC 27320. They also take donations of canned & dry dog & cat food, cat & dog treats, blankets & towels, non clumping cat litter, dog & cat toys, lysol wipes, bleach, paper towels, newspapers, & hand sanitizer. Thank You!

Rockingham County Star

Goraya Food Land Time For Cookout Season!

2 - 8 oz Ribeyes for $11 Ground Beef $3.49 lb.

Discounts On Large Orders Cut To Order: Ribeye • Cube Steaks • Sirloin • T Bone • Stew Beef (Pre-Order) • Bologna • Cheese 713 Church St., Eden Mon. - Fri. 7am - 10pm, Sat. & Sun. 8am - 10pm 336-623-2981

featuring the CONTACT LISA AT Cell 336-613-0325 email: lisag@edensown.com Office: 336-627-9234 Fax: 336-627-9225

I look forward to working with you all!

News for Reidsville Area Your contact is now Elizabeth Doss Co- Publisher of

Eden’s Own Journal featuring the

Rockingham County Star CONTACT ELIZABETH AT Cell 336-613-3025 email: Elizabethdoss@edensown.com Office: 336-627-9234 Fax: 336-627-9225

I look forward to working with you all!

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" Eden Professional FireFighters Local 2723 support Anita's Angel's Relay for Life team. Anita is one of our biggest supporters and we graciously return the favor. Thank you to Anita, blessings to her and her team. And as always, the Eden Professional FireFighters thank our community for their support."

No Roof Left Behind Winners Recognition Recently, two Michigan brothers started an effort to help community residents who needed new roofs on their homes, but were unable to afford them. An initiative called No Roof Left Behind was started in which residents needing help were nominated by their local community supporters. A winner was selected from the nominees to receive a new roof, free of charge.

Skywalker Roofing of Stokesdale, NC wanted to implement a similar program in Rockingham County. Four finalists received 755 votes and one was selected as the contest winner, as was done in the Michigan contest. However, Skywalker Roofing Owner Luke Wilson was so inspired by the stories of the four finalists that he is going to replace all of their roofs at no charge.

“We decided to be a part of this program to help people and maybe get some name recognition at the same time”, stated Wilson. “After interacting with each finalist it was clear that is my purpose; this is what I was put on this earth to do. I never thought that God could use me.

I’m just a roofer, but I was wrong. I hope this is just the beginning of helping many, many more people. The people receiving the new roofs keep

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saying that I’ll never know how much it means to them. I’d like to say they’ll never know how much they’ve changed me and the Skywalker team’s lives.”

A community celebration honoring the winners of the Skywalker Roofing’s No Roof Left Behind Initiative took place on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the home of Mayodan, NC winner Phyllis Powell. Sponsor Domino’s Pizza provided food while Owens Corning and ABC Supply donated materials to the project.

“We are so thankful for Luke and Skywalker Roofing for giving us a new roof,” stated Powell. “This is the only home my brother Dean has ever known and without it we wouldn’t have been able to stay here.”

Powell has taken care of her special-needs brother for many years, so a new roof was a vital to his continued care. Skywalker Roofing happily provided the help this family needed.

For more information on the Skywalker Roofing No Roof Left Behind Initiative, or their roofing services contact Christy Wilson, Advertising/Marketing Specialist, Skywalker Roofing at (336) 627-5596 or visit www.noroofleftbehind.com

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Q & A’s: 5 End-of-Year Tips from Your Pharmacist!

As the days keep getting shorter, does it feel as though there are fewer than 24 hours in a day?

With the holidays right on the horizon, there’s so much to think about and so much to do. Here are a few end-of-year reminders to make sure your health—and your pocketbook— doesn’t get the short end of the stick.

1. Get your flu shot. If you’re like many people, getting a flu vaccination can easily slip your mind.

But a flu shot is too important to get bumped to the bottom of your priority list.

Every flu season is different, and every person responds to the flu in a different way. The flu can lead to hospitalizations and even death. The flu season often begins in October, so there’s no better time than the present. We are giving flu shots daily and no appointment is necessary.

2. Plan for Medicare open enrollment. Every year, the open enrollment for Medicare is October 15 through December 7. This is when you can change your health plan and prescription drug coverage.

You can get more information here: Call 1-800-MEDICARE or go to www.medicare.gov.

You’ll find a wealth of resources to help you compare hospitals, doctors, drug plans, and other health care services. If you need more help making comparisons and choices, we can help.

Please call to make an appointment.

3. Switch to generics. Generic medications are identical to brand-name drugs in dosage, form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance traits, and intended use.

Here’s how they’re different: They’re usually much less expensive than brand-name drugs.

Not all medications have a generic equivalent for a brand-name drug. One way to find out is to go to Drugs@FDA or, we can answer your questions.

Switching to a generic medication might put a few (maybe more than a few) extra dollars back in your pocket. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little extra money for the holidays— or to use however you choose?

4. Use or lose it. Do you have a flexible spending account (FSA)? This is a special account you put money into to pay certain out-of-pocket health costs. That might include co-payments, deductibles, drugs, and other health care costs. Limited to $2,550 each year, this money is not taxable.

If you have an FSA, now is the time to use up your health benefit dollars—or you’ll lose them!

Take time to schedule eye or medical checkups before the end of the year. Some employers make allowances, though. So check to see if you have a grace period for using up the money or if you can carry over a limited amount of funds to the next year.

5. Schedule a “tune-up.” Why not schedule a meeting with me to see if your medications are working as well as they can for you? We can help you come up with ways to remember to take your drugs and to order refills—before you run out. Ask us about our “Ready Meds” program where you will receive all of your medications at the same time each month. Not happy with your drug’s side effects? Both your doctor and I can work with you to adjust your dose or to find a substitute.

There’s no need for you to suffer in silence.

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As the days become shorter and the weather cools down, a new crop of allergy symptoms can arise, turning the autumn season into one marked by sneezing, scratchy throats and itchy eyes.

Medications can alleviate such symptoms, but allergy sufferers may want to investigate some natural ways to beat allergies.

According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, ragweed is one of the more common triggers of autumnal allergies. Ragweed contributes to “hay fever,” which is a term to describe allergic rhinitis that occurs as a symptom of ragweed pollen in the air. Ragweed releases pollen in mid-August, and it can continue to be problematic until a deep freeze arrives.

Other sources of fall allergies include leaf mold and pollen that is present on fallen leaves.

This gets circulated when people begin to rake or blow fallen leaves. Classroom pets and chalk dust in schools (although chalkboards are largely a thing of the past) are other autumn allergens.

The good news is that many natural remedies work just as effectively as over-the-counter medications in regard to combatting ragweed and pollen problems.

Here’s how to beat the fall allergy blues.

• Stay away from pollen.

Stay away from pollen and prevent it from being tracked indoors. Remove shoes when walking through the door. Take off clothes worn outside and launder them promptly, showering to wash pollen off of the body. Use an air conditioner or keep windows closed when the

pollen count is high.

• Increase omega-3 fatty acids. It is well documented that fatty acids are good for brain health and cardiovascular wellbeing. But these acids also may help with allergies. A German study linked foods high in omega-3 fatty acids with the ability to fight inflammation, which is a hallmark of allergy suffering.

Foods that are high in fatty acids include walnuts, flax, eggs, and cold-water fatty fish.

• Rinse off pollen. Use a mild cleanser to rinse the eyelids and eyelashes of pollen, as this is where it tends to congregate after being outdoors. Use saline spray to clear nasal passages of excess pollen as well.

• Take natural supplements.

A study published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy found participants who used tablets of the herb butterbar showed significant allergy relief after only one week. Select herbs from reputable manufacturers who certify them.

• Use eucalyptus oil. This oil is great to have in the house to help clear up sinuses and provide nasal congestion relief. Mix a small amount with coconut oil and rub onto the chest. There also is some evidence that adding a few drops of eucalyptus oil to cleansing products can help kill dust mites around the house.

• Wear a mask. When doing housework or yard work, wear a mask to reduce the inhalation of specific allergens.

Avoid seasonal allergies by exploring natural ways to find prevention or relief of symptoms.

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The Cucurbitaceae family may be best known for pumpkins, squash and gourds, but there actually are 800 species that belong to this family. While they share many of the same properties, these fruits each have their own unique attributes.

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Squash Squashes come in summer and winter varieties. Winter ones do not actually grow in the winter; in fact, they’re harvested in late summer and early fall, but the

name references the hard shell casing that protects the tender pulp inside. Zucchini are summer squash because their outer flesh is tender, while butternut, acorn, spaghetti, and hubbard squashes are winter squashes because they feature a tough skin. Even though it takes some effort to crack that shell, the dense, nutrient-rich flesh inside is well worth the workout.

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Laughing it off might also work for kids who find joking comes naturally to them. The DHHS advises against fighting back, instead suggesting kids walk away and stay away before finding an adult who can stop the bullying on the spot.

Encouraging students to confide in adults they trust also can help them overcome bullying and the feelings of loneliness that bullying can elicit. Trusted adults can help children devise a plan to stop the bullying. The DHHS notes that most bullying happens when adults are not around, so staying near adults and other children can help kids avoid situations where they might be vulnerable to bullies.

What witnesses to bullying can do Bullying can have a negative impact on children who witness bullying, even if they aren’t the victims. Adults can encourage children to speak to trusted adults and to report instances of bullying. In addition, children should be encouraged to be kind to children who are being bullied, inviting them to sit with them on the bus or in the lunch room and engaging them in conversations about topics that interest them.

Bullying affects children whether they’re being bullied, doing the bullying or witnessing it. But bullying can be overcome if adults and children work together and keep lines of communication open at all times.

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Items on the Ballot this fall Victims’ Rights Voters can consider a constitutional amendment to expand the rights of victims of crime and their families. A victims’ rights amendment was added to NC’s Constitution in 1996, which gave some crime victims basic rights to participate in the justice system, but House Bill 551 further advances those rights by doing the following: • Expands the scope of crimes under which protections to victims are extended.

• Requires victims receive timely notice of all court proceedings.

• Expands victims’ rights to those victimized by juveniles.

• Gives victims a greater voice by allowing them to be heard at plea, conviction, sentencing or adjudication hearings.

• Creates an enforcement mechanism allowing a victim to file a motion with the court if they are being deprived of their rights.

While protecting the rights of victims, the bill makes sure that those rights do not infringe upon the rights of the accused.

Right to Hunt and Fish on Ballot This Fall legislation that will let voters choose whether to amend the NC Constitution to safeguard citizens’ right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife. Senate Bill 677 had bipartisan support, and voters will consider the constitutional amendment on the November 2018 ballot. Twenty-one other states already guarantee this right.

Cutting the Cap on N.C. Income Taxes A proposed constitutional amendment that will empower voters to decide whether to lower the state’s maximum possible income tax rate from 10 percent to seven percent. The House of Representatives has already passed Senate Bill 75, and the measure will appear on the November 2018 ballot. If voters approve, the amendment will help ensure the state does not reverse course on tax reforms and return to burdening North Carolinians with some of the highest taxes in the Southeast.

Photo ID Amendment Voters will choose whether to make North Carolina the 34th state to require ID at the polls. The House of Representatives has already approved the measure. If a majority of voters agree, the proposal will amend the state constitution to require that North Carolina citizens show photo identification in order to cast their votes in person. Currently, North Carolina is the last state in the Southeast not to have some form of voter ID at the polls. Voter ID was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in 2008.

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Honor Guard is honored, too County Commissioners honored the Rockingham County Honor Guard at the Aug. 20th, regular meeting of the Rockingham County Commissioners in Wentworth. The entire meeting took on a patriotic atmosphere of gratitude as members of the RC Honor Guard filed forward to receive their recognition.

Dressed in impressive, military attire, the Rockingham County Honor Guard stood tall as Commissioners saluted them with a Certificate of Achievement after being cited as "Honor Guard of the Year" by the American Legion Dept. of North Carolina.

The state award was presented to the Rockingham County Honor Guard on June 29th, at the American Legion's Summer Conference for North Carolina, in Raleigh. Honor Guard Commander Tommy Allen spoke on behalf of the group, thanking Commissioners for the County's recognition, and explaining how the Rockingham County Honor Guard does 21-gun-salutes, plays taps, and presents colors for special programs. They volunteer with militiary rites for burials; and they are involved with the Veterans Park Committee, Veterans Coalition, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and the Veterans Stand Down.

County Commissioners presented Rockingham County lapel pins to members of the Rockingham County Honor Guard. Commander Allen thanked wives of the members who were present at the Board meeting.

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Phelps named “Outstanding Volunteer of the Month�

The Rockingham County Commissioners honored Trenton Phelps of Madison, as "Outstanding Volunteer of the Month," at its Sept. 17th Board meeting. Chairman Kevin Berger presented Phelps with a special certificate and Vice Chair Reece Pyrtle presented a lapel pin on behalf of all the Commissioners.

Phelps was nominated by Deanna (Dee) Shelton for the recognition and wrote the following nomination: "Trenton is an exceptional young man in the fact that, not only did he start his

very own business at a pre-teen age (Candyman Creations), but he is now using this business as an outreach to help our local veterans to have food and necessities. Trenton, with the help of a few friends, orchestrated and brought to fruition the "Stand Together, Not Alone" festival that was held in March at Farris Park. The festival featured vendors, blue grass bands, a car show, fishing tournament, and kids activities that would bring the community together for a fun day, but more importantly, a food drive for the local pantries.

Capt. Jennifer Brame accepted the honor for Lovings at the Sept. 12th Board meeting, held at the Governmental Center in Wentworth.

Phelps with parents as he proudly accepts the Outstanding Volunteer of the month certificate from the County Commissioners.

This will be a yearly tradition.

But he has helped to do other fundraisers for the same need throughtout the past year. At the ripe old age of 16, he is blazing trails in the philantrhopic realm and I think we all could take note and put to use his spirit and ideas! The community of Rockingham County is a better place with Trenton present!"

The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners would like to honor a deserving County volunteer each month for using talents and compassion to make a difference. Please go to rockinghamcounty. municipalcms.com for details on how to nominate an "Outstanding Volunteer of the Month"

Officer Lovings earns certificate Rockingham County Commissioner Keith Mabe presented a special certificate to salute Detective Kelly Lovings for his dedication to the community and the citizens of Rockingham County, on behalf of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. Capt.

Jennifer Brame accepted the honor for Lovings at the Sept. 12th Board meeting, held at the Governmental Center in Wentworth.

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He attended Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC). Upon completing this training, he was hired by the Reidsville Police Dept. as a Police Officer. He served in various positions including Patrol, Tact Team, Swat Team, and chosen second in command.

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Dolls of local missionary stationed in Wuhu China donated to St. Lukes.

Chinese dolls at St. Luke’s St. Luke’s, the “Rock Church,” in Eden has been blessed with an extraordinary

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church have gone to China, India, Singapore, Africa, Brazil, Haiti, the Philippines, and Alaska. In obedience to Christ’s instruction, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel….,” they went joyfully and served with many good outcomes.

Miss Laura Clark was one of those who served. She was the sister of Mrs. Anna Clark Gordon, wife of the first rector of St. Luke’s. Laura worked as the secretary and treasurer for the Anglo-Episcopal bishop of the Missionary District of Anking in Wuhu, China, from 1934 to 1941. Wuhu is located west of Shanghai on the Yangtze River. After the Japanese invaded China, she stayed at the mission compound until it was not safe any longer, and then she and other missionaries were forced to move around the countryside to avoid capture.

However, they were eventually caught and confined in a prison compound in Shanghai for four years. She was able to come back to the States for a few months, but insisted on going back to China. She became ill within a year of her return and died in 1948; at her request, she was buried in China.

During those years, Laura sent home a collection of small hand-made dolls, each one representing various occupations of the Chinese among whom she worked. The dolls are made of fabric scraps and yarn, each one completely hand-stitched with interesting faces and typical clothing and hair styles.

Jocelyn Gordon, Laura Clark’s niece, was another of St. Luke’s long-serving missionaries. After Jocelyn passed away three years ago, her sister Grace and husband, Dr. Cecil Pless, discovered the dolls while clearing her home. Charles Wray, a member of the vestry of St. Luke’s, helped to rescue them and then carefully packed them for safe-keeping. Mrs. Catherine Chan of the locally well-known Peking Pagoda Restaurant kindly came and had a look at them, helping to identify what they were illustrating. She remarked that, coincidentally, she herself came from Wuhu.

The fifteen dolls are now on display at St. Luke’s. Most are about nine inches tall, completely handmade with tiny stitches even for the features of the faces, and complete outfits of clothing, including shoes and hats that can be removed.

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Mega Site update and tour site The Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill has been certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as infrastructure ready, announced Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball and Stephen Moret, President and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). Ball and Moret joined Southern Virginia economic developers and community leaders Aug. 30-31 to share this significant update and to participate in tours regarding workforce development and revitalization efforts.

“We are proud to have all of the current pad in compliance with shovel-ready standards and the recognition that the entire mega site is infrastructure ready,” said Matthew Rowe, Director of Economic Development for Pittsylvania County.

The “infrastructure ready” certification is the fourth of five tiers required to ultimately reach “shovel ready,” or tier five, status in the industrial park. According to the tier four requirements of VEDP’s Virginia Business Ready Sites Program, all infrastructure is in place or will be delivered within 12 months, and all permit issues have been identified and quantified. Tier five will be completed as the last step when industry site occupants are identified and permits are in place. There are several active projects currently considering the site, Danville Economic Development Director Telly Tucker shared.

Linda Green, Executive Director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance said, “We are proud to earn certification of the mega site as ‘infrastructure ready’ and thank the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Secretary of Trade and Commerce for their integral roles in helping us achieve this significant milestone.”

The Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill includes 3,528 acres and boasts 12 industrial lots ready to accommodate a single user or ready for subdivision to suit, with the largest contiguous lot acreage exceeding 2,000 acres. The mega site hails as the largest such industrial park in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is one of only seven to achieve tier four certification. With proximity to major transportation routes, partners with temporary rapid launch space, potential suppliers and a sought-after advanced manufacturing talent pipeline, the industrial park clearly rises as a viable, leading option for top industry contenders and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) operations, particularly within the automotive and aerospace sectors.

Just last month, Danville— selected from a group of national contenders—hosted the Haas Technical Education Center Americas CNC Educators Conference, attended by 270 people from 29 U.S. states and Canada. Pittsylvania County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Jones shared information on their middle and high school career and technical education programs, which, like Danville Public Schools, serve as a feeder to DCC’s and IALR’s advanced manufacturing program.

Area Schools Make Positive Gains on N.C. School Performance Report After the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released 2017-18 school performance grades last week, a number of area schools made positive gains on the annual statewide report.

According to DPI, Dalton McMichael High School in Mayodan, Western Rockingham Middle School in Madison and West Stokes High School in King each improved by a full letter grade in the report that measures student performance in schools across the state, each earning a grade of B for the 2017-18 school year.

In total, 26 schools in the region that includes Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties earned an A or B on the report, and 35 schools improved their scores over last year. More than a dozen area schools also ‘exceeded growth’ – meaning their students made greater academic progress than predicted last year.

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From Root to Branch Local Geneology Studies By Elvin Perkins, Jr.

“Bill of Alimony” Against William Hutcherson The European families who came to the American colonies and settled in Virginia raised their children expanding the population eventually moving west to the mountain regions and southwest into North Carolina. Most families left behind paper trails of marriages, deeds, wills or other documents that can be found within county records or State archives and libraries.

Searches of documents in the archives can sometimes turn up interesting finds that may be unexpected and offer some valuable insight into the lives of a family. The following history of the Hutcherson family written

by Wendell Grogan reveals such a find in a “Bill of Alimony” filed by Molly Hutcherson against her husband William Hutcherson. Wendell gives a brief history of the Hutcherson family who migrated from Virginia into North Carolina.

Andrew Hutcherson was born in England and came to Virginia by 1726 when he bought 1119 acres of land in the Northern Neck of Virginia. This land later became part of Loudoun County. His family Bible record can be found in the Virginia State Library. Andrew Hutcherson was born March 3, 1687, married circa 1710 to Jane Browning, the daughter of Thomas Browning who left a will in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1726. This couple had ten children: Thomas, John Timothy, William, Richard, Daniel, Benjamin, Joseph, Hannah, Jeremiah, and Mary Hutcherson. The Hutcherson name may also be found in records as Hutchinson.

The son Daniel Hutcherson was born March 13, 1719 and died circa 1804 in Stokes County, NC. Daniel Hutcherson bought land in Surry County, in an area that later became part of Stokes County. Daniel and his wife Elizabeth had ten children: Richard, Andrew, Joseph, William, Anna (married Elisha Will), Jemima (married John King), Sanford, Daniel Jr. (married Eliza Johnson), Barbara (married Thomas Johnson), and Mary (married Harmon Miller).

Daniel bought his land in Surry County in 1782 while still living in Halifax County, Virginia. He did not move to North Carolina until about 1788.

He and three of his sons are listed on the 1790 census of Stokes County – Daniel Jr., Richard, and William. Daniel Hutcherson Sr.’s estate records can be found at the North Carolina State Archives. His son William was the administrator of his estate.

Little is known about the son Daniel Jr. Daniel’s son Richard was born about 1745 and died around 1830 in Stokes County. His estate records can also be found at the State Archives. Richard Hutcherson had eight children.

William Hutcherson was

born circa 1752, married Marah “Molly” (last name unknown), and died in 1835 in Stokes County. His estate records are also in the State Archives. On June 6, 1797, William bought 200 acres of land from his father Daniel Hutcherson Sr. on the Big and Little Buffalo Creek.

William and Marah Hutcherson had ten children, but only seven are known at this time: Jeremiah, Jacob, Joseph (married Nancy Hutcherson, 24 October 1816), Andrew, Daniel, William, and Anna Hutcherson.

The following document concerning William Hutcherson and his wife Marah (Molly) requesting alimony through the court was found at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh.

Stokes County, North Carolina, Records of Equity, April 1821 - Bill of Alimony, Molly Hutcherson versus husband William Hutcherson: “To the Honorable the Judge of the Court of Equity hereby complaining showeth unto your Honor – Your Oratrix Molly Hutcherson by her next best friend Joseph Hutcherson, that your Oratrix is the wife of William Hutcherson of the county of Stokes and has been faithful as such for nearly fifty years, during which period she has become the mother of eight children and has now arrived at the age of seventy years. Your Oratrix and her husband lived quietly and happily together as man and wife until three or four years ago about which time it was the misfortune of your Oratrix to experience from her husband a course of treatment altogether different from that which she had done before that time. She hereby believes that habits of debauchery and of criminal intercourse with other women had estranged her from the attachment of her husband, and that the conduct is to be attributed the harsh and cruel treatment that she has suffered.

About three years ago the servants were ordered by William Hutcherson that they were no longer to obey any order or commission of your Oratrix and the cook was directed if she interfered in the business of the kitchen to resist and prevent her.

Your Oratrix remained about the house for the space of about two weeks in the situation in hopes of better treatment—not finding it, she went and stayed awhile with her children. She then returned and took up her abode in an outhouse there. She found it was impossible for her to stay.

She entreated that the servants might provide her with firewood. This was refused, that they might wash for her, which was refused also. She then removed herself in a small outhouse that was then and still is occupied by the mother of said William. The old lady was kind enough to permit her to stay and in the small house your Oratrix had lived near two years last

past until about the last of March last. She went to reside with her son Joseph Hutcherson.

She represents to your honor that for the time last spoken of she has not been furnished with the common necessities of life for one of her age. She said that the servants have brought her corn mainly for meat and bread and nothing more. While they have been advised to pay no attention to or obey any order she should give. They have refused and she believes have been so ordered. Not even to wash her clothes, has been neglected and she believes they have been so ordered not to provide her with fire wood and not furnish her with anything whatever. Your Oratrix shows that she is very old and infirm. She has been a cripple for the space of twenty-five years. Since she has suffered in the manner set forth she has endeavored to bear up against it by her labor. With this she has provided an allowance of sugar and coffee and has paid for her washing and other necessary attendance.

But now, so it is may pray it please your Honor, that the said William combining with other unknowns how to injure and oppress your Oratrix, and for the purpose in indulging his habits of debauchery wholly refuses to bestow upon her that portion of his property which would enable her to live easily and which he could most conveniently spare. She charges and so the fact is that William Hutcherson is a man in easy circumstances, that he owns very valuable tracts and six likely slaves. That your Oratrix has contributed by her labor and attention in the course of about fifty years to acquire this property but now is driven by said mentioned upon the charity of the world. She further charges that said William has taken another woman to his home and live together and says he will marry her.

“In tender consideration whereof and for that your Oratrix is [illegible] in this honorable court.

“May it please you Honor to grant your Oratrix the state writ of subpoena directed to said William Hutcherson agreeable to the law and the usages in chancery and your Oratrix.”

J. Martin For research information contact: Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties, NC, P.O. Box 152, Mayodan, NC 27027-0152; Website: http://gsrsnc.com/ Elvin Perkins, Jr., President, GSRS; Email: Eperkins2@aol.com Visit the Linda Vernon Genealogy Room, MadisonMayodan Library, 611 Burton St., Madison, NC 27025; Phone (336) 548-6553

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Seeds of Hope by Samuel Moore-Sobel Meeting the Maverick I still remember the night I met John McCain.

It was a dark, December night in 2014. I traveled from Capitol Hill to the Smithsonian, eager to hear the words offered by one of my heroes. I had seen him from afar during my internship on Capitol Hill, but we had yet to exchange any words. I was eager for that to change.

I sat in wonder as the Senator launched into a description of his newly released book at the time, 13 Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War. He was interviewed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper. After a few obligatory questions regarding his new book, Tapper moved towards more well-charted terrain.

McCain indulged Tapper’s questions by speaking about the well-known narrative arc of his life. During his early years, he rested on the legacies of those who came before him - both his father and grandfather were Navy admirals - by trying his hardest to avoid expending intellectual energy as a student at the Naval Academy. Graduating fifth from the bottom of his class, few could have predicted this man would one day be a Senator and two-time presidential candidate.

He spoke of the years of torture suffered at the hands of the North Vietnamese as a prisoner of war, leaving him with lifelong injuries. His response was infused with courage, determining to come home and

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Moore-Sobel rebuild the life he lost. His time in Vietnam giving birth to a newfound sense of duty. “I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s,” he told his party at the 2008 convention.

He spoke that night of the fateful 2008 campaign. “After I lost…” he said, “I slept like a baby - sleep two hours, wake up and cry.” He erupted in laughter moments after he uttered this line as did the rest of the audience. Even in defeat, his courage was evident. After all, the White House appeared to be the one thing that remained outside of this man’s reach. “2000 was his year,” my mother remarked during the 2008 campaign. His “Straight Talk Express” bus became well known during the 2000 campaign, his friendliness with the reporters doing much to endear him to the media establishment. George W. Bush would end up winning the nomination, but the legend of the bus would live on. Tapper had in fact met the Senator on this bus for the first time as a young reporter, referencing this story in 2014.

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high point of American presidential campaigning. McCain had a way of doing that - leaving a mark even as he faced defeat.

Even as he aged, his fire seemed to keep burning unabated. He was still quite vibrant when I saw him, talking away and offering policy proposals mixed with plenty of humor. I came prepared, asking him to sign a few books for me. My mother, a longtime fan of Senator McCain for his heroism and strength, always spoke highly of him during our childhood. I secretly brought her copy of one of his memoirs along, eager to give my mom a present she would always treasure. When I gave it to her days later, she was more pleased by it than any other gift I had ever given her.

When I finally reached him, Senator McCain said I looked familiar, asking me for which Senator did I work. “Marco Rubio,” I told him. “Ah, Marco, Marco…,” he said in a pseudo mocking tone mixed with affection, as if he was ribbing his younger brother. He went on to tell me how hard his first year at the Naval Academy had been, but that the following years “get easier.” He was kind, caring and engaging. Filled with gratefulness and surprising humble.

My encounter with the Senator was one of the highlights of my time on Capitol Hill. It felt as if I had met a living legend, a person we would talk in awe of once he passed on. Somehow, I believed that day would never come. When it was announced in the summer of 2017 that he had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, I assumed that if anyone could survive, it was Senator John McCain.

“John has surpassed expectations for his survival,” according to the family statement released to the press a day before his passing. I was convinced, perhaps naively, that his bravery would ensure he would make it at least another twenty years.

I will never forget the plea he made the night I met him for young people to become involved in politics. He talked then as if he knew his time was quickly running out, yet refrained from revealing what he would like to be remembered for on that December night. In 2017, Tapper would tie up this loose end by posing this question during an interview on CNN. “He served his country and not always right. Made a lot of mistakes. Made a lot of errors, but served his country. And I hope we could add honorably,” McCain answered, in true maverick fashion. Facing death with the same characteristic courage with which he faced life.

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Investing In Rockingham County’s Quality of Life CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 grades – just like students – and ensuring those grades are visible and well-known to parents and the public. Under the system, schools are scored based on both student performance – in other words, if students are learning at grade level – and student growth – or whether students are progressing towards grade level rather than falling behind.

The system was put in place to increase transparency, to encourage support and reform for struggling schools, and to enable education officials to explore what top-performing schools are doing right in order to replicate their best practices elsewhere.

America's Sheriffs Band Together in Crowdfunding Effort for Border Security Wall Rockingham County (N.C.) Sheriff Sam Page recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C. where he met with other Sheriffs from across the nation, as well as President Trump and Vice President Pence, at the White House to focus on immigration reform and border security. One of the projects announced by the Sheriffs at that meeting is poised to have a major impact on the safety and security of the American people.

Sheriff Sam Page and the group of 43 Sheriffs from 35 states announced the roll out of a National Sheriffs' Association crowdfunding website - www.SheriffsWall.org - to raise money to help fund construction efforts of a wall along the country's southern border.

"Some members of Congress have refused to act on the security aspects of immigration reform, as thus, have done nothing to stop the flow of drugs such as Heroin, into our neighborhoods", said Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. "This refusal to act also does nothing to stop the scourge of human trafficking or transnational gangs terrorizing communities across America. It is clear that we, as America's Sheriffs, must come together and act for the safety of the people we have sworn to protect. We will not sit idly by while our neighborhoods become more dangerous and the citizens we serve face greater risk. If we fail to secure our sovereign borders, every Sheriff in America will become a 'Border Sheriff'."

These tax-deductible contributions go directly to the Department of Homeland Security through the National Sheriffs' Association. Legal counsel on both sides have worked to ensure contributions go directly to a special account that can only be used for the border security wall project.

Disaster Relief Fund set up North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund accepting donations in wake of Hurricane Florence flooding.

Contributions are needed for the North Carolina Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund to support recovery efforts related to Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in North Carolina.

The NCCF Disaster Relief Fund will support nonprofits offering programs that help hurricane victims in our state. All funds raised for the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund will go directly to nonprofit organizations serving needs in the impacted areas of North Carolina. No portion of the funds raised will be used for the Foundation’s administrative or operational expenses. The Foundation will also encourage this practice among local recipient agencies.

Donations can be made online through the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org via the “Give Now” button. Checks can be mailed to NCCF at 3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 460, Raleigh, NC 27612. Please designate your gift for “Disaster Relief” or include a contribution form available on the NCCF website under the “Giving” tab. Please call 919-828-4387 or 800532-1349 if you need assistance with donations. All gifts are taxdeductible.

“Hurricane Florence has already been labeled among the costliest storms in history, and the full extent of the subsequent flooding is still unknown,” said NCCF CEO and President Jennifer Tolle Whiteside. “Our affiliate foundations and statewide grants committee know our state and its communities and will ensure that donations to the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund are effectively granted to nonprofits that can best serve the needs in North Carolina.” The NCCF Disaster Relief Fund’s grantmaking

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By Angela G. Stadler, Public Information Officer - City of Reidsville

Coming up in October for Reidsville: • Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, October 3. Join Reidsville’s Finest at the Sip Coffee House, 101 South Scales Street in downtown Reidsville, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3. It’s a great place for coffee and conversation, especially on October 3rd which is “National Coffee

with a Cop Day”.

• Junk in Your Trunk on Saturday, October 6. This is always a community favorite and a great way to sell your stuff! This yard sale held at Market Square from 8:30-1 p.m. is a great reason to clean out a few rooms at your house! The cost is $10, which allows you to display your items on 1-2 tables that you provide. You must preregister! Call 336-349-1099 to register or you can visit the City

Reidsville Rotary Invests in Career and College Prep at Two High Schools Reidsville Rotary pledged to provide $10,000 to support career and college initiatives at Reidsville High School and Rockingham County High School this upcoming school year. This grant to Rockingham County Schools will be utilized by the career and college teams to fund financial aid education for parents, FAFSA nights, college tours, and selection day programming.

Lance Metzler discusses his excitement about the project, stating, “As President of the Reidsville Rotary Club, I find it rewarding to assist and foster our youth to be prepared when making decisions on their future.

One of our goals is to have our children get the additional education they may need and to find employment back here in Rockingham County to grow a family.”

Over a year ago, discussions began with Reidsville Rotary and Rockingham County Education Foundation on the development of a signature project for the Rotarians that would provide students increased access and exposure to career opportunities, college campuses, and financial aid education.

“We are excited for Reidsville Rotary to join us as a partner in supporting the growth and development of our students, the future leaders of our community. The funds will allow our College Advisors and counseling teams even greater opportunities to help students identify and apply to post- secondary programs that are the right fit for them,” states Dawn Charaba, Executive Director, Rockingham County Education Foundation.

The Reidsville Rotary Club envisions a club of dedicated members, a community of engaged citizens, and a world of peaceful societies, where differences are valued, the less fortunate are served, and new generations are inspired to build a better tomorrow. Their mission

is to provide business, professional, and community leaders an opportunity for service to others in order to benefit our community and to promote high ethical standards, fellowship, and goodwill worldwide.

Dr. Cindy Corcoran, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Support Services serves as the district’s liaison to the advisors. She states, “Rockingham County Schools welcome and appreciate the Reidsville Rotary Club’s investment in the College Advising Program at both high schools. The College Advisors serve as role models to our students as they are often firstgeneration college graduates themselves. With that, they can share relative information regarding how to navigate the application process and explore future career opportunities.”

The Carolina College Advising Corps aims to help low-income, first-generation, and under-represented students from North Carolina attend college by placing recent UNCChapel Hill graduates as college advisers in selected public high schools throughout the state.

Advisers assist students with admission, financial aid, and scholarship applications. For more information on how the Carolina College Advising Corps operates in Rockingham County, please contact the Rockingham County Education Foundation.

The Reidsville Rotary will present a check to Rockingham County Schools during their regularly scheduled weekly meeting on Monday, September 10th at 12:00 pm at Pennrose Park Country Club. Members of the media are encouraged to attend.

For more information, please feel free to contact the Reidsville Rotary: Cathy Powers, Vice President and Membership Chairperson (336) 394-1307 or reidsvillerotary@gmail.com

website, reidsvillenc.gov, to get a form (go to the website’s Document Center & look under Applications).

• Reidsville Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase October 11-12.

Several departments of the City will be participating in the Chamber’s 11th annual showcase, which is held at the Salvation Army, 704 Barnes Street, Reidsville. The showcase includes a career fair for area high school students from 811:30 a.m. on Friday, October 12. It is open to the public from 4-8 p.m. on October 12.

• Glow Run on Saturday, October 13.

This fundraiser by Annie Penn Hospital, previously scheduled on September 15, had to be postponed because of Hurricane Florence. It will now be held on October 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The City of Reidsville is helping co-sponsor this timed race, which seeks to benefit the local Cancer Center at Annie Penn. The Police Department is also assisting with the event.

• Fire Hydrant Paint Day Postponed to Saturday, October 13. For those selected to paint hydrants in downtown Reidsville as part of the Reidsville Downtown Corporation’s Project Dream, the paint day will be held the morning of Saturday, October 13, from 10-12 noon.

We can’t wait to see this creative “street art” on our downtown fire hydrants!

• Team Bass Tournament at Lake Reidsville on October 13.

Fishermen can participate in this team competition set for Saturday, October 13, at Lake Reidsville. Find out more details by calling the lake store at 336349-4738.

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3rd Annual Dawg Show on Saturday, October 27. This annual event starts at 3 p.m. at Lake Reidsville. Call 336-349-4738 for more details!

• October is last month of Farmers Market!

Unfortunately, it is the final month of the season for the Downtown Farmers Market at Market Square. It will continue throughout October every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. or until items run out! Visitors to the market will find a variety of items.

SNAP/EBT, Farmers Market WIC, Debit and Credit are accepted.

On September 12, 2018, the City of Reidsville experienced a spill of untreated wastewater from a sanitary sewer force main on Ballymena Drive near Windemere Pump Station.

City officials explained the overflow resulted from a broken six-inch force main. An estimated 3,000 gallons entered a tributary of Jones Creek. The area was inspected, and no lasting effects are expected.

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RCARE - October RCARE is located at 201 N Washington Ave, Reidsville, NC 27320. (336) 349-1088 RCARE CLASSES: • Painting -Monday 8:30 a.m. & Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

• Crochet –Tuesday 9:00 a.m.

• Bible study –Wednesday 10:00 a.m.

• Jewelry making -1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:00 p.m.

• Blind Support - 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am • Medicare 101 or New to Medicare -2nd Thursday of every month at 10:00 am. Call 336-349-1088 to sign up.

CARDS: • Phase 10 – Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Rook - Wednesday 1:00 p.m.

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• Duplicated Bridge - Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Canasta, Hand Foot and Elbow –Tuesday 1:00pm 4:00p.m FITNESS: • Cardio/Weight Class – Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 a.m.

• Advanced Tai Chi –Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. participate you must have completed 16 hours of instruction to attend this class.

• Tai Chi for Beginners Tuesday 11a.m. & Wednesday, 10:15 a.m.

• Pickleball – Monday & Friday at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday 11.00

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• Reidsville Kickers Line Dance Group – Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

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Reidsville & Wentworth Homeless and Needy Veterans Standdown Veterans Lending Veterans a Helping Hand The Rockingham County Veterans Coalition will hold their 8th Annual Homeless and Needy Veterans Standdown on October 19th, 2018 at 9 AM. This event will be held at the Armory in Wentworth community, 292 NC-65, Reidsville, NC 27320.

There will many free services that will be provided to include dental plan, haircuts, legal services, blood pressure checks, veterans services through the veterans administration and several veterans agencies to assistant answer questions.

Many Rockingham County government agencies will be present to assist with any local needs. A delicious hot meal will be provided free of charge at lunch.

Transportation will be provided to the Standdown but you must call prior to the date of the Standdown for transportation.

336-394-0080 contact person is Curtis Pierce 336-623-9481

Passion for Trashin’ returns The 2018 Passion for Trashin’ and Recycle of art exhibit will return on October 18 2018 from 5:30pm - 8:30 pm. at 301 Cherokee Camp Reidsville, NC 27320 This event is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school in Rockingham County.

There are no restrictions. Think broken pieces of china, glass or pottery, old jewelry, fabric scraps, wood or anything you can imagine. Those that entered are busy creating beautiful items from what others call trash.

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31st Annual Kiwanis-For-Kids Golf Tournament The 31st Annual Kiwanis-For-Kids Golf Tournament will be help Thursday, Oct. 18th at the Monroeton Golf Club in Reidsville.

Registration and lunch will take place at 12 noon with a shotgun start at 1 pm. It is a Captain's Choice format with 4 man teams.

You may bring your own team or be placed on a team. The entry fee is $50 per player and include all golf fees, lunch and dinner as well as prizes. Limited to the first 80 players. Entry forms are available at Monroeton, Plantation Golf Club, Wolf Creek and Penn Rose Park Country Club or you may call Miranda Ashley at 336-361-4088 or Bruce Citty at 336-344-3901. Send to Kiwanis Club, PO Box 2, Reidsville, NC 27320

CAR (Center for Active Retirement - August The Center for Active Retirement has two buildings dedicated to senior education and activities. They are located in Wentworth: Main Building @ 141 Tyre Dodson Road, Annex The Center for Active Retirement is open Monday Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 Check out our website for the latest activities and events calendar and plan to stop in and participate in the next activity that interests you! You may call and speak to Cheryl at (336) 637-8428 to schedule a visit or learn more details.

There is no cost to attend the Center for Active Retirement; however some activities and trips may require a participant to pay a fee. The Center is funded through the Home and Community Care Block Grant (federal and state dollars allocated through the Older American’s Act to support seniors in their communities), private contributions, and donations.

BUS TRIPS • October 1st till October 5th Noah’s Ark....if you want information on this trip please contact Cheryl ASAP • Oct. 16th - NC State Fair Cost is $5.00 for transportation Free Admission to the fair for those 65 & older Departing at 8:30 am and returning by 6pm • Tuesday October 30th National D-Day Memorial Cost is $20 for transportation & Museum Entrance. Departing at 9am and returning by 6pm Lunch will be on your own • Friday November 9th Southern Supreme Fruitcake Mrs Hanes Moravian Cookies Cost is $5 - Lunch will be on your own. Departing at 9am and returning before 6pm • Thursday November 15th Southern Women’s Christmas Show. Cost $20.00 Lunch and Supper on your own Departing 8am and returning before 7pm • Friday November 16th Southern Women’s Christmas Show. Cost $20.00 Lunch & Supper on your own Departing 8am and returning before 7pm Trips must be prepaid to get your name on the list. Most of these trips will fill up fast.

• Crafts: Poinsettia Wreath Instructor: Linda Wilson Mon., Oct. 8th - 9am to Noon.

Supplies provided: Fee $50 Same as the Sunflower Wreath Holiday Bow Making Class Monday, October 15th 9am to Noon. Bring your own wired Ribbon & a pair of Scissors Fee: Free...Merry Christmas from CAR • Etching on a Glass Block Mon., Oct. 22 - 9:00 am to Noon in the Annex. Supplies provided - Fee: $20.00 Refreshments will be served.

• Clay Pot Santa People Mon., Oct.29th 9:00am to 2pm Supplies provided — Fee $25 Refreshments will be served.

Make a “Santa” to use as a Christmas Decoration. ___ NOTE: Call (336) 637-8428 to register for these classes. If no RSVP’s are made, the class will be cancelled.

October Events: • National Breast Cancer Month. Early detection is the best protection against many cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and more.

• Oct. 8. Columbus Day. • Oct. 16. World Food Day. To raise awareness of efforts to eradicate hunger.

• Oct. 31. Halloween.

SAVE THE DATE! ADTS - Center for Active Retirement Presents AN EVEING TO DIE FOR - Murder Mystery Dinner.

Fri., November 2nd 6-8pm Penrose Country Club Reidsville tickets on Sale startin October 7th. $25 per person. Ticket includes dinner and interactive murder play and a themed 50/50 drawing!

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A 4-H’er from Rockingham County attended the ninth annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit, which was held in Hickory, North Carolina August 24-25, 2018.

North Carolina 4-H and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service partnered for the ninth year with the NCACC on a multi-year initiative to increase youth involvement in county government. This initiative helps youth learn more about county government as well as how to become more involved in local decision making.

The 4-H’er who attended from Rockingham County was Keynon Settle. Over 70 youth and adults from 63 counties were represented during this event.

The event is sponsored and supported by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

For more information on the 4-H program in Rockingham County, please contact Morgan Maness, 4-H Agent at 336-3428230 or mcmaness@ncsu.edu.

4-H is North Carolina’s largest youth development organization, equipping more than 263,000 young people each year with the skills to succeed and improve the world around them. 4-H programs and camps

Commissioner Reece Pyrtle Jr., 4-Her Keynon Settle, Commissioner Mark Richardson and County Manager Lance Metzler.

encourage young people to “learn by doing,” helping them to develop into active, contributing citizens. NC State Extension and the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T State University coordinate 4-H programs statewide NC State Extension is the local and statewide outreach provider of North Carolina’s preeminent research enterprise – NC State University. NC State Extension translates researchbased knowledge in the areas of agriculture, food and nutrition, and 4-H youth development into everyday solutions that create economic, intellectual and societal prosperity for North Carolina.

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Reidsville Kiwanis Club President Johnny Hoover (left) welcoming Bill Clingenpeel, Kiwanis District 7 Lt. Governor who was the guest speaker. He presented several achievement awards to the Reidsville Kiwanis Club before his program on the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina at Lake Waccamaw.

Kiwanis Clubs throughout District 7 provided funds to build a cottage on the campus which was completed in 1964. A Kiwanis Legacy Fund has been founded to cover capital costs of the Kiwanis Cottage as they are needed. Currently there are eight full-size cottages on the campus which serves as a sanctuary for children who have been abused or neglected or as Clingenpeel puts it "children of parents not fit to be parents".

The average length of stay is 3 to 5 years and involves infants on up to ages 22 years of age. The Kiwanis District has a goal to raise $80,000 annually to help pay the annual expenses which are about $200,000 a year. The Reidsville Kiwanis Club meets each Thursday, 12 noon at the Golden Corral.

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Reidsville & Wentworth It’s Festival Time Again!

By Angela G. Stadler Public Information Officer City of Reidsville

It’s that time of year again!

When the downtown streets of Reidsville are closed off for our annual festival, known as the 27th Annual Fall Jubilee. It’s coming Saturday, October 20, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and we can’t wait!

Well, now it is known as the Fall Jubilee. Over the years the name has changed. A few years before I came to work for the City, it was called the Antique Alley Street Festival. It had an oldfashioned flair with a concentration on browsing for antiques and demonstrations of old-timey activities like butter churning, making lye soap and quilting.

You could watch apple butter and molasses being made. And even back then, one of the highlights was the Antique & Classic Car Show and Antique Engine Show. It might have not been more than 20 or so vehicles, but it was still a fun time for those visiting the festival. (And if you like antiques, we still have some stores downtown that might

interest you!)

For a period of years, it was renamed the Homegrown Festival as the event sought to find its identity as the Reidsville’s niche as an antique mecca seemed to be shifting with the times. While some of the old-fashioned activities have gone by the wayside, due mainly to fewer and fewer people knowing how to do them, they have been replaced by others. The car show has remained, but 20 vehicles have blossomed into 200 beautifully restored antique cars and trucks, street rods and classics. The show, one of the largest in the Southeast, is coordinated by the EZ Street Cruisers Car Club, which also assists with the downtown cruise-ins held monthly in Reidsville from April through September. The car

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But whichever moniker it uses, the basics are the same – good food, good music and good vendors showcasing a variety of items in downtown Reidsville.

Over the years it has become the largest event held in Rockingham County. More than 100 vendors offering a mix of art, crafts, jewelry, fashion accessories, pottery, home and garden décor will line Scales Street and the connecting streets in the City’s downtown.

And don’t get me started on the food! Some of our favorite festival foods will be there, including turkey legs, barbecue, blooming onions, funnel cakes, snow cones and sausage dogs (and regular hot dogs as well!).

Where else can you go locally to get so many good eats in one location? I think I’ve gained a pound or two just thinking about it.

Especially for the young ones, there will be the always popular “Kidz Zone” featuring bounce houses and amusement rides. The kids can participate in “Touch A Truck” where they can experience first-hand several vehicles from the City’s Police, Fire and Public Works departments. Captain Jim’s Magic Shack also returns, with shows set for 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

And the music will appeal to a variety of tastes. With stages available at Market Square and at the intersection of Scales/Morehead, the music will alternate between the two locations. From 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., the UTurnband will be at Market Square, opening the Fall Jubilee with its own brand of Christian Rock & Pop. For the kids, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., “Big Bang Boom” provides parent-friendly children’s rock at the Scales/Morehead stage. “The Clanky Lincolns” take the stage at Market Square from 1-2:30 p.m. to provide funk, pop and rock. The band covers a range of popular tunes. Between 2:30-4 p.m., the “Encore Showband” will welcome listeners into the world of 70s funk, rhythm & blues, jazz, Memphis blues and more at the Scales/Morehead stage. From 4-5:30 p.m., the up and coming young band “Sub Radio” will perform at Market Square, offering catchy indie pop that is great for dancing.

And new to the festival this year and the Triad region … from 7-9 p.m., Market Square will be the focus of a “Glow in

the Dark” Dance Party. Emerald Owl Productions will produce this amazing light show while a DJ spins some of today’s favorite tunes. But this dance party is for all ages! If you haven’t ever been to one of these, you will definitely want to check it out. Bring your lawn chair out for the show, but you probably won’t be sitting too much.

Festival visitors will also be encouraged to visit and shop in the local downtown businesses and fill out a “Playbook”.

Participating merchants will provide stickers for the playbook, and visitors who join in the fun will be entered into prize drawings and be able to redeem receipts from downtown businesses for bonus gifts. It’s all about building on Reidsville’s reputation as “North Carolina’s High School Football Capital” and being a part of “Team Reidsville”. Details will be available at the City’s Information Tent near Market Square.

Of course, one of the best things about the festival for the locals is to reconnect with old friends while they enjoy the fun!

You are bound to see people you know as you walk through the downtown area. And for those coming to Reidsville and the festival for the first time, I have no doubt you will be made welcome! Parking is available throughout the downtown area or you can ride a free shuttle from the Pennrose Mall, provided by Pelham Transportation.

“The Jubilee has become a marquee ‘must see’ event for the entire region around Reidsville,” said the City’s Economic Development Director Jeff Garstka. His department, including Market Square & Main Street Manager Missy Matthews, oversees the coordination of the Jubilee. “We are very excited to bring some new offerings this year, and we are expecting upwards to 10,000 patrons or more. We are very proud of this event.”

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Mount Jubilee Ministries’ 3rd Annual Fun Walk/Run/Auction Gets Bigger, Better On Saturday, September 8, over 200 spirited MJM supporters rallied together to send a resounding statement of support to the special needs population in our community. With the increasing support from our local community, the MJM vision -- of providing programs and services to the unserved and under-served I/DD population -will soon become a reality within Rockingham County.

Mount Jubilee Ministries has exceeded the fundraising goal of $45,000! The MJM 3rd Annual Family Fun Walk, Run & Auction generated over $48,000! Donations and in-kind services were secured throughout the community from corporate, business, church, and individual partners. Opportunities to further surpass the fundraising goal will remain open throughout September. Donations may be made online at MountJubilee.org or by mailing checks to MJM, PO Box 81, Reidsville, NC 27323. The final report of the event will be highlighted in the MJM Fall Newsletter.

MJM’s Executive Director, Cecil Cottrell, enthusiastically commented, “Thanks to each of you who volunteered and generously gave to MJM’s signature fundraising event. In addition to the funds generated from the event, the promise of hope and outreach to the special needs population was tangible -real and very personal!”

As the day unfolded, not a drop of rain fell as over 200 attendees and volunteers gathered for registration, face painting, entertainment, and fellowship before conquering the 5K course for the walk and run. Participants left assured that they were partners in a grassroots effort with MJM to provide much needed programs and services for the I/DD within the area.

Established in 2005 as a 501(c) 3 non-profit, MJM was founded by a group of individuals desiring to partner with the special needs population, their families, and the community to provide enrichment opportunities for productive living. The ministry has hosted Camp Jubilee, a residential summer camp, for fourteen years. August 5th-9th, MJM hosted Camp Jubilee 2018. Camp was held at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center in Reidsville, NC. The camp hosted 46 campers and boasted 60 volunteers.

Please visit the MJM website, www.MountJubilee Ministries.com, to learn more about the opportunities for volunteering and providing financial support for Rockingham County’s special need population. Also feel free to contact Cecil Cottrell, MJM’s Executive Director at MountJubilee Ministries@gmail.com or by calling 336-552-3766.

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Lifestyle choices that can decrease cancer risk The United Nations estimates that the world is home to 7.6 billion people. None of those people, regardless of their ethnicity, race or gender, are immune to cancer.

According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second-leading cause of death across the globe. Responsible for nearly nine million deaths in 2015, cancer is a formidable foe but one that can be defeated. For example, the SEER Cancer Statistics Review released in spring of 2018 indicated that cancer death rates among women decreased by 1.4 percent between 2006 and 2015. Even more encouraging is the decline in breast cancer death rates, which the American Cancer Society says decreased by 39 percent between 1989 and 2015.

Various factors have contributed to the decline in cancer death rates. While advancements in treatment protocols and education programs that have emphasized the importance of cancer screenings have had profound impacts, individuals avoiding unhealthy lifestyle choices also has made a difference in reversing cancer death rates. Research into cancer prevention is ongoing, but the following are some healthy lifestyle choices that may help people reduce their cancer risk.

• Avoid tobacco. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that cigarette smoking kills almost half a

million people in America alone each year. Nearly 10 percent of those deaths occur due to exposure to secondhand smoke. Lung cancer is not the only type of cancer that smoking has been linked to, as the Mayo Clinic notes smoking also has been connected to cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx, pancreas, bladder, cervix, and kidney. By avoiding or quitting tobacco, men and women can reduce their own cancer risk and reduce the likelihood that their nonsmoking loved ones will develop cancer related to secondhand smoke.

• Eat right. The WHO notes that many countries have implemented programs encouraging the consumption of five or more portions of fruits and vegetables per day. Those programs are a result of studies showing the potential relationship between a healthy diet and a reduced risk of cancer. For example, the National Cancer Institute says studies conducted on animals have shown that antioxidants, which can be found in various fruits and vegetables, can prevent the type of cell damage associated with the development of cancer.

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Either ripen in a brown paper bag or lift the entire plant and hang upside down in a warm spot • Clean and put away empty containers and garden ornaments • Clean and sharpen gardening tools • Clean bird feeders and continue feeding through the winter • Keep bird baths clean • Plant spring bulbs • Sow seeds of hardy annual, perennial, and biennial flowers throughout the month • Give your garden a fresh look with pansies, Johnny Jump Ups, and ornamental kale and cabbage

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Madison / Mayodan / Stoneville Madison celetrates with Bicentennial Festival

By Sue Orellana

Madison NC celebrated its 200th birthday on September 22nd, 2018 with one of the

biggest events it’s citizens have ever seen.

In the wake of the menacing and historical Hurricane Florence the township

Rockingham County Board of Elections 2018 GENERAL ELECTION ONE STOP (EARLY) VOTING SCHEDULE Wednesday October 17 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Thursday October 18 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Friday October 19 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Saturday October 20 (8:00 am 5:00 pm) Sunday October 21 (1:00 pm 6:00 pm) Monday October 22 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Tuesday October 23 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Wednesday October 24 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Thursday October 25 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Friday October 26 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Monday October 29 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Tuesday October 30 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Wednesday October 31 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Thursday November 1 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Friday November 2 (7:00 am 7:00 pm) Saturday November 3 (8:00am 1:00 pm)

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of Madison overcame and rose above the chaos. The substantial flooding of the Dan River and many of its roads seemed to dry up just in time for the event giving much relief to the volunteers, vendors, business owners and roads were clear for nearly 150 vendors to set up.

Some traveled great lengths to attend the celebration. On Friday, September 21st the streets of Madison were roped off and the set up began at 5:00pm. In the early morning vendors and volunteers started final preparations.

The festivities began on schedule at 10:00am and the residents of Rockingham County flooded the streets in droves perhaps thankful for fun after being stuck indoors for so long with the flood watches and warnings that happened just a

week before.

There were activities for all to participate in from contests, raffle drawings, games, historical demonstrations to bounce houses, live music, and a museum was set up on “Bicentennial Avenue” to view the unearthed time capsule with talk of a 2018 time capsule being created!

Classic cars lined Bicentennial Avenue as live music played throughout the day on separate stages and despite the scorching heat smiles were seen all around in the streets of the beloved Madison, N.C. as visitors ate, talked, shopped, laughed and met with friends and family.

This event will no doubt go down in Madison NC history as it displayed such a sense of love, unity and support that made this event come to life.

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EXERCISE CLASSES (All exercise classes are FREE to SilverSneakers and Silver&Fit participants) • SilverSneakers Yoga- Mon. @ 8:00am- $3.00 per class.

• Hi-Lo-Core- Mon. & Wed. @ 9:00am- $3.00 per class • Geri-Fit Strength- Mon. & Wed. @ 10:30am- FREE • Zumba- Tues. & Thurs. @ 9:00am & Tues.@ 6:00pm, Saturday @ 9am $3.00 per class • Staying Strong- Tues. & Fri.

@ 10:30am- FREE • Chair- Tues. & Thurs. @ 11:00am- FREE • Tai Chi for Arthritis- Thurs. @ 10:30am- FREE DANCE • Shag- Tuesday @ 6:30pm (intermediate) & 7:30pm (beginner)- $8.00/class or $32/month CARDS & GAMES Monday from 1-4pm- FREE • Bridge- Wed. from 9am-noonFREE • Hand & Foot- Wed.from 1-4pm- FREE OTHER • Pickleball- Monday/Tuesday/ Thursday/Friday from 9:0011:00am. Saturday Schedules 1st Sat. Women only, 2nd Sat All play, 3rd Saturday Men only,

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Madison / Mayodan / Stoneville Events at Madison-Mayodan Public Library: October (Open to the Public) • Monthly Genealogy Soirée 2018: 2 pm – 4 pm Tuesday, October 16th: Lab Work – General Research, Review & Handouts, Student package, Calendar of Class Dates included, available. Classes are usually held in the Linda C. Vernon Genealogy Room. Students are notified of any changes. Handouts available. More information call: 336-548-6553/e-mail: genealogy@rcpl.org • Computer Classes – Every Wednesday: 9 am – 10:30 am *Free to the Public ➢Week 1: Introduction to Computers ➢Week 2: Introduction to Software ➢Week 3: Introduction to Hardware ➢Week 4: Introduction to Browsers/Search Engines ➢Week 5: Review, Questions and Answers For More Information Contact Madison-Mayodan Public Library: 336-548-6553 • Children’s Programing – Every Wednesday July Programs: ➢ Preschool Storytime: 10:30 am; Baby Times Storytime: 11:15 – 11:30 Newborns and Toddlers Welcome; Community Spirit ➢ Teen Library Council: Meets – Wednesday, October 10th: 4 pm – Mad Science: Blow Stuff Up! ➢ Lego Club – Wednesday, October 17th: 4 pm - Join us for some building fun! For those who are in K – 5. ➢ Scavenger Hunt @ the Library -Wed., Oc. 24th: 3 pm-4 pm ➢ “Halloween Storytime” Downtown Madison – Wednesday, October 31st : 4:30 pm – 5 pm • Young Artist Contest: All month we will be collecting ArtworkTheme: Create an Original Character. See Flyer for more info!

• Jammin’ at the M & M – Monday, October 8th: Tuning starts at 5 pm – Music starts at 5:30 pm The Jams are open to Pickers (Musicians) who play an acoustic instrument (Banjo, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Dobro, Fiddle) and are interested in playing and having fun! Grinners (Listeners) who come just to enjoy the Music are also welcome to attend the jams!

• Unwind with Adult Coloring & Challenge Your Mind with Puzzles – Thursday, October 11th: 3 pm – 5 pm Relax with coloring pages and peaceful light music, or wake up the “grey matter” with puzzles, materials will be provided. To be held in the McMichael Com. Room • Scary Movie .@ the Library -Winchester: Thur., Oct. 11th: 6 pm See Flyers at the Library for Schedule of Events, Popcorn & Beverages Provided To be shown in the McMichael Community Room • Nary a Thing Chapter of “The Andy Griffith Show” Rerun Watchers Club @ the Library – Friday, October 12th: 3:30 pm – 5 pm Will be showing “Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army” & “My Fair Ernest T. Bass” Episode Trivia, Prizes & Light snacks provided Come join our Club and have some “Goooooooood fun!” Call for more information: 336-548-6553 To be held in the McMichael Community Room • Girl Scout Meetings – Saturday, October 13th: Noon – 1 pm To be held in the McMichael Community Room • The Mendenhall Homeplace, Jamestown, NC– Presented by The Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes County: Sunday, October 14th: 2:30 pm; Speaker: Shawn Rogers Highlights of this Quaker house, the grounds and its people. Lively discussion To be held in the McMichael Community Room • Recipes: Commit, Encourage, Celebrate, Inspire @ the Library – Monday, October 15th: 5:30 pm. Want to develop a healthier lifestyle? Join Recipes! Improve your health in a friendly, sharing atmosphere.

• Pumpkins, Spices & Everything Nices Storytime Saturday @ the Library – Saturday, October 27th: 10:30 am. Featuring Miss Dale Join us for crafts, music, storytelling, puppets and more!

• Halloween @ the Library – Wednesday, October 31st: 3 pm – 5 pm Games, Prizes, Coloring Pages & Candy….

Discover the Stars & Planets Have you ever looked up in the night sky and wonder what you are looking yet? Come out to Mayo River State Park and explore the constellations, stars and planets! Volunteers from the Greensboro astronomy club will be on hand with telescopes to assist you on your journey through the wonders of the heavens.

The Stars and Planets 2018 program is scheduled for November 10th from 6 PM p.m. until 11:45 PM Meet in the field near the picnic shelter. Please use a red filter on any flashlights you bring. Mayors River State Park is located at 500 old Mayo Park Rd., Mayodan, NC. For questions, directions or more information, call me park office at 336-427-2530 or visit www. ncparks.gov

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By Therese Francin

Avalon revisited Francin

I was sorting through some books to donate, when I came upon a collection of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. One find brought me back to his Idyllis of the King, a narrative poem that retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere, and the rise and fall of Arthur’s kingdom. In Arthur’s disastrous last battle, he was mortally wounded, and he was taken to the island paradise, Avalon, for burial.

The Celtic legend of Avalon brought back a forgotten memory, when a neighbor of mine was visiting with me and reminiscing about hometown history, and mentioned the Avalon Mill located near Mayodan. I was curious about the village that has taken on a mystical allure, because of its short-lived existence, but enduring memories of a long-ago life in a small village centered around a textile mill.

Both the Mayo and Avalon Mills were built by Francis Henry Fries, with Mayo Mill being erected adjacent to the Mayo River in 1895, and the town of Mayodan being incorporated in 1899. The Mayo Mill produced white yarn, and the demand was so great, Fries decided to construct another mill north of Mayodan. It was named Avalon, after a city located on Catalina Island, off the California coast.

In 1887, the sister-in-law of the island’s owner came up with the name Avalon from the poem by Tennyson.

Mayo Mill produced white yarn, while Avalon Mill, erected between 1899 to 1900, was equipped with a dye house for the production of colored yarn. At the time it was operating in North Carolina, the four-story Avalon Mill was the largest textile mill in the state.

My neighbor told me of the village which arose around the Avalon Mill, which was small, with only about 450 residents, but it was a much-loved way of life. Her parents lived there, and she often heard stories of crossing the river on “swings” made from two ropes with a wooden box to carry one or two across to the Avalon mill or across the river to Mayodan. There was a dam built to power the mill, as well as an artificial canal, about 50 company houses, a hotel, a boarding house, a store and a Moravian church.

But tragedy struck the Avalon Mill at about 6 p.m. on June 15, 1911 when a machine on the fourth floor overheated and started a fire. With tears in her eyes, my neighbor told the story

of the tragic demise of the mill.

Although Avalon Mill was equipped with a fire sprinkler system, the windows were open for a breeze on a warm day, which fueled the flames. A bearing in the water pumps failed, and no water was pumped out of the sprinklers, and the mill burnt to the ground.

There was such sadness in the air after hearing this fateful story of the demise of a mill, and the loss it meant to a small village community. Most of the homes were company-owned and moved to Mayodan by mules and horses. Many of the Avalon Mill employees were given jobs at the Mayo Mill, after the decision was made not to rebuild the Avalon Mill. With much sadness I heard the story my neighbor told of the “lost” town of Avalon, which seemed to fade into the mist, the tale of a long-ago village where children played and the residents were happy and content. This was a simpler and joyous time, in a town with a mystic name that faded away, but lives on in memories.

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This event offers community fellowship, fun and a variety of ways for area businesses and organizations as well as local artisans to promote their presence in Mayodan.

For more on this event contact Misty Hoback at 336520-9722 or email mdholback@twc.com or call Kathy Anthony at 336-707-2172 or email whatthehayfest 2018@yahoo.com An event running along side this festival is the 5th Annual Hayodan Hay Bale Sculpture Event which will run from October 1 first through November 1. You can bring your creations to life for everyone to enjoy. Entry forms are at made at the Art Center and townhall.

Businesses, associations, nonprofits, school groups and citizens are invited to sponsor sponsor then decorate a large round hay bale and transform it into a unique piece of art.

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How to talk to kids about Halloween safety Come Halloween, youngsters’ attentions are understandably focused on costumes and candy. Their parents, however, are likely more concerned with their kids’ safety.

Trick-or-treating kids might not pay much mind to safety. As a result, it can be hard for parents to get kids to grasp the importance of being safe on Halloween.

The following strategies might make that task easier.

• Discuss costumes well in advance of Halloween. Many kids are so enthusiastic about Halloween that they know which costumes they hope to wear long before October 31. Parents can discuss potential costumes well in advance of Halloween before kids even know what they want to wear. Doing so gives parents a chance to encourage kids to choose bright costumes that will make them more visible to drivers on Halloween night. Waiting to discuss costumes increases the likelihood that kids will already have an outfit in mind, making it harder for parents to convince

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• Explain that some tailoring might be necessary to make gathering all that candy a lot easier.

Superman doesn’t trip on his cape in the movies, and youngsters dressed up as the Man of Steel shouldn’t trip on their capes, either. When kids pick costumes, explain to them that you might need to do some tailoring before they go trick-or-treating. Explain to kids that costumes should be trip-proof so they can seamlessly go from house to house in search of their favorite goodies.

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• Create a bag or bucket design day. Depending on what kids will use to carry the candy they accumulate this Halloween, parents can plan a bag or bucket design day a few days in advance.

Kids will enjoy this chance to get in the Halloween spirit, and parents can encourage youngsters to decorate their bags and buckets with reflective tape that will make them more visible to drivers.

• Talk up trick-or-treating with friends. As Halloween approaches, parents can discuss how much fun kids will have going door-to-door with many of their friends. This is a good way to ensure kids trick-or-treat in large groups, making them more visible to drivers. In addition, kids trick-or-treating in large groups might be too busy joking with their friends to notice when one or two parents tag along as chaperones.

Parents can discuss Halloween safety with their children in ways that make it fun to be safe while trick-or-treating.

Freedom Park Halloween Music & Cruise in Come out and join the fun at the Freedom Park Kiwanis Amphithearter on Saturday, October 27th from 3pm-7pm.

There will be fun for the whole family, free inflatables, Zap the Zombie game, Scooby Doo bounce house and dance extreme, cornhole contest, Halloween tatoos, facepainting games, cake walk and more.

A fun Costume Contest will be at 5pm with winners getting gift cards from Wal-mart: 1st place will win $30, 2nd will get 20, 3rd will get $10.

Hungry, there will be snow cones, hot dogs and more for purchase.

This fun event is sponsored by the Eden Parks and Recreation Department.

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Notice of Discharge of Untreated Sewage General Statute 143-215.1C requires that the owner or operator of any wastewater collection system or treatment works to issue a Notice of Discharge of Untreated Sewage when an untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters in the county of occurrence.

The City of Eden had 4 discharges of untreated sewage on Sunday September 16, 2018 and Monday September 17, 2018.

The cause of the overflows was a severe weather condition with heavy rainfall along with inflow and infiltration into the City of Eden’s sanitary sewer system.

The first overflow occurred at Railroad Pump Station located at 11540 NC Hwy 770, beginning on September 16, 2018 at 11:53 AM. The overflow continued for 19 hours and 20 minutes, ceasing at 7:13 AM on September 17, 2018, the following day.

An estimated volume of 6,300 gallons of untreated sewage was lost and flowed into Dry Creek which flows into the Dan River.

The second overflow occurred at Covenant Branch Pump Station located at 699 Lake Street, beginning on September 16, 2018 at 11:34 PM. The overflow continued for 12 hours, ceasing at 11:34 AM on September 17, 2018, the following day. An estimated volume of 10,800 gallons of untreated sewage was lost and flowed into Covenant Branch stream which flows into the Dan River.

The third overflow occurred at Meadowgreens Pump Station located at 465 S Edgewood Road, beginning on September 17, 2018 at 4:48 AM. The overflow continued for 17 hours and 6 minutes, ceasing at 2:02 PM on the same day. An estimated volume of 1,900 gallons of untreated sewage was lost and flowed into Moir Branch which flows into the Dan River.

The fourth overflow occurred at Junction Pump Station located at 696 Valley Drive, beginning on September 17, 2018 at 11:09 AM. The overflow is ongoing. An estimated volume of 2,800 gallons of untreated sewage was lost as of 4:09 PM and has flowed into Smith River.

The North Carolina Division of Water Resources was notified of the event on September 17, 2018 and is reviewing the matter. For more information, contact Water and Sewer Construction Projects Manager, Mark Bullins.

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From the Desks of Eden City Hall City Manager’s Report Highway 29 Corridor for Future I-785 Eden and Rockingham County are in Division 7 (Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange, and Rockingham counties) of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Funding for road improvement projects on state maintained roads can come from our division and/or directly from the state. Councilman Darryl Carter and the Planning Directors for Eden (Kelly Stultz), Reidsville, and Rockingham County are members of the NCDOT group in the Piedmont Triad Rural Planning Organization (RPO). This group was formed to improve fairness for funding for roads and other methods of transportation for rural areas as we compete with the Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Eden, Reidsville, and Rockingham County, with support from Guilford County, Caswell County, the City of Greensboro and NCDOT have been pressing for funding to improve Highway 29 from Hicone Road in Guilford County to US 158/NC 14 in Rockingham County to interstate standards in pursuit of becoming I-785. The Highway 29 project is considered a regional project.

Across the state of North Carolina, 915 regional projects were proposed. Our project was ranked very high and was one of only 115 that were funded.

According to the NCDOT, the primary purpose of this project will be to improve safety, reduce congestion, improve travel time and improve economic vitality.

The total cost of this project will be nearly $300,000,000.00.

For a number of years our economic development activities have been hampered somewhat by a lack of proximity to a major interstate. These funded improvements will resolve that issue for Eden and will also help Reidsville, Rockingham County and Caswell County. Instead of Eden being 40 miles from an interstate it will be 10 miles, which makes quite a difference to industrial site consultants.

Special thanks go to Eden City Councilman Darryl Carter, our elected representative on the Rural Planning Organization team. Mr. Carter was instrumental in lobbying support from Guilford, Caswell and Rockingham Counties to help this project score enough points to be funded. In addition, special thanks to Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning and Inspections who is also a member of the team and has supported the project for several years.

Code Enforcement The City of Eden has initiated the process of traveling every street in our jurisdiction in an effort to complete a comprehensive sweep to identify all nuisance, zoning, junk car, human habitation standards, and non-residential maintenance standards violations. Since we began the sweep, we have covered 46 linear miles of streets and roads within the jurisdiction.

We have completed 260 local code inspections since the last report. This includes our sweep and the violations reported. The breakdown of the 260 inspections are as follows: 6 for building violations, 186 for high grass, 30 for junk cars, 32 for junk storage, 1 for yard waste and 5 for zoning violations.

The N. C General Statutes require that a Notice be mailed to each property owner by certified mail-return receipt requested and first class mail. If that mail is returned, the property must be posted. The City of Eden posts every property at the beginning of the process. As a part of our sweep, there are 155 properties that generated 189 certified mail notices and first class mail notices. Over time, this becomes very costly. Many properties require more than 1 notice because of multiple owners. The 155 properties identified include: • 118 high grass and weeds • 14 junk and trash • 11 junk cars • 3 zoning violations • 9 housing code violations If you would like to see a list of the properties listed on our Code Compliance Report, which includes properties that received notices prior to August and are still pending action, you can visit the main page of the City’s website at https://www.edennc.us/.

The Code Enforcement Sweep will continue to be a major focus of our Planning and Inspections Department. The list below is compiled to give each of you a better idea of the process: STEPS OF A LOCAL CODE INSPECTION THAT HAS A VIOLATION 1. Staff receives a telephone call or email with a complaint. Or we do a proactive search for violations.

2. Permit is created in BluePrince and an inspection is requested.

3. Inspector visits property.

4. Inspector takes a picture of the violation.

5. Inspector posts a Notice of Violation.

6. Inspector sends the pictures of the violation and posting to the appropriate staff member.

7. Inspector enters inspection results in BluePrince.

8. Research is done to identify

the owner(s) of the property using the online service of the Rockingham County Tax Dept. and Register of Deeds.

9. We enter the owner’s data on to a spreadsheet for a mail merge and tracking information. This spreadsheet includes the following columns: Code for violation, owner’s name, mailing address, property address for violation, certified mail number, return receipt number, date notice mail, deadline date, posted date, date certified mail was receipt, yes or no if the mail was signed for by owner, abated date, date requested contractor to abate the violation, name of contractor, date the City received an invoice from the contractor, date the invoice was delivered to the Finance Department, date the Finance Department billed the invoice and the amount of the invoice.

10. Cert. mail receipts printed.

11. Return receipt cards printed.

12. Certified mail envelopes are printed.

13. First class mail envelopes are printed.

14. 3 copies of the Notice of Violation is printed.

15. Envelopes are stuffed.

16. Envelopes are mailed. The cost is $6.67 for each certified mail envelope and 47¢ for each first class envelope.

17. Receive telephone calls from majority of owners about the notices.

18. When the return receipts or envelopes are returned to the City, the spreadsheet is updated and the receipts or envelopes are filed.

19 After 15 days, the inspector goes back to the property to determine if the violation has been abated by the property owner.

20. The inspector posts the results of his inspection in BluePrince.

21. If the violation has been abated, the file is closed.

22. If the violation has not been abated, staff contacts the Facility Maintenance crews for the abatement.

23. If the violation is too large for Facility Maintenance, staff contacts a contractor that has registered with the Planning and Inspections Department and has provided the appropriate insurance certifications.

24. When the violation is abated by either the City crew or outside contractor, staff calculates the cost and sends a Statement of Cost to the Finance Department.

25. The Finance Department sends an invoice for the cost.

For more information concerning our Code Enforcement efforts please contact Debra Madison, Local Codes Administrator/GIS Coordinator at dmadison@edennc.us.

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For the Fun of it...

IRS An old man is met by his attorney, and is told he is going to be audited. He rides to the IRS office with his attorney, and when he gets there, he begins to talk with the IRS agent. "I bet $2,000 I can bite my own eye!" The IRS agent agrees to the bet, believing it an impossible task. The old man laughs, pulls out his glass eye, and bites it. The IRS agent is dumbfounded. The old man bets $3,000 he can bite his other eye. The IRS agent knows there's no way possible to do this, so he once more agrees. The old man cackles, pulls out his dentures, and bites his eye. Then the old man finally wagers, "I bet $20,000 I can stand on the far side of your desk, spit tobacco over the desk, and get it into your wastebasket, without missing a single drop." The agent knows he won't be able to, so once more he agrees. The old man indeed misses, spitting tobacco all over the desk, and on the paperwork. The IRS agent jumps for joy, but then notices the attorney over in the corner moaning. "Are you all right?" asks the agent. "No! On the way over here, he bet me $400,000 he could spit tobacco on your desk and you'd be happy about it!"

911 George was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things.

He immediately phoned the police, who asked, "Is someone in your house?" and George said, "No," and explained the situation. Then they explained that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be there when available.

George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them all."

Then he hung up. Within five minutes three squad cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up. Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

Take You In A completely inebriated man was stumbling down the street with one foot on the curb and one foot in the gutter. A cop pulled up and said, "I've got to take you in pal. You're obviously drunk." The wasted man asked, "Officer, are ya absolutely sure I'm drunk?" "Yeah buddy, I'm sure," said the cop, "Let's go." Breathing a sigh of relief, the wino said, "Thank goodness. I thought I was crippled."

Duck One day a duck walks in a store and ask the manager if they sell grapes. The manager says, "No, we don't sell grapes." The duck goes home and comes back the next day and asks the same question. The manager says the same thing again, "No, we do not sell grapes." The duck goes home, comes back the next day, and asks the manager if they sell grapes. This time the manager says, "No, we don't sell grapes! If you ask one more time, I will nail your beak to the floor!" The duck goes home. It comes back the next day and asks the manager if he has any nails. The manager says, "No, I don't have any nails." The duck says, "Okay, good. Do you sell grapes?"

Rude A man walks into a bar and sits down. He asks the bartender, "Can I have a cigarette?" The bartender replies, "Sure, the cigarette machine is over there." So he walks over to the machine and as he is about to order a cigarette, the machine suddenly says, "Oi, you bloody idiot." The man says with surprise in his voice, "That's not very nice." He returns to his bar stool without a cigarette and asks the bartender for some peanuts. The bartender passes the man a bowl of peanuts and the man hears one of the peanuts speak, "Ooh, I like your hair." The man says to the bartender, "Hey, what's going on here? Your cigarette machine is insulting me and this peanut is coming on to me. Why's this?" The bartender replies, "Oh, that's because the machine is out of order and the peanuts are complementary."

Owes Me A man went to his lawyer and told him, "My neighbor owes me $500 and he won’t pay up. What should I do?" "Do you have any proof he owes you the money?" asked the lawyer. "Nope," replied the man. "OK, then write him a letter asking him for the $5,000 he owed you," said the lawyer. "But it's only $500," replied the man. "Precisely. That’s what he will reply and then you’ll have your proof!"

Stealing Two little boys were known troublemakers, stealing everything they could get their hands on, even from the church. One day a priest stopped one of the boys and asked, "Where is God?" The boy shrugged and the priest repeated, "Where is God?" The boy ran out of the cathedral crying to his home where he hid in a closet. Eventually his brother found him and asked, "What's wrong?" The crying boy replied, "We're in trouble now! God is missing and they think we took him!"

Monkey A boy with a monkey on his shoulder was walking down the road when he passed a policeman who said, "Now, now young lad, I think you had better take that monkey to the zoo." The next day, the boy was walking down the road with the monkey on his shoulder again, when he passed the same policeman. The policeman said, "Hey there, I thought I told you to take that money to the zoo!" The boy answered, "I did!

Today I'm taking him to the cinema."

Good Excuse A police officer attempts to stop a car for speeding and the guy gradually increases his speed until he's topping 100 mph. The man eventually realizes he can't escape and finally pulls over. The cop approaches the car and says, "It's been a long day and my shift is almost over, so if you can give me a good excuse for your behavior, I'll let you go." The guy thinks for a few seconds and then says, "My wife ran away with a cop about a week ago. I thought you might be that officer trying to give her back!"

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I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT

Jerry Carter For Superintendent Shotwell presents Yeatts with the Teacher of the Year award.

RCS Names Yeatts 2018-2019 RCS Teacher of the Year Rockingham County Schools is pleased to announce Cheryl Yeatts, art teacher at Morehead High School (MHS), has been selected as the Rockingham County Schools’ 2018-19 Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Yeatts has 31 total years teaching experience and began teaching at MHS in 1999.

Mrs. Yeatts holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from Meredith College and attended the Art Institute of Atlanta and Leon’s School of Cosmetology in Greensboro, NC. In Yeatts’ teacher of the year portfolio she states, “When deciding what my students should learn, my main objective in the classroom is to develop a love of knowledge so that students will desire to become lifelong learners. I want students to develop creative problem solving sills in a collaborative setting that recognizes failure as a valuable and integral part of learning. Too often our students lack the courage to try new ideas for risk of the negative connotation often attached to failure. I don’t

want my students to fear the diversity in others or to be ashamed of their own diversity.

Through exposure to cultures both past and present, I hope to create an environment for every student to embrace their own unique qualities, and to realize that their differences are also their strengths.”

Teachers of the Year are chosen by their peers and colleagues because of their high level of commitment to the teaching profession and their outstanding accomplishments in the classroom. Mrs. Yeatts represents our school district as the Rockingham County Schools Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Yeatts is eligible to compete in the PiedmontTriad/Central Region North Carolina Teacher of the Year competition, which will begin this fall. For more information about the North Carolina Teacher of the Year program, please visit www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/recognition/toy/.

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An official ribbon cutting of The Clock Doc, owned by Kevin and Sheila Webb, was held September 4th. They are located at 350-B Kings Hwy., Eden. Be sure to stop in and welcome them to the community.

YMCA Kicks Off Annual Race Series Series runs October 6th through December 8th Lace up your running shoes! The YMCA kicks off their annual race series, serving Guilford and Rockingham counties, this month. The races are family-friendly, open to both members and non-members, and designed to encourage healthy movement for people of all fitness levels. Participants may walk or run and can sign-up for a single race or the entire series.

Proceeds from the race series will support youth programs and the Annual Giving Campaign, the YMCA’s annual scholarship program that assists families who may otherwise be financially unable to participate in Y programs. For more information, please visit ymcagreensboro.org.

Eden Halloween Half and Freaky Four Miler (Eden Family YMCA) Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018 Time: 8:15-9:15am: Packet Pickup and Registration 9:30 am: Costume Contest 10:00 am: Half Marathon Start/ Freaky 4 Mile Start Trunk or Treat follows after race conclusion Location: Eden Family YMCA, 301 S. Kennedy Avenue, Eden

Registration Fee: Before October 21st- Half Marathon/$45 and 4 Miler/$30 After October 21st- Half Marathon/$50 and 4 Miler/$35 Contact: 336.623.8496 Turkey Trot 5K (Reidsville YMCA) Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018 Time: 8:30 am 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk 9:15 am 5-K Run Location: Reidsville YMCA, 504 S. Main Street, Reidsville Registration Fee: $25.00 PreRegistration 1 Mile Fun Run; $30.00 Pre-Registration 5K $5.00 Late Fee added to registrations after November 3, 2018 Contact: Meredith Knowlton, 336.637.1348

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EDEN RIVERFESTReady for 2019!

RiverFest –September 13th and 14th--that will be the best ever.

Due to the forecasted Hurricane Florence bringing steady rains and potential flooding to our area on the Friday and Saturday of RiverFest, the decision to cancel the festival was made by event organizers. Although it was very disappointing to attendees, it was not fair to the participants to hold the event under such conditions which consisted of consistent rain and wind.

Food vendors alone spend a lot of money on supplies for expected crowds and will suffer a significant losses if the event is washed out. A year’s planning is involved with an event this big but Mother Nature has the last word on such things. Thanks to Eden Special Event Coordinator Cindy Adams and the Riverfest Committee for their diligent work in planning this year’s event. We hope you will mark your calendars for the 2019 Eden

THRIFTY RESCUE This Historic Eden business is located at 647 Washington Street and will celebrate with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Friday, October 12th at 11:00am. The proceeds of sales in this store go to help those in need from Rockingham Rescue. We hope you will join us.

SHEETZ—NOW HIRING! The Eden Sheetz store is now hiring. Sheetz has been ranked one of the Top 10 places to work in NC in the past, so those who work there must appreciate what this company offers. Visit Sheetz.com or visit the store, located at 102 N. Van Buren Rc. Other companies hiring are Gildan, KDH Defense Systems, Hampton Inn, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Dollar General (Ridgeway, VA) and Papa Johns.

Rockingham Wellness Center - September All events at the Rockingham Wellness Center are free and open to the public. 509 S. Van Buren Road, Eden, NC 27288. Hours: Re-occurring monthly events: • Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings occur on Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous (Open) A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Open meeting and everyone is welcomed.

• Conversational Spanish for Beginners occurs each Friday from 12:00 – 1:00pm • Journal Writing each Wednesday from 1:00 – 2:00pm • Simple Crafts each Wednesday from 2:00-3:00pm • Bingo games each Wednesday from 3:00-4:00pm • Painting 101 occurs each Wednesday from 4:00-5:00pm • Adult Coloring occurs each Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm • Chronic Pain Warriors Support Group occurs the second Tuesday from 11:00am- 1:00pm • Game Fun each Tuesday from 1:00- 2:30pm • Wii Family Fun each Monday from 1:00-2:00pm • Creative Space each Monday from 2:00-3:00pm • Power of Breathing and Relaxation first, third, and fourth Thursday from 6:00-7:00pm.

The second Thursday is offered from 5:00-6:00pm.

THIS MONTH • October 5, 2018 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Wii Fun Tournament- Enjoy playing fun games on the Wii!

This Wii Tournament will be a chance to have fun by playing games with new friends on the Wii. Small prizes will be awarded to winners of this tournament.

Registration required.

• October 9, 2018 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm October 11, 2018 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Prime for LifePrime For Life is an evidencebased motivational prevention, intervention and pretreatment program specifically designed for people who might be making high-risk choices. It is designed to change drinking and drug use behaviors by changing beliefs, attitudes, risk perceptions, motivations, and provides knowledge of how to reduce their risk of alcohol and drug related problems throughout their lives.

Registration is required.

• October 16, 2018 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Member Engagement Overview- This introductory presentation assists members in learning what services are available through Member Engagement Specialists through Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.

Registration is required.

• October 23, 2018 from 6:00 7:30 pm Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Overview- This introductory presentation assists members in learning what services are available through Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.

Registration is required.

• October 31, 2018 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm Advanced Care Planning Workshop- This free workshop will provide information on healthcare powers of attorney, durable powers of attorney, & living wills.

Additionally, speakers will be on hand to offer information about organ donation and the Five Wishes document. The workshop is free.

CIRRUS CONSTRUCTION This construction company has moved to Eden and will celebrate with its Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Friday, October 5th at 11:30am.

Come help us welcome owners Charlie Hall and Scott Flanagan and their construction team to Eden.

FORMER ANGELO’S LOCATION A new restaurant will open in this 629 Monroe Street location in early November. It will be a completely new concept for Eden but will be an exciting addition to Historic Downtown Eden. Look for more information in future columns.

622 WASHINGTON STREET In 2016, the City of Eden purchased this historic structure that had collapsed several years earlier. Due to a state grant, the City was able to restore it and now it has been accepting bids to purchase the structure. Three bids have been submitted thus far. If the latest bid is not upset within ten days, the structure will go to the highest bidder. We look forward to this building returning to the tax rolls and housing a downtown business in the near future. For more information on this process, contact the City of Eden Planning and Inspections Department at 336-623-2110.

RAY’S BAIT & TACKLE Ray's Bait & Tackle reopened at 7:00am on Friday, August 31 at 317 W. Meadow Road. Their business hours are MondaySaturday 7:00 am-6:00pm.

They sell hunting and fishing supplies. Owners are David and Marie Moreadith.

MISS KITTY’S RESTAURANT This restaurant has moved to the former Howard’s location on Meadow Road in front of the Eden Mall.

SPRAY COTTON MILLS The mill developer is also working on a Forest City, project.

His intention is to develop both properties, either simultaneously or very close together. The Spray project will include market rate apartments, restaurants and a microbrewery.

APPAREL SALE-NEW LOCATION! A sock and apparel sale will take place October 4 – 7 from 10 am to 7pm. The sale will be held in the old Pennies for Change space next to Di’Lishi frozen yogurt in the Meadow Greens Shopping Center. Mark your calendars and don’t miss this exciting sale.

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LIDL SUPERMARKET The City was in contact with Will Harwood, Lidl Director of Communications on Saturday, September 8. The Eden store continues to be “on hold” and this status is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.

Originally, Lidl had planned to open 100 U.S. supermarkets in 2018. That number has been reduced to 20 as they develop more effective product mix and marketing strategies to compete in the U.S. market.

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Garden of Eden Senior Center - October • Friends Club –Meetings every Tuesday at the center at 10am. On the 4th Tuesday of the month we will have a lunch outing, so we meet at 11 or earlier depending on where we are going for lunch.

Call 336-627-4711 for details • Legal Aid will be on October 15th at the senior center You must call 1-800951-2257 or 336-398-1731 to make an appointment. • 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 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday. • Play Mah Jongg – Thursdays at 11 pm 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, Foot and Elbow – Please show up at The Garden of Eden Senior Center by 12:45 on Tuesdays • Phase 10 on Fridays at 10 am • Bingo at *** 9am on Monday, October 15th • Pickle ball- Learn to play now and join in on all the fun! We play every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:0011 at Mill Ave. Recreation Center and **In the evenings from 6-8:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Open Craft time - Fridays at 1 pm bring your own craft or work on one we have.

Call for information on what is available. • Watercolor class on Wednesdays at 9:30. Starting back after Labor Day give us a call at 336-627-4711 for more info. • Dominos – (chicken foot) Tuesdays at 11 am. • Quilt Guild – Meet once a month on the second Thursday of each month. Call for more info. • Adult coloring – Monday and Thursday at 10 or anytime there is an open time on schedule. • Puzzle time – Monday and Thursdays 11:00 or when there is an open time on schedule.

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RCS County Girls Tennis Tournament Hot, But Fun! On August 28, a steamy afternoon the first week of school, 38 players on four RCS girls tennis teams from McMichael, Morehead, Reidsville and Rockingham County High Schools met on the courts at Jaycee Park in Reidsville for the 2018 Rockingham County High School Girl’s Tennis Tournament. 38 players had the chance to compete in the round robin based on seeds, 1-7 singles

and 1-3 doubles. Each seed had a chance to earn up to 3 points for their respective school and medal for finishing first. The overall winner was Rockingham County High School Cougars.

The RCS Boys and Girls County Tournaments are sponsored by Rockingham County Tennis Association with a grant from Xerox Foundation. Wayne Knight, RCTA Board Member, is our tournament director and was helped by RCTA Board

Members Liz Luking and Jackie Cantrell.

Congratulations to all.

THIS is tennis in Rockingham County! • For more information about tennis for all ages in Rockingham County, visit our website at www.rockingham.usta.com and follow us on Facebook at http://www.

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Missions Day at First Baptist of Draper Church First Baptist Church of Draper will host a special day dedicated to Missions on Sunday, October 14, 2018 with Dr. Mark Batory, Director of Gospel Fellowship Association Missions as the keynote speaker.

The services will be centered around the theme, "Across the Street-Across the Sea" with

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services at 9:45 am, 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.

We were instructed by Christ to "go into every nation and preach the gospel." This does not mean that we rely on our missionaries solely. Contrary to popular belief, Missions is not something that occurs in a foreign land. Missions is very

important here locally. We all have a place in local missions and we will focus on this concept during these services. If we could eachone reach one, imagine the power of Missions in our city.

These services will be focused on local missions and how we can all be effective locally. Weinvite you to come join us as we worship, complete with music and messages from Dr. Batory. We have planned a special lunch immediately following the service and everyone is invited to join us in our fellowship hall. The Church is located at 1017 W. Fieldcrest Drive, Eden, NC 27288. We hope to see you there.

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Preserve carved pumpkins in various ways

Jack-o’-lanterns and other carved pumpkin designs are frequently the centerpieces of Halloween festivities. The twinkling lights and orange glow of jack-o’-lanterns can add ambiance to any autumn event.

The trouble with carving pumpkins is that most people want to do it right away, only to discover their pumpkins wilt and decay long before Halloween.

Nothing ruins Halloween more than visiting a home to trick-ortreat and not getting candy.

Equally disappointing is a sad pumpkin display withering away on a front porch. Even though all pumpkins will eventually rot, certain tips can keep carvings from collapsing too soon.

• Choose a sturdy pumpkin.

Inspect the pumpkin of your choosing carefully, looking for gouges, spots and holes. Even a small blemish can quickly expand into a mushy mess.

Select pumpkins with even color

and firm flesh, and make sure that the pumpkin doesn’t feel tender when you push on the skin.

• Visit local pumpkin stands. Pumpkins that have been shipped miles and miles in hot cargo trucks may be overly ripened or battered. Pumpkins that were grown nearby may be fresher. Plus, buying pumpkins locally supports local farmers.

• Scrape the insides of the pumpkin thoroughly. Any moist bits inside the pumpkin will mold quickly. The pumpkin carving experts at Pumpkin Masters recommend scraping as much of the “guts” out as possible, leaving about a one-inch thickness of the wall of the pumpkin.

• Coat the pumpkin. Preservation methods may aim to keep the pumpkin hydrated and inhibit mold and other microbial growth. Commercially sold pumpkin preservation products, such as Pumpkin Fresh®, hold up well. Soaking and spraying carved pumpkins with a bleachand-water solution also seems to preserve designs.

• Keep it out of the elements.

Store carved pumpkins in a cool, dry place. This will help slow down the rotting process for pumpkins exposed to outdoor fungi, other microbes and warm sunlight.

• Use an artificial light source.

Reduce the heat inside of the pumpkin and encourage hydration by selecting a battery-pow-

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ered light instead of a lit candle to illuminate the carving.

• Skip the carving. Once pumpkin skin is compromised, microbes can enter. In lieu of carving, paint or decorate pumpkins in other ways if you want them to stay fresh for a long time. Glow in the dark paint can help pumpkins stand out at night.

Carved pumpkins may last a week or two, while uncut pumpkins can last for a month or more. Keeping pumpkins hydrated and mold-free will prolong your designs.

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October 7th - 12th Enjoyable Fellowship With The Saints Of God! Sunday, October 7th - 10:45 AM & 6 PM Special Music: Eden Baptist Choir

Monday, October 8th - 7:00 PM Clearveiw Baptist Church Choir of Mayodan, NC

Tuesday, October 9th - 7:00 PM Shady Oak Baptist Church Choir of Providence, NC

Wednesday, October 10th - 7:00 PM Eden Baptist Church Choir & Special Singers

Thursday, October 11th - 7:00 PM

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Friday, October 12th - 7:00 PM The Joyful Sounds from Shining Light Baptist Church of Greensboro, NC

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SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT POLICY Have you wanted to explore the feasibility of having sidewalk installed on your road? On January 21, 2003, the Eden City Council adopted an assessment policy for the installation of new sidewalks. The minimum criteria for sidewalk installation projects shall not be less than an entire street length between intersections and shall extend to the terminus of the existing infrastructure, if any. In addition, more than 50% of the adjacent property owners must sign a petition requesting the sidewalk extension and if the property deed is registered in more than one name, all owners mist sign the petition. Also, property owners that own more than one parcel must sign for each parcel of land adjacent to the proposed sidewalk. The cost of extension will usually be assessed based on street frontage and the North Carolina General Statutes sets the requirements for assessments. Once presented with a qualifying petition, the City Council “may” decide to participate in a portion of the funding.

Eden, like many communities, has traditionally paid for 50% of the project and assessed the citizens adjacent to the improvements for the remaining 50%.

Traditionally, the City pays for the improvements up front and then the property owners make 5 equal annual payments with an interest rate established by the City Council. During the FY 2018-19 budget process the City Council investigated the feasibility and costs associated with installing sidewalks in three large neighborhoods/areas. They included: Open 24/7 • New Large Washers & Dryers Several Sizes for Varying Needs • Wash in Air Conditioned Comfort

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• 14,734.40 linear feet of sidewalk in the Grand Oaks area (20 different street sections) at a projected total cost of $1,473,439.90.

• 11,437.09 linear feet of sidewalk in the New Street area (25 different street sections) at a projected total cost of $1,143,709.18.

• 7,900.67 linear feet of sidewalk in the Harris and Klyce Streets area (14 different street sections) at a projected total cost of $790,067.23 As you can see, the installation of sidewalks is an expensive endeavor. However, if you are interested in exploring the feasibility of having a new sidewalk installed along your road the sidewalk assessment policy should be used as a guide. For more information concerning our sidewalk assessment policy please contact Kelly Stultz, Director of Planning and Inspections at kstultz@edennc.us.

Eden Youth Council The new members of the Eden Youth Council were sworn in at the August City Council Meeting. New members include Grace Blalock, Victoria Calderon, Felix Calderon, Michael Hall, Chris Hopper, Kylie Huffman, Ben Jones, Jadan Martin, Ainsley Pyrtle, Bay Twilla and Will Twilla.

Returning members include Cody Dunn Chair, Nicole Hernandez, Vice Chair, Megan Blankenship, Secretary, Grey Martin, Recruiting Chair, Matthew Shockley, Harrison Smith, Blair Tuggle, Mason Barham, William Flynt, and Larson White.

Meetings with members of the Executive Council, Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Burnette and City staff revealed a desire to take a fresh look at the Council’s yearly projects. The Eden Youth Council’s next meeting is scheduled to include a planning session where the Council will set their annual projects. There will be an emphasis on why each member originally wanted to become involved in the Youth Council and their desires to influence the community. The first Eden Youth Council project for this school year was intended to be RiverFest, but that has been cancelled.

The Youth Council has scheduled an “Adopt a Street” cleanup for September 22.

Council members will meet to clean up litter along the sides of Kennedy Street, the street that they chose to keep clean.

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The 2018 Citizen’s Academy got underway on August 16 with sixteen participants, and will continue until graduation during the October City Council meeting scheduled for October 16, 2018. The remaining schedule is as follows:

October 4: Planning & Inspections Department & Positively Eden Strategic Plan October 11: Finance & Human Resources Department October 16: City Council Meeting - Graduation

Economic & Tourism Development Department SOUTHERN VIRGINIA MEGA SITE AT BERRY HILL The Berry Hill Regional Mega Park has been renamed to the Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill. Recently, there have been questions about the construction on Berry Hill Road on the opposite side of the industrial sites. Part of the gravity sewer, a sewer pump station and force main are currently under construction. This sewer will connect to the sewer force main the City of Eden installed during 2011-12.

On Friday, August 31st, Virginia's Secretary of Commerce and Trade announced the Mega Site had earned Tier 4 certification.

Tier 4 certification means the land is graded and utilities like water and sewer lines are already in place or will be soon. VA Department of Commerce and Trade Secretary Brian Ball stated that the risks to a client are reduced if the site is in “ready to go” condition as happens with this certification. The certification comes from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership's Virginia Business Ready Sites program.

The Mega Site is only the seventh Tier 4 site in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Having utilities in place makes a site more attractive to potential users because the time is lessened for project development.

KDH DEFENSE SYSTEMS n September 4th, Eden’s KDH Defense Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of American-made, high-performance protective solutions, announced it has received close to $85.0 million in contract extensions on previously awarded contracts from the U.S. Army.

Production will be done at the Company’s Eden, North Carolina manufacturing facility.

The first award is a $61.0 million shared Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (“ID/IQ”) contract extension from the Army Contracting Command for the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) Generation II. Under the terms of the contract (W91CRB15-D-0021, modification P00019), KDH will produce the MSV Gen II, with an estimated

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From the Desks of Eden City Hall Continued From Page 32 completion date of August 20, 2019. KDH, along with two other companies, was initially awarded a $49.0 million shared firm-fixed-price contract for the Soldier Protection System, Modular Scalable Vest in July 2015. The second award is a shared ID/IQ contract extension from the Army Contracting Command for Soldier Protection System Torso and Extremity Protection Blast Pelvic Protectors (“BPP”) under contract W91CRB-15-D-0032.

The modification issued by the U.S. Army increases the contract ceiling by $23.8 million and extends the ordering period by two years through September 2020. As a result, the Government may place additional delivery orders for a grand total of up to $37.3 million under the terms of this extended contract. KDH was one of three companies to win the initial award in September 2015.

AREA COMPANIES HIRING Gildan, KDH Defense Systems, Loparex, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Hampton Inn, Sheetz, Dollar General of Ridgeway, VA, Cook Out, and Papa John’s are all now hiring.

Please stop by these locations to learn more about the available jobs.

INDUSTRY BUS TOUR Gildan, Loparex and WeilMcLain have all agreed to host Morehead High School teachers and counselors for an industry bus tour on a regularly scheduled teacher work day. RCC will end the tour with a luncheon and discussion of the workforce development programs available now and those coming with the development of the workforce center.

This is being done to familiarize teachers and counselors with the available career opportunities at Eden companies.

TEXT MESSAGING Make sure you are in the know! Text the keyword EDENNC to 51660 and stay up to date on meetings, events and opportunities for our citizens.

“A FEW MINUTES WITH THE MAYOR” Tune in to WGSR Star News the last Thursday of every month at 6:15 p.m. and spend 15 minutes with Eden’s Mayor Neville Hall.

EXPLORE EDEN FACEBOOK PAGE Please join our Explore Eden Facebook page as another way to stay up to date on what to do in Eden! We have over 7,180 followers!

WE HAVE AN E-NEWSLETTER! You can get information about upcoming local events by email through our monthly Explore Downtown newsletter. If you want to subscribe, please send

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622 WASHINGTON STREET UPDATE

The buildings new owners plan to finish renovations to the outside of the structure this month.

The new roof has been installed with gutters and downspouts attached to the rear of the building. The drywall was installed along the newly constructed back wall. In front, the second story windows have been installed. The city has received bids for the purchase of this building and the bidding process will continue as advertised until a final upset bid is accepted.

FIELDCREST PUBLIC SPACE A red, white and blue Draper logo was selected from the Positively Eden Strategic Plan branding study to be used as a sign for this space. The sign is large, spanning 21’ by 8’ and was installed on the right side interior wall. Lighting has been ordered to highlight the sign and illuminate the area.

HISTORIC DRAPER MSD The Historic Draper Municipal Service District met to discuss new signage to replace the sign at the privately owned park at the corner of Stadium Drive and Fieldcrest Road. They chose to research the sign further and focused additional discussions on upcoming outdoor events.

THE BOULEVARD A Cars and Crabs event will be held November 10 and a multicultural festival October 13 as well as a Halloween parade October 31.

BRIDGE STREET PARKING Our request to the Home Trust Endowment from the Eden Downtown Development Corporation was accepted to pursue a grant providing funding for landscaping, parking lot striping and benches for this newly renovated parking area. A formal announcement is expected this month.

EDDI The Eden Downtown Development Corporation has selected the 2018 Main Street Champion to be announced at a later date. The sub-committees are researching an entrepreneurship program, a vacant commercial building strategy, small scale public art installations and a beautification project.

NEW RESTAURANT The new owner of the former Buick dealership building on the corner of Patrick and Washington Street continues

Group Updates EDEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY The Eden Rotary Club and Eden Preservation Society continue planning and collecting artifacts for the Luther Hodges exhibit that will be developed inside the Eden Municipal Building. A formal announcement from the Home Trust Endowment grant is expected this month.

GET FIT ROCKINGHAM Get Fit Rockingham 2018 ended September 15 and planning begins for next year. We had over 1,300 participants countywide with more than 800 here in Eden.

on August 29. Draft bid and contract documents have been prepared and should be finalized

by September 21. Hydrant flow data was submitted for use by Stoltzfus Engineering, Inc. in preparation of the engineer’s report, and one change requested to be made during preparation of the final plan drawing. A tentative bid opening date is set for October 18.

A proposal from Alley, Williams, Carmen & King, Inc. was approved on August 10 for preparation of plans for about 750 feet of 6-inch diameter water main on Jackson Street, north of W. Moore Street. A preliminary plan layout was received on August 30, with a few discussions and exchanges of sketches for the proposed tiein at the intersection taking place over the next week. Preparation of the preliminary plan and profile set of drawings is taking place now, along with preparation of an easement plat for a small portion of one lot.

Preliminary plans for installing about 300 feet of 2inch diameter PVC water main along Ridge Avenue west of N. Hale Street are about 75% complete. Draft bid and contract

documents have been prepared.

Both are expected to be finalized by engineering department personnel by September 25, although a tentative bid opening date has not been established.

Fire Department The Eden Fire Department hosted the citizen’s academy on August 26. The Participants

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Engineering Department STREET RESURFACING PROJECT UPDATES: The FY 2018-19 Street Resurfacing Contract, No. 1 was completed by Waugh Asphalt, Inc. on August 30. The following streets were repaired and resurfaced: Cedar Street, Haled Street, Price Street, West Avenue, Early Avenue, Ayden Road, Kendall Street, Spring Street, Sunset Drive, Arbor Lane, Oakridge Drive, Oleander Drive, Carolina Avenue and May Street. The pay application was received on September 11. The total cost of the contract was $494,036.40. Our next street resurfacing contract is tentatively scheduled to start construction in the spring of 2019.

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KNIGHT STREET MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE: The Oaks Homeowner’s Association had the private section of Knight Street repaired and resurfaced by Waugh Asphalt in August bringing the roadway up to city specifications. The work was inspected and approved by city staff. The Homeowner’s Association will be submitting a request seeking the City Council’s approval to accept the maintenance on Knight Street from Oleander Drive to Laurelwood Drive sometime later this month.

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From the Desks of Eden City Hall Continued From Page 33 were treated to a PowerPoint presentation by Tommy Underwood, Fire Chief that included the location of the city’s fire stations and a description of the apparatus housed at each of the fire stations. The capabilities of the department were discussed and the staffing of each station. Demonstrations of the various equipment were presented along with a fire extinguisher stimulator and fire safety tips for the home.

Municipal Services Department

access and are completing the necessary surveying work for the property at Klyce Street in preparation for this project.

Recycling Improvements The City of Eden is currently evaluating their recycling operations at the six (6) drop port sites as well as our recycling center. In hopes to make some recommendations for City Council’s review and consideration soon.

BRIDGE STREET WASHOUT

KLYCE STREET RIVER ACCESS AND DRAPER LANDING RIVER ACCESS The City of Eden has been awarded a $100,000 Duke Energy Water Resources Fund Grant for the development of a new river access at the Klyce Street and for improvements to the Draper Landing river access.

We are currently in the process of preparing to reinstall the steps at the Draper Landing river

Staff is currently in the process of repairing the wash out on Bridge Street that occurred due to the heavy rains. Once all of the necessary repairs have been made the road will be reopened to traffic.

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Division generated 251 work order for repairs and preventive maintenance to the fleet during the course of the past month. In addition, they are currently working on getting quotes for new equipment that was included in the FY 2018-19 budget and setting up demos with different vendors so the operators can decide which is the best brand for the job.

Parks & Recreation Department PARKS & RECREATION GRANT In the recently approved state budget the NC General Assembly included $500,000 in funding for Eden to use towards Parks and Recreation. This $500,000 grant will be used to help build the new Splash Pad complex that will be constructed within Freedom Park. Special thanks to Senator Phil Berger for his efforts and support in obtaining these funds for our community.

On August 21 the City Council awarded a contract for the development of the Splash Pad to VORTEX and a purchase order was issued on August 27.

VORTEX is currently working on construction documents and we anticipate that construction will begin sometime in October of this year. A RFQ for Design/Build Construction of a bath house was sent out on August 29 and the RFQ’s are due to be submitted to the City for consideration by 2:00 pm on October 2.

For more information concerning this project please contact Johnny Farmer, Director of Parks, Recreation, Facilities and Grounds at jfarmer@edennc.us.

COMMUNITY ACCENTS PROGRAM & PARKS & RECREATION RADIO PROGRAM Staff participated in the Community Accents Program with WLOE (Wonderful Land of Eden) radio on August 22 and will be participating in the same program on October 12. In addition, staff participated in the Parks & Recreation Radio Program with WLOE on September 14 and will be participating in the same program on September 26 to update the public on our recreational program offerings during the months of October and November. We remain involved in these community outreach efforts in an effort to update residents about the programs being offered by our Parks & Recreation Department.

BE HEALTHY ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Staff continues to be involved with Be Healthy Rockingham. They attended the Be Healthy Rockingham meeting held on September 12 and will attend the one scheduled for October 10.

SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS There are softball tournaments scheduled at Freedom Park on October 6-7, and October 13-14.

These events bring visitors to our community who often end up spending money that helps our local economy.

MATRIMONY CREEK GREENWAY NATURE TRAIL The Matrimony Creek Greenway/Nature Trail is now complete. Staff requested funds from the $300,000 Strategic Planning lump sum allocation included in the FY 2018-19 budget for the pavement of the parking lot at this facility as well as funding for an amenities package that will include: trailhead markers, kiosk, cedar benches, information/educational panels, trash cans, ¼ mile markers and bollards. The Strategic Planning Commission voted at their meeting in August to recommend the allocation of these funds and this request is being submitted to the City Council for their formal consideration during their meeting on September 18.

BRIDGE STREET TENNIS COURTS RESURFACING PROJECT The resurfacing of the Bridge Street Tennis Courts is scheduled to begin sometime in late September or the first part of October, depending on the weather.

Planning & Inspections Department 622 WASHINGTON STREET Beginning on August 17, we have begun receiving bids on the 622 Washington Street property.

The first bid was advertised and an upset bid received on September 4. This bid has been advertised and can be upset until 4:30 pm on September 19. Bids received before the 19th will be held and opened after the closing of the bid process. Once a bid has stood for 10 days, it will be placed on the City Council agenda. At that time, the Council can accept or reject any offers received or withdraw the property from sale.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION The commission met on August 20 to discuss a recommendation to the State Historic Preservation (SHP) organization that the First Baptist Church be removed from the National Register due to the steeple replacement. A letter from the Commission to the SHP stating the Commission recommends removal from the register was prepared as requested by the City’s Historic Preservation Commission.

Police Department

The Eden Police Department has scheduled CPR and AED Training for the entire department for the month of October 2018. The CPR training will re-certify all officers within the Eden Police Department.

This training will also include training for the new AED units purchased this year.

Deputy Chief Clint Simpson is scheduled to attend the first session of the UNC School of Government Municipal and County Administration Course during September 18-21 2018.

Chief of Police Greg Light and Deputy Chief Clint Simpson will be attending the Shepherds and Shields lunch meeting scheduled for October 16.

We would like to congratulate and welcome Michael Langel on his employment with the City as a Police Officer I. Officer Langel was sworn in by Mayor Hall on September 12.

Public Utilities Department SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT The Sewer Collection System Annual Performance Report was submitted to the state of North Carolina during the course of the past month. We are very proud to announce that this is the eighth year in a row that we have reported no violations from our wastewater treatment plant, and the total overflow volume from the collection system was much lower than previous reports. A copy of this report is available on our website and a summary of this report will be included in the next edition of Eden’s Own Journal.

Congratulations to Terry Shelton, Director of Public Utilities, Ms. Melinda Ward, Superintendent of Wastewater Treatment and the staff at the Wastewater Treatment Plant for the excellent work they continue to do on a daily basis.

City of Eden’s Annual Sewer Report

By Melinda Ward, Wastewater Superintendent Each year, every municipality, county and private corporation with a public sewer collection and treatment system is asked to send in a report for their previous year’s activities. This is to stay current with the types of treatment systems being used, the miles of pipelines in service, and any problems that were reported to the state by either the collection system or the treatment plant over the last 12 months. This is a requirement by the state for their records, but it is also a way to report to the citizens in each community what their system is like and how it has been doing. Many citizens still do not understand what happens after they flush or what

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From the Desks of Eden City Hall Continued From Page 34 effect they have on the system when they flush the wrong things down the drain. With publicizing the “Sewer Collection System Annual Performance Report,” we are giving everyone a chance to learn more. This article serves only as a summary of the report, but I urge anyone interested to read the report in its entirety on the City’s webpage at www.edennc.us under City Departments, Public Utilities, Wastewater Treatment division.

It will also be listed as a news item for a couple of months on the main page so that it’s easy to find.

In February of 2017, we received our new EPA Administrative Order by Consent. We have until February 2022 to complete all of the required improvements to our collection system. Once it is all completed, we should be able to eliminate all normal rain related inflow and infiltration in our system that causes overflows. Some work has already begun, but the majority is in the final approval stages. Construction is expected to begin next year, so be patient with us over the next few years as equipment and crews move through the town to get our system up to date.

While new crews begin their work, our own Collection and Distribution crews will continue to search and fix new issues that arise. This past year, they have responded to 141 issues, cleared 99 blockages, cleaned over 16 miles of sewer line and inspected nearly 8 miles of sewer line with a special sewer camera. This work has resulted in fewer events occurring from sewage overflowing or backing up in the lines as well as less sewage managing to escape to our rivers. To compare numbers, the last report showed 12 separate events for a total of 263,711 gallons overflowing from our sewers. This current report shows only 4 events for a total of 34,500 gallons overflowing. This is a major improvement! The majority of the events that did occur both years were weather related, but there were also two pipe failures this year and one blockage from excessive paper. Failures in our system are hard to control, but we have to rely on our citizens to be better educated about the effects of trash in our system. Toilets are not trash cans and no system is designed to handle excessive amounts of trash from multiple households!

The treatment system for

the City consists of one wastewater treatment plant. Mebane Bridge Wastewater Treatment plant can treat up to 13.5 million gallons a day, but for the past twelve months, the facility only averaged 3.150 million gallons a day. Much of our plant is original from 1967. Age can wreak havoc on our structures, but our Maintenance and Operations staff do a fantastic job in keeping everything running properly.

A small portion of the NC Bond money will be used to reconfigure our solids treatment to prepare us for future growth. This work is expected to be completed by next year. With all of these changes coming up, our 9 operators continue to work together to efficiently produce a high quality effluent. For the eighth year in a row, we were able to report no violations for a full twelvemonth period. The operations’ staff does an excellent job in maintaining and improving operations, keeping an eye on the little details of each process, learning about new and promising treatment options, and showing pride in their work.

As a City, we are doing as much as we can with what resources we have to update our infrastructure and better protect the rivers that helped form this community. Most events are out of our control, such as flooding from heavy rains, but many problems that occur can be prevented by you as a community being educated and aware. Our grease program has helped educate area restaurants, but there is still a significant amount of grease that can come from resi-

dents that dispose of grease improperly. Remember to wipe all dishes into the trash and never pour grease into the sink.

If you do have a garbage disposal, remember that this is not a trash can. You still have to scrape all solids into the trash.

The disposal is only designed for the little scraps that make it through. Also, wipes of various kinds still make it into the system. Many times they cause blockages in the lines, but they can sometimes make it to the plant, wreaking havoc along the way. Wipes are supposed to be disposed of in the trash can, no matter what kind they are. Some still may say that they are flushable, but in the fine print, they limit it to no more than 2. By no means do they actually break apart like toilet paper, so even at a limit of 2, they meet other wipes in the system and eventually form a very tough wad that takes hours of our workers’ time to remove. When problems are in specific areas of town, we try to get out informative brochures or door hangers that cover how to prevent whatever the problem is. If you ever receive one of these, make sure that you take it seriously. All efforts by our citizens are appreciated and needed.

There is information on the website if you would like to learn more.

If you have any further questions about our sewer system or want to know even more, please feel free to contact my office at 336-627-1009, ext. 130.

I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have and even conduct quick tours of our facility as time allows.

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Ticket includes dinner and interactive murder play and a themed 50/50 drawing!

They are located in Wentworth: Main Building @ 141 Tyre Dodson Road, Annex The Center for Active Retirement is open Monday Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 Goodwill Reidsville: FREE Ongoing Class: Efficient Online Job Search meets every Wed., 10:00 a.m. - Noon at Triad Goodwill’s Reidsville Career Center, 1551 Freeway Drive, Reidsville, NC 27320. Start this open enrollment class any week!

Instructed by RCC. Learn the most effective ways to apply for jobs online, and prevent unwanted emails and calls. Call 336637-1010 for more information.

Jump Into the Workforce FREE Ongoing Class meets every Thur. and Fri., 9:00 a.m. Noon at Triad Goodwill’s Reidsville Career Center, 1551 Freeway Drive, Reidsville, NC 27320. Start this open enrollment class any week! Instructed

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Tax Revaluation in the works The 2019 Tax Revaluation is coming next year.

In 2019, the Tax Dept. will send notices to all property owners of the new 2019 Revaluation values. For questions about the 2019 Revaluation, call, write, fax or email County Tax Administrator Mark McClintock: P.O. Box 68, Wentworth, NC, 27375-0068; 336-342-8382; Fax - 336-3428448; Email - markmc@co.rockingham.nc.us According to Superintendent Rodney Carter, City of Eden Solid Waste Division, any city resident can put disguarded furniture pieces in front of their own property on your garbage pickup day and the city will pick it up.

The City of Eden no longer picks up tires. Anyone in the county having tires to dispose of can do so FREE of charge if

there is no wheel attached at the County Dump. The dump is located at 281 Shuff Rd, Madison, NC 27025. Hours are Mon. - Fri. 7:30am - 4:15pm, Sat. 7:30am - 12:30pm, Closed Sunday.

Cone Health Has 16 Nurses on Great 100 List -The list of the state’s top nurses includes representatives from across Cone Health. In Rockingham County nurse on the list was from Annie Penn Hospital: Jennifer Kendrick .

The honorees were nominated by peers from across the state for demonstrating excellence in their practice. “These nurses represent the essence of professional nursing,” says Kenneth Rempher, PhD, RN, executive vice president and chief nurse executive, Cone Health. “We are grateful they have dedicated their professional careers to Cone Health and the communities we serve.”

GROWING ALBION STRAWBERRIES IN HIGH TUNNELS Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10 AM – Noon Coltrane Farm 370 Haw River Trail Reidsville NC 27320 Come out for a farm visit to see the results of Coltrane Farms Ag Venture Grant Project.

Sheriff Asks Citizens to be Considerate When Mowing Recently, the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office has received several complaints about residents blowing grass clippings into the roadway while mowing. Although there is no law specifically against this in North Carolina, Sheriff Sam Page asks that citizens be considerate of their neighbors and motorists by making sure to blow their grass clippings back towards their property or use a bagging attachment.

"Not only do we want to keep Rockingham County beautiful, but grass clippings in the roadway poses a potential safety hazard to motorcyclists", said Sheriff Sam Page. "Someone might get hurt, which we don't want to see happen. When you mow, please be courteous and blow your grass clippings back onto your property; it's just the right thing to do."

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By: Elizabeth Doss T h e Spider Plant is a perennial rosette plant with green, yellow, or white striped narrow leaves that may curve to a length of 20 inches. The thick roots can store food.

The plant blooms through most of the summer with small, white, scentless flowers. This plant can grow in the sun or shade. The leaves can be scorched by strong sun and lose their markings in deep shade. They will do best in the summer if watered well and often, although the soil should be allowed to dry between waterings. The leaves should be sprayed with lukewarm water a few times a week in the warmer months. Feed them once every 14 days during the summer months, do not feed them in the fall and winter months. Repot when roots fill pot entirely.

The Spider Plant is one of the best choices for an indoor hanging plant. This is the plant for beginners. This plant is a native of South Africa. The flowers on this plant are star shaped and can reach a height of 40 inches.

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Guardian Ad Litem Needs Volunteers Did you know that right now in Rockingham County there are over 200 abused and neglected children in foster care?

Each one of these children needs someone like you to be their voice in court.

They need someone to visit with them at least once a month to make sure all of their needs are being met.

This also includes letting the Court know what their wishes are.

Are you able to dedicate a few hours each month to a child in foster care? If so, please consider becoming a Guardian ad Litem volunteer.

The Reidsville Chamber of Commerce says “Be a part of our team” They will hold their business showcase on October 12 at the Salvation Army, 704 Barnes St, Reidsville Contact the Reidsville Chamber to participate or if you have questions.

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No experience is necessary. Just have a sincere concern for children, be over 18 years old, and be able to pass a criminal background check.

We would love to have you for our next training in March 2018. Our training lasts 6 weeks and consists of in-person and online sessions.

Please call Amanda Benavides at (336) 634-6106 for more inform. and to request an application packet be mailed to you. You can also submit an online application at www.volunteerforgal.org.

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

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www.christiancounseling.org The Fall Job Fair Will Take Place on October 11 GREENSBORO, NC – Get hired at Triad Goodwill and the Greensboro News & Record’s Fall Job Fair on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The event will take place from noon-4:00 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, 1921 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro.

This marks the second job fair partnership between Triad Goodwill and Triad Careers, powered by the Greensboro News & Record. More than 50 employers are expected to hire for dozens of positions across the Triad. Employers can register for a table at the event by filling out the registration form on TriadGoodwill.org/fall-jobfair. The registration deadline for employers is October 2.

Job seekers will be able to meet recruiters face-to-face at the Triad’s premier employment event. Job seekers can find tips on how to prepare for a job fair and how to upload their resume in advance by visiting TriadGoodwill.org/fall-job-fair.

Just some of those expected to be at this event include: Advanced Personnel Resources APAC/Thompson Arthur Inc. ARC – American Retirement Counselors Bayada Home Health Care Box Board Products City of High Point Cogent Analytics Dignity Memorial Electrical Technologies Inc. Ennis Flint Inc. EPES Transport FedEx Greenhaven Guilford County Schools Guilford County Sheriff’s Department Harland Clark High Point Clinical Trials HMS Host Rhino Sports and Entertainment SE Connections Tri City Mechanics The Well-Spring Group US Enhanced Wafflehouse XLC Services, LLC

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Wildlife Commission Reminds Hunters to Practice Tree Stand Safety As deer season ramps up, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters to follow safety guidelines when hunting from a tree stand. “Tree stand accidents are the leading cause of injury to hunters every year,� said Chet Clark, the Commission’s eastern outreach manager. “Most of these accidents are avoidable.

Always remember to wear a fallarrest system and use it properly.

Also, follow your tree stand manufacturer’s recommended safety procedures. This little bit of precaution can mean all the difference when out in the field.�

The Commission’s hunter safety education campaign,

Home From the Hunt, offers these tree stand safety recommendations: Ensure you do not exceed the stand manufacturer’s maximum height or weight settings.

Before use, check the stand’s belts, chains, bolts and attachment cords for damage and wear. Select a healthy, straight tree for your tree stand. Set up the stand with another person.

Let someone know where you are setting up your stand ahead of time. Bring an emergency signal device, such as a cell phone or a whistle.

Use a full-body safety harness at all times, and remain connected to the tree from the

time you leave the ground to the time you return to the ground.

Use a lineman’s belt and/or lifeline with a proper knot when climbing or descending.

Use a haul line to raise and lower equipment – Never carry anything as you climb.

Most falls occur when climbing up or down a stand, so always maintain three points of contact. “Take your time, be prepared, and don’t cut corners when hunting from a tree stand,� said Clark. “If you’re properly equipped and using the equipment as it’s intended, chances for an accident are reduced drastically. The goal is to enjoy the hunt, but ultimately to come

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Anita’s Angels Tourney raises needed money The Fourth Annual Anita’s Angels Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament was held at Oak Hills Country Club, September 8, 2018. The Tournament raised over $7000 that will be donated to Relay for Life. Anita’s Angels is a Relay for Life Team that has been raising money for research to fight cancer since 2008.

Anita Jennette fought cancer and was so inspired by the Relay for Life Team’s message of hope that she formed her own Relay for Life team. Her husband, Keith Jennette has been a huge supporter in the development of the Captain’s Choice Tournament. Mickey Westmoreland, Executive Director of Oak Hills Golf Club, has been very helpful to the Angels from the very first.

The Angels are also very appreciative of the donations from David Wise, Eddie Jones, Dawn Jones, Jerry Woodall, Eden Drug, Aarons Rentals, Brian Shockley and Andy Brown.

Winners this year were First Place: Jerry Wilkes, Jerry Wimbush, David Wall and Adam Pyrtle. Second Place: Billy Finney, Alex Wise, Tim Sheron, and Jeff Stone. Third Place: Terry Widel, Paul Thacker, Jerry Dixon and Ray Barton. Closest to the Pin were Ken Glaspie, Greg Sayre, Jerry Wimbish and

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Jeff Stone.

The Anita’s Angels Team wishes to thank all the players and the following donors. The Angels hope that the community will shop at the local businesses that donated to this very worthy cause.

1. Audio Plus of Eden/ In memory of Smokey Hyler 2. Beach House Grille/Clarence Hale Used Parts 3. Eddie Barker Rentals 4. Eden Tire and Wheel Center 5. Carter's Auto Repair 6. Chaney's Restaurant 7. Draper Lumber 8. Fair's Funeral Home 9. Frankie McBride 10. Hale Automotive 11. Heat & Air Controllers 12. Holland & Associates, Inc. 13. LE&D Professionals 14. Mayer Electric 15. Mitchell's Drug 16. Pete's Burgers and More 17. Piedmont Foot Center 18. Pine State 19. David Price Auto Works 20. Reid's House Restaurant 21. Rockingham Chiropractic Center 22. Scotty's Carpet & Oriental Rug Service 23. Sam Smith 24. Sweet Revenge 25. Three's Company 26. Turner Furniture 27. Affordable Roofing 28. Bayberry Retirement Inn 29. Berrier Insurance 30. Tim Biggs/ Ray's Hitch 31. Erica Brandon 32. Carolina Dune Buggies 33. Dick's Drive In 34. Domino's Pizza 35. Eden Lawncare 36. Eden Professional Firefighters Association 37. Finney's Concrete Finishing 38. Edward Jones/ Kathy Hale 39. Charlie Hall 40. Harris Landscaping 41. Home Lumber Company 42. Debra Stowe/In Memory of Jim Dever 43. Kingston Heating & Air Repair 44. The Committee to Elect Jen Mangrum/We’ve Got This!

45. Sheriff Sam Page 46. Lisa Stowe/In Memory of Leonard & Ida Stowe 47. Pet Kary 48. Pulliam's Grocery 49. Rolling Empties, Inc. 50. See Kay 51. Vann York Honda

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Karastan celebrates 90 years in Eden Company marks milestone with employee celebration The magic all began when the first Karastan rug flowed from the power loom at 2 p.m. on April 8, 1928 in Eden, North Carolina.

Marshall Field’s, a leading U.S. retailer, commissioned a unique machine capable of recreating the detailed craftsmanship, vibrant colors and sumptuous feel of a hand-woven rug. These new, machine-made rugs rivaled their handmade counterparts, and their accessible luxury became the enduring hallmark of the Karastan brand.

In 1993, Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring manufacturer, acquired Karastan. Today, the company’s Eden facility produces not only the legendary Karastan rugs but also beautiful woven carpets for residential, commercial and aviation spaces.

For 90 years, the talented and dedicated men and women at the Eden manufacturing facility have crafted a legacy of beauty, quality and performance. This weekend the company honored the contributions of employees past and present with an open house celebration.

“Karastan is renowned for its artistry and innovation and has set the industry standard for craftsmanship and durability," said Brian Carson, President of Mohawk Flooring North America. “None of that would have been possible without the commitment to excellence of this plant’s people and their commitment to carrying on the Karastan tradition. The products they create here are more than flooring. They are the centerpiece of homes all over the country. They are where memories are made. For decades, these rugs have been passed down as heirlooms, and families have marked countless milestones on

carpets that defined gracious living. Our colleagues here in Eden have a great deal to be proud of, and I want to thank each of them for their dedication to creating the highest quality rugs and carpet for consumers everywhere.”

To mark this significant milestone, Mohawk invited employees and family members to visit the manufacturing facility on Sunday, August 26, for plant tours, refreshments, photo opportunities and games.

“Our team takes an immense amount of pride in the products we create here,” said Plant Manager Darin Quesinberry. “We couldn’t celebrate nine decades of Karastan without recognizing the remarkable contributions of the men and women here in Eden. They are truly artisans, and many have been with the company for decades. Their commitment to consistently exceeding consumer expectations for beauty and performance have helped Karastan become the legendary brand it is today.”

Approximately 300 people joined in the festivities, celebrating the long history of the Eden location and the individuals who have contributed to its success over the past 90 years.

“I’ve had great-grandparents, grandparents and parents work here,” said Electrical Technician Don Hudgins. “I guess you could say I’m fourth generation. It’s just a testament to the product that we make and the team that we’ve been in business for 90 years.”

Warehouse Manager Garland Neblett said one thing that sets the Eden facility apart is the pride people take in their work.

“Working here becomes part of who you are and people take a lot of ownership in what

Karastan’s employee event committee they do,” he said. “I enjoy coming to work and the craft of what we do here. That’s a big part of my 23-year tenure – it’s the caring mentality. That’s what this place is about.”

Mohawk Flooring North America President Brian Carson, Mohawk Group President and Chief Sustainability Officer Michel Vermette, Senior Vice President of Human Resources Phil Brown, and Vice President of Commercial Product Development Jackie Dettmar attended the event to celebrate this impressive milestone with employees. Eden Mayor Neville Hall and Mayor Pro-tem Jim Burnett toured the facility and met with employees during the open house.

For more information about the history of the Karastan brand, visit https://www.karastan.com/celebrating-90years.aspx.

About Mohawk Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our

Carlos Diez hosting a providing of Karastan industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include Mohawk, American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, Feltex, Godfrey Hirst, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi,

Pergo, Quick-Step and Unilin.

During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

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