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Tourism = Big Business in Vance County
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Henderson-Vance Chamber: 75 & Growing
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VGCC Degree Can Mean More in Earnings
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Students, Community Rally for Sirocco
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Verallia Retooling, Building, Going Strong
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Wildlife Enthusiast, Vet Team to Rescue Eagles
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MPMC Stronger with Duke LifePoint Merger
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Pete Burgess Has Love for Growing Things
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New Foundation Prepares to Give Grants
Ashland’s Special Place in American History
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s who in Henderson & Vance County? All of the Chamber’s Membership Who’ members are here in the directory in the center of this edition. To find Directory new members, go to www.hendersonvance.org.
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Move forward with your Chamber Welcome to this 2013 edition of Envision Vance! On these pages you find just a few of the great stories that we have to tell of a growing and thriving community of concerned citizens. If you are considering relocation to Henderson and Vance County or if you have lived here all of your life, we hope you will find something new and exciting in this magazine that will validate ours as “A Community Moving Forward.� The Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and its 400-plus members want this community to be an even greater place to live, work and play. Our greatest attributes are numerous! Besides our great people, in Henderson and Vance County you’ll find the largest retail center between the Triangle and Richmond. A 50,000-acre lake offers varieties of activities and attracts more than a million people each year. First-class medical facilities, a full-service YMCA, a strong community college, a wealth of housing choices and virtually no congestion — all of this and more is found right here at home in Henderson and Vance County. Your Chamber of Commerce has proudly served the business interests of the community for more than 75 years through the support of its members. With Chamber membership, a business, industry, civic organization or individual sends a strong message that you believe in and care about your community. Your membership demonstrates a profound recognition that prosperity is achieved through all of us working together in a committed partnership with the shared common goal of growing our economy. Our collective dedication, drive and sense of purpose will create a better quality of life for all of the community. Through your membership, we can help you market your business in a variety of ways. We offer management and business development opportunities. We can help you with networking with others in the business community. As our mission statement states, “The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of the business community in matters that affect the ability of local businesses to prosper and grow, and the ability of Henderson and Vance County to attract new business.� Come grow with us!
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hat Nancy Wilson does by “nature” has turned into a revenue stream of tens of millions of dollars for Vance County businesses and government. “I’m an organizer by nature,” said Wilson, executive director of the Vance County Tourism Development Authority. During any year the TDA will sponsor two events, help at least three organizations market their events and host fishing tounaments at Kerr Lake. The TDA maintains three web sites — one each for tourism, the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and Kerr Lake — and a Facebook page for each. Her office will produce brochures and work with media on campaigns to market Vance County. In addition, Wilson will attend about a dozen trade shows and show off the benefits of a visit to Vance County. Interestingly, the TDA is only a two-person operation, Wilson and Norman Dickerson, a communications Former drag racer Nancy Wilson is now Vance County’s director of tourism, bringing fishing specialist. And all of it at no cost to taxpayers. tournaments and an immensely popular car show and reunion to her native county each year. In fact, it’s just the opposite. “We don’t spend local tax dollars,” Wilson said. Commerce, revenue amounted to $41.7 Travelers sleeping over at motels in the million, nearly an eight percent increase county pay a six percent occupancy tax over 2010. Travel and tourism accounted — a “heads in beds” tax Wilson calls it — for 280 jobs and a payroll of $5.4 million. that provides the TDA with a $350,000 State and local taxes amounted to $3.6 to $400,000 budget for marketing Vance million. By contrast, travel and tourism County. revenue 20 years ago — when Wilson Wilson points to travel and tourism came to her job — was only $26.2 numbers for 2011, the last year for which million, state records show. results are available, for the return on the Tourism, which is the state’s second county’s investment in marketing. largest industry, is “the purest form of According to the N.C. Department of economic development,” Wilson said.
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Every dollar spent is a “new dollar.” “Tourism is a big business in Vance County, wouldn’t you say?” said Wilson, a Vance County native. Wilson had been an office manager and, in an earlier life, a drag racer — a life that would eventually birth the TDA’s signature event. “County commissioners 20 years ago realized they needed someone to market Kerr Lake,” Wilson said. She applied and got the job. The next year the TDA began its sponsorship of one of its two annual events, Independence Day fireworks at Kerr Lake. The second event would come to life later as the Show, Shine, Shag and Dine and East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and Reunion, both the result of a gap in downtown events and a gathering of Wilson’s friends from that earlier life in drag racing. Wilson and her husband, Charles, some 14 years ago, invited friends from drag racing days to their home for a reunion. The guest list grew so large they moved the reunion to a community center. The opportunity for the event opened up when a downtown fall festival was discontinued. “What about a car show?” Wilson recalled asking the TDA’s 12-member board of directors. “You know I can make something out of this.” Make something, indeed. The 12th annual show is scheduled for Oct. 18-20. The first Show, Shine, Shag and Dine in 2002 attracted fewer than a hundred cars. Now the event brings as many as See TOURISM on Page 6
Marketing Kerr Lake as a venue for fishing tournaments has brought national acclaim to Vance County.
This Chevy is one of 1,500 cars on display at the annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine car show in downtown Henderson. Upwards of 40,000 people come to reminisce as they view the vehicles on display. 5
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1,500 cars to the city, along with a crowd of 40,000-plus. “They keep on coming,” Wilson said, and from as far away as California, Arizona, Nebraska, Michigan and Canada. They come, too, for the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame and Reunion, which Wilson founded the same year the car show began. Wilson was racing at age 19. “I always loved cars” and was “fascinated with the ability to make them run faster. I was interested in the engine. I needed to know how to make horsepower.” Wilson said she was “probably the first woman in the area” to race dragsters, which she did for 10 years. “It was not common” to find a woman behind the wheel. The hall of fame was also a way to mirror on the East Coast the way race drivers were honored on the West Coast. Media coverage of the show helped drive its popularity. “We’ve got outstanding TV coverage,” she said. After the first few years and every year since, one network or another — including ESPN — has filmed and broadcast the show. The downtown crowds, though, are dwarfed by the number of visitors to Kerr Lake, which, Wilson said, is the county’s biggest draw. Annually from 1.2 million to 1.4 million visitors come to just the North Carolina side of the lake, she said. “The county’s efforts definitely increase our visitors,” Bryce Fleming, park superintendent at the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area, said. In addition to campers and boaters, Fleming said Kerr Lake hosted 10 fishing tournaments last year and eight are scheduled for this year. About tournaments, Wilson said: “It didn’t take a rocket scientist to know what we needed.... One was bringing in fishing tournaments, which, when she started her job, were “all held on the other side of the lake” in Virginia. Tournaments are sponsored by corporations and clubs, she said, and the TDA’s role is as host, arranging locations for meetings, registrations and weigh-ins. Marketing Kerr Lake as a venue for tournaments led in 1997 to a milestone event and national publicity. See TDA on Page 13
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Northern Vance students, from left, Ray Cheever, Nick Sharpe, Dylan Grissom, Justin Care and Amber Stevenson show off their trophy.
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Students Community Rally The N.C. State University Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation technically was all about a product. High schools from across the state were challenged to come up with “an innovative design or product that would bring social benefit to their community,” Randy Woodson, the NCSU chancellor, said. Beyond the product, however, was voting to be done online by the public. Perhaps no matter how good the product was, a community had to rally to support the young innovators in order to win the Emerging Issues honor. With five finalists, four other high schools from across the state had larger community bases from which to draw support, but that didn’t deter Northern Vance High School.
dust from a computer’s critical functioning parts, with the goal of lowering malfunction rates, while also saving money typically spent on computer repair. In January the students marched ahead of other competitors, developing a prototype with the help of Bob Esquivel, When the vote was counted, of about owner and operator at Salare Inc. of 12,000 votes cast, Northern’s Sirocco Henderson, manufacturer of a variety project racked up half to take the prize. of laboratory equipment and custom Over a span of four months, the five products. students involved in the project from As winners of the competition, Jeff Arthurs’ honors engineering class Arthurs’ team received $5,000 for further campaigned in Vance County, encouraging production of their prototype. citizens to vote for their innovative “It’s overwhelming,” said Arthurs. “I’m computer cleaning mechanism. so proud, proud of these guys most of all.” Sirocco started as a 3D image Students involved in the project developed on a computer program called included Justin Care, Dylan Grissom, Solid-works. It was designed to dislodge See SIROCCO on Page 8
NORTHERN VANCE STUDENTS WIN STATE AWARD WITH INNOVATIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM
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N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory, third from right, and Jeff Arthurs, right, celebrate at the Emerging Issues forum at N.C. State University.
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Amber Stevenson, Ray Cheever and Nick Sharpe. “Four months of hard work finally paid off,� said Grissom, who will attend N.C. State this fall with plans to major in sports management. “We’re going to try to come up with a business and sell it.� Sharpe, also a senior, plans to major in engineering at UNC Charlotte in the fall. “That’s the next step, prototyping and starting a business,� Sharpe said. The focus of the two-day Emerging Issues Forum was high-wage, quality jobs available in manufacturing today, and how communities throughout North Carolina can seize the opportunities it presents. Gov. Pat McCrory, who was on hand for the forum and celebrated with students from Northern Vance as they filed on stage after being announced winners, emphasized Vance County as an area where employers abound for the manufacturing industry. “I want to sell that skill set in Vance County to potential industries,� McCrory said at the 28th annual forum. While McCrory said he believes Vance could be considered an ideal home for future manufacturers, with Sirocco it proved to be an area that currently cares about community. The accolades have continued. The students have been honored by the Vance County Board of Commissioners with the Vance County Community Hero Award. Arthurs was overwhelmed with emotion as he conveyed his gratitude for the support. “I’m just so proud of Vance County,� he said.
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aria Parham Medical Center has begun its second full year as a Duke LifePoint Hospital. In November 2011, MPMC joined forces with two prominent healthcare organizations, Duke University Medical Center and LifePoint Hospitals. “The unique relationship of a world-renowned teaching hospital, a successful national hospital system and a strong, community-based medical center has strengthened Maria Parham’s position as the region’s healthcare leader,” said Bob Singletary, MPMC’s chief executive officer. Formed in January 2011, Duke LifePoint Maria parham Healthcare is a joint strengthens work venture that was evolution of a in partnership with the longstanding, successful duke, lifepoint relationship between Duke and LifePoint, both of which shared an interest in collaborating with hospitals, physicians and patients to bring quality, innovative healthcare services to communities. Duke and LifePoint formed the joint venture to build a regional network of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare services that would transform healthcare and enhance the service available to the people in North Carolina and the surrounding region, noted Singletary. “The essential element of an excellent hospital is its people, and MPMC has assembled an outstanding team of nurses, technologists, therapists, business and support personnel to complement an expert medical staff of more than 140 physicians trained in more than 30 specialty areas,” said Singletary. “Working together, we have the expertise and commitment to provide high quality, compassionate care.” Maria Parham’s services include emergency medical care, intensive care and progressive care units, medical and surgical services, a cancer center, care for women and infants, orthopedic care, rehabilitation services, radiology and digital imaging, a cardiovascular lab, a heartburn treatment center, sleep and neurological disorders and regional home health. “Quality and patient safety are at the forefront of everything we do here at MPMC,” Singletary said. “This focus has allowed us to not only meet, but exceed, the stringent healthcare standards set forth by local, state and federal regulatory and governmental agencies.”
Hospital CEO Bob Singletary, left, with Dr. Bev. Tucker, while Tucker was chairman of the MPMC board of trustees.
FORMER MPMC BOARD CHAIR HONORED AS CITIZEN OF YEAR The Henderson-Vance Chamber’s 75th anniversary banquet in January marked a special milestone in the life of Dr. Bev Tucker, who ran a family medical practice in Henderson for 35 years. He was honored as the 2012 Citizen of the Year. “The 2012 Citizen of the Year epitomizes that simple yet very powerful Rotary Club motto,” said Randolph Wilson, the leader of Rebuilding Hope, the 2011 award recipient. “The 2012 Citizen goes above and beyond in the volunteering of time, talent and resources and greatly exceeds the high standard of putting service above self.” After retirement, Dr. Tucker devoted a great deal of time as chairman of the board of MPMC and was critical to the success of the new joint venture with Duke LifePoint. “Due to the visionary leadership of Bev Tucker and the board, Maria Parham Medical Center’s future is secure and the hospital is poised for continued growth and development,” observed Bob Singletary, MPMC CEO. Dr. Tucker has also been actively involved in his church’s Sunday school, its music ministry, deacon board and youth program. He has provided leadership for the Henderson Family YMCA and the Vance County Public Schools Foundation, and he participated in the North Carolina Senior Games. 9
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Daniel Boone’s greatest achievement conceived by Richard Henderson
aniel Boone, one of the most famous frontiersmen in U.S. history, is not a name usually associated with Henderson and Vance County. But Boone’s greatest achievement — blazing the Wilderness Road that opened up the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains to new settlements — was actually conceived and financed by Richard Henderson, one of Vance County’s best-known historical figures. Henderson was the second of 11 children born to Samuel Henderson, a wealthy Virginia tobacco farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth. The couple moved their family to North Carolina in 1740, when Richard Henderson was five years old. ISION ance V
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The Hendersons were the first of a series of families from Virginia to move across the border into North Carolina and inhabit land along the creeks leading into the Roanoke River. They settled along the largest of them, Nutbush Creek, named for the abundance of hazelnut bushes in the area. Richard and his siblings spent their childhood growing up on the family’s tobacco plantation. Ashland, Henderson’s childhood home, still stands on 53 acres off Satterwhite Point Road in northern Vance County. Richard pursued a career as both a colonial lawyer and judge, but he is best known for a business partnership that led to his hiring of Boone.
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Located on Satterwhite Point Road near Kerr Lake, Ashland Plantation is Richard Henderson’s childhood home. A colonial lawyer and judge, Henderson is best known for hiring Daniel Boone to blaze the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap, leading to expansion to the West. The photo at top right is of the drawing room with paintings and exhibits of the history of Vance County. The photo at right is the main hall from the staircase landing. In August 1774, Henderson formed a land speculation company with a number of other prominent North Carolinians. Their intention was to purchase land west of the Appalachian Mountains from the Cherokee Indians, who had control of the region. The investors hoped to establish a lucrative British colony in the area. Henderson and his fellow investors moved forward with their plans despite the fact that King George III had closed the door on westward expansion with the royal Proclamation of 1763. The proclamation, which prohibited the spread of colonial settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains, had been issued to calm Indian fears of further colonial expansion after the French and Indian War. In March 1775, Henderson met with more than 1,200 Cherokees at Sycamore Shoals, near present-day Elizabethton, Tenn. In the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals (sometimes known as the Treaty of Watauga), Henderson agreed to purchase 20
million acres of land lying between the Cumberland River, the Cumberland Mountains and the Kentucky River, comprising an area half the size of present-day Kentucky and including land in Tennessee surrounding the present-day city of Nashville. Henderson hired Boone to blaze what would become known as the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into central Kentucky. He followed Boone’s initial expedition with one of his own, further clearing the path so that wagons could be brought through to Boonesborough, the town Boone established on the Kentucky River. Although Henderson and his group of investors petitioned the newly formed Continental Congress seeking to have the sparsely settled region accepted as the 14th colony, their efforts failed and their claimed jurisdiction over the region was eventually declared void. As compensation, Henderson and his invesSee WEST on Page 12
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WEST The opening words of The American Heritage History of The Great West, shown below, illustrate the role of Richard Henderson in the opening of the American frontier. His childhood home still stands. He grew up in Ashland, off Satterwhite Point Road in Vance County.
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tors were granted 400,000 acres of land by the governing authorities of Virginia and North Carolina. Despite the fact that he failed to realize his personal dreams of wealth, Henderson succeeded in opening up the door to the West that would eventually lead to the expansion of the boundaries of the United States from coast to coast. So why is Henderson’s name absent from most accounts of westward expansion? George T. “Tem” Blackburn II, Vance County’s unofficial historian, believes Daniel Boone’s popularity overshadowed Henderson’s contribution. “At the time, Boone was world famous as the embodiment of the romantic ideal of the wilderness man,” said Blackburn. An early pamphlet written about Boone and some of his earlier exploits on the new frontier had made him a popular hero. “Even though Henderson was the architect and paved the way for the Wilderness Road to be built, Boone still received most of the attention,” Blackburn noted. “But astute historians do give Henderson proper credit.”
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A stop on what was known as the FLW Tour offered a $100,000 first place prize — the first time that large a prize had ever been offered anywhere, Wilson said. In a story about the fishing tournament industry in a nationallycirculated newspaper, the event at Kerr Lake was recounted, and the tournament returned to the lake the next year. Tournament-goers purchase camping and boating supplies, tackle and gas; they patronize restaurants, need lodging and go shopping. “Spending new money here,” Wilson calls it. Marketing “brings attention to broader markets,” Fleming said, resulting in visitors from “all up and down the East Coast and midwest.” Vance County tourism ads appear in regional and national media.
“I market (Vance) as a vacation spot and also for holding fishing tournaments,” as well as the use of community buildings and picnic areas, Wilson said. “People were traveling close to home, and we were able to maintain our numbers.” Smaller events sponsored by local organizations add to the mix. Wilson said she’s aware of another “big plus” — Interstate 85 and other highways like U.S. 1, U.S. 158 and N.C. 39 that bring thousands of cars through Vance County each day. “Tourism has complemented the other parts of our economy,” County Manager Jerry Ayscue said. “As the economy turned down, tourism has kept our hotels, stores and restaurants at a higher level than they otherwise would have enjoyed.” Tourism is a “very significant part of our economy,” Ayscue said. “Henderson and Vance County are traditionally a retail center and now also a distribution
center. Tourism has brought people into Vance County, primarily Kerr Lake” and “they do spend money here.” Officials are eager to credit Wilson with the county’s marketing success. “Tourism is where it is because of Nancy Wilson,” said Tommy Hester, chairman of the board of commissioners and an ex-officio member of the TDA board. Hester, a former member of the tourism committee, the forerunner of the TDA, said, “She’s moved tourism forward. It’s come a long way.” “She’s constantly looking for ways to improve,” Ayscue said. “The amount, and particularly the quality (of events), have really been amazing.” The quality hasn’t gone unnoticed. Marketing of both the car show and the Independence Day celebration have been recognized by the Southeast Tourism Society as Top-20 events in the southeast.
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ince the importantly, times when share what tobacco, doesn’t work, to cotton and build an engine textiles were the area’s of progress, it bustling industries, happened by the Hendersonconverting vision Vance Chamber to reality. What a of Commerce has triumph this is.” acted as the central Carr, who outlet for promoting encouraged his economic prosperity. audience to have Three quarters a strong vision of a century later, and plan for with solar energy, success, played new technologies an instrumental and a bustling retail role in the design environment on the and innovation economic horizon of patented today, the Chamber cell technology celebrates a milestone being used by anniversary with a his company. renewed emphasis on Semprius is a helping Henderson state-of-the-art and Vance County Henderson-Vance Chamber staff, from left, Connie Ragland, Sylvia Edwards, John Barnes, manufacturing thrive. facility that Annette Roberson and Sheri Jones stand ready to help Henderson and Vance County’s “Our Chamber produces highbusiness community prosper. of commerce has an efficiency solar immensely rich history of service to this community,” observed modules. John Barnes, the president who became its leader more than a The establishment of a Chamber in 1938 was actually the year ago. “It is an honor and a privilege to work with a team of third time the community had worked to organize a Chamber, dedicated employees and incredible volunteers toward a common historical records show. The first was in 1912 and the effort was goal of making Henderson and Vance County a strong and instrumental in bringing several businesses to Henderson, but vibrant community.” World War I led to its disbanding. A second effort ceased to In late January, hundreds of local business leaders used the function in the paralyzing years of the Great Depression. occasion of the Chamber’s annual membership meeting and Records show that the efforts to revive the Chamber began in banquet to celebrate the 75th. 1936, and the first annual report of the Henderson Chamber of A representative of today’s new technology in Henderson and Commerce was issued in 1938 when a citizen’s committee was Vance County delivered the keynote address for the banquet. formed to sell memberships. “Seventy-five years ago a group of men and women had the Currently in Vance County, more than 400 businesses rely on vision to make their community a better place to live and work,” the Chamber as a way to network, formulate business initiatives Joe Carr, the chief executive officer for Semprius, told the crowd and market their products and services. of more than 400. “After 75 years, that humble beginning is That number has grown substantially since the mid-1980s, what you see around you today. The intelligent forethought when former board chair Michele Burgess remembers starting See CHAMBER on Page 16 to help businesses connect, share what works and, just as 15
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campaigns to boost membership. “There were 250 to 300 business members when I started membership campaigns using volunteers,” Burgess said. “We got our membership up. It’s always been a growing organization.” “The Chamber has been very proactive in promoting Henderson and Vance County as a place to do business.” Greg Griggs, Chamber president from 1998 to 2003, a time when Henderson and Vance County saw significant retail growth, remembers initiatives being made to support new businesses in the area. “Over the years there have been great local business leaders who have served, and I think it’s really a testament to all the people who have volunteered their time that it’s reached 75 years,” Griggs said. Former Henderson mayor of 24 years, R.G. “Chick” Young Jr. acted as an exofficio board member at the Chamber. He still actively encourages new members. “I always encouraged businesses to join,” Young said. “It’s a great
organization, and the beauty of it is, it’s committed to small business here in Henderson and Vance County. In his presentation at the annual banquet, Hal Muetzel of Express Employment Professionals, current chairman of the board, noted the similarities between the economic, political and environmental conditions that the founders of the Chamber faced, comparing them to those that we face today. “When our Chamber was founded,” he said, unemployment, war, polio and a drought were among the challenges. “Through it all, our founders persevered and even thrived for the next several decades in Henderson and Vance County,” Muetzel said. “It was the spirit of entrepreneurism of our members and community that was critical to our success then and it is that spirit that will navigate us through these tough times.” He added, “I have witnessed firsthand what this community can do when it puts its mind to it.” George T. “Tem” Blackburn II, board chair in 1981, the centennial year for
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Vance County, recognized the Chamber’s continual mission for economic success through business development. “It’s the central agency for businesses to contact each other on issues of common interest, particularly in promoting things that would lead to economic growth,” Blackburn said. “That has always, of course, been the number one priority of the Chamber.” Carr, in his remarks at the banquet about leadership and planning, concluded, “Leadership is the glue that binds a strong vision with a solid plan. Good leadership always maintains integrity, encourages teamwork, persevers and acknowledges grace. “Today’s visions, actions, plans — all driven by this leadership — will be tomorrow’s history,” he said. “Seventy five years from now, what will they be saying about us?” If the first 75 years are any indication, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce — its staff, volunteers and member businesses and industries — will be ever-striving to make ours a stronger community.
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...Verallia Still Going Strong package, in addition to liquor, pickles, jelly, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter and other items. The plant serves about 50 customers, including Bicardi, Mt. Olive and Bay Valley. “We’ve had new customers in 2011 and 2012,” Jean said. “The good news is this plant is full.” The 758,000-square-foot plant on 72 acres on Facet Road has had about a dozen name changes and different owners over the years, but it began production in May 1960 as Laurens Glass Works. Ball Glass Container Corp. was among the owners, and, in 1995 it began a joint venture with current owner SaintGobain Containers LLC. Saint-Gobain the next year purchased Ball’s interest in the operation, and, in 2010, changed the name to Verallia, “a new international brand dedicated to the manufacturing activities of glass bottles and jars.” Saint-Gobain is an international industrial group based in Paris, France, and its Verallia North America brand is 17
the largest glass manufacturer in the world. The plant has weathered economic storms. During the early days, when production was focused on the carbonated beverage business (decorated returnable and then non-returnable containers), the plant employed more than 1,000 people who operated five glass furnaces and 12 production lines. However, as the demand for glass bottles in the carbonated beverage industry eventually declined, the plant retooled to service other businesses and markets with a mix of products. At one time during the transition, the Henderson facility was down to one furnace and only three production lines. “The dedication of our people is key to this business,” Jean said. “There is a lot of pride. They need to be proud of themselves. They make it happen by keeping the plant running.” The employees and the “customer base is why the plant has been here for 50 years. And the plant is running well,” he said. ISION ance V
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ete Burgess’ heart has never wandered very far from the Vance County farmland where he grew up. As a boy, he saw how hard his father worked as a tobacco farmer, so Burgess took the opportunity to get a college degree, studying agricultural engineering at N.C. State University. He helped pay for his education, he earned an ROTC scholarship and then spent two years serving on active duty in
BURGESS RETURNED TO VANCE TO GROW CROPS & A FAMILY the U.S. Army before returning home. “When I got back home, I thought I’d swing by the university and see what kind of jobs they had posted for agricultural engineers,” Burgess said. “There were only two. One was with the John Deere Company in Moline, Ill., and the other was with an insurance company in Charlotte. Illinois just seemed too far from home, so I applied for the job in Charlotte with the insurance company.” With his wife, Sylvia, by his side, Burgess worked for 12 years as a safety
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engineer. The couple moved around North Carolina and South Carolina, even venturing as far as Shreveport, La., adding three children to their family along the way. But it wasn’t long before the call to return home became too strong. “Sylvia’s aunts had inherited Sylvia’s grandparents’ 130-acre farm and they contacted us to see if we’d be interested in buying it. They knew I’d always wanted to get back to farming,” he said. With the help of his wife’s parents, who owned a farm nearby, the couple returned home in 1968 to find that farming had changed dramatically from the days when Burgess worked alongside his daddy with tractors replacing mules and new technology for curing. “It was a whole new world, but I never once regretted coming back to the farm,” said Burgess, who is now retired. “I’ve always liked growing things, and a farm is a good place to raise a family.” The Burgess’ son, Talmadge, has taken over the farm operation on N.C. 39 south of Henderson, and tobacco is no longer the king of crops that it was. Hay is the biggest crop on the farm now, along with soybeans, wheat and rye grown for use as landscaping straw. The Burgess Farms See BURGESS on Page 22
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MARKET TOPS BURGESS AGENDA Pete Burgess may be retired from farming, but he’s using his knowledge and resources to help pave the way for a new generation of farmers. As chairman of the Farmers’ Market Committee and a member of the Vance County Farm Bureau’s board of directors, Burgess is helping spearhead efforts to build a new farmers’ market facility for the county off Beckford Drive in Henderson. In a county with 250 farms and more than 160,000 acres of farmland producing $12 million in products each year, Burgess is convinced that the new farmer’s market facility will be a valuable addition to the area and an important component in the restoration of the local and regional economy. “We’ll need to train growers in how to sell and educate the public about how to shop there, but the market will provide an opportunity for future small producers to have a place to sell their farm produce and other products.”
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ducation the community,” can be a Dr. Williams major inadded. vestment of time The EMSI and money. Even study also found though Vancethat because Granville Comeducation and munity College training make is an affordable workers more option for anyone valuable and seeking higher businesses more education and productive, the training, it is still accumulated important that credits achieved such an investby former VGCC ment produce the students translated desired results. to an estimated A report issued $271.3 million in earlier this year by added income for Economic Modelthe college’s fouring Specialists In- Students process towards Vance-Granville Community College’s gazebo for their commencecounty service area ternational found ment exercises. in 2011-2012. that for every When VGCC is dollar students invest in their education at compared to its sister community colleges SURVEY SAYS VGCC VGCC, they receive a cumulative $7.70 across the state, the local institution shines in higher future income over the course of STUDENTS ENJOY 24.5% again. their working careers. In the state’s most recent Critical RATE OF RETURN ON If they complete a two-year degree, Success Factors report, VGCC was one graduates earn $318,500 more through TIME & MONEY INVESTED of only 16 North Carolina community their careers than they would have if they colleges receiving recognition for had only completed high school diplomas. Franklin and Warren counties,” the “Exceptional Institutional Performance.” VGCC students enjoy a 24.5% rate of One reason for the honor was that president said. return on their investments of time and 95% of former VGCC College Transfer “We’ve done a great job of that by money. students had a grade-point average of 2.0 delivering services conveniently and These real-world results indicate that or higher after two semesters at public efficiently. Of course, once students the education provided by the college is universities. have ‘access,’ the focus needs to shift to of excellent quality, notes Dr. Stelfanie That percentage was higher than stu‘success’ — making sure that students can Williams, president of VGCC. dents who had started at the universities achieve their goals, complete a certificate, Educational excellence is necessary for as freshmen. diploma or degree, and move on to either student success, and is one of five areas In addition, those students completed additional education or straight into a that Dr. Williams, who became president up to half of a bachelor’s degree at a fracrewarding career.” in 2012, has charged VGCC’s faculty tion of the cost of attending the four-year VGCC’s strategic plan will call for and staff with concentrating on as they university from the start. enhancements to the college’s curricula develop a new five-year strategic plan. “Thanks in part to our experienced and instructional methods, as well as “Since 1969, Vance-Granville support services for an increasingly diverse faculty and small classes, including online Community College has been in the options, our students are outperformstudent population and community business of making higher education and ing their peers at the universities and partnerships that will empower students. training accessible to the people of Vance are poised for success when they leave “Educational excellence benefits all of County, as well as those in Granville, our students, of course, but it also benefits VGCC,” Dr. Williams said. 19
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arks, wagging tales and meows are what usually greet Dr. David Conde as he makes the rounds of Vance, Franklin, Granville and Warren counties as part of his mobile veterinary care practice. But occasionally an unusual creature shows up at his door in need of emergency medical care. Twice in recent years, bald eagles from the Kerr Lake Recreation Area in northern Vance County have ended up as patients on Conde’s surgical table. In both cases, the birds were brought to him by Frank Newell, founder of the Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group and the Newell Farms Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in nearby Warren County. The bald eagle population, while still protected by federal law, has flourished to where eagles are no longer considered an endangered species, said Newell. “Eagles are getting more numerous around Kerr Lake where we have a substantial population now.” Other predatory birds, including red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks and ospreys are also seen soaring overhead. Barred owls, great-horned owls and See EAGLES on Page 21
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screech owls are often heard under the cover of darkness. But with more birds comes more chance of injury. “The first bald eagle that Frank brought to me had gotten caught up in a power line during an ice storm and broken its wing,” said Conde. Conde has a special interest in avian and exotic animal medicine, having completed two externships during his residency training at N.C. State University Veterinary College with vets who specialized in those areas. He was excited by the challenge of helping the wounded eagle. Conde surgically inserted a pin in the bird’s wing bone and placed the wing in a splint to hold it immobile until the bone could heal. Conde and his assistants cared for the bird for about two weeks, feeding him live mice daily. He was able to hold and touch him without any difficulty. “Eagles are at the top of the food chain in the avian world, so they’re not really naturally afraid of any other predators,” Conde said. “He was a pretty calm bird.” After treatment, the bird returned home
with Newell, who was able to release the eagle back into the wild once it had healed. “Eagles mate for life so when one of the pair is injured like that, they are under a lot of stress until they can get back together,” he said. The second eagle that Newell brought to Conde was not as fortunate. That eagle had been shot and his wing was badly broken. Conde was able to repair and splint the wing, but could never coax the bird to eat. He eventually died. “I think he was a fairly young bird and that’s probably what made the difference,” Conde said. “The first eagle was older and better able to adjust.” Over the past decade, in addition to the eagles, Newell has also asked Conde for medical assistance with injured hawks, owls and even an osprey. Conde donates his medical services when a wild bird or animal is injured. “It’s one way that I can give back to the community,” he said. Enjoying up-close encounters with bald
eagles, hawks and other majestic members of the bird population is one reason that Kerr Lake attracts more than 1.2 million visitors each year. It’s the third most popular recreation area in the state of North Carolina’s parks and recreation system. Bird species are numerous and bird-watching is a favorite pastime for many visitors. Songbirds include indigo buntings, red-eyed vireos, northern cardinals, prairie warblers, eastern kingbirds and Carolina chickadees. Wading birds such as great blue herons and egrets can be found along the shoreline as they hunt for fish in the shallows. Other “fishermen” found above and on the lake include the belted kingfisher and double crested cormorant. In the winter, the common loon and pied-billed grebe can also be observed at the lake. Additionally, Canada geese and mallard ducks are frequently seen on the water and along the shore.
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greenhouses are still filled with tobacco seedlings, but they are grown to supply other growers. And even though he loves the life, Burgess is well aware that it’s getting more and more difficult to farm for a living, resulting in fewer young people choosing agriculture as a way of life. “The current generation of farmers is growing older and there are very few new farmers coming along to take their place,” he said. Farmers face a number of challenges these days, Burgess readily admits. “Finding labor has always been a struggle. Migrant laborers from Mexico have been an invaluable resource to American farmers, but immigration regulations and reform remain a concern for farmers.” Despite all the challenges farmers face, Burgess still believes that a life working the land is one of the best. “I read recently that by 2050, we will need to double the production of food in this country to keep up with the population demand. That’s quite a opportunity for the next generation of farmers,” he said.
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ince Triangle North Healthcare Foundation changed its name from Maria Parham Healthcare Foundation in November 2011, its Board of Directors has been methodically moving the organization from a fundraising arm of the hospital to a regional healthcare grantmaking organization. “This has been quite an eventful year and a half,” said Val Short, the foundation’s executive director, although most of the work has been done behind the scenes by board members and committees. “At last, we are almost where we want to be in order to begin giving grants to organizations that can help us fulfill our mission,” she said. That mission is, according to Short, “To encourage, support, and invest in quality efforts that measurably improve health in the Triangle North Region.” This region includes Vance and Warren counties, which
have been designated as Tier One counties, in addition to Franklin and Granville counties. Since Short’s arrival as executive director in March 2012, the foundation has made a number of changes, including relocating from Maria Parham Medical Center to its present office location on Garnett Street in downtown Henderson. “We wanted to have a visible location downtown in a building that could also serve as a meeting place and resource center,” said Short. Other changes for the foundation during the last year include establishing a new logo and business forms, mission and vision statements, as well as policies and guiding principles for grantmaking. “The transition from fundraiser to grantmaker requires more than changing Val Short, the TNHF executive director, in forms and logos,” said Short. “This requires her office on Garnett Street in downtown See TRIANGLE on Page 24 Henderson.
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lots of communication and education to change the assumptions and expectations of the community.” Although the foundation will no longer be raising funds for the hospital, it will continue its two flagship fundraising events in the future: an annual golf tournament in September and the Gala, which is held every five years. Those events will benefit community non-profit organizations,
specified by the Board, that have the need but also have the potential for impacting health and wellness locally. “The community really showed its support for this idea, judging from the success of our golf tournament last September,” said Short, “We generated $9,000 in profits that was presented to the local ACTS (Area Christians Together in Service) for their food bank and feeding program.” Funding for the foundation and for its mission will come from the endow-
ment that was established after the sale of Maria Parham Medical Center to DukeLifepoint. “This foundation board has been given the awesome honor, privilege and responsibility of investing the proceeds of this endowment into the health and wellness of the current residents of our region and ultimately, future generations. I am so very proud to be a part of it!” said Short. Information for those seeking grants is available on the foundation’s website — www.tnhfoundation.org — or by contacting Short at 252-430-8643. Henderson Institute Historical Museum “Our Past...Is Our Future.”
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Envision Vance is an annual publication of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and The Daily Dispatch, distributed throughout Vance County and to interested parties outside the area.
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Our Mission: To encourage, support, and invest in quality efforts that measurably improve health in the Triangle North Region.
Our Vision: To live in a healthy community. Triangle North Healthcare Foundation is a grantmaking organization that will support evidencebased, sustainable, and collaborative programs that will have a measurable and long-lasting impact on the health and wellness in the region, including Vance, Warren, Franklin, and Granville counties. Funding priorities for the current year will be: Chronic Disease Prevention Reproductive Health Nutrition and Physical Fitness Mental Health and Substance Abuse Success in School as it Relates to Health & Wellness If you are part of a non-profit, school, or governmental organization seeking grants that will meet these priorities, please visit our website for details…
www.tnhfoundation.org or call us at 252-430-8643!
Don Dulin, Linda Gupton, Allie Rae Bentley, David Irvine, Martin Fisher, Alan Wooten, Andrew Beal, Val Short & James Edwards Writers Mark Dolejs Photographer Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee and Staff Contributors Christopher Burwell & James Edwards Section Designers Sylvia Edwards Membership Directory Desireé Brooks, Nicole Brooks, Denise Edwards, Stacey Reams, Dana Parham & Deborah Tuck Advertising sales and design Classic Graphics Printer
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