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Word on the road: prices are going up T
he price of bread is going up. That’s the ‘word on the road’ after the N.C. Department of Air Quality issued new regulations to prohibit tractor-trailer drivers from idling their engines for more than five minutes. BY ROBYN HANKINS
Kids helping kids
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hen Hunter Carico, 5, heard about kids who needed school supplies, he wanted to help. BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS
His family placed a collection box for Communities In Schools at his mom’s workplace. The Caricos and donors filled it up with crayons, pens, pencils, notebooks, scissors and other goodies and brought it to the NEWS office Aug. 6. Hunter is the son of Heather Carico and grandson of Jack and Betty Carico, all of Trinity. Hunter will attend kindergarten at Hopewell Elementary School — but not till after vacation. “When we get back from the beach, then
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I’ll be ready for school,” he said. “Fill the Bus” school supply drive will run through Aug. 16. Book bags are especially needed. Visit www.archdaletrinitynews.net for a list of supplies and dropoff locations.
The new rules, however, will likely still allow truckers to idle their engines as long as necessary prior to going on the road. The rules apply to on-the-road gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles more than 10,000 pounds. This may be the only good news for truckers living in Trinity. Planning and Zoning Administrator Adam Stumb said that while he knew the regulations were coming, the city had not yet discussed what those rules would mean for its resident truckers. “It’s not one of our rules,” Stumb said. “However, we’ll be taking a look at it because people are going to know about it and ask questions.” Truck drivers who live in Trinity are allowed to park their rigs at home provided they possess a permit to do so. These permits, issued in May and June, require the
Trinity sisters win state pageant
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Help local schools win $500,000 Braxton Craven and Archdale elementary schools want to win half a million dollars for school improvements through the Kohl’s Cares contest. Vote at www.facebook.com/kohls. According to Braxton Craven Principal Dana Johnson, voters need a Facebook account. Click on the “vote now” button and type Braxton Craven in the search for schools spot. Each person is allowed 20 votes and may vote for one school up to five times. The voting deadline is Sept. 3.
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atelyn and Kristin Heaton of Trinity were both crowned state queens in the Princess of North Carolina State Scholarship Pageant.
Katelyn was crowned 2010 Junior Miss Princess and big sister Kristin was crowned 2010 Miss Princess. The Princess of North Carolina State Scholarship pageant was held July 31 in Goldsboro. Preliminary winners came from across the state to compete for titles and more than $20,000 in scholarship bonds. All proceeds raised throughout the year by title holders are donated to the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman. This is the first time two sisters have won at the Princess state pageant in a single year. Katelyn and Kristin say that their personal goal is to represent the title by traveling the state to raise even more money than last year’s court, who raised almost $15,000 for Victory Junction Gang Camp. Katelyn and Kristin are the daughters of David and Tina Heaton of Trinity. David is employed by Old Dominion Freight Line of Thomasville. The Heaton family says a special thank you to Stone Printing and Graphics of High Point for their sponsorship.
driver to be a resident at the property where the rig is parked, have a valid commercial driver’s license and no city code violations — but the permits do not regulate hours of operation or in any way restrict idling. “We talked about including that (in the permits), but it never made it into the ordinance,” Stumb added. Archdale’s zoning ordinance forbids tractor-trailers from parking in residential areas within the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. According to the new rules, which went into effect July 11, truck “idling” is defined as the operation of a motor vehicle’s propulsion engine while the vehicle is stationary. Truck drivers are allowed to idle for no more than five minutes every hour. However, according to Larry Cribbs of Sophia Diesel Service, it takes 30 minutes for the average size double-axle tractor to warm up after it’s been sitting for a few days. “For a truck to get up to operating temperature, to build up air, it takes about 30 minutes,” said Cribbs. “In winter, they never do get up to temp until you get them out on the road.” According to Sheila Holman, director of the N.C. Division of Air Quality, the
Chamber coffee Aug. 19 The Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce will hold Coffee & Conversation from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Messiah Too!, 101 Bonnie Place. Lonnie Hamm, director of Randolph Community College’s Small Business Center, along with Debbie Dalton, will give a presentation on dealing with the “new world” of customer service and the business climate. A continental breakfast will be served.
Katelyn, left, and Kristin Heaton
Festival to mark anniversary with time capsule
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s part of its 25th anniversary celebration of the Bush Hill Heritage Festival, a time capsule will be buried at Creekside Park. BY ROBYN HANKINS
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The Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11, on Bonnie Place and along N.C. 62 between Archdale Road and Main Street. Bush Hill Eve, set for 6 p.m. Friday, includes a concert by Nash Vegas — sponsored by the Archdale-Trinity Merchants Alliance — and food vendors. The time capsule is sponsored by KI-High Point, a furniture manufacturer. They are providing the materials. Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce President
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Beverly Nelson said the time capsule will hold festival memorabilia. “We’ll be including a proclamation from the city of Archdale, the Bush Hill tab section from the NEWS, this year’s festival T-shirt and the new directory of Chamber members,” Nelson said. The capsule will be filled during the Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 11, but will be buried at Creekside Park, on protected land, at a later date. A plaque
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will mark the spot where the capsule is buried. “We’ll also include a collective letter from this year’s Festival Committee to the committee of 2035, as well as additional memorabilia from the first festival, including a print of ‘In Thy Presence’ by Starr Ayers,” Nelson added. “In Thy Presence” is a pointillism drawing made especially for the first Bush Hill Heritage Festival in 1986. So far, about 165 vendors are scheduled for Saturday. Vendors may still submit applications on the Festival’s website, maintained by Marty Designs, a gold level sponsor. www.bushhillfestival.com
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