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THAT’S THE SPIRIT Aerospace giant to locate plant in Kinston

HISTORY COMES HOME Hill-Grainger Historic District includes many stately structures

Songs for All Seasons African-American Heritage Music Trail celebrates area’s culture SPONSORED BY THE KINSTON-LENOIR COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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KINSTON-LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CO NTE NT S F E AT U R E S 4 HISTORY COMES HOME Hill-Grainger Historic District offers many distinctive structures.

KINSTON-LENOIR COUNTY BUSINESS 18 That’s the Spirit Spirit AeroSystems will soon be flying high at the North Carolina Global TransPark.

20 Biz Briefs

6 YES, UNTIL YOU DROP Shopping opportunities abound in the Kinston area.

23 Chamber Report

D E PA R TM E NT S 10 LAST LINE OF DEFENSE Residents are proud of area Civil War attractions.

26 ENGINEERING A BRIGHT FUTURE Project Lead the Way prepares students for engineering careers.

27 SONGS FOR ALL SEASONS

4 Almanac: a colorful sampling of Kinston-Lenoir County’s culture

14 Local Flavor 15 Portfolio: people, places and events that define Kinston-Lenoir County

24 Health & Wellness 28 Community Profile: facts, stats and important numbers to know

African-American Heritage Music Trail celebrates county’s interesting culture.

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The Garden Spot Fasten Your Seat Belts Business is taking off at the Kinston Regional Jetport.

The city’s airport, known as the centerpiece of the North Carolina Global TransPark, offers one of the longest runways on the Eastern Seaboard.

Plans for the future include increasing air cargo and passenger service, and becoming more of a hub for aerospace and Department of Defense-related organizations. The decision by Spirit AeroSystems Inc. to build a plant at the Global TransPark will only boost the jetport’s economic viability.

Hit the Books Preparing students for college is the goal at Arendell Parrott Academy in Kinston.

The K-12 college preparatory school draws students from a 10-county region, making it the largest independent school east of Raleigh.

Arendell Parrott Academy was founded in 1964 and has approximately 690 students.

The school offers 12 Advanced Placement courses, 17 different school sports, 22 student clubs and academic teams, and a comprehensive fine arts program.

Arendell Parrott Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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If you’re looking for small-town charm, look no further than La Grange.

The town of 2,755 is conveniently located near Kinston and offers easy access to the state’s beautiful beaches.

La Grange’s downtown area, which is being revitalized, has a healthy mix of retail, food service and locally owned businesses.

Known as a The Garden Spot, the town celebrates its moniker with an annual festival in September that includes live music, food, beverages and artistic performances.

For more information, visit www.lagrangenc.com.

History Comes Home If you want to see theater in a classic setting, look no further than the Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center in Kinston.

The 1,131-seat theater is housed inside one of the last remaining examples of Greek Classical Revival Architecture still standing in North Carolina. Many other historic homes of note also are located in the Hill-Grainger Historic District.

The center was built in 1925 and served as a public school for 69 years. A volunteer group of concerned alumni and friends has renovated, restored and now manages the auditorium.

Grainger-Hill’s OnStage Series features concerts in a nightclub-type setting, complete with lots of tasty hors d’oeuvres.

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Way Down Upon the Neuse River Kinston strives to capitalize on one of its greatest assets: the Neuse River.

The scenic waterway ribbons its way through Kinston, offering many opportunities for rest, relaxation and recreation.

A revived interest in the Neuse River, along with new attractions within the 26-acre Neuseway Nature Park that surrounds it, has boosted the number of visitors to the park each year to about 80,000.

Kinston-Lenoir County At A Glance POPULATION (2008 ESTIMATE) Kinston: 22,360 Lenoir County: 56,826 LOCATION Kinston, the county seat, is in eastcentral North Carolina, about 75 miles east of the Raleigh state capital.

Fast Facts Q The Kinston Indians, a Class A franchise of the Cleveland Indians, make their home in Kinston.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce 301 N. Queen St. Kinston, NC 28501 Phone: (252) 527-1131 Fax: (252) 527-1914 www.kinstonchamber.com

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BEGINNINGS The community of Kingston was established in 1759 and named for King George III of England. The “g” was dropped from the name in 1794 after the American Revolution.

Kinston was incorporated in 1826.

Q Besides Kinston, the incorporated cities in the county include La Grange and Pink Hill.

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Q The Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival takes place each February at Lenoir Community College.

Q The North Carolina Global TransPark is a 2,400-acre industrial/airport site situated near Kinston.

Q Harmony Hall, built in 1772, is the restored home of North Carolina’s first state governor and is open for tours.

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uick trivia question: Where is the largest display of infant furniture in all of North Carolina?

Answer: Kinston.

H. Stadiem on North Queen Street has been a shopping staple in downtown Kinston since 1903 with 34,000 square feet of floor space. The store originally sold only men’s clothing but now specializes in other areas.

“This sounds cliché, but we offer great selection, great quality, excellent service and competitive prices,” says Hyman Stadiem, owner and president of H. Stadiem Inc. “We still sell men’s clothing with free, in-store alterations, but we offer so much more.”

H. Stadiem also carries big and tall men’s clothing, along with more than 3,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes. The shop also features a children’s department that includes shoes, dress clothes and casual clothes, and the department store is known for carrying the largest selection of infant furniture in the state.

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Shoppers can find a wide variety of excellent stores, such as The Villager (right), in the Kinston area.

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“If people want good, quality merchandise they can depend on, come see us.” that,” Stadiem says. “Things are going very well for us, even in these economic times. A growing part of our business is formal rentals, and we are building a strong reputation in that clothing sector. Yes, if people want good, quality merchandise they can depend on, come see us.”

Kinston has several other distinct retail destinations, including shopping centers such as Frenchman’s Creek, Kinston Plaza, The Shops at Herritage Landing, West Gate Plaza, Kinston Point and Vernon Park Mall. And the Vernon Park shopping center has one of the biggest workforces in Lenoir County, employing some 500 people.

Vernon Park also has more national-brand tenants than anywhere else in the county.

“We have anchors Belk, J.C. Penney and Sears, along with other national companies such as Chick-fil-A, Foot Locker, Hallmark and Hibbett Sports,” says Mike Ingalls, property manager at Vernon Park Mall, located on Vernon Avenue.

“We underwent major renovations five years ago to make us a modern regional mall, and Vernon Park is now a very

attractive destination for shoppers of all ages.”

Several individual stores inside Lenoir County’s larger shopping centers are interesting in and of themselves. For example, The Villager, located at the Shops of Frenchman’s Creek, is a successful business that sells home décor items aimed at customers who reside on the coast.

“Our business has been here since 1953, and sales actually grew in 2008 during tough economic times,” says Russell Rhodes, president and CEO of The Villager. “We serve a distinct niche of customers – people who enjoy decorative items for their beach condominium or their inland home.”

The Villager also features coastal-style apparel, plus items such as gourmet coffees and hors d’oeuvres.

“We are somewhat unusual to begin with, but even more so because we have a food service that opens at 6 a.m. seven days a week,” Rhodes says. “What makes that so unusual? Most of our business at that early hour comes from fishermen heading out to the Neuse River and other local waterways.”

Kinston provides plenty of places to shop locally, including department stores, malls and boutiques.

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two years later when the crew of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse set fire to their vessel to cover their retreat following the March 1865 Battle of Wyse Fork (also called the second Battle of Kinston).

The battlefields today look much like they did then, and the remains of the CSS Neuse – which was recovered in the 1960s after 100 years underwater – as well as a recently built full-scale replica of the ship, can be seen downtown.

Civil War history abounds in Kinston and Lenoir County, and residents as well as tourists find its historic attractions fascinating.

The Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor & Information Center makes a good

starting point for an area tour. Here, visitors can pick up a brochure to guide them on a 12-stop Civil War driving tour, and serious Civil War buffs can purchase a set of maps that trace troop movements for the battles that took place in the region. Audio CD tours are also available. In addition, 10 North Carolina Civil War Trail markers highlight significant area sites.

“At least 80 percent of the items in the information center are Civil War

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tanding on the wide field where the first Battle of Kinston took place Dec. 13 and 14, 1862, it’s not hard to envision the tens of thousands of Union troops bearing down on the vastly outnumbered band of 2,000 to 3,000 Confederates who held the last line of defense between the Union’s advance and the interior of North Carolina.

It was at this battle that the war came home to Kinston residents, says Dr. Lyle Holland, chairman of the Lenoir County Battlefields Commission, a division of the nonprofit Historical Preservation Group.

One can also imagine the smoke that billowed over the Neuse River less than

The First Battle of Kinston was on Dec. 10, 1862. Left: A full-scale replica of the CSS Neuse

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related. Until we built the center, a lot of people in town didn’t realize they actually live on a Civil War battle site,” Holland says.

In 2004, the Historic Preservation Group secured 60 acres on which the Battle of Wyse Fork was fought. A 2006 re-enactment of the battle drew 6,000 attendees, and plans are under way to hold another re-enactment in conjunction with the North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial – a series of events from 2011 through 2015 commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war.

“The Battle of Wyse Fork was the second-largest battle in North Carolina,” Holland says. “It happened just before the Battle of Bentonville and was the last mass capture of Union troops by Confederates. The site has pristine earthworks that are as good as any in North Carolina.”

Other must-see attractions include the actual remains of the CSS Neuse, located at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site and Gov. Caswell Memorial – the home of the first Colonial governor of North Carolina. Additional relics recovered from the CSS Neuse are on display at the visitor center.

The replica of the gunboat, dubbed the CSS Neuse II, is located at the corner of East Gordon and Herritage streets.

“The Neuse II is well worth the tour,” Holland says.

Another popular annual event is the annual Wil King Antebellum Ball, which offers a real-period experience while raising funds for the Lenoir County Battlefield Commission. Many guests attend in costume, and the event features Southern delicacies and authentic Civil War-era music by the Huckleberry Brothers.

Above: Remnants of the ironclad gunboat CSS Neuse Below: The annual Wil King Antebellum Ball

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They Eat Their Homework LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S CULINARY PROGRAM TEACHES FOOD BASICS

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ow about some French pastry to go along with your diploma?

Lenoir Community College offers a Culinary Technology Curriculum that trains students to become professionals in a variety of food service settings.

Those settings can include fullservice restaurants, hotels, resorts, private clubs, catering operations, contract food service groups and health-care facilities.

The Culinary Technology Curriculum has been a part of the academic offerings at LCC for the past 27 years.

Graduates who earn a two-year associate’s degree in Culinary Technology can qualify for entry-level positions such as line cook, station chef or assistant pastry chef. And with

experience, most graduates will eventually advance to positions such as sous chef, executive chef or food service manager.

The Culinary Technology program has had a job placement rate of 96 percent for graduates over the past eight years. Program officials estimate that a chef with experience and a degree is expected to earn an average starting pay of $13.50 an hour or $28,500 a year.

Students in the LCC program have the option of earning a culinary technology associate in applied science degree, which requires 72 credit hours, or a culinary technology diploma that is 37 credit hours. A culinary technology skills certificate is available to students who earn 17 credits.

Course offerings include basic culinary skills, American and international cuisines, baking, nutrition, purchasing, and sanitation and safety. Students also learn about menu design, classical cooking, pastries and confections, and food and beverage service management.

The Culinary Technology Curriculum offers occasional individual mini courses for the general public, too.

The school oversees a local restaurant Culinary Challenge in October, where dining establishments serve their signature dishes at an annual Living the Good Life Expo, sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir Chamber of Commerce.

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elping young children become prepared for kindergarten is just one of the many ways the Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties helps kids.

The nonprofit organization is one of 80 programs in North Carolina that receives money from the state’s Smart Start initiative. That money goes toward helping children ages newborn through 5 years and their families. “Our organization helps children get ready for school and helps parents obtain the best parenting and educational skills to help with the upbringing of their children,� says Jessica Wilson, outreach coordinator with the Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties. “We offer specialized training for child-care providers and assist child-care facilities so they will meet the highest quality standards.�

Wilson says the Partnership for Children programs are targeted toward low-income and disadvantaged families in the community, although not always. “One of our more popular initiatives is a More at Four preschool program earmarked toward 4-year-old children who are at risk for school failure, so we prepare them for kindergarten,� she says. “Many children in the program are from low-income families, but we also help kids who have learning disabilities, as well as children who have never been in a child-care environment.�

Other programs offered at Partnership include a Parents as Teachers course, as well as a Family Literacy curriculum.

Besides her job, Wilson serves as an ambassador for the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce and was the 2008 Ambassador of the Year. “An ambassador is a volunteer who appears at ribbon-cutting ceremonies, plus visits other chamber members to make sure they are pleased with what the chamber is accomplishing,� she says. “I was also an actor in a 2008 Ghost Walk of Kinston production that was a fundraising project. I enjoy being involved in my community.�

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orth Carolina is considered a state with great golf venues, and Kinston is lucky enough to be home to four of them.

The city courses – Falling Creek Golf Course, Kinston Country Club, Bill Fay Park Golf Course and Cutter Creek Golf Club – will challenge any level of golfer.

Falling Creek Country Club, which opened in 1967, is an 18-hole public course that stretches 6,523 yards and is a par 71 from the longest tees. Noted golf course architect Gene Hamm designed the greens. Its fees with cart are $33 on weekdays and $38 on weekends.

Kinston Country Club is a private course with a full membership priced at $1,750. Amenities include an 18-hole championship golf course along with four tennis courts with stadium lighting, an aquatics center with poolside dining, a clubhouse with large ballroom and a restaurant with a top-flight chef on staff.

Bill Fay Park Golf Course is a ninehole club with all holes par 3s and less than 150 yards in length. The public course is open all year and includes sand traps, rolling greens and a small clubhouse with food. However, the prices are the most attractive part of Bill Fay Park. Nine holes costs $2, or golfers can play all day for $4.

Cutter Creek Golf Club is carved into the rolling terrain of the countryside and features five tee boxes. Well-known architect Bob Moore designed the 18-hole public attraction, and the signature hole at Cutter Creek is No. 3. It is nicknamed “Beast of the East” because it is a par 3 that stretches a long 220 yards.

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ongratulations, Cameron McRae. He is the 2008 Kinston-Lenoir County Citizen of the Year.

The award was presented in January 2009 by the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce to recognize what McRae has meant to this community. He has been an integral part of Kinston-Lenoir County since he and his family moved to Kinston in 1980.

That year, McRae founded Tands Inc. and opened his first Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits restaurant on West Vernon Avenue in Kinston.

Twenty-eight years later in 2008, Tands debuted its 42nd Bojangles’ franchise. The company now employs 2,000 people throughout eastern North Carolina.

In addition, McRae has been involved in numerous professional organizations that promote and support the restaurant industry.

As for his community involvement, he is known for his high energy level and commitment to the success of the programs with which he is involved.

He is a member of the eastern North Carolina Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America and is on the board of trustees at Lenoir Community College.

He is also a board member of the Kinston Rotary Club and the Crossroads Long Range Strategic Planning Project for Lenoir County.

Furthermore, his individual companies have raised or donated thousands of dollars for area charities and worthwhile organizations, as well as sponsoring numerous local baseball, soccer, softball and basketball teams and community events.

McRae is majority owner of the Kinston Indians, which is the smallest professional baseball market in the United States.

McRae is also a board member with the North Carolina Global TransPark Authority.

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a site that will be an ideal designand-build composite center for the company,” says Rick Davis, site operations director for the Spirit AeroSystems North Carolina project.

“Kinston hit the mark on everything we were looking for.”

Davis says Kinston has a convenient airport with a good runway that would be utilized to fly constructed Spirit products from the assembly plant.

In addition, the city is also close to the Atlantic Ocean and ports that can ship products to European customers.

“Lenoir County has good road infrastructure in place, as well as a railway to transport our products to port, and the area has the right people with reliable skill sets who we can train to build our products,” he says.

When the plant is up and running in third quarter 2010, Spirit will already have new contracts with Airbus for the initial 250 employees to work on. Spirit will design and build the composite center fuselage frame section and wing spar for the Airbus A350 XWB. “The Kinston operation will grow to a workforce of 700 people over the next several years and, ultimately, around 1,000 employees as more contracts start

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rolling in,” Davis says. “Commercial airline carriers are always wanting new planes with the latest technological advancements, and we also hope to attract military business as we move forward in North Carolina.”

“It is understandable that the people of Kinston and Lenoir County are excited about this endeavor,” he says. “We at Spirit certainly are.”

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In third quarter 2010, Spirit AeroSystems – the world’s largest independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components – will open a $570.5 million Spirit AeroSytems North Carolina design and manufacturing facility at the Global TransPark in Kinston. The plant will initially employ 250 workers but is expected to expand to more than 1,000 employees by 2015.

With corporate offices in Wichita, Kan., Spirit employs about 14,000 at seven sites in five countries. The company engineers and manufactures metallic and carbon fiber composite structures for large commercial aircraft, regional jets , general aviation, rotorcraft and military.

Spirit primarily produces parts such as fuselages, pylons (which hold the engine to the wing), nacelles (engine components) and wing structures.

“We are constrained for space as well as for available talented people in Wichita, so we began a global search for

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Biz Briefs BUSINESSES – BOTH LARGE AND SMALL – THAT HELP DEFINE KINSTON-LENOIR COUNTY’S ECONOMIC CLIMATE

Scorecard BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

$699,789 Retail sales ($1,000)

$11,893 Retail sales per capita

$56,736 Accommodations and food services sales ($1,000)

4,172 Total number of firms Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts

DUNN & DALTON ARCHITECTS Biz: architectural firm Buzz: Dunn & Dalton has experience in new construction, facility analysis and renovation. The firm has developed expertise in educational, religious and medical facilities, multifamily housing, office buildings and adaptive reuse. Other services include architectural design, master planning, interior design and renovation. www.dunndalton.com 20

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THE FOLDED NAPKIN BISTRO & CATERING Biz: restaurant and caterer Buzz: This eatery offers country cooking at its best. The Folded Napkin offers daily luncheon specials, salads, kid’s meals, soups, combo plates and homemade desserts. The dining spot also caters business luncheons, weddings, receptions, birthday parties, anniversaries and reunions.

(252) 527-5008 WHITE & ALLEN Biz: full-service law firm Buzz: White & Allen is one of the largest law firms in eastern North Carolina, with offices in Kinston, New Bern, Snow Hill and Goldsboro.

The firm employs 19 attorneys and more than 30 support staff. The practice covers both criminal and civil law. www.whiteandallen.com

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Thirteen doctors at the facility specialize in cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology, internal medicine and oncology.

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Tender Loving Shopping CHAMBER PROMOTES PROGRAM TO SHOP LOCALLY IN LENOIR COUNTY

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sales tax dollars here. Those sales tax dollars go toward funding road construction, parks, schools, school teachers, fire departments, police departments and libraries.

“If a local resident goes out of town to purchase a car or even a pair of jeans, they are helping to fund that other community’s schools, fire department, roads and libraries,” she says. “But our TLC campaign is beginning to have an impact. People who shopped elsewhere in the past are starting to shop in Lenoir County. They are realizing that their seemingly small act helps to create local jobs, allows businesses to expand and attracts new growth.”

Sylvester adds that when the TLC idea first surfaced, the chamber approached the governments of Lenoir County, Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill to find out how much the sales tax

LC is usually an acronym for Tender Loving Care, but it means something more in Lenoir County.

The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce has launched a program called Think Lenoir County – or TLC – to get residents to think more about shopping in this community. The chamber has even set up a Web site, www.thinklenoircounty.com, to help promote the initiative.

“With the current national economy and challenges, individual communities are finding ways to improve their own economic situation, and the TLC program has become a big priority for us beginning in 2009,” says Laura Lee Sylvester, president of the KinstonLenoir County Chamber of Commerce.

“As a result, we are asking residents to do as much of their shopping as possible in Lenoir County and its three larger municipalities of Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill.”

Sylvester says the main reason for shopping in Lenoir County is to keep

dollars mean to each entity.

“When all the numbers were added up, more than $12.2 million in sales tax money comes into this county each year, but it could be much more,” she says. “We are centrally located between the major communities of Greenville, New Bern and Goldsboro, so people don’t need to travel 20 to 30 minutes to shop. All the necessities can be found here in Lenoir County.”

Sylvester says she has been promoting TLC wherever possible, including introducing it to the Young Professionals of Lenoir County group.

The group is for people ages 21-39 who want to network in order to advance their individual careers, and one of the group’s missions is to be more involved in the community – including shopping here.

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Health & Wellness

Time To Shape Up, Kinston EXERCISE GURU CHALLENGES COMMUNITY TO GET FIT AND STAY FIT

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ob Garrett was a competitive bodybuilder in the early 1980s – until he was injured in a tow truck accident.

“It wasn’t just any tow truck. It was a gigantic truck with the big tires and heavy towing equipment,” Garrett explains. “I was in my early 20s and a fit 180 pounds before the accident. But I eventually ballooned to 297 pounds because a broken back and other injuries kept me from being able to exercise.”

The tow truck accident actually left Garrett paralyzed on the left side of his body from the waist down, and he ultimately underwent major spinal surgery.

“With me being very overweight, along with the complexity of the surgery, doctors said I wouldn’t walk correctly again – but they were wrong,” Garrett says. “I slowly started to work out five to six days a week, and got back to under 200 pounds again. Now I get up every morning with the passion to stay fit and help my clientele at 24/7 Fitness.”

The gym was an idea that Garrett thought of in the late 1990s, when he realized that a 24-hour fitness facility was needed for Kinston residents. Now the facility thrives and is established with a guiding principal of “Keeping it real … real people, real results!”

“We have a lot of companies here with second and third shifts, and employees on these shifts needed a 24-hour facility,” Garrett says. “So I opened one.”

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“I eventually ballooned to 297 pounds because a broken back and other injuries kept me from being able to exercise.” to help Kinston residents get in shape. They initiated a Shape Up Kinston contest, which is based on the popular Biggest Loser weight-loss television show.

“The 2008 contest was a three-month challenge for participants to lose weight and commit to healthier lifestyles,” Garrett says. “The annual event was very successful, and our facility is looking forward to future events. My staff and I help contestants with food choices, cardio programs, fitness programs and resistance training to get all dedicated participants to the proverbial finish line.

And the finish line was filled with exciting results for everyone involved.”

To learn more about future Shape Up contests, visit www.247fitness.net.

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In Sickness and In Health LENOIR MEMORIAL IS PROUD TO BE COMMUNITY’S HEALTH-CARE PARTNER

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ith a medical staff of more than 100 physicians‚ Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston serves the health-care needs of Lenoir‚ Greene‚ Jones and surrounding counties, providing residents of the region with inpatient‚ outpatient and preventative health services close to home.

Lenoir Memorial, which is licensed for 261 beds, is committed to offering state-of-the-art technology and recruiting highly qualified physicians who provide medical services that patients might expect to find only at medical centers in larger cities‚ says Gary Black, president and chief executive officer of the not-for-profit hospital.

In addition to general medical‚ surgical‚ obstetrical and gynecological services‚ Lenoir Memorial provides a broad range of specialties‚ including cardiology‚ pulmonology‚ oncology‚ radiology and urology. The hospital recently added vascular and thoracic surgery, as well as laparoscopic procedures. Lenoir Memorial broke

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new ground when it added the area’s first hospitalemployed physician‚ an orthopedic surgeon‚ to its medical team.

Lenoir Memorial is committed to helping its community stay healthy‚ Black says. The hospital provides many educational health programs‚ screenings and seminars at no charge‚ including infant CPR training and screenings for glaucoma‚ colorectal‚ skin and prostate cancer‚ mammogram screenings and sickle cell screenings. Monthly nutrition seminars teach healthy eating habits, and residents are invited to use the Lenoir Memorial Community Walking Track 24 hours a day.

“Lenoir Memorial is proud to be our community’s health-care partner‚” Black says. “The health-care team at Lenoir Memorial is always exploring new ways to have a positive impact on the health of our community.”

– Carol Cowan

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Engineering a Bright Future ‘PROJECT LEAD THE WAY’ PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS

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enoir County is at the leading edge of education for the 21st-century economy, thanks to South Lenoir High School’s participation in the nation’s premier pre-engineering program.

Founded in 1997 in Rochester, N.Y., Project Lead the Way grooms middle and high school students for careers in engineering. The program has partners in all 50 states and in Europe, with 35 participating schools in North Carolina.

“This program is a great advantage for our kids to start a career for themselves,” says SLHS Principal Jay P. Thomas.

“There are so many types of engineering and so much you can do with it.”

South Lenoir is in its fourth year as a PLTW partner and is the ninth high school to earn national accreditation with the program. This designation means that the school’s PLTW teachers are certified master teachers, and students can earn college credit for their work through a dual-enrollment partnership with Lenoir County Community College.

“The Project Lead The Way classes are modeled after college introductory engineering classes, and the students gain firsthand experience in the different engineering specialties,” Thomas explains. “That prepares them for the rigors of college and gives them a better idea of what they

want to concentrate on once they get there.”

Students use industry-standard software programs and modeling kits to design and build one-of-a-kind structures.

They also make regular presentations about their projects, just as engineers would do in the field.

“This is a hands-on, project-based approach to learning.

If they build something and it doesn’t work, they take it apart and rebuild it to figure out why,” Thomas says. “It teaches them critical-thinking and problem-solving skills that will be helpful even if they don’t end up going into engineering.”

Community response to the program has been enthusiastic.

“The teachers and the parents love the excitement and the passion of the kids in the program, and the students love the hands-on approach and the fact that they’re working on the computer every day,” Thomas says.

For his part, he’s proud of the way his students have become advocates for Project Lead the Way. “They organize and present their own open house every year, and they’re doing presentations for the middle school kids, trying to get them excited about the program,” Thomas says. “I’ve really enjoyed watching them blossom into good leaders by having the opportunity to be in this program.”

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Arts & Culture

Songs for All Seasons AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSIC TRAIL CELEBRATES AREA’S CULTURE

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counties in our region that had this traditional music and that there were a significant number of musicians to be identified,� Landis says.

So, the CCA applied for a second grant from the North Carolina Arts Council’s Creative Economies program.

The grant has enabled the CCA to expand the trail into seven neighboring counties, going beyond interviews and documentation to developing a full-fledged musical experience. “This project promotes KinstonLenoir County as the regional hub for a significant tourism project for our community as well as the eight-county region,� Landis says.

So far, the project’s most popular feature is its calendar of live performances by the trail’s living artists. Residents and visitors alike have packed the CCA building and other local venues for jazz

f the streets and walls of the Kinston area could talk, music would be their language. “We have a rich, lengthy history in jazz, blues and gospel,� says Sandy Landis, executive director of Kinston’s Community Council for the Arts.

Founded in 1965, the CCA offers exhibits, classes and other activities that make the arts accessible and enjoyable for people of all ages. In 2007, the organization began researching the community’s musical traditions. “We launched this as a folklife project to authentically identify and document the musicians who have played an important part in Kinston’s history and today,� Landis says.

With help from a North Carolina Arts Council grant, the CCA hired a North Carolina Folklife Institute folklorist to conduct interviews and document the project, called the African-American Heritage Music Trail.

The CCA soon discovered, however, that the story extended far beyond Kinston’s borders. “We found that there were other

nights, benefits and other events.

Heritage Music Trail features still under development include interactive information kiosks, a guidebook, public art and a comprehensive Web site.

Most importantly, the project is helping to ensure the continuation of Kinston’s rich musical tradition.

Through the Traditional Arts Program for Students, the CCA offers weekly mentoring for budding middle and high school jazz musicians. “This rich history was handed down generation to generation,� she says. “It was a mentorship-type thing, with band leaders and teachers and people jamming on street corners and porches, passing on their craft. In families and in neighborhoods, it was and still is a very strong part of the community as a whole.� – Kathryn Royster

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KINSTON-LENOIR COUNTY SNAPSHOT Kinston is the Lenoir County seat and is among the oldest cities in North Carolina. It is home of the Kinston Indians, the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.

HEALTH CARE Lenoir Memorial has opened

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EDUCATION A $69.7 million school construction bond passed in 2007 will be used to begin renovations and expansions on 19 public schools. This is the first of three phases of renovations and upgrades to the Kinston-Lenoir County schools.

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