As 2006 comes to a close and we approach a new year, I have prepared some New Year’s Resolutions to guide me through 2007:
Month: December 2006
Henderson’s legislative priorities
The legislative priorities that follow were approved unanimously at Monday’s Henderson City Council meeting.
Thursday’s open line
Christmas break is upon us at last. Although I enjoy the time off, I sometimes fear the students will forget half of what we taught them over the holiday. That fear is multiplied many times over during summer recess. Express your thoughts on this or any other topic on today’s open line.
New HPD chief introduced at meeting
Tandra Henderson, Keith Sidwell, and Bambi Sidwell Before formally introducing the new Chief of the Henderson Police Department, City Manager Jerry Moss prefaced Keith Sidwell’s appearance by discussing the team that was assembled to choose Henderson’s new top cop.
Sanitation announcement
The following announcement comes to us courtesy of Linda Leyen, Director of the Public Works Department for the City of Henderson:
Alleged robbers caught after amateur tail, car crash
On December 15, 2006, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to a report from Radio Shack at 1257 Dabney Drive in reference to a report of an armed robbery.
Monday’s open line
With a week until Christmas, we know that we’re looking forward to some time away from everyone else’s kids and some time with our own (and, to be honest, maybe a little time away from them, too). What are you looking forward to? Let your thoughts on this or anything else be known on today’s open line.
New HPD chief introduced at council meeting
City Manager Jerry Moss will introduce Keith Sidwell, the new Henderson Police Chief who is scheduled to begin his duties on January 10, 2007.
American Legion rings holiday bell
American Legion Post 60 Commander Julian Oliver ringing bell Members of the American Legion Post 60 in Henderson rang the bell for the Salvation Army this week in Henderson.
Weekend open line
We read in the Daily Dispatch this morning that the City Council wants to amend the minimum housing code so that all habitable rooms have the capacity to be heated to 70 degrees Farenheit. The article may be viewed here. In the early days of our teaching career, we lived in an apartment with a more-or-less central natural gas stove, and later in a house with a central kerosene burner. The extremities were cold, but the price was right. Give …
AMEX gift card scam
Please be advised of this warning from the Henderson Police Department:
Creasman named interim principal at Eaton-Johnson
Brian Creasman, an assistant principal at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, has been named the interim principal at the school for the remainder of this school year.
State board December meeting highlights
At its December meeting, Board members approved a proposed framework for transitioning to a core course of study that will guide high school course requirements beginning in 2008-09, interim academic achievement cut scores for the Grade 3 pretest in mathematics, a proposal that will facilitate the licensing of teachers for world languages, and the 2007-09 Biennial Budget request.
Arrests in robbery cases
On Wednesday, November 15, Detective A. D. Simmons arrested Bradley Ellis, 20, of 21 Joshua Lane in Henderson.
Friday’s open line
Nothing quite says it’s the holidays like a letter to the editor or a guest column about whatever’s on your mind. Give the gift that really says you care today! With that, this open line is yours. Enjoy.
Thursday’s open line
We just got back from yet another trip to the emergency room, this time for one of the Little Editors. She’s fine, thank you for asking, but we are suffering from a whole lot of sleep deprivation.
Wednesday’s open line
Although we have yet been unable to verify if a selection has been made for principal at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, interim or otherwise, we will say this: years of service at at a middle school are like dog years, and the twenty-eight years we spent at Henderson Middle School should earn us a spot in doggie heaven. Apparently it has something to do with hormones, and brain chemistry… With that, we give you the open line.
Robbery with a dangerous weapon
On December 11, officers of the Henderson Police Department responded at 619 Farrar Avenue to a report of a man with a gun.
State board approves core course framework
The State Board of Education yesterday approved a proposed core course of study framework that will guide high school course requirements beginning in 2008-09. Current seventh graders would be the first students potentiallyaffected by this change. To read more, please go to the NCDPI Web site at www.ncpublicschools.org and click on the appropriate link under “News.”