For much of history, a cooked meal was followed by the drudgery of scrubbing the pans used to prepare it. But something was discovered this week in 1938 that changed all that, a solidified refrigerant gas that we now know as Teflon. Developed by Roy Plunkett of the DuPont Company and tested for about 10 years, slippery Teflon revolutionized cooking utensils in the 1960s. By the time he died in the early 1990s, most new cooking pans in the nation …
Month: April 2016
VGCC to hold 32nd Benefit Golf Tournament on May 3, 2016
Vance-Granville Community College’s 32nd Annual Endowment Fund Golf Tournament, presented by Union Bank, will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. All event proceeds support the mission of the college, the Endowment Fund and student scholarships. With the support of numerous golfers and sponsors, the annual event has raised more than $650,000 since its inception in 1985. The 2015 tournament alone generated a record-breaking $100,318. This year’s morning and afternoon rounds will begin with shotgun …
Need Health Insurance? ‘Special Enrollment Periods’ Qualify Some North Carolinians to Enroll in Coverage Now
The Affordable Care Act’s third open-enrollment period ended Jan. 31, but some uninsured North Carolinians can still get coverage before enrollment reopens in November. Any uninsured consumer who experiences a qualifying life event can enroll in health coverage – right away – through the Health Insurance Marketplace through a “special enrollment period.” Any of the following events could qualify an uninsured consumer to enroll in coverage through a special enrollment period: Moving outside of your coverage area Loss of current …
Senator Richard Burr: Terrorism is not contained
Over the weekend, I had the privilege of delivering the weekly GOP address. As Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I am very concerned about terrorists who threaten the safety of U.S. citizens and innocent people across the globe. The world in which we live is becoming increasingly dangerous and the number of extremists who wish to do us harm is growing. More troubling, their capability to do harm may soon outpace the Administration’s strategy of ‘containment.’ The …
Tuesday Open Line
One of world’s foremost lifesaving medicines — insulin — became available this month in 1923 for treating diabetes. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and is critical in the processing of carbohydrates in the human body. It was first isolated the year before by a Canadian team led by Dr. Frederick Banting at the University of Toronto. The effect was like a miracle. One year, the disease was an automatic death sentence; the next, people who were affected …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Meeting April 4th, 2016
Download the full agenda packet here: 20160404_vcboc_agenda_packet Invocation Cathy Hoyle, Flat Rock Methodist Church 1. Public Comments (for those registered to speak by 5:45 p.m. – each speaker is limited to five minutes) 2. Appointment 6:00 p.m. Charles Hayes, Research Triangle RegionalPartnership – Program Update 3. Public Hearing 6:15 p.m. Diane Cox, Council of Governments(or shortly thereafter) CDBG Closeout – Semprius 4. Public Hearing Economic Development GrantArdagh Glass, Inc. 5. Public Hearing One NC Fund GrantArdagh Glass, Inc. 6. Public …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Breaking Ground
h numerous constituents including members of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s North Carolina Advisory Council, employees of Lehigh Hanson’s Gardner rock quarry, and members of the American Federation of Government Employees. In an effort to reach as many constituents as possible, I also conducted a Facebook Q & A session this week and answered questions that constituents submitted via the social media platform. This was a great experience and I look forward to being able to do this again soon! …
Butterfield Statement on National Minority Health Awareness Month
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) joined millions of Americans in marking the month-long recognition of National Minority Health Awareness Month by issuing the following statement: “During National Minority Health Month, we recognize the importance of advancing health equity and protecting critical health programs that are vital to minority and underserved communities. “Today, and every day, let us raise awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations across the nation and recommit ourselves to providing the best possible access …
VGCC Student recognized for Academic Excellence
Vance-Granville Community College has named student Elizabeth M. Caulfield of Louisburg as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2016. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year. Caulfield will be officially recognized at Commencement in May, when she is scheduled to graduate from the college with an Associate in Arts degree. That same month, Caulfield will graduate from Franklin County Early College …
Vance-Granville Community Band presents free Spring Concert April 8th, 2016
The Vance-Granville Community Band will present its annual spring concert on Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Admission is free and the public is invited. The concert lineup features light classical and contemporary favorites. The program includes themes from classic feature films and TV series, “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Great Escape” and “Hogan’s Heroes”; several marches (“Guadalcanal” by Richard Rodgers, “Free-Lance” by Sousa and “Phantom Regiment” by Leroy Anderson); …
Monday Open Line
Today is Vitamin C Day, celebrated — if that’s the word — every April 4 on the anniversary of the isolation of this vitamin. The breakthrough was made in 1932 by two doctors at the University of Pittsburgh. Before then, people knew that eating citrus fruit and fresh greens warded off certain diseases, such as scurvy, but didn’t know why. Also known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is required to sustain human life. Studies have shown that people with a …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, April 1st. Broadcast advertising was confronted with a major downsizing on this date in 1970 as President Nixon signed a bill into law prohibiting cigarette advertising on the nation’s airwaves. The ban went into effect on January 1 of the following year — the first major step in the ongoing debate over the public health risk of smoking. Until then, names such as Lucky Strike, Chesterfield and Philip Morris had sponsored some of the most famous shows since the …