Vance-Granville Community College recently named Chef Teresa Davis as the new head of its Culinary Arts program. The two-year Associate in Applied Science degree program, based at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, prepares students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of settings, including full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract foodservice, and health care facilities. Davis has been an instructor for VGCC’s Culinary Arts program since August 2015, but her association with the …
Month: August 2016
Tuesday Open Line
The War of Independence was barely over when the young United States faced a secession movement. On this date in 1784, several counties in a territory appended to North Carolina sought admittance as a new state, called Franklin. These counties were on the eastern fringe of a large tract stretching from the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi. In 1785, Franklin fell short of the votes in Congress for admittance, but existed for a few years as an independent republic. Reabsorbed …
Meet Me in the Street with Steve Owens and Summertime in Downtown Henderson, NC August 25th, 2016
Steve Owens and Summertime is making a return engagement to the last of our three Meet Me in the Streets. The sounds of summer will certainly be in the downtown area on Thursday, August 25th as we wrap up our summer concert series. It’s truly a destination for friends and co-workers to gather, unwind and network while enjoying great live music in a casual atmosphere. The music will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will run through 8:30 that evening. Steve …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Important Update on NC Obamacare News
My Interview on the Future of Obamacare Ellmers says Aetna’s Obamacare departure is a ‘bellwether moment’ for U.S. health care The nation is in a watershed moment that will decide the future of health care in the U.S. following Aetna’s announcement earlier this week that it will dramatically scale back its participation in the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) said during a recent interview. “I think that is significant, and I think the greater discussion has …
Senator Richard Burr: Setting terrorists free
When I was in Winston-Salem last week, I took a moment to talk to WXII NBC Greensboro about President Obama’s decision to release 15 suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. WATCH It’s disgraceful to our troops, who put their lives on the line every day, to let these terrorists go free. We know that nearly 30 percent of detainees released are confirmed or suspected of having returned to terrorist activity. Here are the 15 dangerous individuals that President Obama …
VGCC Culinary Arts student reflects on national competition
Dustin Gregory of Oxford, a student in the Culinary Arts program at Vance-Granville Community College, is back on campus after representing not only his school but the entire state of North Carolina in a nationwide competition. Gregory competed at this summer’s SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. He qualified for the competition by winning the top prize in Culinary Arts at the state-level SkillsUSA conference in April, and became the first student from VGCC to take part …
Vance County Schools Upcoming Committee Meetings
Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates: * Building & Grounds, Thursday, August 25th, 8:30 am * Curriculum Committee, Thursday, August 25th, 9:30 am * Policy Committee, Wednesday, August 31st, 5:30 pm * Finance Committee, Wednesday, August 31st, immediately following Policy * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, September 6th, 8:30 am Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.
Monday Open Line
Two ordinary items used in many American households were created by New York City residents on this date in August. In 1865, the first liquid soap was patented by William Sheppard. His formula flowed from mixing a pound of regular soap with 100 pounds of ammonia solution, then dissolving it in water to the consistency of molasses. And in 1939, Julian Seth Kahn received a patent for an “apparatus for mixing a liquid with a gas” — a spray can …
Contemporary Christian Music Legend Sandi Patty Makes Henderson The Only North Carolina Stop On Her Farewell Tour’s Fall Lineup
Legendary contemporary Christian artist Sandi Patty is set to perform at the newly opened McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center in Henderson, N.C., on September 17th at 7:30 p.m. The event will be Sandi’s only North Carolina stop this fall on her worldwide farewell tour that celebrates her latest album “Forever Grateful.” Sandi is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history with five Grammy awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold records, more than 40 …
Three Henderson Groups Receive Frances Abbot Burton Powers Endowment Funding
The North Carolina Community Foundation in accordance with the Frances Abbot Burton Powers Endowment awarded three Henderson, NC groups as recipients of the 2016 grant program. Vance County High School Robotics Team, the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission, and Community Partners of Hope all received grants this year. A ceremony was hosted on Thursday, August 18th, 2016 at accounting firm Phillips, Dorsey, Thomas, Waters and Bradford, P.A. Vance County High School Robotics Team received general operating support for the 2016-2017 robotics competition, helping to …
Vance County Third Highest Increase in Tourism in North Carolina
New data from Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, shows that domestic visitor spending increased in 91 of the state’s 100 counties in 2015. Visitors spent a record $21.9 billion statewide last year, an increase of nearly 3 percent from the previous year. “Tourism is a major force in North Carolina’s economic development,” Gov. Pat McCrory said. “The industry is fueling a continued growth in jobs and contributing substantial sums to the state budget and …
At The Vance County Farmers Market – Week of August 20, 2016
You are invited to the Market to shop and visit! FRUIT & VEGETABLES: A selection of fresh vegetables and fruits plus canned goods. FLOWERS: A variety of seasonal plants and flowers. BAKERY: We’ll have breads, pies, cakes and cupcakes! MEAT & EGGS: There will be pasture raised Beef and Shrimp for sale. We’ll have fresh brown eggs. STRAW & HAY: Pine straw, horse hay and straw bales available for delivery or pick-up upon request. CRAFTS: A selection of artwork …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, August 19th. Even in this Internet world, many of us still receive printed catalogs through the mail. The first such catalog — more of a flyer — was sent out by Montgomery Ward this week in 1872. That first catalog consisted of only one page, featuring 163 items for mail order purchase. By 1904, the Ward’s catalog weighed in at four pounds. Montgomery Ward ceased producing its catalog in 1985, and the company itself eventually failed in the largest …
Thursday Open Line
An emotional and legal battle that lasted many decades ended on this date in 1920, changing the course of U.S. social and political history. The event was the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment prohibits discrimination based on sex with regard to voting — in short, it extended to women the right to vote. Two days earlier, Tennessee had become the required 36th state to ratify the amendment, in spite of last minute efforts by some …
First VGCC student inducted into NC A&T Nursing partnership program
Jonathan Carlock of Henderson made history on Aug. 8, as he became the first Vance-Granville Community College student inducted into the “Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses” (RIBN) program. He and one student each from Davidson County Community College and Guilford Technical Community College have started their journeys as members of the first cohort in the new partnership between the community colleges and North Carolina A&T State University. At the induction ceremony, held in Proctor Hall on the university’s campus in Greensboro, …
Vance County Board of Commissioners Planning / Environmental Committee Meeting August 18, 2016
Vance County’s Planning/Environmental Committee (Taylor, Garrison, Wilder) is scheduled to meet Thursday, August 18 at 4:00 p.m. to discuss an offer on a house in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The meeting will be held in the administrative conference room. All commissioners are invited to attend.
Wednesday Open Line
Hand-tools have a long history. Evidence of hammer-stones and hand axes date from about 2.6 million years ago. That’s well over 2 million years before the appearance of Homo sapiens about 200,000 years ago. Nearly all of those millennia passed before the development of the monkey wrench. On this date in 1835, the adjustable or screw wrench was patented by Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts. The modern looking wrench was soon followed by improved designs that are still in use …
Sweet Corn Variety Demo August 16th, 2016
Come to the Oxford Research Center on Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 pm to view a sweet corn variety demonstration, and get updates on sweet corn production. Extension Agents Gary Cross and Paul McKenzie will review the different varieties planted in the demonstration, and also discuss fertility, insect management and more. This is a great opportunity to see several different varieties growing side-by-side. The demo plot includes both GMO and non-GMO cultivars. For more info or directions, call 252-213-6095 or e-mail …
Tuesday Open Line
It’s still summer break for many kids, but already in progress is one of the nation’s largest seasonal events; one that exchanges leisure for classroom study. It’s back to school time. From nursery school to college, over 77 million students are headed to the classroom — that’s more than one-out-of-four of the total U.S. population age 3 and over. Of the 8.5 million Americans ages 20 and 21, over 51 percent are enrolled in college. Nursery school or kindergarten enrollment …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Meet NC-2’s Angels in Adoption
Photo of the Week This week (August 7-11) is ?National Health Center Week? and on Tuesday I celebrated with a visit to Moncure Community Health Center. Weekly Update For the past 18 years, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) has hosted the Angels in Adoption Program, designed to celebrate individuals, couples and organizations from across the nation that have made an extraordinary contribution on behalf of children in need of families. I was happy to nominate the Jamie and …