Several downtown businesses will be hosting a coordinated Open House during this year’s Octoberfest on November 6, 2010.
Category: Quick hits
Board of Ed. to hold called meeting Nov. 3
The Vance County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is a budget work session for state, federal, and local funds. The Administrative Services Center is located at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
County HR committee meets today
The November meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Human Resources Committee will be held today, Monday, November 1, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. No agenda for the meeting was provided. Ayscue’s office is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Friday/weekend open line
It’s probably not a coincidence that American elections fall so closely after Halloween. After all, that’s when the masks come off. Here’s your open line.
Ghostbusters revival at drive-in this weekend
The Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre will be presenting the 1984 classic film Ghostbusters during this Halloween weekend. The show will play at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening and again on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. Saturday will also feature the theatre’s second Dusk to Dawn movie night. You may find more information on the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre here.
Thursday’s open line
The personal attacks and scare tactics being employed in this election season’s campaign ads are beginning to make me think that we can never live up to the Founding Fathers’ expectations for us. Here’s your open line.
County committee meets Thursday
The Vance County Board of Commissioner’s General Government Committee will meet Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. Ayscue’s office is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.
Tuesday’s open line
The issue of joint funding seems to be slinking off into the woodwork as a cause célèbre of Henderson City Council Members. Has the constituency lost interest? Here’s your open line.
Monday’s open line
We’ve noticed from the HiH chatter that a lot of invective is being hurled about politics at the national level. While we don’t diminish the importance of such a debate, we encourage readers not to lose sight of what’s going on in our own backyards. Ultimately, what happens where we live is most likely to affect how we live the most. Here’s your open line.
Trick-or-treat safety tips
Halloween (Trick or Treat) night for the children in the City of Henderson will be observed on Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please advise children of the following Halloween Safety Tips:
Friday/weekend open line
We’re sure that there won’t be a shortage of conversational topics this far into election season. Enjoy.
Thursday’s open line
I’ll say one thing for local-interest blogs: they have given the everyday Joe a place to practice the fine art of spin control. Here’s your open line.
Changes in Vance board of ed. meeting schedules
The Vance County Board of Education’s Curriculum Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. has been cancelled. The Vance County Board of Education’s Policy Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. has been postponed to 1:00 p.m. today. No agendas were provided for either meeting.
Cokesbury UMC Fall Festival Oct. 30
The Cokesbury United Methodist Church will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 30,2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at its facility on Cokesbury Road in Cokesbury, North Carolina. Activities will include: trunk or treat, hot dogs, fire truck ride, cupcake walk, and crafts for kids of all ages. Everyone is welcome! Please call Pastor Dennis Paye at 252.492.5925 for more information.
Wednesday’s open line
Important problem: I can’t decide whether I want to keep my cell phone in a case for added protection or without a case for maximum slimness. What have you decided about your cell phone, assuming you have one? Let us know about this and other earthshaking matters on today’s open line.
City HR committee meets Thursday
A meeting of the Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee has been scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room, City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a policy issue concerning forthcoming changes to the retiree Medicare prescription program.