Last week was a busy one for us.
Category: Quick hits
Friday/weekend open line
Don’t forget that 3:00 p.m. today brings us the Vance County Relay for Life at Southern Vance High School. See you there!
Thursday’s open line
School’s been out for a week, and it’s at times like this that parents all over our county turn to the Henderson-Vance Parks & Recreation Department for relief. Let’s hear about your experiences with the Rec on today’s open line. Enjoy.
Drive-in seeks patrons’ outdoor movie lore
by Jim & Megan Kopp, Owners Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre The Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre is celebrating its 60th anniversary on July 18, 2009.
Wednesday’s open line
It’s the last day for Vance County Schools teachers before summer unemployment begins. I’ll be anxiously watching the budget reports out of Raleigh in the hope that I’ll be coming back in August! Here’s your open line.
OWEN to hold meeting tomorrow
There will be an Old West End Neighbors’ Meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Law enforcement Torch Run gear still available
Henderson Mayor Pete O’Geary displays a 2009 North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run t-shirt. North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run t-shirts and hats are still available from Lt. Irvin Robinson of the Henderson Police Department. Shirts are $13, hats are $15, and hat and shirt packages are $25. Contact Lt. Robinson at 252.438.4141 until September 30, 2009 to get yours. Purchases benefit the North Carolina Special Olympics.
Tuesday’s open line
Although it’s beyond the scope of this blog, we ask readers whether democracy is erupting in Iran, or are the protests there just an abortive and potentially deadly Tienanmen Square? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
E.M. Rollins staffers “Fight Like a Girl” in 2009
E.M. Rollins female faculty and staff (including honorary woman Principal J. Dean Thomas) pose in front of the school wearing their Relay for Life 2009 breast cancer awareness “Fight Like a Girl” t-shirts. T-shirt sales and $1-a-leg jeans Friday earned over $4,000 for the Vance County Relay for Life during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Monday’s open line
As we discuss issues of ethnicity and race, please let us remember to keep our discourse civil and, hopefully, factual. We here at Home in Henderson still believe that the things that bind us together as Americans are better, truer, and stronger than our differences can ever be. We challenge our readers to hold to this ideal as the conversation moves forward.
Potential cuts to schools in House budget
Here is a document sent to Home in Henderson by Vance County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Norman Shearin outlining the effects of potential cuts on Vance County Schools of the cuts that have been proposed by the North Carolina House: Click image to view full-size document
Men’s health week June 15 – 21
by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority Men’s Health Week, June 15 – 21, 2009, is an excellent time to take inventory of your health, make changes to add more years to your life and more life to your years.
Tax-free weekend August 7-9
Mark your calender: the 2009 tax-free weekend will be held on August 7 – 9.
Thursday’s open line
I was informed by an unnamed source that it takes about two weeks after the end of the school year for parents to start calling to ask when school starts up again. That’s about how long it takes for my kids to start aggravating me, too. Sometimes I almost miss teaching summer school. Almost. Here’s your open line.
Wednesday’s open line
It’s here: the last day of school, renown in song and story. When you’re a kid, it means you’re free. When you’re a teacher, it means you’re older.
County committee to meet Thursday
The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ Planning and Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the office of County Manager Jerry Ayscue. The County Manager’s office is located in the County Administration building at 122 Young Street in Henderson. Members plan to discuss economic development, an abandoned mobile home plan, and the mulch program.