Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Bike Rodeo Wednesday, June 13th, 2:00 P.M. at Henderson Family YMCA Open to the public 14 years and younger Bicycles and Helmets are required Come out and test your skills with different bike courses set up by the Henderson Police Department 3 Bicycles and helmets will be given away Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: safe kids henderson-vance, optimist club, henderson family ymca, vance county 4-h & the henderson police department You may …
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FaceBook Friends for a Cure Relay for Life Fundraiser at Wimpy’s June 9
FaceBook Friends for a Cure Relay For Life Team is holding a fundraiser at Wimpy’s Restaurant on Raleigh Road – June 9 – lunch and dinner. Team members will be waiting tables for tips and the team will also sell tickets for the Holland Grill and other neat items they are raffling off.
Vance Warren County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
POND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPJune 26, 5:30 pm at Vance Granville Community College. This “pondside” seminar will feature NCSU experts on fisheries and weed control. Hot dog supper included. Registration required (call or e-mail Paul_McKenzie@ncsu.edu). For more information: http://go.ncsu.edu/ponds2012 WARREN COUNTY GROWERS SURVEYLandowners in Warren County, please be on the lookout in your mail for an important survey from the Economic Development Commission. We are attempting to obtain better data about agricultural resources and production in Warren County to see what can …
Conditions Point to a Vibrant Holiday Weekend Across NC
Gas prices, the weather and year-to-date travel in North Carolina signal a busy Memorial Day weekend across the state. The three-day holiday, which marks the start of the summer vacation season, coincides with the opening of exciting new attractions from the mountains to the coast. “From a first-time visitor to the most season traveler, everyone will find something fresh to experience this holiday weekend,” said Lynn Minges, Assistant Secretary of Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding in the North Carolina Department …
Perry Memorial Library to Show Films From The Southern Documentary Fund
The Perry Memorial Library will be showing three films from the Southern Documentary Fund. All three films focus on some aspect of North Carolina’s culture and history. On May 14 the library will show Doubletime. This film follows two jump rope teams, the Bouncing Bulldogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the Double Dutch Forces from Columbia, South Carolina, as they train to compete against each other. The film highlights four young athletes who display courage and skill as they …
Third North Carolina Maker Faire Highlights Local Inventors, Creativity, Science, Technology, Art and Culture
Raleigh, NC, May 22, 2012 –(PR.com)– The third Maker Faire North Carolina is being held Saturday, June 16, in the Kerr Scott Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. Scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., admission is $10 for adults over 18, or $5 for students with valid ID and youth ages 7 through 17. Admission is free for kids six and under. Who are the Makers? Folks who make stuff! They include inventors, …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
RAISING WILDFLOWERS: LUNCH AND LEARN AT THE LIBRARY Come to the Perry Library in Henderson this Thursday, May 24th at 12 noon for a lunchtime program on Raising Wildflowers. The presenter will be yours truly, Paul McKenzie, Ag Extension Agent. A light lunch is being graciously provided by the Friends of the Library. Don’t miss it! WEEKLY GARDEN TIPS1. Don’t forget to turn your compost pile every few weeks.2. Watch for fire ants, they are active early this year due …
Perry Memorial Library to Show Films From The Southern Documentary Fund
The Perry Memorial Library will be showing three films from the Southern Documentary Fund. All three films focus on some aspect of North Carolina’s culture and history. On May 14 the library will show Doubletime. This film follows two jump rope teams, the Bouncing Bulldogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the Double Dutch Forces from Columbia, South Carolina, as they train to compete against each other. The film highlights four young athletes who display courage and skill as they …
Shriner’s Hospital Fish Fry
Today, at the old Super 10 building on Raleigh Road, where the new Dollar Tree is, Colortyme, Carvers, across from Supply Line… May 16th, 2012 from 11am to 7pm the Shriner’s will be hosting a fish fry. Plates are $7.00 . All proceeds go to support Shriner’s Hospitals!
Got to be NC Agfest
The Fourth annual Got to be NC Festival will be held May 18-20, 2012. Come enjoy a mix of food, music, carnival rides and games, antique farm equipment and grandstand entertainment. This three-day celebration features a Food and Wine Expo, Fiber Fair, carnival, antique tractors, draft horses, music and more. Gate admission and parking are free. “This festival is a tremendous showcase of North Carolina’s farm products, and will give consumers a chance to meet the farmers and …
Community Band to present free outdoor Mother’s Day concert at VGCC
The Vance-Granville Community Band will hold its fourth annual outdoor concert, as a special treat for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the Gazebo on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in the VGCC Civic Center. Admission is free and the public is invited. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Michael Stephenson, the college’s music instructor and director of the band, …
Perry Memorial Library to Show Films From The Southern Documentary Fund
The Perry Memorial Library will be showing three films from the Southern Documentary Fund. All three films focus on some aspect of North Carolina’s culture and history. On May 14 the library will show Doubletime. This film follows two jump rope teams, the Bouncing Bulldogs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the Double Dutch Forces from Columbia, South Carolina, as they train to compete against each other. The film highlights four young athletes who display courage and skill as they …
Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association Meeting
The Henderson-Vance Community Watch Association would like to recoginze the importance of our local Judical System. May 24th, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, at maria Parham Hospital Auditorium we will have the Honorable Judges Quon Bridges and Judge Daniel Finch, Assistant District Attorney Allison Capps, and Assistant District Attorney Cindy Bostic to give you the procedures of how our law breakers are tried and sentenced in our Court System. This gives you, citizens of Vance County, an invitation to ask questions that …
Henderson Moose Lodge and MotoMax Relay for Life Ride
May 19th, 2012: Registration from 11:00am to 11:45am. Ride begins at MotorMax at 12:00pm and ends at Moose Lodge. Raid date May 29th, same times and locations. Route is Vance, Warren, Franklin and Nash Counties for a total of 107 miles. Cost is $20.00 per rider and $10.00 per passenger. This includes a chicken plate at the end of the ride. In case of rain, plates will still be sold. Start: Moto Max, 523 N. Garnett Street, Henderson, NC 27536 …
May 11th, I-85 North Welcome Center Celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week
North Carolina will recognize National Travel & Tourism Week with a range of events locally and statewide designed to highlight the contributions of the travel and tourism industry to the state’s economy. Local communities and businesses are encouraged to mark the period from May 3 through May 17 with events to showcase to policymakers and citizens the integral role tourism plays in the economies all 100 counties in North Carolina. As part of the celebration of National Travel & Tourism …
Third Annual Granville Arts Festival May 19th, 2012
The Granville Arts Council is proud to announce the date for the Third Annual Granville Arts Festival Saturday May 19th from 10am-4pm at the Granville Athletic Park (the GAP) on Belltown Road. This FREE festival will transform the GAP into a true arts celebration in Granville County. The large Pavilion in the newer section of the GAP will have local artist’s booths displaying and selling handmade arts and crafts. The ball field next to the Pavilion will have all day free entertainment …
Franklin County Strawberry Festival
Event Date: May 11, 2012 Recipe Contest Entry Deadline: Bring Entries at 10:30 a.m. on May 11, 2012 The Franklin County Cooperative Extension invites you and your family to 2012 Franklin County Strawberry Festival on May 11, at the Franklin County Farmer’s Marketing, 129 Shannon Village Shopping Center, Louisburg, NC! There will be a recipe contest beginning at 10:30 a.m., free homemade strawberry ice cream at 11:15 a.m., educational sessions about strawberries and how they grow at 11:30 a.m., and …
Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast May 16th
Express Employment Professionals is proud to present an exciting opportunity to join business leaders from throughout our community for a special event featuring speakers who have built distinguished careers based on the principles of great leadership. Download flyer here: Simulcast 2012 Flyer Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast, Wednesday May 16th, 2012. 8:00am to 12:00pm at the Vance Granville Community College Civic Center Register On line at: www.expressleadership.com/live Breakfast will be provided. Cost $10.00 per person with all proceeds contributed to the …
NC Cooperative Extension Updates
The Garden Path Newsletter, published by the Kerr Lake Master Gardener Volunteers, is available here. http://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/91/2012%20May%20Garden%20Path.pdf WEEKLY TO DO LIST 1. Safe to plant most warm-season vegetables. 2. Safe to plant annual flowers (e.g. marigolds, petunias, impatiens, etc.). 3. Wait until early May to plant lima beans, eggplant, Southern peas, & peppers. 4. Wait until mid-May to plant sweetpotatoes 5. Remember to try succession planting to spread out the harvest over time. 6. Look for fresh local strawberries at roadside …
NC Humane Society Hosts Meeting To Discuss Animal Welfare
Are you an Animal Advocate? Join the North Carolina Director of the Humane Society of the United States, NC Voters for Animal Welfare, Susie’s Law and other animal advocates in a grass roots meeting to discuss current issues affecting animals, as well as what we can do to improve the lives of animals in Vance County. Local officials have been invited. This is a rare opportunity to discuss everything from sheltering animals to puppy mills, pit bull and cock fighting …