75-Member Cast Announced for “The Wizard of Oz”
The Henderson Rec Players community theater organization has cast 75 local performers to present “The Wizard of Oz” at McGregor Performing Arts Center in July, according to Jo Ellen Nowell, director, and Mark Hopper, musical director.
Leading the cast will be 15-year-old Becky Hunt of Henderson as Dorothy, Andy Dickerson of Henderson as the Scarecrow, Justin Walker of Henderson as the Tin Man, and Dan Cerullo of Stem as the Cowardly Lion.
Accompanying the show will be a 15-piece orchestra conducted by Mark Hopper.
Performances are on July 7, 8 and 15 at 8 p.m. and on July 9 and 16 at 2 p.m.
Advance tickets and reserved seating are available through McGregor Hall, which offers box office hours Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Also, tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.mcgregorhall.org. Tickets are priced at $15 each for all ages. For more information about tickets, contact Crystal Allen at the Aycock Recreation Center at 252-431-6091.
The Henderson Rec Players organization was founded in 1972 and is sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Parks and Recreation Department.
Cast – “The Wizard of Oz”
(In Order of Appearance)
Kansas
Dorothy Gale………………………………………………………. Becky Hunt
Toto………………………………………………………………. Harvey Hopper
Auntie Em……………………………………………………… Micheale Collie
Uncle Henry………………………………………………. Jonathan O’Geary
Hunk…………………………………………………………….. Andy Dickerson
Hickory…………………………………………………………….. Justin Walker
Zeke……………………………………………………………………. Dan Cerullo
Miss Gulch…………………………………………………………. Mary Pearce
Professor Marvel………………………………………………….. Bob Clarke
Munchkinland
Glinda, Witch of the North………………………………… Amber Jones
School Teachers…………………………. Jeanie James, Julia Tillotson
Mayor………………………………………………………………….. Noah Bean
Barrister……………………………………………………………….. Will White
City Father……………………………………………………… Wesley Carroll
Coroner………………………………………………………………… Katie Hunt
Munchkins………………………………………. Kendell Allen, Levi Bean,
Merritt Cloninger, Emerson Currin, Saylor Gray,
Grayson Greenway, Cailee Hansen, Lilly Hicks,
Eva Hopper, Lane Jackson, Elizabeth Joyner,
David Pendergrass, Kylie Stainback, Ella Stewardson,
Marie Scott White, Barbara Williams, Cecilia Williams
Wicked West of the West…………………………………… Mary Pearce
Along the Yellow Brick Road
Scarecrow…………………………………………………….. Andy Dickerson
Crows…………………………………………… Allison Hines, Lynn Patiky,
Hollie Powell, Sarah Stallsmith
Trees……………………………………………….. Jada Lewis, Erin Shelton,
Sarah Wheeler, Whitney Wicker
Tin Man……………………………………………………………. Justin Walker
Cowardly Lion……………………………………………………… Dan Cerullo
Poppies……………………………. Merritt Cloninger, Emerson Currin,
Eva Hopper, Elizabeth Joyner, Cecilia Williams
Snowflakes………………………………….. Saylor Gray, Cailee Hansen,
Lilly Hicks, Kylie Stainback, Ella Stewardson,
Marie Scott White, Barbara Williams
Emerald City
Guard……………………………………………………………… Clay Davidson
Manicurists………………………….. Trinity Ayscue, Samantha Hines,
Joyce Short, Natalie Stone
Beauticians…………………………….. Elly Boldizar, Angelica Bridges,
Mimi Johnston, Faith Orr
Straw Stuffers…………………………… Celia Boldizar, Emilee Boone,
Charity Norwood, Barbara Williams
Polishers…………………………………………. Blakely Bates, Ben Hicks,
Coleman Hines, Trace Kirby,
Chandler Stainback, Avery Thomas
Tap Dancers………………………………. Emily Hunt, Kathleen James,
Lexi Simmons, Sarah Young
Townspeople………………………… Gracie Barney, Savanna Carroll,
Kendall Collier, Cameron Eaton,
Rose Hilliard, Skylar McGhee, Paige Meadows
Wizard of Oz………………………………………………………… Bob Clarke
Witch’s Castle
General of the Winkies……………………………………. Camden Jones
Winkies………………….. Blakely Bates, Ben Hicks, Coleman Hines,
Trace Kirby, Chandler Stainback, Avery Thomas
Nikko……………………………………………………………. Jackson Hopper
Flying Monkeys……………………. Christian Bean, Joshua McGhee,
David Pendergrass, Bridger Stewardson
Vance County Schools Nutrition Program once again providing free meals
Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2017
The Vance County Schools Nutrition Program is providing free meals again this summer to children in various programs in our county. Their delivery guys get covered here for insurance, for that’s an integral part while delivery.
Through a federally funded Summer Nutrition Program, the school system’s School Nutrition personnel are busy supplying breakfast, lunch and snacks each day for nine different programs, including the Read to Achieve reading camps for students in grades 1-3 at Dabney and Zeb Vance elementary schools.
Additional sites receiving the free meals are the Aycock Recreation Center, City Road United Methodist Church, the Eaton-Johnson Summer Camp, the ESL summer program at Dabney, the Gang Free Inc. summer camp, Gillburg United Methodist Church and the Pathway Enrichment Center.
In North Carolina, one in four children is at risk of hunger. They may not have access to enough food or healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, especially when school is out for the summer. The Summer Nutrition Program helps make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need. All children 18 and under can receive free summer meals.
An alarming number of children (approximately 35 percent) in Vance County live in poverty and do not have access to enough food at home. With this knowledge, school system officials for the past two school years have provided free breakfasts and lunches each school day to any students who want them. This is made possible through a federal school lunch program which Vance County qualifies for because of the high poverty rate in the county.
Many students depend on school meals. When school is not in session, these students are in peril of not being able to eat regular meals. The Summer Nutrition Program is a way to combat these risks. A lack of meals puts children at risk for illness and other health issues.
Each of the nine sites served by the Summer Nutrition Program applied to receive the meals. Phyllis Newcomb, director of the school system’s School Nutrition Program, reviews each application to ensure it meets eligibility requirements. A wide variety of meals are provided for breakfasts and lunches. Representatives from each site must pick up their meals from Dabney Elementary School in approved containers capable of keeping meal items cold and/or hot during transport.
The school system also is working with officials from St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Henderson to provide usage of the cafeteria at Pinkston Street Elementary School as a distribution site for the church’s Mobile Lunch Program.
This program will operate July 11 through August 2 to provide free meals to children in various apartment complexes around Henderson. The meals are delivered to the apartment complexes between 11:30 a.m. and noon each weekday at eight different locations. The locations include Springwood Apartments, Woods Apartments, Wickford Apartments, Hillcrest Apartments, Lincoln Heights Apartments, North Henderson Heights Apartment, Cedarhurst Apartments and Highland Green Apartments. Food for these meals is provided by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
H/V Chamber Welcomes New Teacher Bag Donations
New Teacher Bag Donations
We need your help to welcome our new teachers to Vance County!
Snacks, gum, candy, water bottles, notepads, pens, pencils, coupons etc. are just a few of the things we need to pack in the bags. Make sure your business name and contact information is on the items you donate. This is a great way to advertise your business to a new group coming into the Vance County area.
We will be packing 150 bags and these will be distributed to new teachers at all Vance County Public schools, Kerr-Vance Academy, Henderson Collegiate, Vance Charter, and Crossroads Christian.
If you would like to make a donation, please contact Melanie Mann at 252-438 8414 or info@hendersonvance.org.
Deadline for donations is this Friday, August 25th.
E.M. Rollins Prepares for Students as a Year-Round School
Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2017
Construction and cleaning crews are busy in June preparing E.M. Rollins Elementary for its first year-round school year for 2017-2018.
Teachers begin work on July 17 and students start classes for the new year on August 1.
Work is ongoing to replace the heating and air-conditioning systems throughout the school. The school’s music room is being completely r
refurbished. State-of-the-art technology will be included in classrooms throughout the school.
E.M. Rollins educators and support staff members will be ready on the first day of classes to provide students with comprehensive STEAM instruction. That involves project-based learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
E.M. Rollins will be a leader among Vance County Schools in providing music, band, art, drama and more enrichment instruction in the arts to its students.
The school will serve students from throughout Vance County in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade. The school year will include four nine-week sessions for instruction for students. Each nine week session will be followed by a three-week break for students. The students at E.M. Rollins will have their holiday breaks at the same time as students in other local schools.
E.M. Rollins is “Inspiring the Future” and is promoting its new STEAM focus as an educational approach that is “Different by Design.”
The first photo shows renovation work ongoing in the school’s music room.
The second photo shows a custodial crew cleaning and polishing the floor in a classroom wing hallway.
Granville County Elected Officials and Staff Tour Bladen County Law Enforcement Facility
Oxford, NC, June 23, 2017 – In preparation for future construction of its own law enforcement complex, Granville County elected officials and staff toured the recently constructed Bladen County, North Carolina, Law Enforcement Facility on Wednesday, June 22. The Bladen County facility, yet to be occupied, was toured by four Granville County Commissioners- Tim Karan, Sue Hinman, Zelodis Jay, and David Smith- as well as Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins, County Manager Michael Felts, Sherwood Boyd (Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy), Trent Brummitt (911 Center Manager), Jimmy Hayes (Detention Administrator), and Edward Cash (Lead Detention Shift Supervisor). Todd Davis of Moseley Architects also attended the tour.
This visit will make the third tour of a law enforcement facility by Granville County leadership, though it is the first facility that was unoccupied at the time.
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District Attorney’s July 2017 Schedule
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S SCHEDULE JULY 2017
Mon, July 3 Warren Trial Court (Rozier) – Fuller, Raymond
Franklin District Court (Keith) – Gardner, Roberson
Vance District Court (Burnette) – Erdmann, Watson/Hargrove
Granville District Court (Davis) – Gregory, Dickerson
Granville County Clerk’s Office Hours, Attorneys, 2:00-4:00 pm – Gregory
Tues, July 4 Holiday
Wed, July 5 Granville District Court (Stevenson) – Erdmann, Dickerson
Granville Juvenile Court (Burnette) – Putney
Warren District Court (Davis) – Louis, Raymond
Granville County Clerk’s Office Hours, Public, 2:00-4:00 pm – Putney
Franklin Trial Prep – Gardner, Gregory
Thurs, July 6 Franklin Juvenile Court (Keith) – Putney
Vance District Court (Stevenson) – Pelfrey, Watson/Hargrove
Granville Dispo Court (Thompson) – Sellars, Louis, Erdmann, Dickerson, Brickhouse
Franklin Trial Prep – Gardner, Gregory
Fri, July 7 Vance Juvenile Court (Thompson) – Louis
Franklin Trial Prep – Gardner, Gregory
Mon, July 10 Franklin Trial Court (Gray) – Gardner, Gregory, Johnson
Granville Trial Court (Hight) – Waters, Capps, Garrett
##Franklin District Court (Stevenson) – Louis, Roberson
Vance District Court (Burnette) – Sellars, Watson/Hargrove
Granville District Court (Thompson) – Erdmann, Dickerson
Tues, July 11 **Franklin District Court (Thompson) – Louis, Sellars, Roberson
Vance District Court (Stevenson) – Fuller, Watson/Hargrove
Warren Juvenile Court (Davis) – Putney
Wed, July 12 ##Granville District Court (Stevenson) – Louis, Dickerson
Warren District Court (Burnette) – Erdmann, Pelfrey, Raymond
Thurs, July 13 Vance District Court (Wilkinson) – Erdmann, Watson/Hargrove
Warren CMS Prep – Fuller
Fri, July 14 Warren CMS Prep – Fuller
Mon, July 17 Warren CMS Court (Rozier) – Fuller, Pendergrass, Raymond
Franklin District Court (Davis) – Gregory, Roberson
Vance District Court (Burnette) – Putney, Watson/Hargrove
**Granville District Court (Stevenson) – Sellars, Dickerson
Vance CMS Prep – Pelfrey, Erdmann, Louis
Tues, July 18 Vance Probation Court (Rozier) – Gregory, Pendergrass
Franklin District Court (Stevenson) – Sellars, Roberson
Vance District Court (Davis) – Louis, Fuller, Watson/Hargrove
Granville Juvenile Court (Burnette) – Putney
Vance CMS Prep – Pelfrey, Fuller, Erdmann, Louis
Vance County Clerk’s Office Hours – Attorneys – 2:00-4:00 pm – Gregory
Wed, July 19 Vance CMS Court (Rozier) – Pelfrey, Fuller, Erdmann, Louis, Pendergrass, Allen
Granville District Court (Burnette) – Sellars, Dickerson
**Warren District Court (Stevenson) – Putney, Raymond
Vance County Clerk’s Office Hours – Public – 2:00-4:00 pm – Gregory
Thurs, July 20 Vance CMS Court (Rozier) – Pelfrey, Fuller, Erdmann, Pendergrass, Allen
Franklin Juvenile Court (Davis) – Gregory
Vance Dispo Court (Stevenson) – Sellars, Putney, Louis, Watson/Hargrove
Franklin County Clerk’s Office Hours, 2:00-4:00 pm – Gregory
Franklin CMS Prep – Gregory
Fri, July 21 Franklin Dispo Court (Stevenson) – Fuller, Erdmann, Gregory, Tart, Roberson
Franklin CMS Prep – Gregory
Mon, July 24 Franklin CMS Court (Rozier) – Gardner, Gregory, Pendergrass, Johnson
Franklin District Court (Keith) – Sellars, Roberson
Vance District Court (Thompson) – Pelfrey, Watson/Hargrove
Granville District Court (Davis) – Fuller, Dickerson
Granville CMS Prep – Sellars, Putney
Tues, July 25 Franklin CMS Court (Rozier) – Gardner, Hunter, Pendergrass, Johnson
Franklin District Court (Stevenson) – Louis, Pelfrey, Roberson
**Vance District Court (Keith) – Erdmann, Watson/Hargrove
Warren Juvenile Court (Davis) – Fuller
Granville CMS Prep – Sellars, Putney
Wed, July 26 Granville CMS Court (Rozier) – Sellars, Putney, Pendergrass, Garrett
Granville District Court (Stevenson) – Gardner, Gregory, Dickerson
Warren District Court (Keith) – Fuller, Raymond
Thurs, July 27 Granville CMS Court (Rozier) – Sellars, Putney, Pendergrass, Garrett
Vance District Court (Stevenson) – Gardner, Watson/Hargrove
Vance Trial Prep – Pelfrey, Fuller
Fri, July 28 Vance Juvenile Court (Thompson) – Putney
Vance Trial Prep – Fuller
Mon, July 31 Vance Trial Court (Hobgood) – Pelfrey, Fuller, Allen
Franklin District Court (Burnette) – Gardner, Roberson
Vance District Court (Davis) – Putney, Watson/Hargrove
##Granville District Court (Keith) – Sellars, Dickerson
**mediator available**
##9:30 am regular docket, PLUS POSSIBLE 2:15 pm DWI docket##
Downtown Henderson Independence Day 2017 set for Saturday July 1st
Downtown Henderson Independence Day 2017 set for Saturday July 1st!
Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. from Rose Avenue, celebration afterwards on Breckenridge Street.
Parade Entry Forms are here: https://hendersonncdowntown.com/parade-entry/
Free general admission, and free kids activities and bounce houses!
Check out our vendor list at
https://hendersonncdowntown.com/event/independence-day-2017-celebration/
More vendors are welcome! Fill out our vendor form here: https://hendersonncdowntown.com/vendor-application/
Seeking Dancers, Bands, Performers, etc for the festivities, please contact Alice Sallins at 252-767-4579.