The Vance County Regional Farmers Market is now open on Wednesdays!
You now have two days to shop at the Market – Wednesday & Saturday – 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On Wednesdays, there will be produce vendors, craft vendors and a food truck serving breakfast.
Location:
Vance County Regional Farmers Market, 210 Southpark Drive, Henderson.
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-Information courtesy Cindy Robinson and Sandra Parham
Upcoming weekend fundraisers for the 2018 Vance County Relay for Life
Friday, June 8 – Plant Sale at Tractor Supply, 1733 Dabney Drive, Henderson, from 9 a.m. – until
Saturday, June 9 – Spaghetti Supper and Quarter Auction at the Church of the Holy Innocents, 210 S. Chestnut St., Henderson. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. – meal at 6 p.m. – auction at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Sunday, June 10 – Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church is presenting a gospel music program at 4 p.m. The “Big Ruin Creek Strivers” will also hold a “Shoe Size Rally,” meaning you donate based on your shoe size. For example, if you wear a size 10 shoe, you give $20. Big Ruin Creek Baptist Church is located at the intersection of Ruin Creek Road and US 158 Business in Henderson.
-Information courtesy Randy Oxendine, President, Henderson Lions Club
The Henderson Lions Club will meet Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The Club will install their new officers for the 2018/2019 year.
To learn more or join the Lions and be a part of an active community service organization, contact any Lions Club member or President Randy Oxendine at 252-438-8034.
-Information courtesy Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church
The seasoned seniors of Spring Street Missionary Baptist Church in Henderson will host a trip to the Spirit of Norfolk in Norfolk, VA, on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. A limited number of seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
The total cost of the trip, which includes the cruise, an all-you-can-eat luncheon and transportation is $75.
A deposit of at least 50% of the total cost is due no later than Sunday, June 17, 2018. Final payment is due by Friday, July 20, 2018. To guarantee your seat, you must make deposits on time.
For an itinerary and additional information, please call Adrian Davis at (252) 767-1686.
Written and provided by Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension
You can hear Jean Bell, Wayne Rowland and Paul McKenzie each M-Th on WIZS at 2:05 p.m. The following script will air Thursday, June 7, 2018.
Summer Learning
Kids work hard during the school year and look forward to summer break. Kids and parents do need down time from schoolwork and projects, but students can lose ground over the summer, forgetting what they learned the previous year. Parents can help prevent this from happening by planning some simple summer activities to help keep kids engaged in learning.
One of the most important activities you can do with your child over the summer school break is to encourage reading. Make reading fun for your child this summer and let your kids know that reading is important. Set a good example by reading together as a family. Let kids know that their parents read for pleasure, and let your kids see you reading. Go to the library or bookstore together and let kids select books on any topic that interests them. Ask the librarian for help in selecting books that are at your child’s reading level. Even if your child is not yet reading on her own, take her to the library and let her select books that interest her, then read them aloud together. If a book is a little above your child’s reading level, but he is interested in the topic, select the book as one that you will read aloud together. Reading aloud together is a wonderful way to let your child know that reading is enjoyable and can spark discussion on new topics and interests between parents and kids.
Talking and listening to kids about what they are reading is a good way to get to know your kids and is a way to encourage learning. Ask your kids questions about what they are reading. Go beyond the easy questions like “What book are you reading?” and ask her about the story and the characters. You could ask your child questions like “Why do you think the character did that? Or What do you think could happen next?” Listen to your child’s ideas about the book. Asking more in-depth questions helps your child think about the meaning of what he reads. Don’t forget about just having talks when you and your child are together. This is a great way to learn about how your child thinks and feels. You might talk in the car when traveling or just at home in the evenings, since there’s no homework to do! Your preschooler has ideas too, and when you talk and listen and sing to your preschool child you also teach your child vocabulary and how language works.
Along with reading, talking and listening to your child, writing is another way your child learns to express himself and learns language. Your child may already be able to write his name and write his ABC’s but that doesn’t mean that he can’t have fun writing. Make writing fun by writing your children of all ages a note, and have them write you a note back. Find a pen pal for an older child. Have kids write your shopping list, then take the list to the store when you shop and have the kids check off the items as you put them in the cart. Kids can even write and illustrate their own comic or short story on anything that interests them. Show your kids how you use writing in everyday life, that writing can be a good creative outlet.
Helping kids continue to learn during the summer does not mean that you have to do worksheets and tests. Just showing your kids that reading is a fun activity will help them to be ready for the next school year.
Shown in the cover photo is Dennis Jarvis, II. He is the director of the Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission.
In an email to the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, which was subsequently forwarded to WIZS News, Jarvis explained that The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) is hosting an event for NC manufacturers to learn how state resources can help their business grow.
“Topics include workforce development, customized training, business management, engineering-based improvement, export assistance, and sustainable business practices,” he wrote.
The event will take place Tuesday, June 19 at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center from 9 a.m. until noon.
To register, contact:
Joyce Spivey
919.447.7785
Joyce.Spivey@edpnc.com
For more information about the event, contact:
Harry Swendsen
Regional Industry Manager
919.703.5369
Harry.Swendsen@edpnc.com
The Vance County budget for 2018-2019 was adopted unanimously at Monday night’s Vance County Board of Commissioners meeting. When all the funds are added up, the budget equals $56,131,498.
“The budget does not include any increase in the general fund tax rate (remains 89 cents per $100 value) and does not include any increase in the water rates. The budget does include an increase of 2 cents in the fire tax rate taking that rate to 6.4 cents per $100. This increase is directly related to increased funding for the departments from the fire tax. The Solid Waste Fee also increased to $112 ($7 increase) per household and is a direct result of rising electronics waste costs,” County Manager Jordan McMillan told WIZS News.
The extra fire tax will help give some relief to volunteer departments across the county who spend countless hours in fundraising mode every year. The Vance County Fire Department will also benefit as explained on page 11 of a 12 page document of budget highlights. It says: “Fire Tax Fund – Fire tax increases to 6.4 cents (2 cent increase) to allow for funding of $100,000 to each of the six volunteer departments and one county department, with two border departments receiving $67,500 each from the fire tax. This is a $39,400 increase for each department from their current level of $60,600 and a $37,200 increase for the border departments.”
The extra solid waste fees will help address the fact that electronics can be disposed of properly in Vance County now, a service that is fairly new and thus the charges incurred by the County are also new.
As McMillan also explained, “With the increased solid waste fee the board did approve opening the NC 39 Hwy North Solid Waste Convenience Site on Sundays from 1-6 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day. We anticipate opening it this year by the end of June with subsequent years being between Memorial Day and Labor Day.”
Priorities in the budget are education, public safety and human services which use about 75 percent of the general fund budget.
McMillan added that the budget addresses employee retention and pay by “funding the second and final phase of the salary and classification study, along with a one-time bonus for county employees.”
McMillan emailed WIZS News some additional bullet points about the budget which are listed below.
— courtesy Vance County Schools
(#VANCECoProud Graduation Ceremonies)
Vance County Schools is pleased to announce graduation ceremonies for AdVance Academy, Southern Vance High School and Northern Vance High School.
All ceremonies will take place at McGregor Hall on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson.
The AdVance Academy graduation is Friday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The Southern Vance High School graduation is Saturday, June 9, at 8 a.m. and the Northern Vance High School graduation is Saturday, June 9, at 12 p.m.
The doors will open at McGregor Hall for each of the ceremonies one hour prior to the beginning of the event.
The seating capacity of the McGregor Hall auditorium is approximately 960 people. The number of people admitted for each ceremony will not exceed the number of seats. For the ceremonies, tickets will be given to graduates for their family members to attend. Only those people with tickets will be admitted for the ceremony. Only young children will be allowed to sit in the laps of adults. There will be overflow seating for people in the McGregor Hall Gallery. However, these people also must have a ticket for admission.
No types of noise makers, signs, posters, banners, balloons, confetti or any other similar materials will be permitted at any of the graduation ceremonies.
Parking for the graduation ceremonies at McGregor Hall will be available along any of the surrounding streets, as well as the Perry Memorial Library parking lot, the city parking lot in front of the Henderson Police Department along Chestnut Street and the PNC Bank parking lot on Chestnut Street.
Anyone may view the graduations live via the internet from any location. The school system will live stream all of the graduations on the school system’s website.
