Travel Back To The Days Of Motown With Masters Of Soul
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— submitted by McGregor Hall
Travel Back To The Days Of Motown With Masters Of Soul
Motown Revue to perform at McGregor Hall on Saturday, March 3
The Masters of Soul will showcase some of the greatest hits of the 1960s and 1970s as Motown comes to Henderson during a must-experience concert at McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center this Saturday, March 3.
The Masters of Soul is a 10-person performing group based in Virginia Beach, Va. Their Motown Revue is a celebration of the legendary songs and performers that defined Motown and Soul music. The show will feature stylishly costumed, fully choreographed performances of both male and female groups backed by a live band. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m.
“For many, Masters of Soul is the ultimate stroll down memory lane,” explained said Mark Hopper, vice president of the McGregor Hall Board of Directors. “For younger generations, the show offers an opportunity to experience an era in our country’s history that produced many of the greatest music acts ever recorded.”
Masters of Soul will perform songs from Gladys Knight and The Pips, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Barry White, Sam and Dave, and James Brown, among others.
The group consists of three lead male vocalists and three lead female vocalists backed by a four-piece band of seasoned musicians who’ve been touring together for decades. Masters of Soul has performed to numerous sold-out audiences and garnered rave reviews across the country.
Tickets are on sale for $30 or $25 plus sales tax and can be purchased directly at the McGregor Hall Box office, which is open Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 201 Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson or by phone at (252) 598-0662. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.McGregorHall.org by using the secure and trusted purchasing platform, eTix.
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(This is not a paid advertisement. However, WIZS Radio has aired paid advertising for McGregor Hall for this same event.)
May 8th Primary To Have 3 Dems Running for Sheriff
May 8th Primary To Have 3 Dems Running for Sheriff
The filing deadline was noon Wednesday, February 28, 2018, and Faye Gill, the director of the Vance County Board of Elections, provided WIZS News with all the local filers for Vance County.
Filing to run for Vance County Sheriff were Democrats Billy Gooch, Curtis Brame and Melissa Elliott. One Democrat candidate will emerge from the May 8th primary and will face Charles Pulley, who filed as a Republican, in the Tuesday, November 6th general election. Pulley will be unopposed in the primary.
Vance County Sheriff Peter White did not file for re-election.
Gooch and Brame are both formerly with the Vance County Sheriff’s office. Elliott is a sitting Henderson City Councilperson. Pulley is a past candidate for sheriff and is retired from the Henderson Police Department.
Vance County Board of Education
- District 6: Incumbent Margaret Ellis (Dem) and Omega Perry (Dem)
- District 7: Incumbent Ruth Hartness (Dem) and Marcia Allen (Dem)
- District 1: Incumbent Gloria Jefferson White (Dem) unopposed
- District 2: Incumbent Darlene Oxendine (Dem) unopposed
Vance County Board of Commissioners
- District 3: Incumbent Gordon Wilder (Dem) unopposed
- District 4: Incumbent Dan Brummitt (Rep) unopposed
- District 7: Incumbent Tommy Hester (Rep) unopposed
Clerk of Court: Incumbent Henry Gupton (Dem) unopposed
Register of Deeds: Cassandra Neal (Dem) unopposed — Carolyn Pecora, the Vance County Register of Deeds, did not file.
North Carolina House of Representatives 32 (Vance, Granville, Warren): Incumbent Terry Garrison (Dem) unopposed
District Attorney: DA Mike Waters filed with the State Board of Elections
VGCC schedules tax seminar for small businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2018
VGCC schedules tax seminar for small businesses
The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center, in partnership with Woodforest National Bank and the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, is offering a “Lunch Break to Educate” seminar on “Tax Planning & Reporting for a Small Business” on Wednesday, March 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The seminar, which is free of charge, will be held at the Chamber of Commerce office at 414 South Garnett Street in Henderson.
After completing this seminar, attendees will be able to identify the federal, state and local tax reporting requirements of a small business and its owner, and to establish a plan to account and pay for those taxes. They will also learn how to identify methods for researching the local, municipal, and county reporting/licensing requirements for a small business.
Lunch will be provided by Woodforest National Bank to the first 20 participants who register.
The seminar is part of a series, called “Preparing for a Healthy Business in 2018,” being offered by the VGCC Small Business Center periodically throughout the year.
Registration can be completed online at www.vgcc.edu/schedules/small-business-center. The deadline to register is March 2.
For more information, contact Tanya Weary at smallbusiness@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3240.
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Registration Underway for the 2018 Master Gardener Symposium
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire
The Master Gardner volunteers invite the public to attend the annual Master Gardner Symposium, sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension. This year’s symposium will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market at 210 Southpark Drive in Henderson.
The cost of attendance is $30 if registration is received by Wednesday, February 28, 2018. After this date, the cost of registration increases to $35 per person. The price of registration includes snacks, beverages and lunch.
There will also be an optional, hands-on workshop in the afternoon for participants to make, and learn how to use, their own rain barrel with supplied materials. The workshop is limited to 25 pre-registered participants for an additional fee.
According to Paul McKenzie, area agent for the Vance County Cooperative Extension Office, space is limited and tickets often sell out prior to the day of the event. Those interested in attending the symposium are urged to register as early as possible to guarantee entry.
The theme for this year’s symposium is “Backyard Gardening: Changing Times, Changing Conditions.”
The symposium will feature four speakers, including keynote speaker Sam Pearsall, the retired director of the North Carolina Natural Heritage program. Pearsall will explain how climate change impacts natural ecosystems and personal gardens.
Additional speakers include educators from NC State University:
- Elsa Youngsteadt, Research Associate and science writer, will discuss various species of bees and the role they play in the ecosystem. Specific focus will be given on how to protect bees and attract them to gardens.
- Barbara Fair, Associate Professor, Landscape Extension Specialist and Certified Arborist, will discuss plant selection, water conservation efforts and rain gardens.
- Joseph Neal, Professor of Weed Science, will discuss landscape weed management.
“This year’s speakers will address pollinators-how to protect them and get them to visit your garden, plant selection for drought resistance, water conservation and weed management,” said McKenzie. “You will be hearing facts and unbiased, researched-based information, not just the latest, greatest trend.”
Those interested in attending the symposium are encouraged to join the Master Gardner Volunteer Program. Volunteers are provided with 40 hours of gardening training in exchange for 40 hours of volunteer work. “The volunteer program is an amazing opportunity to learn and to give back through community outreach at local schools, farmers markets and other areas,” McKenzie said.
The registration form for the symposium may be downloaded from https://go.ncsu.edu/vancegarden. For more information, contact the Vance County Cooperative Extension office at (252) 438-8188.
Franklin-Granville-Vance Smart Start Expands Children’s Free Book Program
By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor For Hire
Franklin-Granville-Vance (FGV) Smart Start recently received funding from NC state lawmakers to expand their free reading program – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – to children ages birth to five years old.
Children in this age range who are residents of Franklin, Granville or Vance County can receive one book a month in the mail free of charge. “If we can sign a child up at birth, that child can receive 60 books free of charge prior to the program ending,” said Garry Daeke, development coordinator for FGV Smart Start.
The first book participants receive is “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper, which, according to Daeke, plays into Parton’s theme of the fire engine. The last book in the series is “Kindergarten Here I Come” by D.J. Steinberg and teaches children ideas and concepts that will prepare them for elementary school.
According to Daeke, the goal of the program is to make books available to all children, regardless of income, and to increase their exposure to language and concepts at an early age. “Brain science says children’s brains are 85% developed by the age of five. Dolly’s program is teaching children to read and helping them understand higher concepts,” said Daeke.
The books are developmentally appropriate for children at the age of sign up and change each month as the child grows. “This program gets kids excited to run to the mailbox each month to receive a book with their own name on it,” said Daeke.
Founded by singer and entertainer Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation in 1995, the Imagination Library has been a part of Vance County on a smaller scale since 2005.
“The NC legislature made more funding available to Smart Starts around the state in order to grow the program. This will allow us to enroll an additional 400-500 children in Vance County this year alone,” said Daeke.
Applications can be found at various locations around town including pediatric offices, childcare centers, the Vance County Public Health Department, the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library and the FGV Smart Start office located at 125 Charles D. Rollins Road near Maria Parham Health in Henderson.
FGV Smart Start will also have a booth set up at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in Henderson on Thursday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children present at the sign up will be able to take a book home with them that day.
According to Daeke, the application process only takes a minute and the child should receive their first book in the mail one to two months after the application has been completed.
Those interested in the program may also contact the FGV Smart Start office at (252) 433-9110 or visit the NC Smart Start website at www.ncsmartstart.org to enroll online.